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Stag Card Security Aims at Library Safety

By Julia Crews Assistant News Editor

A new policy at the DiMenna-Nyselius Library took effect on April 16, 2019, requiring any individual entering the library to present their StagCard. The new policy comes shortly after a recent incident that took place in the library on February 26. Three female first-year students were frightened by “suspicious behavior from a male non-community member who appeared to be either filming or taking photos of them on the second floor of the library,” as stated by the director of Fairfield University’s Department of Public Safety Todd Pelazza in regard to the incident when it initially occurred.

“The policy has been in the works for some time,” said Brent Mai, Ph.D., dean of libraries in an email. “[It] was developed in consultation with the University’s Public Safety Office. The incident that you mentioned from earlier this semester can definitely be credited with hastening the timeline for its imple-

mentation, but we’ve been headed in this direction for quite some time.”

In action, the policy makes entering the library similar to entering the Leslie C. Quick Jr. Recreational Complex, where students, faculty and staff as well as non-community members must present a StagCard or otherwise identify themselves before being allowed inside the building. The new policy requires that students enter through the left doors leading into the library, where the front desk is. Like in the RecPlex, there is an employee stationed at the desk who takes each entrant’s StagCard and scans it in. Then the entrant is permitted to enter the main floor of the building.

“I did notice that the other day when I went,” said Colleen Vann ‘22. “Honestly it didn’t affect me every much.

It wasn’t an inconvenience really, and it’s a safety precaution so I think it’s smart, especially if people had reported being uncomfortable.”

“The Library remains open to the general public as well, but it is prudent for public safety reasons in a building this size that we know who’s in the building at any given time,” said Mai. Student responses have been var-

ied. “I feel like because DPS is so present on campus and the campus is so small, I don’t see how this will make a difference,” said Noelle Brown ‘22. “Part of the reason I came here was that I thought that I would feel safe on campus everywhere, not just inside buildings like the library or the RecPlex.”

Brown stressed that buildings are not the only place where incidents like the aforementioned can take place. “We should keep track of who’s on campus in the first place rather than who is in the buildings. How do intruders even get on campus in the first place?”

In regards to how the new policy has been received so far, Mai reported that “students, faculty and staff are quite used to presenting their ID in other university buildings such as the RecPlex and the cafeteria. With few exceptions, the new policy has been well received by all Library users. In fact, several have commented that the small hassle of pulling out their ID is worth the increased feeling of safety that they have when using the spaces of the building.”

As for the need for increased security, Vann said, “I feel very safe at Fairfield, I’ve never thought of the security being poor, and I personally haven’t had any uncomfortable situations. However, I feel like any policy to increase security or ensure that students feel safe is a smart idea.”

“Unfortunately the world in which we live today requires that we consider issues of safety and security more often than we have in the past,” continued Mai. “This policy is intended to provide all library users with the security that they’ve come to expect in Fairfield University’s DiMenna-Nyselius Library.”

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The DiMenna-Nyselius Library is implementing a Stag Card requirement for anyone who enters the library after an incident with a non-student that occurred recently.

Beloved Beach Deli Sold

By Caroline Mahar Contributing Writer

“Gooooood Morning Katie” It was 9:00 a.m. when I walked into the tiny shop and the routine chatter commenced.

“Goooooood morning Katie,” a running joke of several months persists.

“Good morning Brian,” I say with a smile.

“Give me one second,” he says and shouts towards the kitchen, “Do you have a bacon egg and cheese for Caroline?”

He runs back to fetch it and returns in seconds.

“Here you are,” he says and slides it across the counter towards the register.

A big smile forms to shape his face. It’s one of those giddy, heartfelt, ‘I am genuinely laughing at your joke - and enjoy hearing about your life’ - smile. Not one of those, ‘I will laugh at your jokes and grin when you walk in (because I am supposed to do that so buy my food)’ - smile.

His hair is greying, his facial hair whitening around his chin. His eyes remain bright, but on occasion they appear tired. He is sporting an Abello’s hat and an Abello’s t-shirt that falls below his waist. Both are a grey-blue with white lettering. Today he wears maroon basketball shorts with a white vertical stripe treading down the side of them paired with sneakers.

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Students buy warrants in John. A Barone Campus Center to arrest friends.

Annual Jail N’ Bail Today

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Students will have the opportunity to send their friends to jail on Wednesday, April 24 as part of Fairfield University Jail N’ Bail. Students are encouraged to fill out warrants for $5 in order to have another student of their choice arrested. The arrested student must then be brought before a panel of judges, who may consist of professors, coaches, priests or other campus faculty and staff. Finally, the student is brought to the cell in the traffic circle, where they can attempt to raise money to post the bail set by the judges.

The Department of Public Safety stressed that no student will be forced to participate in the event.

“It’s all voluntary,” said Director of Public Safety Todd Pelazza. “No one has to participate in this if they don’t want to. If you spend ten minutes and say ‘I don’t want to do this anymore,’ we allow you to leave.”

All of the money collected from the event goes to Special Olympics Connecticut, which “provides year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities,” according to their website.

“The Department of Public safety has been involved in a charity for over thirty years now, it’s Special Olympics,” said Pelazza. “What we try to do is bring awareness and fundraising to the university to support the programs that occur year round. The money that we raise is able to fund athletes through their competition and practice throughout

the entire year.”

Some students feel that the event is insensitive in nature. “I acknowledge that Jail N’ Bail is a seductive charity event in that the prospect of locking up friends is entertaining, meaning students are highly likely to participate and raise lots of money,” said Colin Townsend ‘21 via email. “However, the insensitivity of the event is that real incarceration is a rampant problem, one which most heavily impacts the poor and racial minorities. And the purpose of mass incarceration, like Jail N’ Bail, is to raise money.”

Townsend also raised the issue of Fairfield University’s lack of diversity as well, saying, “Fairfield’s primary demographic, white middle and upper-middle class individuals, are more likely to be in a position to run the criminal justice system than to fall victim to it. Making a game of the issue trivializes the plight of oppressed communities, desensitizing a group of people who may otherwise be encouraged to use their privilege to end mass incarceration.”

However, not all students feel this way. “It’s just a way to raise money,” said Sam Longworth ‘21. “It’s not actually making fun of or trivializing mass incarceration.“ “Certainly we are very sensitive to families that have been impacted by people who have been incarcerated,” responded Pelazza. “It’s not meant to make a mockery or slight anyone. This is merely another mechanism to raise funds.”

Pelazza continued to say that he had addressed this issue earlier in the year when several students voiced their concerns. “We did meet with students early on in the

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What we try to do is bring awareness and fundraising to the university to support the programs that occur year round.”

- Todd Pelazza, Director of Public Safety

semester who voiced a concern and wanted to continue to have those meetings, but they failed to come back and address any of the issues we wanted to work with them on.”

Pelazza concluded by emphasizing the lighthearted nature of the event, “it’s all in good fun, I think people could really separate the difference between a real justice incarceration system to what we’re trying to do.”

Bidding Adieu to Abel and Abello’s

Beloved beach deli to be sold for the third time in recent years of his worst hangovers.

He didn’t always know he wanted to be apart of the hotel restaurant business, He is the epitome of service with a smile. but after studying it at UNLV he came to He is Brian Abel. realize it was something he was interested “My days here are numbered.” in. He got a job in San Jose, California with Today, however, he is different. His eyes the Hyatt’s training program and worked dart around, possibly to evade conversation, his way up to the assistant manager of the possibly because he is stressed; he moves slowrestaurant. After about two years there he er, and something about him seems off. took his skills to the Hyatt in Greenwich “How are you doing today?” I ask, inwhere his journey in Conn. began. quiring about his change in demeanor.

Abello’s in Fairfield is just one of “My days here are numbered.”

Abel’s many delis. For 11 years, starting in I look shocked, and from his reaction he 1996, it was Jake’s Place in Darien, Conn. was suddenly unaware that he hadn’t told me Then it was Dalton’s in Norwalk, later Abelyet. lo’s in Darien, where the name arose from He was selling Abellos. a combination of his partner and his last The “Bad Deli Curse” name, and finally, Abello’s as we know and The only consistent thing about the love it, in Fairfield, Conn. beach deli on the corner of Beach and Reef Standing all day, everyday, working Road in Fairfield is that it is always changing. the front counter, taking orders and making The store has been transformed three times in food has taken a toll on his body, and he has the past couple of years - handed over to a new decided it is time for him to let this chapter owner, in hopes that this time it would last. in his life come to a close.

Previously closed, D. Lish had minimal reviews The California sun sets on on Yelp! - the only good one is suspect of being Abello’s written by a child who hacked her mother’s Abel celebrated his 57th birthday last laptop, “probably the best deli in Fairfield Sunday on November 13 how he liked to county”... followed by a photo of cupcakes. Yes, best: by sleeping in. cupcakes, everyone’s favorite cold cut. Right You know him as your favorite sandbelow that a different review, and probably a wich shop owner, but others know him as more reliable one, attached to a downright ugly Brian Abel, a family man, a once rebellious looking picture of a sandwich followed by, “The teen, and a kick ass athlete. chicken was like a hockey puck.” Evidently.

