As I walked down the long alley way off of Thames Street, all I could smell was seafood. My dinner date was talking away at my side, but all I could think of at that moment were my questions.

Is the food going to be good? Is it going to be too pricey since I came at dinner time and not at lunch like I had planned? But most of all, the fear of feeling dorky popped into my mind at least a dozen times.

We arrive at 2:22p.m. and are seated and situated by 2:24p.m. It appears the Brick Alley’s reputation for long waits on Friday nights does not hold true for mid-Sunday afternoons.

This, however, does not impose that the restaurant is lacking in patrons.

OCTOBER 11-17, 2004

ARIES (March 21-April 20). Vivid memories and sudden glimpses of important life lessons are highlighted. Over the next seven days, expect childhood patterns, relations with authority figures or fear of change to be major themes. Study all insights for valuable clues into present family relationships or social tensions.

The opportunity to talk to the President of the University might seem like quite a process. There are meetings to arrange, procedure to follow and then working up the nerve to actually talk. Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be given the opportunity of a no-hassle conversation with the President of the school you’re attending?

Well, for the students who attended Monday night’s lecture in Bazarsky Lecture Hall, questions were free to flow directly from a student’s mouth into the President’s ear and communication between the main authority on campus and the main majority on campus was clear.

AMBIANCE Heading over to Miley Cafeteria at 12:30 p.m., you hit the main lunch rush. A line extending out the door causes a slight delay in your mission to grab a bite to eat. After swiping your card, you glance around at the signs hanging from the ceiling designating food stations like “International” or “Pasta.