Author Keri Harrison

Stephanie Luciani '10 courageously entered the Oak Room last week ready to save lives by donating her blood. As certified American Red Cross nurses took a pint of her blood, she realized she could save three lives in only five minutes. "I give so little to give so much," said Luciani after giving blood.

When students arrive at Fairfield their freshman year, it does not take long for the stories about haunted locations on campus to circulate. However, the University's administration is hesitant to draw attention to the "haunted" buildings on campus. Every year, ghost hunters visit Fairfield's campus and talk to students about their experiences with the supernatural.

Have you ever felt stressed, lonely or anxious during your time at Fairfield? Do you feel that the adjustment to college life is just too much to handle? If so, rest at ease because you are not alone. This is how a sophomore female, who wishes to remain anonymous, felt last year.

Despite an increase in applications and enrollment at Fairfield in recent years, alcohol violations between the 2005 and 2006 academic years decreased significantly, according to the annual Jeanne Cleary Disclosure Report issued by Public Safety. There were 756 violations in 2006, down from the 862 in 2005.

What would you do if you happened to be out on campus with your cell phone, iPod or StagCard and, the next thing you know, it disappeared? Instead of freaking out and searching everywhere, you can simply head over to Public Safety, where there is a lost and found for student possessions.

As part of the week-long Earth Day events, Fairfield's Student Environmental Association collected worn and tired sneakers from members of the University community. The athletic shoes will be transformed into environmentally-playgound surfacing and equipment.

This semester business students were dismayed to see classes for fall 2007 fill up particularly quickly. Even seniors struggled to be admitted into courses they need to fulfill their major requirements. "Due to the demand of various business courses from both majors and minors, the majority of our courses do fill up quickly each semester," said Mark Ligas, acting as assistant dean of undergraduate programs for Norm Solomon, who is currently on maternity leave.

Although there are over 1,000 Stags running around campus daily, students will no longer need to hop on a bus to a basketball game at Harbor Yard to be reminded of the strong sense of school spirit that exists here at Fairfield because of FUSA's plans for making a stag statue a permanent fixture on campus.

What happens when you combine heavy bags, large textbooks, laptops and other cumbersome supplies with Fairfield's hilly terrain? According to Dr. Karin Drummond of Drummond Chiropractic in Indiana, such a combination can cause functional scoliosis and other strains on the back.

When Alyssa Ockerbloom '08 chose to study in Florence, Italy during spring semester, she didn't realize that by studying abroad she would ultimately chose to miss the O.A.R. concert - the only major act that FUSA organized for the school year.