Fr. Je!rey von Arx, S.J.University President

Location: President’s O!ce, Bellarmine Hall 123, ext. 2217Contact: president@fair"eld.edu

Fr. von Arx has been president of the school since 2004, when he succeeded Rev. Aloysius P. Kel-ley, S.J. to become Fair"eld’s 8th president. As a board member, von Arx has served with Boston College, Canisius College, Loyola Marymount University and Xavier University.

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Remember being told that "rst impressions are everything? Over the next few weeks, you’ll "nd that rule may not necessarily be true among your new groups of friends.

But what about administra-tors and teachers? Considering the volume of those entering Fair"eld as new students, it is understand-able that you may slip through the cracks of someone’s memory for a brief period of time. But don’t let this discourage you!

On the alternate side of things, it’s important that you are familiar with the people who con-trol the inner workings of your next few years here at Fair"eld. To make it easier for you, !e Mirror has come up with a simple list of people you should know.

Sláinte! Although the utterings of a

drinking toast may be widespread on any college campus, those heard at Fair"eld University on Father’s Day weekend had a bit of a brogue to them.

Fair"eld hosted its 24th an-nual Fair"eld County Irish festi-val from June 15th to June 17th. ,e show of Irish pride was held on Lessing Field, which was "lled with a variety of local food and clothing vendors, concert tents, and even a Guinness beer truck.

And although many in atten-dance were assumedly Irish, those of other ethnic backgrounds also participated in the festivities.

“,e Irish festival was a lot of fun,” said Gaby Rodriguez ‘13, a student of Cuban descent. “You just saw a lot of families getting to-gether and bonding over their na-tionality... It was a great way to be introduced into the culture - a cul-ture which I’ve never really known too much about.”

As the festival was both a cel-ebration of traditional Irish culture as well as its evolution into mod-ern America, not every display of culture was strictly traditional.

,e Highland Rovers was one of these. On Friday night, the Irish fusion band headlined the main tent, playing a range of traditional

and modern music. For example, the Rovers covered Johnny Cash’s “Folsom Prison Blues,” complete with it’s own slap bass solo.

In a di-erent kind of fusion, the timing of the festival seemed to only accentuate the happy vibes .oating throughout Lessing Field, with many wishes of “Happy Fa-thers Day” mixing in with discus-sions of Irish culture.

Highland Rovers mandolin player Jim Cyr reminded festival goers of this fact when he brought his son Ryan up on stage for the last song of the night. Jim ex-plained to the audience how Ryan had turned 16 the day before, and that he had “spent all day waiting in line with him to get his permit,” showing audiences the true rea-son for the holiday.

In addition to the Highland Rovers, other performers included famed accordionist John Whelan, traditional Irish band Jameson’s Revenge, and dancers from the Lenihan School of

Irish Dance. Performances were scheduled throughout four di-er-ent stages throughout the entirety of the festival.

But the Irish aren’t only known for their music. Food vendors throughout the week-end included a collection of local businesses, including Vazzy’s, the Field and Marty’s Pizza truck.

Also present was the Fair"eld-based Gaelic-American club, sell-ing corned beef sandwiches on a complete volunteer basis.

And although the work-ers might not have gotten paid, they still brought in the cash. According to GAC vice president Pat O’Connel, the vendor had sold

through approxi-

mately “1,000 pounds of corned beef last year.”

But just as quick as it was set up, the festival was nothing more than a memory by Monday morning. However, a great memory is invaluable: “It was the most fun I’ve had in a while,” said Rodriguez.

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Fr. Charles Allen, S.J.Executive Assistant

Location: President’s O!ce, Bellarmine Hall 123, ext. 2256

Contact: executive@fair"eld.eduA former Fair"eld Prep headmas-ter, Fr. Allen has served as assistant to the president since 1994. He plays an important role in the ac-tivities of the President’s o!ce and also serves as the secretary of the Board of Trustees and the Fair"eld University Corporation.

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The Mirror | Freshman Orientation 2012 Page 2News

Martin O’SullivanEditor-In-Chief

Year: 2013

Majors: English (Journalism) & Communication

Hometown: Yonkers, NY

Fun Fact: I own an extensive nut-cracker collection but I don’t celebrate Christmas.

Loan LeExecutive Editor

Year: 2014

Major: English (journalism & creative writing)

Hometown: Cheshire, CT

Fun fact: I once spent a night in a home-less shelter for a journalism piece.

Nick DiFazioPhoto Editor

Year: 2013

Major: Accounting

Hometown: Needham, MA

Fun Fact: I thought Martin hated me freshman year. Still not sure.

Luigi DiMeglioChief Copy Editor

Year: 2014

Major: English (journalism)

Hometown: Norwalk, CT

Fun Fact: I’m an intern at the Daily Show with Jon Stewart.

Laura O’ReillyManaging Editor

Danica CeballosNews Editor

Kelsey Guerin!e Vine Director

Liz KoubekOpinion Editor

Jen CalhounSports Editor

Year: 2013

Major: English (Journalism)

Hometown: Hamden, CT

Fun Fact: I studied abroad in Italy, fell in love with Europe and haven’t shut up about it since I came back!

Year: 2015

Majors: English (Journalism) and New Media

Hometown: Bristol. CT

Fun fact: I am a huge soccer fan ... my favorite team is Manchester United, my favorite player is Wayne Rooney, and I’m spending my summer watching Euro 2012!

Year: 2013

Majors: English & Communication

Hometown: Mt. Sinai, NY

Fun Fact: I am allergic to horses.

Brian ArpieWeb Manager

Year: 2014

Major: Computer Engineering

Hometown: Stratford, CT

Fun fact: I am Buddhist.

Year: 2014

Major: English (journalism)

Hometown: Upland, CA

Fun fact: I drive a classic 1972 orange Chevy Nova.

Year: 2013

Majors: English & Art History

Hometown: Manchester, CT

Fun fact: I was born on the same day in the same year in the same hospital as my best friend.

Would you like to see your profile in next year’s orientation issue?Getting involved is the first step! Be sure to come to weekly meetings for The Mirror on Wednesdays at

7 p.m. in our office in the Lower Level BCC. There is always free pizza, in addition to quality people.

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Despite completion of major projects, hard hats are still in view

Construction scheduled to end … never?

Since the spring of 2010, campus has been humming with various construction projects. ,e scope of the construction plans reached the entire campus from Dolan Hall to Bellarmine Hall.

,e construction started with the conversion of the St. Ignatius Hall into what is now 42 Bellarmine

Road. Now the hall serves as hous-ing for Creative Life sophomores.

