Author Jessica Riu

I would be famous. Newspapers would write about how I had brought SARS to Connecticut, the CDC would grill everyone I had made contact with in the last weeks, and suddenly everyone would refer to me as Patient Zero. Of course, I didn't really have SARS, or anything remotely that serious, but I still felt like garbage.

If you are lucky enough to be a member of the class of 2003, a festivity-filled senior week is in store for you. As is Fairfield tradition, senior week will run from May 13-18 and will offer many opportunities for students and faculty to say goodbye to each other.

The majority of students at Fairfield have probably never had to worry about keeping a roof over their heads, and most likely have not thought too much about those who have. There is, however, a group of students on campus who spend time each week helping to build affordable housing for low-income families.

When Danielle D'Angelo, '04, gave a persuasive speech for her Argument and Advocacy class asking her peers to donate to the American Cancer Society (ACS), her assignment didn't end there. D'Angelo developed her research into Fairfield University's very own branch of Daffodil Days, a seasonal fundraising project expected to raise between $3,500 and $4,000 for the ACS.

Confident guys always get girls...because they're confident, or because they get girls- which one is it? Regardless, being charming, funny and self-assured makes for confidence, and chicks like it. Chicks claim guys who are too confident are jerks, but remember, typically when "engaging" a chick, you don't want her to like you as much as you want to be her drunken regret.

I've lived at Fairfield long enough to know that confidence is the most prevalent quality among students here. Students ranging from freshmen to seniors walk with their heads way up in the clouds, all with a strut. Not only do FU students appear confident, but it blatantly comes across in their conversations and actions.

Do you picture yourself one day as a mover and shaker who mingles among the elite, famous and ridiculously rich? Now you may have the chance. "Pleasures of Collecting: Part II, Twentieth Century and Contemporary Art," currently on display at the Bruce Museum in Greenwich, is a gathering of some of the greatest artistic talents of the twentieth century.

Saving a few easy core classes for second semester senior year? Be careful, that may only be a good idea in theory. Most seniors try to pick the easiest schedule containing their remaining necessary classes for graduation. Usually this is a very specific combination, and one full class can throw off the entire mix.

I have had this conversation many times: Friend: You went to the movies today? Me: Yes. Friend: Who did you go with? Me: No one. Friend: What? Why? Yes, it is true. I go to the movies, a lot. More importantly, however, I go by myself. I know what you all must be thinking, because every time someone asks me the inevitable "with who" question, and hear my reply, they look at me like I have two heads.

Are you looking for something different to do over spring break? Are you hard up for cash but still want to have an awesome break with a great group of people? Do you want to help make a difference? Fairfield University's spring break "Urban Plunge" may be the answer for you.