Forces behind new era of Star Wars create buzz
“To infinity, and beyond!” said Luke Skywalker. Wait, what? Soon after the announcement of Disney’s purchase of the “Star Wars” franchise, Lucasfilm confirmed last Friday that Michael Arndt has...
Student groups bring Asian culture to Fairfield
The dim glow from Chinese lanterns reflected off colorful Indian jewelry and festive Vietnamese dresses called áo dài. The Asian Student Association (ASA) and South Asian Student Association (SASA) came...
The Met takes the Quick Center stage
The final high-pitched note hung in the air of the darkened theater as the curtain slowly descended upon the stage of the Metropolitan Opera. After a beat of silence, the audience broke into applause, the...
iPick, YouListen
"Don’t Go" by Rae Morris Confession time: I discovered this song while watching the show “Degrassi.” Judge me if you must, but it was a really sad episode (and I may or may not have watched it more...
Band Spotlight: Velveteens
In the world of textiles, velveteen is a cloth made in the imitation of velvet. Yet in the indie music scene, the trio that call themselves Velveteens are the real deal. Playing at the Levee this Friday,...
Senior Stags: Teammates and “family”
Photos By: Jeanine Nocera/The Mirror Jonathan Raj (1st), Matthew LaMura (2nd), Michael O'Keeffe (3rd) , Nuno Rodrigues (4th) and Adam Cowen (5th). An ending overall record of 34-22-9, a conference record...
Stags start strong in home opener
The Fairfield women’s basketball team never trailed in their home opener on Tuesday night, leading from start to finish and defeating Brown University 49-34 at Alumni Hall. The stifling Stags defense had...
Volleyball Wins MAAC
With the Fairfield volleyball team leading Canisius 24-16 in the third set, needing just one more point to claim not only the game, but also their first MAAC regular season championship since 2009, the team...