Monthly Archives October 25, 2006

As students trudge through September and flip their calendars forward, most will notice the small asterisk on the 31st day of the month. Some will make note of the excuse to dress up in ridiculous costumes and party, while others will disregard it as just another day.

The Stag Bus, complete with shocking red exterior, bright white lettering emblazoned on the side, and luxuriously -carpeted interior seating (well, not quite) is Fairfield University's take on student transportation. You can't miss it if you are within 50 feet of the Barone Campus Center, where it pulls in every hour on the hour.

Did you know? 'The Stepford Wives,' 'Swing Shift,' 'Desperately Seeking Susan,' 'Scenes from a Mall The Ice Storm,' 'The Thomas Crown Affair,' 'Tough Enough,' 'My Life is a Sitcom,' and 'Stateside' were all filmed in Fairfield County.

Here are some quick pointers on where to bring your parents, siblings, friends, and prospective students when they come to visit.

Her plan: So, I haven't been on a date in longer than I would personally like to admit, but that doesn't mean a girl can't dream. His plan: Women of Fairfield often lament that the males here don't understand the concept of a date. An invitation for a tour of the upstairs of a townhouse that includes PBR served in a Solo cup does not qualify.

Ready to head off campus and see what Fairfield County has to offer?

Stag Athlete of the Week ATHLETE: Katie Mann '10 SPORT: Volleyball ACHIEVEMENT: Was named MAAC Rookie of the Week after an impressive weekend in the Stags' victories over Canisius, 3-0, and Niagara, 3-0....

I'll be honest when I say that I have never been able to handle scary movies well. I figured "Monster House" is rated PG and is animated, so I should be able to handle that with no problems. Long story short, not long into the movie, my roommate and I were hugging each other while telling the other that everything was going to be alright.

He strolled across the stage in his muted yellow shirt decorated with palm trees, worn tennis shoes, baggy pants and tied back gray hair, looking like an ordinary fellow you would walk past on the street without a second glance. When Chick Corea's fingers danced across the piano however, everyone instantly knew he was anything but average.

I'm a politics nerd; I'll admit it. I'm not sure how or when it happened, but somewhere between being the only person in my high school history class who thought Gore won the 2000 election and listing "really hating Ann Coulter" as one of my Facebook interests, politics became an inherent part of who I am.