He’s a little saddened to be saying The establishment prior to D.lish, goodbye, but knows that it is time for the Beachside, which, according to rumors, was next chapter in his life. With his loving wife shut down due to being a drug front, had simiMichelle already working in California he is larly sporadic reviews. The few of them ranged excited to get there himself. Her California from delicious to terrible, more than half being job is the main catalyst of the move. four and five stars, and the rest one and two.

At this point he is ready for the CaliBut Abellos, Abellos had broken the bad deli fornia sun to set on his final restaurant. He curse. All of its reviews were constantly ranked plans to work part-time, probably at a deli, with four or five stars. Abel’s friendly smile but definitely won’t be owning, and his main paired with a Doc Bob hero was unmatched. priorities will be to play with his dogs and This time I really thought we got it right, spend more time with his wife.

I thought it was going to last, but all good For those of you still trying to solve things must come to an end. But before they the joke, I’ll fill you in. One day the main Caroline Mahar/ The Mirror end, they must begin… chef at Abello’s mistakenly called me the “It all started when” name Katie. Now every time I walk through Brian Abel makes sandwiches for students like Caroline Mahar every day.

Abel ran across the baseball field, leaving the deli’s door the staff screams in unison in school. Sports, girls and drugs were more his forte, and his friends in a storm of dust, too fast for anyone to get “KATIE!” To think I thought my nickname would last. they happily sidetracked him from his mundane schooleven within feet of catching him. At just 15 he had a need In the near future I guess I’ll just have to settle for work. for speed. Abel was a great athlete, but certainly not a great Caroline, but the doc bobs, can I live without the doc bobs?

“I was a little bit of a druggie back in my day.” Alstudent.

Only time will tell. though he says he was never much of a pot smoker, he ad“I graduated high school six months late and I was in mits to doing Quaaludes, snorting cocaine and trying acid.

As for us, maybe after being spoiled with the crispcollege for six years.” iest bacon on our breakfast sandwiches, the most tender He went on to attend University of Las Vegas NeOn Abel’s first day of high school the teacher called meat on our lunch sandwiches, and the most flavorful vada, a school known more for their partying than their his name for attendance and asked if he was in any relation pasta dishes for dinner, we are being punished for our academics. One of his most notable nights, but probably to Michelle Abel, who was in fact his star student sister. not for good reason, was taking 21 shots of Jack on his 21st indulgences. After all, it is true that all great things revert Abel said yes and the teacher responded, “Well then, we back to the mean. But, one thing we know that will not birthday. expect big things from you.” change is Brian Abel, and his giddy, heartfelt, ‘I am genu“I threw up right outside the door of my apartment In response, spitfire Abel said “Oh, well you’re going inely laughing at your joke - and enjoy hearing about your in Vegas, and it never rains, so it was there for like six to be very, very disappointed.” life’ - smile. months.” It stuck around to haunt and remind him of one As he got older he continued to show little interest Continued from Page One

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The Mirror Reflects on this Week in Social Media

Compiled by Julia Monteleone Information contributed by the Department of Public Safety.

Tuesday, 4/16 6:52 p.m.

A suspicious person was reported in the lower level of John A. Barone Campus Center. The male was lighting matches. The person was identified as an alumnus and was warned by DPS to stop or face a criminal trespass ban from campus.

11:22 p.m.

A non-student was found urinating outside of a townhouse. After being approached by resident assistants and DPS the non-student attempted to run away. They were apprehended by officers and were issued a criminal trespass notice that bans them from campus.

Wednesday, 4/17 2:38 p.m.

A motor vehicle accident occurred between two university vehicles in the Marion Peckham Egan School of Nursing and Health Studies parking lot. There were no injuries.

2:52 p.m.

A faculty member reported that his vehicle was vandalized while parked behind the Leslie C. Quick Jr. Recreational Complex. The matter is under investigation.

Thursday, 4/18 11:21 p.m.

A fake ID was confiscated at the checkpoint entering the university. The ID belonged to a non-student trying to gain access. The individual were escorted off campus.

Monday, 4/22 11:04 a.m.

A chemical spill was reported by the fire marshall at Rudolph F. Bannow Science Center loading dock. Fairfield Fire Department and Department of Environmental Protection were notified for cleanup.

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Org Sync Receives a Makeover New platform to be put into place during Summer 2019

By Julia Crews Assistant News Editor

Students received an email on April 11, announcing the discontinuation of OrgSync.

OrgSync has been important facet of life on campus at Fairfield. The digital platform has been heavily utilized by both administration and student organizations.

OrgSync will get a new face on July 8, 2019, according to the Office of Student Engagement. While students are enjoying their summer vacation, OrgSync will become Campus Labs Engage, a new platform with a similar but updated structure. According to the website for Campus Labs, OrgSync was bought by and became part of Campus Labs.

“As a unified company,” the update reads, “we are now in a perfect position to leverage a greatly expanded student involvement data set to advance engagement and retention.”

The shared hope is that Campus Labs Engage will be an improvement upon OrgSync.

“I think that Orgsync is an effective tool that helps keep the Fairfield community updated on university information and events going on around campus,” said Jakob Matala ‘22.

“However from both a user as well as administrator point of view, I feel that OrgSync can sometimes be hard to use as information is not always clearly organized. I would like the new platform to hopefully be more user friendly, and can organize data effectively so users

can easily access information without the hassle of having to tediously search for it.”

Based on the information provided on their website, Campus Labs Engage focuses more on analytics compared to OrgSync. There are several functions that allow the user to analyze how many students go to events, retention and success rates, accountability and student engagement.

Such data can be displayed in graphs, giving the organizer a clear picture of every variable. “With powerful analytics, you’ll be able to make more informed decisions, evolve your practices, and transform the student experience,” the Campus Labs website claims.

First-year Gabbie Borhi did not find an issue with the existing platform. “OrgSync is fine,” she said. “I don’t see any problems with it, and I feel like we shouldn’t be switching programs since everyone already learned how OrgSync works.”

In the email out to students a survey was linked, a form on OrgSync, about the proposed new names of the platform. Some possible names included: The Fulcrum and Fairfield Insider. The survey closed on April 19, and the results have yet to be announced.

As for how the switch will impact students, time will have to tell. Next semester, when student organizations kick off for the year, Campus Labs Engage will have the chance to prove itself.

CARE Team Takes on Mass Incarceration

By Claire Monahan Executive Editor

By Caroline Rocha Contributing Writer

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On Wednesday, April 17 at 5 p.m. there was an open dialogue in the lower level of the John A. Barone Campus Center that talked about the issue of mass incarceration in this country. This talk was led by the CARE team and Romina Pacheco, associate director for student diversity and multicultural affairs.

Students voiced their own opinions on many different opinions expressed from multiple points of view.

This talk centered on racial disparities in America’s prison population. According to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, compared to whites, African Americans are incarcerated at a rate five times higher than whites. In 2015, African Americans and Hispanics were 32 percent of the total US population, however, they made up 56 percent of the prison population.

The CARE team on campus aims to spread awareness for lesser talked about political topics.

“Anyone who would like to learn and be trained in how to lead difficult conversations as well as listen to those conversations are welcome to apply to be a part of the CARE team,” Pancheo added.

This conversation also touched on the importance of education in keeping people in schools rather than in prison. In recent years, more money has been spent on prisons and jails compared to spending on pre-kindergarten through grade 12 public education.

Some students shared their experiences regarding discrimination by law enforcement based on their ethnicity.

Junior Dayanna Mazo was hopeful about the impact of the event. “I think that if we targeted more of Fairfield’s population then we can start to really move mountains.”

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Growing Trend of Anti-Vaxxers are a Danger to Society

By Timothy Dillon Contributing Writer IIn the first few months of 2019, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recorded 555 cases of measles in the United States, which is already a substantial increase over the 372 recorded cases in the entirety of 2018. At one point, New York alone saw an increase of 30 cases in the course of two days. Even worse, according to the CDC this is part of an accelerating trend. So why is this preventable disease, which was eliminated from the United States in the year 2000, coming back? Measles and other preventable diseases, which were previously thought to be eliminated, are re-emerging due to a growing trend of parents not vaccinating their children. This trend is ignorant and extremely dangerous, and it must be reversed. The fact of the matter is that there is no good reason for anyone who is able to get vaccinated not to, and those who refuse to do so are acting dangerously irresponsible and are a menace to the rest of society.

