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Mary Poppins, Maria von Trapp and the Queen of Genovia are coming to town. Julie Andrews and her daughter, Emma Walton Hamilton, will be at the Fairfield University bookstore on Feb. 7 to sign copies of their latest children’s book, “The Very Fairy Princess Follows Her Heart.�

This book is one of four in “The Very Fairy Princess� series, which is a New York Times #1 bestseller. The mother-daughter duo has also coauthored the “Dumpy the Dump Truck� series, among

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DPS reports that none of the Townhouses burglaries involved forced entry. Most thefts occurred during parties or while houses were vacant.

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Andrews will appear in the bookstore on Friday, Feb. 7.

Two weekends back on campus and Townhouses thefts have already surpassed those of the entire Fall 2012 semester.

Electronics are the main target, with iPhones, video game systems and laptops being the most frequently taken items.

According to Department of Public Safety reports, many of the thefts occurred during gatherings where Townhouses residents invited in possible culprits. Smartphones

were most commonly stolen from unattended coat pockets in these instances.

A lot of the recent crime spike, however, comes in the form of trespassing unlocked townhouses while the residents are away or upstairs.

Residents in St. Gabriel Lalement (7 block) came downstairs to find two white males (one wearing a grey hooded sweatshirt) and one black male wearing a black hooded sweatshirt attempting to take their DVD player. The suspects fled with an iPhone.

All of the burglaries and thefts

have occurred between about 11:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m. on Friday and Saturday nights.

One townhouse was robbed of an Xbox with its controllers, a PS3 with its controllers (kept in the living room) and a laptop (kept in a bedroom) while the house’s residents went to the beach for a few hours.

The victims realized the items missing the next morning. “We’re starting to get a little paranoid,� said Gareth Rulewski ’14 who lives just a few houses away from that most recent burglary. Rulewski did not think much of the trend at first,

saying, “I thought it was some drunk kid who wanted a souvenir,â€? but now, â€œâ€Ś I think we’re going to start locking doors during the day while we’re home.â€?

All of the incident reports vary to some degree. In one, someone witnessed a failed bicycle theft attempt from a townhouse porch.

There were even a couple cases where residents heard people downstairs in their living rooms, thought the noise was from a roommate and woke the next morning to find that

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By Grace Tiezzi Contributing Writer

Fairfield’s adjunct professors are challenging their working conditions and aiming for equitable treatment.

Part-time faculty members, also commonly referred to as “adjunct professors,� are challenging the University to take a look at their conditions, rights and privileges through a special task force. Throughout the 2013 spring semester, this task force will examine the University’s treatment of the part-time faculty. Once this

is done, a final report and recommendations will be presented to the Academic Council in September 2013. This task force follows a motion made in August 2012, which asked the Academic Council to look deeper into the status, roles and conditions of part-time faculty at Fairfield.

One of the creators of the motion, Dr. Elizabeth Hohl, professor of history, said that the task force is essential to the employment of the nearly 400 part-time faculty members at Fairfield University.

According to Hohl, an ad-

junct or non-tenure track faculty member was originally a title given to an instructor who was em-

“Unfortunately, most of these changes are dependent on finances and annual budgets.�

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ployed outside of academia and only taught one course at a university for a single semester.

However, the job description has changed over the years, said Hohl. Now the term refers to a broad range of professionals, graduate students and teachers who have been employed with the University on a part-time basis for many years. The majority of these professionals hold the highest degree in their fields.

While some are also employed elsewhere, for others, this is their sole source of income. For example, Hohl has been teaching

at Fairfield University part-time since 1984.

However, just because Hohl has been teaching at Fairfield for over 20 years doesn’t mean she’ll be here next semester. Part-time faculty are employed on a semester to semester basis with no guarantees that they’ll be invited back to teach.

This, said Hohl, is one of the many things the task force aims to fix. Ideally, qualified senior part-time faculty would be presented with multi-year contracts, guaranteeing their positions for

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By Giovanna Giampa Contributing Writer Twenty-two. The maximum amount of core classes a student could take in their time at Fairfield.

That is easily four semesters of five classes each. Without starting on majors and minors.

The core curriculum here at Fairfield is quite possibly the most complained about, as well as most praised aspect of the school. Countless students have found majors through the courses, while others have prayed for them to be over.

According to Fairfield’s website, the “core curriculum emphasizes the importance of a broad liberal arts education, nurturing the formation of students as thinking and caring citizens of the world.�

The website lists Fairfield’s six Core Pathways: engaging traditions, creative and aesthetic engagement, global citizenship, rhetoric and reflection, quantitative reasoning and scientific reasoning.

While Sacred Heart University and Quinnipiac University

both have three areas of focus, other comparable universities have a pass/fail system for their core classes.

When it is all said and done, is it really worth it to the students?

On Fairfield’s blog “The Stag Spotlight,� there are four alumni that have made testimonials that the core was a vital aspect of their time here.

Christine Henchar Reed ’90 states on the blog, “Without sounding overly dramatic, the core curriculum changed my course of studies and career trajectory.�

Jessica (Michael) Harrell ’04 wrote, “For me, the ‘requirement’ to be well-balanced has served me well. I am more comfortable in a variety of situations than I would have been without the experiences of my core classes.�

However, not all students agree. Senior Kevin Bachman, a Religious Studies and Communications major and Marketing minor, takes a slightly less enthusiastic approach. “It helped me realize what I didn’t want to study at all, but I

kind of knew that to begin with,� he says. “It helped me learn some cool stuff but it didn’t help me pick my major. It also didn’t help my GPA at all.�

Junior Andrew Kringas agrees. “I feel that the core curricu-

“I am comfortable in a variety of situations than I would have been without the experience of my core classes�

-Jessica Harrell ‘04 lum at Fairfield is a little bit over the top,� he says. “The fact that I am in a biology class and a philosophy class as an International Studies major for my second semester as a junior is ridiculous.�

Sophomore Mary Galterio has felt a certain pressure from the core in her first two years here. While she acknowledges her experience “wasn’t bad,� she admits she was confused by it at

times. “I ended up taking too many unnecessary classes and now I am behind and still left with no major,� Galterio says. “I also feel like there are too many requirements, each time I check one off I learn of a new one.�

Senior Alexandra Tarabour sees a brighter side to it. A Communications and Environmental Studies double major, she chose her majors in a “round-about� manner.

She was immersed in environmental studies freshman year when she took an Environmental Science and Chemistry Energy “cluster class.� “Our class size was relatively small, definitely less than 15 students, and the majority of them all lived on the same floor as me in Regis. We became such a close-knit group of friends that having two, two and a half hour classes a week was somehow enjoyable,� Tarabour says.

She continues, “After taking that course I decided to declare my minor in Environmental Studies.�

Freshman Giana Postiglione is feeling the pressure of the core

already. In her first two semesters, she has taken 10 core classes and one towards her major.

However, her calculus and Spanish core classes led her to declare a minor in both Mathematics and Spanish.

Admitting that she actually likes the core curriculum, Postiglione thinks it “could be minimized a little and still give the same positive effect that the Jesuits and administration hope for.�

Senior Timothy Smith, an Accounting and Finance double major, believes the core “gives you exposure to things outside your major to make you a more rounded student.�

However, he believes the administration should reevaluate the core in order to tailor it more for life and success outside the classroom. “I think a course in public speaking or some offerings that better prepare students for success in the real world may be more beneficial than the traditional arts and sciences core courses,� Smith adds.

How do you feel about the core?

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40 students (10 from each class) were surveyed in Barone on January 30. Here are their responses.

Like and dislike parts of the core

10% 25%

35%

The core broadened their knowledge Dislike the core The core led them to discover their major, minor, or both

30%

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By Crystal Rodriguez Contributing Writer

Homemade bombs had been detonated and clips of stolen government guns emptied.

