Flora and Fauna of Fairfield Alicia Phaneuf, Cara Lee and Deanna Carbone June 25, 2018 “Lions, tigers and bears, Oh my!” These are the animals Dorothy Gale had to fear in “The Wizard of Oz”, but at Fairfield University, most students are just as worried about the turkeys. But...
A Special Place is Waiting for You at Fairfield Lexi Thimble June 25, 2018 When I attended First-Year Orientation at Fairfield University two years ago (an absolutely crazy thought), I was totally secure in my choice. The size of the campus and undergrad population was just my speed,...
Give College A Chance to Become Your Home Cara Lee June 25, 2018 When looking back on orientation, everyone I talk to tends to have a VERY strong opinion about their experience. Either orientation was the absolute best or it was a disaster that sank the future student into...
Fairfield is the Ultimate Problematic Fave Sabina Dirienzo June 25, 2018 There are a lot of little things about Fairfield University that annoy me. A sampling: I’ll start, casually, with the pettiest: why are there no warnings for any of the speed bumps? I drive a Fiat 500, a...
The Mirror Staff Reflects: First-Year Memories Lexi Thimble, Alicia Phaneuf, Claire Monahan, Katherine Klima and Sabina Dirienzo June 25, 2018 “One of my favorite memories is going to a Thrive FYE event hosted by an author who all of us advice about what to do if your roommate doesn’t shower. Advice: please shower for your roommates sake.”...
It’s Too Late to Save Syria Ali Haidar April 25, 2018 On April 13 the United States, France and the United Kingdom launched multiple strikes on Syria. These attacks came around a week after Syria’s armed forces allegedly used chemical weapons on their own...
Syria Strikes a Start to a Solution Ariana Puzzo April 25, 2018 The United States, with the help of Britain and France, launched airstrikes on April 13 near the Syrian capital —Damascus— and west of Homs. The airstrikes were in response to President Bashar al-Assad’s...
“Yodel-ehh-HE-who?” Alicia Phaneuf, Cara Lee and Deanna Carbone April 25, 2018 Such a beautiful dream...when Mason Ramsey, also known as Yodel Boy, went from singing in his local Walmart to becoming the center of the social media universe. For those who haven’t heard his iconic...
Tammy Duckworth Bringing Her Baby to the Senate Floor Shouldn’t Be a Big Deal Sabina Dirienzo April 25, 2018 History was made in the United States senate on April 19, 2019. Senator Tammy Duckworth, a Democrat from Illinois, brought her 10-day-old baby to the senate floor to cast votes. Duckworth had already become...
Tony Robbins Doesn’t Understand #MeToo Sabina Dirienzo April 18, 2018 In San Jose, Calif. in March, motivational speaker and life coach Tony Robbins denounced the #MeToo movement at one of his “Unleash the Power” events. According to the Washington Post, Robbins said that...