,e “Village” (or apartments) received their own quad and the addition of the new residence on McInnes Road - which was con-structed on what used to be the Village parking lot. Now this hall, commonly referred to as ‘the new apartments,’ houses juniors and seniors.

On the other side of campus, construction took place to build 70 McCormick Road. ,is hall known

as the Service for Justice Residen-tial College faces the freshmen quad and houses sophomores.

Dolan Hall, once a freshmen dorm, was recently renovated from small rooms to large apartments to accommodate junior and senior housing.

After all of this demolition and reconstruction, it is still not over. ,e purr of bulldozers and cement trucks continue.

Some might say Fair"eld has become sidewalk-happy.

It would seem grounds crews "nally gave in to the struggle of blocking o- student short cuts and replacing all of the trampled grass with more permanent founda-tions.

Sidewalks are being con-structed between the Quick Center and Bellarmine hall, Egan Chapel and the Barone Campus Center, and well as the Kelley Center and the main road.

,e goal of all this sidewalk construction is to make the cam-pus a “walking campus.” ,is means easy and convenient access to any part of the campus.

,is goal explains why there are now stairs cutting through what used to be a garden, to the Kelley Center.

In terms of other projects, renovations for the RecPlex have been in the works since summer 2010. Students have voiced the disparity of quality between the weight room facilities given to ath-letes in the Walsh Athetic Center as opposed to those in the Recplex.

In a past interview with !e Mirror, David Frassinelli, Asso-ciate Vice President of Facilities Management, said he believed that non student-athletes have a “right” to a higher quality "tness facility such as the Walsh Athletic Center.

Frassinelli explained that the approximately $20 million renova-tion to the RecPlex, which includes the student weight room that was renovated in the summer of 2010, is in its beginning stages.

Zoning and planning has been passed by the town of Fair-"eld and the plans are currently under review by the State Tra!c Commission. Frassinelli does not foresee any complications with regards to the State Tra!c Com-mission.

,e project, which Frassinelli estimates to take about 15 months to complete once construction is under way, has no set timetable, making Fair"eld a true work in progress.

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Long-time advisor to !e Mir-ror, Dr. James Simon is in the pro-cess this summer of relocating from Donnarumma to an o!ce in the upper .oors of Canisius Hall after nearly 15 years of teaching Journal-ism courses to Fair"eld students.

,e University announced two weeks ago that Simon’s term as As-sociate Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences will begin July 1st.

While Simon is scheduled to continue teaching one news writ-ing class this semester, the new po-sition marks a step further into the administrative realm for the twice-elected English Department Chair.

“In all of his service to the de-partment, College and University, Dr. Simon has demonstrated pro-active leadership, strong organiza-tional skills, and the ability to re-solve di!cult challenges through collaboration and alliance build-ing,” said Robbin Crabtree, Ph.D., Dean of the College of Arts & Sci-ences in a University press release.

Before Fair"eld, Simon’s co-founding of the Arizona Cactus State Poll and term as Assistant Secretary of the Environment for the Commonwealth of Massachu-setts illustrate a career trend.

With a coast-to-coast career of press and political experience under his belt, the University’s new Associate Dean is a veteran in the arena of news media, the gov-erned, and government.

“He will bring these charac-teristics to a portfolio of strategic projects in the College,” said Crab-tree

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Several areas of campus remain inaccessible by car during the summer due to construction of new sidewalks.

Contributed by Cannon DesignPlans for RecPlex renovations include a second story in addition to various upgrades to existing equipment.

School of EngineeringJesuit university sta- and mil-

itary contractor reps honor area high schools juniors with ‘Excel-lence in Mathematics and Science Awards’ on campus at the 16th an-nual event of its kind. According to Sikorsky’s manager of community relations Susan Hitchcock: “…We need students like you. Keep fol-lowing your dreams.”

Also, newly graduated su-dents John Burke, Clare McManus, Kevin Richard, and Neil Rodrigues earned the 2012 Dean’s Award. ,eir capstone project: a personal air craft powered by a motorcycle engine. ,e vehicle is to be readied for FAA tests.

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Summer WorkshopsDPS’s fourth annual Campus

Public Safety O!cer Training will be held late this July. O!cials from area police departments will in-struct at the event which has been attended by campus o!cers from around the country.

Also, assistant professor and former senior manager of several international corporations Paul Maloney, Ed.D., will hold a team development workshop at Alumni House on July 10. Dial (203) 254-4000, ext. 2140 to register.

U. PolicyAs of the 2012 Spring Semes-

ter Finals Week, University faculty and administration had not yet reached an agreement on a move to eliminate a contract agreement made with professors 13 years ago. Since the professors’ loud protest outside Gonzaga Hall last month, there has been no word on the sta-tus of negotiations. Visit !e Mir-ror online to learn more: http://fairfieldmirror.com/2012/05/09/faculty-and-administration/

Bellermine Art MuseumFree screenings of a docu-

mentary on famous American painter Everett Raymond Kinstler will be held once each month into September in conjunction with the artist’s exhibit in Bellermine Hall. For information, visit http://www.fairfield.edu/press/pr_in-dex.html?id=3474

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The Mirror has impressed the judges again at the Con-necticut Society of Professional Journalists (CSPJ).

Second place in Non-Page 1 Layout was awarded to Ex-ecutive Editor Loan Le ’14, and First Place in Page 1 Layout was awarded to Editor-In-Chief Martin O’Sullivan ’13 in the 2011 SPJ Excellence in Journal-ism Contest.

Both Le’s and O’Sullivan’s pieces highlight a long trend at The Mirror of visual risk taking in a world that has seen print media lose popularity.

When the contest winners were announced on May 25th, news pieces from around the state stood out with Quinnipi-ac University taking home the most awards in this year’s col-lege category.

Yet, The Mirror’s biggest competitor may be its own past self. It was just two years ago when Fairfield, under Editor-In-Chief Peter Caty ‘11, took home 12 of its 16 possible awards.

Despite the highly raised bar, O’Sullivan is confident in The Mirror’s performance this fall. He also has a game plan.

“Hopefully next year we’ll get 16 out of 16 (awards) be-cause our writers will make (the content) as epic as the visual,” he said.

O’Sullivan’s award-win-ning front-page layout was the product of his last week as News Editor. Just weeks later, his first issue as Editor-In-Chief drew controversy over the coverage of a shooting at a Bridgeport club.

Controversy also faced The Mirror during the semester of the 2010 SPJ award sweep. Said then-Faculty Advisor to The Mirror Dr. James Simon, “May-be adversity does bring out the best in people.”

