Daily Archives April 28, 2004

by Kristine Lynch The women's tennis team alleviated Fairfield University of its Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference title drought last Sunday at the USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, N.Y. as they dropped Niagara 4-3 in the championship match.

I'll be the first to admit it, I procrastinate. Every time I hear that little saying "procrastination is like masturbation, you're only screwing yourself" I just have to laugh. Since about September I have gotten by with the bare minimum. Senoritis has hit me hard.

They call it "senioritis", or severe procrastination, putting off your work to the last minute and then handing in a half-assed paper with numerous grammatical errors. Most fourth graders could turn in better work than what most of us males in our fourth year of college have been producing this semester.

by Chris Zeitz There are a lot of great bars in the Fairfield area. Some even have decent food options, like a good burger at the Grape or tasty nachos at Skybox's Happy Hour. But Colin's Pub, located off Commerce Drive near the movie theaters, is an excellent dining experience.

Fairfield students, faculty, staff and alumni will be gathering at noon on April 24th in the lower level of the BCC for its fourth annual "Rock-N-Jock" silent auction, home run derby and softball game to raise money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Connecticut.

by Laura Pfeifer Pop princess Britney Spears did it again with her newest video "Everytime," or, as I like to call it, "Ode to Justin." Just as she broke her teen queen mold with her erotic "In the Zone" video and a lip-lock with Madonna, she is now shocking the censors with her attempted quasi-suicide.

by Chris Zeitz My topic for this week was senioritis. But I am so apathetic right now, I can't even write about senioritis. So, I'll write about intramural softball. Yet it should be noted that softball can teach us something concerning college life. So, to take a page from those absurd Wachovia commercials-that compare financial planners to reputable diners -What can intramural softball teach you about the last few days of your senior year? You only need to work hard for a couple of hours.

For the past three years I've had the feeling that there needs to be more debate on campus at Fairfield. I'm still feeling that after watching the College Republicans and Democrats debate each other last Monday. I commend both clubs for attempting to raise the intellectual discourse of students by organizing the debate, but I think the event fell short of the advertised intent of "debating the issues that really matter.

$3,800 goes to your meal plan but "all-you-can-eat" only applies within Barone's cafeteria walls, as two students recently found out. Allie Mattessich '07 and Kim Czarnecki '07 were written up for stealing food from Barone. Apparently, anyone that has taken a piece of fruit or grabbed a quick bagel between classes are also guilty.

The Fairfield University Athletic Department has an easy way of determining which teams it expects to contend for conference titles: if they receive scholarships, they are expected to compete for a national title. "We are disappointed when the Tier 1 and 2 sports are not playing in the postseason," said Eugene Doris, the school's athletic director.