Monthly Archives December 10, 2007

The Fairfield Stags shooting was as cold as the weather outside on Friday night as they lost their fifth straight game, falling to the Siena Saints 74-61 at the Arena at Harbor Yard. As a team Fairfield (2-7, 0-1 MAAC) shot 38.5 percent from the floor, while Siena (4-3, 1-0 MAAC) hit 49 percent from the field.

A brawl broke out on the first floor of the Regis residence hall between Fairfield University student residents and three non-student males from New Jersey early Saturday morning, according to the Department of Public Safety.

The Fairfield community was hit hard last week with the death of Professor Robert Bolger. Bolger was a member of Fairfield's first graduating class in 1951. He returned to the university in September of 1954 after completing graduate school and joined the faculty, teaching in the Mathematics and Computer Sciences Department. He retired in May 2005.

The men's basketball team had a chance to win but for the fourth-straight time, the Stags failed to wrap up the victory, losing 70-66 to Yale in overtime in front of a sold-out Alumni Hall, including a packed student section of close to 1,000 students. "This was a very disappointing loss," said Head Coach Ed Cooley.

A Regis Hall first floor resident went to bed Friday night expecting nothing more than to sleep in late on Saturday morning. But the resident was awoken by an incident that he will not soon forget. "Saturday morning; it was about 2:30 a.m.," said the student, who was granted anonymity.

Charles Dickens's most beloved story returns to the stage in the Westport Country Playhouse's second annual offering of "A Christmas Carol." This classic holiday tale chronicles the nocturnal adventure of Ebenezer Scrooge, as the three spirits of Christmas inspire him to recognize the true meaning of Christmas.

See how your favorite celebrities are connected to Connecticut. Keep your eyes peeled because you may just see some of them in Fairfield.

Radios blaring 'N SYNC's "Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays." Miniature plastic pine trees covered with tinsel. Doors wrapped in shiny red and green paper. An explosion of color and lights rocked campus residence halls and townhouses last week as students returned from Thanksgiving break with holiday spirit on their minds.

Stephanie Geehan '10 leapt up, controlled the tip and sent the ball toward point guard Megan Caskin '09. Caskin moved the ball around and eventually a pass from Sabra Wrice '08 found its way back to Geehan who hit a jumper. On the next possession, Wrice picked off a pass from Maine's Emily Rousseau and dribbled down the court but missed a layup in traffic.

Students woke up Monday morning to find bright red signs alerting them of a warning issued by Public Safety and a StagWeb e-mail explaining the incident that occurred in Regis Hall early Saturday morning. Public Safety and the dean's office responded quickly after the incident occurred, calling it a lesson for students.