Letters to the Editor

Photo by Irene Mulvey To the Editor: A key principle of academic work is a commitment to shared governance. This principle stems from the inescapable interdependence among all the components of a...

To the Editors:   I believe that my friend should be able to have a car on campus, and his side of the story is not being adequately heard. He currently holds a job off campus as a hockey instructor...

To the Editors: The members of R.A.F.T., the Rational Association of Free Thinkers, welcome the conversation begun by students last week, responding to the Oct. 7 event staged by Students for Life. As...

To the men of Fairfield University, I believe it is time we have a serious talk about an issue that, during my four years at Fairfield, was continually brushed off as a non-problem. It is with a heavy...

Dear Friends and Classmates, I wanted to take this opportunity through The Mirror to introduce myself as your future Fairfield University Student Association President. If we have not had the opportunity to...

True story: I told my mom about the backlash I received on campus for the beautiful gesture offered to me at Apollo night. In all of my mother’s wisdom she imparted these words from Childish Gambino: “Don’t be mad cuz I’m doing me better than you doing you.”

Since August 2013, we have followed with dismay the events surrounding the abrupt decision by the university’s Information Technology Systems service to end the use of the Mentor course management system and replace it with Blackboard. We have heard the ITS argument that Mentor has security problems, but we have seen no credible evidence that Mentor could potentially compromise the security of student records or any other sensitive information.

I am writing this letter in support of the work of the Educational Technologies Committee and the many faculty across campus working to re-instate Mentor as a course management and institutional tools system at Fairfield.

In the last couple of days, there has been a lot of debate about a performance at Apollo Night. After reading the opinion section of The Mirror, it was clear that both authors made valid points. However, since the publishing of the article, one author has been pinpointed as a target by the same students who stood on stage supporting the right of freedom of speech.

Written by: @UncensoredStags #TheStruggleforJustice "Fairfield University is committed to protecting the academic freedom of its faculty and the freedom of expression of all members of the University...