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WEEK OF MAY 5,2005
Vol. 30, Iss. 28 - 24 pages
FREE - Take One MIRROR WWW.FAIRFIELDM1RR0R.COM
The independent student newspaper
of Fairfield University
Gassing up? As summer approaches, prices soar
BY SEAN CORBETT
Driving a car or a boat. Mowing the
lawn. Heating a pool. With summer soon
approaching, it is time to start thinking about
soaring gas prices.
Recently the price for an imported
barrel of oil reached a record high of about
$58 per barrel. This oil must be refined,
sold at wholesale and then priced for profit
at the retail level, according to Dr. Michael
Tucker, professor of finance at Fairfield
University.
"When people pay more for fuel, they
have less to spend on other goods and
services so it has an adverse effect on the
U.S. economy," said Tucker, an expert on
energy issues.
One of the biggest problems, according
to Tucker, is that energy issues are not taken
seriously enough.
Half of all the money spent on gaso-line
and oil is going directly out of the
United States and into Venezuela, Canada,
Mexico and the Middle East to buy more
oil.
"This is part of the reason that the U.S.
had its largest monthly trade deficit last
month - over $61 billion," said Tucker.
For Terence Hurley '07, funds for gas
SEE "INCREASING" ON P. 6
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The legendary Roots crew: The Roots' rapper, Black Thought, greets the crowd at their concert Friday night in Alumni Hall.
Concerts set the stage during Spring Weekend
It's a rap: the Roots rock Alumni
BY TARA E. LYNCH
When Black Thought, the rapper for the Roots, swaggered onto
Fairfield's stage last Friday night, he made his mission clear: he
wanted to own the crowd.
"You are now rocking with the best! You are about to hear the sound
of the legendary Roots crew," he yelled into the microphone before
bursting into rhyme and opening the show with the song "Boom!"
The Roots played an almost two-hour-long set to a crowd of
about 1,300 people in Alumni Hall, which included a combination of
songs from several of their newer albums as well as almost a dozen
covers.
SEE "ROOTS" ON P. 14
Irish band Black 47 packs Levee
BY KELLY SHEEHAN
Every girl in the Levee on Saturday night wished that her name
was Kathleen when lead singer of Irish rock band Black 47, Larry
Kirwin, shouted, "This one's for all the Kathleens!"
Although many students were disappointed that due to inclement
weather, the band wouldn't be playing in the quad like last year, Black
47 didn't let down the 200 down who were packed into the on-campus
bar.
There wasn't cushiony grass to break students' falls in 2005, but
that didn't stop them from crowd surfing. Fairfield girls delighted the
band with their Irish step dancing during the jigs and reels and the
SEE "JIGS" ON P. 14
Senate passes
diversity
resolution
BY KELLY SHEEHAN
On Tuesday, the FUSA senate
passed a diversity forum resolu-tion,
which is a suggestion to the
administration to hold a forum or
series of forums in the interest of
embracing diversity during the
2005-2006 academic year.
The forums would address
cultural, racial and sexual prefer-ence
issues.
The senate believes that "re-cent
events on campus have illus-trated
the need to recognize and
embrace the differences between
members of the Fairfield Univer-sity
community," according to the
resolution.
Many students agree.
"I know a lot of students who
were angry with the cancellation of
the same-sex forum and I think that
students should have an equal op-portunity
to express themselves,"
said Andrew Murphy '05. "Both
the administration and students
need to accept that Fairfield stu-dents
are different and don't fit
into a mold."
Arthur Roberts '07 agreed.
"After the last one was can-celled,
the university can't just sit
back and not do anything about
it," he said. "The senate is right.
Others need to be held regarding
diversity."
