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ORIENTATION ISSUE The State budget crisis puts financial aid at risk Despite massive state bud-get deficits that forced hundreds of thousands of dollars to be cut out of financial aid budgets of private universities throughout Connecticut, Fairfield University has minimized the losses from the cuts but is still vul-nerable as the state legislature en-ters special session to pass a bud-get by the end of June. As reported in The Mirror on Feb. 20, 2003 (available online at www.fairfieldmirror.com), state budget deficits amounting to about $2 billion over the next two years resulted in a 15 percent cut to the Connecticut Independent Colleges Students, or CICS (pronounced "kicks") grant program. Fairfield's share of the shortfall was just un-der $300,000, but the university re-couped money for the program by redirecting resources to financial aid after cutting the football and ice hockey programs earlier this year. Susan Kadir, director of the Financial Aid program, was cau-tiously optimistic about the current budget deliberations in Hartford. "The Appropriations Com-mittee has recommended to the legislature that they do level fund- BY ETHAN FRY ing for CICS," said Kadir. If such funding is approved, said Kadir, CICS money will be distributed based on the number of Connecti-cut residents who attend each school on a full-time basis. Based on current budget de-liberations, Kadir said that Fairfield still stands to lose $100,000 in funding, and that number could go up to $400,000 if more cuts are made. Judy Greiman, president of the Connecticut Conference of In-dependent Colleges, was also op-timistic. "While you never know what will happen until the negotiations are all over and the budget is finally signed by the governor, I think that our message has gotten through and that many of our supporters in the legislature have been asking that our cut be minimized," Greiman said. "We will keep working over the next few weeks to make sure that we hold onto the money." Greiman also noted that the budget passed by the democrat-led legislature and subsequently ve-toed by Gov. John G. Rowland "in-cluded an additional $3 million in CICS funding than had been in the governor's original budget." "If the governor had signed this budget," Greiman said, "the program would only have sus-tained an $800,000 cut rather than the originally proposed $3.8 mil-lion cut. Because of the veto, there will need to be a special session to complete the budget work." Asked if students or parents could do anything to help mini-mize the budget cuts, Greiman said, "Letters to legislators con-tinue to be helpful. Students and their parents can go to our Web site to send letters to the six key lead-ers and the state budget chief en-couraging them to keep our money in the next budget." The Web site is http:// capwiz.com/theccic/issues/alert/ ?alertid=2010546&type=CU Overall, Kadir said the finan-cial aid staff is doing everything they can to minimize the effect of the budget cuts, but it is an uphill battle. "We're never funded enough to give grants to all students dem-onstrating need," said Kadir. "Un-fortunately, this year the funds went quickly." Student ID continues to become more useful on campus BY KEITH WHAMOND From buying sushi at the Stag diner to getting into a dorm building right before the 11 p.m. cut off, the Stag Card is one of the most vital of all the accessories used by a Fairfield University student. Soon, Fairfield will add one more func-tion to the already long list of Stag Card uses: printing papers at the library. Starting this fall, the University plans on having students use their Stag Card whenever they print a document from the Nyselius Library, and eventually from the many computer labs on campus. The plan is to install a "printer man-agement system" to control the amount pa-per used by each student for printing docu-ments. A card reader will be installed on all the printers in the library, which will require every student to swipe their card each time they print a document from one of the li-brary computers. Budget permitting, the card readers will also be installed in each of the computer labs on campus by the fall. Mirror file photo Being carded: Dining dollars can be used in places like the Stag for food purchases. "Currently, it's a work in progress," said Michael Tortora, the coordinator of Informa-tion Systems for Student Services. "Students will print their paper from the computer, swipe their card, and the paper will print." Students will have an as-yet undeter-mined set number of printouts per semes-ter. After the student has gone over that limit, the student will be charged a "nominal" fee to their Stag Bucks credit, according to Tortora. The Stag Card has taken on a number of different roles over the recent past, with its functions growing more and more seem-ingly each semester. Three years ago, the Stag card was lim-ited to building access and food at the caf-eterias and snack bars. Now the card is usable at vending ma-chines, and money has been split into two categories: Dining Dollars, which is for food at the establishments on campus, and Stag Bucks, which can be used for spending in the bookstore. In addition, Fairfield will inaugurate the vending of newspapers for the Stag Card next semester. Newspaper machines will be set up in Jogues and Loyola halls, allowing students to swipe their cards in order to re-ceive a complementary newspaper. Some of the newspapers available in the offer include The New York Times and the Connecticut Post.