O’Sullivan believes that a more gradual transition be-tween staffs this past year could have yielded more awards. “I think it’s better to approach change step-by-step; which is what I’d like to do in the com-ing year.”

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Meredith Marquez: Associate Director of Student Diversity ProgramsLocation: O!ce of Student Diversity Programs, Barone Campus Center 100 Ext. 2806Email: mmarquez@fair"eld.eduAs the Associate Director of the O!ce of Student Diversity Programs, Marquez coordinates the Academic Immersion, Safe Space, and the Magis Scholar Programs. Marquez is responsible for implementing the Cura Personalis mentoring program at Fair"eld University and also plans events, provides supplemental academic advis-ing to students, and advises the groups S.A.L.S.A., Performing for Change, and Remixx.

Jim FitzpatrickAssistant Vice President of Student A!airsLocation: O!ce of Student A-airs, Barone Campus Center O!ce 408 Ext. 2378Email: j"tzpatrick@fair"eld.eduAs Assistant Vice President of Administration and Student Affairs, this 1970 graduate from Fairfield is also the “voice of the stags” at basketball games, providing announcements for nearly 40 years. He is also known for his commitment to service and won the Alumni Service Award in 1974.

1omas PellegrinoAssociate Vice President & Dean of Stu-dentsLocation: Dean of Students O!ce, Barone Cam-pus Center O!ce 408 Ext. 3425Email: tpellegrino@fair"eld.eduPellegrino’s role as Dean includes such duties as being an advocacy for stu-dents issues, concerns and initiatives, particularly as they relate to life outside the immediate classroom. Pellegrino also supervises many offices that relate to student life.

Karen Donoghue: Assistant Dean of Students & Director of Residence LifeLocation: Barone Campus Center O!ce 096 Ext. 4215Email: kdonoghue@fair"eld.eduDonoghue works for ResLife, where she oversees the developmental programs for all on-campus housing and provides training for residence life sta- members. She also assists in the supervision and administration of all

student living areas.

!e Mirror would like to extend a warm

congratulations to all of its competitors who won awards in

this year’s Connecti-cut SPJ College Con-

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Charlie SousaAssociate Director of Residence LifeLocation: Barone Campus Center O!ce 096Phone: (203) 254-4215E-mail: csousa@fair"eld.eduAs Associate Director of Residence Life, Sousa is in charge of housing assign-ments for undergraduate students. Sousa heads the housing lottery each year, a considerable undertaking at a school of approximately 4,000 students.

Todd PelazzaDirector of Public SafetyLocation: Loyola Hall Rm 2, ext. 4090Email: tapelazza@fair"eld.eduPelazza is in charge of the entire operation at Public Safety, a department which is on call 24/7 in terms of maintaining student safety on campus. With a sta- of 27 full-time members and an undergraduate body of approximately 4,000 students, Pelazza’s job is not an easy one.

Will JohnsonAssociate Dean of Students & Director of Student Diversity ProgramsBarone Campus Ctr Rm 100, ext. 2890Email: wjohnson@fair"eld.eduIn the words of Will himself in an interview with the Stag Spotlight, his job can be described as such: “In the end, we’re developing relationships. I talk to students about their work, their plans, the latest “American Idol” – we share our lives and talk about the world. We explore ways different cultural groups can work together. Fairfield isn’t just producing graduates; we’re creating legacies.”

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One of the more peculiar cat-egories of crime popping up the United States these days is canni-balism. Reports of the bizarre and eerie crime have been reported in cities and states like Miami, Balti-more, California, Canada and even our own Bridgeport, Connecticut. It turns out science !ction could be not so !ctitious after all. Sci-ence !ction generally stems from some shred of truth but who knew zombies could actually exist?

Despite the disclaimer that Center for Disease and Preven-tion stated that the deceased can-not be reanimated and have not, and there are no signs of any viral infection in the victims or criminals. How-ever, the stories are lining up too similarly with the plot of almost any zombie thriller.

Other than the fact that all "esh eaters were most certainly found alive upon police arriving at the scene of the crimes, a third party plays a role. Science !c-tion writers depict the zombies under the in"uence of a DNA altering virus, but a new craze in legal intoxicating substances may be to blame for the inhu-man acts.

Bath Salts, sold over the In-ternet and paraphernalia stores, contain a concoction of amphet-amine-like chemicals. Little re-search has been done on the sub-stance. Police reports show that

once high on bath salts, users can gain super human strength and become delirious and immune to pain to the point where one of-!cer, alone, cannot subdue one user without the use of a !rearm, even some can withstand tasers.

Other reports of supposed bath salt-related attackers have a thirty-!ve year old mother naked trying to choke her toddler. When police arrived they found her clawing at the ground naked on all fours digging in the dirt the same way a dog would. No conclusive evidence shows that bath salts are the cause for insanity among the

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Some ammunition manufac-turers have even produced “Zom-bie Max”, a series of specially pro-duced bullets for killing zombies. Now, they are already the compa-ny’s top selling product.

But are drugs really to blame? Or is this the work of a secret un-derground organization? Even the government? Could these be the signs of the actual apocalypse? Police have no way to test whether or not the attackers are or are not on bath salts. Science has always tried to !nd ways to putting sense and comfort behind abnormal and paranormal behaviors and occurrences.

But what about all those who have taken bath salts as a drug and not gone cannibalistic? If the drug is this readily available, marketed and sold, there must be thousands of users that have not gone insane, clearly if they aren’t making head-lines. Be the judge, drug or zombie nightmare…

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Welcome Stags!

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Ah, orientation. )ere’s nothing better than jumping on top of random people in a rousing game of ‘birdie on a perch.’ Nothing beats the awkwardness of !rst meetings and facing screaming people in bright red shirts. If you’re holding this piece of paper, I just want to extend my congratulations:

You can read. You’ll do !ne at Fair!eld.Aren’t you glad you’re !nally in Stag Na-

tion—wait, is it really called that? What a load of dog feces, right? You might want to know if the term is just for the sake of camaraderie. Well, the emotions toward this school vary from sickening devotion to utter hate. You’ll get those kinds of people everywhere.

Amidst that excitement you might feel a bit apprehensive because of the things you’ve heard about Fair!eld. We’re all tech-savvy adults, so I know you’ve read online reviews about our school. “Fair!eld’s too preppy.” “Fair!eld’s too small.” Well, those two facts are true, but they are not completely nega-tive unless you con!ne yourself to think in such ways.

