Monthly Archives November 10, 2005

To the Editor: First of all, I would like to commend Fr. Ryscavage for his commitment to establish The Center for Faith and Public Life at Fairfield. He is incredibly knowledgeable in the classroom and his...

To the Editor: In response to the letter submission in this past week's Mirror by the College Democrats, I cannot help but be embarrassed as both a student of this university and a moderate "McCain" Republican. In linking, using no logical basis whatsoever, the Office of Faith-Based Initiatives's Richard Boucher with the Bush administration's war in Iraq, the College Democrats once again demonstrate the ultimate futility of engaging them in reasoned arguments.

Every Thursday, Fairfield Cab makes a circuit race between our beloved university and one of the worst neighborhoods in Bridgeport. The hoards of students are clamoring towards one the weakest entries in the student body's calendar: Clubhouse.

It is a topic that never fades away at Fairfield. Students complain of a lack of diversity. The Princeton Review ranks Fairfield as number nine on its list of most homogeneous schools from a pool of the 361 best colleges and universities. It should come as no surprise that Fairfield's diversity rate is low, at 10.

With the launching of the new Center for Faith and Public Life, we are encouraged to see the University visibly continuing to expand its academic breadth, and we are pleased that our Catholic campus is making strides to explore religious diversity and its influence on public affairs.

...to realizing "that I am a professional 'interviewee' and will never get a job, that there is absolutly no reason for me to get out of bed in the morning, and that no female in any grade wants anything to do with me at all, I'm going to sleep" - Todd C..

After eight semesters of registration, I can truthfully say that I have never and will never comprehend the complexity the Fairfield University registration process entails. As incoming freshmen, the class of 2006 was handed automated schedules and from that day on the process has remained a foreign entity to me.

Once again it is time to register for classes for the upcoming semester. This is one of the more hectic times, because so many people vie for the few spaces in the coveted classes. Dreams of every class starting after 11 a.m. and Fridays off will dance through the minds of almost everyone, even if the luxury is only available for a few.

by Audrey Adade Between night shifts on a cardiology unit and counting pills at Brooks Pharmacy, nursing student Francesca O'Brien '06 still finds time to study. But there is not time for much else. "It's a constant juggle between having a social life and doing well on the next exam," said O'Brien.

by Christina Stoddard The bidding war began Wednesday Oct. 26 at 10 a.m. Students slowly but surely proceeded to the lower level of the Barone Campus Center in hopes of receiving both a prize and the peace of mind in knowing their money was going towards Hurricane Katrina victims.