The specific reasons given by those who oppose vaccination aren’t worth giving much thought to, but they generally revolve around the proven falsehood that vaccines are harmful to children. The most common belief is that vaccines cause autism. Putting aside the disgusting implication that these parents would rather see their children get sick and die rather than have autism, this claim is absolutely false. The claim is based on a fraudulent study which was never replicated and has been debunked many times. To devote more words to discussing the ludicrous and unscientific beliefs that fuel anti-vaccination movements would be quite unnecessary. There is an abundance of information put out by people far more qualified than myself which thoroughly debunk such claims, and anyone who is remotely scientifically literate and actually inCreative Commons/Pixabay terested in finding the truth should

be well aware that vaccines are not only harmless but extremely beneficial. These movements, however, are not based in science or rationality, but rather in anti-intellectualism and conspiratorial thinking, and like both of those trends, pose a serious threat to humanity.

Some might argue that those who choose not to vaccinate are harming only themselves, and thus ought to be allowed to make the choice for themselves. Even if the first point were true, should parents really be allowed to withhold life-saving medicine from children far too young to make their own medical decisions? Such a thing is no better than a parent withholding food or water from their children. Furthermore, when people refuse to vaccinate, it harms us all. The important concept to keep in mind is herd immunity: we are all safest from a disease when as many people as possible are resistant to it. We become safest from a disease when it’s completely eradicated, and that can only happen when there are no people that the disease can infect. So long as these diseases continue to exist in anyone, they are able to potentially mutate to the point that other people who were previously immune might become threatened again. Furthermore, herd immunity ensures the safety of people who are more susceptible to disease, such as the very young or the very old, or people with rare conditions that leave them vulnerable. If people who can vaccinate do not, then they are putting us all at risk. The right of an individual to make their own medical choices is drastically diminished when those choices risk the lives of others.

These diseases are a serious matter; the CDC estimates that the measles vaccine alone prevented 20.4 million deaths between 2000 and 2016. Parents no longer have the right not to vaccinate their children than they do to drive while drunk; it’s reckless and irresponsible, and if it continues people will get hurt. Fortunately New York has already issued mandatory vaccination orders, a step which will hopefully be taken up by other affected areas. Ideally we as a species can put this nonsense behind us in short order, but for now we will need to treat it like any other kind of reckless negligence and respond accordingly.

American Income Inequality is Destroying the American Dream

By Colin Townsend Contributing Writer Congresswoman Katie Porter (D-California) tackled the issue of income inequality during a House Committee on Financial Services meeting on April 10, featuring the CEOs of several major banks. All too often these hearings are held in vain; nothing ever changes and good arguments are never made. This time, however, was different. Porter stepped up to the mic and grilled JPMorganChase CEO Jamie Dimon about his compliance in perpetuating income inequality, citing the example of a single mother who is employed at one of Mr. Dimon’s banks. She makes a base salary, leaving her with an almost $600 deficit every month. Mr. Dimon’s response to this example was this: “She may have my job one day.”

Porter’s example is not cherry picked, not a statistical outlier, nor is it an example of personal moral failing. Rather, her example is but one of the many victims of poverty as the gap between those with means and those without widens. Back in like the 1960s, an executive Dimon made 20 times more than the typical worker. Now they make 300 times more. This problem is exacerbated Pictured: Congresswoman Katie Porter by the fact that real

wages for most haven’t risen in nearly two decades. Trump takes credit for a booming economy, and Democrats may rightfully point out that our current upswing started under Obama. However, allow me to go a step further and say that no one of either party has done anything to alleviate the situation. In fact, most of the benefits of the

executive represents so much that is wrong with our country. The powerful have convinced us that the American Dream is alive and well, and that all we need to do is work hard to pick ourselves up

Obama-era recovery were concentrated in the pockets of the ultra rich.

So how did this happen? It wasn’t by accident. It’s no coincidence that when Ronald Reagan weakened the formal barriers between Washington and lobbyists in the 1980s, executive earnings skyrocketed while antitrust sentiment languished. Industries have compelled politicians to rollback regulation so they may increase profit margins. More money has been used in turn to buy more political favors. It is for this reason that American wealth inequality was worse in 2012 than in 1774, even accounting for slavery, as reported

by The Atlantic.

This is a problem. Mr. Dimon’s cavelier assertion that the woman whose story was brought before him could one day be a rich

by the bootstraps. They ignore the fact that the first millionaires were created by the government, and that they’ve placed unfair tax incidence on the middle class while leaving themselves cavernous loopholes. The government spends outrageous amounts of money on unnecessary wars, tax cuts for the wealthy and bailouts for big banks who gambled with our money. Then, when we decide to push for a stronger healthcare system and college which works for everyone, politicians condescendingly ask, “How will we pay for it?”

Meanwhile, Amazon, owned by the world’s richest man, and Apple, briefly the world’s most valuable company, pay no taxes. Even our president, who called for Obama to reveal his birth certificate, has continuously refused to release his taxes.

When people speak, as I do, about gross inequality, a common critique is that we’re inciting class warfare. I’m unashamed to agree. Make no mistake, the revolving door between Washington and the private sector; the rhetoric portraying the poor as morally bankrupt and undeserving of help; the siphoning of money to the top at the expense of everyone else is class warfare—waged against us. Perhaps it’s time the 99% becomes cognizant of that.

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On the afternoon of April 15, the city of Paris, France was alarmed by smoke flooding their city. Their iconic and famed Notre Dame Cathedral caught fire. The 850 year-old Gothic church is one of the biggest landmarks in Paris and is filled with hundreds of years of history. The Cathedral holds priceless relics such as “The Crown of Thorns” and predates historic figures such as Joan of Arc and even Leonardo Da Vinci. The devastating fire has since caused massive damage to the building such as the collapsing of the Cathedral’s spiral and its roof.

In the wake of this recent tragedy, hundreds of people have come together to reassure the restoration of this historical and iconic Gothic landmark. French President Emmanuel Macron has vowed to restore Notre Dame within the next five years. It’s one of France’s most visited tourist attractions and such an important staple for the country as a whole. Besides the Eiffel Tower, it’s definitely one of the first places that comes to mind when someone thinks of Paris.

Since the fire occurred about a week ago, almost one billion dollars have been raised for the reconstruction of Notre Dame. The fact that so many people were able to pull all of this money together within the span of a week is amazing. It shows people all over the world coming together for a joint cause. However, it has also become a topic of concern.

Many have been questioning the worthiness of this massive amount of money going towards the rebuilding of

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the Cathedral. Some have pointed out that there are other causes that deserve the sort of enthusiasm that Notre Dame received. Those on social media have expressed their frustration with this, the main questions being: where were all these millionaires when other tragedies struck? How come Notre Dame has received such quick support and other causes have not?

Notre Dame is a very important building. It is so important to the people of France as well as people everywhere. It’s a place of worship and a place of history. This is a building that has survived the French Revolution and World War II. As a historical and national landmark, it deserves an intense amount of support. However, I can understand why so many are upset by this output of support.

I believe all tragedies are tragedies; however, there are causes that are clearly in need that have not received support anywhere close to how much Notre Dame has received. According to an article from msn news, when the Grenfell Tower in London caught fire, about €20 million was raised. That’s only about 20 percent of the donations that Notre Dame received. 72 people died in the Grenfell Tower fire and hundreds of people lost their homes.

Personally, I think the energy that happened after Notre Dame is something we need to see a lot more of in this world– especially towards other important causes that go completely unnoticed. There are so many things that still need fixing that could’ve been fixed if they had this same enthusiasm. Support is so important when it comes

to any kind of cause. That’s what people need and want after something terrible happens, and if there’s a lack of it, it’s a slap in the face.

After the fire, President Donald J. Trump offered the United States’ support to France in the rebuilding of its national landmark. Meanwhile, Puerto Rico is still suffering from the horrific effects of Hurricane Maria, and Flint, Michigan still does not have clean water. Trump is offering support to France while our own country is in desperate need of help.

Recently, within the last month, a tragedy hit the United States when three historical black churches in Opelousas, Louisiana caught fire due to arason– the result of a hate crime. While Notre Dame was also in flames, a Louisiana resident asked followers on Twitter to also think of these churches as well. Since then, about 1.8 million dollars has been raised.

As amazing as it was to see people coming together for this tragedy, we should also keep in mind to have this sort of enthusiasm all the time. No tragedy is the same, and tragedy happens every day, but when something horrible happens it’d be nice to see people give the kind of support Notre Dame received to all different kinds of issues. There are so many things going wrong in our world and if we could react the way we did for Notre Dame for every sort of disaster, then maybe it will make things in this world seem a little brighter.

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We Need More Sustainability to Protect our Environment

By Serena Eldredge Contributing Writer

As a nation, there has been a huge push to be “green.”

Not meaning the actual color, but meaning to be more environmentally friendly. The motto of this push is “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle,” the three R’s. Recycling is not a new practice, and recycling bins can currently be found next to almost every trash can. Some places even have separate bins for paper, glass, metal and other recyclable materials. Although this seems like a vast improvement over throwing everything into one bin, what happens after you put something into a recycling bin?

