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Student Assaulted Downtown

By Catherine Veschi Managing Editor

A male Fairfield University student reported being assaulted off-campus by the driver of a car that offered to give him a ride back to campus from the downtown Fairfield area.

The assault allegedly took place on Saturday, Sept. 16 at approximately 11:30 p.m., according to an email sent to the student body from the Department of Public Safety.

Assistant Director of DPS John Ritchie reported that the male driver of the car was roughly 40 or 50 years old and “touched [the student’s] crotch area while he was driving ... the male student was able to exit the vehicle and run back to campus.” According to an email sent to the student body, the suspect was described as a Caucasian male.

Ritchie added that the suspect’s vehicle has been described as a gray or silver BMW M3 convertible with red leather interior.

At the time of the assault, the suspect was wearing blue plaid pants and a white button-up collar shirt, Ritchie said.

His haircut was faded on the sides and fuller at the top, swept to one side, and his hair was brown with some gray tints. Ritchie noted that if any students see a car and suspect that fit those descriptions, they should contact DPS or the Fairfield Police.

The case is still under investigation by DPS and the Fairfield Police, and the suspect has yet to be identified.

In the meantime, DPS officers will “keep an eye out for an automobile that fits the description or a male that fits the description.”

DPS’s email reminded students to always be cautious and never accept rides from strangers and to report any suspicious activity to the Fairfield Police Department by calling 911, or to DPS at ext. 4090, or 203-254-4090.

Nursing Students Gather to Improve Education

By Juliana Sansonetti News Editor

Juliana Sansonetti/The Mirror Students explore various cultures in the Barone Campus Center, ranging from Brazilian music, to Asian cuisine and more.

Diversity Flourishes at Annual Cultural Fair

By Jacob Buttiker Contributing Writer

There’s only one time on campus where you can find Brazilian music, authentic Asian dumplings, fried plantains and spicy hummus all in the same room. All of these things and more could be found at Fairfield University’s second annual Culture Fair.

From the moment you step into the lower level of the Barone Campus Center, you can feel the energy radiating throughout the room. People dancing to reggae one minute and then authentic Latino music the next. Nothing quite describes a culture like its music and the mix of the colorful poster boards for each club, paired with the cultural music from the speakers truly immersed those who attended in a variety of other cultures.

The food at the Culture Fair is always a highlight, of course.

A barrage of scents from every club’s cuisine fills the nostrils, whether it’s arroz con frijoles or dried figs, a large variety truly provides something for everyone. Nothing brings people together quite like food. “This year is my first time here, the food caught my eye but I ended up loving the energy,” said Antonio Myers ’19.

While the food is certainly not to be overlooked, one can also appreciate the diversity and cultural awareness that the fair brings to Fairfield’s campus. Senior Asha Perry, the co-president for Remixx, commented, “It often seems that these clubs get overlooked at the Activities Fair; events like this one allow our

organizations to be seen. It’s our turn for the spotlight tonight.”

Events like the Cultural Fair give these clubs a voice. Set up in a prime location in the LLBCC, it’s easy for students to stop by the Culture Fair on their way through the campus center and hopefully leave with a bit of knowledge that they lacked when coming in.

The Culture Fair provides students with the opportunity to partake in activities that they may not have the opportunity to participate in anywhere else on campus. According to Assistant Director of the Office of Student Diversity and Multicultural Affairs Carrie Robinson, as well as the event coordinator for the fair this year, it is important to celebrate our diversity as a campus and embrace the multitude of cultures of Fairfield students.

“Here at Fairfield we have a rich tradition of celebrating diversity, and the Culture Fair is just one example of showcasing the variety of cultures, languages and beliefs we have among us here at Fairfield,” said Robinson.

Fairfield University has always prioritized providing the best education for its students. However, creating a well-rounded individual goes beyond just classroom learning. A trip to the Culture Fair can prove to be valuable as well as educational in more ways than one, teaching students how different people all over the world may be different, but are all still connected.

This is an event that has the opportunity to connect people and provide them with a unique chance to connect with cultures all around the world, right here at Fairfield University.

Following the University’s recent revampment of the Marion Peckham Egan School of Nursing and Health Studies, the school saw more than 100 students gather this week with the goal of improving nursing education, an event which received more attendees than was expected.

On Sunday, Sept. 17, the Student Nurses Association had their first general assembly meeting at 7 p.m.

According to the president of the SNA Olivia Foye ‘18, at the general assembly, underclassmen were placed into upperclassmen mentor groups. Additionally, the upcoming events of the organization were discussed.

Some of these events include a screening of the documentary “UNREST” that will be held on Saturday, Sept.

23, a Hope After Loss Walk on Oct. 14 that the members of the organization will volunteer in and a resume workshop that will be held on Oct. 15 to assist the members in gaining different nursing-related careers. Further, an opening

We work with the community and the University as one ... we hold a lot of activities relating to the life of a nurse and nursing student.

-Jessica Flamio ‘19

Member of the Student Nurses Association

ceremony of the new Marion Peckham School of Nursing and Health Studies will be held on Oct. 21, as well as the traditional white coat ceremony and an internship meeting open to sophomore and junior nursing students on Nov. 12, where upperclassmen can describe their internship experiences and prepare the underclassmen for applying for internships.

Foye explained 150 students attended the general assembly and that the meeting did not even fit in the classroom.

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FUSA and CARE Team Start “Healthy Dialogues”

By Kaytlin Barcus Contributing Writer

On Monday, Sept. 18, Fairfield University Student Association and the CARE Team partnered up to have an open dialogue titled “How to Have a Healthy Conversation.” The CARE Team, a new organization on campus, facilitates dialogues across campus, so this was an important conversation for them to have. They cover a wide range of controversial topics at their dialogues, so learning how to discuss with other people, especially those with differing opinions, in a respectful and healthy way is crucial to their program.

Since the dialogue was meant to be confidential and a safe place for students to openly talk and express themselves, no student names will be included in this article.

Before the dialogue began, the CARE Team asked the students present to create a list of guidelines for the conversation. These became rules for everyone to follow to maintain a healthy dynamic. The guidelines set were: raise your hand when you would like to speak, don’t talk over others, be open-minded, no profanity, listen to understand, confront tough conversations and be comfortable with the uncomfortable.

Junior Alexandra Cordero, a member of FUSA, added, “Argue the point, not the person.

Everything you say goes out the window when you personally attack someone.” The Care Team added to this, saying “Shed your stereotypes from the get-go.”

When discussing the guidelines, one student said, “Talk about things that matter, things that people think shouldn’t be talked about.” Many students present made the point that people don’t like to talk about uncomfortable things or things that they aren’t completely educated on or cannot relate to, but Cara Gibbons ‘18, president of FUSA, challenged them.

She said, “This is college. This is your time to be comfortable with the uncomfortable and talk about these things.”

One controversial topic that came up was the difference between hate speech and freedom of speech, or if there is a difference at all. In other words, as one member of the CARE Team Justin Wooley ‘20 phrased it, “Who is the gatekeeper between free speech and hate speech? How can we have a healthy dialogue in a place where there may be dangerous rhetoric being thrown around?”

Some students argued that hate speech should not be considered freedom of speech. One student said, “No one should be protected if they’re verbally harming someone,” and another had a similar view, saying “when hate speech leads to violence, I have a problem with it.”

Other students argued the opposite, claiming that hate speech does fall under the First Amendment.

One student said, “People should be able to say what they want, it’s only when they threaten violence that it should be a problem.” Another student agreed with this view, arguing that “hate speech is free speech because our government protects it.”

This controversy over hate speech led to a brief conversation about the events that recently happened in Charlottesville, Va., where rallies of white supremacists and Nazis formed, chanting things like, “Jews will not replace us” and racial slurs. These people, as a FUSA member explained, had a permit to protest and were therefore protected from being reprimanded. It is problematic

to many people that such hateful and violent protest is allowed in our country, which is why this topic was brought up in the debate over hate speech.

At the end of the dialogue, everyone went around and gave their opinion on why conversations like this are important to have.

Many students talked about their experiences in high school, where their opinions were not valued and they were simply lectured all day, everyday. One student said, “The CARE Team programs open my eyes to other people’s points of views,” and another claimed, “the only way to grow as a society is to share ideas.”

Cordero explained, “This is one of the many dialogues we want to have this semester, and we really want to encourage people, regardless of what year they are, to leave Fairfield understanding how to engage in these types of conversations when they graduate.”

Gibbons believed that the conversation was successful. “We’ll hopefully get a larger turnout next time, but I think it started to open up the conversation.”

FUSA Vice President Molly Strang ‘18 agreed, saying, “I think that having these open dialogues and conversations before issues occur is very beneficial, so that when something does happen and we need to address it, we know how to do so and don’t wait until the last minute.”

The CARE Team has facilitated conversations on Mondays in McCormick at 8:30 p.m., Tuesdays in Faber at 8 p.m. and Wednesdays in Loyola Hall at 8 p.m. For students who don’t feel comfortable talking at events like this, they welcomed students to “just come and listen and hang out,” and that the real value of these dialogues comes from “opening your mind to different views.”

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By Catherine Veschi Managing Editor Junior Sarah Swanson’s time at Fairfield has been very different from those of most students at the University.

