Author Sasha Blake

Lobster. Steamed mussels over pasta. New York strip steak grilled to perfection. Sound like a posh New York City bistro? Actually, these are just some of the items offered on the menu at the Sea Grape. Fairfield University's most popular bar. The Grape hopes to upgrade its image without losing its traditional student base.

FUSA President Karen Donoghue '03 set out a number of important goals for her administration, including increasing voter turnout and taking on student apathy, at a recent press conference. Donoghue said that she is "taking a different approach" to FUSA, crippled in past years by poor leadership and apathetic student involvement.

by Elizabeth Bae On Thursday, Oct. 3, 2002 Fairfield University formally unveiled the $15 million addition to the Bannow Science Center. The 44,000 square foot expansion project added new labs, offices, and observation rooms for biology, chemistry, physics and psychology to the existing building.

by Sasha Blake Grade inflation has hit Fairfield and other schools across the country, but students and professors argue that better marks are due to better students. Among the 2002 Fairfield graduates, 17.6 percent graduated with honors and a GPA of 3.5 or higher.

Arthur Andersen was indicted after missing a March 13 deadline to plead guilty for its part in the Enron scandal. So far, embattled Fairfield alumnus Joseph Berardino's firm has been charged with obstruction of justice.

A scene from any perfect graduation or wedding, the view from hilltop Bellarmine Hall at Fairfield University displays a breathtaking panorama of Long Island Sound and the nearby coastline. But tucked out of sight just a short walk away is a main contributor to the suburban Connecticut campus's beauty: piles of rotting organic waste compiled in the woods just to the east of the former aristocratic estate. Welcome to the world of composting at Fairfield University.

Bar 11 is one of the latest entries in the Sono club strip on Washington Street in South Norwalk.

Four members of the production crew of "Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Rings" met at Barnes and Noble in New York City for a question and asnwer session last Friday.

Sodexho management agreed to new concessions for employees last Thursday, including a pay raise and better benefits, after a petition was presented to the representatives of the food service company by a group of concerned Fairfield students.

Campus security is satisfied with the protocol executed when a Fairfield alumnus walked into a Canisus Hall room with what he claimed to be an explosive device.