Many Americans think that they are being “green” and “doing their part” by recycling. However, there is no universal form of recycling across the nation. Every city and state has its own rules and regulations concerning recycling which makes the process even more complicated. The Environmental Protection Agency released statistics that 75 percent of the waste produced in the United States can be recycled but only 34 percent of that material is actually being recycled. This is a rate that has not changed since 2010.

Are we really doing enough? The answer is no because, in this time of great innovation, the nation is not doing enough to be environmentally responsible. The recycling system is being run by large monopolies where the focus is not on recycling but on making a profit. In an NBC article, Neil Seldman, director of the Waste to Wealth Initiative at the Institute for Local Self Reliance said, “The reason why recycling costs so much is because the big waste management companies realized recycling was taking away from their profits. Recycling is their enemy. That’s the Achilles heel of big waste.”

T h e s e big companies are in charge of our recycling and our landfills, and the processes they use are more cost effective and efficient for cities.

They are convincing towns to move away from smaller recycling systems that have more lines which allows the waste to be better sorted. Instead, they want those towns to transfer their waste to the bigger recycling systems that have single lines that allow for more waste to be processed at a lower cost, but the end material is less desirable.

The nation is cutting corners at the

risk of the environment. Seldman reported, “In the 1990s, about five percent of U.S. cities used single stream recycling.

By 2010, 75 percent of cities were using it. Recycling is stagnating in the US not because people don’t want to recycle, it’s because the structure is the least efficient form of recycling.’”

The problem is not the American people, many of us want to recycle, but our efforts are being counteracted because of the broken system.

America can and should be doing more to help save our planet. However, when looking at the three R’s, recycling should be the last on our list. Americans create a lot of waste and reusing and reducing the amount of our waste is essential. Recycling is an important part of being environmentally responsible, but if we reduced the amount of waste we create in the first place there would not be a need to recycle as much.

In saying all of this, I have personally noticed a lack of recycling habits on Fairfield University’s campus.

Many of us have been wondering why there is not a bigger presence of recycling due to the growing emphasis on its apparent importance. Yes, there are some recycling bins around campus, but there is a lack of them in our residence halls. In accordance with the American trend, do we really know if the things we are recycling are actually be sent to a good recycling plant?

While reading the university’s sustainability action plan I found that the university’s trash is collected by Single Stream Recycling Program. A program adopted by the university in 2011 following the lead of the town of Fairfielwho currently also uses this program. It

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can be an effective program when used correctly.

It allows customers to not spend time or thought of separating their waste. Small scale plants are able to sort the material more effectively, thus producing a more desired end material.

However, when researching about the campus’ sustainability plans, there is a lack of updated information. On the university’s website, there is a section called 'Sustainability' which has some updated information, but this information does not include how the sustainability action plan(s) have affected the campus. The first and last sust ai nabi l ity action plan was created in 2015 and has not been updated since.

This means that there are no statistics about if the Single Stream Recycling Program is effective or if any other environmentally sustainable programs that the university partakes in are. There is a need for Fairfield University to create another action plan and review the old action plan. Until there is updated information, there is no accurate way to conclude whether or not we as students or as a community are being “green” enough.

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Alexa, Please Stop Listening to My Conversations

By Kallan Hook Contributing Writer The creation of the Amazon Echo in 2017 introduced a lifestyle of ease and innovation. The simple commands of asking Alexa to play a song or create a to-do list was a pure stroke of genius. Yet, recent investigations suggest that Alexa is not the only one listening to our commands, but Amazon employees are specifically hired to record our conversations.

Recent reports say that thousands of Amazon employees are hired with the task of listen-

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ing to our conversation to analyze Alexa’s response and help improve the technology’s grasp of human speech. Although there is reportedly an extremely small portion of users being listened to, some of the conversations overheard include “possibly criminal” interactions such as potential sexual assault. If an analyst is being paid to listen to our private conversations and become a bystander to a possible account of sexual assault, then they are committing a crime far worse than a breach of privacy: they are consciously allowing someone to be hurt and violated.

Although this may not come as a shock to many people that they are being listened to when talking to Alexa, there is an undeniable human right to privacy that is recklessly being neglected and abused. Analyzing conversations to improve Alexa’s detection of human speech is quite reasonable. However, listening to criminal acts being committed and remaining stagnant is inexcusable.

If Amazon is so concerned about Alexa’s ability to interact with its users, then the company should be just as concerned about the user’s safety, especially when they are already invading their privacy.

Users should not have to sacrifice confidentiality and a sense of safety in their home in order for Amazon to improve their technological advancements. If Amazon wishes to improve Alexa’s ability to recognize and respond to human speech, they should create trials in a controlled laboratory rather than individual’s homes.

As a company valued at one trillion dollars, investing in research and development should not be of concern. Speaking in terms that Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos may better understand, the benefits of allowing users to retain their basic right to privacy outweighs the costs of the necessary research and development to maintain a reputable company. Echo users do not need better speech recognition; they need Amazon to have a greater sense of respect for their customers and their conversations. Amazon needs to stop listening to our conversations and start being aware of their violating tendencies.

"Echo users do not need better speech recognition; they need Amazon to have a greater sense of respect for their customers and their conversations."

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'The Art of Commerce' Brings an Old Artist Into the Modern World

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Hildreth Meière Shines Bright in New Exhibit

By Molly Lamendola Assistant Vine Editor There’s something about the shimmering mosaic tiles and electrically vibrant colors in Hildreth Meière’s work that calls back to the world of the Ancient Mediterranean. Her metal sculptures, depicting classically draped figures of Drama, Dance and Song, seem more likely to be found in Ancient Greece than adorning the walls of the Radio City Music Hall in New York City.

It’s her careful reimagining of the past in that loved Art Deco style that will allow these images to last a lifetime. The new exhibit, “Hildreth Meière: The Art of Commerce” in the Fairfield University Art Gallery, open from now until September 21, introduces her work to a new audience. Those that may have encountered her work before in a public space, yet never had the opportunity to know its creator.

The exhibit steps even beyond her large scale mosaic work, showing the audience the abundance of mediums Meière used in planning out the large scale designs, or even on a more personal scale. There are photographs of her mixed metal pieces coated in bright enamel colorings, “Radio City Music Hall” (1932), or sketches of pure inspiration from her travels abroad to the World’s Fair in Moscow, “World’s Fair Temple of Religion: St. Basil’s in Moscow” (1939).

This is the same World’s Fair that Meière would record with color film, a revolutionary enterprise in 1939, and displayed in the Fairfield exhibit on a

little tablet device just below the sketches she made while abroad. Giving us multidimensional insight into her inspiration while travelling, and also introducing us to a new technological experience in the Fairfield University Art Museum. Though, it is important to note, it is not the only one offered in this show.

The museum explores other technological opportunities to display Meière’s work and process. A difficult feat, as her pieces seem to only stun in their public spaces. Large, daunting spaces where you stand just below and gasp and dazzle at the sheer scale, completely drenched by her style on all sides. The perfect sharp cut geometric edges, and flowing areas of gold and bright colors bringing back that early 20th century appeal.

With a stout ceiling and a few closely placed together walls in the Fairfield Art Museum, you miss out on that heart MollyLamendola/TheMirror fluttering experience of, “Wow!” The museum seeks to fix Art Piece. this in the exhibit, as they offer a Virtual Reality Experience where visitors can wear Oculus Go headsets to tour Meière’s work at One Wall Street in New York City, completed in 1931. The visitor is invited to place the headset on and follow construction workers into the space through the “Tour an Art Deco Masterpiece” piece from The Daily 360.

This allows the visitor to experience the space just as Meière wanted.

Though the technology is amazing, transporting us from Fairfield, Conn. to New York City in a matter of seconds, it’s not perfect. As the viewer misses out on some of the detail created in the larger piece with the thousands and thousands of tiny glass mosaic tiles. And usually being one with the space is something artists who create a piece specifically for a space seek out. But, looking down at your feet and seeing a 20 foot drop really plays with the mind and makes our stomach drop despite the digital element.

We might not be able to see the piece in person, but this new exhibit and its technological inclusion gets us just that much closer to that feeling of, “Wow.”

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S tu d e n t S k y r oc k e t s i n S u c c e s s “I felt really vulnerable. I never used to sing in front of anyone,” Ambor said.

He recorded his initial songs on the Voice Junior Mark Damboragian, aka Mark AmMemo app on his phone and showed them to bor, is a rising star. his brother, because he knew that he would He was recruited to join the cast of The never lie to him.

