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WEEK OF DECEMBER 8,2005 Vol. 31,Iss. 13-20 pages FREE - Take One The IRROR WWW.FAIRFIELDMIRROR.COM The independent student newspaper of Fairfield University New beginnings in New Orleans After spending a semester at FU, visiting students prepare to return to home universities BY ELIZABETH COOPER While most students look for-ward to going home for a break at the end of the semester, "going home" has much different connota-tions for 52 visiting students and a professor at Fairfield who were displaced from their New Orleans schools as the result of Hurricane Katrina. "I'm so excited to go back," said Bianca Loffredo, a senior who will return to Loyola New Orleans in January. "I miss my friends ter-ribly." Many of the 52, both full-time and part-time, students are from the Connecticut area, although some, such as Loffredo, who is from Ecuador, are international or from out of state. They come from a number of New Orleans colleges and universities including Tulane and Loyola. On Aug. 31, the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities (AJCU) issued a statement that said "each of our [Jesuit] schools has agreed to admit Loyola students as visiting students for the fall semes-ter, with the expectation that they would return to Loyola in the spring semester." Fairfield had the same agreement with Tulane. "I am very grateful that Fairfield took me in and gave me a place to live for this semester," Loffredo said. New Orleans colleges and uni-versities are set to open to students in January for the spring semester. However at some schools, such as The University ofNew Orleans, not all areas of campus are accessible due to hurricane damage, according to the school's website. "As their visiting semester comes to an end, it is important for the students to determine whether they will return to their New Orleans colleges or seek other educational SEE "FEW" ON P. 4 "IN HOLIDAY STYLE" Katie McCarthy/ The Mirror Tra ia la la la: The quartet Sin Nomine performed at the Glee Club concert "In Holiday Style" last Saturday at the Quick Center. Picture above (left to right): John Gallagher '06, Erika Ludwig '07, Jeff Toto '07 and Liz Krane '07. For a full story on the concert, see p. 9 FU hovers above national retention rate BY ELIZABETH BAE Alcohol. Drugs. Financial Stress. Homesickness. Athletic teams gone. Problems fitting in. These are all reasons students transfer or fail out of Fairfield University. Nationally, 73.6 percent of freshmen stay at the four-year col-leges they enrolled in, according to the Web site of the Education Commission of the States. Fairfield's retention and grad-uation rate has hovered above that figure for the past 15 years, according to Judith Dobai, asso-ciate academic vice president for Enrollment Management. A decision to transfer or drop out of college is a multifaceted one. "There are well over 50 stress-ors that contribute to a student's decision to leave college," said Jeanne DiMuzio, director of Well-ness and Prevention. "Alcohol and drugs are significant contributors to the process." "The range is different on every campus, but anywhere from 10 to 24 percent of students leav-ing college indicate their alcohol and drug use as a major factor," she added. The college lifestyle inter-feres with students' time manage-ment, financial stability, emotional health and academic success, ac-cording to DiMuzio. Alison Sikora '06 said she feels the same way. "A lot of kids become over-whelmed with balancing partying and schoolwork," she said. But Sikora said that she has seen a lot of her friends from home, not Fairfield, transfer from their colleges. "A lot of my friends were either unhappy with social settings or the academic work," she said. "For some, the work was too hard and for others, it was too easy." Students may also struggle with the distance from home and not see Fairfield as a "good fit for them personally," said Dobai. "I have only seen a few stu-dents drop out or transfer. But usually people that do leave, I think leave for social reasons," said Chris McCarthy '06. "Generally, Fairfield's reten-tion rates are strong in compari-son to national rates, but there is always room for improvement," said Dobai. SEE "CLASS" ON P. 6 Jesuits, alumni, corporate leaders among five newly appointed trustees BY ELIZABETH BAE Most Fairfield students do not know what a trustee is. "It sounds like a bunch of people sitting in a room with chandeliers eating Brie cheese," said Tom Meehan '06. Fairfield University recently announced a group of five new and diversely talented trustees: two Jesuits, two alumni and a corporate executive. A trustee is defined as a member of a board elected or appointed to direct the funds and policy of an institution. These trustees have been chosen by Fairfield University because of their involvement and ties to the school. They provide an eclectic range of knowledge and expertise. Michael J. Garanzini, S.J., president of Loyola University in Chicago, said his area of aca-demic expertise is children and family therapy. He has published numerous books and articles and has worked as a therapist and a professor of marriage and family therapy. He also speaks about child and family issues to elementary and secondary school educators. At Weston School of Theol-ogy in Cambridge, Mass., Ga-ranzini's roommate was Fairfield University President Rev. Jeffrey von Arx. "I was the better cook, how-ever, so it fell to me to do a lot of the hosting of parties and din-ners. Fr. von Arx was smarter," he said. Garanzini is also a trustee of Loyola University New Orleans and said, "I'm very honored to be on the Fairfield Board." Brian Hull, a 1980 Fairfield graduate and the senior vice president in Global Private Client SEE "VON ARX" ON P. 6
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Title | Mirror - Vol. 31, No. 13 - December 08, 2005 |
Date | December 08 2005 |
Description | The Mirror (sometimes called the Fairfield Mirror) is the official student newspaper of Fairfield University, and is published weekly during the academic year (September - May). It runs from 1977 - the present; current issues are available online. |
Notes | A timeline for Fairfield University student newspapers is as follows: The Tentative, Nov. 7, 1947 - Dec. 19, 1947; The Fulcrum, Jan. 9, 1948 - May 20, 1949; The Stag, Sept. 23, 1949 - May 6, 1970; The University Voice, Oct. 1, 1970 - May 11, 1977; The Fairfield Free Press & Review, Sept. 10, 1970 - Apr. 24, 1975; The Fairfield Mirror, Sept. 22, 1977 - present. |