The frontline pushed south, taking a forward position up the mountain, only to retreat back to defensive positions. The Syrian rebels were losing the war and began retreating into Turkey. Jonathan Alpeyrie made sure to keep his head down-- snipers could be anywhere.

It was all about calculating the risk. “No picture is worth your life,” said Alpeyrie, photojournalist and conflict photographer.

Associate Director of the Center from Academic Excellence and Associate Professor of International studies, Suzanna Klaf, invited Alpeyrie to Fairfield University on Jan. 31st, along with the support of Academic Affairs, English/Journalism, International Studies and the Center for Faith and Public life.

Klaf said she wanted to give Fairfield students an “opportunity to engage with the world … to experience something they normally

wouldn’t.”

With every image, students were transported into the middle of a riveting tale of danger and worldly adventure. Senior Sanjida Ahmed described the photos as “powerful” and Alpeyrie’s experiences “motivating.”

Alpeyrie’s work spoke of war stories spanning over a decade, across nine conflict zones. Alpeyrie’s career as a photojournalist has taken him to 25 countries, where he has documented war, migration, religion and everyday life.

With every adventure told came the wisdom of a self-taught photographer. Alpeyrie never took a photography class. He studied medieval history at the University of Chicago. And because of this, he found photography to be one of the best ways to capture history.

When asked if the risk involved in his work was worth it, Alpeyrie responded that his pictures may not cause significant change but they preserve history.

Ahmed agreed, “Wars continue even after the evidence of the horrors have been revealed. Some people are motivated to take action

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Suzanna Klaf introduces Jonathan Apeyrie in the library’s multimedia room.

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Jonathan Alpeyrie displays his photographs in the basement of the DiMenna-Nyselius Library. after seeing the photos, and some people choose to shut away those images.”

Alpeyrie characterized his photography as a “give and take.”

“You help them by telling their story and they help you by taking you in.”

Alpeyrie worked to capture ordinary moments in the midst of chaos and destruction. “The best picture is capturing everyday life,” explained Alpeyrie.

Klaf felt what made the photos powerful was their ability to help us “connect with the people and their everyday lives” and in this way “capturing the essence of who they are and where they are.”

While Alpeyrie is preserving historical moments, he is risking his life to do so. He openly admitted to being scared for his life in some instances.

In the dangerous field of conflict photography, only your gut can save you, explained Alpeyrie.

Alpeyrie described a moment in the Syrian conflict where he intuitively knew he had to get out of there fast.

He fled with civilians back into Turkey. The men he was hiding with were killed and dispersed a few hours after he left.

In conflict photography, “It’s all about timing … there has to be an element of luck and I got lucky,” explained Alpeyrie.

These traumatic experiences come with a cost. All the tragedy Alpeyrie has recorded in hospitals and battlefields has given him reoccurring nightmares. “It changes you,” said Alpeyrie.

Alpeyrie describes moments where he thinks to himself, “What the hell am I doing here?” But he said those moments are brief, and soon he goes back to his “hiding spot” and back to documenting history. “But maybe when I am 50, it will all hit me back hard?” questioned Alpeyrie.

To be a conflict photographer

you have to detach yourself. “You will know right away if you can’t take it,” said Alpeyrie. In this profession, “You have to be very cold and distance yourself.”

Alpeyrie’s courage and sacrifice gave Ahmed a new perspective on conflict photography. “It is a bit disheartening that celebrity shots are worth more than these war photos,” said Ahmed, after Alpeyrie explained the financial difficulties of his work.

“A war photographer must be so passionate about his job for him to put his life in danger to tell these stories and not be paid efficiently for it,” Ahmed continued.

The students responded strongly to Alpeyrie’s raw honesty about his experiences and profession. His stories peeked the “intellectual curiosity of the students.”

Klaf explained this was the underlying purpose of the event: to inspire students to ask questions of themselves and the state of the world.

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Their audio recording of Julie Andrews’ Collection of Poems,

Songs and Lullabies won a Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for Children.

An accomplished actress, singer and author, Andrews was even

given the title “Dame” in 2000 by Queen Elizabeth II for her work in the performing arts. Andrews first rose to prominence as the titular character in 1964’s “Mary Poppins,” for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress.

Fifty years into her career, Andrews remains as relevant as ever.

She appeals to all generations, as apparent in the crowd gathered at the Fairfield University Bookstore early Friday morning. Though the store didn’t open until 9 a.m., a line down the length of the back entrance to the store reached nearly 50 people long by 8:30 p.m.

Grandparents, mothers and fathers with small children and college students alike waited in line to buy “The Very Fairy Princess” and collect their ticket to the book signing. With only 200 tickets given out, many rose early to ensure they’d have a chance to meet the entertainment icon.

Janet Peck of Fairfield arrived well before the store opened in hopes of getting a ticket. Peck first saw Julie Andrews in Mary Poppins when she was 10. Her father took her to Rockefeller Center to watch

the film on the big screen, an experience that she said she will never forget.

Peck was also a fan of the book, and she read it as a child and then passed it down to her daughter, who is now 30. They both read the book so many times that it is dog-eared and worn, though she has kept it for her 2-year-old granddaughter, to bring about a new generation of Mary Poppins fans.

The prospect of meeting Mary Poppins herself is what brought Peck to the downtown Fairfield University bookstore for the first time early Friday morning. Peck chatted in line with Bonni-Kay Vesely, who bought three books.

Vesely also believes Julie Andrews has the ability to cross generational boundaries, and she plans to have the books signed for her grandchildren, her friend and her 79-year-old mother-in-law.

Junior Alexis Khursigara is one of the college students who woke up early on her day off to get a ticket. “I absolutely love Julie Andrews!

I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to meet her,” she says.

The lucky 200 ticket holders

eagerly await 3 p.m. on February 7, though some expressed concern that Julie Andrews may not be as sweet as the characters she has portrayed.

The book signing will follow strict guidelines, as clearly stated by the bookstore employees before tickets were handed out. In order to get a ticket, one of the four books in Julie Andrews and Emma Walton Hamilton’s series must be purchased at the Fairfield University bookstore.

There will be one autograph per ticketholder, even if multiple books were purchased. No personalized autographs, and absolutely no photographs. Ticketholders must be in line by 2:45 p.m., with their ticket, book and receipt in hand.

Even with the restrictions, Fairfield students and residents can’t wait to be in the same room as the woman who has portrayed so many iconic characters. Shannon Gilroy ‘14 is one of the students looking forward to Thursday afternoon. “I can’t believe I’m going to get to meet Mary Poppins!”

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crossing over the tree lines onto campus at night.

2:43 a.m. – While attending a social gathering at a townhouse, a student’s guest became involved in a dispute with another individual, resulting in the guest being hit in the head by a thrown bottle. The bottle thrower was cited for aggravated assault. The guest sustained minor injuries and refused medical treatment.

5:16 p.m. – A student’s Stag Card was stolen from the RecPlex and lat- 12:39 p.m. – An attempted burglary was reported at 51 McInnes Rd. A er used at the Shell gas station on Post Rd. to purchase $22.50 worth of window screen was removed and the window left open. Nothing was regoods. DPS has video from the Shell station and is in the process of iden- ported missing or stolen. tifying the suspect.

12:39 p.m. – A Playstation 3, an Xbox, and a Sony laptop were reported 5:27 p.m. – A pedestrian was clipped by a motor vehicle while crossing the stolen from a townhouse sometime during the night before. paved circle outside Regis Hall. The pedestrian suffered very minor injuries. No citations were made as the incident was ruled to be an accident. Sunday, 2/3

Saturday, 2/2

2:41 a.m. – Two students left a taxi cab without paying their $13 fare. The individuals were identified and referred to Student Conduct.