Object Description
Title | Mirror - Vol. 29, No. 01 - June 01, 2003 |
Date | June 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. |
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. |
Identifier | MIR20030601 |
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Title | Page 1 |
SearchData | ORIENTATION ISSUE The State budget crisis puts financial aid at risk Despite massive state bud-get deficits that forced hundreds of thousands of dollars to be cut out of financial aid budgets of private universities throughout Connecticut, Fairfield University has minimized the losses from the cuts but is still vul-nerable as the state legislature en-ters special session to pass a bud-get by the end of June. As reported in The Mirror on Feb. 20, 2003 (available online at www.fairfieldmirror.com), state budget deficits amounting to about $2 billion over the next two years resulted in a 15 percent cut to the Connecticut Independent Colleges Students, or CICS (pronounced "kicks") grant program. Fairfield's share of the shortfall was just un-der $300,000, but the university re-couped money for the program by redirecting resources to financial aid after cutting the football and ice hockey programs earlier this year. Susan Kadir, director of the Financial Aid program, was cau-tiously optimistic about the current budget deliberations in Hartford. "The Appropriations Com-mittee has recommended to the legislature that they do level fund- BY ETHAN FRY ing for CICS," said Kadir. If such funding is approved, said Kadir, CICS money will be distributed based on the number of Connecti-cut residents who attend each school on a full-time basis. Based on current budget de-liberations, Kadir said that Fairfield still stands to lose $100,000 in funding, and that number could go up to $400,000 if more cuts are made. Judy Greiman, president of the Connecticut Conference of In-dependent Colleges, was also op-timistic. "While you never know what will happen until the negotiations are all over and the budget is finally signed by the governor, I think that our message has gotten through and that many of our supporters in the legislature have been asking that our cut be minimized," Greiman said. "We will keep working over the next few weeks to make sure that we hold onto the money." Greiman also noted that the budget passed by the democrat-led legislature and subsequently ve-toed by Gov. John G. Rowland "in-cluded an additional $3 million in CICS funding than had been in the governor's original budget." "If the governor had signed this budget," Greiman said, "the program would only have sus-tained an $800,000 cut rather than the originally proposed $3.8 mil-lion cut. Because of the veto, there will need to be a special session to complete the budget work." Asked if students or parents could do anything to help mini-mize the budget cuts, Greiman said, "Letters to legislators con-tinue to be helpful. Students and their parents can go to our Web site to send letters to the six key lead-ers and the state budget chief en-couraging them to keep our money in the next budget." The Web site is http:// capwiz.com/theccic/issues/alert/ ?alertid=2010546&type=CU Overall, Kadir said the finan-cial aid staff is doing everything they can to minimize the effect of the budget cuts, but it is an uphill battle. "We're never funded enough to give grants to all students dem-onstrating need," said Kadir. "Un-fortunately, this year the funds went quickly." Student ID continues to become more useful on campus BY KEITH WHAMOND From buying sushi at the Stag diner to getting into a dorm building right before the 11 p.m. cut off, the Stag Card is one of the most vital of all the accessories used by a Fairfield University student. Soon, Fairfield will add one more func-tion to the already long list of Stag Card uses: printing papers at the library. Starting this fall, the University plans on having students use their Stag Card whenever they print a document from the Nyselius Library, and eventually from the many computer labs on campus. The plan is to install a "printer man-agement system" to control the amount pa-per used by each student for printing docu-ments. A card reader will be installed on all the printers in the library, which will require every student to swipe their card each time they print a document from one of the li-brary computers. Budget permitting, the card readers will also be installed in each of the computer labs on campus by the fall. Mirror file photo Being carded: Dining dollars can be used in places like the Stag for food purchases. "Currently, it's a work in progress," said Michael Tortora, the coordinator of Informa-tion Systems for Student Services. "Students will print their paper from the computer, swipe their card, and the paper will print." Students will have an as-yet undeter-mined set number of printouts per semes-ter. After the student has gone over that limit, the student will be charged a "nominal" fee to their Stag Bucks credit, according to Tortora. The Stag Card has taken on a number of different roles over the recent past, with its functions growing more and more seem-ingly each semester. Three years ago, the Stag card was lim-ited to building access and food at the caf-eterias and snack bars. Now the card is usable at vending ma-chines, and money has been split into two categories: Dining Dollars, which is for food at the establishments on campus, and Stag Bucks, which can be used for spending in the bookstore. In addition, Fairfield will inaugurate the vending of newspapers for the Stag Card next semester. Newspaper machines will be set up in Jogues and Loyola halls, allowing students to swipe their cards in order to re-ceive a complementary newspaper. Some of the newspapers available in the offer include The New York Times and the Connecticut Post. |