Monthly Archives November 20, 2013

It’s that time of year: School spirit is at its peak with college basketball underway and college football approaching bowl season. While some may think school spirit does not matter, I believe it is important because of the atmosphere it brings to a university.

In September, President Obama reached a compromise with Russia on Syria’s chemical weapons. October focused on tension in Congress regarding the federal budget that resulted in a piece of kick-the-can legislation rather than solving our ultimate gridlock. This month, the media has focused on a serious flaw in President Obama’s health care plan.

The Resident Assistant position is a leadership role and applications require a minimum GPA of 2.8, people skills and readiness to uphold responsibility.

World famous aerial cinematographer Al Cerullo payed a special visit to Fairfield this past weekend, donating his time and services by taking breathtaking aerial photographs and video of the Town of Fairfield, Fairfield University and Fairfield Beach, from the cineflex camera mounted to his AS355 TwinStar helicopter.

Over the past two weeks, Nick Ferry ‘17 and Matthew Peacock ‘17 have been working together to gather support from classmates and the administration to start Greek life at Fairfield. After agreeing that Fairfield lacks in school spirit, Ferry and Peacock decided they would try to improve the university by giving Greek life a home at Fairfield.

What has happened to traditional dating? In today’s culture, being asked out on a real dinner date is something only reserved for couples who are already in a relationship. There are misconceptions surrounding dates that often cause boys and girls to shy away from taking the plunge.

Dawn Pilotti ‘97, art history professor at Fairfield University, was named the 2013 adjunct teacher of the year. “I was excited and honored, but my students are the reason that I won the award. My students inspire me,” said Pilotti, when learning she had won.

Having family that lives in Syria, Iman Jebara ’17 did not realize how much the Syrian civil war affected her family until recently. “I logged onto Facebook and saw a thumbnail of my uncle, and he’s my favorite uncle, and he was saying he was a terrorist,” said Jebara.

There are several “easy buttons” located all throughout campus. The real use of these buttons is to open the doors for people with handicaps. Although these people truly need the buttons, there are many students who simply reap the benefits because they are there.

Marvel’s is in the spotlight due to the release of “Thor: The Dark World” this past weekend. Among their other and ever-growing popular movies, what better time to introduce a revolutionary new character to the comic book world?