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Shopping: a woman’s passion, a man’s new perrogative

Holiday shopping is approaching again and whether it is for family or friends, the women will typically be doing most of the shopping. Or will they? More and more men are being spotted out shopping for not only others, but for themselves. Hey girls, men might be more useful shoppers than we think.
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Destination unknown: Stagweb stymies students

You are sick and you must notify the professor of your absence via e-mail, but it never gets there. A paper is due. and you must attach it from your Stagweb account; the professor gets the e-mail but no attachment. These are some problems students experience using their Stagweb accounts.
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Beach residents forced to deal with steep fines

You sit in Bridgeport Municipal Court watching murderers, drug dealers, drunk drivers on trial. Then it's your turn, as a Fairfield University student, to appeal your ticket for having too loud of an off-campus beach party? Many students endure this every semester.
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HE said: Don’t sweat the small stuff…

Stress is one of the most terrible feelings in the world. I'm stressed as I write this. And most of you are probably stressed as you read this: Don't worry, you won't be graded. You either have a paper looming or a presentation in the making. Perhaps a test you haven't studied for or a speech you haven't written.
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Emergency call boxes help reduce on-campus crime

Editor's note: This article ran in last week's edition of Mirror Monday as "Fairfield security measures: Are they enough?". At first glance, the blue light emergency call system employed by many American universities, including Fairfield, appears fool-proof.
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Seven new members elected to Board of Trustees

Press Release: Fairfield University announced the election of seven new trustees to its Board of Trustees, including six graduates and four members who have served previous terms on the board. First-time board members are Sheila Kearney Davidson, senior vice president and general counsel for New York Life Insurance Company, class of 1983; Clinton A.
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Wall Street “Ace” shows his cards at Quick Center

Working on Wall Street is something many business people strive to do. They attend college, graduate school and perhaps more. This would seem to be the path to success. Alan "Ace" Greenberg would beg to differ. "Being persuasive ... admitting when you are wrong, that is what makes a good trader," said Greenberg, chairman of the Executive Committee of The Bear Stearns Companies Inc, in his interview with Charlie Rose at Quick Center for the Arts.
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Classroom requirement causes $tudent anger

Have you ever been sitting in class on the day of a big test and realized you brought nothing to write with? Have you ever avoided participating in a class that you hadn't done the reading for? Those days are over for students in Curtis Naser's ethics classes due to his decision to use a Personal Response System, or PRS, to take tests.
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Steamy conditions breed further mold concerns for residents

From freezing in sweatshirts to sweating in tank tops, students in the apartments have experienced all sorts of temperatures except for comfortable. Complaints have been streaming in to housing from residents of the apartments. The recent drop in temperatures increased requests for the heat to be turned on.