When she was a sophomore, Swanson took a medical leave for 18 months because of her ongoing battle with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME), a disease categorized by profound fatigue, sleep abnormalities, pain and other symptoms that are made worse by exertion, according to the Mayo Clinic.

Swanson had the disease since she was 11, but wasn’t diagnosed until she was 20.

To spread awareness about her disease and the struggles many others with the same condition are fighting, Swanson has worked with the Student Nurses Association to host a screening of the documentary “UNREST,” directed by Dr. Jennifer Brea of Harvard University, who battles with the disease herself.

The documentary will be released in theaters on Sept. 22 and Fairfield will be having a free screening of the film on Sept. 23 at 2 p.m., making it the first University in the country to show the documentary, according to Swanson.

The documentary tells the story of Brea’s fight to overcome ME and details how as a Harvard PhD student engaged to the love her life, she was struck down by a mysterious fever that left her bedridden.

Brea’s illness becomes worse and she’s eventually diagnosed with ME. Her and her husband are left to find a way to live with the consequences of the lifelong illness.

Swanson spoke of her struggle to cope with the condition for the past year and

The point of this event is to not only expose the community, but especially nursing students and pre-health students to this illness so that when they become professionals in the future they know what this illness is, they know how terrible it is and they know how to treat patients correctly or at least go about treating them.

-Sarah Swanson ‘19 a half, and why hosting this screening on campus means so much to her.

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The Mirror Reflects on this Week in Social Media Compiled by Juliana Sansonetti Information contributed by the Department of Public Safety.

Thursday, 9/14 2:54 p.m.- A black iPhone 7 was reported stolen from a bench in Alumni Hall. The phone was taken while the student was playing basketball. The matter is under investigation.

Saturday, 9/16 2:39 p.m.- A male student kicked a glass window and door at the Regis south entrance. The student was identified and referred to student conduct.

5:29 p.m.- A young man was driving a pickup truck at a high rate of speed with three students in the bed of the truck. The student was driving a junior’s car while travelling on Leeber Road to the Townhouse area. The vehicle was stopped and some alcohol was found in the truck. The operator was referred to the Dean of Students office.

Sunday, 9/17 12:17 a.m.- There was a report of harassment in the Townhouse area. A female student reported that another female student verbally abused her outside the Townhouse area.

12:48 a.m.- DPS responded to a fight outside the School of Nursing involving some students. The case is being referred to student conduct. DPS treated some of the people involved for minor injuries.

Monday, 9/18 11:44 a.m.- A student who resides in Kostka Hall reported that on 9/14 between 4:45 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., someone had entered and vandalized their room, including leaving feces on the floor of the bathroom. The matter is currently under investigation. Anyone with any information is encouraged to contact Residence Life or DPS.

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“We had approximately 30 upperclassmen volunteer to advise, encourage and stay in touch with underclassmen throughout the school year,” said Foye. “Our mentor program is very strong.”

The SNA, she said, is one of the largest organizations on campus.

Visiting Assistant Professor of the School of Nursing Kelly Sullivan DNP, APRN spoke of the benefits of being part of the SNA. “As a new member of the nursing faculty I volunteered last year to become an advisor for the SNA so that I can interact with the students on a more personal level. While the group is primarily run by student nurses it offers faculty an opportunity to get to know some of the students on a more personal level,” Sullivan said.

Sullivan added that another benefit of the SNA is that it gives “nursing students the opportunity to interact with each other and engage in community projects.”

Junior Jessica Flamio, a member of the SNA, also spoke of some of the features of the organization. “We work with the community and the University as one, which is nice. We hold a lot of activities relating to the life of a nurse and nursing student. We just had a mentor meeting the other day, where us upperclassmen were assigned to a group of five to seven underclassmen to kind of be their tour guide and friend,” Flamio said.

One of the major efforts of the SNA this year is to get nationally recognized, which requires the organization to have 10 paying members to the National Student Nurses Association.

“This would allow for us to send a delegate to vote at the national conference,” commented Foye. “It is of great importance to myself and the board to achieve this amazing goal.”

“I have been involved in the Student Nurses Association since my freshman year here at Fairfield,” Foye continued. “I loved everything about it from the very beginning.”

On the general assembly, Foye added, “It was a very successful first event and we are looking forward to a great upcoming year.”

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Shauna Mitchell/The Mirror Students at the Fall 2015 Career Fair connect with employers from various different companies in the Tri-State area to develop a set of potential career opportunities for after college.

Career Fair Preps Students for Post-Grad

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Bennett said. In past years, there has been a separate fair for non-profit companies, but this year, the two are being combined. Some of the nonprofits that will be present at the fair inBy Adriana Farrell clude the Make-A-Wish Foundation, Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo and Save the Children.

Contirbuting Writer Bennett stressed the importance of students coming prepared to the Career Fair, as this is a good opportunity for them to make a memorable first impression with potential future It’s not every day at Fairfield University that students have easy access to major corpora- employers. tions in the Tri-State area like GE Energy Financial Services, Traveler’s and Enterprise RentShe noted that students should come to the event looking presentable and have several A-Car, right on campus. copies of their resume on hand to give to employers.

On Wednesday, Sept. 27 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., there will be a Career Fair set up at the It is also useful to bring a notebook to write down companies that you will want to get Leslie C. Quick, Jr. Recreation Complex. Over 140 companies will be in attendance such as, into contact with or a folder to collect business cards, according to Bennett.

Indeed, Ipsos, Prosek Partners, Subway World Headquarters and Synchrony Financial.

Many upperclassmen who attended the Career Fair during their time at Fairfield viewed This fair is open for students of all majors and according to Dierdre Bennett, manager of it as a beneficial experience to gain exposure into what companies are in the area for potential employer development at the Academic and Career Development Center, there will be a wide employment. variety of companies that have opportunities for everyone.

Senior Stephen Dierks, a marketing major, commented that the Career Fair is “a great She noted that despite the fact that many of the busiway for Fairfield students to learn more about the incrednesses present at the fair are geared toward students with ible companies in the area and gain important experieither engineering, finance or accounting majors, many ence interacting with recruiters.” of these companies may also appeal to students with huHowever, Alyssa Vigorito ‘19, an English major, manities majors. feels that there aren’t enough options at the Career Fair Bennett explained that “even the financial compafor students with her major. “I have found that there arnies say one of the most important things is students or en’t many employers at the Career Fair that I’d typically new hires that can write well,” so students with majors in gravitate toward. The fair brings in a lot of business firms English, History, Social Sciences and many other liberal and superlative organizations, but personally, every time arts concentrations may also find organizations that are I attend the Career Fair I leave empty-handed.” interested in networking with them.

If students want to learn more about the upcoming Bennett also emphasized the fact that not only is the Career Fair, there will be a prep meeting on Wednesday, -Diedre Bennett event open to students of all majors, but it’s also encourSept.

20 from 4 to 5 p.m. to get more information about Manager of Employer Development at the Acdemic aged for students from all classes to attend. the fair as well as how to prepare, Bennett noted.

Planning and Career Development Center Despite the fact that underclassmen may be intimiAt the meeting, students will learn more about what dated to attend an event geared toward networking and to wear, how to network and how to make a great first searching for a career after college, Bennett noted that “it’s never too early to start planning impression when communicating with future employers, according to OrgSync. for your career.”

This event will take place in the Kelley Center Presentation Room and is hosted by the One major difference between this year’s Career Fair from previous years is that the fair Academic and Career Development Center. will also host non-profit companies in addition to the usual for-profit organizations present,

Even the financial companies say one of the most important things are students or new hires that can write well ... it’s never too early to start planning your career.

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come to a new, not 100 percent better, but 60 percent better than what I was before.”

“I wouldn’t be standing here today if it wasn’t for him and my medical doctors and the team that was behind me,” Swanson said.

Prior to her return to the University, Swanson reached out to the Student Nurses Association to see if they would be interested in hosting a screening of the film.

“It started from just this tiny little idea and it has blown up into this huge event,” Swanson added.

With the screening of “UNREST,” Swanson hopes to share with the Fairfield community what it’s like to live with ME, “how controversial this disease is, how unknown it is and how we need to find not only a treatment, but a cure of some kind, because most people suffer in silence. And there’s over 2 million Americans who suffer from this illness.”

Swanson explained how often times, ME patients

like herself are told that the disease is only in their head and that the symptoms they face are just side effects of depression or anxiety, which is why the disease is considered controversial.

The event is open to all Fairfield students and faculty members, but Swanson noted that the screening will be especially useful for nursing students.

“The point of this event is to not only expose the community, but especially nursing students and prehealth students to this illness so that when they become professionals in the future they know what this illness is, they know how terrible it is and they know how to treat patients correctly or at least go about treating them,” Swanson noted.

The screening will open with a video presentation by Dr. Jose Montoya, Swanson’s doctor, who also has a niece attending the University.

Swanson explained that the video will contain information about his research and the significance of the illness.