At larger schools without
religious affiliation, diversity isn't
SEE "OTHER" ON P. 4
SUNNY DAYS
Students soak up the sun and
enjoy a variety of
Spring Weekend activities
Page 2
BEACH READS
The Mirror staff offers up their
choices for the best summer
reading
Page 16
Object Description
| Title | Mirror - Vol. 30, No. 28 - May 05, 2005 |
| Date | May 05 2005 |
| Description | The Mirror (sometimes called the Fairfield Mirror) is the official student newspaper of Fairfield University, and is published weekly during the academic year (September - May). It runs from 1977 - the present; current issues are available online. |
| Notes | A timeline for Fairfield University student newspapers is as follows: The Tentative, Nov. 7, 1947 - Dec. 19, 1947; The Fulcrum, Jan. 9, 1948 - May 20, 1949; The Stag, Sept. 23, 1949 - May 6, 1970; The University Voice, Oct. 1, 1970 - May 11, 1977; The Fairfield Free Press & Review, Sept. 10, 1970 - Apr. 24, 1975; The Fairfield Mirror, Sept. 22, 1977 - present. |
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| Publisher | Fairfield University |
| Place of Publication | Fairfield, Conn. |
| Source | Fairfield University Archives and Special Collections |
| Copyright Information | Fairfield University reserves all rights to this resource which is provided here for educational and/or non-commercial purposes only. |
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| SearchData | WEEK OF MAY 5,2005 Vol. 30, Iss. 28 - 24 pages FREE - Take One MIRROR WWW.FAIRFIELDM1RR0R.COM The independent student newspaper of Fairfield University Gassing up? As summer approaches, prices soar BY SEAN CORBETT Driving a car or a boat. Mowing the lawn. Heating a pool. With summer soon approaching, it is time to start thinking about soaring gas prices. Recently the price for an imported barrel of oil reached a record high of about $58 per barrel. This oil must be refined, sold at wholesale and then priced for profit at the retail level, according to Dr. Michael Tucker, professor of finance at Fairfield University. "When people pay more for fuel, they have less to spend on other goods and services so it has an adverse effect on the U.S. economy," said Tucker, an expert on energy issues. One of the biggest problems, according to Tucker, is that energy issues are not taken seriously enough. Half of all the money spent on gaso-line and oil is going directly out of the United States and into Venezuela, Canada, Mexico and the Middle East to buy more oil. "This is part of the reason that the U.S. had its largest monthly trade deficit last month - over $61 billion," said Tucker. For Terence Hurley '07, funds for gas SEE "INCREASING" ON P. 6 ^m ' 1 ^^r ^0 ^V^ _aBJF --;■ f?J.- ; '■f$* 'Jk / *mf&' 5 ' *.% j'^k M.,, \|ffl| HI 1 && The legendary Roots crew: The Roots' rapper, Black Thought, greets the crowd at their concert Friday night in Alumni Hall. Concerts set the stage during Spring Weekend It's a rap: the Roots rock Alumni BY TARA E. LYNCH When Black Thought, the rapper for the Roots, swaggered onto Fairfield's stage last Friday night, he made his mission clear: he wanted to own the crowd. "You are now rocking with the best! You are about to hear the sound of the legendary Roots crew," he yelled into the microphone before bursting into rhyme and opening the show with the song "Boom!" The Roots played an almost two-hour-long set to a crowd of about 1,300 people in Alumni Hall, which included a combination of songs from several of their newer albums as well as almost a dozen covers. SEE "ROOTS" ON P. 14 Irish band Black 47 packs Levee BY KELLY SHEEHAN Every girl in the Levee on Saturday night wished that her name was Kathleen when lead singer of Irish rock band Black 47, Larry Kirwin, shouted, "This one's for all the Kathleens!" Although many students were disappointed that due to inclement weather, the band wouldn't be playing in the quad like last year, Black 47 didn't let down the 200 down who were packed into the on-campus bar. There wasn't cushiony grass to break students' falls in 2005, but that didn't stop them from crowd surfing. Fairfield girls delighted the band with their Irish step dancing during the jigs and reels and the SEE "JIGS" ON P. 14 Senate passes diversity resolution BY KELLY SHEEHAN On Tuesday, the FUSA senate passed a diversity forum resolu-tion, which is a suggestion to the administration to hold a forum or series of forums in the interest of embracing diversity during the 2005-2006 academic year. The forums would address cultural, racial and sexual prefer-ence issues. The senate believes that "re-cent events on campus have illus-trated the need to recognize and embrace the differences between members of the Fairfield Univer-sity community," according to the resolution. Many students agree. "I know a lot of students who were angry with the cancellation of the same-sex forum and I think that students should have an equal op-portunity to express themselves," said Andrew Murphy '05. "Both the administration and students need to accept that Fairfield stu-dents are different and don't fit into a mold." Arthur Roberts '07 agreed. "After the last one was can-celled, the university can't just sit back and not do anything about it," he said. "The senate is right. Others need to be held regarding diversity." At larger schools without religious affiliation, diversity isn't SEE "OTHER" ON P. 4 SUNNY DAYS Students soak up the sun and enjoy a variety of Spring Weekend activities Page 2 BEACH READS The Mirror staff offers up their choices for the best summer reading Page 16 |