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More Budget Cuts?
By Mikaela Tierney at February 24, 2012 | 3:40 pm | 0 Comment
Some academic programs have suffered restrictions or limitations in their budgets or operations over the past few months as a result of the budget gap. As requested by President von Arx and Father Paul Fitzgerald, “We are postponing three of our nine searches in the College of Arts & Sciences (my understanding is that searches are also being closed in other more...
Fairfield Faculty Challenges Administration
By Mikaela Tierney at February 15, 2012 | 10:46 am | 0 Comment
Eight Fairfield faculty members raised concern for the current fiscal situation and downward trend in oversight at Fairfield University in a highly contested Jan. 27 memo cosigned by at least 50 other faculty members. The memo was “designed to start a conversation,” not spark controversy or expand beyond the campus, explained Dr. Phil Lane, co-writer of the memo more...
Not a Secret Anymore
By Mikaela Tierney at January 25, 2012 | 10:34 am | 12 Comments
[caption id="attachment_34038" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Contributed Photo"][/caption] Do you pee in the shower? Apparently it’s more common than you’d like to think, according to Frank Warren, the creator of the world-famous blog PostSecret. Warren has received this secret most frequently throughout his entire time reading and posting people's more...
Fairfield Deficit up to $6.1 Million
By Mikaela Tierney at December 14, 2011 | 11:58 am | 0 Comment
(PHOTO: In October’s Open Budget Forum, these were numbers presented as part of the $4.3 million budget gap breakdown. However, as we have now learned, the deficit is now at $6.1 million and these numbers no longer necessarily apply. A future Open Budget Forum has not yet been scheduled for Spring.) *Updated Wednesday, Dec. 14. Some changes have been made more...
FUSA President Charlie Knights ’12 Resigns
By Mikaela Tierney at December 8, 2011 | 8:02 pm | 1 Comments
Charlie Knights' 12, president of FUSA, announced his resignation in an email that he sent out to the Fairfield community on Thursday night. Knights stated in his email that he "has made the decision to step down in order to focus primarily on[his] academics and on preparing for a career after graduation." Knights also announced that Rob Vogel '13 will be filling the more...
Home Invasion at Fairfield Beach
By Gabriella Tutino at December 8, 2011 | 1:22 am | 803 Comments
Fairfield police are reporting that two men broke into a Fairfield beach house on Reef Road at about 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday night and tied up a resident before attempting to rob the home, according to coverage from the Connecticut Post. It has been reported that the two men breaking into the home were carrying knives when they entered the house on the 1000 block of more...
