Author Keri Harrison

FAIRFIELD Fifty-three students elected into prestigious honor society Fairfield recently announced this year's Phi Beta Kappa inductees, the nation's oldest and most prestigious academic honor society. The students - nine juniors and 44 seniors - must rank in the top 10 percent of their class, have a major within the liberal arts and sciences, and prove to be leaders in their fields in order to be considered for membership.

Get some tips on celebrating your St. Patrick's Day from The Mirror's Campus Life staff.

Thursday, Feb. 28 A Fairfield employee received an anonymous letter that threatened to kill her if she didn't give the writer $10,000. The police were notified, and nothing else has happened in this case. 3:40 p.m. A professor called Public Safety because he found a student sleeping in a classroom.

FAIRFIELD Fairfield response to Connecticut Post article The Connecticut Post recently printed an article titled "Animals Upset Fairfield Beach Neighbors," which briefly outlined complaints made by beach residents regarding animal excrement found in the area.

When junior point guard Jonathan Han knocked down a three-pointer with 2:09 left in the game, the Stags bench exploded with cheers, led by their Head Coach Ed Cooley. Fairfield had pulled ahead of Manhattan 72-61 and all but ended the game, while Han had scored his 16th point of the second half.

Senior Day: a chance to reminisce about bygone days, one last shot at nostalgia, an opportunity to end the season on a high-note. Unfortunately, Fairfield got the memo. Fairfield (14-15, 11-7 MAAC) literally "turned-back-the-clock" in Trenton on Sunday afternoon, as the Stags reverted to the team's enigmatic, inconsistent form circa November.

Students hit by a car walking by the townhouses and an open door leading to drug paraphernalia headline this week's Campus crime beat.

A popular third party candidate enters the presidential election, Brown slashes tuition costs, and a successor is named to longtime Cuban dictator Fidel Castro. Find out all this and more in this week's news briefs.

Find out all the numbers involved in this year's FUSA elections.

Sun, surf and sand. Spring break is right around the corner and Fairfield students are looking forward to a break from tests and homework. However, the start of spring leaves everyone with the end of winter blues - nails in desperate need of a manicure and the few extra pounds we're still carrying around from the holidays.