Letters to the Editor

To the Editor: I was pleased to have a project of the FUSA Senate featured in The Mirror last Thursday in the article by Anna Papachristos. It was great to see FUSA get recognition for something other than the concerts. We really think that the FUSA Book Exchange will be beneficial to both the textbook buyers and the sellers.

To the Editor: As parents of a graduate of the class of 2000, who is currently an MBA candidate at Fairfield, and of a student in the class of 2006, we were dismayed when we learned that Fairfield's acceptance rate this year was close to 75 percent. Our fear is that Fairfield's reputation is going to be diminished and that high school seniors will look at Fairfield as a safety instead of a target or reach school.

To the Editor: I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself to the student body and welcome everyone back from what hopefully was a relaxing and restful summer. To the Class of 2009: Welcome and congratulations on beginning a terrific four years here at Fairfield University.

To the Editor: For any institution, even a university, it's tempting to find ways to make challenging or controversial voices disappear. As a university in the Catholic and Jesuit tradition, it is not surprising that an event involving gay and lesbian relationships should be disquieting.

This statement was made by Dr. Lakeland at the forum replacing the same-sex marriage forum on April 14, 2005. I think it is very unfortunate for many individuals that tonight's scheduled event was first cancelled, and that later it was impossible to restore it to the calendar, at least for now.

To the Editor: I would like to congratulate all the students, faculty and concerned community members who came to the Oak Room last Thursday to protest President von Arx's cancellation of the Alliance sponsored forum on Marriage Equality. I was especially impressed by the sincerity and eloquence of the many students who spoke.

To the Editor: As faculty members committed to the robust exchange of ideas, we protest President von Arx's decision to cancel the Marriage Equality Forum. Like most of the 250 faculty, staff and students who attended the rally last Thursday to protest the president's action, we continue to look for any intellectual justification for this assault on campus speech.

To the Editor: When The Mirror asked me to comment on the cancellation of the Same-Sex Marriage Forum, I looked at it at from the angle of a student leader. From a student leader's perspective, I understand and sympathize with the limitations and frustrations that one planning an event can run into.

To the Editor: I am writing, in complete disgust, a response to the recent Mirror article "Sodexho Fires, Rehires Two After Urinating In Storeroom." I am appalled something like this would happen in the first place, but to rehire those who committed the repulsive act is awful.

To the Editor: As a Fairfield University student and part-time Sodexho employee, I was disgusted to read Ms. Sheehan's article about the Sodexho employees who were fired and reinstated after allegedly urinating in a storage room. I was extremely disturbed that the staff of The Mirror apparently did not feel the need to check their facts before writing such an incendiary story.