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DREAMers Make America Great

By Lexi Thimble Opinion Editor

This past week on Sept. 11, amid the continued conversation regarding Trump’s rescinding of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), there is an additional story making waves as it concerns immigrants. As CNN reports, this is about immigrants being granted "temporary protected status," wherein people in other countries would be allowed to settle in the United States if their country was thrown into life-threatening turmoil. These families, for the majority of them are entire families, are granted “temporary work authorizations and protection from deportation” until it is safe for them to return to their home countries. However, for some of the 440,000 people protected by this program, they’ve been waiting for over 15 years for the status of their countries to return to normal, in the meantime building homes and relationships here in the U.S. This includes people who have come from Honduras, Nicaragua and Haiti, the latter of which is still recovering from the earthquake that occurred in 2010. In the coming months, it will be up to this administration to either extend the program and protect these families, or to cut it off like what was done with DACA. And with the way things have been going, it would be a surprise if Trump decided to act on behalf of these people.

In a recent press briefing reported by The Hill, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders explained that the administration’s renewed focus would be on, among other goals, cutting legal immigration into America in half with the help of the RAISE Act (Reforming American Immigration for Strong Employment). According to Slate, the RAISE Act would replace “today’s employment-based immigration system with a streamlined points system, which would prioritize immigrants with valuable skills and highpaying U.S. job offers.” Rather than giving more deference to families of immigrants, this program would place a higher value on those with high-paying, highly-skilled jobs.

This begs the question: what kind of immigrants do we want to see in the United States? For me personally, I want people who think they can build better lives here, who have family here that they want to reunite with and who want to contribute positively to our country no matter the skill level they’re employed at. A capitalistic value isn’t the only one that should be put on our citizens. What people can bring to the job market shouldn’t be a deal breaker in how we decide to let people into our country; we shouldn’t be commodifying people as a way for them to become part of our nation. This isn’t to say that we don’t need hard workers who want to contribute to our economy,

because everyone needs to contribute something to make our system work. We just shouldn’t require that all immigrants who want to contribute to America to be highly skilled with six-digit salaries.

This kind of work ethic and want to do good is what I expect from natural born Americans as well.

I’m all for raising the standards of our country, but people who are just trying to get by and support themselves and their families are the kinds of people that make America great. They’re who I want to work with and go to school with and be neighbors with. I don’t need ordinary people, especially refugees whose countries have been torn apart, to feel like they need to do everything they can to make life better for me as a natural born American citizen. All I want is for them to contribute, in big or small ways, to making America kinder and more positive by working hard and achieving their goals. The older generation of this country values the ideals of the American Dream so much and much importance is placed on it. This shouldn’t just apply to those already living here; if the American Dream is to remain relevant, it has to be accessible to everyone. It’d be egregious on my part to believe that the majority of immigrants trying to gain access into the U.S. want to do so purely for nefarious reasons, or just to have a place where they can be lazy or commit crimes.

That’s not why people want to come to America. For hundreds of years, we’ve been diligently advertising how many freedoms we have and I’d say that self-promotion has been extremely effective. That’s why immigrants have been coming to America since it was an established place, because they all seek the ideas that we ourselves have put out as the height of achievement. We can’t expect our nation that was built by and occupied entirely of immigrants to now sneer at those who dare to have the same dreams as our past family members. It shows our hypocrisy and our lack of empathy if we do, and is something we’ve done to every new generation that eventually becomes an ugly stain on our history. Immigration laws are complicated and comprehensive, much more so than I may be making them out to be. What I’m talking about is our humanity; as Americans and as people, it shouldn’t be an impossible feat to have empathy for those who seek greater things in our country.

As citizens viewing foreigners coming into our country, we fear a current unknown and that’s not unlike the unknown our own immigrant families faced when coming to this country themselves. In this time of uncertainty, it wouldn’t hurt to reach out with understanding and compassion, so we can once again be proud of this melting pot nation.

Immigrants Lend A Global Perspective to the U.S.

By Connor O'Rourke Assistant News Editor America, as we know, is a country of immigrants and a melting pot of cultures from every corner of the globe, each with a story. Even though an immigrant comes to this country for a fresh start while committing themselves to being American in every sense, they tend to hold onto the culture of the place they were driven from, as it is a defining part of who they are. For as long as I can remember, I have always been plagued by this looming feeling of disconnect, or rather, a lack of cultural belonging. While I am an Irish-American and a dual citizen of both countries, I feel as though I really do not fully belong to either place. While I do not have a single cultural outlook on life, I am fortunate enough to have the combined sense of what it means to be both Irish and American, which in return has made me a far more worldly individual.

I often find myself back in Ireland where, despite the fact that I feel as Irish as anyone else, I will always be “the yank,” since I was the only one in my family to be born in America. Similarly, I often find myself at odds with my American friends in the sense that they won’t understand my jokes or sense of humor, or my efforts to just have “the craic.”

Further complicating my dilemma, I’m an avid supporter

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of Irish Rugby, Manchester United and several other distinctly non-American pastimes, hence I have absolutely no clue what American football is and who plays for any team. Apart from the cultural ambiguity myself and countless other second generation immigrants face, I often feel as though I’m reminded too much of how lucky I am to have been born in this country. My mother, in particular, always reminds me of how life was like when she was growing up in Northern Ireland, where things were completely opposite to the way I know life in this country. She grew up during a time in Northern Ireland known as “The Troubles,” where sectarian violence between Catholics and Protestants, or Irish Nationalists and loyalists to the British crown, fought in a conflict for their respective political motives. The reason she left Ireland, apart from the fact that there was, according to The Telegraph, a severe lack of employment in the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland during the 1980s, is that Catholics, at the time, were struggling to escape their status as second class citizens who refused to submit to a foreign crown.

Conversely, I grew up largely in the shadow of my mother’s experiences as someone who was born and raised in Murray Hill in Manhattan, N.Y., whose only real concern was whether or not the four train was delayed that day. She risked quite a lot to immigrate to this country and start a new life in New York, where she had always dreamed of living to get away from the dreariness and

Every year, when award shows like The Golden Globes, The Academy Awards and The Emmys come around, the topic of diversity among the actors, actresses and musicians nominated for awards is usually the most frequently discussed among critics. And every year, audiences feel mixed emotions regarding the representation of various minorities, whether they pertain to race, gender or sexuality.

However, at this year’s rendition of The Emmys, minorities scored far better than they have in previous years, with numerous “firsts” occurring during this award season. The most notable of these awards was for Best Writing for a Comedy Series, which was granted to Aziz Ansari and Lena Waithe, who became the first African American LGBTQIA woman to receive an award in the com-

political turmoil at home in County Armagh.

In many ways, I have held myself to a much higher standard than many Americans I know simply because of the fact that if my mother was capable of emigrating to the United States at my age, I know that I have it in me to achieve greatness. Being the son of an immigrant, it also begs the question as to what life could have been like had my mother never left Ireland and decided to raise me there. This is a question that many second generation immigrants like myself find themselves wondering at one stage or another. While I could very well have been brought up in Ireland, it would have deprived me of the intrinsically unique perspective of a dual national, who sees the world from two distinct lenses and two different cultural contexts. Dual citizens and second generation immigrants alike are crucial to this country, in that we bring the best of both cultures with us and remind Americans of the multicultural foundation upon which this country was built. While I am not affected by the recent decision regarding DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) made by the Trump administration, I can see that the president needs to be reminded of the importance of what immigrants and their children bring to this country; a reminder of what it means to be an American. Despite the cultural division I face with being a second generation immigrant and a dual national, I have learned to embrace it, as it has made me into a more culturally aware global citizen.

edy writing category. Waithe and Ansari co-wrote the Thanksgiving episode of “Masters of None,” which Waithe also co-starred in.

Further, Donald Glover, the director of “Atlanta,” became the first black person to win an Emmy for directing for a comedy. Glover picked up another award during the night for lead comedy actor.

Aside from the awards African Americans took home at The Emmys, females also dominated at this year’s award ceremony, with the entirely female lead Hulu series “The Handmaid’s Tale” taking home several awards. The series won for Best Drama, Best Actress in a Drama with Elisabeth Moss and Best Writing in a Drama, among others.

Audiences can’t help but be inspired by the performance of minorities at this years Emmys. It was heartwarming and refreshing to see so much

diversity among the actors and actresses that were nominated for and took home awards.

In the same breath, we believe that by attacking President Donald Trump on his ill-charged remarks on race and other issues, it does not supplement the necessity of more diversity in the Emmys, as well as other award shows. In the same vein, bringing in former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer to normalize the anti-Trump sentiment doesn’t make the Emmys any more inclusive, but rather pushes individuals to take definitive stances on the awards solely based on political leaning.

In doing this, we believe that while the Emmys have taken tremendous steps in evolving the landscape of diversity, there are still necessary steps needed to not only incorporate a more diverse audience, but a more unified audience.

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Nemec Brings Fresh Perspective to His Presidency

By Ariana Puzzo Online Editor-in-Chief When Fairfield announced that there would be a search for the University’s next president, speculation began as to whether the president would be a Jesuit or layperson. The question was answered on April 25 when Chairman of the Board of Trustees Frank Carroll ‘89 sent a campus-wide email announcing that President Mark Nemec, PhD was formally appointed to the position. I was studying abroad when Nemec was elected as our ninth president, so I was slightly removed when the initial announcement occurred and somewhat unbothered by any discourse regarding Nemec’s appointment as the first layperson to lead our school. I firmly believe that any skeptics should embrace our new president and give him the opportunity to run the University in the way that he deems most effective.

