Mirror - Vol. 32, No. 07 - October 19, 2006

              , WEEK OF October 19,2006
Vol. 32, Iss. 7 - 40 pages
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Shays, Farrell come to FU for?Quick1 clash
BY BEN DOODY
Muhammad AM against Joe Frazier?
Maybe not quite, but Monday night's
congressional debate at the Quick Center
had all the signs of a heavyweight title
bout, the contestants trading blows to the
entertainment of their audience.
U.S Rep. Christopher Shays R-4 and
his main rival, Democrat Diane Farrell,
debated for the fifth time this month, each
candidate touting familiar campaign slogans
while answering questions from a panel of
Fairfield students.
Polls show the candidates in close to a
dead heat, and the outcome of the race could
determine which party controls Congress
in January.
Libertarian Party nominee Phil Maymin
and Green Party nominee Richard Duffee
also took part in the debate, offering out-side-
the-box answers that at times drew loud
laughter from the audience.
Both major candidates spouted out
well-recited statements that have been fa-miliar
throughout the campaign.
In her opening statement, Farrell said
voters need to ask three questions when
they consider how to vote on Nov. 7: When
Shays has agreed with President Bush and
the Republican Congress, has it been good
for the country? When he has disagreed,
such as on stem-cell research, has it made a
difference? And can voters afford two more
years of one-party rule in Washington?
Shays countered that he has been an
independent voice in Congress, opposing
members of his party when they have been
wrong, and being a strong leader on the
House subcommittee on national security.
SEE "THIRD PARTY" ON P. 10 Lorraine Lampe/ The Mirror
Incumbent Chris Shays (R) Friday night.
"SlEMPRE OS HARE GUERRA VIVA." The Grape Escape
Four bars raided by state liquor
commission; no arrests made
BY BILL MCBAIN
Jim Scholl/The Mirror
"I will always make living war on you" Luzbel the Demon (played by Murray Kidd) whispers into the ear
of Saint Ignatius Loyola (played by Randall Wong). The Egan Chapel hosted a production of "San Ignacio
de Loyola" on Friday night. The opera, composed by Jesuit missionaries in Paraguay in the 18th Century,
was presented by the Center for Catholic Studies at Fairfield University in collaboration with the Jesuit
Institute of Boston College.
Four unmarked cruisers rolled
up to the Seagrape Cafe. With
black jackets, flashlights drawn
and badges around their necks,
Fairfield Police burst into the bar.
Erin Ajemian '07 was at the
Grape when the raid occurred.
"I saw the poker table and
thought that was the reason, since
gambling is illegal," she said.
"Then I asked, 'Is this a real life
raid?' And one cop said, 'Yes it
is.'"
Lieutenant Mike Walsh of
the Fairfield Police Department
confirmed the raid.
"At approximately 11 p.m. on
October 12, the Fairfield Police
did assist the State Liquor Com-mission
in their investigation of
possible violations of the liquor
codes," Walsh said.
Hundreds of patrons were
questioned in the sting at the Sea-grape,
Bravo, Skybox and "O"
Bar to make sure that everyone
was of age.
Most patrons of the Grape
seemed confused as to why
Fairfield Police would bother
raiding the Grape.
"It didn't seem that anyone
there was underage," said Maya
Sarin '07.
After checking hundreds of
IDs in four bars, not a single vio-lation
was found. No fines were
given out. No fake identification
was discovered.
"Everything went fine here.
We had no violations," said Robert
Petrosini, the manager of Bravo.
Dean of Students Tom Pel-
SEE "UNDERAGE" ON P. 11
'05-'06 Clery disclosure shows increase in alcohol violations
BY ANDREW CHAPIN
The numbers are in and the winner is...referrals for
liquor law violations!
The annual Jeanne Clery Disclosure, Public Safety's
crime statistic for the past academic school year, has been
. released and the numbers would seem relatively similar to
any other year.
Disciplinary referrals for liquor law violations, how-ever,
have gone up significantly.
Since 2002, the numbers have progressively risen: 617
in 2002 increased to 651 in 2003, which climbed to 752 in
2004 before finally arriving at the current number of 862
disciplinary referrals for liquor law violations in 2005.
Wellness and Prevention Director Jeanne DiMuzio
identified the overall volume of the underage students who
drink as a contributor to the numbers.
However, the main reason she attributed to the increase
in referrals was a mentality incoming college students
seem to have.
"The number of students coming to college with es-tablished
behaviors has increased and we are seeing it in
our enforcement data," she said.
Eight categories are highlighted in the Clery Dis-closure:
Criminal Homicide, Sexual Offenses, Robbery,
Aggravated Assault, Burglary, Larceny-Theft, Major Ve-hicle
Theft, Arson and Hate Crimes, but the numbers are
negligible and inconclusive.
Robbery has fluctuated between one reported incident
in 2003 to zero in 2004 and 2005. Similarly, Motor Ve-hicle
Theft, after two incidents in 2004 saw no incidents
in 2005.
Burglary and Larceny were more difficult to decipher.
Burglary is the actual act of breaking into a building with
the intent to commit a crime while larceny is stealing, dif-ferent
from robbery, which is committed in the immediate
presence of the person, according to Merriam-Webster
Dictionary.
In 2003, there were 19 burglary incidents, 12 of which
occurred in student residences, but in 2005, 40 total inci-dents
were reported with 35 of them occurring in Student
Residences.
SEE "PUBLIC SAFETY" ON P. 6