Daily Archives April 2, 2014

Only a few months removed from the best offensive season of his career, former Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson probably had no reason to believe that he would not be at training camp with the Eagles this upcoming summer. However, allegations of gang activity and a bad attitude changed everything and Jackson’s former team decided to part ways with the controversial receiver.

Change is inevitable. In fact, it’s known as the one constant in life. Sometimes, change can be a bad thing. But other times, it’s exactly what you need to excel. For Jack Murphy ‘15, who is in his last year of eligibility with Fairfield lacrosse, the latter has proven to hold true.

What is it like being on a college varsity sports team? What are some of the perks? Felicia DaCruz: Definitely being part of a team, being part of a family and having people who care about you and respect you. Just being a Division 1 athlete is a great accomplishment too that I’ve always wanted to be as a player.

Sophomore TJ Neubauer tallied four goals as the Stags (8-2) – winners of six straight – defeated the Bucknell Bison (5-6), head coach Andy Copelan's alma mater. Copelan, a 2003 graduate, was a four-year starter at midfield, earning all-conference honors his senior year. He helped lead them to four consecutive Patriot League titles and the program's first ever National Collegiate Athletic Association tournament bid in 2001.

Remember the double amputee that amazed the world by running in the Olympics? Remember how everyone cheered and supported him? The winner of the race even went as far as to trade numbers as a sign of respect. Oscar Pistorius, the South African sprint runner, has continued his fall from glory as his murder trial continues.

The life of a journalist is never easy, but it should always be rewarding.

In a way that is not immediately clear, the annexation of Crimea might actually be a good thing for Ukrainians. That is — not simply the people who happen to live within the current borders of this Eastern European nation, but rather the ethno-linguistic group we call Ukrainians, who have suffered under oppressive or oligarchic governments for all of their modern history. It is clear to just about everyone that President Yanukovych had to go. But what next?

As the sunset deepened into the sky across Fairfield on Tuesday, April 1, a group of Fairfield students gathered in the Barone Campus Center where they were handed candles and white ribbons. Together, this group was getting ready to take a journey across the campus and “Take Back the Night.”

While the recent turmoil between Crimea, Ukraine and Russia has affected the global political climate, it was not expected to also directly affect Fairfield students.

Fairfield Police arrested a non-student on campus late Monday evening after discovering over four ounces of marijuana and evidence of intent to sell.