Daily Archives April 30, 2008

Before its renovation in 2002, the grass Varsity Field just outside the Fairfield University Quad was browning and unused. Today the grass of what is now Lessing Field stands out as a bright green beacon in the forefront of the campus after a lengthy renovation.

You are walking to class when you finish a bottle of iced tea. You decide to walk the extra steps to put the empty glass in the recycling bins that seem to have cropped up all over campus. You feel satisfied that you've helped the environment, since the glass will now be reused.

The honking intensifies. Auto rickshaws, motorcycles, cars, and buses all all emerge onto the already overcrowded roads. The morning commute progresses in this way - past shanty villages and shops, beggars, and the dust and soot emitted from renovation projects - amidst the poverty that is, but not for long, India.

A thrilling victory over UMass, a win that ended the Stags' demoralizing eight-game losing streak, was supposed to propel the men's lacrosse team to a confident and convincing end to a chaotic season. St. John's, though, had other plans. In the team's final game of the season, the Stags failed to finish a stirring second half rally on the road, as the Red Storm escaped with a narrow victory, 10-8.

The women's lacrosse team entered the MAAC Championship game with a national-best 17-game win streak, an undefeated conference record and a chance to go to the NCAA Tournament. The Stags were coming off an 11-8 win over Iona in the MAAC semifinals, and had beaten their opponent, Marist, 11-10 in overtime earlier in the season.

As the weather gets warmer, many students at Fairfield University have packed their Uggs away and brought the flip-flops out. Many students are faced with the debate of what to wear in the morning, which is even more difficult due to the unpredictable New England weather.

Gone are the days when professors would sit in their office for hours, waiting for students to show up at their doors. With e-mail as an easy alternative, fewer students are taking advantage of the professors' required office hours. Through e-mail, professors are essentially always available to their students, for it allows student-teacher communication in the evenings and on weekends.

The number one school in 2002. Number three in 2003. Again, ranked first in 2004. Most colleges would boast such high rankings given by the Princeton Review. But in this case, not Fairfield, which received top rankings for the worst town-gown relations among the off-campus community.

FAIRFIELD Women's basketball coach to receive high honors One year after being named the new head coach of Fairfield's women basketball team, Joe Frager was inducted into the Connecticut Women's Basketball Hall of Fame last Wednesday night. Frager, who has been a part of women's basketball in Connecticut for the past 20 years, has coached at the collegiate and scholastic level.

They influence what we wear, what we eat, what we say and how we say it. And now, they are beginning to influence our environmental views and concerns. These people being referred to are the stars and celebrities of Hollywood. Today, the influence from the pop culture world is coming from all around us.