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Letter to the Editor: Choosing Teacher of the Year Award

To the Editor: I am an alumna of Fairfield and a member of Alpha Sigma Nu who continues to read The Mirror. I write to voice my strong objections to Fr. von Arx's change to the Alpha Sigma Nu Teacher of the Year Award reserving the final decision of who receives the award for the president.
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They can’t agree, but they can debate…sort of

by Ryan T. Blair Even a self-diagnosed political junkie such as myself got tired of the exploits of the democrats and republicans following the fall elections. For the past few months, the thought of politics was comparable to the smell of stale beer after a night of heavy drinking: in a word, sickening.
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Letter to the Editor: Plugging Fairfield to the troops

To the Editor: I believe it is important, especially as college students, for us to recognize the men and women who so bravely serve in the armed forces of the United States. They give their lives so that we can live in freedom every day. I am upset though, at the way I feel the university has used these men and women's dedication as an opportunity for advertising and promotion.
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You know you’re from Fairfield when….

You know you're from Fairfield when you go on Spring Break and find that Mexican ATMs are more friendly than StagWeb. Have a suggestion for the cartoon that you want Chris to illustrate? E-mail them to themirror@stagweb.fairfield.edu
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Remembering journalist Hunter Thompson

by Tara E. Lynch There are moments in pop culture, little triumphs and tragedies of Americana, which seem to have a permanence in the minds of the public. My parents, for example, will always remember the day that John F. Kennedy was shot or the first day of Woodstock.
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Letter to the editor: A Jersey Girl defends her state

To the Editor: First of all, I understand that the article about the clichéd stereotypes of New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts was supposed to be funny. I fully recognized the intention for humor. Few people I talked to found the article amusing though.