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After months of debate and protest, full-time faculty members of Fair*eld University have reached an agreement on the future of their collective salaries and bene*ts.

On Friday, Sept. 6, faculty members gathered in the Kelley Center for a General Faculty meet-ing. During this congregation, they voted on the most recent Memo of Understanding (MOU) for the 2012-13 school year. +e MOU serves as “a contractual document that speci*es all faculty compensa-tion,” as stated by Dr. Irene Mulvey, professor of mathematics and for-mer secretary of the General Fac-ulty.

One hundred forty *ve faculty members voted in favor of the new MOU, with 70 voting against it and two citing abstention. With an ap-proximate 2-1 vote, the MOU is considered to be approved by the General Faculty.

Fr. Paul Fitzgerald, a member of the administration, expressed positivity towards this latest oc-currence. “I was pleased to see that the faculty voted to accept the MOU that was the result of colle-gial conversations between elected representatives of the faculty and appointed members of the admin-istration,” he said.

Although some faculty mem-bers did not agree with the new standards laid down by the revised MOU, the general disapproval is less than that of the previous MOU

meeting held on April 27, in which 185 faculty members voted against the version in review at the time.

So why was it rejected in the *rst place? In MOU of the 2011-2012 school year, the administra-tion promised to maintain the fac-ulty’s compensation rank within the 95th percentile.

Since its introduction in 1994, this standard of compensation is meant to serve as a means of eco-nomic security for faculty mem-bers. In a previous Mirror article, Mulvey described this benchmark as a “standard of our profession since it compares our compensa-tion with other schools in our cat-egory.”

In the original version of the 2012-13 MOU, the administration cited its intent to distance itself from this benchmark, which lead to its unanimous rejection by a General Faculty vote.

Fitzgerald explained his un-derstanding of this situation: “+e past few years have been di,cult for most every member of the Fair-*eld University community - fac-ulty, sta- and students. We have all sought to prioritize students, al-locating additional *nancial aid to those whose family *nancial situ-ations deteriorated signi*cantly. We also limited the tuition increase this past year to a *gure below the rate of in.ation.”

In the aftermath of the rejected MOU last April, faculty members and students gathered on May 9 to

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A Fair*eld University student remains in critical condition after being badly burned in a car *re.

Part-time student Justin Hervey, 23, of Armonk, N.Y., was rushed to Bridgeport Hospital last +ursday evening after he and his Chevrolet Tahoe caught *re near Tunxis Hill Park in Fair*eld, Conn.

According to a Connecticut Post article, a Little League baseball game was in progress when coach-es and parents noticed Hervey on *re near the *eld. Hervey had pulled into the parking lot when the car started having trouble.

Coaches immediately rushed over and tried to extinguish the .ames. +is quick thinking was “heroic and should be applauded,” said Assistant Fire Chief Scott Bis-son in the article.

Hervey was still conscious when emergency personnel ar-rived on scene.

As of late Tuesday night, Hervey’s condition remains criti-cal, according to Bridgeport Hos-pital spokesperson John Cappiel-lo.

Hervey’s sister, Stephanie Hervey ‘13, said that her family is hoping for the best. “He’s still in critical condition,” she said. “He will be for a few months, but . . . he’s pulling through right now so hopefully he will continue to do so.”

Word about Hervey’s condi-tion spread to the University com-munity the day after the incident.

In an email released to the community on Friday, Vice Presi-dent for Student A-airs +omas Pellegrino wrote: “We are moni-toring his situation closely and University sta- members have ex-tended support to his family, who is with him at this time.” Pellegrino also o-ered students and faculty counseling options.

Because the accident is cur-rently under investigation, little

information about the cause of the *re is available, according to a Fair*eld Fire Department o,cial. However, in a Hartford Courant ar-ticle, Sergeant Suzanne Lussier, a

Fair*eld Police spokesperson, said that the *re originated in the pas-senger compartment of Hervey’s car.

Stephanie called Hervey the

“shining star” of the family and “the best brother I could have ever asked for.”

Hervey’s family asked that people continue to pray for him.

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What’s new at Fairfield?

“I think [the sidewalks] are really going to, in a practical sense, really improve the pedes-trian motion on campus.”

-James Fitzpatrick, Vice President of Student A!airs

Einstein’s is averaging over 100 egg and cheese sandwiches a day, which is a quota doubling what they originally expected to !ll.

“"ey really did [the bee farm] to expand what we were doing with the garden. "is has been planned for about a year.

-James Fitzpatrick, Vice President of Student A!airs

Barone will now feature a number of new much needed gluten free options, perfect for people with allergies.

"ere are nine new Mac computers in the BCC.

“Our new !eld hockey !eld has the !rst sand-based turf in the United States.”

-Shealyn Testa ‘14, Fair"eld U. Field Hockey Captain

Photos by Nick DiFazio/!e Mirror

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Yesterday morning’s crisp air, swift breeze and full sunshine made the day feel eerily similar to the day 11 years ago when almost 3,000 American men and women lost their lives as a result of the at-tacks on September 11, 2001.

“+e attacks still feel like yesterday. Remembering is sad, I don’t think we’ll ever stop re-membering no matter how many years pass,” said Nicole Vengalli ’16 at yesterday’s emotional re-membrance mass held at Egan Chapel.

+e mass, led by Fr. Charles Allen, S.J., had over 150 people in attendance, with an even mix of current students and alumni present.

“Our proximity to New York City de*nitely causes this day to hold more signi*cance. We lost 14 alumni that day,” said alumni Frank Corr ’60.

+e signi*cance of the mass was to acknowledge and remem-ber the deaths that occurred on Sept. 11 in New York City, at the Pentagon, and in the *elds of Pennsylvania, said Allen as he be-gan mass.

+e family of victim Patrick J. Maguire ‘82 brought up gifts and a performance by the Bensonians brought tears to the eyes of many.

Students who didn’t attend

yesterday’s mass found their own way to recognize the infamous day in our nation’s history by tweeting about it. Students sent out caring

and heartfelt tweets recognizing the day.

Some sent messages for those who lost their lives that day

and some sent ones for the mem-bers of the NYPD and FDNY that through that day became heroes.

An interfaith prayer service in the morning, co-sponsored by a number of organizations on campus, was held at Egan Chapel, and a screening of “+ree Faiths, Two Stories, One Woman” took place in the Kelley Center in the evening. +e *lm presented a unique approach to faith-based relations and drew on universal qualities shared by Muslims and Christians.

+e University also set up a re.ection wall in the Barone Campus Center where students, faculty members and sta- posted thoughts, feelings, and sentiments throughout the day yesterday. Most people wrote statements about where they were that day when it happened.

“+is year, we honor this im-portant day . . . with events that promote healing and reconcilia-tion,” said Julie Mughal, assistant director of the Center for Faith and Public Life.

Other campus-wide all-day events included continuous screenings of the documentary titled “Rising: Rebuilding Ground Zero” held in the Barone Campus Center, and a Bellarmine Museum exhibition featuring the work of artist Dalton Ghetti who honored the fallen by carving teardrops made from graphite of recycled pencils.

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With Fair*eld students back on campus, the parties are back in full swing - but for many political junkies the real parties occurred earlier in the week in Florida and North Carolina.

+ese “parties” were the Re-publican National Convention, held in Tampa from August 27 to August 30, and the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte from Sept. 4 to Sept. 6.

Held every four years in advance of the presi-

dential election, nominating conventions serve to select a party’s presidential nominee and adopt the party’s platform for that election cycle.

Historically, nominating con-ventions have been heated a-airs, with candidates wheeling and dealing to gain the state delegates needed to win.

However, there has not been a truly close contest at a convention since Ronald Reagan almost upset incumbent Gerald Ford in 1976. Rather, conventions often begin with the public quite certain of a party’s future nominee. +is year was no di-erent, with Republi-can Mitt Romney and incumbent Democrat Barack Obama the as-sumed, and ultimately nominat-ed, candidates.

With party nominees known in advance, conven-tions have taken on a new form: uniting in support of this dominant candidate. Largely ceremonial, modern nominat-ing conventions are attempts to rally support for the nomi-

nee and formally introduce them to the general public.

Junior Nick Givas, the Con-necticut state chairman of Young Americans for Romney, thought the RNC reached these goals. “I thought the RNC couldn’t have gone better,” he said. “We were able to come together and unite under one banner in the name of preserving our future.”

For Jordan Freeman ‘13, a supporter of President Barack Obama, the DNC was also a suc-cess: “+e convention, as usual, did its job of showing the best side of the party and contrasting them to their opponents.”

However, for some, the nomi-nating conventions were not en-tirely united. Both the RNC and DNC endured criticism for their exclusion of certain groups within their party.

Sophomore Connor Kelly, who watched both conventions, said, “When a candidate has pret-ty much locked up the nomination from their party ahead of the con-vention, the event becomes more of a one man show. +ere isn’t much room for dissenters in that kind of environment.”

Indeed, critics of both con-ventions complained that di-er-ing opinions were squandered rather than embraced.

At the RNC, many Ron Paul supporters were upset by rule changes that barred some of their delegates from the convention and that will make it harder for so-called “non-establishment” candidates, like Paul, to win in the future.

Paul, while certainly not likely to win the nomination, had been

working party rules to increase the voice of his sect of the Republican Party. Prior to the RNC Paul had conceded that he could not win the nomination but would not be dropping out of the race.

Many Ron Paul supporters saw the event as an attempt to si-lence a growing majority within the Party.

