Author Meghan Chase

Hip hop music was just the thing to bring students together. Last Thursday night hip hop music filled the lower level of the Barone Campus Center as students came together to learn a new style of dance. The Elevation of Hip Hop hosted the Harding High School Dance Team at Fairfield University.

While characters like Aunt Jemima might seem like inoffensive remnants of another time, Dr. Emilie Townes told a 150 person audience at the Dolan School of Business that these images continue to oppress black women today. Using primarily the example of Aunt Jemima, but also including characters and descriptions from Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin, Townes tried to show the inherent racism and stereotypes maintained in this type of imagery to the mostly white audience.

Along with drinking beer, sleeping late and eating nothing but pizza, playing video games has become a stereotypical college activity. Whether it's the Madden football tournament held every year at Super Bowl time, playing in the various tournaments put on in the dorms or simply having a 2 a.m. Mario Kart game at a friend's house, playing video games has become a major part of college life.

Florida should be able to continue their dominance despite Ohio States young stars. look for the first repeat as national champions since Duke's back to back champioships in 1991 and 1992.

Find out what Fairfield students are most looking forward with spring finally on its way.

What Do You Think About the Changes Regarding Spam Jam?

Question of the Week: What will you be doing on Superbowl Sunday?" I'm going to watch re-runs of all five of the 49ers Superbowl wins." -- Miles Obedin '10

I'm looking forward to being a second semester senior but I'm not looking forward to graduating. -- Jennifer Stedman '07 "Hopefully getting into USC Law." -- Sean Fellin '07 "Starting and winning the first intramural darts tournament at Fairfield." -- Taylor Warwick '07 "Patriots winning the Superbowl!" -- Marisa Taylor '10 "Starting my clinicals.

Every September the Ham Channel has had the opportunity to address the incoming freshman class - until now. This year, the Class of 2006 video, written and produced by students at the Ham Channel, was thrown out moments before it was to be shown this fall at freshman orientation.

Campus crime dropped dramatically at Fairfield last year, despite the fact that forcible sexual assaults rose from just one incident in 2000 to eight in 2001. Todd Pelazza, the head of campus security, called the increase in forcible sexual assaults "pretty dramatic.