Nemec’s effect on the University does not directly correlate to his status as a layperson. Being a layperson does not preclude him from being an effective leader, just as being a Jesuit does not ensure effective leadership. Since the University’s founding in 1942, Fairfield was blessed with Jesuit leaders who many considered to be excellent. However, our past presidents’ successes were not wholly contingent upon their titles as Jesuits. Some people are natural leaders, others grow into leadership and then there are those who are not suited for a position of power. As far as I am concerned, as long as Nemec preserves Fairfield’s longheld practice of “Men and women for others,” then there is no reason for concern over how he will run the University.

Whenever there is change, with it comes fresh ideas and energy. Likely, Nemec will bring both. There will be changes that Nemec considers implementing, but it is unlikely that they will threaten the values that Fairfield has prided itself on providing its students for the past 75 years. Additionally, the fact that the administration was confident enough to choose someone that they considered a strong leader, regardless of their religious title, means that they truly want someone who they feel will put the interests of the University first.

There may also be some people, though, who think that the new change goes further than simply not narrowing the search.

As the first lay president, Nemec is bringing one thing to the community that no past president has brought: a family. As a result, his role as a father could provide him with a different relationship with our student body; he may connect with us differently. However, there is no guarantee that being a layperson will have that, or any other, effect. Personally, I think that it will be nice to have a president who is joined by his family, but I do not think that it will change our relationship to him. The family does not necessarily make the man and I think that if we will connect with Nemec, it will be because of his leadership.

Every president, whether they are a layperson or a Jesuit, will do things that some people like and others do not. The fact that our school is confident in Nemec’s leadership should tell us that Jesuit or not, they believe he will maintain the values that the University cherishes most. As long as he, and any future leader, keeps with the school’s Jesuit values, they should have our full support.

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Trump Will Never Find Peace with Democrats

Creative Commons/ Wikimedia Commons Pictured from left to right: New York Senator Chuck Schumer, President Donald Trump and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi

Donald Trump’s recent liberal lurch and embrace of the amicably-named “Chuck and Nancy” as cohorts in the quest to “get things done” has aggravated Republicans and conservatives. The typical line of Trump apologetics from his partisan sycophants (who would sooner confess to a crime they didn’t commit than berate the avatar of their anti-establishmentarianism) is some derivation of “Paul Ryan and congressional Republicans are a bunch of RINOs; Trump had no choice but to work with the Democrats if he wants to get things done. MAGA!” Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell are the rightful targets of much conservative consternation, but such an analysis fails, of course, to acknowledge two things: first, the merit of “getting things done” depends entirely on what exactly those “things” are, and second, if your frustration with the congressional GOP is about their failure to achieve conservative legislation, surely you know better than to mistake a partnership with Chuck Schumer as a means to that end.

What Trump’s actions on DACA and the debt ceiling represent about Trump the man and Trump the President is a more difficult pronouncement. The first, and perhaps most likely, explanation is that Trump is a complete non-ideologue to the point of being able to schizophrenically switch between policy extremes on the whims of his “deal-making” desires.

This would be consistent with his own life arc; the man was a New York liberal Democrat for the majority of his life whose animating principle seemed to be a spiteful contrarianism.

His seeming transformation from a silver screen progressive to a (self-proclaimed) immigration restrictionist with a populist streak almost suspends belief. The one constant across the Trumpian universe is a desire for adulation. Trump’s primary motivator often seems to be praise, and the good press and kind words from Pelosi and Schumer he’s received after his recent immigration shifts could be scratching Trump’s itch for approval.

The second possibility, and one that would be most disheartening to Trump’s oft-mentioned and misunderstood base, is that Trump’s decision to wheel and deal with progressives on upholding DACA without using the move as leverage to tie concessions on wall funding is that he lied to the American people and was always soft on immigration. While one, perhaps even this author, can and would make a Reaganesque case for a one-time, non-citizenship,

amnesty tied to wall funding for the so-called “Dreamers,” who aren’t necessarily responsible for their parents’ lawlessness, Trump ran on a hawkish border agenda like few presidents in modern political history. These moves contradict his campaign promises, whatever one might think of them, and it is quite possible to conceptualize that Trump exploited the populist appeal of intense border security without an undergirding belief in the idea.

What Trump would be smart to recognize is that the Democratic message is so tightly wound to a hatred for Trump the man — the “white supremacist,” the “fascist” — that even cosigning socialist Bernie Sanders’ single-payer health care proposal wouldn’t put him in progressive good graces. Every late-night show and major cultural opus is rife with the worst sorts of hyperboles; Stephen Colbert’s latest Hitlerian reference is a mere microcosm of the deep hatred that abides for Trump among liberals. Much of the same, in fairness, was true with President Obama in office — conservative outlets were wary to praise what any supplysider would see as Obama’s largely solid record on free trade because so much of the animation for the Tea Party movement was hatred for Obama’s statist tendencies. Politics is a tribal affair, with the easiest point of unification often coming by laying everything “your side” hates at the feet of one figure. Trump said the unsayable, unspeakable truth about American politics — he dared to say that it’s possible that there are real downsides to unfettered immigration. Progressives, on that charge, will never take him back, and playing footsie with Nancy Pelosi won’t change how much the progressive base of the Democratic Party hates the man. The GOP elected him, even if they did so tenuously, and Trump’s only path to political solvency comes through the Republican Party.

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'A Retrospective' Brings Abstract Art to Life

"Blue Cluster" Oil Painting by Richard Lytle Phaneuf/The Mirror

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Richard Lytle Returns to Campus

By Alicia Phaneuf Vine Editor

There is nothing more striking in an art exhibition than being welcomed by a series of vibrant colors, painted in such an organic manner that it makes one’s eyes move fluidly across each piece. Upon walking into the Walsh Gallery at the Regina A. Quick Center of the Arts, one can find a flood of oil paintings, watercolor paintings and compressed charcoal drawings by the artist Richard Lytle in his exhibition, “A Retrospective.” Opening the exhibition on Thursday, Sept. 14, the Walsh Art Gallery welcomed a variety of people including first-year students searching for an “inspire” FYE credit, students fulfilling a requirement for their art course, enthusiastic art students and the general public who flocked to Fairfield to see the beautiful display of Lytle’s work.

Though it may be shocking to some, this is not the first time the Fairfield community has enjoyed Lytle’s work on campus. In 1965, Lytle received commission to design the basrelief sculptures on the exterior of the Barone Campus Center — the sculptures may now be seen both inside and outside of the newly constructed Tully Dining Commons.

According to the Fairfield Museum website, presenting Lytle’s exhibition was organized as part of Fairfield’s 75th anniversary celebration and acts as an observance of the long-lasting relationship between Lytle and the Fairfield community. The exhibition even includes some of Lytle’s original drawings for the bas-relief sculptures for the Barone Campus Center.

“A lot of my work here is based off of the observation of very tiny, little seed pods.

I use a magnifying glass with a lamp on it, look through that at the seed pods and then I draw what I observe. After that I would base my paintings off of the drawings,” said Lytle.

Upon entering the exhibition, one can’t help but notice a large 66 x 72 inch oil painting with different striking shades of blue entitled, “Blue Cluster.” After first looking at this piece, audience’s eyes are drawn to the other large oil paintings throughout the exhibition. Some have natural colors that echo those

Alicia Phaneuf/The Mirror "The Tenants," 1982 Watercolor on Paper "Arrival," 1962 Oil on Canvas

found in plants and other wildlife verdure. When explaining why he chose the colors he used for different pieces, he said that sometimes it’s unexplainable. For the more organic looking pieces, Lytle explained that the natural colors of the plant are what inspires him and he even mixes the exact colors of the plants to use within his piece.

However, sometimes he just feels like using a certain color, which is why some of his works end up being vibrant variations of one particular color.

“Some of the colors I choose are based off of what I observe, but many of the colors are based upon the fact that at one moment I had a particular interest in a color and decided to create the rest of the painting with shades of that same color,” said Lytle. “There are notes to play with, and some notes you use over and over again, and sometimes you want to try something different.”

Despite the fact that many students came to view Lytle’s exhibition for their class and not out of choice, there was nothing but positive feedback.

“I really like the variety of all the art that Lytle brought to campus. I like the vibrancy of some of the pieces shown. There’s a good balance between pieces having a lot of colors and some pieces having not a lot of colors,” said Danielle Minieri ‘21.

Students continued to discuss the beauty in Lytle’s color choices. Working with such brightly crafted colors infatuated students who were viewing the exhibition.

“The thing that I like most about the exhibition is the colors that he [Lytle] chose, I think they really pop out,” said Shannon Lavin ‘18. “I also like the abstract quality of his work, it’s really cool because you can see where his inspiration came from, while also interpreting it however you want to.”

The beauty of Lytle’s work stems from the different mediums and techniques he uses throughout all of his pieces. In addition to the vibrant, bold oil paintings — located on both the front and back walls of the exhibition — there are multiple water color works. His water color pieces are very realistic, in contrast to his abstract oil paintings.

At an up-close glance, one can see the beauty in his graceful, fluid strokes that come together, overlapping and mixing to form different images such as in his piece, “The Tenants.”

The variety of work that Lytle brought to his exhibition, “A Retrospective,” exposed students to different ways of viewing art and seeing artwork in a positive light.

