Daily Archives September 13, 2006

Imagine being born in a developing country, where health care is next to non-existent, and a good education is something one can only hope for. Imagine your entire family living in a "house" the size of a dorm room with no electricity and one faucet of running water for the entire community.

Emotionally tired, physically sore and mentally worn. I believe that here in the middle of the Taklamakan desert, in the oasis town of Dunhuang, I have finally found the time and space needed to write an article describing the fight in which I have now become entangled.

Students and faculty gathered for the freshman convocation on Bellarmine Lawn Friday at which Dr. Paul Farmer, activist and novelist, addressed the class of 2010. Farmer was also the focus of a required summer reading book for incoming freshman entitled, "Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr.

The hardest hitting talk-show host on television is coming to Fairfield. Bill O'Reilly, host of the widely popular and controversial "O'Reilly Factor" on the Fox News Channel, will speak at the Quick Center on Sunday at 3 p.m. as part of the University's Open Visions Forums series.

As Ed Cooley prepares for his first season as head of Fairfield men's basketball, he is also setting his sights off the court and into the Fairfield community. He is reaching out to Fairfield students to build a fan base and more school spirit. His first step toward this goal was to speak at a Resident Assistant meeting during the summer.

The movie is called Snakes on A Plane? So what is it about? It is no surprise that one of the biggest summer movie hits was "Snakes on A Plane." With a name like that, how could you go wrong? This movie primarily gave audiences a chance to see another side of Samuel L.

Presented in the trailers as a moving account that tells the story of September 11th, the film, "World Trade Center," was lacking in many of its representations. The film relates the personalized accounts of two World Trade Center victims, John McLoughlin (Nicholas Cage) and William Jimeno (Michael Peña), who, as police officers, attempt to take part in the relief effort on 9/11.

When Sen. Joseph Lieberman - who is involved in a fierce battle for re-election with anti-war candidate Ned Lamont -- comes to Fairfield on Friday, political junkies and analysts throughout the country will turn their eyes to Fairfield. But why? Here's a look at the questions students are likely to have, and The Mirror's answers: 1.

Mission Impossible III. "X-Men: The Last Stand." "The Da Vinci Code." "Snakes on a Plane." Well, the last one was a joke, but all of the movies listed were big blockbusters this summer that were hyped beyond belief but didn't necessarily deliver to audiences. "Little Miss Sunshine" was an indie movie that had little promotion but became the sleeper hit of the summer due to word of mouth.

The Black Crowes, despite the recent publicity over front man Chris Robinson's separation from Kate Hudson, continued strong on their summer tour.