Daily Archives March 28, 2007

Find out what Fairfield students are most looking forward with spring finally on its way.

While it is sad to see traditions of Fairfield University being lost, we must comment on the most recent actions taken by the school in regards to the locking of townhouse basements. Living in the house where the infamous fire took place, we have certainly gotten a lot of heat regarding the issue.

Though a large divide has existed between Jews and Christians for centuries, world-renowned Rabbi Irving 'Yitz' Greenberg told a Fairfield audience Monday that there is no room for separation in the present day. "Jews and Christians have lived through a great religious reformation over the past 60 years," said Greenberg, who delivered the First Annual Lecture in Jewish-Christian Engagement at the Dolan School of Business.

What is your favorite excuse for skipping class? Maybe you're not a morning person, and that makes every class held before noon a challenge for you to attend. Whatever the excuse may be, you should know that professors are aware of them all.

New Hampshire is a quiet state known for its beautiful mountains and quiet wilderness. So why is New Hampshire getting so much news lately? It is campaign time and the candidates for the race are out of the starting gate, early in 2007.

Dear Professors, I know you're all avid readers of this little column, so I figured what better way to vent my end of the semester frustrations than to address this matter in the paper. As I'm sure you all remember from my previous columns, I had a wonderful week of spring break spent basking under the hot Jamaican sun, sipping on Red Stripe and shooing away the advances of many young gentlemen callers also on spring break and under the disillusionment that I was there for some "booty.

I can't wait for baseball season. Baseball is my release from whatever I would be doing instead of schoolwork when it isn't baseball season. This year, I'm getting NESN added to my beach house's cable package. For those that don't know, New England Sports Network, owned and operated by the owners of the Boston Red Sox, broadcasts every Red Sox game.

Faculty and student models shimmied down the catwalk in last Friday's Students for Social Justice Bazaar, which presented clothing from companies which do not use sweatshops and support fair labor. "We wanted to give the Fairfield community a chance to learn about socially responsible businesses and have some fun," said Kevin Donohue '07, the club president.

If you check your Stagweb before class, it's just the usual assortment of meaningless correspondence: a forward you've already been sent roughly 127 times, pesky spam mail and an e-vite to your cousin Sue's wedding. E-what? Vite who? Online invitations, or "e-vites," are becoming increasingly popular in our Internet savvy society.

While it seems like every girl has been living in her leggings throughout the fall and winter seasons, spring is here, and with each new season, there is a whole new list of fashions. As shown by the major designers, these are some of the major trends for this spring: Spring 2007 is all about the dress! From shirt-dresses to trapeze dresses, all are hot for spring, especially with above-the-knee hemlines.