“This exhibition makes it easy for the younger generation come to and appreciate. I think going to a more sophisticated museum can be overwhelming and sometimes boring, but this has pieces that are easier to look at and appreciate,” said Lauren Kearney ‘19.

“This is very colorful and very contemporary. Even though I might not understand exactly what the artist intended to say through each piece, I can still appreciate it.”

“A Retrospective” has works that students of all majors, passions and interests can enjoy. From abstract, to realistic, to everything in between, Lytle invites viewers to enjoy his pieces of varying colors and mediums.

“A Retrospective” will be on display in the Walsh Art Gallery located in Alicia Phaneuf/The Mirror the Regina A. Quick Center of the Arts from Sept. 15 to Feb. 3, 2018.

The Mirror Abroad: Sabina's Sightseeing

By Sabina Dirienzo Abroad Columnist When our bus pulled up to the Cliffs of Moher, it was so windy that the top of the bus was buffeting. I looked out the window and saw people’s coats blowing wildly, and the grass whipping back and forth. The bus driver advised us all to go up to the cliffs first because the weather was only going to get worse. Obviously, I was about half-convinced that I would be blown off the almost 400-foot tall cliffs and into the Atlantic Ocean below.

We walked up from the parking lot to the clifftop, where a stone wall separated tourists from the edge. I was totally awestruck when I looked over the cliff face and down at the water below, despite my scarf and hair blowing into my face and how cold it was at the edge.

Signs posted by the Irish government advised people that they went past the wall at their own risk.

The Cliffs of Moher are incredible. The striking view of the rocky cliffs was immediately inspiring. Below us, the sea churned white from the wind and crashed against the rocks.

The cows of local farmers hunkered in fields, utterly — no pun intended — unconcerned by the weather and all of the people watching the cliffs.

As soon as I saw them, I understood why the cliffs

are one of the most popular tourist sites in Ireland. I had never seen anything quite like it before. The cliffs are so distinct that they may be the only

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Ireland's Cliffs of Moher on a blustry September day.

natural formation exactly like this in the world. Not only are they a major tourist attraction and a shooting site for “The Princess Bride,” the Cliffs of Moher are incredibly beautiful. Similarly to Niagara Falls or the Grand Canyon, you’re very aware that you are looking at something extremely unique.

I felt small and inspired, and a part of a world that is bigger than myself. I felt lucky to be allowed to look at the cliffs, with all of these people and lucky to be abroad for an entire semester. The Irish Times reports that one million people visit the Cliffs of Moher every year and I got to be one of those people — a drop in the statistical bucket. The Cliffs of Moher are a landmark that has been part of the Irish coastline for roughly 300 million years and will be here for millions of years after we’re gone. I stood where literally millions of other people have stood, at a landmark constructed by nature, for just a few minutes. It was impossible for me to not feel inspired.

After seeing enough of the cliffs in the freezing wind, we ducked into the visitor’s center at the bottom of the hill, with pictures of the cliffs in all seasons as well as the colony of puffins that makes its home there.

It was when I was in the visitor’s center that the Cliffs of Moher staff broadcasted: “We now advise that due to the weather, you do not go up to the cliff ’s edge.”

Luckily, no Fairfield students were blown off.

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Recap of the 69th Emmy Awards

By Katherine Klima Contributing Writer

nated by three particular television shows; “Saturday Night Live,” “The Handmaid’s Tale” and “Big Little Lies.” SNL came out on top with nine Emmy wins out of 22 nominations. Kate Mckinnon took home Best Supporting Comedy Actress while Alec Baldwin received Best Supporting Comedy Actor. Other awards earned included Melissa McCarthy in her guest performances as Sean Spicer, Dave Chappelle for Best Guest Comedy Actor, Don Roy King for Directing Best Variety Series and the show itself took home Best Variety Sketch Series.

Close behind SNL with the most awards was the trending new Hulu series, “The Handmaid’s Tale.” This innovative show earned the awards for Best Drama, Best Drama Actress for Elisabeth Moss and Best Writing for a Drama Series. Among others were Best Supporting Drama Actress for Ann Dowd and Best Guest Actress for Alexis Bledel. This was an especially big win for Moss since this was her first Emmy after seven nominations. However, as the show is streamed instead of broadcasted, it has definitely brought the future of television into question. In recent years, online sites like Hulu and Netflix have been putting out more original content on their sites, attracting large fan bases. A popular Netflix original, “Stranger Things,” was also nominated for various Emmys. The popularity of

Most people would agree that the Emmy Awards are one of the biggest nights on television and in its 69th year, this famous award show brought some groundbreaking actors, actresses, directors and writers of television shows to the stage for recognition. In his first time hosting the Emmys, Stephen Colbert started the show with a lively musical number before diving into his opening monologue.

His monologue consisted of poking fun at members of the audience while taking a few big jabs at our current administration. Colbert even let former White House Press Secretary, Sean Spicer, crash the ceremony. Before being whisked off stage, Spicer proceeded to mock his statement from Donald Trump’s inauguration in January, where he battled with reporters on the size of the inauguration audience. Along with the remarks from Colbert and Spicer, various actors and actresses also expressed their concern over the current administration. This included an anti-Trump ‘9 to 5’ reunion with Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin.

Putting all politics aside, the event was truly groundbreaking with its various firsts. It began when Lena Waithe first made history by becoming the first black woman to ever receive a nomination for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series.

She was nominated for this with co-writer Aziz Ansari for the show “Masters of None.” Waithe then proceeded to make history once again by winning the category. During the ceremony, she received a standing ovation and gave a powerful speech in which she thanked Ansari, her mom, her girlfriend, the LGBTIA community and more. After Waithe, Donald Glover made another first. Glover not only won Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for his show, “Atlanta,” but he made history as the first black director to win Outstanding Director in a Comedy Series. Next, Riz Ahmed would become the first male actor of South-Asian descent to ever win an Emmy award. Ahmed received the Outstanding Actor in a Limited Series or T.V. Movie award for “The Night Of ” and gave an acceptance speech about the injustice and prejudice in our justice system. Finally, the night ended with Julia Louis-Dreyfus makPhoto taken from handmaidsonhulu Instagram ing history for earning six consecutive Emmys Elizabeth Moss accepts the Outstanding Drama for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series award for "The Handmaid's Tale."

Series. This year the ceremony itself was domi-

these shows prove that maybe this is something more people want.

It’s a decision for many broadcasting networks to consider since this could mean more of their media is going to rely on the internet rather than cable, something they’ve used for decades now.

Following “The Handmaid’s Tale,” “Big Little Lies” earned Best Limited Series, Best Actress in a Limited Series or T.V. Movie, Best Supporting Limited Series Actor, Best Supporting Limited Series Actress and last but not least, Directing for a Limited Series. Other outstanding Emmy awards for the night included “Black Mirror: San Junipero” which would make its mark by winning Best Television Movie and Writing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Drama.

“Veep” took Best Comedy, Sterling K. Brown won best actor for the drama “This is Us,” and John Lithgow went home with Best Supporting Actor in the drama “The Crown.”

The 69th Emmys celebration emphasized this idea of finding the joys in television to escape from a lot of the issues in our world today. Many of these shows share various beliefs and discuss topics that are important and relevant to our current society. Whatever the case, the 69th Emmys delivered a diverse, historical and compelling performance.

Photo taken from rizahmed Instagram Lena Waithe, Donald Glover, and Riz Ahmed pose with their Emmys.

Tying the Knot in 'Paradise'

By Angelica Miceli-Kaya Contributing Writer

the finale of “Bachelor in Paradise,” Gates surprised Gottschalk when he met her parents on live television. He embraced the surprise and the cameras caught Gottschalk giving Gates’ father a big hug. After all the turmoil of this past season, the biggest attention-grabber “Bachelor in Paradise” is a spin-off of the two iconic ABC shows “The Bachelor” and by far was Dean Unglert. This season 13 favorite had two different girls under his spell.

“The Bachelorette.” “The Bachelor” and “The Bachelorette” are reality television shows on Both Kristina Schulman and Danielle Lombard (or DLo among her fellow cast members) believed Unglert loved them, when in actuality, UnABC that follow the relationships of 24 contesglert didn’t know who he loved more. Unglert stated tants as they compete for one prize: the love that Schulman was the “safe” choice and Lombard of their life. “Bachelor in Paradise” consists of was the “fun” one. He later stirred up some maprevious contestants from both shows being jor heart-breakage when Schulman found him placed in an isolated environment for all to kissing Lombard in the pool after confessing to explore their options for love. This season Kristina he had feelings for her. Schulman deof “Bachelor in Paradise” has been the most cided to leave Paradise after this incident and shocking thus far. From the sexual miscontinued to resent Unglery until the finale, conduct scandal to Jorge leaving the show, when he announced he officially loved Schulthere has been a surprise around every man. Schulman had a moment of self-conflict palm tree. until Lombard chimed in and put Unglert to However, on Monday, Sept. 11 at 8 shame by telling us all about his confession of p.m. during the season finale, there was a love for her just a few days prior to the airing proposal in Paradise. Taylor Nolan and Derek am r Peth plan on officially tying the knot on their reof the final rose. Lombard even stated that they g ta s lationship and being together forever. Despite the had continued their relationship after the show In e s ups and downs of this year’s season — that almost and that this was the first time Lombard was hearing i ad r didn’t happen — love still triumphed at the end. Each Unglert speak like this. pa in Bachelor,”” “The Bachcontestant was sent home suddenly after conflict arose beAs the years go by on “The Bachelor, or l e h tween Corinne Olympios and DeMario Jackson on the first elorette” and “Bachelor in Paradise,” real connections are made. c ba night in Paradise. In June, production on season four was tempoWhether they found “the one” or not, each contestant found friendm fro rarily suspended after two show producers voiced their concerns after a ship in their fellow cast members.