Givas, on the other hand, said. “Mathematically, Governor Romney locked up the nomina-tion well in advance. … +e simple fact is that the people have spoken and chosen Governor Romney as their nominee.”

In Charlotte, similar dissen-tion plagued the DNC. In their original 2012 platform, the Democratic Party had re-moved mentions of God and Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, causing many pundits to criticize the new, secular stance.

Kelly, although not critical of the move, nev-ertheless saw the removal of the words as politically damaging. “+e majority of the United States is Christian and supports the Jewish state, so politically the move could have alienated people who think the Democrats are ignoring Christian values at home.”

Perhaps in response to such worries, the DNC reinserted language into the platform af-*rming, in the words of Ohio Governor Ted Strickland, “that our faith and belief in God is central to the Ameri-can story.”

+is came after the third at-tempted vote to insert the lan-guage, with the *rst two votes failing to achieve a discernible two-thirds support. After the third vote, some convention attendees were heard booing the decision.

Both these cases seem to demonstrate that in the current two-party system not all voters feel completely satis*ed in either party. While the incidents at the nominating conventions will prob-ably be long forgotten by Election Day, the fact remains that these “homeless voters” often make all the di-erence in the outcome of

an election.

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MirrorThursday, September 13

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Monday, September 310:44 p.m. A student found to be in possession of drug para-phernalia and alcohol in a Quad residence hall was referred to student conduct.

Wednesday, September 511:10 a.m.A vehicular hit and run was reported for a parked car in the area of the Townhouses. +e Department of Public Safety (DPS) asks that anyone with informa-tion of this event please report it as soon as possible.

Friday, September 7

8:53 p.m.A Fair*eld Prep student was found to be possession of narcotics near the Fr. Brissette Athletic Center. +e student was referred to Prep student conduct and his parents were noti*ed.

11:32 p.m. After refusing to produce identi*cation and attempt-ing to .ee from DPS, a student in the area of the Town-houses was referred to student conduct.

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12:08 a.m.DPS found an iphone in the area of the Townhouses. Please contact DPS with information.

2:18 a.m.Four “suspicious” males outside of a Quad residence hall were found to be in possession of marijuana. Fair*eld Police made one arrest. All were referred to student conduct.

Sunday, September 9

12:48 a.m. DPS observed four students attempting to remove a grill from the area of +e Levee. +e grill was returned. All were referred to student conduct.

2:00 a.m. An RA reported students vandalizing property in +e Village. Garbage cans were found .ipped, but all sus-pects had .ed before DPS arrived.

Monday, Septmeber 108:00 a.m. A smoldering teakettle and ignited handle created a small *re in a Village apartment. +e University Fire Marshall was called.

10:24 a.m.A missing wallet left anonymously at the DPS o,ce was found to contain one fake identi*cation. +e wal-let owner was referred to student conduct.

10:26 a.m.A Townhouse porch window was found to be smashed. Anyone with information concerning this incident is asked to contact DPS.

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Have you ever lugged all your dirty laundry down to the laundry room only to *nd out that all the machines were occupied? Now there’s a way to check the status of washing machines and dryers and their availability for use through Laundryview.com.

Laundryview.com is the new-est, ecofriendly monitoring system that allows you to oversee your dorm’s laundry room activity. +is is a helpful site and important site that Fair*eld students should take advantage of, since there is a lim-ited amount of washers and dryers on campus.

You can use Laundryview.com from your laptop or from your cell phone. By simply clicking onto the site and checking which machines are in use, students can save them-selves time and walks to and from the laundry rooms.

When going onto Laun-dryview.com, students have access to both their dorm’s laundry room availability and the availability of all of the laundry rooms on cam-

pus. You are also able to see how long the machine has been run-ning and when it will be ready to use.

Laundryview.com even gives students the option of having a text message or email sent to them tell-ing them that their laundry is done. +e site also o-ers laundry tips, in-formation regarding di-erent laun-dry detergents, and statistics show-ing when the laundry room has been the busiest. +is enables you to plan to do your laundry when it is not busy.

Upon asking students how they feel about Laundryview.com, most agree that it is an important and helpful site that is available to students. Junior Emma DiGio-vine said that “Laundryview.com is something that everyone uses. It really does make doing laundry a quicker and more e,cient process and saves me so much time. I use it every time I do my laundry.”

So, next time you’re thinking about lugging your laundry all the way to the laundry room just to see the availability of the washers and dryers, remember to stop and check out Laundryview.com *rst!

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“We hope these events on this special day will aid us in re-membering and honoring all the victims of 9/11,” said Rev. George Collins, S.J., director of Campus Ministry.

“Fair*eld de*nitely did a great job at making sure the an-niversary of 9/11 was well covered and recognized. Just look how many people are here at mass,”

said Jen Jamin ’14.Finally, with the comple-

tion of the new 9/11 memorial at round zero people can visit and pay respects and re.ect on the events of that day.

Inscribed into the edge of each re.ecting pool is the name of each person who died in the 2001 attacks, which result as a powerful reminder of the largest loss of life by a foreign attack on American soil.

+e re.ecting pools are nearly an acre in size and feature the largest manmade waterfalls in North America. +e pools sit where the Twin Towers once did.

Inscribed into the edge of each pool is the name of each per-son who died in the 2001 attacks, which result as a powerful re-minder of the largest loss of life by a foreign attack on American soil.

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protest what they saw as a broken promise, made evident by chants and signs alike.

+e administration responded to the unapproved MOU and sub-sequent protests through renegoti-ation, though “the vote by the Gen-eral Faculty could not take place until September,” as they are not on contract during the summer, ac-cording to Mulvey.

+e new language of the ac-cepted MOU explains that the ad-ministration is committed to the 95th percentile for this year, until a new benchmark system can be im-plemented for the 2013-14 school year.

However, Dr. Giovanni Ru,-ni, assistant professor of classical studies, pointed out that the MOU refers to “a revised benchmarking [that will be] in place for the 2013-14 MOU and FY14 budget,” empha-sizing the legal concreteness of the term “shall.” He explained how this contradicts the part of the agree-ment that states the 2013-14 MOU must *rst be agreed upon by the Faculty Salary Committee and the administration.

Ru,ni went on to say: “Most of the people who were opposed to this MOU said this is a prob-lem, because they want to get rid of the 95th percentile, and if we can’t agree on something by then [the 2013-14 school year], they will simply impose what they want to impose.”

As this annual renegotiation is necessary, the question remains: will there be further debate in the future?

“Moving forward, all eyes will be on this year’s negotiations,” said Dr. Susan Rakowitz, current secretary of the General Faculty Committee. “In light of some of the things that the administration proposed last year (and the faculty overwhelmingly rejected), the fac-

ulty is very wary.”She continued: “If the admin-

istration takes those stances again, the faculty will respond with the same united opposition we showed last spring. If, on the other hand, the administration enters into ne-gotiations with more reasonable proposals, I’m hopeful that we can move past the con.icts engendered by last year’s negotiations.”

Mulvey shared similar senti-ments: “In my opinion, what hap-pens this year – what happens right now – will set the tone and will af-

fect how the con.ict of last year is viewed in the long term.”

Mulvey went on to say: “Faculty will want to see *nancial decisions made that re.ect our commitment to our core academic mission, and compensation directly a-ects our ability to attract and retain the high-quality faculty that provide the excellent education that Fair-*eld is known for.”

“We have extremely important discussions ahead of us and how those play out will be of great im-portance to the faculty,” said Mul-vey.

Fitzgerald shared his hopes on the future of this subject: “As the country emerges slowly, too slowly, from the shadow of the re-cession, we here at Fair*eld will do well if we continue to be guided by a sense of solidarity and generosity, two values which I believe are very much in evidence at this time.”

Some faculty members, like Ru,ni, remain *rm in their stance. “We’re never going to let them take the 95th percentile from us,” he said.

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“We’re never going to let them take the 95th percentile from us.”-Dr. Giovanni Ru!ni

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Good. Bad. Or just plain satisfy-ing?

Ever since the opening of Ein-stein Bros. Bagels in the Barone Campus Center, students feel di-er-ently on whether it is a great addi-tion to campus dining or a step in the wrong direction.

+e deli, which opened this semester, o-ers fresh and healthy meal choices. Options include tur-key, ham, chicken, pizza, bagels,

smoothies and soups. +e menu also presents foods containing less than 400 calories.

“Einstein’s is a big upgrade from Jazzman’s,” said employee Joe Cruz. “It is much more exciting, has a lot of great food choices and a great atmo-sphere.”

Several students interviewed feel Jazzman’s o-ered little variety and a depressed atmosphere.

Junior Carolyn Kosewski ex-plained, “When I walk into Einstein’s I feel like there is a happier vibe be-cause the lighting is better, and stu-

dents seem happier to get their food and co-ee.”

Another convenience deals with time. Einstein’s is opened until 11 p.m. from Monday through +ursday and 5 p.m. on Fridays. +is can help satisfy a student’s late night cravings.

+e location is also appreci-ated.

“Coming from a person who lives in New Jersey, I know what a great bagel is, and this place is clutch,” said Tom Mortorano ’15.

+ough mostly positively re-viewed, others have found some

.aws.“+e sta- is very energetic and

you can tell that they want to be there,” said Ricky Haas ’15. “Yet the workers were all over the place.”

Others feel it is a good value but lacks organization.

“Einstein Bagels is a diamond in the rough,” said Louis Greco ’15. “It has value to it but it still has kinks and needs to smooth out.”

