Monthly Archives February 25, 2004

To The Editor: I read an article written by Steven Andrews on 2/19/2004, entitled "Students accused of plagiarism: Papers failed by a computer program," and was appalled at what I read. Within the body of the article, you have three major players. The administration is regurgitating its traditional standard form and procedure, quoting rules and protocol, and generally playing the public relations game - nothing to see here folks, move along.

by Tara Touloumis For four years from exactly 7:30 a.m. to approximately 9 p.m., my life was dedicated to Cranford High School. For over 12 hours, I attended class, participated in clubs, ran varsity track and religiously completed my homework. For what did I have such extreme diligence and dedication? All of my hours of sweat, work and school spirit were devoted to shaping myself as a "well rounded" candidate with "strong interests" who could really "contribute" to a college campus.

Paul Duffy '05 won the FUSA presidential election over incumbent Kevin Neubauer '05 in a landslide on Tuesday night. Duffy should take advantage of his large base of student support as soon as possible. On election night, the lower level of the BCC was filled mostly with Duffy supporters awaiting the results.

A typical Friday night allows for some interesting thoughts to cross through my mind. So for all those inquiring minds - Welcome to my World... Mid Afternoon: Wow, I actually made it to work today. Deserves a reward. Maybe I should get a beer. Oh well. I'll go see what everyone is doing.

Since the best way to describe my behavior this weekend is abysmal, a few people felt prompted to ask me, "What goes through your mind when you go out?" A simple answer of "nothing intelligent," would be insufficient, so here is my best effort to convey exactly what passes through my mind on any given Friday here at Fairfield.

Adam's sentence was six hours of community service for violating university policy. He showed up with his mind made up: six hours - no more, no less. He did not want to be involved. But his attitude changed. He enjoyed the experience so much that he organized a program last year to make Valentine's Day goodie bags for the students at McKinley School in Bridgeport.

As deadlines and midterms start to pile up, many Fairfield students may be saying their prayers. How about Monday Night Mass, a service that is aimed directly at students and seems to be leaving those that attend with a little more hope than they may have had.

Finally! Students here at Fairfield have a presidential candidate from Connecticut we can actually care about! Of course I'm not talking about Joe Lieberman, the conservative, stuffy senator who leads futile crusades against violent video games and recently pulled out of the Democratic race.

Just four years ago the men's club volleyball team was concerned they wouldn't have the six required players to form a squad. This year 's turnout, however, was far from scant. The founder of this club, Jon Thomas '02, has noticed gradually increasing interest in the club among athletes and fans each year.

For the second year in a row, the women's lacrosse team was picked to win the Metro Athletic Conference Championships. The question now is will this prediction remain unfulfilled like last year? Fairfield had 47 points in the preseason poll voted on by the league's coaches.