Voice and spent a month in Los Angeles, Cali“I trust my brother, especially. He’s one of fornia, in September 2018. He trained with muthe most supporting people,” he said. When his sic professionals and practiced his performance brother responded enthusiastically, he knew he skills and vocal technique, and while the teams was onto something big. filled up before he could audition, he is grateful Ambor produces all of his own music, a for his experience. His debut EP “All Ears” is on process he loves. When asked about the coniTunes and Spotify, and his first single, “Waitnections between songwriting and producing, ing on Your Love,” has 18,400 plays and counthe responded with an apt comparison. ing on Soundcloud.

“Songwriting is a very personal activity, When I met him at Fairfield University’s while producing takes the whole picture into John A. Barone Campus Center, he was already consideration. I have to quickly transfer from a at the interview spot, working on a project for very vulnerable place in songwriting, to a place his Business Analytics class. He is majoring in where I look at the entire song holistically in marketing with a business analytics minor. He production,” Ambor said. was dressed in a laid-back blue hoodie, jeans His latest single, “Fever,” is coming out and leather boots, looking every inch the folkApril 24 on Amazon Music, Spotify, iTunes, pop singer. Throughout the interview, he was Apple Music, and Google Play. thoughtful and honest, two things he considers “The inspiration for Fever came last sumto be tenants of songwriting. mer, when I developed a piano riff and imAmbor is a self-taught guitarist and has mediately thought it sounded like a song that been playing piano since he was seven years people would want to jump around and dance old, when his mom enrolled him in piano lesto. I tucked it away for a few months because I sons. had no lyrics for it. During winter break, in the As a child, he wasn’t a fan of the classical dead of winter, I wanted to brighten myself up, Photo Taken from @markambor Instagram lessons, which lasted until he was fourteen, but and that's when I sat down, wrote and recorded he found that once they were over, he missed Mark Ambor posing for a photo.

Fever,” Ambor said. them, a bittersweet realization for the budding Ambor hopes that people will find a source musician. Ambor continued to develop his craft over the years, teaching himself by watch- of strength and inspiration when they listen to Fever, as the song is about overcoming obing contemporary piano videos on YouTube. stacles. His songs are soulful and upbeat, meaningful and uplifting, modern and timeless.

Ambor first began writing his own music in August 2016, the summer before his freshCome and see Class of 2020’s own Mark Ambor perform his songs at The Levee on man year at Fairfield. He remembers that all of his friends at home had left for college Thursday, April 25 from 9:00- 11:00 p.m. You won’t want to miss this! already and that he was sad because he and his high school girlfriend had just broken up.

For more information, check out https://www.markambor.com and check out his latBut, instead of wallowing in negative emotions, he sat down at the piano and began writing est single “Fever” on Amazon Music. songs; always a man of action.

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Marvel Movies to See Before 'Endgame'

By Tyler Zikias Contributing Writer “Avengers: Endgame,” the final chapter of 11 years and 22 movies of storytelling from Marvel Studios, will be released this Friday, April 26. The film, with a massive 181 minute runtime, is expected to blow fans’ expectations away with an emotional ending to the character arcs of the original core Avengers team, made up of Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), Captain America (Chris Evans), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), The Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) and Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner). Although I haven’t seen the film yet, I can guarantee that viewings and overall knowledge of the Marvel movies that have come before will be necessary to gain full understanding of “Endgame.” 21 movies can be a bit daunting to dive right into, especially with the final film in the saga landing in theaters soon. I’ve narrowed it down to 6 films out of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s library that will be absolutely essential to viewing “Avengers: Endgame.” The films I selected aren’t based on their quality, but their overall importance to where the story appears to be going in “Endgame.”

The first film that is obviously an essential watch is the original, “The Avengers.”

You’ll obviously miss out on the individual hero movies that are great for further character development, but for a strong introduction for what to expect from your marathon, “The Avengers” is a great place to start. It introduces the core team who will be at the forefront of “Endgame” and explores their interactions with one another. You get the beginning of the conflict between Iron Man and Captain America, as well as the aggressive relationship between the Hulk and Thor. You’ll really get a strong sense of each of these characters from “The Avengers,” in addition to it being a blast to watch. The end credits scene of this movie also introduces Thanos (Josh Brolin), the big, bad Titan that lurks for the entire saga before making his move in “Avengers: Infinity War” and is the main villain of “Endgame.”

“Captain America: The Winter Soldier” is arguably the best Captain America led film and is Marvel’s introduction to how awesome the character can be. It also fleshes out the working relationship between Cap and Black Widow, which appears to be present in “Endgame.” The film explores Cap’s conflicting views with the current state of the world as he attempts to uncover a conspiracy within the agency, “S.H.I.E.L.D..” Cap’s character in the modern world is explored here thoroughly for the first time in the saga and is essential for understanding his character arc in the rest of the movies.

The third film in the “Captain America” trilogy and the third in your marathon should be “Captain America: Civil War.” Due to the destruction occurring because of the Avengers’ missions, the government passes a law to control all superhero activity. This creates a rift between the Avengers team with one side, led by Cap, demanding their freedom, and the other, led by Iron Man, abiding to the law. This film will introduce you to the com-

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plete Avengers roster up to this point with characters like Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen), the Vision (Paul Bettany), Black Panther (Chadwick Boseman) and Spider-Man (Tom Holland). The conflict between Cap and Iron Man is what fuels the film and divides the Avengers for greater future threats. The reunion after their fight in this film is something I am highly anticipating in “Endgame.”

An unorthodox pick for the next in this viewing order is “Thor: Ragnarok.” Not only is it a total blast, but it will be the first formal introduction to Thor if you are watching only these films. Since Thor is completely different in the series than he is before “Ragnarok,” it makes sense to start here. This will be the first time in this viewing order that Thor’s father, Odin (Anthony Hopkins), is seen, as well as their home, Asgard.

You’ll also be introduced to Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson), who may possibly have a role to play in “Endgame.” Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) also has a small cameo that explains his importance to the universe without needing to watch his origin movie. Chronologically, this film leads right into “Avengers: Infinity War,” with the opening scene of that film taking place minutes after “Ragnarok’s” conclusion.

“Avengers: Infinity War” is an obvious pick to make the list. It will serve as the first time in this method of viewing that the Guardians of the Galaxy are on screen, which is always fun. But, most importantly, this film is a direct set up for “Endgame.” If you wanted a barebones story for “Endgame” and not have to worry about any character arcs or throughlines that the other movies might have, I would recommend just to watch “Infinity War.” Lastly, although it’s definitely not one of the best, “Ant-Man and the Wasp” will carry vital knowledge about what appears to be a major part of “Endgame”’s story. In the final act of the film, Hank Pym (Michael Douglas) dons a white and red suit for diving into the Quantum Realm, a micro-molecular plane that is a large topic of interest in the “Ant-Man” films.

Many of the trailers for “Endgame” feature the core Avengers team, as well as Ant-Man (Paul Rudd), suited up in the same kinds of suits, leading speculation that the Quantum Realm will play a large role. Watching this film will be your key to learning about what the Quantum Realm can do, as well as putting Ant-Man into position for “Endgame.”

Some where in No where

By Brandon Robles '22 Have you ever asked a professor a question? Then not say nothing at all? Yeah, same.

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Underrated Albums You Need to Listen To

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“Oliver Appropriate”

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Stand out of the Album: “Send You Off ” Anyone who’s talked to me in the past four months knows how obsessed I am with this album. It’s one of my favorite albums of all time. For those who aren’t already aware of the musical genius that is Say Anything, they’re a pop punk band, similar to the likes of blink-182 and All Time Low. Interestingly, though, they stray from the genre in the strong lyricism of the lead singer, Max Bemis. He uses honest, raw and often crude language to reveal his Willow Smith posing for a photo. soul’s truth. “Oliver Appropriate” is also a rock opera. It tells an overarching story with each of the songs which is why I strongly recommend listening to it in the album order. In this album specifically, being the band’s last one for a long time, Bemis talks about his bisexuality though the character from his 2005 rock opera, “...Is a Real Boy,” but you don’t need to know the first album to get the full experience of “Oliver Appropriate.”

feel shivers go down your spine just listening to it.

“Ardipithecus” by Willow Smith

Stand out of the Album: “Marceline” “Whip My Hair” was released nine years ago. Although that 2010 song has gotten some recognition, her other music is severely glossed over, and I’d argue that it’s much better. Smith does indie music with hip hop and R&B inspirations. I’d compare her music to a dreamy mix between Erykah Badu and Ravyn Lenae. Her lyrics speak of the cosmos and love and the accompanying instrumentals are smooth and refreshing. The songs on “Ardipithecus” beg the listener to move their body along with the music. This is the perfect dance-around-the-house-when-no-one-is-home kind of album.