Yet the biggest concern involves the issue of this food joint replacing Late Night at the Stag, where the Stag famously o-ered inexpensive foods

every +ursday night. “I don’t understand why the

school got rid of dinner options like Late Night for bagels, which is a breakfast or lunch food,” said Julie Johnson ’15.

Only time will tell if Einstein Bros. Bagels will be an asset to the Fair*eld community.

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For women living on campus without an accessible vehicle, it is di,cult to get to a clinic that pro-vides essential services for wom-en.

However, female students do not realize that they don’t have to

look far, because there happens to be a Women’s Clinic right on cam-pus.

+e Clinic is located in the Health Center near Dolan Hall, with Joanne Wynne as the Women’s Clinical doctor. Open on Tuesdays and +ursdays, the Clinic is there to provide women on campus with speci*c health

needs. +e Women’s Clinic provides

services, such as physical exams, screening and pap smears. Along with physical demands, the clinic also provides accurate medical information and an environment where women can discuss any concerns that they have.

Julia Du-y, Director of the

student Health Center, said that the most common issues have to do with general women’s health concerns that students, ranging from late teen years to early twen-ties, have on their minds.

“Everything is completely con*dential, and nothing is re-leased,” said Du-y. “Questions come up because we’re Catholic, like ‘How do you run a clinic?’ Some services we cannot provide, but we do address questions, sexu-ality and body concerns. Anything you can think of. We even test for transmitted diseases.”

Du-y said that the Women’s Clinic has been around since she started working at Fair*eld Uni-versity in 1994. Despite being around for several years, many students on campus are unaware of the clinic.

“I didn’t know about it,” said Julianne McGrath ‘13. “I think it should be advertised to the fresh-men so they know that it’s there from the very start. +en they can access it for their four years.”

“I knew Fair*eld had a Health Center, but I didn’t know there was a Women’s Clinic,” said Catherine Martel ’13. “It’s a great

idea to have a clinic, especially be-cause most students don’t have a car, which makes getting medical care di,cult.”

On the contrary, Du-y de-scribes the Women’s Clinic as usually booked both days out of the week that Wynne provides her services. When appointments are made, there is usually a 7 to 10 day wait, unless it’s an emergency.

Du-ys says that, due to the large Fair*eld University female population, there are many young women with concerns. She says that it’s extremely di,cult to get to the gynecologist, so it is much bet-ter to have the clinic on campus.

“I think it’s fair that there’s a women’s clinic because there’s a need for it,” said Robert Vogel ’13. “A male clinic should exist only from demand of male population, not just to create a gender balance. I think there only needs to be one if there is a demand.”

+e Clinic in the Health Cen-ter of Dolan Hall o-ers free ser-vices to women at Fair*eld Uni-versity. Joanne Wynne is available for appointments Tuesdays and +ursday from 1:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m.

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laration, for me, personally, this

might actually make her dearer to my heart.

Let us take a moment to dis-sect the nature of the exagger-

lesser than herself (as heard in

Take out the sex and what

speech with the stiffness and authenticity of a Ken doll, a poli-tician who has promised to gut this country like the companies he’s swallowed up in a for-profit enterprise, and most impor-

tantly, a politician who has the

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tration resonates with so many Americans.

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on you for taking me seriously.” Any political affiliation she may

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sure he takes her endorsement

use decorating Styrofoam cups with sharpies, it’s easy for me to see the inherent irony in all of

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clearly doesn’t know the first

matter, economics. This union

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containing her political state-

-ter he’s tucked in his sixteen per-

goodnight.

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dystopian future, seeing a name

won’t seem so ridiculous.

check your facts.

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to its campus. !ese changes included

for students waiting to catch the Stag

you can spot something new and im-

and exciting changes to our campus

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After looking at the menu, it is clear there are more options to choose from than Jazzman’s Café had to

of Einstein’s expanded menu, students who don’t want to use another swipe in the main cafete-

!ese food options in--

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es, co"ee, espresso, salads, and many

menu o"ered a narrow choice of pastries, wrapped sandwiches, and

the run to their next class, it wasn’t

t h o u g h t that the f o o d Jazzman’s

for stu-dents was

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-dents could purchase food

appeared as though there weren’t many exciting op-tions for students once the main cafeteria closed for the night. By contrast, Einstein’s

remains open for longer pe-riods of time during the

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Saturdays they

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Einstein’s. “Yea def-i n i t e l y ,

also has a similar outlook to the newly

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lot more food choices there and that really interests me.”

with Eric, Taylor, and Sean that Ein-

co"ee is what many stu-dents will look forward

Einstein’s Bro’s Bagels

years to come. Count me as one

of the new highly satis#ed customers.

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A Labor of LoveArtist Commemorates Victims

of the 9/11 Tragedy

Photo contributed by Sloan T. Howard Photography

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Artist commemorates 9/11 victimsIn a small measurement of

eight and a half by eleven inches, one artist joins to-

gether again those lives taken in the September 11 attacks, doing so with a razor blade and 3000 pencils.

Brazilian-born artist Dalton Ghetti resurfaces emotions felt September 11, 2001 after about 3000 lives were taken at the World Trade Center that sun-filled Tuesday morning. The de-gree of tragedy Ghetti illustrates in his recycled-art demonstra-tion is one of patience, perfec-tion and emotion. Through his 3000 teardrop filled larger tear-drop, lives lost on 9/11 are again brought together in dignity and unity.

Three thousand hours of Ghetti’s life were used in this creation’s making. Using only a razor blade to carve the graphite from recycled pencils, each tear-drop, roughly the size of a grain of rice, took about an hour to complete.

After 11 years and 3000 hours later, Ghetti’s memorial was complete, placing all 3000 teardrops into one larger two-dimensional dark teardrop.

Ghetti, born and raised in Sao Paulo, Brazil, traveled to the United States at age 24, where he would go on to earn an As-sociate’s Degree in Architecture from Norwalk Community Tech-nical College in 1994. Currently

working as a carpenter and a house renovator, his self-taught hobby is one he embraces as both a hobby and a form of me-diation.

His craftsmanship with tools and pencils arose in the class-room at the age of six, where he would sharpen his writing pen-cils with a razor blade. Given the gift of a set of metal tools from his parents at age nine, he began sculpting with hammers, chisels and knives. He focused mainly on carving large objects and lat-er turned his attention to smaller things, wanting people to notice the smaller objects in life.

Ghetti’s work is one of a re-cycled practice, using pencils found on both streets and side-walks. His detailed procedure, carving with a sewing needle and a triangular, sharp metal blade, takes months or up to a year to finish a sculpture. He does not sell his pencil carvings, for he wishes to take on this hobby for himself.

“It takes an admiration and a keen perception of sad-ness to be able to create life in a tragic moment,” said Michael Franco ’13. “It brings you closer to September 11 and it has a lot of meaning since every person who passed away has their own teardrop. He put in so much time to create them equally,” said Franco.

The essence of the teardrop

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Talent takes the stage at Quick CenterThough school has just be-

gun, some of us will agree that a break is already in

desperate need. For those who would like to

embark on an adventure outside the confines of their classes, the underlying question that prevails for many is where can some of us go for entertainment if we lack transportation?

There is hope.Without a doubt, great pos-

sibilities for enjoyment and dis-covery can be found in the Quick Center for the Arts. The goal for this upcoming season is to host a unique mix of performers from the world of dance, music and theatre, and also serve as a base that pres-ents the conflicts of our generation for discussion.

Because of the given signifi-cance of urban life in a rapidly changing world, the area of focus for this upcoming year is “cities.” These lectures, performances, and exhibitions will serve to challenge students’ minds and bring the community together to embark on a journey of unforgettable experi-ences.

That being said, Saturday,

Sept. 15 at 8 p.m., Fairfield will host the world renowned Mark Morris Dance Group, known for its com-pelling modern style of dance with rich folk history.

Adrienne Bryant, Quick Cen-ter assistant director, shared some information about her knowledge of the dance group. “The company feels strongly about sharing their work and their love of what they do with the Fairfield community," she said. "And while some guests may sing, dance, perform, and then leave, their performances accom-pany an emotional experience."

What is great about this par-ticular opportunity is that, as Bry-ant explained, “this is going to be so much more than a dance per-formance. It is going to be equally exciting for any music fan.”

There is something for every-one at the Quick Center. Fairfield will also host a few political and international forums.

On Wednesday, Sept. 19, at 8 p.m.,the Open Visions Forum will feature Lesley Stahl, a reporter, journalist and author who has re-ported for CBS on 60 Minutes and has held the position of CBS News White House correspondent dur-ing the presidencies of both Presi-dent Ronald Reagan and President Jimmy Carter.

Dr. Philip Eliasoph, a pro-fessor of art history, spoke highly of Stahl noting, “She has been an exemplary public advocate coura-geously speaking on behalf of us. It is a privilege for our students, fac-ulty, and community to have such an eminent award winning jour-nalist in our house, on our stage, on our Fairfield campus.”

The upcoming series of en-

tertainment also includes multiple exhibits at the Bellarmine Museum Of Art, such as “Drawings from the Dahesh Museum of Art” which will be held Thursday, Oct. 11 through Friday, Jan. 18.

