Daily Archives October 17, 2007

When I showed up to Admitted Students Day pre-freshman year, I took one look around and thought, "Wow, I've never seen so many attractive people in my entire life." My mother had my future husband picked out before I unpacked my bed risers. This marked the beginning of, what I thought would be, a very exciting, boy-filled, college experience.

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Diving in: The swimming and diving teams started their 2007 campaign with a meet against Holy Cross at the RecPlex in Fairfield. The men's and women's teams completed a sweep of the Crusaders with each team picking up victories. The men's side won with a team score of 133-110.

Brett could be one of the top goaltenders in the country. Women's soccer Head Coach Jim O'Brien uttered these words last week, remarking on the stellar play of senior co-captain and goalie Brett Maron. Maron ranks second all-time in shutouts at Fairfield with 23, only 1.

The step from high school to college provides some athletes with an opportunity to compete at the highest level possible. Then again, for most athletes, the move to college is a different transition: It's a time to say good-bye. Senior defenseman Pat Kelly refused to buy into that theory.

The sun peeks out from behind fluffy white clouds as the clock strikes three and the annual New England Day festivities begin. But wait, why are the yellow-orange leaves the only moving objects in the Quad? For the first time ever, IRHA's New England Day carnival took place in the lower level of the Barone Campus Center last Friday afternoon.

Last Friday kicked off Fairfield's 2007 Homecoming Weekend, which marked the first time back for many alumni and just one of numerous returns for others. The weekend's events attracted about 400 alumni, nearly matching last year's attendance, according to Colleen McGinn, assistant director of alumni relations.

Is that an orange leaf? You may still be hovering in front of your oscillating fan, but the gut-wrenchingly hot temperatures are slowly but surely beginning to give way to J. Crew sweaters, apple cider and classic Halloween bashes in the Oak Room. Ah, fall.

Back before screaming vocals and eyeliner became definitive trademarks for the emo genre, members of Jimmy Eat World were kings of the scene. Any avid fan of the indie rock circuit recognized the band's 1999 album, "Clarity," as a truly incredible CD. Eight years and two albums later, Jimmy Eat World proves once again how talented the group is, with its new album "Chase This Light.

Two chairs, one bench and an extraordinary story is all it took for Paul Rajeckas to win over audiences at the Quick Center this past weekend. Rajeckas's "Notes to the Motherland" is a complex narrative about family, legacy and humanity. In this one-man show, Rajeckas chronicles his childhood as a first-generation Lithuanian immigrant, then explores his family's history.