When you get into school, make a good im-pression on your professors and classmates. But be careful. In college you might feel the need to totally create a blank slate. You’ll no longer be known as the girl who puked on herself in second grade or the boy who ate chalk because it looked like the candy ones. )at’s a great feeling, but don’t be quick to bury yourself underneath lies. Point is: Don’t act like something you’re not. If your parents are in fact rich, don’t "aunt it. If you’re dirt poor, don’t use that as an excuse to hate the more fortunate or to completely give up in school. As humans we have the astounding capability to move on even as obstacles try to drag us down. Use that ability and make the most out of your four years here.

Soon after the euphoria of being in a new environment fades, stress will creep up be-hind you and probably choke the daylights out of you. Be prepared for that, because it will happen - I guarantee you. I also can’t stress how important it is to get involved on campus. )at doesn’t mean you have to be everywhere. Just joining one group can be loads of fun. I’d honestly be lost without !e Mirror (hint hint). Yeah, classes might be enough to occupy your time, but don’t you want to do something else besides shu*e from classes to your dorm? Clubs are great opportunities to !nd what you either enjoy or excel in. You might even meet your best friends in clubs.

I guess I don’t need to prod you into liking school - if you’re on campus right now, you must want to be at Fair!eld University. In the end, months after reading this editorial that you’ll probably forget about in !ve minutes, if you end up hating the University, you can transfer. Goodbye. See you never.

Otherwise, welcome to Stag Nation, Class of 2016.

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!ough goings are tough, let us still go hard for sports! President Je!rey P. von Arx

was set to make his "nal address to Fair"eld professors when an unexpected protest kicked o! outside Gonzaga Auditorium. In the back-and-forth that ended the meeting, professors made the athletic budget part of their target as faculty bene"ts seem to be in jeopardy.

#e protesters argument: #e reprioritization from faculty to athletics challenges the integrity of our institution.

After accusations that ad-ministrative decisions were being made in secret, one attendee in the dialogue said of the President: “We hear you talk the talk about community but you don’t walk the walk.”

Pause.While it could be seen that

there is a level of sketchiness in the way that decisions are being made at this school, maybe the general student population should weigh in on what “community” is really like around here.

#ere is not a moment at this school as loud or proud as when blocks of stands roar in the Arena at Harbor Yard. Never has this school been able to break through talk of race and class al-together until we started wearing red and losing our voices.

True, sports should not be invested in more than teachers

at a school that considers small classes and reputable student-teacher relationships to be some of its main selling points. It should be remembered, however, that a school that avoids Greek

Life needs something to replace that culture.

Clubs and organizations do provide a bit of that culture in and out of their o$cial business, but I do not think there is much

cause to paint one’s face at a Mir-ror or Glee Club party.

Only a University sporting event unites all students, faculty, sta! and alumni by default.

In recent seasons, student

attendance at home basketball games has broken records. Only one more win would have sent the Stags to the NCAA tournament, and bus loads of students were in Spring"eld, Mass to watch that gut-wrenching game.

Our Lacrosse team has be-come a top-ranking team in the nation, holding its own against larger schools with traditionally strong programs.

Fair"eld Soccer dominated our rivals all the way to Florida with a goalie who plays on the New Zealand Olympic team. #at student came all the way here, from our virtual antipode to Con-necticut, because the combina-tion of growing sports and per-sonalized learning is something that not many schools can pull o! well; but we’re getting there.

Our faculty is very important because, as a non-athlete, my closest mentors here have been my professors. But as a 19-year-old, I have a great time going hard for games – so let us not so quick-ly target our growing investment.

Finally, while the about ten thousand dollars spent per ath-lete may unsettle some, let the community not forget that each of these athletes and teams pro-vide material that goes beyond the athletic program. Countless students from !e Mirror and WVOF build their portfolios with the news that comes with a grow-ing program.

#at sounds like a working community to me.

Dear Class of 2016,

Welcome newest Stags to the place that I have come to consider a home away from home, and congratulations on your acceptance to Fairfield! I am one of the chairs of the Of-fice of New Student Programs, along with Jameel James ’14, Lorena Gullotta ’14, and Eric Lynch ’14. We have been work-ing hard all year to give you the best orientation experience possible! We have hired an elite team of student leaders to help you learn about what being a stag is all about and to make amazing friends! The New Student Leaders (NSL)

have been training and getting ready to meet you since March including weekly training and an overnight retreat! They will be with you through all the fun of orientation, the excitement of registering for classes, mov-ing in to the residence halls in August, and your entire first-year experience! While they’ll be with you intentionally for one year, our hope is that they become friends and mentors you can always turn to. During Orientation, they are joined by 50 more energetic student vol-unteers called the Orientation Support Team (OST) who have also been waiting eagerly for months to meet you !

So many people come to Orientation with similar hopes and fears. Afraid you won’t find a good group of friends? Your NSL and OST are here to help you meet people with similar interests to find a group you’re comfortable with! Afraid class-es will be too hard? They are prepared to help you find re-sources, study groups, and the courses that will work for you! Anything you need, your NSL and OST are there for you!

We want orientation to open your eyes to the many great opportunities you are going to find in the next four years. Maybe you’ll meet the person you’ll be friends with

for life. It’s possible you’ll be inspired to apply for a service trip through campus ministry. You might meet a professor during Orientation that will one day ask you to help them with research.

As a rising senior, with only one year left in this beautiful place, my advice for the two days you are here on campus is simple. Appreciate every sec-ond of it- these are memories you will cherish. Embrace awk-ward situations and try new things; I made one of my clos-est friends when we fell down and embarrassed ourselves playing Birdie on a Perch at orientation three years ago. I cannot believe how fast my time here at Fairfield is pass-ing and I would give anything

to be in your shoes. There are amazing people on this cam-pus- your NSLs, OSTs, faculty, administrators and so many more. We all want you to love Fairfield like we do, and we are here to help make that happen! Be excited, open-minded, and appreciate every moment. Wel-come to Stagnation, 2016. We are so glad to have you here.

On behalf of the Sweeeet ’16 Team,

Nicole Heller ‘13Chair of New Student Programs

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A letter from your orientation leaders

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Although you might think that coming here prior to being 21 will be useless, you're completely misinformed. You don't have to be of age to play pool,

eat a chicken turnover and potentially watch some live music or a game.

!e Levee, located on Lynch Road (the way to the townhouses), is the best, or arguably the only, alternative for on-

campus dining. !ere's one catch: you have to pay in cash or Stagbucks. So if it's that time of the night and all you

have is plastic, pull up your Dominos tracker instead.

For a guide of

where to go in

town, turn to

page 10

!e Zen Garden is nestled away in between the back of the Regis parking lot and the Bellarmine Museum. It is an extremely serene environment, perfect for meditat-ing, reading or even taking an outdoor nap. But a word

to the wise: it's not as secret as you think, so don't do anything silly - you'll get caught.