12:58 a.m. – RAs requested assistance from DPS when an unruly individual, later found to be a male student, physically assaulted a female RA 1:19 p.m. – An iPhone 4S was reported stolen from a social gathering outside of Townhouse 11 block. The student eluded DPS but has since at Townhouse 6 block the night before. The theft took place sometime been identified. around 1:45 a.m.

1:28 a.m. – A female student reported a case of sexual assault when one or possibly more male suspects attempted to fondle her at a social gathering. The incident was reported anonymously after the student returned to her residence hall. DPS strongly encourages the reporting of all sexual assaults, and reminds students of the option to keep such reports anonymous.

11:43 a.m. – Regis Hall RAs reported to DPS the odor of marijuana, who upon further investigation discovered what was believed to be a bag of marijuana. The student was issued an infraction from the town of Fairfield and referred to Student Conduct.

Monday, 2/4

1:34 a.m. – Two students attempted to stiff a Red Dot taxi fare after return- 8:12 p.m. – RAs performing a standard health and safety inspection at a ing from the Seagrape Cafe. The incident is under investigation. townhouse reported an odor of marijuana. Drug paraphernalia was discovered and the responsible individuals were cited by the Fairfield Police 1:58 a.m. – Two white males and a black male were discovered attempt- Department. ing to steal a DVD player from a residence at Townhouse 7 block. The suspects fled and made off with a resident’s iPhone.

Tuesday, 2/5 1:59 a.m. – Four individuals were stopped by DPS as they were crossing the tree line onto campus near Townhouse 12 block. They were found to be in possession of beer and a box of wine. DPS strongly discourages

12:13 p.m. – Fairfield Prep students were discovered smoking marijuana outside of the Walsh Athletic Center. The Prep students were referred to the Fairfield Prep administration and their parents.

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On any given night at the Levee, the Fairfield University hot spot might be seen full of students grazing on chicken turnovers, seniors lining up for mug night, or patrons playing a game of pool, but on Wednesday it was full of something else: hope.

Each spring, Fairfield hosts a Relay for Life fundraiser on campus to raise money for the American Cancer Society.

“I am hope and my hope will light up the room.�

-Relay for Life slogan Last Wednesday night, the Levee featured this year’s kickoff event for the fundraiser, which is scheduled for Friday, April 12.

The event boasted food, music, $5 registration and more solemn segments that informed students about the causes behind Relay for Life.

Relay for Life is held at locations nationwide. It is an overnight walk where teams raise money Sponsors and participants often camp out and set up booths and activities.

Since it began in 1985, Relay for Life has raised $8 million.

The kickoff for Fairfield’s 2013 Relay began at 7 p.m. After giving students time to indulge in food provided by local businesses, Fairfield’s Relay Committee co-chairs, Nicole Heller ’13, Brian Alexander ‘15 and Kyle Scherer ’15 opened by talking about Relay, its history at Fairfield and what they are planning for this year.

This year’s theme, “the 1990s,� received much applause when announced. “I love it,� said Jenn Patten ’15.

The committee played a video entitled “Why Do You Relay?,� produced by Marc Prescott ’15. The video featured Fairfield students discussing why they have participated in Relay for Life. Many walk in memory of relatives and friends, who either suffered from or are currently battling cancer.

After the video, the lights were dimmed for a “Show Us Your Hope� ceremony. Members of the Relay committee explained how Relay is “a time to share hope,� and four students shared personal accounts of experiences with cancer among relatives.

After each students shared stories, they recited the phrase, “I am hope and my hope will light up the room,� placing a glow stick in one of four large,

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Kickoff attendees were given also given glow sticks. A list of categories relating to cancer was read, and attendees were told to light the glow stick when they heard a category that applied to them. By the end of the list, almost every student was holding an illuminated glowstick.

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multiple semesters. The task force will look into the feasibility of providing some sort of proportional healthcare benefits for parttime faculty where there currently is none. Finally, part-time faculty are interested in gaining a voice as a result of this task force.

While some departments invite part-time faculty to staff meetings and to take part in some decision making processes, part-time participation is not standardized across the campus.

Not only are part-time faculty interested in representation at the department level, but in the governance of the University. However, according to Hohl, this will involve denouncing the long held view that “part-time faculty are here to teach their classes and nothing more.” However, Fairfield University is a step ahead of other colleges in terms of treatment of part-time facul-

ty. Fairfield provides each of its part-time employees with access to office space, a computer and a telephone, said Dr. Cinitha Gannett, Associate Professor of English and Director of Core Writing.

Gannett is also a long-time advocate for the rights of part-time faculty.

“Unfortunately, most of these changes are dependent on finances and annual budgets,” said Dr. Robbin Crabtree, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. While Crabtree is an advocate for her part-time faculty members, she understands that budget restrictions will always impact the influence for changes that can be made. “Tenure track faculty requires a substantial salary commitment from the University. At the same time, some part of the budget needs to be flexible.

Having some portion of part-time faculty creates some flexibility,” said Crabtree.

She continued, “While the

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guarantee all part-time faculty will be employed by the University each semester, as instructional needs are based on so many different factors.”

Regardless of the budgets and the numbers, in the end the

equitable treatment of all faculty is a “basic social justice issue,” said Gannett. She stressed that we must show these members of the University community how valued they are during the time they are with us.

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Multiple emails have been sent out urging residents to keep their doors locked during the rise in thefts.

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they had been robbed.

Townhouses residents have received two emails in the past two weeks from their Area Coordinator, Niquita Dietrich, detailing recommended prevention and response to the thefts. “Take the time to lock your doors even if you have a roommate in the house, especially if your roommate is upstairs or in the bathroom,” says the first email. It continues, “Do not allow guests into your house that you do not know or do not trust.”

The frequency of Townhouses thefts and burglaries last semester was significantly less, but the nature of the crimes was the same then.

On a Saturday night in December, one house on Matteo Ricci (14 block) had two residents sleeping upstairs when a burglary occurred.

Three MacBook Pros and two pairs of Beats headphones were taken from their living room. Those victims believe they locked their front door but not the back.

Both DPS and Fairfield Police still have that case open with no suspects identified.

“I talk to people all the time who say, ‘yeah, my roommate lost his key so we haven’t locked our doors in three months.’ … Some people are

definitely heeding the warning but definitely not all – these are things that we notice during health and safety inspections.” Assistant Director of DPS, John Ritchie, told The Mirror.

A Public Safety alert was posted around the townhouse complex on Dec. 4th, right after that burglary.

Junior Hillary Maxson is among those taking the threat seriously.

“All of my housemates thought I was crazy when I hid my wallet and Macbook when we had people over one night ... that weekend the laptops were reported stolen - and look who was the only one prepared! You can’t trust anyone.”

Residence Life will be distributing pink pieces of paper reminding residents to lock their doors in this week’s health and safety inspections for the Townhouses and Dolan Hall, according to Emily Sawyer ’14, an RA for the area.

“Not only do you owe it to yourself, you owe it to your guests,” said Associate Director of DPS Frank Ficko about being mindful of suspicious persons. Ficko added that DPS will be stepping up patrols, but reiterated what he and ResLife have both advocated: better townhouse responsibility. “If you see something, say something, do something.”

This data is a compilation of Townhouse thefts reported to our staff by Public Safety throughout the 2012-2013 academic school year. Figures do not include apartments or dorms.

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October 1 burglary

November 1 burglary

December 2 burglaries

January 2 thefts, 2 burglaries

February 1 theft, 4 burglaries

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Help free Ryan Ferguson

The Mirror | Week of February 6, 2013

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Super Bowl game competes with entertainment

By Kelsey Guerin The Vine Editor

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n a time when we are constantly bombarded by advertisements and media messages, Super Bowl Sunday is perhaps the one day a year when commercial breaks don’t automatically mean it’s time to get off the couch and rush to finish some small task before the television program comes back on.

