Author Mark Basso

The backpack: possibly the quintessential student accessory along with the pencil, pen and notebook. But some Fairfield University students are ditching the classic carry-all, which may actually be a good thing. Carrying a backpack can be very unhealthy, especially if it's filled with today's heavy college textbooks.

The screaming hysteria of Beatlemania may be behind us, but after over 40 years of the Fab Four, it seems the public still wants to know everything about the lads from Liverpool. Bob Spitz aimed to do just that. Spitz spoke about his experiences writing "The Beatles: The Biography" to a group of library supporters and Beatles fans at the Darien Library Sunday evening.