!e Stag statue sits right in front of Gonzaga Hall, constantly reminding freshman of our school's mascot. Since its arrival in 2009, a

tradition of "riding the Stag" has become very popular during the late hours of the night. Also, you'll probably notice this thing is completely

anatomically correct... completely.

!is castle is the Bellarmine Museum, as well as the place where the school president, Fr. Je"rey Von Arx, S.J., lives. It's

pretty hard to miss, located across the road from the front of the library. If you take an art class or work with certain

student organizations, you might be visiting here on o#cial business. But chances are the only times you will be here are ones you'll be prone to not completely remember - as in the

Presidential Ball.

!e Bellarmine Pond shares its namesake with a considerable amount of other school landmarks, but this one is hard to miss. Located on the corner of Bellarmine and McInnes Road, this spot exists the same vein as the Zen Garden. With a relaxed environment, you can bring any kind of personal

activity here to enjoy in the respite of nature.

But be warned: beauty has a cost. Although you might think the fountain looks really cool, its hydraulic system makes a considerable amount of

noise on a constant basis. So if you're the type of person that needs to read in complete silence, look elsewhere.

!e Quick Center for the Arts is located on McInnes Road

to the left of the library. It has a number of impressive per-formances each year, which are mostly open to students at an extremely discounted rate. Past speakers and per-formers have included John Malkovich, Jim Breuer, and Christopher Hitchens. And the audience can be pretty cool too - Brendan Fraser

was spotted walking around last year!

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Photos by Nick DiFazio

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Popular Eats Around Fair!eldThe Mirror's top picks for the better things in life Compiled byMartin O'Sullivan

Photos by Nick DiFazio

Tucked away in brickwork of the Fair!eld train station, "e Nauti Dolphin is located on the New Haven bound side of the tracks.

However, it would be more !tting if they were surrounded by "To New York" signs, as one bite immediately reminds you of a city

slice. "ey deliver, so call them at (203) 256-1877.

Las Vetas Lounge is located on Unquowa Road, almost immediate after the train station overpass.While there are many Starbucks in Fair!eld, Las Vetas provides an experience unique to the area.

With a cool and comfy interior and an extremely helpful and friendly sta#, this is de!nitely a great

place to come do homework or just hang out while enjoying a co#ee, hot chocolate, grilled

cheese or any number of delectable yummies . And if you time it right, you can even catch some

live music!

Sometimes, you gotta eat.

"ere's a chance you might get sick of Barone food. It's a given. After all, how

many sandwiches, pasta and questionable meats can you actually eat for two semes-

ters?

And the Stag, although initially provid-ing some respite, soon feels the same way.

"e Levee, you say? Only good for when you have cash or Stagbucks, which isn't the best when you depend on the fact that your

parents don't pay attention to your credit card statements.

So what's the solution? Take a walk around town. "ere are plenty of quality

establishments in the town of Fair!eld that will leave you feeling full (without that im-mediate desire to go to sleep for 12 hours

so common to campus food).

Located on the Post Road a few blocks past the train station, Wild

Rice is the perfect place if you are in the mood for some Asian

fusion. With its relaxed interior, it is also a

great place for two to share some sushi in an

intimate setting.

In terms of eating out with that special some-one while on a budget,

Wild Rice also takes the cake. With a lunch special of a salad and a choice of two rolls cost-

ing just $8 a person, you can impress even if you're waiting on that

next paycheck.

Firehouse Deli is located on the very beginning of Reef Road, right after Victoria's

Secret and before the police station. With outdoor

seating and a menu com-prised of delicious !nger

food, Firehouse is a prime location to have a Saturday morning meal with friends while discussing the hap-penings of the prior night.

And if you're in the mood for a Reuben sandwich,

you'd be foolish to go any-where other than here.

"e quality of Robex needs little explanation.FU students obviously love their smoothies as there are two locations throughout Fair!eld.

"e !rst is located !ve minutes down Post Road

near Dairy Queen, and the second is on Black

Rock Turnpike near Supercuts.

Chef's Table is located in the heart of town on the Post Road, right after the University Bookstore. Before even

considering food, one will immediately notice the interior of this classic joint. "e eating area is strewn with vintage

posters of all your favorite classic rock artists, only compli-mented by the expansive record collection hanging on the

walls near the checkout station.

But a cool looking restaurant is nothing without good food. Best part about Chef's Table? "ey exceed the stan-

dard of quality fast food. With mouth watering burgers and delicious soups, it's de!nitely the place to go for some

hearty comfort grub.

If Fair!eld has a lot of something, it's places to get pizza. Howev-er, not all of us can stoop to the level of Dominos every night of

the week. If you have a hankering for some serious pizza, Colony is the way to go. Just be prepared to spend a few extra bucks.

Located on the Post Road across from the University Book-store, this place is notorious for their hot oil pizza. TRY IT.

Trust us. "ey don't deliver, but you can do take-out. Call them at (203) 259-1989.

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Ask Miss AnneDear Miss Anne,

I’m so excited to come to college here at Fair!eld, but there’s something that keeps bugging me. I’ve been in a com-mitted relationship for almost a year and a half now with a girl from my high school. We’ve known each other for years as we live very close to each other. My worry is that a long distance relationship would ruin the rela-tionship, and it makes me want to end now it so we don’t end up hating each other in the future. However, I don’t want to seem like I’m ditching an important relationship so I can run o" to college and try and sleep with the !rst girl I meet.

What’s a guy to do? Signed, Con#icted Freshman

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

Send your questions to askmissanne@fair!eldmirror.com

Disclaimer: "is is column is for entertainment purposes only. "e author is a student, not a therapist, and the column is not intended

to take the place of professional advice. "e views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily re#ect the views of !e

Mirror and its sta$ members.

Anna Wolk ‘13 Columnist Martin O’Sullivan ‘13 Section Editor

Dear Con"icted Freshman,

While your love in high school has been one well nurtured and enjoyed, a new phase of your life has begun. #is doesn’t mean that you don’t care about your signi!cant other anymore but you must look at what is about to happen. Shortly, you will !nd yourself in a completely new kind of world consisting solely of your peers. You will live, eat, learn, play and party with these people and you want to be able to do all of these activities with a clean slate. #ere is no need to have your high school sweetheart on your shoul-der as you try and enjoy yourself at parties, meeting other people and possibly your soul mate.

To think that having a high school relationship can successfully translate into the college environ-ment is naïve. Take the time to think of how a long distance or high school relationship could hold you back in the spectrum of college living. You will re-alize what is right for you in the end.

