Monthly Archives May 5, 2004

Eyes: Blue. Hair: Blonde. Height: 5'4". Idea of a perfect date: Tall, dark, handsome, funny and honest. Click. Twenty-five soul mates found! It seems too easy and good to be true. But with the way computers are taking over our lives these days, it seems only natural that online-dating is a growing trend, even though a lot of Fairfield students seem appalled by such a thought.

Despite my less than desirable situation, i.e. stuck at home for the last three weeks of senior year due to mono, 18 years of education are done. When it's time to look back on all of the good and bad times, you would be surprised at what we have learned and continued to relearn since kindergarten.

I've been in school for 18 years now. Since I really don't remember much from the first three years of my life, I can't recall any point in my life where I wasn't going to class. I have met many good people and had countless positive experiences. While I definitely have learned a lot in grammar school, high school and college, my maturity is questionable.

F our years of college, damn that was fast. Why do good times always have to go quickly and crappy times take forever? My only advice to the undergrads is to enjoy every moment because before you know it, you'll be on an eight-day drinking bender during finals in your last semester.

Mother's Day is this weekend, and although a lot of college students are stressing over finals or drinking like fish this time of year, we should all set some time aside on Sunday to pay tribute to the women who brought us into this world. Moms are great at all kinds of different things.

In about one week, students will pack up their cars and head home for three months of no classes, no professors and no Fairfield. But not for some students, as they will stay at Fairfield to spend the summer working or taking classes on campus. Starting Memorial Day weekend, students taking classes, doing internships, working as research assistants and staffing Residence Life and Admissions will move into the townhouses to spend the summer on an empty campus.

Donning a green suit jacket and plenty of enthusiasm, host Rob Grazynski '07 took the stage with the dance ensemble to host the HAM channel's first Ultimate Stag Award Experience this past Sunday night. His dance moves were almost perfectly synchronized with the female dancers, as if he were actually part of the ensemble as they busted a move to Britney Spears' "In the Zone".

A young kid is magically transformed into an adult and must grapple with the tough decisions that coincide with adulthood, most notably the trials of love. Sound familiar? The lawyers representing the Tom Hanks' film "Big" would certainly agree. Even so, "13 Going on 30" still had potential because unlike Josh in "Big", Jenna Rink (Jennifer Garner) does not just grow up overnight.

Spring means many things here at Fairfield: warm weather, finals and parties at the beach. But have you ever wondered what happens to all the cups, cans and trash left all over the beach? A group of students, organized by Dave Parrott '05 and Kate Sheerin '05 got together on Sunday, April 25 to clean up the area of the beach along the "Forgotten Path.

NYPD on campus for Fisher case Detectives from the New York City Police Department will be on campus Monday, May 10, 2004 from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. to meet with anyone wishing to speak with them concerning the murder of Mark Fisher. For more information, please call extension 4090 or come to the security office.