Author of A Phở Love Story (out now!) and Solving for the Unknown (Summer 2023)/ Book Editor
Loan Le
Loan is the author of A Pho Love Story, a rom-com published by Simon & Schuster's Books for Young Readers. She is also a book editor at Atria Books, a Simon & Schuster imprint. She graduated from Fairfield University with her bachelor's degree in 2014 and her MFA degree in 2017. In addition to her YA writing, Loan writes adult short stories—mostly ghost stories—and her work has appeared in CRAFT Literary, Mud Season Review, and more. Visit her website at writerloanle.com and find her on Twitter @loanloan.
Osama bin Laden is dead; justice has been done, says Obama
Nine years. Seven months. Twenty days. That is the amount of time that had passed since the 9/11 attacks, the event that changed history forever. It is also after that time that government officials announced the death of Osama bin Laden, founder of the jihadist terrorist organization Al-Qaeda.
MoreFair Trade Fair Puts Fairfield on Global Scale
Many say that the Fairfield University campus keeps students in a bubble that separates them from the “real world.” However, Students for Social Justice (S4SJ) is hoping to break barriers by bringing in global awareness. Yesterday, the Fair Trade Sale took place in the LLBCC, selling Fair Trade products from countries like Chile, Vietnam, Indonesia, […]
MoreAlta Gracia Swooshing in on Nike’s Turf
“Is it possible to have a socially-just clothing company? Is it plausible to make such an idealistic assumption in a global capitalist world?” Julie Whittaker ‘12, the organizer of an event seeking to raise awareness about the Nike corporation and its use of sweatshops around the world, paused in her speech as she looked at […]
MoreASA Raises Money for Japan
Japan is on a fragile path to recovery after a 9.0 magnitude earthquake hit the northeastern regions of the country on March 11, and Fairfield University’s Asian Student Association (ASA) is trying to help the relief efforts by raising money. The Tōhoku earthquake, named for the region it impacted, also triggered a tsunami which wiped […]
MoreRegis Is Done This Summer…Is Steve Bottari Next?
Some people dream about being in the spotlight and hosting their own shows, but sometimes it seems impossible to accomplish that dream. One of Fairfield’s own has achieved his dream—multiple times, in fact—and is now a finalist in a competition that could potentially allow him to host television in Connecticut for a year. Steve Bottari, […]
MoreHuman Rights Activist Wines and Dines at Fairfield
Princess Diana died in a car accident in 1997, and newspapers around the world scrambled to get a story on it. Newsweek magazine was no different. One boss told his writer to go to the South of France and write up an article which recreated in print what Princess Di had done the day she […]
MoreLet’s Talk About Sex
“Let’s talk sex!” a middle-aged woman yelled down the 3rd floor of Campion Hall. Not something anyone expects at 8 p.m. on an average Fairfield night, but that’s what everyone who attended“Sex and Food” on Feb. 9 experienced. The chocolate fountain and the array of fruits and snacks were only secondary aspects to the program. The […]
MoreIt’s Easy to Know But Harder to Believe
From Lindsay Wrinn’s room, you can tell a lot about the freshman’s personality. Her bedspreads are alive with vivid color, and pictures of friends and family adorn her wall. In all of pictures, she is smiling brightly. In random places–on her desk drawers, on a bedpost, on a desk lamp–there are Post-it notes with encouraging […]
MoreRight Bite: Las Vetas
During the winter, it’s convenient to look for a small, cozy area to relax and find warmth in. I think I may have found one on 27 Unquowa Road. Las Vetas Lounge is an intimate coffee shop with its own character and style. Just five minutes away from Fairfield University by shuttle, it is a […]
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