It is time to say au revoir to your

girlfriend and what you

t h o u g h t your life

would be and dive into college living with only your best interest in mind.

During orientation they will tell you that you may be sitting next to you future husband or wife. As ri-diculous as this sounds and as bogus as the statement seems to be, it could certainly be true. Don’t cheat yourself out of the chance to meet someone new. You never know where you will meet whether it is in col-lege or during an outing in the city. #e point is, the time has come to be young and enjoy everything col-lege has to o$er which includes the company of oth-ers that are not your girlfriend.

Good luck,Miss Anne

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!e o"cial FU bucket list1. Ride the Stag

2. Take a picture with Fr. Von Arx while heavily inebriated

3. Have a !re alarm go o$ while you are naked for any number of reasons

4. Sled down Bellarmine Hill (in front of the library)

5. Sleep outside anywhere on campus

6. Pull two back-to-back all-nighters and still get nothing done

7. Hide yourself or someone else during a write-up to minimize penalties

8. #row a theme party in a dorm

9. Have no memory of attending a school-sponsored event

10. Yell at a Dominos delivery person for not being able to !nd your dorm

Disclaimer: "is article is meant as a satire and should not be taken seriously. In no way does !e Mirror encourage students to violate any University policy.

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The Mirror | Don’t say we didn’t warn you!A short list of what (and what not) to bring to Fairfield in September

1. !e U-Haul – !ere was no way that all of my stu" and four people were going to #t in our Honda CR-V. Morti#ed at the thought of being labeled as “that freshman” with the U-Haul, I borrowed my grandfa-ther’s truck. On move-in day, amongst the sea of crammed-full cars loomed a lonely rental truck; relief $ooded over me because I wasn’t in it. Maybe you won’t care what people think, and truth be told I never even knew who “that freshman” was, but moving to college is a stressful enough time already, so it’s a good idea to minimize the amount of potentially awkward and stand-out situations. Tip: pack your clothes and bedding in plastic bags and they’ll be easier to squish into your parents’ car.

2. Alarm Clock – On the internet, you’ll #nd countless lists of practical items suggested for college. But be sensible about shopping. Of course there are things you’ll need that you’ve never had to buy yourself before – laundry detergent, trash can, perhaps a vacuum – but rethink some items. Alarm clock? If the alarm on your phone has always

worked for you, what’s going to be di"erent about it at Fair-#eld? Back scratcher? Don’t you have two arms?

3. Economy-sized Anything – Chances are you’re going to need the Tylenol or Nyquil at some point during the school year, but when over-worried Mom and Dad think you should get the large, 400-caspule bottles of each Excedrin, Benadryl, Allegra, Motrin, Advil, Advil Liqui-Gels, and Claritin at Sam’s Club because who knows how many you’ll need and it’ll be better value for your money: stop them. You won’t go through half of those pills before they expire in two years, and you don’t need to play dorm pharmacist. Likewise, you’ll never need three economy-sized packs of Lysol wipes or 250 Nutri-Grain bars.

4. !e Scale – !reatened by the “Freshman 15,” #rst-year college students often become overwhelmed with the idea of weight gain. It’s good to be concerned about your health, but leave the scale at home. It’s simply too easy to become obsessed with a number, and no obsession is healthy. Studies show that approximately 20-25 percent of college students have eating disorders, and the percentage for females is even higher. Bottom line: you’re smart. You know which foods you should be eating and that physical exercise is important. Treat your body well, and you won’t need to worry about a number.

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Twenty-eight weekends a school year. One hundred twelve weekends total.

How will you spend them? “How” is up to you but as for the

“where” – everything’s right here in Connecticut.

If it’s live indie music you want, then take a half hour drive to Dan-bury, Conn. and visit the Heirloom Arts !eatre. Or if you want more va-riety, check out Toad’s Place in New Haven. It will satisfy all hardcore and

jazz needs. For a taste of antiquity, popcorn

and fountain soda, a drive-in movie theatre is your best bet. Connecticut, unlike many other states, has kept this tradition alive with two drive-in movie theatres.

Bethel Cinema, on the other hand, caters to the independent/Sun-dance #lm bu"s. It’s a small theatre with classic red velvet seats and its own restaurant.

A 10 minute walk in town will take you to perilous cli"s and steep mountaintops—or rather Carabiner’s rock climbing. And as you walk back

to campus from a hard day of climb-ing, take a breather at Yoga For Every-body near the Fair#eld train station.

If the rock climbing inspires you to venture out into the great outdoors, then Philosophy Professor Naser and the Outdoor club will be happy to drive you to the best trails and moun-tains around.

After all of this adventure, relax your muscles and exercise your eyes at the Aldrich Museum in Ridge#eld. !ey feature contemporary artists like KAWS, Xu Bing and Regina Silveria.

!e Sculpture Barn in New Fair-#eld is not only has a gallery but also has classes in metal work and wood-work. David Boyaijan, the master art-ist, o"ers Atelier classes all year.

Maybe our Fair#eld turkeys will begin to bore you. In that case, the Beardsley Zoo in Bridgeport, Conn. is only 15 minutes away and has lions and turtles and prairie dogs, oh my!

For aquatic life–other than Campus Ministry’s salt water tank–Maritime Aquarium is located twenty minutes away and has fun rides and an IMAX theatre.

All of these options are easy to get to; just use our on campus Hertz cars and shuttle to the train station.

1. A Toolbox – It may sound dorky, and you might never actually use anything in it for its intended purpose, but a small toolbox

was one of the most useful gifts I was given for college. Maybe you’ll only use the pliers to #x broken jewelry, the superglue when the handle snaps o" your hairbrush,

and the $ashlight to search for your iPod when it falls into the heater (don’t ask), but it will undoubtedly be unexpectedly

bene#cial to you at some point.

2. Movies – Maybe you have a Net$ix or Hulu account, but still bring a few DVDs with you. !e not-so-far-fetched stereotype may be that as college students, we party a lot, but everyone likes a night in every once in a while to veg out. And sometimes you can tell a lot about a person by looking through their movie collection.

3. Clothing for All Seasons – Some suggest bringing only warmer-weather clothing for the #rst few weeks until you return home for a visit. Maybe you want to leave your heavy winter sweaters until !anks-

giving, but be sure to pack items you can layer, and de#nitely in-clude a coat (even though it’ll be hard to imagine needing it when you’re sweating in your dorm room). Last October 9, I spent the day on the beach with friends. A couple of weeks later, we frolicked

through the snow in our Halloween costumes. Welcome to New England.

