Campus Life
Some students struggle to study abroad
By Kelly Belchere at April 29, 2009 | 12:00 pm | 665 Comments
Brooke Lanogen, a senior and member of the study abroad office, considers herself extremely privileged to have studied abroad last year in Florence, Italy. The opportunity to experience a different culture, see the world, grow into independent adults and to get away from the monotony shouldn't be missed, she said. However a majority of students at Fairfield and more...
Filming success
By Meghan Schelzi at April 28, 2009 | 12:00 pm | 1,287 Comments
Co-teachers Casey Timmeny and Chris McGloin in the new media department must be doing something right in order to get their class out of bed at 5:45 a.m. on a Saturday. This past spring Timmeny and McGloin offered a new course, 'Sports Production.' The class entailed students producing four sports games - lacrosse, baseball, softball and tennis live on more...
Worst of 2008-2009
By Val Bertolami at April 28, 2009 | 12:00 pm | 1,185 Comments
10. Recession hits Fairfield 9. Water main break on North Benson 8.Soccer player injured at the beach 7. . Water pipe break in Dolan washes out CNS 6. Construction plans not being completed 5. Fire at La Salsa 4. Unopposed FUSA elections 3. Fairfield downgraded in college rankings 2. Sophomores can no longer have cars on campus 1. StagWeb more...
The new doodling
By Kelly Belchere at April 21, 2009 | 12:00 pm | 108 Comments
In the past, students simply did not have enough distractions to keep them occupied in class. There was only daydreaming, texting, passing notes and doodling. In the new wireless world, students are abandoning the outdated distractions and adopting the laptop computer to kill time in class by updating their Facebook page, checking out the pictures of their sister's new more...
Challenges in Global Politics class hosts “A Day at Fairfield”
By Caroline Hoey at April 21, 2009 | 12:00 pm | 643 Comments
Candy. Ice breakers. Small group discussions. No, this was not orientation, but rather 'A Day at Fairfield' organized by the students in the Challenges in Global Politics class who chose to participate in service learning. 'The day at Fairfield University was a great success,' said Sharon Sanford, student enrichment coordinator at Mercy Learning Center (MLC). 'It more...
Don’t Rock the Boat
By Daniela Caso at April 14, 2009 | 12:00 pm | 901 Comments
[caption id="attachment_18681" align="alignright" width="260" caption="Mirror File Photo"][/caption] What used to be, 'Just another excuse for seniors to drink on a Saturday night has become a tradition,' said David Mattei '98. The tradition is the Fairfield University Mock Wedding, which began in 1996, as a theme party at Lantern Point with seniors dressed as more...
