Daily Archives September 20, 2006

Unlike your typical summer blockbuster, "The Last Kiss" is a serious drama. It's not a fluffy comedy nor is it a murder mystery. It provides a stark dose of reality some will not enjoy. If you love "Garden State," you will love "The Last Kiss." "The Last Kiss" follows Michael and his group of friends as they discover any age is capable of having a midlife crisis.

The Stags' stagnant offense finally broke out of its slump this weekend, scoring six goals in two games and helping the women's soccer team win the BAE Systems Classic hosted by Army in West Point, N.Y. The struggling Fairfield team entered the weekend 0-3-2 but was able to beat Delaware 4-2 and Army 2-1 for its first two victories of the season.

Editors Note: Mary Therese '08 is a Stags varsity soccer player It's common in sports to hear only about the championships or the big games. The headlines only focus on the moments that change the face of sports and of course the athletes who make those moments.

"There's always Black Rock." - Sarah Higgins '09 "I'm gonna go straight back to Clubhouse?" - Liz Casey '07 "That has no effect on me. I don't drink or go out." - Caitlin Ledwith '07 "We're boycotting Post...

As Fashion Week comes to an end in New York City, it seems that the Fairfield University campus has undergone its own fashion transformation.

I have always considered myself an exemplary young lady. A role model if you will. The kind of girl a young man brings home to mom and dad. That said, you could imagine my horror when readers of He Said/ She Said wrote into The Mirror calling our column "rude, vulgar, and just straight up trash.

Every guy who wants to have a successful relationship knows he'll have to watch his share of chick flicks to keep his girlfriend happy. Here are my Chick Flick Suggestions broken down into four categories.

When I came to Fairfield as an immature freshman and picked up my first issue of The Mirror, the He Said/She Said section immediately stood out, perhaps not for its professionalism and journalistic integrity, but because it depicted the most raw and honest account of the Fairfield student body consciousness in an entertaining and humorous manner.

As alumni who worked on The Mirror during our time at Fairfield and learned of the destruction of the newspaper's orientation issue, we are shocked that school officials would choose to censor speech rather than counteract it with a message of their own. As an institution of higher learning, Fairfield's stated primary objectives, according to the University's own mission statement, is "to develop the creative intellectual potential of its students and to foster in them ethical and religious values and a sense of social responsibility.

In a speech last Friday at the Dolan School of Business, U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman did what he's been doing ever since losing the Democratic primary to anti-war challenger Ned Lamont: he tried to convince his audience that he is the only candidate in the race who truly knows national security.