Daily Archives March 21, 2007

So Meg and I were talking, and we decided what better way is there to welcome everyone back to Fairfield from spring break than with some super hilarious cheers and boos!?

1. If a girl spends the night, she may regret it in the morning when she has to make the "walk of shame." This could be pretty embarrassing. When she walks out of your room in the mini skirt and high heels she was wearing last night, people suspect one thing and one thing only.

You walk into a townhouse party and grab a beer. From across the room you connect eyes with a beautiful girl or handsome boy. Slowly you venture towards each other. You talk, drink and maybe dance with one another. You've really hit it off! The party starts to wind down and you're left with the question, 'do I say goodnight and leave it as is or do I just throw all caution to the wind and hook up with this person?' This scenario is a common one on all college campuses; one that leaves most students in the dark.

Sports writers sound off on March Madness and spring break in this weeks 3 x 5.

In the film "Zodiac," Jake Gyllenhaal plays Robert Graysmith, a political cartoonist who witnesses the threats that the Zodiac killer makes to his place of work, the San Francisco Chronicle. Graysmith first becomes involved when he gets his hands on one of the infamous zodiac codes, which reveals the Zodiac "identity.

A hot-shot debut album becomes a band's best friend and worst enemy. The first reactions after the album's release are the most pleasant, as the band's fan base, record sales and critical acclaim increase. However, as time goes on, the reactions start to betray the band.

The film adaptation of Frank Miller's graphic novel "Sin City" took the world by storm in 2005, and now the adaptation of Miller's "300" is quickly becoming the movie of the moment. "300" delivers with epic larger-than-life performances and stunning visuals taken almost verbatim from the book.

Mike Bocklet was this week's Athlete of the Week with a strong weekly performance including a six goal game in the men's lacrosse team's win over Bucknell.

Recently reunited Rage Against the Machine played its first show in years at a small club last week during the South by Southwest Festival. MPAA chairman Dan Glickman is working on a new rating for movies that are more explicit than a typical R movie. Quentin Tarantino's upcoming film "Grindhouse" may be the first movie to use the new "Hard-R" rating.

DC went a little crazy with "Crisis on Infinite Earths," but that was back in the 80's and let's face it: for the most part, the events of "Crisis" lost their significance as the years went on, excluding "Infinite Crisis." And Marvel hasn't had a simple history.