Daily Archives February 19, 2014

The Brooklyn-based group's second album is overflowing with fast, rhythmic hooks and blaring beats. Pieced together over a three-year period, the album's lyrics touch on a wide range of subjects from agoraphobia to failed relationships.

Last November, I decided to validate my friends calling me a hipster by collecting vinyl records. My love of music is simply too great to be limited to my iTunes library or Spotify playlists. In anticipation of buying a record player, I quickly ordered several of my favorite albums. When Touche Amore's “Is Survived By” was delivered, I excitedly opened it in my dorm.

On a sunny September morning in 2013, Mohamed Ahmed Abdelsalam’s mother was under the impression her son was leaving the house to go to Friday afternoon prayer at the mosque. But minutes later he joined a sea of more than 3,000 Egyptian protesters marching to Ramses Square, where they planned to join the nation’s majority in demanding that Mohamed Morsi, elected president of Egypt, be reinstated to power.

Hello there. I’m Trish, aka Nutrishus. Welcome to my weekly column where I will share with you delicious, nutritious recipes that I have created in order to add flavor to your life in a conscious way! You can find all of my recipes, research articles and cooking shows on my website: www.nutrishus.wordpress.com.

If you thought “Shameless” couldn’t get more shameless – you’re wrong.

At 6 a.m. on a sub-32 degree February morning most Fairfield students were likely bundled up, sleeping in bed. But 28 students had been up for an hour en route to Hunter Mountain, N.Y., adrenaline stirring in their waking bodies.

Well, the day that Yankee fans, myself included, have feared for about 19 years is here now as Derek Jeter has announced his retirement from Major League Baseball after the 2014 season this past Wednesday. This season will be the last for Jeter as he attempts to return from a myriad of injuries that limited his 2013 campaign to just 17 games.

At most schools, Fairfield included, athletic notoriety belongs to the select few who achieve the Division I status. However, at Fairfield, there are between 600 and 900 students participating in intramural athletics.

The Winter Olympic Games in Sochi are nearing their end, which means that it’s almost time for the gold-medal games in ice hockey.

I believe that when one group is oppressed, another is granted “privilege” in the fact that they enjoy conditions and statuses that another group cannot achieve. It is an unfortunate side effect of our society; you can blame it on capitalism, racism, societal norms or anything else, really.