Mirror - Vol. 28, No. 12 - December 05, 2002

              Fairfield
December 5, 2002 - Vol. 28, Iss. 12 MIRROR University
elebrating 25 Years of Publication
Jogues Hall smoke bomb causes evacuation
BY MIKE PIGNATARO
If you've ever lived in Jogues
Hall, most likely you've experi-enced
several fire alarms. The resi-dence
hall's history of being noto-rious
for fires continued Monday
night when a smoke bomb was ig-nited
on the second floor.
At 10:44 p.m. the security de-partment
was notified of the inci-dent
that occurred on the male side
of the second floor. The Fairfield
Fire Department responded to
what has been referred to as an
"ongoing prank" between two of
the rooms in the residence hall.
Greg Gargiulo '06, a first-floor
resident, admitted to The
Mirror throwing the smoke bomb
into the second floor room, after
the residents of that room had done
the same thing to his room the prior
night, but without incident.
"Basically it was an ongoing
joke between the rooms. I didn't
expect the fire alarm to go off,"
Gargiulo said. "It was a joke to
the room that escalated much fur-ther."
Allison Lebonitte, RHC of
Jogues Hall, said everyone was
lucky the situation wasn't even
worse.
"We should all be thankful
that nothing more did happen and
a real fire didn't start," Lebonitte
said. "I think everyone can learn
from his (Gargiulo's) mistake. I
mean we're dealing with some 200
students. An incident like this puts
many others' lives at stake."
The security department said
the suspect, who was later identi-fied
by The Mirror as Gargiulo,
was cooperative and immediately
admitted to the incident. Gargiulo
told The Mirror that he has been
told to meet with the dean of stu-dents
Wednesday for disciplinary
action.
Most Jogues residents were
displeased with the situation that
SEE "JOGUES" ON P. 6
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READY FOR THE MAAC
Chris Donato/The Mirror
Gearing up: Tyquawn Goode, '05, dribbles the ball down the court during the men's basket-ball
team's first game against Harvard earlier this year. The team is prepared for their first
MAAC game tonight at 7:30 at the Arena at Harbor Yard. For more, see page 16.
Faculty member recalls Holocaust experience
BY CHRIS DONATO
To laugh at success is a true tes-tament
to the humility of a human's
character. For Jay Sommer, professor
of Hebrew and Russian languages at
Fairfield University, success used to
be something unimaginable, but today
it is the best way to describe his life.
In a speech Sommer recently
gave to a group of about 50 students
and admirers on Nov. 21, he described
what it was like growing up in a world
full of hate. Being brought up in
Czechoslovakia during the rise of
Nazi Germany was difficult for
Sommer's Jewish family, surrounded
by poverty and religious persecution.
Sommer said his mother, who
was the backbone of the family, has
been his life-long hero. She was the
one who gave Sommer the strength he
would later need to overcome great
hardships. "We laughed at poverty,
some of the things I speak of today
SEE "SOMMER" ON P. 5 SOMMER
Ignatian College
building steam
BY ZACK FINLEY
From the outside, Loyola Hall looks
like any other residence hall on campus. On
the inside, however, exists a completely dif-ferent
scene.
Loyola is now the home to Fairfield's
Ignatian Residential College. Inspirational
quotes greet the sophomore students of the
college as they embark on their intellectual
journey here at Fairfield, and framed art-work
graces the walls of the hallways.
There is more to the educational expe-rience
in the Ignatian Residential college
then just teaching the mind. "The goal of
the Ignatian College is to not only educate
the student's mind," said Therese Lederer,
associate director of the college, "But to also
educate the spirit of the student. That is one
of the foundations of the Jesuit education,
and we feel it is an intricate part of our sys-tem
here."
When the Ignatian College took over
Loyola Hall this past summer, plans for a
classroom on the second floor and a plush
common area for the residents to convene
were created. However, already in Decem-ber,
the lounge is yet to be completed and
the classroom was just recently finished.
"We wanted to have weekly dinners for the
students to come and hear a guest speaker
talk about a certain career vocation while in
the lounge," said Lederer. "We didn't have
the space this semester, but it will be a big
part of next semester."
"I think that it is great having the com-mons
as a place for everyone to meet," said
Chris Taggart, '05. "And having a classroom
located in Loyola is great because we can
walk down the hall and be at class."
As the semester comes to an end, and
SEE "FIRST" ON P. 6
BOTTOMS UP
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Four local watering
holes are reviewed
for those of legal age
and open wallet.
Drink responsibly!
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Watch for the new Mirror special:
"When £4f+or* A+tacfr.'"
BEST & WORST
OF FAIRFIELD 2002
Debuts December 12.
TOWN MAYER
The Mirror snags
an interview with
rising pop star
and platinum artist
John Mayer
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