Absolute Superpowers Corrupt Absolutely
With great power comes great responsibility: a quote everyone has heard, especially if you are a fan of "Spider-Man." Well, dear ol' Uncle Ben should’ve told young Andrew Detmer (Dane DeHaan) this...
3D Works Well in “Star Wars”
Despite George Lucas’s best efforts to suck the life out of the Star Wars saga through re-releases with minor “improvements,” "Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 3D" is surprisingly a joy to...
“The Rebirth Brass Band” Living Up to the Name
Nine men walked onto the Quick Center stage last Friday night wearing jeans and casual t-shirts that wouldn’t make them stick out of a crowd. But as the stage lighting changed to a deep red, they came...
Fairfield’s own “Carnaval de Brasil”
Carnival is one of the biggest celebrations in Brazil, with 4.9 million people attending last year’s incarnation of the annual festival, and on Thursday Feb. 16, Fairfield University will be having its...
Lent and Easter Traditions
Lent approaches. Many familiar traditions will appear, from ashes of its first Wednesday to “Spy Wednesday” in Holy Week. (The “spy” being Judas, who in that day’s Gospel plots the betrayal of...
Race to the Finish Could Result in an Interesting Outcome
It is likely that the GOP has done itself irreparable harm in preparation for November, despite Romney’s claim that the competition actually strengthens it. Santorum’s criticism of the conservatism of...
Letter to the Editor
February 8, 2012 To the students of Fairfield University, As the Inter-Residential Housing Association, we take pride in creating positive communities for all residents to feel at home in their...
Proposition 8 vs. Church and State
“No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without...
Student Solutions
In a recent campus email, President Jeffrey von Arx, S.J. highlighted a number of different areas in which Fairfield has been reassessing their focus and explained the progress that has been made over the past...
Her Blackberry – Feeling the Weight of Words
Growing up on Long Island is the definition of a suburban lifestyle. A lot of the houses look the same. People dress the same, have the same types of cars and do the same things that others do on the weekends....