Th e friendships made are special in n ke a the sense that no one else has had an experience quite like this; they connect sexual encounter between Olympios and Jackson was caught on camera, acT o on a higher level of understanding and compassion. The show may be conceived cording to the New York Times. The scandal brought much unwanted attention to ot h P as “fake” or “ridiculous” but real people are putting themselves in the line of fire for the show and depended on the testimonies of the current contestants to agree to bring criticism and putting themselves out there for love with the possibility of getting their the show back. After much deliberation and investigation, the show finally came back to heartbreak broadcasted for the whole nation to watch. This finale of “Bachelor in Paradise” be aired and has produced yet another happy ending.

Derek and Taylor aren’t the only ones who found their happily ever after. Raven Gates, will be one to remember and hopefully they will come back for another season. from season 21 with Nick Viall, and Adam Gottschalk, from season thirteen of “The Bachelorette,” with Rachel Lindsay, seem to be taking their relationship to the next level. During CreativeCommons/Pixabay

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Sabrina's Style: Rihanna Launches Makeup Line

By Sabrina Musto Fashion Columnist Rihanna’s glamorous new makeup line, Fenty Beauty, has been trending all over social media this past week, with the overall goal of promoting inclusivity. According to Cosmopolitan, Rihanna said at her New York launch, “I just wanted things I loved and I also wanted things that girls could fall in love with with all skin tones.”

The brand offers a variety of different beauty products, specifically the Pro Filt’r Soft Matte Longwear Foundation, which is available in forty shades ranging from neutral to warm to cool tones. By creating a product with such a wide range of tones and shades, Rihanna is giving girls with all different skin tones something to add to their beauty routine. The Fenty Beauty collection is available at both FentyBeauty.com and Sephora, and the following are all of the products included in the line.

11. The Cheek-Hugging Highlight Brush 120, $32, is shaped like a shark tooth to perfectly apply your highlighter on your cheek.

12. The Portable Touch Up Brush 130, $24, which is convenient for on the go touch ups and is easily carried in any small purse.

13.The Portable Contour and Concealer Brush 150, $24, is small enough to be portable, but also an all-around great brush for contour and concealer application.

14. The Portable Highlighter Brush 140, $24, comes with a magnetic packaging to stick right to your Killawatt Freestyle Highlighter.

1. Pro Filt’r Instant Retouch Primer, $32, which can be used as a primer before applying facial makeup, or as a way to retouch makeup that you might be wearing for a while.

2. Pro Filt’r Soft Matte Longwear Foundation, $34, the perfect foundation available in forty shades and perfect for all skin tones.

3. Match Stix Matte Skinstick, $25, available in 20 shades, the Skinstick is great for contouring and/or concealing depending on the kind of makeup look you are trying to achieve.

4. Match Stix Shimmer Skinstick, $25, this product is extremely fun, especially because of the wild colors such as “Confetti,” which is featured on Rihanna’s Elle Magazine cover for the September 2017 issue. The shimmer sticks work as great highlighters for that extra shine.

5. The Killawatt Freestyle Highlighter, $34, is pretty self-explanatory. These highlighters are almost too pretty to look at. There are six options to choose from, four of which are two shades in one. My personal favorite highlighters are the dual “Lightning Dust/Fire Crystal”, which are both in the pearl family. However, there are other color options such as “Trophy Wife,” which is a radiant metallic gold.

6. Invisimatte Blotting Powder, $32, is described on the Sephora website as, “a universal blotting powder that absorbs shine and diffuses the look of pores for an instant filtered look on the fly.” This product is good for ensuring that you do not look sweaty, shiny or greasy after spending so much time crafting your perfect look.

7. Invisimatte Blotting Paper, $16, similar to the powder, this compact case of blotting sheets is also designed to eliminate unwanted shine.

8. Gloss Bomb Universal Lip Luminizer, $18, is a great shimmering gloss with a slightly rose, slightly nude tint.

9. The Precision Makeup Sponge 100, $16, is a one of a kind makeup sponge because it has three sides or edges, each with a specific facial area that it targets.

10. The Full-Bodied Foundation Brush 100, $34, is made for applying your Pro Filt’r Soft Matte Longwear Foundation. Advertised by FentyBeauty.com as “made to give you the quick coverage of a flat paddle brush plus the seamless blending of an airbrush.”

Photos taken from badgalriri Instagram

Cara's Cuisine: Chicken Cutlets

By Cara Lee Assistant Vine Editor

Chicken cutlets can be found as part of numerous staple meals served throughout the United States. Needing only a few ingredients, they are easy to make, provide lots of leftovers and taste delicious with nearly all vegetables and side dishes. Yet, they can be even easier.

The most time consuming part of making chicken cutlets is frying the chicken — especially when making enough for several days’ worth of meals. The solution? Bake them. The taste will be identical, but while they are baking the chef can sleep, spend time with friends, make another part of dinner or finish an assignment.

Another perk to making chicken cutlets is how easily they can be turned or incorporated into another recipe.

When cut into strips they can be added to a salad or a pasta dish for some additional protein, and when returned to the oven with some mozzarella cheese on top a plain cutlet can be turned into chicken parmesan.

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Baked Chicken Cutlets and Parmesan Ingredients: 1 package of thinly sliced, boneless, skinless chicken breasts 2 eggs 1 and a 1/2 cups of breadcrumbs

---4 tablespoons red sauce 6-8 thin slices of mozzarella cheese Extra Virgin Olive Oil

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Preheat the oven to 400°, beat together the two eggs in a small bowl and pour half of the bread crumbs onto a small plate. This small plate will be refilled with the rest of the bread crumbs throughout the recipe.

2. Pour a fourth inch of oil into a 15x10 pyrex pan or two half pans.

3.

Coat each chicken breast in egg by dunking it into the small bowl.

Then lie it on the bed of bread crumbs and coat on both sides. Place in the pyrex pan. Repeat until all chicken breasts are covered and in the pan.

4.

Put the tray into the oven for 20 minutes. Go live your life. Return, flip the cutlets over and let sit for another 10 minutes or until they have reached your favored level of crispness.

5.

To make Parmigiana: Remove the cutlets from the oven and carefully place 1-2 tablespoons of red sauce on each before placing a single slice of mozzarella on top. Return them to the oven until the cheese has completely melted (about 5 minutes), remove, dish out and enjoy!

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Thomas Rhett Releases 'Life Changing' Album

By Allison White Editor-in-Chief CreativeCommons/PublicDomainPhotos

Inkwell Spotlight Ink on the Brain

By Margaret Moore Contributing Writer at the Inkwell I got my first tattoo in Second Grade.

Yes, It's permanent And made of ink.

No needles were involved, though — Not even one stab of pain.

It's not what you think.

This tattoo is one-of-a-kind Because the ink is etched across my brain And woven all throughout my mind.

It appeared when the teacher introduced our very first real writing assignment, As soon as the first creative idea hit me.

It showed up as an illustration of my first story.

I didn't want the design to end there.

It was coming along nicely — Why subject it to limits and confinement?

So I've let it expand and take its own shape As fresh ideas flow through my mind.

It's my own little masterpiece, A goldmine for future literary works of every kind, Blueprints for my writing career's success and tremendous glory.

By Cara Lee Assistant Vine Editor

On Sept. 8, lives were changed. Thomas Rhett’s long awaited album, “Life Changes,” finally made its debut. Although the dad of two young girls has made him super busy, he could not forget about his fans.

Once the album dropped on Spotify, it was downloaded on my phone and has been on repeat ever since (sorry to my roommates). Each track offers something different, whether it be a story or a mood that goes along with it.

The title track details all the different changes in Rhett’s life, from adopting his daughter, Willa Gray, from Uganda to his wife, Lauren Akins, becoming pregnant with their new baby girl, Ada James. In this track, he even mentions his rise to fame when his single, “Die A Happy Man,” exposed the fairy tale between him and his long time sweetheart and propelled his singing career.

Of course, many of his tracks feature the famous love story between him and his wife.

In his track, “Marry Me,” we can hear the heartbreak in his voice as he went through a time where he thought he would lose Lauren to another man. However, his fans know this is not the end of their romance. “Sweetheart” and “When You Look Like That” both capture the beauty of his wife through his eyes. Now, you may think this love is the only thing Rhett sings about, but when you have a love like that how can you blame him?

If you’re looking for something more upbeat, try dancing around to “Renegades” or “Smooth Like The Summer.”

These songs will give you that feel good vibe you’ve been looking for.

Even though summer is over,

I can’t help but close my eyes and think of sitting on the beach when listening to “Drink A Little Beer.”

It’s also the perfect darty song when you want to crack open a cold one. What makes it even better is that Rhett has his father, Thomas Rhett Akins, Sr. (Rhett Akins) on the track with him. Rhett Akins is known for his songwriting for numerous chart toppers, such as Dustin Lynch’s “Small Town Boy,” Blake Shelton’s “Honey Bee,” Luke Bryan’s “I Don’t Want This Night To End” and many more, according to variety.com.

