Mirror - Vol. 34, No. 12 - November 20, 2008

              Stags lose 1-0 to Oklahoma State on a goal in the 54th minute, Ahna Johnson named to
ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Women's Soccer First Team. See p. 16
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Double trouble:
Both soccer programs beat Loyola
for MAAC Championship, men to
face UConn in NCAA first round
BY TOM CLEARY
A smile crept across the face of men's soccer head coach
Carl Rees as he heard the news that for the second time in
three years his squad would face No. 22 Connecticut in the
first round of the NCAA tournament.
"We're looking forward to it," said Rees. "It is a
big challenge on the road against the monster program
in the state.
"After the results this weekend I don't think the lads
should be intimidated at all," he said.
The game will be played in Storrs on Friday at 7 p.m.,
two years after Fairfield pulled off a remarkable upset over
UConn in the NCAA tournament.
Throughout the season, the chances of making even the
MAAC tournament looked grim for the Stags, but following
a loss to Niagara, Fairfield turned it around and went on a
five-game winning streak, scoring 15 goals and conceding
none during that stretch. It ended with an improbable victory
over No. 6 Loyola, the only undefeated team in the country,
in the MAAC Championship game.
"The weekend was absolutely fantastic," said senior cap-tain
Tom Clements. "Ever since we lost four-nil to Niagara,
the team has really just come together."
Christina Tobia/The Mirror
Headed to the dance: Matthew Uy '11 celebrates the game-winning goal. Fairfield beat No. 6 Loyola 1-0 to advance to
the NCAA Tournament.
Fairfield entered the MAAC tournament this past week-end
as the number three seed, facing the number two seed
Siena in the opening round. The Stags were coming off of a
3-0 Senior Day win over the same Saints team less then a week
before. It was a similar result for the Stags as they dominated
again, winning 4-0.
One win away from a trip to the NCAA tournament,
Fairfield was staring down one of the top teams in the country
and its fiercest rival, Loyola.
But according to Clements, the momentum carried over
from previous games and the Stags never felt like the
SEE "NEXT" ON P. 14
Fairfield becomes a
"Fulbright factory"
BY ALEXANDRIA HEIN
For the past 15 years, Fairfield has produced so many Fulbright award-winning
students that it has become known as a Fulbright factory.
Since 1993, over 53 Fairfield students have received one of the most prestigious
post-collegiate awards available. Nine students from the class of 2008 received the
award, more than any other master's-level University. The next closest amount was
three, by eight other schools.
The government-funded scholarship, which sends 800 United States students to
foreign countries to assimilate, teach English and conduct research in their respec-tive
fields, is given to students who complete a strenuous application process and
demonstrate the desire and passion for his or her area of study.
According to Eileen Wilkinson, a professor of modern languages and litera-ture
and a member of the Fairfield Fulbright committee, the high number of recipi-ents
often results from the fact that "Fairfield attracts many gifted students."
Fulbright recipient Andre Moraes '07 was one of those students. He wrote a
proposal calling himself an international ambassador, and he credited his dedication
to "the bridging of cultural gaps through the mutual understanding, studying, learning
and teaching of other languages" with his success in and out of the classroom.
Wilkinson remembers Moraes as a "very charismatic person with an insight-ful
awareness of other cultures and languages."
Alejandro Martinez, coordinator of international studies and Fulbright program
advisor, echoed Moraes' desires to connect cultures internationally. He attributed
the program's success also to the emphasis on academic achievement at Fairfield.
While adding that the program "provides room for personal growth," Martinez also
said that the program's focus is to improve relations between countries.
' "The University wants to focus on the educative experience," said Martinez,
which is why he feels Fairfield is so triumphant in this area of Fulbright.
Above all, he said one of the program's primary goals was to send ambassadors
to different countries to gain the trust and respect of other nations.
Wilkinson said she is also impressed with the advising program, which cor-relates
to the academic honors program.
SEE "FULBRIGHT" ON P. 3
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Ticket nicket: Next year sophomores will be unable to park their cars on campus.
Rising sophomores disapprove
of'no cars' policy next year
BY DANA JENNINGS
Freshman Samantha Malone began her
first year here at Fairfield with the ambitious
attitude all academic advisors encourage.
Planning to pursue a program in pre-law, she
knew getting started at a job her sophomore
year would be to her a'dvantage.
These career ambitions recently became
more difficult for Malone due to a new Uni-versity
rule: As of next year, sophomores can
not have cars on campus.
"They tell us to start getting involved
with our majors early," she said. "I want to
get a pre-law internship. How am I going to
do that now?"
At the start of the 2009-2010 school year,
the popular perk of being a sophomore will be
drastically adjusted at the authoritative hands
of the Department of Public Safety.
Having a car on campus is something
many freshmen anticipate through their first two
semesters here at Fairfield. For some, their first
year included jealously hearing about friends at
schools such as Hofstra University, University
of Massachusetts and many SUNY schools
already permitted to have cars on campus.
Now, another envious year lies ahead for
the class of 2012.
"I feel like I had more freedom in high
school," said Courtney Monaghan '12. "It's
college, yet it's like I'm stuck in a bubble that
I can't get out of."
The decision was made after the Uni-versity
completed a comprehensive parking
study from Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc.
(VHB), a firm that specializes in transporta-tion,
according to Director of Public Safety
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