A global perspective on dance will be shared with us by The Na-tional Circus of the People’s Re-public of China with their “Cirque Chinois” circus festival Friday,

Nov. 2. As Bryant explained, “In 2012-

13 we hope to continue the long tradition of the Quick Center as a cultural hub for both the on- and off-campus communities, while expanding our efforts to create a place where patrons and students alike can gather to experience, learn, and grow through the Arts.”

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The Mark Morris Dance Group is set to take the Quick Center stage on Saturday, Sept. 15, at 8 p.m.

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Diplo to headline FUSA's fall concertAfter building hype for the Fall

2012 concert through vague tweets and teaser videos, the

Fair!eld University Student Associa-tion (FUSA) !nally announced Au-gust 12 on YouTube the performers who will grace the Alumni Hall stage.

Headlining the concert is Diplo, a seasoned artist behind many popu-lar songs that have rippled through the British and American music scenes for about a decade. He has collaborated with Shakira, Robyn, Kid Cudi, Bruno Mars and Snoop Dogg, while still serving a cutting-edge "a-vor of modern Brazilian dance music under his belt.

FUSA concert directors Gina Tif-tikidis ’13 and Sara Robicheau ’13 are behind the modernized marketing strategy as well as the o#cial selec-tion of the artists.

Krewella will be opening for Diplo. $e three-member “dubstep-infused electronic music group” sur-faced in 2007 and is best known for its song “Killin’ It.”

Both artists recently performed at the Electric Zoo, a popular annual Electro-Music festival that takes place on Labor Day Weekend on Randall’s Island, N.Y.

$e digital marketing is to coun-ter last year’s disappointing concert turnout. Approximately 400 tickets were sold, but the actual number of attendees was signi!cantly lower for the performance of Far East Move-ment, $e Hood Internet and Hoodie Allen.

$e YouTube announcement

video received close to 1000 hits with-in the !rst 24 hours generating buzz. As of last night the number of views had reached 1,457.

Reactions to today’s announce-ment have been largely positive.

“I think last year’s poor concert really gave FUSA a wake-up call . . . Bringing EDM (Electric Dance Music) to Alumni Hall is a good choice,” said Christopher Del Vecchio ’14.

On the FUSA’s Facebook page, the news had been shared 18 times and has received 17 “likes.” FUSA retweeted a response from a follower who said: “[FUSA] is about to put on the best concert at Fair!eld since I walked on campus 2 years ago!”

Still, as always, criticism lurks. A YouTube user wrote a scathing com-ment for FUSA’s video: “A DJ?!?! . . . It’s like it gets worse and worse each year. I could go to Stamford on a week-end and waste my money. $95 of my tuition money is being allocated to FUSA, and honestly if this is the crap that [they're] going to bring us for our concert then I would like to get my

money back.”$at $95 gives FUSA a $300,000

budget during the academic year, which is used to sponsor many other events. $e concert alone tends to use about one tenth of that budget to cover production costs and the art-ist’s contract.

FUSA must also battle obscurity this year with the name Diplo being less popular than the notable artists he has worked with. $e same goes for Krewella.

Junior Andrew Kringas be-lieves unfamiliarity is not a factor in this case. “Diplo is a solid pick, though probably not a lot of people know about his newer [work] that he dropped this summer.”

$is year’s student ticket price of $30 is a legitimation of FUSA’s talk last year of !nding ways to lower ticket prices.

$is Friday, the price for students is set to jump to $40 with only one available per StagCard. $is is equivalent to the price for guests.

According to Rob Vogel

“20% of the freshmen” purchased tickets during the !rst two days of “move-in day” which became a good barometer to the “student body’s overall excite-ment”.

Ticket sales are also expected to be on the rise for the Presidential Ball; a new pos-sible competitor to FUSA’s fall concert suc-cess, being that this year is the concert’s !rst scheduling b e f o r e the an-n u a l d a n c e on Bel-larm-i n e

lawn. Doors to the Fall Concert will

open at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 21. FUSA will continue to re-

lease more information later this week.

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Fall fashion reaches FairfieldIt is a well-known fact in the

world of fashion that Septem-ber is the month to reinvent

your wardrobe. New York City is abuzz with the latest trends from the Mercedes Benz Fashion Week, and strolling around campus, it’s easy to see how the spirit of fall fashion has found its way to Fair-!eld.

$e air is beginning to feel just chilly enough to break out the cardigans and boots. Brightly col-ored jeans can be spotted all over campus, and are an easy way to look put-together, even for those pesky 8 a.m classes.

Pairing sundresses with cozy, oversized sweaters and tights is also a popular trend this season, and a great way to make those breezy summer out!ts work over-time in the chillier weather.

Accessories will be key this fall as well, according to Diane Holtz, the owner of the Apricot Lane boutique in Fair!eld. Show-ing o/ her store’s impressive col-lection of scarves, shoes and sun-glasses, she reports that animal prints, sparkle and texture will be essential features in accessories

this fall. She suggests “in!nity” scarves and suede boots, heels and moccasins to add textural in-terest to an out!t.

Mary Scasino, the owner of the La Moda boutique in Fair!eld,

agrees that texture is all-important this season.

She points out that the “mixed media” style, meaning the use of di/erent fabrics and textures to-gether, will be an important ele-

ment in any girl’s fall wardrobe. Lace, suede, crochet, and other textured fabrics are a great way to incorporate this trend.

Scasino also stresses that fashion should not be limited to

women’s style alone, and reports that trends such as colored jeans, in more muted tones, could work for guys too.

Fortunately, guys and girls alike will never have a problem being fashion-forward in Fair-!eld.

Both Apricot Lane and La Moda o/er student discounts for full-priced items, and they’re not alone. Loft, Banana Republic, and Cargo Bay, which are all less than a mile from campus, also o/er discounts to students who show their StagCards.

With these great deals mak-ing fall fashions so easily acces-sible to students, it’s no surprise that Fair!eld students are so well-dressed.

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Boutique Information

La Moda1434 Post Road, Fair!eld www.mylamoda.com(203) 254-2112

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“Twenty of my relatives, ranging in age from a one year old cousin to

my 86 year old grandfather, were killed in the holocaust,” wrote Lar-ry Mohr in a letter 29 years ago.

!is letter was addressed to Mohr’s lifelong friend Christopher Mooney, who happened to be Fair-"eld University’s Academic Vice President of the 1980s.

Mohr and Mooney grew up in the Bronx in the 1940s. Mohr was Jewish and Mooney was Catholic. Mooney would attend Passover Seder with Mohr and Mohr would share Christmas dinner with Mooney.

In this letter Mohr entrusted his two sculptures, “VEE-I “and “Crisscross V” to his childhood companion Mooney and Fair"eld University.

“As life long friends they al-ways supported each other,” says Professor Philip Eliasoph, of the Visual and Performing Arts depart-ment, who cares and maintains for Mohr’s sculptures along with Da-vid Frassinelli, Associate Vice Pres-ident for Facilities Management.

Mohr continues to write that during the time of the Holocaust “a number of Jews were saved by Catholics, or Catholic orders.” And because of this he gave his sculp-

ture, “VEE-I”, to Fair"eld University in honor of those Catholics.

And students walk by it every-day.

!e vibrant red and sharp angles jump out from the rolling green hills of Fair"eld. !e pres-ence of the large structure can’t be missed. Or can it?

“I thought they were just ran-dom structures,” says Vitch Jean Jacques ’13 when asked about Mohr’s sculptures.

“VEE–I” and its distinct V shape was intended to “stand for a tiny positive step towards the ultimate Victory of people of good will,” wrote Mohr.

But because the sculptures plaque often goes overlooked, it is easy to miss the meaning behind the sculpture. “I "nd them more abstract and that’s not something I connect to,” said Blanca Aca ’16. “Personally, I don’t think they mean much especially to the fresh-men.”

Twenty-nine years ago the dedication of “VEE-I” meant more then just abstract structures.

During Commencement 29 years ago, Elie Wiesel, a Nobel Peace Prize Winner, was prepared to dedicate the sculpture on the behalf of Larry Mohr.

“Later that morning, a violent thunderstorm almost cancelled Commencement,” recounts Elia-soph, “but then the sun suddenly

broke through the clouds. [Wiesel] looked up and said to the gradu-ates: ‘You see, look what miracles can happen when Jews and Catho-lics learn to work together.’”

Eliasoph continues to explain how that moment was a powerful

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Hope from obscurity

is understood through Ghetti’s demonstration. The teardrop delivers justice and respect to the many lives lost, while also conveying a sense of remem-brance to viewers.

The profound metaphor of the teardrop recalls the emo-tions experienced on Septem-ber 11. A teardrop may only be the size of a grain of rice, but for Ghetti who created 3000 of them over the span of ten years, this proves that 9/11 will forever continue to receive the proper justice and remembrance it de-serves.

“Dalton Ghetti: Remem-bering 9/11” can be viewed at the Bellarmine Museum now through Saturday Oct. 13. Prints of the memorial can be pur-chased at the Bellarmine Mu-seum, with part of the proceeds given to 9/11 First Responders.

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3000 hours later,

artistcompletes memorial

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For any Stag in search of a family-style, reasonably priced place to grab lunch

or dinner, Bertucci’s on East Post Road in Westport may be a good place to check out.

!e restaurant, about a ten minute drive from Fair"eld Univer-sity, has a spacious feel, designed with an orange and tan wooded in-terior decor and the signature brick oven that welcomes guests in the entrance of the restaurant.

