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BEST&WORST
OF FAIRFIELD 2003
You voted. The results are in.
Find out who won and who lost in our annual
Fairfield survey. See the B section.
Plus there's more online! Visit www.fairfieldmirror.com
The
December IK 2003 - Vol. 29, Iss. 14 Newspaper
Arson hits Claver lounge Trash can and sofa set on fire;
investigation continuing
BY ASHLEIGH EGAN
Shortly after midnight Dec. 9, the fire
alarms went off in Claver Hall. As students
were forced outside into the frigid snowy
weather, they were surprised to find out
that this was not another false alarm, but
an actual fire.
According to Mike Lauzon, assistant
director of Fairfield security, the security
office got the call to Claver at 12:09 a.m.
Sunday morning to what students described
as a fire in the second floor lounge of the
building.
Lauzon added that the fire is currently
under investigation by the Fairfield Police
Department as well as Fairfield security, and
therefore details cannot be disclosed until
after the investigation is complete.
Fairfield Fire Chief Richard Felner
stated that they received an alarm at
12:19 a.m. on Dec. 9 to a fire on the second
floor lounge. Upon arrival the firefighters
searched for occupants on the first and sec-ond
floors and came upon a smoke condition
on the second floor, but Felner said the fire
was under control due to the activation of
the sprinkler system.
"The sprinkler system put the fire under
control," said Felner. "The damage would
have been much worse had the building not
had sprinklers."
Upon primary investigation Felner
stated that it appeared that a sofa and the
contents of a trash can had been deliberately
set on fire. An RA also reported a student
had used a dry chemical extinguisher in an
attempt to put out the fire.
Security officers left Claver shortly
after 2 a.m., around the same time when
the fire marshal allowed students back into
the building.
SEE "CLAVER" ON P. 4
SLIPPERY SLOPE
Elizabeth Cooper/The Mirror
Slushy path: A student trudges her way through the snow-covered walkways to the library Tuesday after
last weekend's snowstorm. Days after the storm, campus pathways and roads are still covered in snow
and ice, making walking to class difficult.
EXPANDED COVERAGE
Students weigh in on 1 Alison Marshall plows her I Editorial: School must do
school's snow removal 1 way through the snow 1 more during blizzards
Page 3 1 Page 10 Page 12
Fisher investigation
stalled; info needed
BY JESSICA HOLMBERG
While the Fairfield com-munity
continues to mourn the
death of Mark Fisher '06, no
one has been charged with his
murder and the New York Po-lice
Department's investigation
has come to a halt.
Fisher's parents, Michael
and Nancy, and friends at Fair-field
are asking students to come
forward with any information
that may aid the police in its in-vestigation
to find Mark's killer.
"The police still need more
answers," said Michael Fisher.
"They need someone to come
forward and to be as honest as
possible, even if they would like
to remain anonymous."
Police have since arrested
Brooklyn resident Jesse Wenzle,
21, on Oct. 24 for having un-
FISHER
registered weapons, but police
believed that Wenzle was not
Fisher's murderer.
"Right now, he's just been
charged with weapons possession
in the third and fourth degree,"
NYPD Detective Price, Deputy
Commissioner Public Informa-tion,
told reporters.
SEE "FISHER'S" ON P. 5
Fairfield's security cameras
now airing on campus TV
BY LAURA PFEIFER
Fairfield University's secu-rity
department issued a state-ment
recently announcing the
campus-wide broadcast of the
school's Closed Circuit Televi-sion
cameras on channel 108.
CCTV cameras are strategi-cally
positioned throughout cam-pus
to monitor activity. The uni-versity
has been using the system
since 1998, which is used to deter
criminal activity and aid in investi-gations
when crime occurs.
According to Frank Ficko,
associate director of security,
the cameras are used in a profes-sional
manner at all times.
"I have never heard of a com-plaint
from a parent, but a Mirror
article a few years ago indicated
some students' concern over 'Big
Brother' watching," Ficko said.