In fact, Super Bowl Sunday is one of the most watched and highly anticipated days of television in the United States; this year, an estimated average of 108 million people watched the Super Bowl.

Knowing that the Super Bowl always draws a huge audience, advertisers dished out millions of dollars for the opportunity to make an impression upon viewers. Reports say that a 30-second television commercial cost companies upwards of $3.8 million to air during this year’s Super Bowl — a price tag that excludes the cost of production.

Because companies were spending a record amount of money to advertise during the Super Bowl, they tried to create memorable commercials that audiences would enjoy, with varying success.

lists of this year’s top Super Bowl commercials, but it is also close to setting new records. According to TIME, “Brotherhood” is the most shared commercial of Super Bowl 2013 and the third most shared commercial of all time.

The Bad Other commercials were less successful in their endeavors to gain audience's favor.

One Go Daddy commercial featured supermodel Bar Refaeli locking lips with geeky actor Jesse Heiman. This commercial has been a particularly hot topic. People across social media have complained about numerous aspects of the ad, from the objectification of women to the sheer discomfort of

“Super Bowl was not as exciting as last year but still a good game; but Beyonce stole the show in my mind.”

-Erin Sullivan '14

The Good Perhaps the most buzzed about commercial this year is AnheuserBusch’s Budweiser “Brotherhood” ad, in which a Budweiser Clydesdale horse is reunited with his owner after years of separation.

Anheuser-Busch, and more specifically Budweiser, was already receiving attention for the ad before it officially aired in the Super Bowl.

The commercial was released early online, and Good Morning America even ran a special preview on Feb. 2, heralding it as possibly the “most heartwarming ad ever.”

The commercial quickly became a trending topic on Twitter. It is not only ranking high in countless

witnessing one of the most awkward commercial kisses of all time.

"It's disgusting. I'm repulsed by it," said Amanda Cirino '16. "It made me want to turn away from the television and change the channel."

Cirino's feelings were shared by the majority of people who watched the Super Bowl: The ad ranked dead last in USA Today’s Ad Meter survey of Super Bowl 2013 commercials.

There was also controversy in late January over the Volkswagen commercial featuring the Jamaicansounding white corporate employee who just wants to cheer up his coworkers and the “boss man” with a ride in his Beetle. New York Times

columnist Charles Blow denounced the commercial as “blackface with words,” but it still retained enough popularity to rank within the top 20 of USA Today’s Ad Meter.

And in spite of it’s winning Budweiser ad, Anheuser-Busch’s Black Crown and Beck’s Sapphire commercials left audiences cold, claiming three of the bottom five spots in the USA Today Ad Meter survey.

The Beyoncé Of course, the commercials are not the only reason why many nonfootball fans watched the Super Bowl: Beyoncé’s highly anticipated halftime show wowed audiences and was generally lauded across social media and news websites.

According to Twitter analysts, 5.5 million tweets during the Super Bowl were about Beyoncé’s halftime show, during which she performed numbers such as “Single Ladies” and “Halo,” all while dancing with an energy and stamina that could make Olympic athletes jealous. The surprise Destiny’s Child reunion, which had been rumored prior to the Super Bowl but denied, was also an exciting treat for longtime fans.

Beyoncé spent much of her time on stage dancing rather than singing, but this certainly did not detract from the entertainment value of the halftime show. The visuals were also stunning, incorporating lights, pyrotechnics and smoke machines to create a visual experience that will be difficult to rival in the future.

Senior Julie Colangelo said of the performance, "I loved it! I thought she was beautiful and just so talented. The choreography was wonderful, and who could not love a Destiny's Child reunion?"

Junior Erin Sullivan agreed, saying Beyoncé's performance highlighted the evening: "Super Bowl was not as exciting as last year but still a good game; but Beyoncé stole the show in my mind."

Super Bowl Commercials:

Top 3 Fairfield favorites

The Mirror conducted a student survey about their favorite Super Bowl commercials. Listed below are the commercials, the advertisers and the percentage of respondents who favored the commercial.

"Brotherhood"

"Viva Young"

A man raises a young Clydesdale pony from birth, only to send it away to become a Budweiser Clydesdale when it is grown. The commercial then jumps three years, when the man sees his horse at a parade.

Thinking the horse didn't recognize him, the man begins to leave, dejected, only to be stopped by his horse running down the street to be reunited with him. Oh, and Fleetwood Mac's rendition of "Landslide" is the background music. Time to grab the tissues.

An old man and his buddies sneak out of their retirement home. The group goes pool hopping, leaves firecrackers on someone's front porch, attends a foam party/rave, goes joy riding, gets tattoos and loiters outside of Taco Bell, among other things. Just as the sun is breaking over the horizon, the group heads back to the retirement home in various states of disarray.

All the while, Fun.'s "We Are Young" plays in the background — in Spanish, of course.

Anheuser-Busch, 17.3%

Taco Bell, 10.7%

"Volkswagen Game Day 2013 Commercial: Get In. Get Happy."

Volkswagen, 9.3%

An office worker is having an exceptionally wonderful Monday. While all of his co-workers mope around the office, frown at their stacks of work and complain about their sticky buns getting caught in the vending machine, he throws out words of encouragement in a Jamaican accent. His secret? A ride in a 2013 Volkswagen Beetle.

Soon he even has the "boss man" grinning along.

Super Bowl viewing by the numbers Why did Fairfield students watch the Super Bowl?

I watched for the game: 40% I watched for the commercials: 14.7% I watched for the food/parties: 12% I watched for the halftime show: 29.3% I did not watch: 4%

Were the commercials in Super Bowl 2013 better or worse than previous years?

Better: 37% Worse: 63%

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The magic of "Cinderella" comes to Broadway

By Madeline Goralski Contributing Writer

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ast Thursday evening, 54 eager theatergoers piled into the University-hired bus and headed off to the Great White Way. The lucky ticket holders went to see “Cinderella” on Broadway thanks to the efforts of the FUSA Late Night

Programming team. This was the first Broadway show trip of the semester, and the excitement on the bus was running high.

Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Cinderella” began previews at the Broadway Theater in New York City on Jan. 25 and will officially open on March 3. This is the first time this classic fairytale has been produced on Broadway.

Starring 2012 Tony Nominee for Best Actress in a Musical Laura Osnes as Ella and Santino Fontana as Prince To p h e r, this musical fol-

lows the basic plotline of the acclaimed Disney story with a few twists, new songs and a lot of magic.

The show begins with a scene in the woods, introducing Ella and Prince Topher to the audience, along with the two different worlds in which they were raised.

Ella is an orphan living under the cruel hand of her stepmother, Madame, while Topher is shielded by the Prime Minister, Sebastian, from the harsh reality of the poverty that exists in his kingdom.

As the play continues, the magic begins to unfold. The audience meets two not-so-evil stepsisters, Gabrielle and Charlotte; Jean-Michel, a student activist; and Marie, Cinderella’s Fairy God Mother in disguise.

The night Fairfield students attended, there were a few technical difficulties with microphone levels, but that’s to be expected during previews. In spite of technical problems, the performances of each of the actors were close to

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Sludgepunk band breaks onto music scene

By Christopher Nicastro Contributing Writer

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onnecticut band Lana Lana’s first LP “Swap Shop, Good Morning” is an underground sludge-punk album that is a surprisingly good freshman effort.

While it’s not exactly what someone could call a “thinking man’s” album, it’s certainly fun to listen to. The songs, penned by guitarist/vocalist Joe Pelegano and drummer Alex McCarthy, are heavy, fast, short and entertaining.

The instrumentals are a quality mix of heavily fuzzed guitar riffs and lighter surf-tinged licks reminiscent of Chalk Talk’s releases, though it clearly takes many influences from a variety of underground surf-punk and sludge bands.

One of the greatest moments on the album comes near the end of its eight-track length, and that is the entirety of the instrumental track “Chalupacabra: Legendary Beast.”