In addition to the bar and televised football game which wel-comes a young adult audience, the children’s menu, high chairs, and family style booths market to-wards families and larger parties searching for a more formal dining experience. !e illustrated menu o#ers a plethora of distinctively Italian meals as well as appetizers, desserts, and a gluten-free sec-tion with reasonable prices.

Bruschetta on toasted bread deco-rated with mozzarella cheese, an assortment of pasta, including tor-tellini and mozzarella ravioli, hot rolls with herbed olive oil, an anti-pasto sampler, chicken picatta, and brick oven pizzas are just a handful of the appetizers and dinner items that can be found on the menu at Bertucci's Italian restaurant. !ese dinner items can be succeeded by savory desserts and sweet, alco-holic beverages such as bread pud-ding, cheesecake, tiramisu, vanilla iced cappuccino, and sangria.

!e food in itself is tasty yet light. !e piping hot moist bread and olive oil that commences the meal is a good way to alleviate guests' initial hunger. !e antipasto plate consisting of a combination of small bites of colorful marinated vegetables, salty olives, deli meats and rich cheeses, has the sharp $a-vors signature of the traditional Ital-ian course with the right amount of red wine vinegar so that the food has $avor without being drenched.

Bertucci's margherita brick

oven pizza is a recommended choice for an entree. Decorated with pieces of fresh mozzarella, romano cheese and fresh basil all over house made tomato sauce on a thin, chewy, well-done crust, the pizza leaves the customer feeling satisfyingly full yet not uncomfort-ably in$ated. A tall glass of a thick, sweet, creamy, dessert cappuccino is a pleasant way to "nish o# the meal.

!e spacious atmosphere, ta-bles beneath dimly lit chandeliers, and friendly young adult wait sta# dressed all in black with red aprons across their waste are also classy and enticing. Although there is no discount o#ered to Fair"eld Uni-versity students, the prices ranging from $6.25 to $10.29 for appetizers, $13.49 to $21.99 for entrées, $17.99 to $18.99 for whole pizzas, $11.59 for salads, $9.20 for paninis, and $2.99 to $6.99 for desserts, make Bertuccis an a#ordable place for college students.

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metaphor “of the new world.”Jean Jacques has never no-

ticed the plaque next to the “VEE-I” sculpture that explains the art-ist’s dedication. “I have never read the plaque. I didn’t even know that one had a plaque,” said Jean Jacques.

!e history of the sculpture and its heartfelt dedication has been lost to the Fair"eld University student body today.

“Should we know this person? Did this person go here? Did the President make this?” said Jean Jacques.

!is disconnect between the students and Fair"eld Universi-ty’s history has been apparent for years.

Two years ago, !e Mirror published an article on the history behind Mohr’s sculptures and de-scribed the student’s overall oblivi-ous attitudes to his work.

"I honestly didn’t pay much attention to them, even as an Art minor,” said Tara DaSilva’10 when interviewed two years ago.

A "le in the Bellarmine Mu-seum of Art stated, “After the in-stallation of this piece, controversy surfaced suggesting that the two sculptures by Larry Mohr were too modern, and did not "t in with the natural beauty of the campus.”

It would seem as the years passed the sculptures have become unappreciated. And this could be due to their location in-between Gonzaga and Canisius.

“I would put them [the stat-ues] in an area that is heavily popu-lated like near the BCC,” suggested Jean Jacques.

“I’m a commuter so I don’t really see the sculptures because

they are located near the dorms,” said Aca.

When interviewed in 2010, DaSilva also mentioned their loca-tion limited the sculptures visibil-ity on campus.

But Carey Mack Weber, col-lection manager at !e Bellarmine Museum of Art, disagrees.

Not only is there disconnect from the past and the present but also between the perspective of the students, faculty and sta#.

“I don’t think it’s hidden. It’s near Canisius one of the main buildings on campus and Canisius holds art history classes. !ose students can appreciate it,” says Weber.

Eliasoph was consulted for the placement of the sculptures and is con"dent himself and Frassinelli found appropriate angles and points of view for the sculptures.

Even though the sculptures have been a mystery to most stu-dents Eliasoph and Weber think they are an integral part of the stu-dent’s experience here at Fair"eld.

“[!e sculptures] enrich the everyday experience of the stu-dents. Whether they like it or not it’s thought provoking,” says We-ber.

Eliasoph leaves his students with the motto “Art really matters!” and recognizes that these sculp-tures are “di#erent, challenging, and unexpected” but he hopes they inspire the students “to see the world with fresh eyes everyday”.

Eliasoph ends with one wish: “Let’s hope that as our campus blossoms, students in the class of 2116, one hundred years from now, will walk across the Quad and ask: 'What were they thinking?'"

Overlooked sculptures pay homage to

Holocaust

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New album from !e Raveonettes: "Observator"In the sixth full-length album by

Danish duo, !e Raveonettes, the veteran band explores the

dark, misty feel of previous albums. Recorded with their trademark dis-tortion and reverb, Observator’s beautiful soundscape is shared with moments of bleakness and sadness that re$ect the struggle Sune Rose Wagner faced while writing this record.

!e songs on this album are not characteristically “Raveo-nettes,” expanding their sound to re$ect the nostalgic sound of con-temporaries such !e New Por-nographers or Camera Obscura. !ough not the best Raveonettes album, Observator is a great al-bum by itself, full of songs, not with catchy choruses, but with sub-stance and meaning.

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Fairfield bookstore features local artists

Fairfield publication gets makeover

“Everywhere I go I see faces,” says art-ist Dave Pressler. But these faces are

not just ordinary faces. “Once you become sensitive

to the bi-lateral symmetry of face,” says Pressler, “ you can see faces ev-erywhere.” Pressler sees faces in ev-eryday things: “man made objects, geological formations, botanical specimens…”

Pressler presented his solo exhibition “Let’s Face it” on Sept. 8 at the Fair!eld University Book-store. Along with his photography, Pressler amused his audience with his humor.

Each photo had a pun or clever title to add a sense of whimsy to his collection.

“What is in sight can give you insight” chuckled Pressler as he used wordplay to convey the mes-sage behind his work.

After !nishing another joke,

Pressler turned to the audience and exclaimed, “We are always moving too fast! Everything is in our peripheral,” and then began to laugh about another pun he re-membered.

"e puns, as well as Pressler’s refreshing insight, was contagious. “It brings out a di#erent aspect of life that people overlook,” said Mike Elwell ‘13, “instead of taking every-thing at face value.”

While Elwell appreciated the refreshing point of view, he be-lieved the event itself could have been improved. “It’s a nice open space but at the same time not a lot of people pass through at 11 a.m. on a Saturday morning.”

Nancy Quinn, the Community Relations Coordinator, stated that community outreach is one of the bookstore’s main focuses. Unfortu-nately, people in town sometimes think the bookstore is only for Fair-!eld University students.

Although this misconception can present challenges there have been no shortages of events. A bro-

chure is published every month with events for the entire family as well as students. "e bookstore also holds special events such as lectures by faculty, book signings, and musicians.

Pressler’s featured collection and presentation is a tradition con-tinued by Craig Kennedy, manager of the old Borders and now the cur-rent manager of the bookstore.

Since the bookstore opened in

Nov. 2011 they have not missed one month of featured artists. "ree of the 11 featured artists attended Pressler’s presentation.

Quinn said they wanted to open up the exhibition to Fair!eld University students. She has been working with Jo Yarrington, the Professor of Visual & Performing Arts at Fair!eld University, to do so.

Quinn also stressed how she

wanted more students to come to the lectures and events. “It’s knowl-edge that’s free and open for the community.”

In October the featured artist continues with Duane Corey and his painting of African-American baseball players.

All events can be found on the Fair!eld University Bookstore web-site www.fair!eldbooks.bkstr.com.

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For writers, a blinking in-sertion point on a blank Word document can be

a (sometimes daunting) invita-tion to creativity, catharsis and expression. But as the poet John Donne said, “No man is an is-land,” and writers often thrive when surrounded and support-ed by a creative community.

The Inkwell is the Univer-sity’s literary magazine that is entirely student-run, from the earliest stages of the writing pro-cess all the way through publica-tion. Now under new direction, the magazine has big plans to draw more publicity to the writ-ing community on campus and increase readership over the course of the year.

Most notably, The Inkwell will be hold-ing competitions for the best submissions. Faculty in the Eng-lish department will judge the en-tries. Although the prizes have not yet been established c o n -

cretely, this semester’s Editor-in-Chief Maria Mazzaro ’14 is currently in negotiations to have the winning pieces included in the publications of published faculty members.

The Inkwell will also have a greater online presence in the coming semester. The group has set up a new Facebook page (http://tinyurl.com/9v4qqst), which students can visit to get information about the publica-tion and give feedback. A website outside of Facebook is also in develop-ment and w i l l

be running tentatively by

the end of the semester.

Mazzaro also hopes to change the

format of The Inkwell’s m e e t i n g s.

“These will work practically like writing workshops,” Mazzaro said. “We'll have prompts and write for a bit, and then we'll talk about them and have feed-back. People are also welcomed to bring in other work for feed-back as well.”

“That initial fear [of shar-ing your work] goes away pretty quickly, and you see what a privilege it is to read the work of other writers,” said Professor Sonya Huber, The Inkwell’s fac-

ulty advisor. “Like any other extreme sport, you do it for the adrenaline rush and to

dare yourself, to see if you can handle it. And then when you do, you're psyched.”