4. Dates and Addresses – You’re an adult now. Sort of. It’s up to you to keep in touch with the people in your life. It’d be nice to remember your sister on her birthday or your parents on their anniversary. A card is best, but even a phone call would do. Any college student will tell you that #nd-ing something in your mailbox is like Christmas morning. Take a step and reciprocate the gesture. Ask Grandma for help in writing down important dates. Grandmas are great with this kind of thing.

5. An Open Mind – Okay, so you’ve heard this cliché before, but it’s true. !ere are so many opportunities at Fair#eld that you are going to take and more you will regret not taking. Remember that while it’d be great, you aren’t expected to be best friends with your roommate, you just have to live with him. College isn’t just school, it’s an experience.

Be open to anything because anything is going to happen during the next four years. You may very well work through a few di"erent

friends – and a couple di"erent majors – before you #gure out where you #t here, but you are here for a reason. It’s going to be

great, and sometimes horrible – but in the end, really, really great.

Y our bags have been packed since the day after you grad-uated, you’ve said countless

goodbyes to friends and relatives, and you’re ready to hit the road for Fair#eld. But before you rush o" and meet your new roommate, here’s a list you might want to con-

sider.

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Beardsley Zoo is a mere 15 minute drive away, offering a day to enjoy wildlife.

The Mirror | Freshman Orientation 2012Sports Page 14

Stags having standout summers

The Fairfield University Men’s Soccer Team had an in-credibly successful 2011 sea-son, winning the regular sea-son MAAC title, as well as the MAAC Tournament and mak-ing it to the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

A pivotal component to their success was rising senior goalkeeper, Michael O’Keeffe. And his talents didn’t go un-noticed back in his home country, New Zealand.

This summer, O’Keeffe has joined the New Zealand Un-der-23 “Oly -Whites,” with the hopes of being named to their 2012 Olympic Squad as well.

Things are slowly com-ing into place,” said O’Keeffe, “They name the squad within the next week and there have been games confirmed in Ja-

pan and possibly Korea, in Ko-rea, and United Arab Emirates in Austria.”

While O’Keeffe seems to be on track to have a busy sum-mer in London with the Oly-Whites, he still looks forward to the season ahead with the Stags.

“I will be looking forward to our schedule being released as it promises to be a tough one with teams wanting to play us because of our successes last year. I think we certainly can even do better than last year and go deep into the NCAA Tournament.” Said O’Keeffe.

So as the London Olym-pics begin in July, and Stags soccer begins in September, keep your eyes open for Mi-chael O’Keeffe, because he is a special athlete you won’t want to miss.

O'Keeffe called up to New Zealand U-23s

Men's Soccer's Ayris excells for FC London Baseball continues work during summer

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While Michael O’Keeffe has joined international play for the New Zealand Under-23’s, his Fairfield teammate,Jordan Ayris '15 is also doing big things.

Ayris, originally from Bic-ester, England, has joined the USL-Premier Development League’s Forest City London for summer play. FC London is based in London, Ontario, Canada.

At this point in the season, Ayris has racked up a total of 10 points, comprised of four goals and two assists within a span of the three games.

With these numbers, Ayris earned a spot on the PDL Team of the Week, for the week of June 11th. Ayris has also ris-en to be ranked 18th in the PDL for total points, and helped his team to be tied for first in the Great Lakes Division of the Central Conference.

For Fairfield, Ayris had a standout season, leading the team and all freshman in the

MAAC, in scoring HEAyris’ impressive sea-

son earned him the honor of MAAC-Rookie of the Year and a spot on the All-MAAC First-Team and All-MAAC Rookie Team.

With Ayris returning to build off his successful fresh-man campaign, the Stags will be one of the favorites to win the MAAC. The season will begin for the Stags on August 31st, when they head to Co-lumbia.

Even though Fair(eld’s baseball team saw a record breaking sea-son come to an abrupt end in the MAAC tournament, that doesn’t mean they’re done playing for the summer.

In fact, 16 of the returning 25 members of the Stags’ baseball team will be playing in summer leagues all over the East Coast this summer, and many of those leagues have featured players that now are playing in the majors.

Five Stags will be playing in the New England Collegiate Baseball League, one of whom for the sec-ond consecutive summer. Anthony Hajjar, the starting (rst baseman for Fair(eld, will be playing in league again for the Sanford Mainers. An-other Stag, EJ Ashwoth, will be join-ing him on the Mainers, as fresh-men Alex Witkus and Seb Salvo will be playing for the New Bedford Baysox and Jeremy Soule will be playing for the Mystic Schooners. )e league has produced play-ers such as Brian Wilson, Stephen Strasburg, Andrew Bailey and An-dre Ethier.

Freshmen pitchers Andrew

Gallagher and Kevin Weissheier will be playing in the Atlantic Col-legiate Baseball League, playing for the Southampton Breakers and the Sag Harbor Whalers, respectively. Former and current major leagu-ers Craig Biggio, Jamie Moyer and Mike Aviles have all played in the ACBL. Fellow freshman pitcher Ian Treser will play in the New York Collegiate Baseball League, which has featured major league pitch-ers Tim Hudson and Brad Lidge, as well as out(elder Hunter Pence.

Sophomore in(elder Sal Cic-cone will play for the Watertown Wizards of the Perfect Game Col-legiate Baseball League, which has 386 former members now play-ing in MLB, including Jon Lester, Prince Fielder, David Wright and Joey Votto.

Some other leagues where Stags will be playing this summer include the Futures Collegiate Baseball League, where Fair(eld’s Ryan Plourde, Billy Zolga, Kyle Capaldo, Chris Kalica and Tucker Panciera will play, as well as the Westchester Baseball Association and the Cranberry League in Mas-sachusetts, where Andrew Van Eyck and Christian Fox will play this summer.

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Sophomore Jordan Ayris has a busy summer.

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1. Women’s Soccer and Men’s Lacrosse led all of Fair-field, with each having 23 atheltes make the 3.0 Club (based on GPA)

2. Men’s Basketball’s three wins in the College Insider Tournament were the most postseason tournament wins by any team in school history.

3. Both Men’s and Women’s Basketball ended the sea-son with over 20 wins.

4. Men’s Soccer had eight players receive All-MAAC awards. 5. There are 11 Women’s Varsity Sports and 9 Men’s Var-sity Sports.

6. Most games are FREE!!

7. Men’s Club Sports: baseball, ice hockey, lacrosse, martial arts, rugby, sailing, skiing and snowboard, soccer, tennis, track, and volleyball

8. Women’s club sports: equestrian, ice hockey, martial arts, rugby, sailing, soccer, skiing and snowboard, tennis, track, and volleyball.