“Come On and Slam” by Sledding with Tigers

Stand out of the Album: “Take it from Me, Michael Jordan” I had to have one album that was completely out there. Sledding with Tigers is a bluegrass punk band which means their songs feature instruments like banjo, violin and a strong acoustic guitar mixed with whiny punk vocals. This album is impressive because the overarching theme is the 1996 family classic, “Space Jam.” All of the songs start with a bit of the dialogue from the movie that allows the listener to know what part of the film the song is about. The album is lighthearted and genuinely funny, and each song is wellcrafted. This album is a must-listen for “Space Jam” fans like myself.

“Transgender Street Legend, Vol. 1” by Left at London

Stand out of the Album: “I Don’t Trust U Anymore’ This last album is the shortest, as it’s only an EP, but it holds its own against the others. Left at London was a popular user of the app, Vine, when it was in its heyday, but now that it has been deleted, she has moved to music.

Despite this only being her second album, she has shown quite a bit of potential. The album, as its name suggests, talks about her experiences being a transgender woman, but it also talks about love, politics and self-acceptance. Each tiny tonal change in her vocals enhances the powerful impact of the songs.

“The Big Freeze” by Laura Stevenson

Stand out of the Album: “Dermatillomania” Stevenson’s newest album is a absolute dream. She is a singer-songwriter, and her style is hushed and introspective. It’s full of quiet acoustic instrumentals and waves of unedited emotion. Stevenson’s voice is strong but soft, sad but hopeful, and it comes rolling in and out like a summer storm. She clearly had a strong vision for the album. The album goes deep into Stevenson’s flaws, fears and struggles, and it almost feels like you shouldn’t be listening to it. The songs are so personal and beautifully sung that you can’t help but

The Mirror Abroad: Eileen's Exciting Adventures

By Eileen Michaud Abroad Cloumnist

Americans sure do love their coffee, and so do Italians, but before you go ordering your morning “latte” or a simple filter coffee, there are some major distinctions you should know about how Italians obtain their daily caffeine fix. I’ll take you through a typical interaction that you may have when you enter a coffee bar in Florence, a loud and fast-paced environment where the barista will welcome you with a standard “buongiorno” as you enter the bar. Do yourself a favor and initiate this greeting, or at the very least respond with a friendly “ciao” or “buongiorno” before you tell them your coffee order.

It is only polite to acknowledge the person who will be preparing your coffee! The barista will wait expectantly for you to tell them what you would like, but often times not too patiently, so if you’re not sure right away then ordering coffee will probably be the most stressful part of your visit! Just as helpful hint - it’s a good idea to go into the bar knowing what you will order!

So now that you are in the café, faced with the task of telling the barista what kind of coffee you’d like, what will you order? Unless you want a glass of milk, please don’t order a latte. In Italian “latte” is the word for milk. So, if you want to order what we call a latte in English, order a “caffe latte,” which is an espresso with foamed milk. Other popular beverages include the well-known and loved cappuccino, espresso and macchiato.

Before I arrived in Florence, I didn’t realize the seemingly infinite combinations and ratios of milk, espresso and foam that would make your head spin, even before you drink your coffee! But if you are looking for a simple drip coffee, ask for a “café americano,” which is black coffee diluted with hot water. Additional cream or milk added into a coffee is no such thing, so if you are not fond of black coffee, order an espresso beverage already prepared with milk!

Now that you have ordered and been served your café (and maybe try a croissant to eat with it!), sit down with your warm little cup and enjoy! Italians never take their coffee to-go, translated as “per portare via,” preferring to savor their beverage sitting down at a table or standing at the coffee bar.

I guess this makes sense, especially if you down your coffee like cough medicine in about 30 seconds, like the majority of the locals I have observed! But in all seriousness, take those few minutes to enjoy your drink, pay the barista when you’re finished and bid them “grazie, arrivederci,” thank you and goodbye. It’s the only way to savor the best coffee in the world!

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"Gun Country" Brings Emotion to the Quick

By Caroline Rocha Contributing Writer In America, the topic of gun control is debated over and over.

On Tuesday, April 16 at the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts, I had the privilege of watching storytellers convey their personal and

Many people came to the dialogue to discuss their views in reference to Sandy Hook and other school shootings. They talked about everything from who should not be allowed to own a gun to where guns are not appropriate. The conversation was emotionally charged, and there were even a few tears shed in the audience. Most could agree that there must be something done to make sure that guns are kept out of the hands of children and people who could hurt Ph ot oC themon

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The catacombs were high, towering possibly to the highest buildings in New York. I didn’t want to say anything lest my voice bounced around the store. A child strapped to a giant wheel gets pushed by his wannabe fashion star mother.

She looks at my jeans and scoffs, muttering about how I lack any sense of fashion.

Least I got a shirt on, I thought to myself as I headed to the back.

Putting on the store provided parks near the freezer’s entrance, I venture into the Arctic of the store. Getting to the frozen foods section, I open the door as a family of penguins pop out and waddle their way to the seafood section near the beaches in the east. I grab the pack of Chocco Monsters as I make for the exit, the monsters inside the box already getting antsy.

I navigated my way through the mazes of death traps and natives that adopted this place’s ways. I lost my shoes, but I still got the Chocco Monsters in my grasp. When I made it to the cashier, she asked me if I needed an anesthetic. Replying with a soft “Yes”, she beat the Chocco Monsters box with a mallet and told me it was 11.99. I reached down to my pockets and pulled out a chicken drumstick.

She said it was enough, so I threw in the hot sauce and mashed potatoes in there.

She gave me two of her teeth from 6 years ago and gave me a “Have a Nice day!”

Just another day at Walgreens, I thought to myself as I packed the Chocco Monsters into the cooler, lock and all.

selves and others. tragic expe- riences with There were all types of reacguns, as well as observe an tions. Some people cried when open dialogue about guns and speaking about a family member how the public should respond who was hurt, others were angry to the topic of guns. and even stormed out of the Quick After watching the perforCenter and some people just sat in mance of the storytellers, who utter silence with inquisitive exshared their personal experiencpressions on their faces. There were es with guns, the floor opened up even people yelling at each other at to a dialogue that quickly turned one point. into a debate on gun control. One Jeremy Ian Stein, from CT side argued for gun education and Against Gun Violence, claims that, awareness and another side argued “It isn't about the second amendthat guns should not be in the hands ment, it isn’t about taking guns of people who are not in law enforceaway from people. This is about ment. safe gun ownership and safe storNot having any stance on this matage of guns.” Stein continued on, ter, I could not help but to wonder why further commenting on gun both sides could not agree on the same safety: “I think that if we goal that they were trying to achieve: can get past this partisafety. I have observed that both sides sanships than we can argue that this country would be a get down to the real safer place if there were stricter reguissue in order to save lations on guns and gun ownership, Woman performing at Quick Center. lives.” and that more lives could be saved.

I found this diaAt this particular point in time this logue interesting, as it country has never been so polarized politically, but highlighted the real problem that or country is faceven those who hold a strong politically-aligned ing: finding common ground. The goal of this diaview understand that safety is a major goal for this logue was to get people talking to listen to all points country. of view on the matter.

Summer’s Coming: Let’s Talk Vitamin D

By Sabrina Trueheart Nutrition Columnist Do you know your vitamins? It’s okay, not many of us do. We know the basics: vitamin A helps your eyesight, vitamin C is found in Kool-Aid and Hi-C juices and vitamin K is found in kale. Now that summer is almost here, it is important to know about vitamin D. You may have heard that getting vitamin D is achieved by being out in the sun, which is true. However, if you aren’t a fan of the heat, or won’t be outside much this summer due to work or internships, there are other ways to get your daily dose of vitamin D. The main benefit of vitamin D is calcium absorption in the stomach, which in turn promotes bone growth and prevents conditions such as osteoporosis. One of the most well-known drinks that has high amounts of calcium is milk. But not everybody can or chooses to incorporate milk into their diet. I never liked milk myself, therefore it has always been hard for me to personally get the proper amount of vitamin D. Don’t worry – there are other ways to get this important vitamin!

The best way to get vitamin D without going outside and getting some sun is by taking supplements. There are plenty of vitamin D supplements that aren’t in pill form – the Vitamin Shoppe offers vitamin D3 gummies that have no preservatives or artificial flavors. Also, the incredible SugarBearHair company offers a vegan multivitamin that has 500 percent of your daily value of vitamin D2. Vitamin D3 is said to be 300 percent more effective than vitamin D2. However, there are such few differences between the two that having vitamin D2 in your multivitamin as opposed to vitamin D3 is perfectly okay, you will still get the proper amount of the vitamin!

It is very difficult to receive vitamin D from food, as very few foods have the vitamin. The few foods that have vitamin D include milk (as mentioned above), egg yolk and fish. If you are trying to achieve small doses of vitamin D, try incorporating one of these foods into your diet. Otherwise, the best way to get vitamin D is to catch some rays. If you find yourself not going outside very much during the summer, or not being able to tolerate the heat, getting some sun in small doses can also do the trick.

