Daily Archives October 23, 2013

“Hanuman,” by Rodrigo y Gabriela. I came across this guitar duo when they performed for National Public Radio’s “Tiny Desk.” Rodrigo Sanchez and Gabriela Quintero are Mexican guitarists whose musical sound is closely compared to “heavy metal flamenco,” according to NPR writer Bob Boilan.

The Department of Public Safety received information that an alleged sexual assault occurred in a residential hall over the weekend. A person not directly involved in the incident recently made an unofficial...

Senior Ryan Plourde encouraged his fellow classmates to network with Fairfield alumni. "The best advice I've gotten from an alum is to just get started early," said Plourde, a marketing major and baseball...

What would happen if everyone in your town turned into rhinoceroses? This is the exact question posed by Fairfield theatre students in their rendition of Eugene Ionesco’s 1959 play “Rhinoceros.”

Techno-laden beats pulsate through the absurdly thin walls of both the Townhouses and the apartments. Hypnotic chromatic lights flicker at intermittent beats. Hearts beat in time with a rhythm that you not only hear but also feel in your cells. Incoordinate bodies surround you, sweat flying in all directions.

Located just off the Saugatuck River in Westport is your destination for excellent Italian-inspired cuisine. The environment is casual while the menu is on the formal side. As a Mario Batali partnership, you can imagine the quality of the dishes. The pizza makers are especially talented. Their oven heats up to over 700 degrees, causing their perfect pizzas to cook in just 90 seconds. If you have been to Italy, your palate will not be able to decipher pizza from here or from San Gimignano.

Students packed into Alumni Hall Saturday evening for the Fairfield University Student Association’s fall concert, which has been ruled a success, according to Lindsey Hanley ‘15, chair of programming at FUSA, and many students.

​Last Saturday, the Stags women’s soccer team beat the Niagara Purple Eagles with a score of 4-0 on Senior Day. Ironically enough, all four of the goals were scored by freshmen. The four seniors, Sarah Frassetto, Jac Ley, Carly Beyar and Shannon Fay, and one graduate student, Nikki Stanton '13, played in their last ever home game at Lessing Field and helped their team clinch a winning season as well as an undefeated season at home. This is the first time such a feat has happened for the women’s soccer team.

Over the past few weeks and months, Washington has been in an uproar. All sorts of political pundits and leaders have commented on how difficult the situation is, and even the President has weighed in with his opinion, although that hasn’t done much to settle the impasse.

​A new football week is about to begin, and I hope that it will be as exciting as the last one was. ​The highlight of last week’s games involved Andrew Luck and the Indianapolis Colts defeating former Colt great Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos. The Broncos, although down late in the fourth quarter, showed why they were undefeated to that point and came very close to tying the game, falling short right before the end.