9. The Stags were awarded the MAAC Academy Bus Commissioners Cup, which is an award of overall excel-lence in the conference. They won both the overall Commis-sioner’s Cup as well as the men’s Commissioner’s Cup.

10. Fairfield won three MAAC Tournament Champion-ships this past season, in men’s soccer, men’s tennis, and women’s tennis. 11. All teams advanced to their respective conference championship this season!

12. As a program, Fairfield had a .609 winning percent-age, with 13 teams having a winning overall record.

13. Four Men’s Lacrosse members were awarded 2012 Division 1 NEILA All-New England Team honors. They were Brent Adams, Sam Snow, Brendan McTague, and Charlie Cipriano.

14. Men’s Basketball’s home games are played at Webster Bank Arena, a mere 10-minute bus ride away, which is free!

15. Women’s Lacrosse completed had their fifth consecu-tive unbeaten season in the MAAC.

16. Men’s Soccer’s Jordan Ayris, playing with the Pre-mier Development League team FC London, has scored four times in 188 minutes played to date, to earn a spot on the PDL Team of the Week.

17. Diver Ashlee Steinberger was named MAAC Wom-en’s Most OutstandingDiver in the MAAC Championships, becoming only the second ever Stag to win this award.

18. There are more than 25 intramural teams you can join!!

Stag FactsImportant facts you should know before becoming part of Stag Nation

Get To Know the MAACCanisius College

Location: Buffalo, NY

Mascot: Golden Griffin

Best Finish in the MAAC: Men: 2nd in baseball and swimming and diving Women: 2nd in lacrosse.

Iona CollegeLocation: New Rochelle, NY

Mascot: Gaels

Best Finish in the MAAC: Men:1st in basketball and cross country Women: 1st in cross country, softball and water polo

Loyola UniversityLocation: Baltimore, MD

Mascot: Greyhounds

Best Finish in the MAAC: Men:1st in men's golf Women: 2nd in women's tennis

*Loyola (like Fairfield) is in the ECAC for men's lacrosse. Loyola won the conference title and went on to win the National Championship over Maryland.Manhattan College

Location: New York, NY

Mascot: Jaspers

Best Finish in the MAAC: Men:1st in baseball and track and field Women: 2nd in track and field

Marist CollegeLocation: Poughkeepsie, NY

Mascot: Red Foxes

Best Finish in the MAAC: Men: 1st in tennis and rowing Women: 1st in basket-ball, soccer, and swimming

Niagara UniversityLocation:Lewiston, NY

Mascot: Purple Eagles

Best Finish in the MAAC: Men: 3rd in tennis Women: 1st in volleyball

Rider UniversityLocation: Lawrenceville, NJ

Mascot: Broncs

Best Finish in the MAAC: Men: 1st in swimming and diving Women: 2nd in swim-ming and diving

St. Peter's CollegeLocation: Jersey City, NJ

Mascot: Peacocks

Best Finish in the MAAC: Men: 2nd in golf Women: 1st in track and field

Siena CollegeLocation: Loudonville, NY

Mascot: Saints

Best Finish in the MAAC: Men: 6th in basketball, cross country, and tennis Women: 1st in golf.

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June 2012 Orientation

Stags moving fast after graduation

Mark Bordonaro was driv-ing to Chatham, Massachu-setts for practice with his Cape Cod League team when he got the call. After hanging up, he knew he had just tak-en his first step to playing in Major League Baseball.

Bordonaro was taken in the 25th round of the MLB First-Year Player Draft by the Seattle Mariners, becoming the 14th player in Fairfield history to be drafted. He is the first Fairfield draftee since 2010, when Rob Gari-ano was selected by the San Diego Padres in the 36th round.

“I thought I was going to go to the Red Sox or the Mets, and I had never talk-ed to Seattle that much,” said Bordonaro, “but I got a call from Seattle giving me a pretty good offer, and the next thing I know my name pops up on the screen, and I had been drafted.”

Bordonaro was one of the Stag’s most accomplished pitchers during his three years at Fairfield. His 65 ca-

reer appearances ranks sec-ond all-time in Fairfield his-tory, and second in saves with 12. Over his three years, Bordonaro accumulated a 12-9 record, with 104 strike-outs in 131.1 innings.

“I think that the best thing that happened to me, going to Fairfield, was getting play-ing time immediately, help-ing me get better right away when I got there, as opposed to a bigger school where I’d sit out my first year and slowly work my way in,” said Bordonaro.

Bordonaro made his debut with the Mariner’s Class-A affiliate, the Everett AquaSox, on June 19, giving up one run on three hits in one inning of work. He will spend the summer with the AquaSox, followed by a trip down to the Mariner’s Spring Training facility in the fall to work out with major league coaches and scouts.

He will look to become the first Fairfield player to appear in a major league game since 1984, when former Fairfield pitcher Keefe Cato appeared in eight games that year for the Cincinnati Reds.

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Baseball's Bordonaro signs with Mariners

Sanders is still going strong

If you are on Twitter and you don’t yet follow Stags-MensBball or StagBrag (which is a must for a Stag sports fan on Twitter), you might not know that former Fairfield basketball player Rakim Sanders has had a busy couple of days.

If you search #RaktheN-BA on Twitter, you’ll see all sorts of Tweets talking about Sanders working out with the Los Angeles Clip-pers. The Clippers, who are deciding who they want to take beginning with the 53rd (their first) pick in the NBA draft, held workouts on June 15th with six players, one of which was Sanders.

Sanders will enter the draft coming off of an im-pressive senior campaign in which he averaged 8.2 rebounds-per-game, 16.6 points-per-game, and shot 50 percent from the field.

This was only Sanders’ first season with the Stags, using his first three years of eligibility as a Boston Col-lege Eagle. With the Eagles, Sanders accumulated 1048 points, 377 rebounds, and averaged 43 percent from the

field in the three seasons. After the 2009-2010 sea-

son, Sanders transferred to Fairfield, where he had to sit out one season for transfer-ring to another Division 1 program, and began his final season as a Stag for 2011-2012.

If Sanders is to be chosen by the Clippers in the NBA Draft, he will be the four-teenth Stage to be drafter or signed to play for an NBA team. Most recently, in 2005 Deng Gai was signed to the Philadelphia 76ers, though he now plays in the Lithu-anian Basketball League,

On June 28th when the NBA Draft begins, Stags ev-erywhere will be watching to see how Rakim Sanders fares, and hopefully will come together to get #Rak-theNBA trending on Twit-ter.

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Baseball's Mark Bordonaro throws out a pitch in a game this season.

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Sanders goes for the dunk as the Stags take on Manhattan, making for an intense game.

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