Author Louis Buccheri

The Amethyst Initiative popped the cork on the drinking age discussion when it surfaced in July, but opponents of the movement are emerging and they want to put the argument back on ice.' The Connecticut...

A shuttle service has been set up for Thursday's Senior Mug Night at the Levee.' Shuttles will run from 8 p.m. to 12:45 a.m. between campus and the beach.' Jordan Hummel, FUSA's secretary of communications,...

FUSA's transportation committee continued to move forward this week, with the concerns of faculty, beach residents and underclassmen joining the discussion.' ' Dr. Dina Franceschi of the economics...

This week in Senate:' ' * FUSA's newly formed Transportation Committee will meet with faculty this week to gain a more 'campus-wide opinion' about what needs to be done to improve the current system.' The...

You have to be in it to win it. You have to be in good academic standing to win it.' You have to be in good disciplinary standing to win it.' How do you want your housing lottery?' An e-mail sent to the...

FUSA has established an ad hoc committee addressing transportation issues on and off-campus in an effort to quell students' concerns with the current system.' The committee, which meets for the first time...

Remembering Kristen: A memorial mass was held for Kristen Duhamel, a member of the class of 2010, for the one year anniversary of her passing. Duhamel, 19, was riding in an SUV when the driver lost control and...

Empty jugs of Jack Daniels litter the floor. Vomit drenches the rug. A fake ID sits on the desk. The aftermath of a night of binge drinking is visible in dorm rooms nationwide.

In an effort to change this, a movement to reopen public dialogue over the drinking age is mounting. It's called the Amethyst Initiative, and more than 120 presidents and chancellors of colleges across the nation, including Fairfield President Fr. Jeffrey von Arx, have joined. The movement calls upon elected officials to support an informed public debate over the unintended consequences associated with the 21-year-old drinking age.

Halfway through the opening credits of MTV's "The Paper," one of its virtues is already apparent: I'm not watching "Laguna Beach." Don't get me wrong; Lauren and the gang are entertaining. But if I wanted to watch a show that never lets me forget there's a script behind it, I'd tune in to daytime television.

Camille Dolloff '11 didn't stumble as she walked back to Campion Hall one bitter January night. The piercing stench of alcohol didn't waft from her breath and a bloodshot glaze didn't cloud her eyes. Her jeans weren't soggy with stale beer, chunks of vomit didn't stain her shirt and her words didn't pile on top of each other when she spoke.