The reason behind the changes taking place in The Inkwell is to bring a new life to the publication. Mazzaro said, “The Inkwell is re-vamping the old magazine into something that's more fresh and fun for ev-eryone.” Her goal is to make the organization “a place where stu-dents and fellow writers can cre-

ate freely and openly.”How will The Inkwell

achieve this goal? “The Inkwell will instill aspiring writers with the tools they need for success-ful literary pieces: friendly faces to listen, the thoughts to pro-voke great words and an agent to begin their published careers,” Mazzaro said. “It’s fun, it’s light, it’s as much or as little commit-ment as you want it to be and it’s a place for you and your writing to shine!”

The Inkwell will produce three themed publications this semester, accepting all kinds of pieces: from poems to prose and fiction to nonfiction. And for those feeling less than inspired lately, The Inkwell might just be the catalyst to help push beyond that writer’s block.

Members will also have the opportunity to obtain hands-on experience in the process of as-sembling and publishing a mag-azine, even becoming eligible for positions as editors or assis-tant editors.

Although many students who take part in The Inkwell are English majors or minors, Maz-zaro and other members of the publication would like to draw the attention of students from all disciplines.

“As a teacher of creative writing, I know that there are creative students in every field,” said Huber.

Interested students in all class years — from freshmen to seniors — are encouraged to at-tend the first meeting on Tues-day, Sept. 18 at 8 p.m. in BCC 110. Mazzaro stressed that The Inkwell is always looking for new students with new ideas to im-prove the magazine and, even more broadly, the creative com-munity on campus.

For questions about The Inkwell, e-mail inkwellliterary@gmail.com. To submit original work for publication, students can visit http://theinkwell.sub-mittable.com/submit.

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"Bachelorette," a comedy of a bridal party gone wrong starring Kirsten

Durnst and James Marsden, may at !rst conjure up vivid "ashbacks of the blockbuster hits "#e Hang-over" and "Bridesmaids." #ough it contains the requisite ingredients of a female romcom, beneath the slick Manhattan scenery lies a dark message of damaged lives, fueled by drugs and despair.

#e story line follows four friends a decade removed from high school: smart, successful Regan (Kirsten Dunst), dumb but beauti-ful Katie (Isla Fisher), edgy and sar-castic Gena (Lizzy Caplan), and fat jovial Becky (Rebel Wilson). #ey come together to celebrate Becky’s unlikely wedding to Dale (Hayes MacArthur) a handsome and suc-cessful man. All except Becky are unhappy, unful!lled, and supreme-ly negative: about their friends, each other and their lives.

During the ensuing bach-elorette party, insults "y, drugs are snorted and a dress is ruined. #e movie’s !nal hour is spent in a race to !x the bridal gown in the wee hours before the wedding, and perhaps repair some relationships along the way.

However, it’s hard to really care. #e movie never attains the lighthearted and good-natured vibe of its rivals. Instead of the power of love’s redemption and enduring friendship, the movie’s message fo-cuses on the jealousy permeating

among four friends. #e stereotype of women ruled by narcissistic jeal-ousy reigns supreme. With the ex-ception of fat Becky, you wouldn’t eat lunch with any of these girls in the BCC much less have them in your wedding.

For example, when ejected from the bachelorette party, Regan and Katie chose to mock their ab-sent overweight friend by jamming themselves into her gown together, while Gena takes a picture to post on Facebook. #e mean-spirited glee which the three exhibit causes one to squirm awkwardly in one’s seat, not knowing whether to laugh or feel ashamed. Of course, certain-ly not to the viewer’s surprise, the dress ultimately rips and the plot line moves on from there.

#ese three self proclaimed “B-Faces” are ultimately unlike-able: Regan spends most her time on screen seeking praise, promot-ing her philanthropic involvement for personal gain and whining that she “has done everything right.” Gena uses her quick wit to suppress her pain about a previous abortion and pretends not to care, using sar-casm, crude language and cocaine as a shield.

#ough Isla Fisher is presented as the loveable idiot, her character is truly tragic. She almost sleeps with men whose names she cannot recall, and when her own substance abuse problem causes her to nar-rowly escape the emergency room and a stomach pump, she declares her intention to stop. But the view-er cannot be completely sure that she’ll make due on her promise.

In contrast, and with the ex-ception of Trevor, the men seem far more evolved. Clyde sincerely struggles to atone for his past mis-steps with ex-girlfriend Gena; Joe, a friend of the group, genuinely cares for Katie, refusing to take advantage of her intoxication; and Dale truly loves Becky for who she is on the inside.

Overall, the movie’s character-izations and plot leave the viewer

craving a hug and a wholesome, homecooked meal.

Still, it’s not all bad. Gena’s fel-latio speech onboard the airplane is a laughter inducer not to be missed, and fans of Isla Fisher’s will appre-ciate her performance as the beau-tiful drug-using dimwit looking for guidance. Followers of HBO’s hit series "Girls" will be happy to see Andrew Rannells, HPV free, acting as a freelance stripper, and James

Marsden’s Trevor is a wonderful blend of slimy sex appeal.

So watch the movie on demand with a bunch of friends. For under $10 (and with your own popcorn and drinks, as well as the ability to pause, replay, and fast-forward) "Bachelorette" will certainly ease the boredom of a rainy day and pro-vide a few good laughs among real friends.

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No need to take the Stag-bus and spend money at the movie theatre when

you can enjoy a free movie with popcorn and friends just steps away from the Barone Campus Center. Spend your next Friday night watching the latest block-buster hit in Gonzaga Audito-rium.

A tradition started by Resi-dence Life two years ago when the Gonzaga Auditorium was fully renovated with a high defi-nition projector and surround sound, these Friday movie nights are an opportunity for the Fairfield community to sit back, relax and enjoy pre-released movies (unavailable to buy or rent yet).

Movies shown area all se-lected via student-completed surveys.

This year, some of the most popular movies of the summer will be screened for students, in-cluding all of the biggest super-hero blockbuster hits.

Beginning every Friday night at 10 p.m., free popcorn is provided for moviegoers. Stu-dent clubs and organizations often sell snacks for fundraising. Raffle prizes such as movie post-ers are given away to audience members as well.

“The benefit to the students is that they get the chance to see these great movies on campus for free,” said Assistant Director of Residence Life Nathan Lu-bich.

“It’s a great way to provide alternative late night weekend

programming. We want to make sure that no student can say, ‘There’s nothing to do here on a Friday night’,” said Lubich.

The series commenced last Friday night with a showing of the hit superhero film “The Avengers.” When asked about the turnout for the movie, Lu-bich estimated about 100 stu-dents were in attendance.

“The turnout really depends on the movie being shown. As more people attend they realize how great of a setup it is and they tend to return,” said Lubich.

With a great line up in store for the semester, Gonzaga Fri-day movie nights at 10 p.m. will not want to be missed. Be sure to check out upcoming films such as “The Amazing Spider-Man,” “Magic Mike,” “Brave” and “The Dark Knight Rises.”

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Friday Night MoviesThat's My Boy, Sept. 14

Seeking a Friend for the End of the World, Sept. 21

The Amazing Spider-Man, Sept. 28

Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted, Oct. 5

Brave, Oct. 12

Magic Mike, Oct. 19

Rocky Horror Picture Show, Oct. 26

The Dark Knght Rises, Nov. 2

Total Recall, Nov. 9

The Odd Life of Timothy Green, Nov.

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The Campaign, Nov. 30

The Queen of Versailles, Dec. 07

Premium Rush, Dec. 14

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Ask Miss AnneDear Miss Anne,

Last weekend I went around the townhouses with my backpack full of natty light and my new bros and bids by my side. I thought I looked just like everyone else, but for some reason ev-erybody kept on scream-ing “freshman” at me! Am I that obvious? How do I not look like such a freshman?

Sincerely,Frustrated Freshman

Because we could all use a little advice now and then...

Send your questions to askmissanne@gmail.com

Disclaimer: !is is column is for entertainment pur-

poses only. !e author is a student, not a therapist, and

the column is not intended to take the place of professional advice. !e views expressed are those of the author and

do not necessarily re"ect the views of !e Mirror and its sta#

members.

Anna Wolk ‘13 Columnist Loan Le ‘14 Editor

Your !rst mistake is that you let people see you walking up to the house. It is a clear indication of your underclassmen status. But since you have no other way to get to the houses but trek up the hill, at least make yourself as inconspicuous as possible. "erefore you should not travel with a huge pack of your ‘bros and biddies’ from Regis.

Wearing a backpack is your second mistake. It makes it obvious that you need to carry around your own beer meaning you probably know no one there. "e backpack not only draws the attention of

upperclassmen but also Public Safety.

You don’t need to have your night

end early be-cause you

get caught carrying alcohol. To avoid much of this

embarrassment, try and make friends with a couple upperclassmen. But don’t do it while you are out and about causing havoc at the townhouses. So take this advice and make friends with them in a class or in the local co#ee shop. "is bond will prove to be much more memorable and will result in an exchange of numbers and a promising invitation to their townhouse.

If you have a place to be, the chances of you getting in trouble is reduced ten-fold. When walking around the townhouses, freshman can be spotted easily. "e lanyards swinging about their necks, ankles twisting in four inch heels, and the Nantucket reds that your mom just bought you the

week before - these are all clear indications of

your freshman status. When heading out try

and think ‘function over fashion.’ Yes, you should look good but you won’t look good after a face plant in the mud. Don’t try so hard and things will be much easier on your poor little freshmen hearts.

