Author Ryan Cantor

To the Editor: I'm requesting that the staff of The Mirror assign Michael Bond a topic lacking despair and bitterness in favor of, dare I say it, happiness. As his many readers will attest, anger obviously falls within Mr. Bond's niche. I feel that as a publication of a Jesuit university that encourages the development of well-rounded students, The Mirror should follow suit and encourage the development of well-rounded writers on its staff.

As word of Mark Fisher's tragic death spread across campus, many students have been left shocked and puzzled. While many questions remain about the events surrounding his death, the administration urges students to remain calm and not spread any speculation and rumors.

Trying to check out the library stock online? Good luck because the online catalog isn't accessible. "We were moving the catalog to another server," said Joan Overfield, director of library services. "A consultant that was helping us ran into a problem on Wednesday morning and the catalog is now inaccessible.

His life cut short last Sunday morning, Mark Fisher, '06, is mourned by the Fairfield community while the New York Police Department continues the search for his murderer. "Mark restored my faith that there are good people on earth when I doubted there were any left," said Stephen Dogmanits, '01, former defensive coordinator of Fairfield's football team.

The Board of Trustees appointed a 14-member search committee to find a Jesuit successor to Rev. Aloysius P. Kelley, S.J. on Wednesday. The committee represents students, faculty, administrators, trustees, alumni and the Jesuits.