Mirror - Vol. 30, No. 22 - March 24, 2005

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The independent student newspaper
of Fairfield University
Dr. Orman eyes Washington
BY BEN DOODY
Fairfield politics professor
John Orrnan is attempting to
dash into the national spotlight:
he's considering a bid to unseat
Sen. Joe Lieberman (D), one of
the most prominent figures on
Capitol Hill.
Orman's potential candidacy
is the latest product of a move-ment
from liberal Democrats to
challenge Lieberman for acting in
what they consider to be a disloyal
way to the party.
"There is a great national
debate going on over the heart
and soul of the Democratic Party,"
Orman said. "Let the battle begin
right here in Connecticut."
The debate has heated up in
the months since President Bush's
re-election.
Lieberman, who was nearly
elected vice president in 2000,
has been outspoken in support
of a number of Bush's policies,
including the war in Iraq - some-thing
liberal Democrats see as a
colossal failure.
Orman's campaign is in the
advisory stage, the first of three
stages.
This means he has sought
the advice of friends and possible
supporters, all ofwhom have been
supportive, he said.
SEE "ORMAN" ON P. 4
Playing politics: Professor Dr. John Orman will
Sen. Joe Lieberman in the 2006 election.
Bill McBain/The Mirror
attempt to unseat
Donnellys live on in races, concert
BY MEGAN J. MAHONEY
Tim and Kim Donnelly's memory
will continue to live on through their
family, friends and community mem-bers
who have organized two memo-rial
road races and a benefit concert in
" honor of the two.
The Donnelly Dash, a 5k Seaside
Park road race, was held Saturday,
March 19 to honor and remember the
couple whd were slain together in their
jewelry store Feb. 2.
The turnout at the race was much
larger than expected, according to
Marty Schaivone, who started the Hi-
Tek racing team, of which Tim Don-nelly
was a member, and is directing
both races.
"Both races are in memory of
Tim and Kim Donnelly," he said. "All
proceeds will go to benefit the chil-dren,
Eric and Tara, and the family."
Eric and Tara are both graduates
of Fairfield University, '03 and '01
respectively.
"Originally, the race at Seaside
Park was supposed to be [for] friends
and family," Schaivone said. " It got
much bigger though, and we estimate
around 400 people ran."
The Donnelly Dash, a 3.5 mile
run or walk (formerly the April
Showers run), will be held April 10,
beginning and ending at the Fairfield
Ludlowe School campus.
On race day, registration begins
at 8 a.m., the non-competitive 3.5 mile
walk starts promptly at 9 a.m., and the
run begins at 10 a.m.
Registration is $ 17 before race day
and $20 on race day.
SEE "DONNELLY" ON P. 2
Chris Donato/The Mirror
Irish charm: The side window of the Donnelly's jewelry store displays a
Celtic design, flyers advertising the Donnelly Dash and benefit concert
and remembrance notes from4he community.
Alcohol in dining hall?
Colby adds; RU. avoids
BY ELIZABETH COOPER
If Fairfield students want
alcohol, they think of liquor
stores in Bridgeport, the
Grape, kegs at the beach, and
mug nights at the Levee. They
do not think of the Barone
dining hall.
In an attempt to accom-modate
moderate drinkers and
promote responsible drinking,
Colby College in Maine has
begun offering students the
option of ordering alcoholic
beverages with their Friday
night meals in a campus din-ing
center.
"I don't see us going that
route here," said Jim Fitzpat-rick,
assistant vice president
of student services. "A dining
experience is a dining experi-ence."
Colby's program began in
November 2004, and accord-ing
to a March 4 article in the
Boston Globe, approximately
30-40 students opt to partici-pate
in the weekly wine-and-dine
experience. The alcohol is
served and must be consumed
in a room adjoining the main
dining facility.
A food service worker
checks IDs serving as strict
policy that allow only those stu-dents
who are of legal drinking
age to be in the room. Students
must also purchase drink tickets
upon entering the cafeteria.
While the tickets are cheap at
$2 each, only two tickets per
person may be purchased.
Fitzpatrick noted that al-cohol
already has a dominant
presence on college campuses,
and that "problems with alco-hol
are having drastic effects
on students' experiences." Be-cause
of this, he believes there
is little reason to veer away
from the traditional dining
atmosphere, in which alcohol
has never played a role.
The proposal to include
alcohol in Colby's dining ven-ues
was put forth by senior
Catherine Welch who, upon
returning from a study abroad
experience, noticed that while
she was able to enjoy an alco-holic
beverage with dinner in a
foreign country, such an option
was not available to at Colby.
Like many schools, includ-ing
Colby, Fairfield offers coun-seling
services for students who
have alcohol abuse problems.
SEE "ALCOHOL" ON P. 6
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