After the first two-thirds of the very heavy album, the song takes the LP down an emotional road.

“Chalupacabra: Legendary

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flawless. Osnes’ voice was perfect I thought was witchcraft − to the for the title character: sweet, pure actual incredible singing and actand melodic. She and the rest of ing, it was an amazing night,” she the cast also excelled during ex- said. tended dance sequences that left Trips to Broadway are sponthe audience cheering. sored several times throughout There were several mo- the semester by FUSA Late Night ments of pure theatrical magic Programming and are organized throughout the show. The Fairy by student directors Nicole Rende God Mother flew ‘15, Kristina Grathrough the air ham ‘15, Kelly around the stage.

Miraglia ‘15 and The transformaFrom both techni- Megan Lewis ‘15. tion of a pumpkin For this first trip into a golden car- cal aspects like light- of the semester, riage and several ing, set and costume all of the FUSA small mice into tickets were sold horses happened design [...] to the acout and the bus right before the tual incredible singwas filled with audience’s eyes. ranging ing and acting, it was students The transformafrom freshmen tion of Ella’s rags an amazing night. to seniors. Rende into a beautiful said that the trip white ball gown went off without caused the audi- -Christina Barry '15 a hitch. The bus ence to gasp and arrived a few applaud; Osnes blocks from the didn’t leave the theater about an stage, but in a matter of moments hour and a half before curtain, givshe was glowing in a tiara, a stun- ing students time to get dinner and ning gown and, of course, a pair of explore Times Square. delicate glass slippers.

Keep your eyes peeled over Sophomore Christina Barry the next few months for more FUSA was a big fan of the show. “I abso- sponsored trips to Disney’s “Newslutely loved the show. From both ies,” “Matlida the Musical” and the technical aspects like lighting, winner of the 2004 Tony Award for set and costume design − which Best Musical, “Avenue Q.”

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Recipe: Red Velvet Cookies

By Loan Le Executive Editor

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ive me a red velvet cupcake for dessert and I'd be happy. And a red velvet cake? I'd be ecstatic. But one day, I wasn't in the mood for either types of desserts; I had a craving for cookies - the delectable dessert that you can eat in one shameless big bite (when you're alone).

Traditionally, red velvet cake is made from cake flour, vegetable shortening, cocoa powder and red food coloring - among other things. This recipe is simple because you don't have to make the red velvet part … you can buy it in a box!

I found a wonderful recipe for red velvet cheesecake cookies on Two Peas & Their Pod, a food blog run by a married couple who shares a passion for cooking. The first batch I made was too sweet because I had put too much powdered sugar into the icing, so I adapted the original recipe to suit my taste buds.

This recipe also requires a refrigeration period of two hours, so make sure you have the free time.

Let's begin!

Cheesecake Filling Ingredients r r r

4 oz Philadelphia cream cheese 1/2 cup powdered sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

White Chocolate Drizzle Ingredients r

3/2 cups white chocolate chips, melted

Directions Combine cake mix and sifted flour. Whisk until clumps disappear.

In a stand mixer, combine cake mix, flour, eggs, oil and vanilla extract.

Mix until smooth. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and roll into cylinder shape. When you cut it, you want each piece to be a cookie's usual size, a bit smaller than your palm.

After refrigerating for about an hour, you'll start to assemble the cookies.

To make the cheesecake filling, combine cream cheese, powdered sugar and vanilla extract using a sturdy spoon or mixer. Put the filling in the freezer for about an hour and a half so that the filling doesn't melt right away as the cookies bake.

Oven time! Preheat to 350 degrees. Place your cookies on a parchment paper-covered baking

sheet. Take out your cookie dough and cut them. They should be circular. Put the cheesecake filling in the middle and envelop with cookie dough. The cookies should be ballshaped going into the oven.

Bake for 13-15 minutes and then place cookies on a cooling rack.

Once your cookies are cooled down, melt the chocolate in the microwave. Melt every 10 seconds until the chocolate is able to be drizzled over the cookies.

Then take a bite into a delicious red velvet cookie and bask in the food orgasm you're bound to have.

Cookie Ingredients r r r r r

1 box Duncan Hines' red velvet cake mix 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour 2 large eggs, room temp.

1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2/3 cup vegetable oil

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Zombie movie a fresh take on a typical romance

By Kelsey Guerin The Vine Editor

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t’s a classic story: A boy and girl from clashing worlds meet and overcome seemingly impossible odds to save their forbidden love.

In “Warm Bodies,” one of those odds happens to be the boy’s lack of a pulse.

While this movie will not go down as one of the great films in cinematic history, “Warm Bodies” is certainly entertaining enough to keep audiences occupied and amused for 97 minutes.

The film revolves around R (Nicholas Hoult), a zombie in a post-apocalyptic world who can’t shake the feeling that he is different from other zombies. R feels conflicted when he has to kill humans for food, he collects trinkets like bobble heads and snow globes while shuffling aimlessly around the rundown parts of the city taken over by zombies, he listens to 80s power ballads in his airplaneturned-bachelor pad and, most importantly, he still longs to be human and feel emotions.

One day, he and a pack of the undead come across a military trained raiding party of humans in their late teens that have crossed the barriers into zombie territory for medicine. R chows down on Perry (Dave Franco), the leader of the raiders, before looking up and falling instantly in love with Perry’s beautiful and sassy girlfriend Julie (Teresa Palmer).

From that moment on, R vows to

protect Julie and keep her safe from the zombies until she can make it back to the humans’ compound. But neither R nor Julie expects what happens next: that they would grow closer during their time together and that, because of their connection, R would become more and more human along the way, changing the world as they both know it.

“Warm Bodies,” based off a novel of the same name by Isaac Marion, easily could have been a cliché venture into the realm of supernatural teen romances: The potentially life-threatening supernatural boy falls for the human girl and, to the surprise of no one, they somehow work it out in an ending that audiences can see coming from a mile away.

While "Warm Bodies" does follow this format, it is saved by a hilarious selfawareness and tongue-in-cheek attitude toward zombie romances that make the movie entertaining rather than cringeworthy.

In one of the funniest moments of the entire movie, R and his best zombie friend M gaze awkwardly at each other for an extended period of time while groaning and grunting — typical zombie communicative behavior, R assures the audience in voiceover.

These voiceovers of R's thoughts continue (with decreasing frequency) throughout the film, giving audiences a frequently sarcastic running commentary

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R (Nicholas Hoult) leads his ragtag group of zombie friends toward a more human existence in "Warm Bodies," now playing in theaters.

"Warm Bodies" rises above romance clichés with humor

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of his situation. Included in these thoughts are R’s hilarious internal pep talks, during which he thinks he should really try to stand up straighter, shuffle along a little bit faster, stop groaning and staring so much and, above all once he meets Julie, “don’t be creepy, don’t be creepy.”

Comedy can't make up for everything, though, and the film is not without its problems. It often skims over important plot points. Why does R rarely need to eat throughout the entire movie when zombies' hunger is sup-

posedly so strong, how did the zombie apocalypse begin, how widespread are zombies and the human resistance — these are just a few questions that remain largely unanswered by the end of the movie.

Additionally, some of the special effects could be improved.

The CGI at times looked cheesey, although the skeleton-esque zombies were adequately creepy.

The makeup choices could also be distracting at times; the heavy use of blue eye shadows to create the bruised-eyes zombie look, for example, was disstracting enough to momentarily divert attention

"This Year"

by The Mountain Goats

Beast” easily harkens back to instrumental tracks by late 90s indie band American Football, and even incorporates sound clips from the film "Little Miss Sunshine." The use of these sound bites surprisingly does not become hackneyed, as the use of sound bites tends to be on other records, but remains an emotional moment on the album.

However, the album is not perfect. It suffers from the typical first-album-weaknesses that underground punk albums have.