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The Mirror Staff has been trapped in the office for the past two weeks. There is no need to worry though, as they have sufficient food and water, but boredom has now taken a toll. The Coffee Break Team is working very hard to cure the boredom and curve the onslaught of death through the watching of DVDs. Here are The Mirror Staff’s responses for the three DVDs they would watch on repeat to aid in getting rid of boredom: Editor-In-Chief Lexi Thimble

Execitive Editor Claire Monahan

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1. National Treasure 2. Pride 3. Pride and Prejudice (with Keira Knightly)

1. Clueless 2. The Dark Knight 3. Date Night

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1. Peter Pan 2. Stuck in Love 3. Miracle

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Chief Copy Editor Sheila McCombs

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1. Tangled 2. A Star is Born 3. Jaws

1. Princess Bride 2. Ladybird 3. The Breakfast Club

1. Remember the Titans 2. Mamma Mia 3. Captain America

1. Ferris Buller’s Day Off 2. Fantastic Mr. Fox 3. Catch Me If You Can

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Fairfield Reveals Plans to Knock Down Canisius, Build Third Business School

By Nathan Schmidt Stagnation Editor-In-Chief

This week, campus officials proudly announced that over the summer, Canisius Hall will be demolished and replaced with a third School of Business building. The venerable building, which has stood as the center of the College of Arts & Sciences classes since its construction in the 1950s, is far behind code and in desperate need of renovation. Therefore, Fairfield University is doing the only sensible thing, and replacing it with an environment for even more business classes.

The new building, called the “Charles F. Dolan School of Business Mk. 2,” or “DSB II” for short, will join the new Dolan School of Business scheduled to be finished over the summer by Gilbane construction company over by the Quick Center. Like the first new DSB, this even newer DSB II will feature tastefully modern architecture and cutting-edge classroom technology.

Most importantly, it will help erase the legacy of the outdated Canisius Hall and its defective heating once and for all.

Business professor Jeremiah Langueton commented to Stagnation reporters about the new construction, saying, “I’m looking forward to using the new modular partition system to spread my students around two or three classrooms at a time. This is the sort of usage of space on campus the School of Business has always needed. We’ll be in the top of our category nationwide in no time, believe it.”

With the demolition of Canisius, all Arts & Sciences classes for the Fwwall 2019 semester will be held in the five or so classrooms in Donnarumma Hall.

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SPORTS Sports Editor: Julia Lanzillotta julia.lanzillotta@student.fairfield.edu

THE MIRROR | Week of April 24, 2019

This Week in Sports:

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Weekend Update

In Case You Missed It: Saturday, April 20th -Baseball defeated Monmouth, 7-1 -Softball vs. St. Peter's (DH), *Rained Out* -Women's Lacrosse defeated Canisius, 12-11 -Men's Lacrosse lost to UMass Amherst, 17-8

Photo Contributed by Sports Information Desk

The Fairfield University women’s rowing team earned two Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference weekly awards following an outstanding performance hosted by our cross-town opponents. Both the women’s varsity 8 and the women’s varsity 4 A boats scored winning times (7:43.89 and 8:49.85 respectively) at the Sacred Heart Invitational on Saturday, April 13. The varsity 8 gripped the gold with the efforts of coxswain Laura Mason, Brenna McDonnell, Ana McDonough, Ani Dennen, Grace Fallon, Maddie McSherry, Mallory Burlington, Caroline Maroney and Bethany Gove and coxswain Laura Mason. Manhattan college trailed twelve seconds behind the stags (7:55.61) and the Sacred Heart University clinched the third place slot (8:02.00). The varsity 4 A group rowed themselves to a first-place finale, crossing the line in 8:49.85. This was almost a full 20 seconds faster than Manhattan College, who fought to secure second place in 9:09.29. Coxswain Katie Clark, Kelsey Carthew, Maggie O’Donnell, Eileen Kennan and Allison Sloan earned the title for Fairfield.

Upcoming This Week: Wednesday, April 24th -Baseball at Stony Brook 3PM Thursday, April 25th -Softball vs. Sacred Heart 3:30 PM Friday, April 26th -Men's Lacrosse vs. Hofstra 7PM

Photo Contributed by Peter Toutoulis

The Fairfield University men’s club volleyball participated in the National Collegiate Volleyball Federation Nationals Tournament at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, CO from April 18-20. The Collegiate Club Championships welcomed only the most talented club teams in the country, where Fairfield faced their toughest competition yet. After two days of play they found themselves in the copper bracket and won their remaining three games to secure the championship title in their division.

Saturday, April 27th -Women's Rowing at. Iona 8AM -Baseball vs. Canisius 12 PM & 3 PM (DH) -Softball at Iona 12 PM & 2 PM (DH) -Men's Tennis vs. Monmouth 2 PM

In this week's issue...

- Stags Struggle in Amherst Against UMass (Pg.14)

- Women's Lacrosse Untouchable in the MAAC (Pg. 15)

- Fairfield Takes 2 of 3 in Series Versus Monmouth (Pg. 15) - Golf Brings the Heat at MAACs in Florida (Pg. 16)

- Softball Pummels Saint Peters in a Double Header Shutout (Pg. 16)

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THE MIRROR | Week of April 24, 2019

Stags Struggle in Amherst Against UMass

Photo taken from Sports Information Desk Senior Jack Brennan scored his fifth career hat trick during his three year tenure at Fairfield, and will play the final regular season game of his career on Friday, April 26 on Conway Field.

By Julia Lanzillotta Sports Editor

play. This left the Stags with plenty of ground to make up. Senior Jack Brennan stepped up to minimize the goal deficit and tallied a hat trick in the second quarter, increasing his goal-count to 14 this spring. This was his second hatty of the season, and the fifth of his three-year tenure at Fairfield.

Two of Brennan’s three goals were assisted by attacker Dylan Beckwith ’20 who registered a total of 5 points in Massachusetts. Beckwith claimed a goal of his own and an additional two assists, making him the seventh player in program history to post a 60-point season for Fairfield. The goal was the junior’s 28th of the season, leading his team this spring and the helpers increased his count to 32 this campaign, which notches him in second place for the Stags.

Sophomore Cole Barnard, Brian Crawley ‘21, Travis Ford ‘20 and Matt Sharpe ‘19 all tallied a goal in the effort to take down UMass while their attempts were no match for the dominating competition. The Stags fell 17-8 and look to close out the regular season against the Hofstra University Pride (4-9, 1-4 CAA) at Conway Field on Friday, April 26.

At an afternoon game in Amherst, Massachusetts, the Fairfield University men’s lacrosse team (5-8) fell short to University of Massachusetts at Amherst (9-4). The 17-8 loss on Saturday, April 20 contributed to Fairfield’s winless Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) record (0-4) and improved UMass’s record to 3-1.

Junior Sean McKee started the match in the net but 15 minutes in, his responsibilities were taken over by rookie James Corasaniti ‘22 who allowed 14 goals in 21 shots. Both teams’ offense were fairly even in strength, as UMass outshot Fairfield only 43-42, however Fairfield’s mistakes lied mainly in their goalkeeper weaknesses. On the other end of the field, UMass’ Sean Sconone was a fortress in the cage for the entire hour of play, with a remarkable .724 save percentage, allowing just 8 goals and saving 21.

UMass found themselves unanswered in the first quarter, and on a 7-0 run 25:38 into

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Women's Lacrosse Untouchable in the MAAC

Photo taken from Sports Information Desk

A one goal win over Canisius College (12-11) cements Stags' place as the 2019 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Regular Season Champions, undefeated in the conference.

By Kaitlyn Strada Contributing Writer The Women’s Lacrosse team has advanced to 8-0 in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference play with a 12-11 victory over Canisius College.

Last Wednesday, the Stags beat Iona College, propelling them to their title as MAAC regular season champions. That win has ensured that Fairfield will host the 2019 MAAC Championship at Rafferty Stadium.

On Wednesday, April 17, the Stags triumphed over Iona on Conway Field at Rafferty Stadium. The Stags are on an eight game winning streak, and their record has improved to 12-3 overall and 7-0 in the MAAC. With Wednesday’s win, the Stags upheld their title as MAAC Regular Season Champions, for the second year in a row.

Their win granted them the right to hold the MAAC

Championship under the lights at Fairfield’s own Rafferty Stadium. The last time the Stags won the MAAC Championship on their home turf was in 2001 at the old University Field.

Wednesday’s win was propelled by graduate student Brooke Gallagher with four goals and three assists. She improved her status to 59 goals this spring, and celebrated her 100th career point. Gallagher led the team’s overall offensive points while Diana DeVita ‘21 completed a hat trick of goals.

Gallagher contributed two goals and four assists.

“I’m excited about scoring my 100th point and I have to give credit to my teammates; without them I wouldn’t be the player I am today,” Gallagher said in a post-game interview.

