Mirror - Vol. 30, No. 19 - February 24, 2005

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The Roots accept FUSA spring concert bid
BY KELLY SHEEHAN
Whether you prefer rock,
alternative, hip-hop or rap, you
don't have to hate FUSA this year
for its spring concert selection.
FUSA's second spring con-cert
bid was accepted at the end
of last week by popular hip-hop
group The Roots, according to
Jessica DiBuono '06, co-chair of
music programming,
"I was really hoping they
would accept the bid and now I'm
just ecstatic about the good pos-sibility
of them coming," she said.
"They're an enthusiastic band
that will put on a great show and
cover a broad spectrum of musical
interests."
Paul Duffy, FUSA president,
agreed and said that from talking
to students around campus, he
can tell that most everyone likes
the idea.
"They're an exciting group,"
he said. "People know them, but
they're still small enough that they
have room to grow."
But members ofFUSA aren't
the only ones who are happy with
the acceptance. Students have ex-pressed
their approval as well.
"Having The Roots is going
to be great," said Emily Maguire
'07. "They have an eclectic sound
that's going to reach out and ap-peal
to all of us."
The contract was received
Tuesday from the artist, and the
Office of Student Life and Activi-ties
is currently reviewing it.
According to DiBuono, the
band's conformation is subject
to university approval of the
contract.
"But I'm pumped they've ac-cepted,"
she said. "Now we're just
waiting. I'm keeping my fingers
crossed."
DiBuono said she hopes the
band will be confirmed sometime
this week.
"We're just so excited that
someone is probably coming,"
Mike Memoli/Loyola Greyhound
Root them on: The Roots performed a live show at Loyola College in Baltimore, Maryland in 2003. If
FUSA signs the contract, The Roots may soon be performing at Fairfield as well.
she said. "We've received such
great feedback from students and
from Senate."
When FUSA asked Senate a
few weeks ago how they would
feel if The Roots were Fairfield's
spring concert, the board respond-ed
very positively.
"And Senate really represents
how the student body feels," said
DiBuono.
FUSA also considered co-median
Lewis Black. However,
FUSA and Senate decided after
having a comedian, students
would be aching for music.
"I think that it's better that
they have a concert during the
spring because it's good to have
a variety on campus," said Lisa
Scialabba '07. "Some people
might not like comedians."
If the contract is signed, The
Roots will perform on Friday,
Apr. 29 during Spring Weekend in
Alumni Hall. Fairfield's favorite
Irish band, Black 47, will perform
the following day on the quad.
"It's going to be a concert-filled
Spring Weekend," said
DiBuono. "I'm not sure we've
ever done this before."
The next step FUSA will
take is promoting the band on
campus.
According to DiBuono, tick-ets
will most likely be sold for
about $15-$20.
"The closer the event comes,
the more we have to think about
little details such as setting up
dressing rooms for The Roots,"
said DiBuono.
"I think the acceptance is
terrific," said Duffy. "I think The
Roots will capture a lot of the
student population's music tastes.
Just think rap, funk and jam in
one. It's going to be a little bit
of everything for everyone on
campus."
New FUSA
constitution
advances to
student vote
BY RYAN BLAIR
The fate of FUSA's new con-stitution
now rests in the hands of
the student body as the continuing
saga of the document draws to a
close.
The new constitution passed
unanimously in the FUSA Sen-ate
in an "emergency session" on
Monday night. Now, the only step
that remains is the ratification of
the document in a campus-wide
referendum scheduled for Thurs-day,
March 3.
"This is just great," said Becky
Robinson '05, one of the framers
of the new constitution. "We spent
endless amounts of time on this
thing; it sometimes took on a life
in itself. I'm glad to see it finally
go through."
However, the document did
not pass without the incorporation
of a few amendments.
A paragraph entitled "meet-ings"
in the Declaration of Rights
and Responsibilities was amended
with the purpose of highlighting
the procedures related to closed-door
meetings, saying that those
procedures will be outlined in the
by-laws of the senate.
"In the by-laws, we're going
to require that voting records of
each senator are in the minutes
of closed-door meetings," said
Kristina Chomick, executive ass-sistant
to the Senate and chair of
the constitutional convention.
Newly appointed Senator
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Campus dining locations undergo town health inspections
BY ANDREA VAVASOUR
The main dining room in the Barone
Campus Center scored higher on town
health inspections than some commercial
restaurants in Fairfield, but school officials
say they hope to do even better the next
time.
In the last inspection, the Barone din-ing
hall received a score of 88 out of 100.
Jim Fitzpatrick, assistant vice president of
student services, said that he would like to
see the main dining hall a little higher, but
overall he was pleased that the other food
services on campus all scored above 90.
Jazzman's Cafe received a 99, the Canisius
Kiosk was not far behind with a grade of 98,
and the Stag Diner scored a 93.
"I expect the next inspection (of Bar-one)
will be back in the 90s," said Fitzpat-rick.
He also noted that the main dining hall
had no major violations.
Fitzpatrick attributed the high scores to
the way Sodexho is run.
"Sodexho is very aggressive in hiring
outside companies to come in and do outside
audits," said Fitzpatrick.
"They take it a few steps higher than
the state and town," said Mark Tammone,
director of food services.
Tammone said that in addition to the
outside inspections, Sodexho also sets up
training courses that 98 percent of its em-ployees
attend monthly.
In contrast, Archie Moore's Restaurant
received a grade of 77 last December and
rebounded with a 94 in January 2005. China
Star fell from a 91 in July 2004 to an 86
last December. La Salsa on the other hand
jumped from an 87 in December 2004 to a
96 in February 2005. Panda IV received
an 80 in October 2004 and a 93 one month
later. Mike's Pizza rose to a score of 96 in
November from a 92 in June 2004.
Fairfield sanitarian Jonathan Oldham
inspects Fairfield University's dining fa-cilities
as well as local restaurants. He ex-plained
that restaurants may receive a high
of 100 but also as low as -103 because of a
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