The production is muddy and leaves the vocals occasionally inaudible, and in turn, it is difficult to participate in what’s most important about underground punk: the band’s live shows.

Joe Pelegano’s voice definitely takes getting used to, as it isn’t very melodic and he more often speaks and yells the lyrics than actually sings.

As a whole, the vocals are the weakest part of the album—but considering the album is intended to appeal to a niche-punk-market, it certainly works for Lana Lana in this setting.

Best Tracks: “Chalupacabra: Legendary Beast” and “French, What Are Ya Doin’?”

Worst Track: “White Lined Paper” Album rating: 7/10 Listen to the album: www.lanalana.bandcamp.com

from the action on screen at certain points.

However, the movie has many more positive points that make it an entertaining ride. Hoult’s performance as a zombie with a conscience is so earnest and endearing that you can’t help but root for him.

The soundtrack to the movie is great, and R and Julie’s best friends, M and Nora respectively, add humor and heart to the movie.

If you are willing to pay for a movie that might not be cinematic perfection but will at least be entertaining, “Warm Bodies” is not a bad way to spend an afternoon or evening.

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By Julia Morrow Contributing Writer

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"Someone To Love"

by Fountains of Wayne

This song exemplifies the word "anthem."

Whether you're struggling to finish a huge paper or getting hyped up for a big night out, "This Year" will get you where you need to go. The Mountain Goats mix classic, old school rock and roll with brutally honest, alternative lyrics. The first time I heard this song, I immediately played it over; it's the type of song that sticks with you without getting annoying. "This Year" is a favorite for life, not just a few weeks.

Two words: power pop. Who doesn't love bouncing around to tight guitar riffs and strong pop melodies? "Someone To Love" transcends the old "it's got a beat you can dance to" rhetoric, telling a unique and relatable love story through the lyrics. My suggestion is to throw this on your next driving playlist. You'll thank me when it turns a normal spin down the highway into a mini dance party!

"Japanese"

"Blue Meanies"

by Velveteens

by Opossom

The Velveteens are a band made up of Fairfield students, but I swear to you they are going places! "Japanese" is a melancholy song that harkens back to the fabulous lady blues singers of the 20s and 30s while mixing in modern indie musical styling - if Bessie Smith and Beach House had a baby, it would be "Japanese" by Velveteens. This is one of my go-to songs whenever I need to relax, and it goes perfectly with a blanket and warm cup of tea, which is what we all need during this chilly winter weather.

Also, did I mention that their music is available on the web? Well, it is! http://velveteens.bandcamp.com/

Opossom is a new band out of New Zealand, and "Blue Meanies" is my favorite song from their debut album "Electric Hawaii." Their sound is 60s surf pop meets psychedelic rock meets modern indie music. The title "Blue Meanies" is taken from the villains of the psychedelic animated film "Yellow Submarine," which was inspired by The Beatles' song with the same name. This is a trippy song, but it maintains a strong pop/rock beat. I would suggest playing it while doing menial tasks, like responding to emails or pretending to clean your room; it's relaxing but moves enough that you won't get bored.

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"Bullet to the Head" way off target "Rocky" star fails to shine in movie riddled with plot holes

By Salvatore Trifilio Contributing Writer

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’d like to say that Sylvester Stallone’s new film “Bullet to the Head� is a blockbuster hit. I’d like to tell you that his new film is as good as the first three "Rocky" films. I’d like to tell you the action in his film is as good as it was in “Rambo.� That’s what I’d like to tell you.

Unfortunately, doing so would be untrue and most certainly unethical.

The fact of the matter is, Stallone is old and has no more business being in an action film today than Lindsay Lohan.

Be forewarned, this is the stereotypical “man-flick.� There is blood and plenty of gore (an onscreen autopsy, for example), explosions and naked women.

Guys: although that may sound great, let’s be honest, you can get all of that on your laptop from the comfort of your dorm room, and you won't be $10.50 in the hole when it’s all said and done.

In the movie, Stallone plays a racist hit man who is trying to avenge the death of his partner by cooperating with an out-of-town detective. Interestingly enough, his deceased partner is one of

only two people who die in the movie from something other than a bullet to the head.

Although this is a work of fiction, viewers may be left feeling insulted by some of the illogical plot points of the film.

For instance, Stallone’s partner is stabbed to death in a crowded bar where there are hundreds of witnesses. Moreover, the victim is in a country bar wearing a very expensive suit and sticks out like a sore thumb. Yet no one notices his death until he dramatically collapses after bleeding out in the corner for a couple of minutes.

It seems that the director Walter Hill has some sort of fascination with shows like "CSI" as some of his scenes at times feel plagiarized. They even went so far as to cast one of the lead characters of “CSI: Miami� (Sung Kang) as Stallone’s detective partner.

Furthermore, the opening credits were harder to get through than “Enter the Void� − and anyone who has seen that film can attest to how unimaginably painful those opening credits are to get through.

Hill may have mastered the sci-fi genre with classics such as “Aliens� and more recently “Prometheus,� but it is clear he struggles with action, even with the leg-

endary Stallone at his disposal.

As I sat in the almost empty movie theater on the film’s opening night, I found myself at times watching the people who literally got up and left in the middle of the film; it was much more interesting

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Ask Miss Anne Dear Miss Anne, I don’t know how you feel about it but I really don’t like the winter and even more so, I despise February. It’s cold, snowy, dry and gray. There is nothing to do but mope around watching reruns of “Law & Order” while attempting to finish homework. What I want to know is how are you able to deal with the winter and still be a bright ray of southern sunshine? How should I cope with this final winter month?

Many thanks, Worse for Winter Photo by: Nicholas DiFazio

Dear Reader, Why thank you for thinking that I can bring a summery solution to this cold campus!

As a Georgia peach, I need my skin to be as smooth and glowing as the margarine Paula Dean uses as a face mask. But with no sun the natural glow is impossible to come by.

Tanning salons are out of the question but spray on tan is what I live for. I usually ask for something between the color of a Georgian sunset and an orange. Now that I’ve got my color I need to address something else: my hair. Again, without the bleaching sun my hair gets dark and

dingy so I need to get that extra bottle of bleach all over my scalp in order for me to really glow. Doing this is also great for black light parties.

You will be the center of attention since your whole body looks like it’s - as my fellow southern belle Britney would say - toxic!

What kind of music do I like to listen to as I come back from the salons? DMB, Lil Wayne, and Taylor Swift. Nothing makes me feel like summer more than these three amazing artists! Also Kelly Clarkson for those drives at night. She really gets me.

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

are wearing the wrong outfit. Pearls should be considered; they are the most versatile, and go with every outfit. Headed to the gym to keep up that summer body? Put some pearls on. Going to the grocery store in your favorite velour sweats? Put some pearls on. Headed to bed in your favorite Hello Kitty pajamas?

Put some pearls on! Trust me you will feel that warm summer breeze soon enough.

If my mama taught me anything, it is that a mint julep never goes out of season. My last bit of advice is to learn how to make a fabulous mint julep. Then get that rocking chair on the back porch, pull down your shades and congratulate yourself on a job well done.

Bask in your own glow, play with your pearls and sip (as a southern belle

Send your questions to askmissanne@gmail.com Disclaimer: This is column is for entertainment purposes only. The author is a student, not a therapist, and the column is not intended to take the place of professional advice. The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Mirror and its staff members.

Anna Wolk ‘13 Columnist does) on that drink.

You have found summer.

Best of Luck!

Miss Anne

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This Week in Sports Watch out for Fairfield Athletics

Ever wonder what it would be like to be a part of 3x5?

What To Watch For Wednesday - No games.

Thursday - Men's Basketball vs. Saint Peter's, 7 p.m.

Friday - No games.

Here's your chance:

Saturday - Men's Lacrosse at Stony Brook, 12 p.m.

