Mirror - Vol. 30, No. 20 - March 03, 2005

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University seeks town approval for new building
BY TARA E. LYNCH
Ever wish you didn't have to
go to different buildings spread
around campus to register for
your classes, pick your housing
and visit financial aid?
Wish no more. Plans for the
Aloysius P. Kelley, S.J. Adminis-trative
Center, Fairfield's newesj.;
building that will offer students
"one stop shopping," may soon
be a reality.
The one-story, 27,161 square
foot building will be located on
the Grand Boulevard across from
Alumni Hall.
Plans for the building will be
reviewed by the Town Plan and
Zoning Commission on March
8. If the plans are approved, con-struction
of the building could
begin as soon as April, accord-ing
to Ric Taylor, associate vice
president of campus planning and
operations.
"For many years, students
had to travel between several
buildings to conduct normal
business. This building will al-low
'one-stop-shopping,' greatly
improving the delivery of services
to students," said Taylor.
The center, named for Fair-field's
former president, will
house Admissions, Residence Life
and Housing, Student Support
Services, the Registrar, Market-ing,
Financial Aid, and a seasonal
Bursar's office. It will also in-clude
a small auditorium, hospi-
Contributed photo
Fairfield's newest addition: The proposed Aloysius P. Kelley, S.J. Administrative Center, rendered
above, will go before the Town Plan and Zoning Commission for approval next week.
tality area and porch.
According to Taylor, the
building will take approximately
10 months to build, with a tenta-tive
completion early in the spring
semester of 2006.
The building is budgeted for
$6.2 million and will be funded
by gifts to the university.
"I think the new building is
going to help out a lot," said FUSA
President Paul Duffy '05.
"In the past things on cam-pus
were sort of segregated. The
BCC helped bring all of the
student organizations together.
In the same way, the new admis-sions
center will increase rela-tions
between different admin-istrative
departments as well,"
Duffy added.
Other students who have seen
the building plans, designed by
Integrated Architects of Grand
Rapids, Mich., are also happy with
the plans.
"I like how the design of the
new building matches the Barone
Campus Center," said Meagan
Nestler '05. "At first I thought
another building might be a waste
of money, but now I think it can be
beneficial. It will especially help
potential students, who now won't
have to run all over the place when
they need answers from different
offices."
Christine Gingras '06 agreed.
"We have a really modern
campus center, so the new build-ing
fits into the campus pretty
well," Gingras said.
Space now available in other
buildings will be reallocated, ac-cording
to Taylor. Former offices
in Gonzaga will be turned into
bedrooms. The former admis-sions
office in Bellarmine will
house staff currently located in
SEE "SITE" ON P.5
Fewer female
students on
computer sci,
physics track
BY MEGAN J. MAHONEY
Fairfield University boasts
higher-than-national averages for
female students and professors in
mathematics, but representation in
other historically male-dominated
fields such as computer science
and physics are not as success-ful.
While the rest of the country
continues to buzz about Harvard
President Lawrence Summer's
remarks about the biological rea-soning
behind the lack of women
in science and math, Fairfield
administrators say the school is
ahead of the pack in some areas,
especially in math.
"We are like many other
[schools] on the faculty end but
our number of female students
is quite good," said Timothy
Law Snyder, dean of arts and
sciences.
"We do not have some
of the legacy attitudes that, in
some places, contribute to
the lowered presence of
women in the sciences," Snyder
added.
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Fairfield scores high on court, in classroom
BY BRYAN C. MAHONEY
Odds are, seniors on the men's basketball team
will leave Fairfield without a national championship.
However, they are almost guaranteed to leave the
school with another worthy distinction: a college
degree.
According to the NCAA academic progres-sion
rate (APR) report released Monday, Fairfield
was one of 143 Division I schools whose scholar-ship
athletic programs all met the new academic
standards.
Men's basketball, along with women's soccer
and softball teams, received perfect scores on the
report based solely on the graduation rates from
the 2003-04 year.
"It's terrific," said Athletic Director Eugene
Doris. "But we need to keep it in context. It's just
one year of material."
The APR is based on a point formula between
0 and 1,000 that rewards eligibility and retention of
student athletes. Penalties are assessed when teams
drop below a score of 925, which the NCAAbelieves
represents a 50 percent graduation rate.
Fairfield's overall score was 982, exceeding the
national overall average of 948.
The NCAA created the APR this year in hopes
of establishing a more accurate statement regarding
collegiate graduation rates.
According to Doris, it is the first part if the
SEE "FAIRFIELD" ON P.5
MIRROR SNAPSHOT The NCAA recently released a report on
ATHLETIC ACADEMICS academic progress. Here are the ratings.
Men's basketball ratings: (1000 is perfect; 925 is a falling grade)
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Providence
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Div, I Avg,
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Providence
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Fairfield
Loyola
Div. I Avg.
Source: NCAA Statistics
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Graphic by Joshue O'Connoll/The Mirror
MAAC PREVIEW
A look ahead to Stag
tournament play
for men's and
women's
basketball
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