Author Danielle Koziura

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.

To the Editor: While Dostoyevsky's plot required several hundreds of pages of exquisitely detailed text to examine the complicated motives in Crime and Punishment, last week's news article about student plagiarism is cause for grave concerns. But this story involves real characters as students, faculty, and university administrators are caught in a literal "web" of confusion.

A typical Friday night allows for some interesting thoughts to cross through my mind. So for all those inquiring minds - Welcome to my World... Mid Afternoon: Wow, I actually made it to work today. Deserves a reward. Maybe I should get a beer. Oh well. I'll go see what everyone is doing.

Paul Duffy '05 won the FUSA presidential election over incumbent Kevin Neubauer '05 in a landslide on Tuesday night. Duffy should take advantage of his large base of student support as soon as possible. On election night, the lower level of the BCC was filled mostly with Duffy supporters awaiting the results.

To the Editor: Your article "Pregnant Pause: Fairfield's Policy on Expecting Students" (Feb. 12) provided some useful information on a topic that may have been unfamiliar or mysterious to students. Laura Cantrell may, in fact, be right when she says that some faculty members would make few allowances for students who were pregnant.

by Tara Touloumis For four years from exactly 7:30 a.m. to approximately 9 p.m., my life was dedicated to Cranford High School. For over 12 hours, I attended class, participated in clubs, ran varsity track and religiously completed my homework. For what did I have such extreme diligence and dedication? All of my hours of sweat, work and school spirit were devoted to shaping myself as a "well rounded" candidate with "strong interests" who could really "contribute" to a college campus.

To The Editor: I read an article written by Steven Andrews on 2/19/2004, entitled "Students accused of plagiarism: Papers failed by a computer program," and was appalled at what I read. Within the body of the article, you have three major players. The administration is regurgitating its traditional standard form and procedure, quoting rules and protocol, and generally playing the public relations game - nothing to see here folks, move along.

My parents always told me that you should learn from your mistakes, but in some cases there are ways to avoid life-altering blunders-especially when it comes to your best friends and the guys that they date. Now, every one of my friends is entitled to her own taste in men but sometimes girls can be blinded by who they think is prince charming; anyone is blinded after being told how beautiful you are.

For the most part, Valentine's Day is a fabricated holiday that women wait for every year. And guys, as much as you hate the idea of flowers and candy, we love it. You have the Superbowl, we have Valentine's Day. Being deemed the squadron commander of sexual issues, its time to act on any romantic feeling you have in your body.

For many guys, the Super Bowl is the highlight of the year. Bigger than the Stanley Cup, larger than the World Series, it's a joining of men around the world, sitting around a TV and watching extremely oversized men run around in tight pants hitting each other for three hours.