Next week we are going to put a question

Monday - No games.

Sunday - Women's Basketball at Manhattan, 2 p.m.

Tuesday - No games.

RIGHT HERE And if you want to take the third spot in 3x5 next year, answer the question to be in the running.

Look here NEXT WEEK and you could see yourself below next year!

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Four softball Women's Basplayers were ketball's Katelyn awarded preLinney '13 is now season All-MAAC 17th in career Honors. The team points with the was predicted to Stags, with 1,198 win the league. as of Sunday.

Maurice Barrow scored a career high 25 points on Friday, earning him the MAAC Co-Player of the Week.

Quote of the Week “Everything is a great memory,"

It's that easy!

~Senior swimmer Paul Bimmler.

Sports 3x5 Because they like to talk ... sports.

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What do you think will be the most important games left for our basketball teams?

Thoughts on the Beyonce halftime show?

What did you do when the lights went out in the Superdome?

What was your favorite commercial from the Super Bowl?

Our Chief Copy Editor nearly broke his foot this week. What is the stupidest way you've ever gotten injured?

I think all of them will be incredibly important. It's all about being hot when you get to the MAAC Tournament, so we need some wins down the stretch.

She had an outline of where her body was supposed to be on the stage at one point and she missed it. YOU HAD ONE JOB!!

Nevermind singing and reuniting Destiny's Child.

Pretty sure I sat at my computer and watched the tweets come in about it being Bane's fault. Imagine him coming out saying, "New Orleans ... take control of your Super Bowl."

I'm not going to lie, the Budweiser Clydesdale commercial brought tears to my eyes.

It was so beautiful. Like the National Anthem ... oh wait I'm not Ray Lewis (Yes, I did just make that joke again).

I was three and decided that I wanted to shave my legs. I qualify that as pretty stupid ... and painful. I also clilmbed a dresser once and had it fall over on me #brilliant.

Senior days for both teams! Marist for the women and Iona for the men, what a better way to send out two great senior classes with two big wins!

Beyonce you got me so crazy right now! Slightly gutted I wasn't invited to join her in "Single Ladies" though ...

Baby, when the lights go out, every single word can not express the love and tenderness ... Boy bands are back!

If the women beat Marist on senior day, that'd be huge. All the games for the men are key, they need to finish the season with a winning record in their final 7 games.

All I could think of is what it would be like to be Beyonce and to walk in a room, knowing that everyone is staring at your booty. Wish Blue Ivy had gotten a solo though.

I stuffed my face with Italian Kitchen, wings, and Senor Salsa, and feared the reutrn of Bane ...The 49ers merely adopted the darkness, Ray Lewis was born in it.

Turn dat frown upside down, mon!

Frodo punched me in the shin because I called him short one time... stupid hobbits ruining New Zealand!

Watching Bar Refaeli swap spit with Petey (the "special" trombone player from American Pie 2) was truly a thrill, but my winner is Bud Light, for Stevie Wonder as the vodoo god.

I've never been injured.

Then again, it's hard to get injuries when your days consist of moving from a soft mattress to an equally soft couch for the last twenty years.

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Concussions affecting coaches and the nation

By Kaitlin McEwan Contributing Writer

women’s rugby team. Unfortunately, Birge has noticed an increase in the number of concus-

This article is a side story connected to the article posted last week entitled "Concussions: A worrying epidemic."

Coaches on Concussions It's a general rule that any athlete with a concussion is not allowed to return to the game that day, according to NCAA regulations.

“They should not return to play until all symptoms have been resolved during rest and exertion. A health care professional with experience in evaluating concussions should clear the student-athlete before returning to play is considered.”

Coach Ryan Birge is the Fairfield University women’s club rugby coach. He has been coaching at the University for eight years. Birge attended Fairfield Prep and University and played rugby and hockey in college. He has suffered from three concussions during his time as an athlete.

On average, Birge sees one to two concussions a year on the

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Women's Club Rugby coach Ryan Birge sions over the years.

The increase in concussions “has to do with the level of experience with the female rugby player. Most women athletes that decide to join rugby have little to no experience with contact sports, let alone experience with high-impact rugby tackling, rucking, and scrimmagng.”

As a coach, Birge tries his hardest to teach and develop basic rugby fundamentals to create a safer playing environment.

Coach Birge believes that Fairfield University is very diligent when dealing with concus-

sions. He explained that, “it is a type of injury that requires patience and consistent monitoring.”

Birge explained that when a student is diagnosed with a concussion, there is now a network between the athlete, their medical professional, Fairfield University and the head coach ensuring that the student athlete is healthy and capable of participating again.

After many years of playing for Fairfield and coaching Birge believes, “Fairfield University does a solid job with providing the attention and monitoring student athletes need as well as providing the communication necessary to ensure the safe and healthy return of the player to their respective sport/activity.”

Birge’s first and foremost concern is the health and safety of his players. “I truly care about each person on my roster and I understand the pain and confusion my player may be experiencing from their injury. My first reaction is to ensure their wellbeing, I would then make sure they are receiving the proper medical attention.”

Three starting players were lost on the team this year due to concussions. “It is difficult replacing starting players or better athletes due to concussions and at times could be frustrating.

However, an individual player's health and safety is much more important to me and the team than overall team success.”

Birge said that the only thing that the team can really do to prevent concussions is to be informed and learn the correct techniques to tackling because that can make all the difference.

Nationwide Effect According to ESPN, Stefan Duma, an engineering professor and department head at Virginia Tech, said, “all Virginia Tech football players have been outfitted with sensors in their helmets that can measure the number of the collisions they are involved in during the course of a football game, as well as the severity of them.”

The helmets that Virginia Tech provides for players collect data through the sensors, which is then “uploaded in real time to a computer on the sideline where it can trigger an alert, warning the team’s medical staff any time a player is involved in a major collision,” Duma explained.

Virginia Tech is not the only school with this type of system.

ESPN stated that many other schools are welcoming researchers into the locker rooms to study brain trauma. Duma

explained, “schools like North Carolina, Oklahoma, Dartmouth and Brown have already implemented the system, which costs between $50,000 and $75,000, and several NFL teams have shown interest.”

Scott Anderson, head athletic trainer at Stanford University, explained to ESPN that, “Stanford football players will be wearing mouth guards that have tiny sensors implanted in them to measure the severity and frequency of hits they endure. The data is collected, stored and then studied different ways by budding young scientists.”

Stanford has also spent $100,000 on high-speed cameras on their practice fields to enable researchers and doctors from the medical school to study collisions.

Dr. Maryland Chan from University of Notre Dame explained that no matter how hard schools try to prevent concussions, it is almost impossible.

Rather than taking a high-tech approach, Dr. Chan believes educating student athletes is the best way to go.

“You need to say: These are the risks. Because unfortunately concussions are inherent in the sport. There is no way to eliminate this injury from the game.

It’s just going to be there.”

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Stags win big to honor successful senior class

By Alexandra Fylypovych Contributing Writer

Fairfield University’s men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams had two reasons to celebrate during their last home meet on Saturday. Not only did the men’s team score an impressive 149-111 win against New Jersey Institute of Technology, but the teams also honored their three senior Stags.

Senior swimming captains Cacky Keating and Paul Bimmler and diving captain Ryan Krebs have supported their teams throughout the season with commendable leadership.

Having coached Keating and Bimmler for the duration of their Fairfield athletic careers, Head Swim Coach Bill Farley reflected on their growth: “As athletes, they have progressed very well. As people, they have progressed tremendously,” he said. “They keep people in line and provide leadership in and out of the pool.”

Head Diving Coach Dan Vener, who coached Krebs over the past four years, says he has maintained a leadership role for his two final seasons as the sole upperclassman diver. “It will be hard to fill his shoes,” Vener said.

“I will miss his dependability and his good attitude.”

