Author Katie Doherty

A friend of mine said a couple weeks ago, at the last Senior Mug Night, "This is first of the last things." And it's true. For me, the first of the lasts included the last Senior Mug Night, the last Glee Club spring concert, the last Theatre Fairfield show, the last Mirror article, and many more to come in the following weeks.

When I was five, I wanted to be a nurse, like my mother. I even had a real stethoscope. That dream died when I realized I faint at the sight of blood. When I was eight, I wanted to be a Broadway actress. I knew every line and song from "Little Orphan Annie" and even had the red dress to boot.

by Bryan Mahoney Did you know that by excessively consuming alcohol it's possible that I, man among men, could eventually grow boobs? Yeah, I didn't either, nor do I really want it on my mind. But this was just one thing I learned during my adventures in the Wellness and Prevention's alcohol classes.

by Katie Doherty "Any ideas for what I should write about this week?" "I know. How about you write an article that portrays what you're doing in a positive light that emphasizes that you like what you're doing and that you want to continue with a job in teaching next year?" Those sarcastic, sage words of advice from my best friend got me thinking: do all 12 of you who read this article think I hate student teaching, and all I use this article for is to complain? Well, keep it to yourself and keep reading because I think what I'm about to write might actually be entertaining and enlightening.

by Ashleigh B. Egan Well, I did it. Like so many other college students from around the country, I successfully survived Spring Break. About two weeks ago, after a rocky start (missing our 6 a.m. flight at Newark and having to travel by taxi to JFK to catch another plane), I traveled with a group of my friends to Negril, Jamaica.

by Ben Doody For a coach with four NCAA tournament appearances, five conference Coach of the Year awards, and nearly 500 career wins, Dianna Nolan can't help but be disappointed with the 12-17 season her team recently completed, or with the 20 point loss to Marist in the MAAC tournament semifinals that ended it.

by Ben Doody On Monday afternoon, as MAAC champion Niagara and 64 other teams prepared to play in the NCAA tournament, coach Tim O'Toole sat in his office and contemplated what could have been. He had just finished meeting individually with each of his players,who were still sore-hearted from their season-ending 76-74 loss to Rider in the MAAC tournament semifinals over a week earlier.

The first hockey game I ever attended (Bruins), was quite a disappointment. Not because they lost, as my home team always loses when I attend the game in person, but because after the third period of the game everyone started to get out of their seats while I stayed in mine.

by Megan J. Mahoney It's that time of year again and the two most important questions on many students minds are who and where? Oh yeah, it's housing lottery time. A double in Gonzaga or Loyola? A five- or seven-man townhouse? A four-person apartment? Please don't say the dreaded Kostka-Claver suites! "We only had three people in our group because we left it to the last minute," said Britt Costa '06.

Once upon a time there was this dude in Ireland. He was a slave, but then he escaped, and did a bunch of religious stuff. So he goes back to Ireland and starts converting people to Christianity, which really ticks off all these Celtic druids, but hey, what are you gonna do? Long story short, he died on March 17 about 1,500 years ago and now we enjoy delicious frothy drafts in his memory.