Author Samantha Bousri

Reports accumulated by the National Academy of Sciences show that females are intellectually capable of pursuing fields in math and science but are discouraged to do so because of "outmoded institutional structures." An expert panel of 18 members assembled by the Academy discussed the report, "Beyond Bias and Barriers: Fulfilling the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering" and suggested ways to encourage more women to establish strongholds in math and science.

The Department of Education has recently disclosed the conduction of a secret activity that involved the use of student financial records to pinpoint targets for terrorist activity.

Presented in the trailers as a moving account that tells the story of September 11th, the film, "World Trade Center," was lacking in many of its representations. The film relates the personalized accounts of two World Trade Center victims, John McLoughlin (Nicholas Cage) and William Jimeno (Michael Peña), who, as police officers, attempt to take part in the relief effort on 9/11.

The courage of some is often awe-inspiring. To have overcome a life-threatening event and to continue to display an insurmountable strength is a task unachieveable for most, but for John Tartaglio, a freshman at Fairfield University, it is the story of his life.

Wanted something to read the other day. So after I finished reading everything - and by everything I mean, did you know Mark Loretta's parents, brother and sister, took a Duck Boat tour of Boston last weekend? - about the Red Sox' 7-6 win over the Mariners on April 17, I decided to scroll through the best list ever compiled.

It may come as a surprise for many college students to learn that binge drinking may be a result of genetics. A research study at the University of Kansas, headed by Paolo D. DePetrillo, clinical investigator at the national Institute on Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse, has found telling correlations between binge drinking in students and their genetic make-ups.

For the past 64 years, Fairfield University has educated many students through its Jesuit-based curriculum. Its Catholic nature has fostered a spiritual atmosphere on campus, though it has assumed independence from Fairfield's liberal arts curriculum. Until recently, the terms "Jesuit" and "university" had stood together in unquestioned unison.

Karen Donoghue, if elected on Tuesday, will become the first female FUSA President, but will it be on merit alone?