Mirror - Vol. 30, No. 07 - October 21, 2004

              The Fairfield that used to be
Stories from a time when girls were not allowed
and the beach was a bonfire bonanza. Page 12
The
Laptop thefts rampant both on and off campus
BY TRISH MCGAHAN
This past week Fairfield University's department of
public safety posted notices on StagWeb and throughout
campus notifying students of several laptop thefts on and
off campus.
According to Frank Ficko, associate director of public
safety, the university was first notified about the thefts by
the Fairfield Police Department.
"When we were notified by Fairfield Police of thefts of
laptops at five houses on the beach, we followed up on some
leads," Ficko said. "Since then there have been several more
thefts on and off campus."
Lindsay Anderson '05, who lives at the Guy's Dupe
on Lantern Point, was one of the students whose house was
targeted.
Three laptops were stolen from her house while her and
her housemates were all out at various places for no more
than a half hour.
"Our house was empty for about 30 minutes when one
of my housemates came home with her boyfriend and saw
a man outside our window," Anderson said.
According to Anderson, whose housemate notified
the police immediately, the man was wearing a navy blue
sweatshirt, glasses, and had a goatee.
"In total, eight laptops from beach houses and eight
laptops from campus residences have been stolen," Ficko
said. "Several thefts have been reported in residence halls
and two at the townhouses."
SEE "STUDENTS" ON P. 6 Maura Heenan/The Mirror
Laptops lost: Many computers have been stolen.
BIRD WATCHING
Chris Donato/The Mirror
Play on words: Theatre Fairfield will be performing Aristophanes' "The Birds" this
weekend at the PepsiCo Theatre. For more, read "The Birds Fly" on p. 9.
One year later: Fisher death still
remains unsolved
BY STEVEN M. ANDREWS
Just a little more than one year ago, Mark
Fisher was a former football player and sophomore
at Fairfield University who friends and teammates
regarded as a great friend and person.
However, after a night of partying in New York
City with several friends from Fairfield his life was cut
short by a killer who remains free, despite a mounting
pile of evidence and short list of suspects.
"We have no results, we're hoping that soon we
hear something," said his mother, Nancy Fisher. "We
just want closure."
That closure may be coming
one step closer with the recent arrest
of one of the men police had been
searching for in relation to Fisher's
death. John Guica, 20, who hosted
the party where Fisher, 19, was last
seen alive, was arrested at the begin
ning of the month on unrelated dru<
charges and for wearing a bulletproof
vest, according to the New York Post. Charges are still
pending, but Guica was also arrested last summer for
SEE "SUSPECT" ON P. 6
FISHER
Four injured in
Clubhouse shooting
BY TRISH MCGAHAN
With no caution tape, no po-lice
notices, and no signs of fear
in the neighborhood, business
was usual at the Clubhouse Cafe,
a popular Fairfield University
bar, on Tuesday afternoon, just
62 hours after a drive-by shooting
early Sunday morning left four
people injured, one critically.
The Connecticut Post reported
Tuesday that four people were shot
walking out of the bar, located on
Wood Avenue in Bridgeport, just
after 1:30 a.m. when a car drove
by and the people inside it began
firing shots at the victims.
Stefan Bagley, 22, is listed in
critical condition at St. Vincent's
Medical Center due to a gunshot
wound to the head. A 21-year-old
Bridgeport man was shot
in the right thigh, a 24-year-old
woman suffered a bullet graze to
her forehead and a 21-year-old
Bridgeport man was struck in the
right forearm.
All three were treated at the
hospital and later released, accord-ing
to the Connecticut Post.
The bartender at the Club-house
Cafe declined to comment
on the incident or the safety of the
establishment.
Fairfield University Depart-ment
of Public Safety is aware of
the incident and advises students
to use caution.
"We urge students to stay
close to campus, go in groups
if you do leave campus, and to
avoid confrontation," said Frank
Ficko, associate director^ of public
safety.
FUSA President Paul Duffy
'05 is concerned for the safety of
Fairfield students.
"Thankfully, they were not
Fairfield students," Duffy said.
"However, they were all in their
early 20's."
FUSA, Wellness and
Prevention, and Public Safe-ty
have sent out a notice to
all the student body, with a
copy of the article regarding
the situation from the Con-necticut
Post, so all of us
will be well informed of the
tragic events that occurred,"
Duffy said.
Chris Donato/The Mirror
The Clubhouse Cafe: The site of a
drive-by shooting. SEE "SHOOTING" ON P. 7