Author Colleen O'Connor

“Do you hear the people sing?” beg the students of the ABC Café toward the end of the first act of the famed musical “Les Misérables,” which I saw with a few other lucky members of the Fairfield...

Freshman Alyssa Hogan (above) This week’s “Heard It Through The GrapeVINE” spotlight is Alyssa Hogan ‘19, a psychology major from Manhasset, New York. A second-degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do,...

Late night infomercials are simultaneously the worst and best thing about America. I always feel like I should change the channel when they come on, yet I find myself enchanted by the product that they promise...

Four years ago, Wesley Schultz, Jeremiah Fraites and Neyla Pekarek, better known as The Lumineers, took the world by storm with their hit single “Ho Hey.” At one point, it became impossible to escape the...

It’s been a rocky 22 years for Weezer. The band hit unprecedented highs early on with “Weezer (Blue Album)” and “Pinkerton,” as well as unfortunate lows with the dismal “Make Believe” and...

The world appears split on whether or not meat is necessary for nutrition. With an increasing amount of people going vegan or vegetarian, the question begs to be asked: is meat needed for a well-rounded...

The idea of utilizing a dystopian setting for both books and movies has become overused since the release of Suzanne Collins’ critically acclaimed “Hunger Games” trilogy. Like the hydra in Greek...

I’ve always been fascinated by ingredients and wondered how they combine to make entirely new foods, especially recipes that are pretty easy to make like this one. Though I am by no means a chef, I still...

It’s nearly impossible to get through the day on just three meals. The temptation of those greasy chips or a nice bag of M&M’s can test you more than your midterms do, and unfortunately, the chips beat...

Angels are often believed to be archetypal good characters, but often many forget that they do more than greet you when you reach Heaven’s gate. Angels have interacted with many Bible greats such as Abraham,...