Editorials

With the addition of the Stag Statue in the center of campus, Fairfield has joined the ranks of its fellow universities.

For the third time this year a Connecticut college student was murdered. University of Connecticut junior football player Jasper Howard was fatally stabbed at a university-sponsored event early Sunday morning.

As the He Said controversy issue continues to percolate on campus, the issue of whether or not a student should be punished for what he or she writes in The Mirror or any other publication, be it online or in print, continues to be raised.

In the course of the last week, many assumed boundaries have been crossed. The first was through the publication of the “He Said/She Said”’s column, which offended a portion of the campus. Then,...

On Wednesday afternoon, shortly after the release of this week’s issue, a group of students gathered outside of The Mirror office in order to protest the content of the “He Said,” column written by Chris Surette alongside Allyson Wuensch’s “She Said,” column.

Fairfield still has a long way to go to improve diversity, and it is clear that both inside and outside of the University the appearance that diversity has not grown remains strong.

While the University may not have known about the acts that were going on, it still holds responsibility. That responsibility is to attempt to fix the wrongs committed by an organization that many in the University supported both financially and with its time.

While Fairfield University has earned honors for its campus safety, the death of Le and other recent tragedies on college campuses bring to light the fact that students themselves must remain vigilant about their own safety.

Students returning to campus this year have met a variety of changes, some for the better, but many more for the worse. Unavoidable budget cuts and layoffs have taken away some of the best-liked parts and...

Best of the year: Four MAAC championships When the men's and women's soccer teams won the MAAC tournament in back-to-back weeks, it seemed that Fairfield athletics was about to head down an unpredented path...