Author Neil O'Toole

by Neil Patrick O'Toole According to a recent survey of college students across the United States, students are spending less time studying, reading or frolicking in the sunny weather, and more time on the couch in front of the boob tube. Nielsen Media Center, a leading provider of television audience measurement and related services, found that college students watch an average of three hours and 41 minutes of television every day.

by Neil Patrick O'Toole Walking across campus has never been more dangerous. Landmines of goose feces cover the university grasslands, seagulls and parrots dive out of the sky at random, skunks threaten to expose their stench and, worst of all, students are now being stalked by turkeys.

by Neil Patrick O'Toole Each year prospective freshmen tour the Fairfield University campus to see what the school can offer to their academic pursuits. As these freshman hopefuls trek through campus they see what a Fairfield dorm looks like. "Currently two tour guides are allowing their rooms to be shown in Loyola and Campion Halls," said Kuo, "the prospective students have loved seeing an actual student room.

by Neil Patrick O'Toole An elderly African-American woman stared through an eleven-foot employee entrance in the Fairfield University Barone Campus Center dining hall on Feb. 18. This five-foot figure was dressed in the uniform required for her position: black skirt, red and black Sodexho shirt, a white name tag that shined 'Jannie Brown,' and a cap that blended with her raven-colored hair .

Two former Fairfield University students are facing at least a year in prison for selling large quantities of marijuana after pleading guilty on Feb. 8 at the Bridgeport Superior Courthouse. Erick Rodriguez '05 and Micaela Marshall '06 now face sentencing on April 1, nearly a year after the initial incident that resulted in their arrest.

by Neil Patrick O'Toole Despite promises of an increased presence of companies interested in liberal arts candidates, student reaction was again mixed after the spring Career Fair last Thursday, where 90 companies were represented. Businesses such as GE, Linens-N-Things, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, The Peace Corps, US Marine Corps, Deloitte'Touche and even the Conn.

Tuesday, February 1 2:19 pm: A reckless operation occurred. The students were referred to judicial. Wednesday, February 2 12:03 am: A townhouse unit reported a screen bent. There was a possible attempted entry. Thursday, February 3 2:11 pm: A hit and run was reported in the Dolan lot.

by Neil Patrick O'Toole With the end of the semester on the horizon, students across campus, especially seniors, are asking, "What am I going to do when I get out of this place?" This Thursday, a career fair will help answer that question. This year, the Career Planning Center sent out 600 invitations to local and national employers.

by Joshua O'Connell Picking this CD to launch this column was dangerous. Baby Spice's impact as a member of the Spice Girls seemed minimal compared to Posh and Ginger; it was my initial belief that it would be the same when it came to her solo record. Spice Girls solo records have been hit or miss.

by Tara Lynch Less than two years after the United States' initial attack on Iraq, millions of Iraqi voters flooded polling sites Sunday to cast their vote in the country's first free election in decades. In a press conference, President Bush declared the election as a "resounding success" after a better-than-expected voter turnout.