THE MIRROR Independent student newspaper
Week of October 12, 2022
Vol. 49 Iss. 4
Anticipation Grows for Alumni & Family Weekend By Max Limric Head News Editor
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The new Inter-Campus Shuttle departs every 30 minutes from the Barone Campus Center Traffic Circle.
Fairfield Launches On-Campus Bus Shuttle Route By Julian Nazario Assistant News Editor
On Sept. 29, Fairfield University announced the addition of two new bus routes to the university’s transportation system. According to a weekly newsletter sent to students via email, Route 1 of the Inter Campus Bus Shuttle leaves from the Barone Campus Center Traffic Circle at the top of the hour and makes stops at the crosswalks near the DiMenna-Nyselius Library, Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts, Dolan School of Business, Egan Chapel, Canisius Hall, Health Center and back to the BCC. Its second route, which departs at the bottom of the hour, has a slightly shorter route covering the Walsh Athletic Center, Dolan Campus, Townhouse Blocks 13 and 17 and the last stop returns back to the Traffic Circle. The new bus operation has the capacity to transport 24 students per ride, as stated on the bus capacity sign. In a Fairfield University
Student Association Senate meeting on Sept. 28, one of the purposes of the newest bus addition is, according to DPS Officer Daniel An, to help reduce the “rough” parking issues junior and senior students have been experiencing over the past weeks as a result of construction and lack of parking spaces on campus. With the first women’s basketball game taking place at Leo D. Mahoney Arena on Nov. 18, Department of Public Safety officials also warned students in the Sept. 28 Senate hearing that the parking situation will be a “headache” for students and advised them to take advantage of this new bus service. “The bus went live Monday [Sept. 26] afternoon. It goes all over campus. They are doing that to help [...] kids driving all over campus,” said Department of Public Safety Officer Daniel An in the Senate hearing. “It does a figure eight but stops everywhere. You just hop on and hop off. Bottom of the hour it goes to the northern part of campus and top of the hour it goes to the bottom of campus.”
Officer An also highlighted that the new bus adds a “huge addition to transportation, especially if you don’t want to walk. The bus will take you there in [approximately] five minutes.” Sp e a ker of t he S enate, Steven Burns ‘24, discussed the details of the initiative at the Senate Meeting during his chair report. “We have b een t alking about it in executive [cabinet meetings] the past couple weeks,” Burns said. “I’m excited that we are able to have it back on campus.” The bus usually departs empty from the Barone Campus Center Traffic Circle and although the current low usage, the expectation is that once colder temperatures start to emerge, students will transition from their usual walk to classes to the new bus as a mechanism to avoid weather-related inconveniences. “I’ve heard about it, just vaguely,” said Junior residential student Leif Alino when asked about the new Inter-Campus bus shuttle. “I live right in front CONTINUED ON PAGE 2
In just under nine days, Fairfield University’s annual Alumni and Family Weekend (AFW) will commence. Held from Oct. 21 to the 23, family, friends and alumni can join students and staff on campus to celebrate this annual tradition, filled with non-stop activities throughout the weekend. Senior Tess Morrissey comments on the significance of AFW, stating that “Parents weekend at Fairfield is something so special. It is so fun to see friends' parents become close with one another, and Fairfield makes it so whether or not you go here you feel at home that weekend.” The activities and events hosted by the University will begin on Friday, Oct. 21. Parents can join their children Friday night in the Daniel and Grace Tully Dining Commons to experience an authentic Tully dining experience. They can then finish the night with “Fairfield Flicks” located in the Gonzaga Auditorium. First-Year student Sophia Haber Brock states, “I'm
looking forward to my parents coming to campus for the weekend so I can share my college experience and new routine with them. I'm excited for the different events and to have them meet my new friends!” For alumni, Friday night is the kick-off to their weekend as Young Alumni Mug Night will be hosted at the Seagrape Cafe. Saturday, Oct. 22 boasts a day packed with activities, starting with breakfast in the Tully, a President’s Welcome Address and a Campus Update. Additionally, academic achievement and informational events including a Clinical Initiation Ceremony, The Fairfield Residential Experience hosted by ResLife, Study Abroad information sessions and a Fairfield Legacy Association Reception will be offered. Sophomore nursing students look forward to their Clinical Initiation Ceremony, where they will be formally inducted into the start of their clinical experience. CONTINUED ON PAGE 3
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Alumni, students and families enjoying StagFest 2021 on Bellarmine Lawn. This event included food trucks, a wine and beer garden, a Stags Pep Rally and live band.
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INSIDE
The first breath of autumn has touched down in Stag country as the foliage across campus begins to change colors. Fall in Fairfield so far has been eclipsed by rain storms, but a bright and sunny past weekend revealed the changing colors of the trees. Stags looking to gain some insights into how to spend the Fall season in Fairfield can look to our Vine section for fall fashion advice and activity ideas.
News
Opinion
Vine
Sports
Find out who leaves the uplifting sticky note messages across campus.
Recommendations to spice up downtown Fairfield.
Everything you need to know about New England Day.
Men’s and women’s rowing opened their season at the Head of the Housatonic.
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