Gallagher’s milestone was reached with the help of her teammates’ outstanding performance. Sophomore Jillian Winwood scored three goals and assisted one while Kathleen Hulseman ‘19 and Taylor Mitchell ‘19 each scored two goals.

Hulseman registered her 103 goal of her tenure at Fairfield and

Mitchell improved her career stat to 105 goals. First-year Cameryn Dera and Meaghan Graham ‘21 both added a pair of goals to the board, and Kelly Horning ‘21 and Diana DeVita ‘21 each notched one as well.

On Saturday April 20, the Stags hosted Canisius for a 12 p.m. game at Rafferty Stadium. Prior to the game, the Stags recognized and celebrated the senior members of the roster, Bridget Weill, Kathleen Hulseman, Taylor Mitchell, Erin Mammele and Megan Beach.

Rookie Olivia Conquest ‘22 made six saves which propelled the Stags to victory.

Last weekend’s win continued the Women’s Lacrosse team undefeated streak in MAAC play. These wins put Fairfield in the top seeded position, earning them a bye to the semifinal round of the MAAC Championship. The Stags will return to the field again on April 27, against the winning of the First Round of Championship play.

Fairfield Takes 2 of 3 in Series versus Monmouth After five hits in game one, Gethings tallied two more in the second game, giving him seven total hits for the day. Fairfield starter Michael Sansone ‘22 threw two and twothirds innings, allowing four earned runs on six hits.

Fairfield University baseball (23-15, 11-4) went 4-1 this week, going 2-0 in their The Fairfield bullpen tried to keep the Stags in the game, only allowing two earned mid-week games against the Fordham University Rams (23-18, 8-7) and the Sacred Heart runs over the remaining five and a third innings, but the Fairfield offense was unable to University Pioneers (13-22, 6-6). come all the way back from the 7-0 hole.

Fairfield took two out of three from the Monmouth University Hawks (15-23-1, In the deciding third game of the series, Fairfield came out on top with a 7-1 vic5-7) in their weekend setory behind a gem from ries. On Friday, April 19, starter Trey McLoughlin Fairfield took game one ‘21. McLoughlin threw a of the three game series, complete game two hit6-2 behind a strong ter, and only allowed one performance by starting earned run while striking pitcher, Austin Pope ‘20. out nine.

Pope threw seven A two-run second innings, allowed only inning and a four-run three hits, one earned, fourth inning powered the and struck out five. JuFairfield offense. Firstnior Eli Oliphant closed year Justin Guerrera drove the door with his third home three runs on the save of the season, finishday, two of those coming ing the game with two off of a ground rule double shutout innings. that extended the Fairfield Fairfield took the lead from 2-0 to 4-0. This lead when third basemen series win is Fairfield’s fifth Tom Ryan ‘19 doubled, straight Metro Atlantic driving in Dylan ReynAthletic Conference series olds ‘20. Ryan added his win, as they improve their second RBI of the day conference record to 11-4 with a fielder’s choice, exon the season.

Photo taken from Sports Information Desk tending the Fairfield lead The Stags will travel to three runs, 5-2. Fairacross town to face the field’s win streak came to Sacred Heart Pioneers (13The Stags come off of an outstanding 4-1 week as they go on to face the conference leading Canisius College Griffins. an end in the second game 22, 6-6) on Tuesday, April 23, of the Friday doubleheader, as Monmouth came out on top, winning 7-4. Monmouth got and then will go on the road to face the Stony Brook Seawolves (22-12, 11-4). out to a 7-0 lead, behind home runs from left fielder Collin McCreary and first baseman Starting on Saturday, April 27, Fairfield will take on the conference leading Clay Koinecki. Fairfield was then tasked with working their way back, and was able to cut Canisius College Griffins (19-18, 12-3) where two of the best teams in the MAAC will face the lead to 7-4 when shortstop Jack Gethings ‘19 doubled and sent leadoff hitter Tim Zeng off.

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Golf Brings the Heat at MAACs in Florida

By Julia Lanzillotta Sports Editor The Fairfield University men’s and women’s golf teams took to the green at Disney’s par 72, 6,891 yard Magnolia Golf Course in Lake Buena Vista, FL for the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Championship tournament this weekend from April 18-20.

The women’s team placed seventh overall, while the University of Albany left as champions, with all five of their golfers among the top 14 of the weekend. Junior Madison Banas played an outstanding 79 (+7) in her opening-round, which contributed to her comfortable 16th place title. This round was the best by a Stag, and set the pace for her teammates.

Sophomore Alexa Brown placed second of the five Stags in contention and ranked 29th overall while Arianna Palmeri ‘20 took home 32nd, Taylor Rogers ‘20 33rd and Riley Sullivan ’22 35th.

They finished 18 holes of action in eighth place after the first day, and play was suspended on the second day of the tournament on account of rain. Fairfield’s play edged them ahead of Monmouth University and La Salle Photo Taken From Sports Information Desk University and cemented them in seventh place in the MAAC. The top-ten finish concluded a successful season, Thomas Urciuoli placed 13th overall at the MAAC Championship Tournament, at his last collegiate performance. lead by juniors among a senior-less roster. off the championship, a mere five strokes ahead of Saint Peter’s University.

The first day of competition was promising for the men’s team when three stags, Urciuoli finished off his collegiate career, placing 13th overall. He golfed a memnamely Kellen Jordan ‘19, James Tyer ‘22 and Kevin Duncan ‘19, were ranked among the orable second-round, 74 (+2), the best round for his team. The senior helped carry his individual top 20 players of the 45-man golfer pool. team to a sixth-place overall finish. Tyer and Duncan both shot 77-78-77 rounds, sharing The men slotted seventh place, just two strokes behind Monmouth. Jordan 23rd place at the end of the trip. McGinnis’ performance put him in 29th place and Jordan posted a 76 (+4), Tyer and Duncan carded an identical 77 (+5), while Finn McGinnis ‘21 found his way into 36th place. and Thomas Urciuoli ’19 each registered a 78 (+6).

The trip shows promise for the future of the organization, and highlights the true Iona lead Round 1 with a 289 (+1) and kept their number one placement to finish talent that Fairfield golf is fostering on the course.

Softball Pummels St. Peter's in a Double Header Shutout The Stags remained merciless, crushing their opponents 6-0, entering the fifth and final inning.

First-year Katie Kudlacik dished out three outs in three The Fairfield University softball team (22-18) was pitches, and Fairfield tallied an additional two, sweeping scheduled to face off in a doubleheader against Saint Peter’s both games against Saint Peter’s, 6-0 and 8-0.

University (6-37) on Saturday, April 20 at Alumni Softball The Stags take the field again against Sacred Heart Field. A forecast of heavy rain postponed the Metro Atlantic University, cross town rivals, on Thursday, April 25.

Athletic Conference match-up to Tuesday April 23, at 2:45 The first inning of game two was slow for both teams, p.m. as neither registered any runs or hits.

Fortunately, the weather complied, and a clear 65 deThe pace of the second inning sped up when each team gree day proved to be perfect for a rain-date. picked up a hit, but neither yielded any results.

In game one, Fairfield started the scoring earlier, when At the top of the third, Fairfield’s Madison Robicheau Alisha Marshall ‘19 and Lacey Olaff ’20 each scored their ‘22 singled to right field, and a bunt helped her advance to second. When Amanda Ulzheimer ‘20 doubled down the left field line, Robicheau scored and put Fairfield on the board.

Next, Olaff singled to right field, pushing Ulzheimer to score again for the Stags. When Lauryn Rhinehart ‘21 doubled to center field, Olaff went home.

The third inning ended 3-0 and put pressure on Saint Peter’s to catch up.

The score remained stagnant in the fourth and fifth, although during that time the away team registered 3 hits.

At the bottom of the sixth, Sam Merino ‘21 homered with Maria Telle ‘22 on first and Cynthia Meringer ‘19 on second.

Merino’s three RBIs doubled Fairfield’s lead to 6, leaving Saint Peter’s with just a single inning to make up for the deficit.

In only four at bats in the seventh, the game concluded and the Stags claimed the second game of the double header, 6-0.

Fairfield returns to the diamond on Thursday, April 25 at 3:30 Photo Taken From Sports Information Desk p.m. when they host the Sacred Heart University Pioneers.

The Stags swept Saint Peter's University, scoring a total of 14 runs in the two games while Saint Peter's failed to tally one.

By Julia Lanzillotta Sports Editor

second runs of the afternoon. At her first at bat of game two, Meringer tripled to right field. Merino grounded out to second base, allowing Meringer to go home and pick up the lead 3-0.

Another run, this time by Drew Westford ‘21, finished off the second inning again putting Saint Peter’s in a desperate position, down 4-0.

The third lacked any action, and for what wouldn’t be the only time that afternoon, Saint Peter’s showed no drive to catch up.

They fell further behind in the fourth when Marshall advanced around the bases following a walk that got her to first, and three singles which pushed her home.