The best part is that we had the opportunity to watch Thomas Rhett go through some of these big changes in his life through his and his wife’s activity on social media and he did not disappoint when he put his stories to music. Thanks for sharing your life with us, TR and Lauren; we can’t wait to see Willa Gray and Ada James all grown up.

Heard It Through The GrapeVINE

By Jessica Colloca Contributing Writer

Senior Christina Chan is a resident assistant for Campion Hall. Chan is a finance and management double major with a minor in accounting information systems. She was originally a commuter student during her freshman and sophomore years here at Fairfield because she lives so close to campus, in Norwalk, Conn., but she decided to live on campus junior and senior year in order to get the typical college experience. Her favorite musical artist is Jessica Jung who is a K-Pop artist. She loves to watch America’s Got Talent too. She grew up listening to NSYNC and The Backstreet Boys around the house with her parents. Below are some of Christina’s favorite artists and some songs she thinks everyone should listen to.

What kind of artists do you listen to now?

“Mostly Kanye West, Demi Lovato, Maroon 5, Taylor Swift and Katy Perry — even though they feud.”

What is your favorite streaming app or website?

“Definitely Spotify.”

What are 5 songs everyone should listen to right now?: 1.Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee - Despacito (Remix Audio) ft. Justin Bieber “It’s just a fun song to sing to and puts you in a good mood.”

2. Gonna Be Me - NSYNC “This song reminds me of when I was younger; it is still just as good.”

3. As Long as You Love Me - The Backstreet Boys “This is a good throwback to listen to.”

4. Now or Never - Halsey “Halsey is one of my favorite artists; everything she does is great.”

5. Look What You Made Me Do - Taylor Swift “I only listen to it while I’m watching the video; they just go so well together.”

Photo contributed by Christina Chan

Do you want to be featured in the GrapeVINE? Please email a list of 5-7 of your favorite songs and a picture of yourslef that we can use to alicia.phaneuf@student.fairfield.edu Creative Commons/Wikimedia

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COFFEE BREAK Editor: Claire Monahan

Exam Study Tips • Cry in the hallway of your residence hall. This lets everyone know exactly what state of mind you’re in, maybe you’ll even make a friend.

• Open the textbook. Just once, you don’t even have to read it, just the act alone will encode all of its information into your muscle memory.

• Try to bargain with your professor. Go to office hours and offer something in exchange for an A, a cow perhaps, your first born child, maybe your own immortal soul; everyone has their price.

• Sleep with your textbook under your pillow. This one’s a no-brainer.

An Ode to The Tully Soft Serve Machine

By Shilliam Wakespeare Contributing Writer

My sweet frozen treat oh, how I missed thee Your absence broke my young and fragile heart Like the ever changing wind, here now never again A grand Barone tradition to take part Your air filled my sails, awakened my soul The rushing gust of wind, you set me free You asked for nothing and yet filled my bowl The support you gave me was always key Gentle wind once I felt your leave I feared I asked why would you come back here to me I so lowly yet you so loved, revered In the Tully home again freed from marquee Ice cream machine how much we all adore Familiar breeze you guide us home once more.

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Stags Win On & Off the Field

Missed It: Friday, September 15th -Field Hockey defeats UMASS Lowell, 3-2 Saturday, September 16th -Women's Soccer defeats Siena, 2-1 -Volleyball defeats Iona, 3-2 -Men's Soccer defeats Temple, 2-0 Sunday, September 17th -Women's Volleyball defeats Manhattan, 3-0 Photo Contributed By Sports Information Desk

On Monday, Sept.18 midfielder Kelsey Burke ‘18 was named co-captain of the women’s soccer team for the 2017 campaign.

Burke joins fellow midfielder Faith Daly ‘18 as captain of this year’s roster. Thus far in her impressive career for the red and white, Burke has played in 40 games for the Stags. She tallied one assist in the 2015 season with a career-high two shots on goal.

Off the field, Burke has been an exemplary student-athlete for Fairfield soccer. Part of the Dolan School of Business, Burke has twice been named to the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference All-Academic Team. Sitting at 3-4 heading into their matchup against Iona on Wednesday, Sept.20, Burke looks to lead the Stags back to the .500 marker as they make their way into the heart of MAAC play.

Upcoming This Week: Wednesday, September 20th -Field Hockey at Villanova, 4 p.m.

-Women's Soccer vs. Iona, 7 p.m.

Friday, September 22nd -Women's Tennis at Army Invite, All Day -Men's Tennis at Quinnipiac Invitational, All Day Saturday, September 23rd

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On Friday, Sept.15, the field hockey team upended UMASS Lowell 3-2 on the road. All three of Fairfield’s goals came in the first 19 minutes of play as three different players scored for the Stags. In the seventh minute of the contest, midfielder Kaley McMullen ‘19 began the scoring as she found the back of the net off an assist from forward Andrea Soler ‘18. In the 16th minute, forward Danielle Profita ‘21 sent a pass to the center circle for fellow forward Emma Matlach ‘21, to which Matlach finished off the sequence with a goal to put Fairfield up 2-0. Three minutes later junior midfielder Jaclyn Gallagher beat the UMASS Lowell goalie in a one-on-one matchup to give the Stags their third and final goal of the game. In the 27th minute of the first half and 52nd minute of the second half UMASS Lowell scored their two goals. The red and white are back in action Wednesday, Sept. 20 when they travel to Villanova looking for their third win of the year.

-Women's Golf at Dartmouth Invite, All Day -Field Hockey vs. California, 12 p.m.

-Women's Volleyball vs. Rider, 1 p.m.

-Women's Soccer at Rider, 7 p.m.

Sunday, September 24th -Women's Volleyball at St.Peter's, 1 p.m.

In this week's issue...

- State of the NFL: Star Rookies Headline Week II (Page 14)

- Catching Up With Rookie Goalkeeper Gordon Botterill (Page 15) - Veterans Lead the Charge at Bulls Bridge (Page 15)

- Kaitlyn Fisher '19 Leading the Herd on the Court (Page 16)

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State of the NFL: Star Rookies Headline Week II

Contributed by NFL/Instagram Tom Brady (left) is back to his old tricks as he led the Patriots to a bounce back win in week two. Kareem Hunt (right) on the other hand is taking the league by storm as an explosive rookie who can ďŹ nd paydirt at any moment.

By Daniel Montgomery Assistant Sports Editor One blink of the eye and two weeks of the NFL season has already passed us. Rookies have taken the league by storm, last year’s stars are picking up where they left off and the New York teams are a combined 0-4 to begin the year. The 2017 season looks to be shaping up to quite an exciting campaign.

Fresh off of rushing for 148 yards and a touchdown to go along with 98 receiving yards and two trips to the endzone in week one against the New England Patriots, Kansas Chiefs rookie Kareem Hunt showed us that his NFL debut was no fluke. In his second game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Hunt rushed for 81 yards and two touchdowns with an additional 28 yards from the air game as well. Two games in and the Toledo graduate leads the league in both rushing yards and total touchdowns.

Hunt is not the only rookie who has shined thus far this season. Minnesota Vikings rookie Dalvin Cook is third in the league in rushing with 191 yards on the ground. The Florida State product rushed for 127 yards against the New Orleans Saints in his debut, then followed that up with a 64-yard performance in his second game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Not to be forgotten, Jacksonville Jaguars rookie Leonard Fournette is living up to the hype as he comes in at fifth in the league in rushing yards with 140. Fournette has reached the pile in each of his first two games and became the lone Jaguars rookie to rush for 100

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yards in his NFL debut when he did so against the Houston Texans in a week one victory.

As for the old guard, the stars who have owned the league in past years are up to more of the same in 2017. Patriots quarterback Tom Brady tops the league in passing yards with 714 yards through the air to this point while Detroit Lions signal caller Matthew Stafford is tied for the league lead in touchdowns with six passes resulting in six so far. On the receiving end, Steelers receiver Antonio Brown tops the league with 244 yards from Ben Roethlisberger.

And for the lowly Metropolitan area teams, it has been quite a tough start for the New York Giants and New York Jets. Both teams have been shellacked in their first two contests with Gang Green boasting a -34 point differential and Big Blue a -30 point differential. With both teams sitting at the bottom of their respective divisions, week three is a must win for each club if they have any playoff aspirations whatsoever. This really only goes for the Giants.

Around the league, the American Football Conference West has once again reminded us it is the best division in football with the Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders and Chiefs all sitting at 2-0. The Baltimore Ravens and Steelers look to be shaping up as the class of the AFC North as both squads are 2-0 as well. With that said, headed into week three, many teams have a lot of work to do if they want to have a chance of playing in January.

So far, the NFL season has delivered and then some and we can not wait to see what is in store for week three of the 2017 campaign.

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Allison White, Alfredo Torres, Daniel Montgomery and Andrew DaRosa

MLB Playoffs are around the corner, how's your team looking as October approaches?

Canelo vs. GGG ended in a draw.

Think the judges got it right or was there a rightful winner?

It was Fairfield Night at Yankee Stadium last Friday, were you in attendance?

Week 3 of classes are in the books.

