Mirror - Vol. 31, No. 06 - October 13, 2005

              WEEK OF OCTOBER 13,2005
Vol. 31, Iss. 6-20 pages
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Starting forward Maxwell found ineligible to play
BY TARA E. LYNCH
DeWitt Maxwell '06, the start-ing
power forward on the Fairfield
men's basketball team, is ineligible
to compete with the team, officials
announced last Thursday.
Maxwell's ineligibility comes
as the result of a violation of the
University student code of conduct,
according to a statement released by
the Athletic Department.
Maxwell may request a re-evaluation
of his status with the
team at the end of the semester. At
that time, the office of the Dean of
Students may decide if Maxwell is
eligible to play.
The suspension came less than
a week after Maxwell, 21, of New-ark,
N.J., was arrested on several
charges in Fairfield.
"The actions taken are in ac-cordance
with University policies
and procedures for all students at
Fairfield University, said Director
of Athletics Gene Doris. "During
the period of his ineligibility, we
will continue to support DeWitt in
achieving his goals."
"We support the school and its
decision, and we are also prepared
to help DeWitt through this time
and support him," said Timothy
O'Toole, head coach of the men's
basketball team.
".. .The team needs to seek out
the opportunity that will exist. The
strength of the group has always
been in its numbers...DeWitt has a
number of things he needs to do, but
we'll cross that bridge when we get
there," O'Toole added.
Maxwell was arrested early on
the morning of Oct. 1 in Fairfield af-ter
he was accused of breaking into a
house in an effort to avoid police. He
was charged with reckless driving,
operating a motor vehicle without a
license, and disorderly conduct.
A Fairfield police officer on
patrol saw a motorist, later identi-fied
as Maxwell, driving recklessly
and speeding on Unquowa Road at
about 3:30 a.m. Maxwell then left
his car on Old Post Road and ran to
a house on Fairfield Beach Road.
When no one answered the door
at the Fairfield Beach residence,
Maxwell broke into the house and
then into a bedroom, where he was
involved in a fight.
No one in the house pressed
charges against Maxwell. He was
released on a promise to appear
in court.
SEE "MAXWELL" ON P. 4
Contributed photo
Number 1: This season was
expected to be Maxwell's
(center) best. For more on
Stags basketball, see p. 20
A DANCE TRADITION
Katie McCarthy/The Mirror
From the courts of South India: Kay Poursine, a nationally
renowned master of the South Indian dance form Bharata Natyam,
performed for and lectured to more than 70 people at the Wien
Experimental Theatre Tuesday night. Poursine, who also performed
on campus in the spring of 2000, was here as part of a two-day res-idency
funded by departments in the College of Arts and Sciences.
Stags "zipping" along North Benson?
Gar rental service caters to college students
BY SARA QUIGLEY
Brennan Clark '06 did not live at the beach for
his senior year because he did not have a car.
But he said that if Fairfield had offered Zipcar, a
new service that many universities across the nation
are using, he would have reconsidered it.
"It would have been great for me," he said. "I
would have been able to get from the beach to campus
without being forced to buy a car."
Zipcar is a rentable vehicle available to stu-dents.
Universities in high traffic or crime areas have
decided that sharing cars limits congestion while
helping students get around.
Clark felt that the service would reduce the
students' problems with finding parking spots on
campus as well.
Statistics show that the average car sits parked
20 to 23 hours a day.
For many city students, a car on campus would
spend more time being subjected to risks of vandalism
than actually being used.
In comparison to city-based schools such as
Northeastern, Boston College, Georgetown, American
University and many more where main vehicle con-cerns
involve vandalism and theft, Fairfield students
have reason to feel worry-free in regards to their
vehicle's safety.
The most common vehicle regulations violated
by Fairfield students, according to Director of Public
Safety Todd Pelazza, is parking in spots prohibited
by their color-coded sticker and failing to register
one's car entirely.
However, most cars on Fairfield's campus are
simply sitting in parking spots, taking up space.
With Zipcar memberships, universities cut down
on traffic, require fewer parking spots, reduce vehicle
violations, and save the expenses of actually owning a
car or renting through a conventional company.
"I see [Zipcars] all over the streets," said a Boston
College public safety officer.
According to the officer, many older students,
graduate students, and even faculty members -utilize-the
rentals.
While Zipcar prides itself on offering better rates
and rewards than most traditional car rental compa-nies,
it does uphold one traditional and inconvenient
rule: members must be 21 or older.
This rule restricts freshmen, sophomores, many
juniors and even a few seniors from reaping the
benefits of Zipcar.
Gregg Surette '06 said Fairfield should buy sev-eral
cars that it could rent out to students.
"The Jesuit residence on campus offers priests
this service," he said. "Why can't it be expanded to
SEE "SERVICE" ON P. 5
Contributed photo
Zip-a-dee-doo-da-day: With a swipe of a StagCard,
rideless students could rent a car on campus
THE KELLEY LEGACY
New building underway,
albeit behind schedule
PAGE 2
STUDENT APATHY
REARS ITS UGLY HEAD
Teach-in poorly attended
PAGE 8
APPLE OF MY EYE
A review of Fiona Apple's
newest album
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