Author J. Gallagher

John Orman's chances for winning the Democratic primary for the United States Senate are similar to the Toronto Blue Jays chances of winning the American League East. He will likely be outspent by as much as a 100 to 1 margin, and Donald Greenberg, his long-time colleague at Fairfield and a supporter of his campaign, said he has "absolutely no chance to win.

by Bryan C. Mahoney Four years after moving out of Alumni Hall, the Fairfield basketball teams are still unsuccessful at filling even half the seats at the Arena at Harbor Yard. Since packing up and heading to Bridgeport in 2001, the Stags have struggled to rouse support for the teams from the student body and greater community.

Fairfield University may still be debating whether to have a forum on same-sex marriages, but the state of Connecticut isn't debating such issues any more. Connecticut became the first state to legally recognize same-sex civil unions last week without court decisions mandating it.

by Ryan T. Blair Kegs. Waterslides. Drenched public safety officers. These are all elements of Spam Jam, one of the most-anticipated university activities of the spring semester, scheduled for this Saturday. The school-sanctioned event, run by the Resident Apartment Student Organization (RASOR) and the University Townhouse Experience (UNITE), will occur near the 8, 9 and 10 blocks from noon until 4:30 p.

by Gregory Hill It's the quarter million dollar question: How does FUSA spend your student fee money? Every year, FUSA takes $85 from a general fee to finance just about everything from The Roots to make your own trucker hats at the BCC. A total of $260,400 is collected each year from 3,500 undergraduate students.

by Ashleigh B. Egan It was supposed to be a temporary injunction, a short-term action by the courts to block gatherings at Lantern Point. Four years later, it is still in place, despite improved behavior by Fairfield University students living in the area.

Tuesday, April 19 11:07 p.m.: A student reported harassing phone calls. It is under investigation. Wednesday, April 20 8:02 p.m.: A student reported harassing phone calls. It is under investigation. Thursday, April 21 12:50 a.m.: A hit and run occurred behind Alumni Hall.

Just months after being named one of "America's 77 Best Value Colleges" by the Princeton Review Fairfield's Board of Trustees approved a 5.7 percent tuition increase to bring the price of a Fairfield education to $39,330. "I just can't believe that I'll be spending $160,000 for my time here," said Rob McDonnell '08, "I am learning a lot, but I'm going to be in debt for years to come.

To the Editor: I am a Fairfield University Alumni who enjoys reading the Mirror but last week's commentary piece by Michael A. Bond troubled me. The questions Mr. Bond raised seem off point in a post-9/11 environment where the major concern isn't about what one did over thirty years ago but about how one will handle the homeland security concerns of this nation.