Daily Archives November 6, 2013

How many paws does your cat have? If you stopped by the Regina A. Quick Center’s black box theatre this past week to see “Rhinoceros,” you might have found the logical answer to this question, with the help of the Logician and the rest of the dynamic cast of Theatre Fairfield.

With the release of their fourth studio album, Arcade Fire is back with an intense, innovative new album that proves they refuse to let their Grammy win in 2011 be the climactic moment of their success. “Reflektor” exhibits experimentation and growth, and, most excitingly, a move toward more upbeat dance tracks and a variety of new, scattered sounds.

Before 154 Post Road East morphed into a restaurant called Post 154, it was Westport’s historical post office. Now newly renovated, the atmosphere of Post 154 is one of the classiest in town. In the evenings there is a valet service that is particularly convenient and adds to the upscale ambiance.

Alumni Eric Donnelly '01, Tim Warren '03 and Kurt Leon ’07 took center stage at Fairfield Theatre Company on Saturday, Nov. 2, to perform for an overbooked audience with their band, The Alternate Routes.

NFL fans everywhere were spoiled yet again this past weekend, with a full slate of exciting games to keep them happy.

​On Sunday Nov. 3, the Fairfield Stags field hockey team held their Senior Day and made the seniors proud with a 6-1 victory over the Brown Bears. This was their last regular season game and solidified the Stags with an 11-6 record. A consistent flow of both offense and defense led the girls to victory in this contest.

If you were to go on Google News right now (at 5:30 on Tuesday), two of the main headlines deal with injuries to prominent players in professional headlines. One is about San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Michael Crabtree being cleared to play after five and a half months sidelined with an achilles tendon tear.

That Poland Spring water you’re drinking? It’s not from Poland. When a group of 60 Fairfield students were selected at random and asked to identify the source of this popular water brand, more than half of them didn’t have a clue. A few, however, did think it came from a spring, and some others did know it originated in Maine.

When I told my friend that I was writing an opinion article on thigh gaps for the newspaper, she quickly responded, “That is literally why I go to the gym at school.” That was when I realized how dangerously relevant this topic truly is.

Ignoring somebody used to be an art form. It took skill, determination and stealth. With low brimmed hats or conveniently placed newspapers, you were only seen if you wanted to be seen.