My Chosen Family Deserves Respect
Today on Oct. 8, the Supreme Court of the United States has begun hearing details of three different cases detailing claims of workplace discrimination against various members of the LGBTQ+ community. As...
The Girl with the Red Headphones
I think I’ve always felt a little lost. Throughout my life I have had a turbulent sense of identity. There have been times where I have felt I knew exactly who I was and where I was going, and times...
Netflix, Stop Producing Trash
Within the last year, Netflix has been releasing original young adult films intended to inspire, and I guess, motivate the youth of today. Specifically, films like “Sierra Burgess is a Loser,” “Swiped”...
Go Forth with Kindness
One of the many Jesuit mottos that Fairfield University values is St. Ignatius Loyola’s urgence that we “go forth and set the world on fire.” Though the idea of setting the world aflame sounds rather...
It’s Cool to Care
When I first stepped on Fairfield’s campus just three short years ago, my only goal was to graduate. My father who attended Fairfield 30 years prior as the child of Irish immigrants had instilled in me that...
All Tragedies are Tragedies
On the afternoon of April 15, the city of Paris, France was alarmed by smoke flooding their city. Their iconic and famed Notre Dame Cathedral caught fire. The 850 year-old Gothic church is one of the biggest...
“Do You Have a Bottle Opener?”
The end of the semester is such a stressful time for us college students. With projects, papers and exams piling up in these last few days of the semester, it’s understable to feel overwhelmed. This time of...
The Many Faces of Feminism
It was reported this week that yet another member of President Trump’s cabinet has been fired. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen “did not resign willingly” on Sunday, April 6,...
“Who Are You Picking Up?”
As college students, we’ve all probably had our fair share of wild Uber or Lyft rides. As crazy as these stories can be, I don’t think we really dwell upon the ones that are truly terrifying. Around...
What is Your Water Damage?
Before I wrote a 3,100 word article on water damage, I didn’t spend much time looking up at the ceiling. Now after writing that essay, no matter what room I’m in, I always pause and take a minute to look...