Monthly Archives September 12, 2007

In 1989, a group of Fairfield students joined together under the acronym STAGs - or Students Against Gays - to actively protest the formation of the University's first gay-straight coalition. Now, 18 years later, three Fairfield students set out to see if the attitude on campus has changed since then.

Neurotic. Stubborn. Bald. Larry David is many things, but above all he's hilarious. Last Sunday David's hit series "Curb Your Enthusiasm" began its highly anticipated sixth season, after much speculation that the show would be ending after last season. Since the series debut in 2000, "Curb" has steadily grown into one of the most popular television shows on the air, garnering numerous Emmy nominations and a Golden Globe for Best Comedy Series.

Reincarnation is a big, huge, enormous double-edged sword. If we, as humans, are good, God fearing and law- abiding humans, we get to come back to the earth a little better off than when we left it, and if not-well, let's hope it's not too nasty to be a cockroach.

Lily Norton fills you in on the best movie, music and TV releases of the summer.

Students don't often consider the placement of their favorite movie poster above their bed or the color of their futon as artistic expressions, but a new exhibit is proving otherwise. "Living With Art," an exhibit created by the University College Interior Design program, is showcasing room design as an artistic venture.

It's that time of year again. The time when your favorite TV shows are thrown in the ring to battle it out in an every man-for-himself battle for best television show. The 59th annual Emmy awards will be held in Los Angeles this Sunday, hosted by "American Idol's" own Ryan Seacrest.

Those who just came show the power of food, said Andrew Simone '08 while introducing ALOHA at Stagstock. After a pause he added, "and a great band." Simone was not wrong to point out the power of food since great bands had been playing all day Saturday to an almost-empty lawn up until the pizza arrived at 6 p.m.

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be incapable of logging onto the Internet or turning on the television to instantly find out what's happening in the world? Have you ever wondered what it would be like to gather around the radio every Tuesday night at 9 p.m. to find out how our troops are doing abroad?

They expected more. They expected a longer season, one that would be highlighted by plenty of emotional victories and cheers from the "Red Sea." They looked forward to a glorious run for a title led by the talented senior class, perhaps the best in school history.

Ben Halm, an award-winning playwright and English professor at Fairfield University, has died after a lengthy illness. He was 49. Halm, an expert on African Literature and Culture, taught literature, drama and writing at Fairfield since 1993. He was the author of the 1995 book Theatre and Ideology, and he received numerous awards and grants, including a National Endowment for the Humanities fellowship from the U.S. government.