How is the semester treating you thus far?

Volleyball is 2-0 in MAAC play this season. Think they can go undefeated again?

Yankees won on Friday night ... mostly because I was there. Woo hoo, looking good!

Just had to ask Dan what sport this was... but it's cool my guess was right.

Once I saw that email about a free Yankee hat featuring our Stags, you bet I was in. Although it didn't really add up to be free by the end of the night...

Still missing one of my textbooks and a whole load of sleep. Yay, college.

Yes!! Starting off strong, just like The Mirror ... jk.

You already know that the Bronx is burning right now! What more can I say? The pitching is on point, our sluggers are slugging. Boston be careful, we're taking back what's ours ... the AL East!

I was going for my guy Canelo because 1) he's real 2) he's hispanic 3) he's just too nice...But unfortuantely just like all sports the refs blew this one. All in all, a great fight between two of the best in boxing.

Wanted to go sooooooo badly, but I'm broke so I just watched from home where it's always free.

I forgot what homework is!

Like Russel Westbrook said "Why Not?" I mean we did it before why not once more, am I right or am I right? Nah, but we got this backto-back MAAC Champs!

Didn't get to watch it but those All rise, baby!!! Aaron Judge is back in form and the Yanks will be highlights were brazy. Think GGG won this one. ready to rock.

I was not, missed a big win from the Bombers unfortunately.

I bought a planner today that unexpectedly came out to be $22. I am dejected already.

Without a doubt. Most of the team is back from last year and Kress has got 'em ready to roll!

Red Sox will be your 2017 MLB

Being a Red Sox fan, I'm sure you can probably assume how I feel about the Yankees...

Andrew DaRosa Champions by the next month.

Executive Editor They're just on fire lately and

holding strong onto that lead in the AL East.

*Insert Patrick Star voice* WHO ARE YOU PEOPLE?!

I am currently unaware of what Let's go, I send nothing but good vibes to the sleep is as this newspaper and my team and hope that they continue this winning internship basically are consum- streak well into the rest of their season. ing my life.

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Catching Up With Rookie Goalkeeper Gordon Botterill

By Alfredo Torres Sports Editor

You guys are currently 4-3 on the season, what can you say about your team’s performance thus far?

GB: It is improving. Especially now with a few days off we have time to improve. We put a lot of time in on the training pitch and then we analyze the games as well so that helps. It is all about knowing what mistakes we made, we know what we did well, doing that again and making sure those mistakes do not happen again. I feel like we have been doing that quite well especially the past two to three games.

How is your first-year going and what has it been like being here at Fairfield University?

GB: It has been great. It had its challenges as well. Coming over [from England], it is a different culture, there is different football. But ultimately with the other international guys on the team it has been pretty easy. During the preseason we would go on away trips and every time we came back this place felt more like home.

This past weekend you guys got a huge 2-0 victory over Temple.

What does a win like this mean for your team?

GB: It was our last non-conference game so it was good to finish off with a win. Coach Rees talked to us about how good the other side was and that they beat us 4-0 last season. Leaving it all out on the pitch was very important. Our first MAAC game is next Wednesday against the league champions so I feel like we are in good niche.

In that game, you earned your first shutout of your collegiate career giving you three wins in your four starts. What can you attribute to your success?

GB: I would not call it success yet. I feel like it is individual progress as much as it is team progress.

Stats are important over in this country as well so that is nice to have that clean sheet.

You were named MAAC Soccer Defensive Player of the Week. What does this mean to you?

GB: That was a nice surprise. I was not expecting it. Some of the lads on the team were not expect-

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ing it as well. I think it helps confidence wise as well but it is not something you can think about too much you just have to move on to the next one.

What do you have to do to keep the momentum going for you guys?

GB: We need to stay focused. That is the cliché answer I would say. We need to keep the unity on the team and make sure everyone gets along and keep doing what we are doing.

With MAAC play right around the corner, what do you guys have to do to start on a right note?

GB: As long as we can keep the momentum going and keep the same standard especially against Temple. Maybe not the entire 90 minutes but we can pick and choose certain aspects that worked in our favor. As long as we play our cards right I think we got every chance in every game.

What are your team’s expectations for the rest of the season?

GB: One of the main ones is to stay unbeaten at home which we have done so far so we want to keep that going. We want to take it game by game but ultimately we want to finish on top.

Veterans Lead the Charge at Bulls Bridge

Contributed by Sports Information Desk In their second tournament of the fall campaign, the men's golf squad finished 17th at the Hartford Hawk Invitational. The Stags were led by Eric Austin '18 and Kevin Duncan '19 throughout the three-day tournament.

By Christopher LaZazzera Contributing Writer It has been two weeks since the fall semester began here at Fairfield University. For the Fairfield University Men’s golf team this means tournament play begins to start and each player is trying to get his game into top shape for the season.

Playing in only their second tournament of the year, the Stags finished 17th out of 20 teams at the Hartford Hawk Invitational. The event was held at the Bull’s Bridge Golf Course in South Kent, Conn. The par 72 layout was created by Tom Fazio who has been consistently recognized for creating award-winning courses throughout the United States.

The Stags’ place on the leaderboard was not a true representation of how well they actually did play. Senior Eric Austin and Kevin Duncan ’19 each had a three-round total of 226 to lead Fairfield. Austin shot an opening round 80 before posting a 71 and 75 in his next two rounds. Duncan was consistent, breaking 80 in all of his rounds (79-74-73). Both

golfers were tied for 62nd place on the individual leaderboard of 116 golfers.

Junior Thomas Urciuoli followed Duncan’s good play by firing three-straight sub-80 rounds as well (77-77-76). First-year Finn McGinnis (78-75-80) and Andrew DeMarco ‘18 (81-88-83) were the remaining Stags that played in the tournament, shooting totals of 233 and 252 respectively.

Fairfield was three strokes behind Long Island University Brooklyn and six back of crosstown rival Sacred Heart over the 54-hole contest. University of Central Florida proved how good they were, winning by 25 strokes. Their top two golfers enjoyed much success, shooting three-round totals of 207 and 209.

Fairfield looks to improve when they arrive at the MacDonald Cup on Sept. 30 and Oct. 1. This tourney takes place at the Course at Yale. Voted No. 1 College Golf Course and No. 45 out of the Top 100 Classical Golf Courses, the Course at Yale will require the Stags to be mentally tough and patient while out there competing.

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Kaitlyn Fisher '19 Leading the Herd on the Court

Contributed by Sports Information Desk Kaitlyn Fisher was part of last year's MAAC Championship team as a sophomore. Now a year older with big-game experience under her belt, the powerful hitter is ready to take her game to another level in 2017.

By Daniel Montgomery Assistant Sports Editor Fairfield Stag's Volleyball season is off and running as Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference play is heating up. One force who is making a name for herself this year for the Stags is Kaitlyn Fisher ‘19. She is getting her opportunity to make a difference for the Stags and she is making the most out of it.

Fisher is quickly inserting her name along with Skyler Day ‘18 as the top leading scorers for Fairfield. As the Plainfield, Ill. native enters her junior campaign, Fisher cannot contain her excitement for this young season to progress and repeat as MAAC champions.

“I cannot be more excited and it is going by really fast. I just want it to slow down. I am really looking forward to what we have in store for the season,” said Fisher.

As an upperclassman, the right side attacker is finally getting her shot to show her talent and intangibles on the court.

Fisher has enjoyed being a big contributor to Fairfield’s success on the court thus far this season.

“I feel like I’m contributing as best as I can. I hope I can continue to do so because I feel like I can step forward and bring forth more to the team,” said the wing spiker.

The right side hitter compliments her teammates for her own accomplishments because she is aware that she is not the only reason for her success.

“I contribute it all to my team and without Taylor [Rudden ‘19] giving me that perfect pass or Manuela [Nicolini ‘20] giving me that perfect set, I would not be

able to get any of those kills. My team is everything to my success,” said Fisher.

Fisher is the first to give all credit to her head coach, Todd Kress, who gives her the best opportunity to succeed. Kress is a mastermind when it comes to knowing strikers like Fisher and knowing strengths and weaknesses.

“He ensures that I get the best possible set that works for me. He ensures that we are all coming together and that we are staying positive on the court, by working as hard as we can,” said the Plainfield native.

Winning the MAAC title at Alumni Hall was something that the 6-foot-2-inch striker, in addition to the rest of the team, want to repeat that feeling again.

“Everyone wants to play on their home court in front of all their home fans. It’s just an exciting experience and I hope to host the MAAC for years to come,” Fisher added.

Fisher, along with the rest of the Stags, are ecstatic to undergo MAAC play again after winning the MAAC championship in 2015 as well as 2016. Winning the 2016 MAAC title at Alumni Hall puts Fairfield on notice for all other MAAC competitors.

“We’re back to back MAAC champs so we know they are going to bring their best.

We need to be even better on our side to win it again,” said Fisher.

She knows what the job at hand is this season: to win the MAAC championship for a third year in a row. With the junior attacker being a good compliment to Day, that is a noticeable one-two punch for the Stags on offense to score kills.

Contributed by Sports Information Desk Fisher looks to take on a leadership role with this year's edition of Fairfield volleyball. Now a junior with plenty of experience, the spiker is poised to have a huge year for the Stags on the court.