SEE "STUDENTS" ON P. 4
Object Description
| Title | Mirror - Vol. 29, No. 14 - December 11, 2003 |
| Date | December 11 2003 |
| Description | [PLEASE NOTE: this newspaper contains an insert for the Best and Worst of Fairfield 2003; the volume number on the insert was mistakenly printed as Vol. 26. We have kept the original newspaper volume and issue number for indexing purposes.] 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 | MIR20031211 |
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| Title | Page 1 |
| SearchData | BEST&WORST OF FAIRFIELD 2003 You voted. The results are in. Find out who won and who lost in our annual Fairfield survey. See the B section. Plus there's more online! Visit www.fairfieldmirror.com The December IK 2003 - Vol. 29, Iss. 14 Newspaper Arson hits Claver lounge Trash can and sofa set on fire; investigation continuing BY ASHLEIGH EGAN Shortly after midnight Dec. 9, the fire alarms went off in Claver Hall. As students were forced outside into the frigid snowy weather, they were surprised to find out that this was not another false alarm, but an actual fire. According to Mike Lauzon, assistant director of Fairfield security, the security office got the call to Claver at 12:09 a.m. Sunday morning to what students described as a fire in the second floor lounge of the building. Lauzon added that the fire is currently under investigation by the Fairfield Police Department as well as Fairfield security, and therefore details cannot be disclosed until after the investigation is complete. Fairfield Fire Chief Richard Felner stated that they received an alarm at 12:19 a.m. on Dec. 9 to a fire on the second floor lounge. Upon arrival the firefighters searched for occupants on the first and sec-ond floors and came upon a smoke condition on the second floor, but Felner said the fire was under control due to the activation of the sprinkler system. "The sprinkler system put the fire under control," said Felner. "The damage would have been much worse had the building not had sprinklers." Upon primary investigation Felner stated that it appeared that a sofa and the contents of a trash can had been deliberately set on fire. An RA also reported a student had used a dry chemical extinguisher in an attempt to put out the fire. Security officers left Claver shortly after 2 a.m., around the same time when the fire marshal allowed students back into the building. SEE "CLAVER" ON P. 4 SLIPPERY SLOPE Elizabeth Cooper/The Mirror Slushy path: A student trudges her way through the snow-covered walkways to the library Tuesday after last weekend's snowstorm. Days after the storm, campus pathways and roads are still covered in snow and ice, making walking to class difficult. EXPANDED COVERAGE Students weigh in on 1 Alison Marshall plows her I Editorial: School must do school's snow removal 1 way through the snow 1 more during blizzards Page 3 1 Page 10 Page 12 Fisher investigation stalled; info needed BY JESSICA HOLMBERG While the Fairfield com-munity continues to mourn the death of Mark Fisher '06, no one has been charged with his murder and the New York Po-lice Department's investigation has come to a halt. Fisher's parents, Michael and Nancy, and friends at Fair-field are asking students to come forward with any information that may aid the police in its in-vestigation to find Mark's killer. "The police still need more answers," said Michael Fisher. "They need someone to come forward and to be as honest as possible, even if they would like to remain anonymous." Police have since arrested Brooklyn resident Jesse Wenzle, 21, on Oct. 24 for having un- FISHER registered weapons, but police believed that Wenzle was not Fisher's murderer. "Right now, he's just been charged with weapons possession in the third and fourth degree," NYPD Detective Price, Deputy Commissioner Public Informa-tion, told reporters. SEE "FISHER'S" ON P. 5 Fairfield's security cameras now airing on campus TV BY LAURA PFEIFER Fairfield University's secu-rity department issued a state-ment recently announcing the campus-wide broadcast of the school's Closed Circuit Televi-sion cameras on channel 108. CCTV cameras are strategi-cally positioned throughout cam-pus to monitor activity. The uni-versity has been using the system since 1998, which is used to deter criminal activity and aid in investi-gations when crime occurs. According to Frank Ficko, associate director of security, the cameras are used in a profes-sional manner at all times. "I have never heard of a com-plaint from a parent, but a Mirror article a few years ago indicated some students' concern over 'Big Brother' watching," Ficko said. SEE "STUDENTS" ON P. 4 |