Daily Archives November 14, 2007

In the scientific world, the word 'pilobolus' refers to a sun-loving fungus. In the dance world, Pilobolus is a group well-known for its inventive and provocative performances. Pilobolus performed at the "74th Academy Awards" this year, on "Oprah," on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" and across the globe.

Chris Simmons, Mary Therese Church and Veronica Florentino talk about sports, fall concerts and awkward college situations in this week's 3 x 5.

The women's soccer team's season was not meant to end this way. A team two years removed from an NCAA Tournament appearance with the defending MAAC Defensive Player of the Year, this year's MAAC Rookie of the Year, five First Team players and two Second Team players fell 2-0 to eventual MAAC Tournament Champion Loyola in the first round on Friday.

Kyle Whelliston is a writer for ESPN.com and runs a Web site about mid-major college basketball, MidMajority.com. Read the interview that The Mirror had with Whelliston.

After an emotional and physical home-opener loss against Holy Cross on Tuesday, Stags junior Jonathan Han '09 sat in the multipurpose room of the Arena at Harbor Yard with a broken nose and said that the Stags would push on. "We knew we had a physical game in front of us," said Han.

When Jonas Stankovich '10 had a secret to tell his friends, he was worried about how they would react. But when he told them that he was gay, their understanding reflected an increasing trend of acceptance within the Fairfield community. "I am really lucky to have my group of close friends because I know students who transferred out and then became open," he said.

3:21 a.m. reports of a missing limb and a student who lost part of his finger in Regis headline this week's Campus crime beat.

Should FUSA senators be able to evaluate and question student judges before approving them? In the weekly FUSA Senate meeting Sunday night, Senate Chair Tim Rich '08 asked the Senate to approve four justices for the Student Court. The justices were listed on the agenda sheet and included Fiona Camilleri '09, Samuel Sica '09, Denis Walsh '09 and Christopher Bernard '10.

With Thanksgiving just a week away, many students at Fairfield are looking forward to a turkey dinner with all the trimmings. However, most students don't realize how the issue of world hunger hits so close to home - just down the road in Bridgeport. World hunger is just that, a world issue.

by Joe Carretta Do "Cs" get degrees? The answer is still yes, but ever since Fairfield's administration has tightened the ropes on its academic probation policy, it has become a close call. Beginning next semester, a new academic probation policy will go into effect.