Daily Archives March 3, 2004

Mel Gibson's newest movie, "The Passion of the Christ" has been causing quite a stir. Some say it's brilliantly moving. Others call it anti-Semitic and historically inaccurate. Others claim that Gibson is touting an orthodox agenda. But no matter what you've heard or your religious affiliation, when you cut through the hype, Gibson has produced a cinematically beautiful and moving film.

To the Editor: I am the "anonymous parent" that Steven Andrews mentioned in his article on Feb. 19. Mr. Andrews has been researching this outrageous situation with Professor Naser's class AE289. Most of the information had been held until the Administrative Appeal Process was completed, in fairness to all, but as time wore on since December 2003, some information needed to be printed for the Fairfield students and faculty.

To the Editor: Steven Andrews and The Mirror are to be congratulated for doing a superb job in publicizing the growing problem of plagiarism on college campuses (Students Accused of Plagiarism, Feb. 19). Had my own intention been "to make a point" to the campus community, as the article suggests, I could not have done a better job than by publishing the story in The Mirror, complete with the sensational allegation that the students were "...charged with plagiarism by a computer program and failing the course, then having the teacher refuse to read the paper in question over in person to make sure the computer made no mistake.

Dear Father Von Arx, Welcome to Fairfield! Now that you are here I would like to offer you a few tips. You may have some big shoes to fill, but hopefully this column will help you out a bit. First of all, don't start by eating a big meal in the cafeteria.

As a newspaper, The Mirror treats issues of plagiarism and dishonesty with the utmost importance. It is time for students, faculty and administration at Fairfield to do the same. A report which will be presented to faculty tomorrow criticizes this university for the relatively poor way the school handles matters of plagiarism and academic dishonesty when compared to schools like Villanova, Fordham and Princeton.

Sunday-The best and also worst day of the week. To me Sundays are a blessing in disguise, yet the odds of accomplishing anything on the last day of the weekend are so far from reach you might as well sit back and enjoy this day. There is so much that can be done besides work.

I apologize in advance for not being funny this week, but I'm trying to make a point. Bear with me. On the seventh day the Lord rested, so that means the rest of us are supposed to, right? Sunday should be the one day where people are actually motivated to accomplish all of the tasks that they were putting off for the whole week and also the one day that people go to church to atone for the sins that they don't necessarily feel bad about.

Chris Huff '04 has always had an affinity for the open sea. Huff can be quite entertaining when his drinks have been spiked, or he has temporarily lost his mind coding HTML. This photo was taken after Huff returned from a perilous mission to the Amazon, in search of house plants for his roommate, Certo.

Editor's note: Mike Theile wonders what Jerry Seinfeld would say if he visited Fairfield. What's the deal with all the athletic fields here? Just because your school is named Fairfield, doesn't mean you need to have all these fields. If the school was named Fairfactory, I don't think you would have factories all over the campus! What's the deal with Lucas the Stag? Is it really necessary? Nothing says welcome to Fairfield University, like a rotting deer carcass.

The Fairfield University student body can be divided into two distinct categories: those who frequent Penny's II on Blackrock Turnpike, and those who prefer the Athena Diner in Southport. I started my career at Fairfield as a Penny's girl, but after waiting twenty-five minutes for cinnamon toast and countless cups of forgotten tea, I tried the Athena on a whim and have not looked back since.