Type of Document | Newspaper |
Original Format | Newsprint; color; ill.; 11.5 x 17 in. |
Digital Specifications | These images exist as archived TIFFs, JPEGs and one or more PDF versions for general use. Digitized by Creekside Digital through the LYRASIS group. |
Publisher | Fairfield University |
Place of Publication | Fairfield, Conn. |
Source | Fairfield University Archives and Special Collections |
Copyright Information | Fairfield University reserves all rights to this resource which is provided here for educational and/or non-commercial purposes only. |
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SearchData | WEEK OF DECEMBER 8,2005 Vol. 31,Iss. 13-20 pages FREE - Take One The IRROR WWW.FAIRFIELDMIRROR.COM The independent student newspaper of Fairfield University New beginnings in New Orleans After spending a semester at FU, visiting students prepare to return to home universities BY ELIZABETH COOPER While most students look for-ward to going home for a break at the end of the semester, "going home" has much different connota-tions for 52 visiting students and a professor at Fairfield who were displaced from their New Orleans schools as the result of Hurricane Katrina. "I'm so excited to go back," said Bianca Loffredo, a senior who will return to Loyola New Orleans in January. "I miss my friends ter-ribly." Many of the 52, both full-time and part-time, students are from the Connecticut area, although some, such as Loffredo, who is from Ecuador, are international or from out of state. They come from a number of New Orleans colleges and universities including Tulane and Loyola. On Aug. 31, the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities (AJCU) issued a statement that said "each of our [Jesuit] schools has agreed to admit Loyola students as visiting students for the fall semes-ter, with the expectation that they would return to Loyola in the spring semester." Fairfield had the same agreement with Tulane. "I am very grateful that Fairfield took me in and gave me a place to live for this semester," Loffredo said. New Orleans colleges and uni-versities are set to open to students in January for the spring semester. However at some schools, such as The University ofNew Orleans, not all areas of campus are accessible due to hurricane damage, according to the school's website. "As their visiting semester comes to an end, it is important for the students to determine whether they will return to their New Orleans colleges or seek other educational SEE "FEW" ON P. 4 "IN HOLIDAY STYLE" Katie McCarthy/ The Mirror Tra ia la la la: The quartet Sin Nomine performed at the Glee Club concert "In Holiday Style" last Saturday at the Quick Center. Picture above (left to right): John Gallagher '06, Erika Ludwig '07, Jeff Toto '07 and Liz Krane '07. For a full story on the concert, see p. 9 FU hovers above national retention rate BY ELIZABETH BAE Alcohol. Drugs. Financial Stress. Homesickness. Athletic teams gone. Problems fitting in. These are all reasons students transfer or fail out of Fairfield University. Nationally, 73.6 percent of freshmen stay at the four-year col-leges they enrolled in, according to the Web site of the Education Commission of the States. Fairfield's retention and grad-uation rate has hovered above that figure for the past 15 years, according to Judith Dobai, asso-ciate academic vice president for Enrollment Management. A decision to transfer or drop out of college is a multifaceted one. "There are well over 50 stress-ors that contribute to a student's decision to leave college," said Jeanne DiMuzio, director of Well-ness and Prevention. "Alcohol and drugs are significant contributors to the process." "The range is different on every campus, but anywhere from 10 to 24 percent of students leav-ing college indicate their alcohol and drug use as a major factor," she added. The college lifestyle inter-feres with students' time manage-ment, financial stability, emotional health and academic success, ac-cording to DiMuzio. Alison Sikora '06 said she feels the same way. "A lot of kids become over-whelmed with balancing partying and schoolwork," she said. But Sikora said that she has seen a lot of her friends from home, not Fairfield, transfer from their colleges. "A lot of my friends were either unhappy with social settings or the academic work," she said. "For some, the work was too hard and for others, it was too easy." Students may also struggle with the distance from home and not see Fairfield as a "good fit for them personally," said Dobai. "I have only seen a few stu-dents drop out or transfer. But usually people that do leave, I think leave for social reasons," said Chris McCarthy '06. "Generally, Fairfield's reten-tion rates are strong in compari-son to national rates, but there is always room for improvement," said Dobai. SEE "CLASS" ON P. 6 Jesuits, alumni, corporate leaders among five newly appointed trustees BY ELIZABETH BAE Most Fairfield students do not know what a trustee is. "It sounds like a bunch of people sitting in a room with chandeliers eating Brie cheese," said Tom Meehan '06. Fairfield University recently announced a group of five new and diversely talented trustees: two Jesuits, two alumni and a corporate executive. A trustee is defined as a member of a board elected or appointed to direct the funds and policy of an institution. These trustees have been chosen by Fairfield University because of their involvement and ties to the school. They provide an eclectic range of knowledge and expertise. Michael J. Garanzini, S.J., president of Loyola University in Chicago, said his area of aca-demic expertise is children and family therapy. He has published numerous books and articles and has worked as a therapist and a professor of marriage and family therapy. He also speaks about child and family issues to elementary and secondary school educators. At Weston School of Theol-ogy in Cambridge, Mass., Ga-ranzini's roommate was Fairfield University President Rev. Jeffrey von Arx. "I was the better cook, how-ever, so it fell to me to do a lot of the hosting of parties and din-ners. Fr. von Arx was smarter," he said. Garanzini is also a trustee of Loyola University New Orleans and said, "I'm very honored to be on the Fairfield Board." Brian Hull, a 1980 Fairfield graduate and the senior vice president in Global Private Client SEE "VON ARX" ON P. 6 |