Author Chris Donato

Is it raunchy? Yes. Is there an excess of bathroom humor? Of course. But the bottom line is that "Urinetown" the musical is the most original and unorthodox Broadway show I have ever seen. Everything about the play is different from other musicals yet oddly the same.

This season the Fairfield Drama Troop will be presenting "Pippin" the musical for the first time on campus. The story begins in the year of our lord 780 somewhere in the Holy Roman Empire. Pippin, the first born son of Charlemange, has had it with being forced to live the life of royalty.

by Chris Donato Ever since "Hairspray" entered the Neil Simon Theater over a month ago audiences have been raving about the book turned movie turned hit Broadway show, and rightfully so. The story takes place in downtown Baltimore during the 1960s. A time when segregation was tradition, hip swiveling was a sin, and music was more than just a steady beat.

by Zach Miners Many Americans seem to get so caught up in dreams of immortality and timeless strength that they forget to simply live and have fun. Walt Disney's "Tuck Everlasting" addresses this facet of our existence, although it fails to justify and make use of its morals.

To the Editor: I am writing in response to the article that you wrote last week about FUSA. It might have appeared to some readers that the article gave a tone that FUSA is not motivated this year. This is hardly the case and I think the success of this first month is a perfect example of how motivated FUSA really is.

Cheers to Andrea Pelano '99 and the Freshman Year Experience program, which hosted a night at the Quick Center last week for Pelano to recount her traumatic story of being sexually assaulted at the beach while an undergraduate. Hopefully the FYE program can use events like these to help freshmen, and in fact all students, take a more serious look at their own development.

To the Editor: Being Pakistani, I must be really out of the loop because I had no idea that a lack of makeup on Pakistani women was a stereotype. I found nothing wrong with the article on Benazir Bhutto except for its opening line, which read "Wearing lipstick and eye shadow, Benazir Bhutto is a far cry from the stereotype of the average Pakistani woman.

To the Editor: To those who have voiced disapproval of Don Partyka's comments, "He Said, She Said" is meant to be a joke. It's a way to add some humor to the paper. If you take this article seriously, you take yourselves too seriously. Lighten up, ladies.

New Zealand. England. Ireland. Mexico. Canada. The Fairfield men's soccer team has recruited players from all of these countries over the past four years. But why do these international players decide to bring their games to Fairfield? "It's the opportunity to get a degree from a quality institution," said head coach Carl Rees.

To the Editor: I am writing to you concerning the article "FU grads admit in a survey to slacking off" published in the Oct. 3 issue of The Mirror. I would particularly like to address the comments made by Dora Denardo, '04; Julia Lundy, '04; and Chris Dibiase, '05.