Author Gregory Hill

by Gregory Hill It is not unusual for college students to practice the management of money, strategize and solve methodical problems. Fairfield University students, however, are not just practicing these skills in class or for homework; rather they are partaking in hands-on experience at near-by casinos at black jack tables, poker tables, slot machines and craps.

by Megan J. Mahoney As students file out of a classroom once class has ended, many whip cell phones out of purses, pockets and backpacks and start dialing before they even get outside. It's the post-class phone call and it is multi-purpose. A congratulatory call because you actually went to class, a therapy session if you got a bad grade, a ride home, checking in with a significant other or calling your parents for money.

by Gregory Hill A rash of nine burglaries has swept through student residences since winter break, leaving students uneasy about the safety of their residences. Last Thursday, Katie Casale '06 left for the library around 7:20 p.m. Her housemates returned at 7:55 p.

by Gregory Hill When freshman Lindy Hatch's friends saw that she had signed off AIM around 12:30 p.m. they thought nothing of it. After leaving at 12:00 p.m., Hatch returned at 5:30 p.m. to discover that her computer was missing. It wasn't she who signed off.

On April 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous "I have a dream" speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. We, the students of Fairfield University, also have a dream. We have a dream that one day this campus will meet the Jesuit ideals of promoting both diversity and tolerance.

John Paul's age and record show that it's time for a fresh face in Rome Argument: The obvious reason that Pope John Paul II should retire is his rapidly declining health. The octogenarian, who is already suffering from Parkinson's disease, has just returned to the Vatican after more than a week in a hospital.

by Michael A. Bond Last week the university held its continuing series of "Career Fairs." At face value, these are great places for prospective employers to meet up with potential employees. However, for an event billed in this paper as being aimed at "liberal arts" students, this particular fair fell far short.

In the latest revision of its constitution, FUSA reserves the right to close any meeting to the public "when the rules of procedure require that they be closed," or by the consent of "a simple majority vote of those attending the meeting," it was proposed to the FUSA Senate at its weekly meeting Sunday.

by Kelly Sheehan Stop crossing your fingers and holding your breath, because the only way you'll be hearing "Crazy Game of Poker" at volumes that make your ears hurt, will be if you blast your personal stereo (before quiet hours, of course). But don't transfer quite yet.

by Greg Hill As the sun drops behind Egan Chapel on a Friday afternoon, the students at Fairfield begin to gossip. Alcohol? Hook-ups? Girls? Sex? The sound of students discussing the events the night may bring can be heard throughout the dorms, on back porches of townhouses, and along the pathways of campus.