31 employees let go, students react
Fairfield University laid off a total of 31 employees over the summer in an effort to cut down the budget by $5 million, according to a Fairfield University press release.
Grab your remote: The best of fall TV is here
'So You Think You Can Dance' — Wednesday 9/9 at 8 p.m. on Fox Fox's popular dance show is returning early with season six, debuting this week for their first time in the fall season. Even though season...
Stop denying your love for ‘High School Musical’
Ah, 'High School Musical.' Sure, we're now all in college, but I'm still looking for a person that doesn't (at least secretly) love 'High School Musical.' Even if you say you don't, you're lying, because you...
Project Halo opens eyes
In my three years so far at Fairfield, I have maybe once seen the Quick Center filled to capacity. But Thursday night at junior Michael Cicirelli's Project Halo, almost every one of the 750 seats was filled...
College rankings: Not the end-all, be-all
Anyone who is paying almost $45,000 a year to go to school obviously wants to be getting the most out of their money.' Every student also knows that one of the determinants of this is how the school ranks in...
Concern yourself with Amethyst
Considering what an important issue the Amethyst Initiative is, there should be much more discussion between students about it. Fairfield University recently joined 128 other schools in signing the Amethyst...
Best and Worst of 2007-2008
Best 10. New Mirror editorial staff 9. Club 42 Dances 8. Fairfield's Combined Heat 'amp; Power plant 7. Fairfield/Sacred Heart Rivalry 6. Facebook's Bumper Sticker application 5. Homeless Village 4....
Mom, Dad … I’m in jail
I have to admit that when I first heard that Fairfield was trying to put on a Jail 'n' Bail fund-raiser, I didn't think it would work.
Record-Breaker
The Stags have been one of the toughest teams in the country to play at home this season and that dominance continued on Friday night. A torrential downpour met the Stags in the first half and the game went into halftime scoreless. As the rain slowed and the clock wound down, the men's soccer team found themselves down 1-0 to MAAC rival Canisius at Alumni Field, where the game was moved due to the rain storm, after a Griffs goal put them ahead twelve minutes into the second half.
Comedian Alex House Cracks up Crowd
Students who decided not to brave the rain and the walk to the BCC missed out on an hysterical performance by comedienne Alex House on Thursday night. House, who was a semi-finalist on NBC's "Last Comic Standing," has also twice won the Bud Light's Ladies of Laughter Comedy Contest.