Author Sebastian Sarmiento-Saher

Several universities and colleges nationwide have either partially restricted or are moving toward banning smoking on campus. But, according to Dean of Students Thomas Pellegrino, Fairfield's current smoking policy will not be altered.

Out of the 4,008 full and part-time undergraduates students at Fairfield, 60 percent are female and only 40 percent are male. Universities across the country are experiencing the same trend: a larger percentage of women in college. Currently, Fairfield has 544 female and 369 male students.

Enron. Tyco. WorldCom. These are just a few of the companies that have been featured in the headlines for their monumental scandals. According to philosophy professor Lisa H. Newton, more and more people like Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling; who held high-ranking positions in Enron, seem to be finding subtler ways to make greater profits under-the-radar.

OUT OF ORDER is starting to become a common message found on treadmills and ellipticals at the RecPlex. There are plenty of other machines to use, but, for many people, running on treadmills is the preferred way to get that cardio out of the way. They're easy to use and a great way to blow off some steam after a long day.

We ain't ever gonna go hungry again. That's what self-proclaimed "Sheriff" Hoyt (R. Lee Ermey) announced as he passed around the cooked remains of the last legitimate police officer in his town. "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning" was a gruesomely thrilling film that served as a prequel to the 2003 remake of "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.