Finalists compete for $15K
Just a few months ago, if you had asked Fairfield seniors Nicole Stark, Stephanie Cruz, Elizabeth Cortez and Bernardo Navarro what they had in common, they probably wouldn’t have been able to give an...
A case for universal access to Plan B
“Congratulations,” my friend joked on my 20th birthday. “You’ve officially beaten teen pregnancy!” From the privileged position of a white middle-class college student, it is easy to distance myself...
Supreme Court should uphold Gay Marriage
Fourteen. This is the number of times since 1888 that the Supreme Court has referred to marriage as a fundamental right. In the last case, Lawrence v. Texas in 2003, the Supreme Court specifically said that...
Faculty, staff gather for monthly Levee happy hour
Between featuring senior mug nights, chicken turnovers, fundraiser kickoffs and trivia and karaoke nights, going to the Levee is a hallmark of the Fairfield experience. What many students might not realize...
85th annual Academy Awards are musically inspired, but fall flat
photo cred: contributed photo They were the 85th annual Academy Awards, but you might not have known it even if you tuned in. Throughout ABC’s heavy promotion of the event, including plugs in their...
How the FUSA election process works
Meeting with university administration, reviewing budgets, addressing concerns about the core curriculum and envisioning the future social life of students is not on the agenda of every Fairfield student....
Comparing Nemo to the Blizzard of 1978
Other than a time span of 35 years, there might not be much separating the Fairfield of Feb. 6, 1978 from the Fairfield of Feb. 9, 2013. In 1978, a blizzard brought high-speed winds and 33 straight hours of...
Relay Kickoff
On any given night at the Levee, the Fairfield University hot spot might be seen full of students grazing on chicken turnovers, seniors lining up for mug night, or patrons playing a game of pool, but on...
Out with StagWeb, in with my.Fairfield
Course registration. Financial aid. Work orders. For as long as any current Fairfield student has been at the University, the school’s online StagWeb portal has served as the means of access to these...
The Dog Ate My Email: The Online College Experience – Does It Pay Off?
Remember the good old days of the '90s when Friday nights were spent not with Jack, Jim, and the Captain, but with our siblings watching the newest Disney Channel movie? For instance, “Zenon: Girl...