Author Kristine Stark

by Kristine Stark It sounds like the formula for getting a job in the media industry is hard work; some media classes in college and networking with friends. Lots of friends. "You need to call everyone you know," said David Gleason, the speaker at "Careers in Communication 2005: Focus on Media" last Thursday night at Fairfield University.

I've known my good guy friend for about two years now. We briefly dated and then were friends with benefits for a few months but I started to get feelings and he backed off. I didn't talk to him for months and then we started to talk and hang out again.

The expanded StagCard has been used thousands of times for off-campus purchases since its introduction in January. But some students complain it isn't all that easy to use. Others say they don't have a need for it. For freshmen, who have difficulty getting off campus, using the StagCard is not easy.