Monthly Archives March 12, 2014

Spontaneous. Intuitive. Impulsive. With a new exhibit combining poetry and printmaking, artist Ken Buhler reflects on what he calls the core concerns of his art and the threads that weave these themes together.

I still get chills when I think about my first experience of the bands Into It. Over It., The World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die and A Great Big Pile of Leaves on Feb. 23. These three bands are some of the leaders of an emo-rock revival that has grown rapidly in the past several years.

With the infectious single “Happy” already stuck in everyone’s heads, Pharrell’s latest release is nothing but feel-good vibes and funkiness. The album features many guests, including Miley Cyrus, Daft Punk, Justin Timberlake and Alicia Keys.

On Saturday, March 8, at Alumni Field, the women’s lacrosse team was ready to “Face Off for a Cause” against the Vermont Catamounts. As a proud supporter of the Wounded Warrior Project, the Stags were determined to get a victory against the Catamounts to show the injured servicemen and women the respect that Fairfield has for all the sacrifices they have made in order to keep the country safe.

Senior Eric Warden buried the overtime goal to give the Stags a 12-11 victory, their first ever against the Yale Bulldogs. It was Warden's third goal of the game, assisted by Colin McLinden '15.

In the first round of the MAAC Tournament, the no. 10 Fairfield men’s basketball team lost to the no. 7 St. Peter’s Peacocks on a game-winning three-point shot from Desi Washington ’15 in overtime. Washington hit the shot with just 1.4 seconds left on the clock to preserve the Peacocks a 65-62 victory and a spot in the next round of the tournament.

True story: I told my mom about the backlash I received on campus for the beautiful gesture offered to me at Apollo night. In all of my mother’s wisdom she imparted these words from Childish Gambino: “Don’t be mad cuz I’m doing me better than you doing you.”

There are numerous initiatives that Fairfield is taking to “go green.” However, the integration of administration, faculty and student involvement is often essential in moving projects forward to further increase on-campus sustainability.

Glenn Ford, a man wrongfully convicted of murder, has been exonerated after 30 years in prison, The Guardian reported.

Feeling guilty for asking your mom to do your laundry or simply disgusted by that dirty pile of clothes lingering on your bedroom floor? Juniors Sam Tooley and Soly Zarrini have come up with a solution, called Stags Laundry.