Junior swimmer Suzy Lawlor said imagining a team without the three seniors is difficult.

“They’re there for us if we need advice on how to swim something or how we should attack something,” she said about the captains.

“They always pay attention to our races and know our goals and help us reach them."

Looking back on the season, Keating, who holds all four Fairfield women's butterfly records, sees great athletic potential in the swim team, specifically the underclassmen.

“It’s cool to see my name on the board, I like that, but I obviously want the team to improve,” Keating said. “It is so good to see

that each year the team gets faster,” she said.

Keating is the only senior on the women’s squad. She noted the help she received from junior teammates, saying that her favorite part of swimming was the team-effort mentality. “I love swimming relays when I have three teammates I can count on and who can count on me – especially if you get a win out if it,” she said.

Similarly, Krebs will miss the team dynamic most. “Over the past three years with the juniors, they have become my closest friends,” he said.

But Krebs, who is ranked as one of Fairfield's top-10 all-time divers on both the 1-meter and 3-meter, has confidence in the future of the team. “I have set a precedent and a legacy for the divers to be motivated and to want to win and want more in the sport,” he said.

Fostering not only Krebs’s but the team’s motivation are the MAAC Championships. Both swimming and diving teams have trained for four and a half months in preparation for their meets in Buffalo in two weeks, including their yearly training trip they take to Hawaii during winter break.

Bimmler, who was a part of the 200m medley relay that set a new program record on Saturday, said his favorite swimming memories have been each of the MAAC Championships. “Going to my last one will be pretty special, so I think it is going to mean the most,” he said.

“I’ve had a really up and down career here; the adversity I’ve had to face has molded me into a better person and made me a lot more mature,” Bimmler said. He holds two backstroke records and is part of nine relay records.

“Everything is a great memory,” Bimmler said.

He said he will even miss the morning practices, admitting, “I liked those once in a while.”

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Freshman Connor Daly swims as part of the program record-setting 200m medley relay team on Saturday.

Grading men's basketball's season

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showing the prowess the Stags can have when the ball is in the opponents’ hands.

Most impressive for the Stags is their scoring defense. They have only allowed an average of 61.2 points per game, which puts them at the top of the MAAC in this statistical category.

They are able to hold the team to the lowest points in the MAAC through forcing turnovers and through their defensive rebounding.

The Stags are first in the MAAC for rebounding defense, with an

average of 32.6 rebounds per game and a total of 749 rebounds in all.

With some of their bigger and stronger men around the basket, they are able to come out with the ball more often than any other team in the league.

Of course, while they are excelling in several aspects of defense, there is always room for improvement, and that might be in blocked shots for the Stags.

As it stands right now, the Stags sit in fifth in the league for blocking shots, a minor complaint for a statistically strong defense.

Overall, the defense is more in the place they want to be than

the offense is. They are holding opponents to just over 60 points, and getting the rebounds in the backcourt. With that being said, they can still always work on more cohesion and not letting as many easy layups through and forcing more perimeter shots, an admittedly difficult thing for a defense to do.

Grade for Defense: AOverall This team has enormous potential through the skill of veteran players and freshman alike. There

has been some phenomenal play for the class of 2016 that has kept the team in many games, and even given them the edge in some games.

This freshman class is dynamic and diverse, with Mikulic showing his strength from the perimeter and Sidibe showing his strength in the paint, as just one example.

Still, with the continued leadership from Needham and the other upperclassmen, it would not be unreasonable to see this team making a repeat appearance in the MAAC-Tournament Finals in 2013.

The team has had a few ex-

cellent win-streaks, including a six-game and the four-game streak they are currently on. If the team goes into the tournament during a win-streak, when the team is playing at their potential, there are excellent possibilities for the team.

Overall grade for the Stags: B/B+

All statistics were taken before Fairfield's game against Siena on Monday night.

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The Good and the Bad

By Jennifer Calhoun Sports Editor Heading into the home stretch of their season, Fairfield men’s basketball has been able to maintain a winning record overall at 14-10 for the year, but have been inconsistent in their MAAC play.

The Stags sit at just 6-6 thus far in conference games, with their earlier struggles having been answered with their current fourgame winning streak.

With eight games to be played before the MAAC Tournament, it’s that time of year again. Time to grade the performance of the Stags.

Offense Before comparing the Stags’ offense to that of other teams in the MAAC or even before grading them, it’s important to note exactly where the Stags' statistics are offensively.

Twenty-three games into the season, the Stags have amassed 1466 points. The leading scorer, Derek Needham ’13, has 332 of the points to his name. Junior Maurice Barrow follows Needham with 212 points, and Desmond Wade ’13

rounds out the top three with 168 points.

Freshman Amadou Sidibe leads the team in field goal (FG) percentage, with 60-101 shots made, which will calculate out to a .594 FG percentage. Freshman Josip Mikulic leads the Stags in three-point FG percentage, with .365 after making 23 of 63 attempts from behind the arc.

The scoring the Stags do have come from an even distribution between guards and forwards.

Needham, a guard, is the leading scorer, while Barrow, a forward, is second. Then the third, Wade, is a guard, followed by Sidibe, a forward.

Now, when comparing these statistics to other teams in the MAAC, there are some areas in which the Stags seem to be lacking, and of course, others where they are excelling.

One of the more striking deficiencies for the Stags seems to be in the number of shots taken by the team. They have the second fewest amount of FGs attempted and the fourth fewest amount of three-point FGs attempted.

The Stags have attempted 1220 FGs, while Iona (the leader in this category) has attempted 1448

shots. With their large number of attempts, Iona also has the highest FG percentage, .458.

In three-point FGs, Fairfield has 404 attempts, while again Iona has 567 attempts from beyond the three-point line.

In order to offensively compete with some of these teams, the Stags will have to take more shots at the net, as they have been successful when they can get looks close to the basket. Their FG percentage is the third highest in the league, showing some high level precision shooting.

This is also true when the Stags are having a good threepoint shooting day, an aspect of their game which is lethal when they are hitting their shots. In their 71-37 win over Marist on Jan. 24, the Stags went 11-22 from behind the arc.

Mikulic, Wade and Steven Johnston ’15 had particularly strong games, scoring four, three, and three three-pointers, respectively. It’s clear that when the Stags are having a good three-point shooting day, they can dominate the offensive play.

The other aspect the Stags have been struggling with is turnovers. Offensively, they have the

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power to be a team that holds onto the ball well. During their sixgame win streak, they were only turning the ball over eight or nine times per game.

In their more recent games, the team has begun to lessen their turnovers again to 11 or 12 per game. Currently, they are averaging 13.5 turnovers per game, which is the sixth highest in the league.

The Stags have every opportunity to be a highly efficient offensive team, and for the most part, they have been close to that high level of productivity they have the potential for. We saw it against Marist, with the highest scoring margin of the season, and periodically in Monday's game.

However, until they can iron out some of the kinks, the team is merely sitting on that potential.

It’s not enough to have the potential and show it when convenient; it’s about consistently showing it all season long.

They have been more consistent in the last four games, and are working well as a team and an offensive unit.

Grade for offense: B-

Defense

As with the offense, before looking at any of the other teams, we are going to isolate the stats of the Stags.

In the first 23 games, the Stags have held opponents to 1408 points, giving them a +58 scoring margin, and showing the strength of the defense.

The Stags also currently have 500 defensive rebounds with Sidibe at the front with 81 and Colin Nickerson ’13 right behind with 73.

The team has 89 blocks to their name, with Keith Matthews ’14 the leader with 18. There 162 steals for the Stags, with Nickerson at the lead with 39.

While turnovers were a weakness for the offense, it seems to be something that the defense has done quite will.

Offensively the Stags have 320 turnovers, while the defense has forced 320 turnovers from opponents. Forcing more turnovers than committing is something only four other teams in the MAAC have been able to do,

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