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...
Who Run the World? Girls!
International Women’s Day is this coming Friday, March 8, and the newly-established Editorial Board can’t help but acknowledge the footsteps of the previous all-female Editorial Board that we’re...
So Long, Farewell, Auf Wiedersehen, Goodbye!
With exactly three months until graduation, the editorial board is closing in on their final issue of The Mirror next week (sad). Even though this job is all consuming, the members of the board each have...
Vaccinate Your Freakin’ Kids!
On Friday, Feb. 8, lawmakers in Washington heard testimony regarding a proposed bill that would eliminate parents’ ability to opt-out of vaccinating their children for measles, mumps and rubella. This...
Super Bowl was a 3-and-Out
Saying that Super Bowl LIII was uneventful when compared to last year’s is putting it mildly — and that’s not even considering the actual game, which even non sports fans realized was boring. I mean,...