Daily Archives October 13, 2005

The Stags women's soccer team entered a key matchup Sunday with first place Loyola, coming off of a three game winning streak and putting them in second place in the MAAC. Fairfield, which entered the game with a 6-4-1 (3-1) record, lost a close one to Loyola, 1-0.

By Scott Apuzzo Throw out all the records when these two teams meet. Intensity is above the clouds. Adrenaline is boiling. These two teams look forward to one game a year: Fairfield versus Iona. And this year, the two teams played in the MAAC opener.

By Ryan Hull What would come to mind if you were asked about sports in Hawaii? You would probably imagine a surfer at Pipeline or Backdoor dropping into a double-overhead left-hander, disappearing into the tube, only to barely escape the collapsing white water by the fins of his surfboard.

By Ben Doody As they walked together from their speed-reading session in Bannow Hall back to the Walsh Athletic Center Tuesday afternoon, members of the Stags' men's basketball team looked no different than any other players a week away from their first official practice.

To the Editor: As a school, Fairfield has become known for the number of students who have gone on to attend law school. As president of the debate team, I have to wonder why more of the people who are apply for law school have not joined the team. Not only will debate increase your persuasion skills, but you will be able to see if trail law is something you have an aptitude for.

By James Costa During the 1960s, a strange phenomenon took place throughout American colleges and universities: students became concerned with the world around them. Across the country, societal problems were put into focus, and college students wanted to learn how to get involved in the improvement of their country.

We both see it at the same time. My eyes burn with sweat. My muscles tense, and my back hunches over. I put my foot down onto the accelerator and thrust my wheel sharply to the left just in the nick of time. The Corvette screeches to an abrupt halt and his front bumper barely misses the fender of my jeep.

The term "metrosexual" has been integrated into the dictionary as a term which depicts a well-groomed man who more or less puts gel in his hair and irons his Armani jeans. It is important for men to realize that no matter how feminine they may be, the female beauty ritual has been, and always will be, as foreign to them as tampons and Nair.