Mirror - Vol. 30, No. 08 - October 28, 2004

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Student input lacking on many committees
BY ERIN GRAY
Fairfield students never seem to be
without an opinion about how this school
is managed. Yet, with the abundance of
opinions, ideas and recommendations for the
administration, students are missingone of
their greatest opportunities to be heard.
About a dozen faculty committees on
campus have spots reserved for students.
Yet in recent years, including this one, a
number of the student seats remain vacant.
"Student members are the links be-tween
committees and FUSA and
the students at large," said Professor
Vincent Rosivach, chair of the clas-sical
studies department. "They can
make student views known to their
committee and equally importantly,
they can inform other students of
their committee's w.ork."
Students around campus are
disappointed at the lack of oppor-tunity
and awareness with respect to filling
their seats.
"I think there a lot students around
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campus that would volunteer to
participate on committees to make
sure our opinions are heard," says
Meghan Ward'05. "But if students
aren't being appointed and no one
tells us about it, how are we sup-posed
to get involved?"
One way students fill seats is
through FUSA presidential appoint-ments.
Such seats include a voting
position on the Undergraduate Curriculum
Committee, two seats on the Public Lectures
and Events Committee and two seats on the
Athletics Committee.
FUSA President Paul Duffy received
a memo on Sept. 6 from Secretary of the
General Faculty Irene Mulvey asking for
recommendations for students to fill the
slots.
"Many of these positions have not
been filled in the recent past and I will be
delighted if, with your help, the students
have the voice that they are entitled to and
deserve," Mulvey wrote to Duffy.
SEE "SOME" ON P. 6
BLOWING OFF STEAM
► Photos by Chris Donato <
Under pressure: There is a leaking steam pipe near Alumni Hall, caus-ing
water to overflow and steam to rise from the corner of the parking lot
behind the RecPlex, according to a construction worker. The area and
several adjoining parking spaces have been blocked off while construction
workers develop a fix. The section of the parking lot, pictured above, has
been blocked off for more than a week.
Student athletes achieve delicate balance of class, sport and life
BY ANNE HENNESSEY
Winter break in a warm climate. Being
cheered on in front of sell-out crowds. Free
sneakers and book bags. Student athletes cer-tainly
have perks and benefits, but they also
face tough challenges in the classroom as well
as the playing field.
"Being a student athlete is harder than
most people think. You have 7 a.m. workouts,
practice, and lifting. Most of the athletes'
classes are scheduled in the morning so I'm
up early everyday," said Cathy Dash '05, tri-captain
of the women's basketball team." The
life of a student athlete is more draining than
the average student because our schedule is
always full."
Being a student athlete requires respon-sibility,
organization and time management,
especially when it comes to classes and grades.
Though not required, student athletes are
strongly encouraged to give each profes-sor
a progress report to fill out and hand
in to coaches, a way to track academic
progress.
Mary Ann Palazzi, coordinator of pro-grams
for student-athletes explained the
reasoning behind the reports.
SEE "STUDENT" ON P. 4
More staff
in res life
disciplined
BY MEGAN J. MAHONEY
The dismissal of the Jogues
RHC, two resident assistants in
Regis and the- sarwtKmirigof nine- --■
other resident assistants in Regis
for violations of university codes
of conduct has left Fairfield's resi-dence
life staff troubled.
Clark Callahan, the Jogues
RHC, Becky Robinson '05 and
Kevin Seville '06 resigned or were
dismissed from their positions in
residence life staff two weeks ago
after other RA's reported their
infractions.
The infractions committed by
Robinson and Seville, according
to members of residence life staff,
ordinarily would not have merited
more than a few points, a small fine
or a ding and alcohol education
class if not for their employment
positions within the university.
Robinson and Seville lost
their positions as RAs, which
included paid room and board,
a $150 stipend per semester, a
single room, staff parking sticker
and more.
The two had to move this
past weekend and must now pay
the remainder of their room and
board fees for alcohol infractions
for which most students wouldn't
have been severely penalized.
Robinson and Seville declined
to contribute to this story.
Are student resident assistants
being held to too stringent a code
of conduct trying to balance stu-dent
life and position of authority
among their peers as employees of
Fairfield University?
SEE "RAS" ON P. 4
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