Now if this doesn’t work and a very observant senior or junior happens to sni# you out, don’t get all $us-tered. Keep calm and be real with the person. Admit to your freshman status. You are most likely impu-dent due to your young age, so try to repress it as much as possible. Keep your ego and pride in check and you will see that upper class-men will be more receptive to a humble freshman than one that thinks they’ve got this school !gured out.

I hope that this bit of advice can be your spring-

board into Fair!eld Uni-versity life where you can feel accepted by all of your schoolmates.

One last bit of advice: please stay out of the roads at night. Really, I don’t feel like seeing any $attened freshmen.

All the best my little chickadees!

Miss Anne

1958. U.S. Supreme Court orders Little Rock Arkansas high school to integrate.

1965. Hurricane Betsy strikes Florida and Louisiana kills 75.

1980. Military coup under General Kenan Evren in Turkey.

1983. U.S.S.R. vetoes United Nations resolu-tion deploring its shooting down of a Korean plane.

1986. 240.49 million shares traded in New York Stock Exchange.

1988. Gilbert, strongest hurricane ever (160 mph), devastates Jamaica.

1990. “Les Miserables,” opens at Cirkus !e-ater, Stockholm.

1991. Space shuttle STS-48 (Discovery 14) launched.

2010. After a series of delays, Iran agrees to release U.S. hiker Sarah Shourd, arrested in 2009; she is released on bail and permitted to leave the country.

The Mirror | Week of September 12, 2012 Page 17Sports

Sports 3x5

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Classes have started. What are your feelings about being back on campus?

Fall sports are in full swing. Any predictions for this coming season?

What was the most inter-esting Olympic event to watch and why?

With such a large fan sup-port already early in the season, do you think this will help the teams?

Everyone loved swimming. Between Ryan Lochte and Michael Phelps, who was your favorite?

,ere's no place like home, but there's also no place like my huge room in Bellarmine! Being back on campus is awesome, regardless of how much work I have to do.

We're going to see at least two conference champi-onships out of Fall sports. And I think we're going to see Reco McLaren just tear up the -eld and de-stroy the competition.

Got to love Trampolining! Oscar Pistorious is my favorite Olympian. But it was obviously awesome seeing Michael play for New Zealand! And diving ... Tom Daley anyone??

Well, I'm not an athlete, but I know, for me, seeing all the fans at the game is su-per exciting! Hopefully we can keep this up all season and cheer on our Stags!

Michael Phelps for sure! My sister's not going to agree, but Michael Phelps is the best Oympian ever! And even the guy with the grills can't take that away from my boy Michael.

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I have high expectations for this year's sports. I'm picking 3 MAAC champi-onships, America East --nal run and a credible 2nd for Cross Country behind Iona/Africa

De-nitely rowing. I mean, you're going forward while going backwards. Huh? Special mention in next week's 3x5 if you can give me 3 other Olympic events you do backwards.

Support has been great so far, but make the most of the warm weather while we can ... Less clothes and more body paint!

Until Ryan Lochte can de-ne himself better than "Ryan Lochte" he doesn't deserve to breathe in the same air as Phelps.

Considering I've spent more time trying to kick freshmen out of my apart-ment than I have on actual work, I'd say it's great to be back.

Did you see those mem-bers of the women's Dutch -eld hockey team?

If you can't get pumped up when there's that many drunken fans screaming at you, you don't have a soul.

I'd much rather have an Olympic hero who got caught smoking weed once than one who has their own American .ag grill, and a closet full of clothes that's bigger than most dorm rooms. Yeah.

Your 2012-2013 3x5 Columnists: Jen Calhoun, Tom Shea and Michael O'Keeffe.

Because they like to talk ... Sports.

This Week in SportsWatch out for Fairfield Athletics

By !e Numbers

Quote of the Week“He's a bloody good defender. He defends well one-on-one. He's a really solid and good player, and I'm really happy to have him on the team."

~Adam Cowen about teammate George Newton

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Nicole Marzik was awarded

her third straight MAAC Rookie of the Week on

Monday

Women's soc-cer's Shannon Fay scored two goals as Fair--eld defeated Holy Cross 2-1

on Sunday.

Freshman de-fender George

Newton scored his -rst collegiate goal from 15 yards out to give men's soc-

cer the 1-0 win.

What To Watch ForWednesday- Men's Soccer at LIU, 5 p.m.

Thursday- No games.

Friday- Women's Soccer at Maine, 3 p.m.

Saturday- Cross Country at Iona Meet of Champions,

Sunday- Field Hockey at Michigan, noon.

Monday- No games.

Tuesday- No games.

Make sure to check out our new sports blog with online-only coverage at sports.fairfieldmirror.com, as well as featured sports videos.

New Sports Blog

Stag SpotlightWith Men's Soccer player Jonny Raj

Q. Do you have any pregame rituals?

So left foot, socks, shin pads, boots, and then the right side comes after.

Q. In a movie about your life, who would play you and who would play your love interest?

basketball player Dennis Rodman.

Q.What is your favorite food?

shrimp and shells?

team would it be?

Q. What is the funniest memory you have of the team?

up there by himself dancing to a live band in front of a couple hundred people.

I'll give you three: Volleyball wins the MAAC, men's soc-cer makes a deep run in the tournament, and ,e Mate lands on the over of GQ.

The Mirror | Week of September 12, 2012Sports Page 18

Over the past two years the common trend amongst college athletic programs has been con-ference realignments.

A conference realignment is when an athletic program at a university or college goes from one National Collegiate Athletic Association athletic conference to another.

!e most common changes

covered by local sports networks usually deal only with big name football schools such as Boise State and West Virginia.

However commonly over-looked, this change is happening in the MAAC as well.

Starting in the 2013-2014 athletic season, Loyola University will be transferring form the Met-ro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) and joining the Patriot League.

With the exit of Loyola, the MAAC will only be left with 9

schools. !e Connecticut Post in-terviewed Gene Doris, the athlet-ic director here at Fair"eld about the possibility of adding a new school into the conference.

Doris commented: "Just to add someone doesn't make sense. It has to be the right "t." However, adding another team is not the only giant concern for the MAAC at this point.

A growing rumor surfaced that Fair"eld was looking to leave the conference as well. However, in the same interview, Doris men-

tioned how he spoke to President Je#rey von Arx, S.J., about the subject and he commented that our school is not seeking a new conference.

Fr. von Arx also stated that the main concern of athletics here at Fair"eld is not the conference alignment, but “to become the number one mid-major school in both the state and the region.”

In contrast to the popular jumps in conferences for football related reasons, Loyola doesn’t quite "t that category consider-

ing they don’t have a football program. !e Connecticut Post commented that the reason for transfer had been due to aca-demic reasons because the Pa-triot League has one of the high-est athlete graduation rates in the country.

Whatever the case may be, Loyola is no longer a part of our conference. Despite being one of our biggest rivals, Fair"eld Athlet-ics must still strive to be the best and rename a dominant force in the MAAC.

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Stags' fourth straight victory

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Junior Hillary Fitts (22) celebrates after scoring a goal four minutes into their game against Saint Joseph's University on Sunday afternoon.

!e Fair"eld women’s "eld hockey team continued their re-cent hot streak by defeating Saint Joseph's University 2-1 in a defen-sive battle on Saturday.

Despite the close score, the Stags were in control for most of the game, as they outshot the Hawks 10-2 in the "rst half. Fair-"eld went into halftime up 1-0 on a goal scored by Hillary Fitts ’14 just four minutes into the game.

In the second half, Felicitas Heinen '15 scored her team lead-ing seventh goal of the season to put the Stags up 2-0. Meanwhile, solid play by Fair"eld’s goal keep-er Maddie Sposito '13 held the Hawks at bay for the most part, al-lowing the Stags to hold on for the 2-1 victory.

“[It] was a pretty good game. We dominated from the begin-ning,” said Heinen, who leads the Stags in points (17) and assists (3). “…We know we had the compo-sure, we know we were better, so we just had to put it in the net.”

Head Coach Jackie Kane was pleased with the performance, cit-ing the team’s momentum and op-

portunities to score as reasons for the good outcomes.

“We’re always happy to have the win, but I think we got a little spoiled with our 4 goal games and we were just expecting [that] this time,” said Kane. “You can never just expect things against St. Joe's … but we ultimately worked harder and smarter, and won the game.”

Even though Fair"eld had 16 penalty corner shots in the game, Saint Joseph’s kept the game close with their physical play.

“It's hard to beat a team so largely when they're so physical,” said Fitts. “We just had to main-tain our strength against them and possess the ball out wide."

!is is the Stags’ fourth straight victory on the season, im-proving to 4-2 overall after start-ing o# the year with two straight loses.

!ey defeated Lehigh 4-2 on Friday, going undefeated over the weekend and boosting their home record to 3-1, which is just two less home wins than their total from last season.

Home dominance is some-thing that the Stags would like to see continue, especially because

they are playing on a brand new "eld this season.

“I’m really happy that they put in a "eld that is good for our sport. It’s good the primary lines are for "eld hockey,” said Kane. “We have a little bit of a home "eld advan-tage, and I’m not complaining.”

!e new "eld is most im-portantly better for the athletes’ health, as continuous and repeti-tive play on the old "eld was hard on the players’ bodies.

“Our old "eld was worn so much … we had a lot of shin splints," Kane said. "!is one is a lot more forgiving, so it’s better for the overall health of the kids.”

When asked what the team is expecting from their next road trip, Fitts replied with a smile, “Just keep scoring goals and win-ning. !at’s all I can say.”

