Author Shannon Cummings

The haunting musical stylings of singer/songwriter Damien Rice creep into your psyche and stay there. Rice, a 31-year-old Irishman, has earned praise from the likes of Julia Roberts, Renee Zellweger and David Letterman. Although I firmly believe he stands alone, he has been compared to David Gray, Neil Young, Radiohead and Jeff Buckley.

I happen to think, and this is a belief that has been confirmed by numerous supporters, that I have pretty good taste--not only in fine wines and fine men--but also in entertainment. This column is dedicated to offering suggestions for the impaired among you who wish to be enlightened with music, television, concert and literature delights.

To the Editor: My name is Ryan Neubauer and I am running for FUSA President. I am an accounting major from Cranston, R.I., and a junior here at Fairfield. For the past three years, I've had the opportunity to serve FUSA in more than one capacity; first as class council president, then on the constitutional convention and now as treasurer on the executive board.

Is it better to be good or to be lucky? This is the question that "Match Point," rightly hailed as Woody Allen's masterpiece, seeks to answer. This film paints an exceptional, yet unusual, portrait of how morality and fidelity are lived out in the human existence.