The time of year is once again approaching when school will let out and the seniors will be graduating. Students have personal photographs, memories, and class rings to remember their good (and bad) experiences at Fairfield University. However, nothing captivates life at Fairfield better than the university yearbook, The Manor.
The Manor is a student run organization that currently consists of six people in charge. They are always recruiting and looking for new members, so people that are interested in being creative are encouraged to come and help put this book of memories together.
There are many different ways to be involved with The Manor. Activities range from photography and writing articles to editing and helping with the layout.
“The Manor is a fun way to get experience and also be involved,” said Laura Pfeifer, ’04. Pfeifer is editor of the senior section.
This year has been a successful one for The Manor, mainly due to the new Barone office and because of increased student participation.
“The Manor has experienced an influx of new underclass talent that has been both invigorating and exciting,” said Jim Fitzpatrick, the yearbook’s advisor.
Even though the staff is dedicated to producing a successful finished product, they are suffering from a lack of senior and junior participation. There are currently no upperclassmen serving on the committee, so it is difficult for the staff to know what matters most to the graduating students.
“Since I am not a senior myself, I don’t know if I can do justice to capturing memories for them,” said Pfeifer. “I really encourage people to come down to the office and get involved.”
Unfortunately, the senior class is so busy preparing for graduation, that they just don’t have the time to help out as much as they would like.
“I would love to join and be involved with the yearbook, but between all my extracurricular activities and internship, there is simply no time,” said Jim Finnegan, ’02.
Other students feel that they do not want to work on the yearbook until their senior year, because that is when their efforts will make a difference to their class.
“I think the yearbook is something that the seniors will use to remember their undergraduate education, so that is why I don’t want to interfere,” said Zac Freedman, ’05. “However, I will probably join during my senior year.”
If seniors have any ideas or last minute pictures that they want to send into The Manor, they should label them and drop them off in Box A.
Anyone that wants to be involved should attend The Manor meetings, which take place on Sundays at 7:00 pm in their office in Barone Campus Center.
“As an advisor, I definitely see the potential to produce something special for the class of 2002,” said Fitzpatrick.
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