Daily Archives April 17, 2008

We've all had "that" professor. You know, the one whose monotone voice is dull enough to narcotize an insomniac; the one who reads Power Point slides verbatim and regularly gives pop quizzes to show his/her students how poorly educated they are.

Nowhere to be seen was the mob of students, the HAM Channel lights and cameras or any of the other sights and sounds that have become synonymous with FUSA Election Night. After a three-hour delay, FUSA President Hutch Williams '08 officially became the first president in FUSA history to be elected to a second term, leading a list of incumbent officials who won re-election.

As student journalists, we are servants of the student body. It is our responsibility to inform our peers about issues affecting their personal lives, academic scholarship and political views. Our personal credo will always be to discover and report the truth, regardless of the topic.

People always say that bigger is better. But in the case of graduating Fairfield seniors, is business always better? Matt Castillo '07 thinks so. Castillo, a finance major in the Dolan School of Business, said that his business classes were difficult all four years but they are finally paying off.

Close your eyes and picture this: thousands of drunken college students crowding Fairfield Beach Road. Friends screaming obscenities at each other. Music blaring for hours throughout the day. Vomit covering patches of grass and concrete. Picket fences torn down.

Where are my Fairfield ladies? How would you like to be 'University Chic?' Universitychic.com is a free online magazine created by two University of Pennsylvania law students, Christie Garton and Marina Lemberg. The women have dubbed it, "The site for college, grad school and beyond.

Beth Boquet has caught the iPod fever. But for her, it's not about the music - it's about Fairfield University students and their writing. Boquet, who has been the Writing Center director since 1994, and Jay Rozgonyi of Computing and Network Services (CNS) are exploring the use of iPods in education, namely in the Writing Center.

Madonna may very well have have been proud of the Fairfield University Dance Ensemble Friday night because they knew how to express themselves. The two-act pseudo recital at the Quick Center entitled "Vogue: Express Yourself" showcased dancers who incorporated various styles in their performances.

New Haven Symphony Orchestra. Russian National Ballet. NBC Newsman Tim Russert. Fairfield's Quick Center for the Arts makes the arts available to everyone with its insightful speakers and performers for the campus and Fairfield community. The only thing missing from most of the events is Fairfield University students in the 740-seat Kelley Theatre or 150-seat Wien Experimental Theatre, which together host an average 500 arts events per year.