Fair!eld will travel to Ann Arbor, Mich. to play against St. Louis University at 1 p.m. on Friday. Next, the team will face Michigan, who is ranked 15th in the nation, on Sunday at noon.

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Junior Nikki McLucas playing against Saint Joseph's University on Sunday.

The Mirror | Week of September 12, 2012 Page 19Sports

Newton for the winIn soccer, the beauty about

having 11 players on the field is that almost anyone can score at any time. The Fairfield men’s soccer team proved this on Sun-day in their 1-0 victory against Yale.

George Newton, a fresh-man defender, scored the game-winner in the 72nd minute, on a beautiful strike from outside of the penalty area.

It was Newton’s first colle-giate goal and also earned him the honor of MAAC-Rookie of the Week.

“I’m not really known for scoring goals, so it was just one of those ‘head down and hit it’ moments, and hope for the best. And luckily it flew in and won us the game,” said Newton.

It was quite lucky for the Stags that Newton’s goal found the back of the net, as they had had a somewhat shaky first half.

Going into the break, Ju-nior Reco McLaren had the only shot for the Stags, in a one-on-one attempt with Yale’s keeper, who made a fantastic save to

keep the score level. In the first 45, the last pass,

the pass that would have put Jordan Ayris or McLaren in for the goal, wasn’t quite hitting the target. Some would roll harmlessly to the keeper, while a Yale player would intercept others.

“As a team collectively and me individually I think we have to keep the ball better and maintain possession so we can take a bit of pressure off of ourselves. And I still think that going forward we have a lot to

improve on to create chances,” Newton said.

However, as the game pro-gressed, the Stags got more comfortable, they held the ball more in Yale’s half, and ended the game with eight shots, and the win.

The defense held strong for the Stags, notching their second clean sheet of the 2012 season. While Yale was able get off nine shots, only two actually troubled Michael O’Keeffe '13 in the Fairfield net.

The defense has been strong thus far this season, in spite of losing Jack Cleverley '12 in the center, who played his last season with Fairfield last

year. “Jack brought a lot in terms

of leadership for our team. He was really vocal. He brought a lot of experience, so basically it’s on Mike (O’Keeffe), Jonny (Raj '13) and myself to bring the leadership,” said Adam Cowen, a senior center defender for the Stags.

However, the loss of Clev-erley has been reduced as New-ton has joined the defense, and has started all three games for the Stags this season.

“George is quality. He’s a

bloody good defender. He de-fends well one-on-one. He’s a really solid and good player, and I’m really happy to have him on the team.” Cowen said.

In the three games to date, Newton has been influential in in both the defensive and offen-sive halves.

The Stags hopes to have Newton and his fellow fresh-men continue their impressive play ahead of their next match on September 12th against Long Island University and ahead of MAAC play which begins on October 6th against Iona.

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Mark Bordonaro on the mound for the Everett Aquasox.

“George is quality. He’s a bloody good defender . . . He's a really

solid and good player, and I'm really happy to have him on the

team." - Adam Cowen , center defender

Freshman sets a winning tone for the upcoming Fairfield soccer season

On June 6 in Chatham, Mas-sachusetts, Mark Bordonaro was driving to practice with the Chatham Anglers, the Cape Cod Baseball League team, when his phone suddenly rang. Bordona-ro’s life was forever changed.

Around 2 p.m., he received the call from New York announc-ing that he had been selected by the Seattle Mariners in the 2012 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. After months of dis-cussing logistics with 29 teams, there were 12 teams seriously interested in Bordonaro on the first day of the draft. By the sec-ond day, he had his hopes set on at least four different teams. As soon as he hung up the phone later that day, family and friends following the draft immediately called with congratulations.

“My first reaction was Seat-tle is a long way away,” explained Bordonaro. “I was happy either way though, because I knew it was a good organization to get picked by.”

With 84 games in 86 days,

this right-handed pitcher’s sum-mer was unlike most. As the 2012 spring school semester and baseball season came to a close, Bordonaro headed up to Massachusetts to play in a sum-mer league. After only about two weeks though, he was off to the west coast for the first time to train with the Everett AquaSox, the Short-A affiliate of the Mari-ners in the Northwest League.

Playing with the AquaSox was a completely new experi-ence compared to his three years with the Fairfield Stags. “It is my job now,” said Bordonaro. “I en-joyed going to the field every day at Fairfield knowing I was going to see my friends. Playing pro-fessional baseball is more like being at work.”

Each summer morning, Bordanaro arrived at the field at 10:30. With workouts, practices and individual meetings with coaches, every day was intense. These long days were followed by 7 p.m. games.

Although Bordonaro can no longer play for the stags, he de-cided to return to Fairfield for his senior year. Studying Marketing

and Management, Bordonaro admits that when he “has to get a real job one day,” he is interested in pursuing some form of televi-sion advertising.

While Bordonaro signifi-cantly contributed to the Fair-field baseball program the past three years, he also recognizes what Fairfield has done for him. “It’s nice going to a small school like this because everyone is so supportive, so I’m happy I can to a school like this,” said Bor-donaro.

Former teammates from Fairfield baseball expressed their excitement for Bordonaro. “It’s been a pleasure catching him for the last three years and watching him put in the hard work to make it to the next level,” said catcher Mike Bennett ‘13.

Infielder Rob LoPinto ’14 added, “With the athletic abil-ity, motivation and drive he pos-sesses, along with professional coaching, Mark has a chance to be a dominant pitcher in the big leagues.”

SPORTS | 20 Sports Editor: Jen Calhoun

OnlineNew and improved sports blog.Online only coverage.

Week of September 12, 2012

Cross Country:Cross Country will be look-

ing to improve on a successful 2011-12 campaign that saw the men’s team place fourth at the MAAC Championships and win the Leeber and O’Neil Invita-tionals with the women’s team placing sixth at the MAAC Cham-pionships and taking home the O’Neil Invitational.

!e Stags have brought back 11 runners from last season on the men’s side, with Kyle Short '13 and Howie Rosas '14 as cap-tains. On the women’s side there are 10 returning runners with Sam Goodnow '13 and Molly Lei-dig '14 in charge.

In their "rst meet of the year, the Marist Invitational, the men placed second, with Rosas being the highest placing Stag in third place. !e women placed third,

with Danielle Renzi '15 as the "rst Stag across the line in seventh.

!e Stags will hope to build on their "rst meet when the trav-el to the Iona Meet of Champions on September 15th.

Field Hockey:!e Field Hockey Team is go-

ing to look to prove the preseason polls wrong, which placed them to "nish "fth out of six teams in the America East Conference.

Last season, the Stags posted a 9-8 record, which was their "rst winning season since 2007.

So far this season, the Stags are 4-2, with Felicitas '15 Heinen; who has already won her second Player of the Week Award. She had 7 points on the weekend, with three goals and one assist.

!e Stags will next travel to Ann Arbor, MI to play St Louis University on Sept. 14 and Michi-gan on the 16th.

Men’s Soccer:After a 2011-2012 season that

saw the men’s soccer team win

the MAAC regular season, the MAAC tournament, and a berth into the NCAA tournament, the Stags are looking to do even bet-ter this year.

!e preseason polls are pre-dicting a similar year to the last, as they were predicted to "nish atop the MAAC in the 2012-13 season.

!ree Stags were picked to the All-MAAC pre-season team: Michael O’Keefe '13, Jonny Raj '13 and Jordan Ayris '15.

Jonny Raj is one of 42 men placed on the 2012 Missouri Athletic Club's (MAC) Hermann Trophy Watch List as well as be-ing a returning member of the United Soccer League’s Premier Development League, playing for Reading.

Ayris was also a member of PDL, leading FC London to the Championships in addition to being award with All-Conference and ranking 8th in the league for leading scorer.

The Stags have had a great start thus far into the season, going 2-1 in the first three games.

Women’s soccer:With Marist dominating the

past seasons in Women’s soc-cer, it was no surprise they were chosen again to be the MAAC champions. However, the Stags are going to make it their mission to knock them o# the top.

With earning the second spot in the MAAC preseason poll, the Stags have begun the season with a record of 3-2-1.

!e team has had two of the members named to the Pre-season All-MAAC team: Alli Walsh '13 and Nikki Stanton '13. Walsh earned the spot from last season, by starting all 19 games, adding a total of 40 games in her total career even though she was unable to play in 2010 due to an injury.

Stanton was a First-Team All-MAAC selection and has been given the role of team captain for the fall season in her fourth year with the program. With two more eligible years in the program, this season bodes well for herself as well as the Stags.

!is Friday, the Stags travel to play their opponent, Maine.

Volleyball:!e Stags were predicted to

"nish "rst in the MAAC in the 2012 season according to the coaches' preseason poll.

Fair"eld received more points than the three-time de-fending champions Niagara.

Last year the Stags went 20-10 overall and 16-2, and are bringing back 10 members from the 2011-2012 team.

Also in preseason, Caitlin Stapleton '15 and Rachel Ro-mansky '14 were voted as part of the Preseason All-MAAC Team.

Aside from the returning players, Nicole Marzik '16 has been a standout for the Stags. Marzik was named the MAAC Rookie of the Week, three con-secutive weeks.

Most recently, Marzik re-corded 27 kills, 29 points and 22 digs in a week where the Stags went 4-0.

So far the Stags have been even with a 5-5 record and will begin MAAC play at home on Saturday at St. Peter's at 2:00 in Alumni Hall.

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