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LIFE'S A BEACH
A history of beach houses
and their colorful names
Page 9
'REAL'BAD
Reality film on Spring Break
mankind's worst mistake
Page 12
The
Mav I, 2003 -Vol. 2%, Iss. 26
Students cram in for Spam Jam
BY JAKE PIERSON
Beer, friends, partying and alcohol be-ing
poured out. Sounds like a normal week-end
at Fairfield, and May Day Weekend at
Spam Jam was no exception.
"We did dump out three or four par-tially
filled kegs," said Jonathan Stark, Resi-dence
Area Coordinator for the townhouses
and apartments and coordinator of Spam
Jam.
University Administrators wanted the
event to be fully cleaned up at 5 p.m., ac-cording
to Stark. The only way that could
be accomplished, he said, was to begin
cleaning up earlier than 5 p.m., which was
SEE "SPAM" ON P. 6
EDITORIAL
It's good, but could
be better
Page 15
COMMENTARY
Fight the injunction
Page 16
Carleigh Brower/The Mirror
Jam-packed: Hundreds of students attended Sunday's Spam Jam.
Close to home
Sexual misconduct by
clergy surfaced over the last few
years at an alarming rate. Something you
would never want to think happens close to home.
Think again.
Fairfield Prep, regarded by
some as the best college prepara-tory
school in Connecticut, has
recently revealed that two former
Jesuit teachers have been accused
of sexual misconduct.
Rev. Edmund Power and Rev.
James Pratt have been accused of
sexual misconduct' incidents that
date back 20 and 30 years, accord-ing
to a letter from Fairfield Prep
President Rev. Michael G.
Boughton, S.J. that was sent in
March to parents and alumni.
"We are committed to care-fully
and completely reviewing the
allegations and will cooperate fully
with appropriate authorities,"
Boughton wrote in the letter.
Boughton did not write in the
letter whether or not the incidents
occurred at Prep.
Boughton wrote, '"I have re-viewed
the files regarding Fr.
Power's and Fr. Pratt's tenure at
Fairfield Prep and found no alle-gations
against either priest prior
to his assignment to the school nor
any other allegations of miscon-duct
made against either indi-vidual
during or after his tenure
here."
No further statements can be
made by Prep because of the on-going
litigation between the par-ties
involved, according to Direc-tor
ofAlumni Relations and Com-munication
Joe Miller. He also
would not confirm nor deny
whether the incidents occurred at
Prep.
Fr. Power served as a chaplain
and teacher at the school from
1962 to 1965 and from 1968 to
1976, before dying of a heart at-tack
in 1976.
University Executive to the
President Rev. Charles Allen. S.J.
knew Powers from the
seminary, and was surprised
to hear the allegation.
"1 was very much surprised.
These are emotional times where
many accusations are getting
thrown out," Fr. Allen said*. "I
wasn't with him twenty-four
seven, so I can't account for all of
his actions. But how can you pin
down something that happened 30
years ago?"
"Anyone who knew him, loved
him," Fr. Allen added. "Anyone
you talk to would say he was a
great guy."
As a Jesuit seminarian, Fr.
Pratt taught at Prep from 1981 to
1983. Pratt, who has been a cam-pus
minister at Vanderbilt Univer-sity
since 1996, has recently been
placed on administrative leave
SEE "DOLAN" O\ I\ 6
SNAPSHOT
Damage by
building
Page 6
Students rack up
$50,000
in dorm damage
BY ALISHA HOLLAND
For upperclassmen, the scene
is all too familiar. It's summer-time
for carefree days, spending
time with friends, hanging out at
the beach-and then comes the fall
tuition bill.
And to top
it all off, in-cluded
on the
bill are the fees
for housing
damages from
the previous year. For some, these
charges are no small chunk of
change.
According to Gary
Stephenson, director of housing
operations, the campus-wide bill
for damages last year totaled al-most
$180,000. This total includes
both common area damages,
which are divided among all resi-dents
of a building, and individual
room damages.
As of April 25, Campion is
leading the way with common area
damages, with a total of $9,203.55.
Gonzaga Hall is fourth, with
$7,034.63 in common area dam-ages
so far. However, Gonzaga has
seen the most problematic dam-ages
this year, according to
Stephenson.
In the past semester, five sinks
have been ripped out of the wall
there, said Jon Kugler '04, a resi-dent
assistant in the building.
The total cost of about $7,000
doesn't include the charges for
these actions, said Stephenson.
Once added in, Gonzaga will most
likely be the dorm with the high-est
charges for the year.
