Author Kaitlyn Drake

Admittedly, being prompted to write about my favorite memory at Fairfield University is a tough task. Fairfield has been my home for the past two years, and throughout the months of dragging myself through...

Over the summer of 2020, during one of the peaks of the pandemic, I was chatting with my dad about the idea of going back to normal as he was working from home. I had received the news that Fairfield...

Last semester, I made my debut as a contributing writer for The Mirror with an article criticising Fairfield University’s lack of precautions against the COVID-19 pandemic. Both the University and the...

I grew up as a member of the Catholic church- in fact, I had a phase in my life from ages fourteen to fifteen in which I was extremely religious. One entire side of my family participates in Catholic...

Despite its status as a traditional Jesuit institution and the Princeton Review’s ranking of Fairfield in the top 20 most conservative college student bodies in America, Fairfield University’s mission...

During one of the most stressful parts of the semester, Fairfield University students have an added stress to deal with: housing assignments for next year. Though I am a resident assistant, I know just how...

Though Americans have been taking action to help Texas in the aftermath of this catastrophic snowstorm, none of the citizens, nor the government, were prepared for it in any manner. As of February 21,...

People with disabilities have consistently been erased from many facets of life, including politics. Now, even though these individuals have pre-existing conditions, many are not on the priority list to...

Fairfield University has prided itself on being a proponent of sustainability for at least a decade. Since the institution was named a ‘Cool School’ by the leading environmental lobbyist group, the Sierra...

When I write the word “abortion,” the first thing I experience is fear. In fact, during one of my classes I had participated in a discussion about abortions, and afterwards, I had taken a video of my hand...