Author Nick Caruso

Oh! And George? Jack Bauer calmly said to his supervisor in season two of "24," "I'm gonna need a hacksaw." Gun fights, explosions, terrorist threats, backstabbing federal agents and more screaming and blood than a Gwar show. All of this lies ahead in just one day in the life of Kiefer Sutherland's hot-headed, protocol breaking superhero, Jack Bauer.

By Nick Caruso "I can't believe that's her," my friend shouted to me as we watched Wicked Wisdom tear up the stage last week in Hartford. Her initial feelings of disbelief were anything but surprising, as I could barely believe it myself. Wicked Wisdom may seem like a new name to some, but the band has been around for almost five years.

When I was a pre-frosh, the name Fairfield University seemed so prestigious, so comforting and so accommodating. And I was so wrong. I think my problems with Fairfield University can be broken down into two major categories: the administration and the administration.

I'm so sorry! The Canadian rock goddess Bif Naked profusely apologized to me as I stepped inside her plush tour bus. After a few postponements from management, I was finally able to get a few words with the loudest, heaviest and hottest rocker that most Americans do not even know about.

by Nick Caruso Fairfield University's Jazz Ensemble performed on Dec. 1, delivering an eclectic set full of jazz classics and original compositions. Featuring special guest Matt Wilson on the drums, the show was held at the Regina A. Quick Center's Wien Theatre and drew in a sold out crowd for its 7 p.

by Nick Caruso Fairfield University students and administrators have teamed up to run a Toys For Tots drive on campus that is transforming alcohol violation fines into toys for needy children. A blending of ideas between a Fairfield senior and the Dean of Students, the drive will require students owing money for a Student Conduct Violation to pay off their debt with unwrapped gifts and toys of a comparable amount.

by Nick Caruso Three professors from Fairfield University are finalists for the 2005 Connecticut Book Award for fiction, which presents its awards Sunday Dec. 4 at the Hartford City Hall. Dr. Michael White, Peter Duval and Dr. Nicholas Rinaldi, a former professor, are three of five finalists in the fourth annual competition.

by Nick Caruso Tina Masciadrelli '09 was somewhat confused when she found out she needed a hand-held device as a requirement for her Introduction to Microeconomics course. "I thought it was so strange at first and had no clue what they would be used for," she said.

If you took heavy goth-metal, obscene hip-hop style lyrics, video game style electronics and "A.D.D. punk rock" (as their website calls it) and threw it into a blender, you'd have a nice serving of what Mindless Self Indulgence had to offer at Toad's Place, Monday.

by Nick Caruso Two of modern rock's most prominent bands delivered a solid show of more than three hours of rock carnage on Oct. 11 at the Arena at Harbor Yard in Bridgeport. The "Foozer/Wee Fighters" tour included performances by openers Hot Hot Heat, Weezer and the Foo Fighters.