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Senior class size grows, students denied off-campus option

Back in 1999, when the senior class was 604 students, 600 students were allowed to live off-campus. Now, since the construction of the apartment complex in 2000, only 400 students are released for off-campus housing. This number was established in an agreement between the town of Fairfield and the University administration through letters and correspondence.
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This week in The Mirror

The following is a preview of the 26th issue of the 2007-08 school year. Read more about the following stories in the print edition of The Mirror on Thursday.
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Jon Meacham Speaks in Open VISIONS Forum

The front page of the New York Times Monday morning led with a story about the pain and uncertainty of the Catholic Church in the preparation for the visit of Pope Benedict XVI to America. One person who was overjoyed to see that lead story was Jon Meacham, editor of Newsweek Magazine.
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FUSA inducts its 63rd executive board

Before he drove to Bellarmine Hall for the 63rd FUSA inauguration at on Sunday night, former FUSA President Hutch Williams '08 had to make an important last-minute pit stop at his office.
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Can’t buy me diversity

If Robin Hood stole from the rich and gave the money to more rich people, he wouldn't have become a folk champion for the impoverished. University President Fr. Jeffrey von Arx, however, can be hailed only for helping out a certain demographic of underprivileged students and leaving others to find their own way of coming up with $160,000 for a Jesuit education.
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Seniors: Stop complaining, start raging

So, what are your plans for after graduation? This is the question no senior wants to answer, and for seniors in my position, it is also one they cannot answer. I have no definite plans for next year, nor have I even started applying for jobs, yet apparently, I only have six weeks left to figure out the rest of my life.
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Vagina Warriors fight for sex equality

Despite its unorthodox name, a new feminist group on campus called the Vagina Warriors is taking aim at a serious issue of attaining complete equality between the genders. The program, led by professors Jocelyn Boryczka and Rose Rodrigues, was designed to raise awareness on campus of gender inequality problems affecting the country today.
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The tour guide disguise

As the weather grows warmer and the skirts get shorter, the sight of tour groups packed with daddy's little girls and wide-eyed high school jocks enjoying the view becomes a daily occurrence at Fairfield. Robotic tour guides parade groups of prospective students around campus, and they are not given monetary compensation for their efforts.
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By the numbers

Find out all the numbers involved in Fairfield's Diversity Week in this weeks edition of 'By the numbers.'
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Recent applicant hike projected to level off

Hectic. Fierce. Difficult. These are the words Susan Clancy '11 used to describe the process of applying to college during her senior year of high school. "I thought there was definitely some real competition," she said. "Kids were all doing so many activities and getting their resumes ready to apply to college.