SEE "DOLAN" ON P. 6
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| Title | Mirror - Vol. 28, No. 26 - May 01, 2003 |
| Date | May 01 2003 |
| 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. |
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| Publisher | Fairfield University |
| Place of Publication | Fairfield, Conn. |
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| SearchData | LIFE'S A BEACH A history of beach houses and their colorful names Page 9 'REAL'BAD Reality film on Spring Break mankind's worst mistake Page 12 The Mav I, 2003 -Vol. 2%, Iss. 26 Students cram in for Spam Jam BY JAKE PIERSON Beer, friends, partying and alcohol be-ing poured out. Sounds like a normal week-end at Fairfield, and May Day Weekend at Spam Jam was no exception. "We did dump out three or four par-tially filled kegs," said Jonathan Stark, Resi-dence Area Coordinator for the townhouses and apartments and coordinator of Spam Jam. University Administrators wanted the event to be fully cleaned up at 5 p.m., ac-cording to Stark. The only way that could be accomplished, he said, was to begin cleaning up earlier than 5 p.m., which was SEE "SPAM" ON P. 6 EDITORIAL It's good, but could be better Page 15 COMMENTARY Fight the injunction Page 16 Carleigh Brower/The Mirror Jam-packed: Hundreds of students attended Sunday's Spam Jam. Close to home Sexual misconduct by clergy surfaced over the last few years at an alarming rate. Something you would never want to think happens close to home. Think again. Fairfield Prep, regarded by some as the best college prepara-tory school in Connecticut, has recently revealed that two former Jesuit teachers have been accused of sexual misconduct. Rev. Edmund Power and Rev. James Pratt have been accused of sexual misconduct' incidents that date back 20 and 30 years, accord-ing to a letter from Fairfield Prep President Rev. Michael G. Boughton, S.J. that was sent in March to parents and alumni. "We are committed to care-fully and completely reviewing the allegations and will cooperate fully with appropriate authorities," Boughton wrote in the letter. Boughton did not write in the letter whether or not the incidents occurred at Prep. Boughton wrote, '"I have re-viewed the files regarding Fr. Power's and Fr. Pratt's tenure at Fairfield Prep and found no alle-gations against either priest prior to his assignment to the school nor any other allegations of miscon-duct made against either indi-vidual during or after his tenure here." No further statements can be made by Prep because of the on-going litigation between the par-ties involved, according to Direc-tor ofAlumni Relations and Com-munication Joe Miller. He also would not confirm nor deny whether the incidents occurred at Prep. Fr. Power served as a chaplain and teacher at the school from 1962 to 1965 and from 1968 to 1976, before dying of a heart at-tack in 1976. University Executive to the President Rev. Charles Allen. S.J. knew Powers from the seminary, and was surprised to hear the allegation. "1 was very much surprised. These are emotional times where many accusations are getting thrown out," Fr. Allen said*. "I wasn't with him twenty-four seven, so I can't account for all of his actions. But how can you pin down something that happened 30 years ago?" "Anyone who knew him, loved him," Fr. Allen added. "Anyone you talk to would say he was a great guy." As a Jesuit seminarian, Fr. Pratt taught at Prep from 1981 to 1983. Pratt, who has been a cam-pus minister at Vanderbilt Univer-sity since 1996, has recently been placed on administrative leave SEE "DOLAN" O\ I\ 6 SNAPSHOT Damage by building Page 6 Students rack up $50,000 in dorm damage BY ALISHA HOLLAND For upperclassmen, the scene is all too familiar. It's summer-time for carefree days, spending time with friends, hanging out at the beach-and then comes the fall tuition bill. And to top it all off, in-cluded on the bill are the fees for housing damages from the previous year. For some, these charges are no small chunk of change. According to Gary Stephenson, director of housing operations, the campus-wide bill for damages last year totaled al-most $180,000. This total includes both common area damages, which are divided among all resi-dents of a building, and individual room damages. As of April 25, Campion is leading the way with common area damages, with a total of $9,203.55. Gonzaga Hall is fourth, with $7,034.63 in common area dam-ages so far. However, Gonzaga has seen the most problematic dam-ages this year, according to Stephenson. In the past semester, five sinks have been ripped out of the wall there, said Jon Kugler '04, a resi-dent assistant in the building. The total cost of about $7,000 doesn't include the charges for these actions, said Stephenson. Once added in, Gonzaga will most likely be the dorm with the high-est charges for the year. SEE "DOLAN" ON P. 6 |