Mirror - Vol. 33, No. 21 - March 13, 2008

              WEEK OF MARCH 13,2008
Vol. 34, Iss. 21 - 16 pages
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All a DUZZ: New radio show to hit Fairfield airwaves
BY JOE CARRETTA
Longtime radio host and Fairfield
professor Dennis Quinn, along with a few
dedicated new media students, are creating
a new sound on the airwaves of WVOF.
The radio show, "Buzz," will premiere
on WVOF, 88.5 FM, and be streamed on
the station's Web site this Friday, March
14. The show will bring a "fresh and dy-namic
approach to the news of the day,"
said Quinn, who is a professor of the new
media, television and radio department at
Fairfield.
"The basis of the show is a youth-oriented
NPR [Na-tional
Public Radio]
program," he said.
"The program aims
at the 18 to 30 age de-mographic
and will
not be restricted to
news only.
"The show will
contain no commer-vjUINN
cials and broadcast
various types of music for about a third of
the air time."
Quinn, the executive producer of the
program, deferred all the credit to the stu-dents
and said he would use his experience
in radio broadcasting to help the students
with any problems they might encounter.
Carl Lombardi '09 is the producer of
"Sports Buzz," a segment of the program
that covers different sporting events. He
said he has been interested in this type of
position ever since he played sports during
high school.
"'Buzz' is something that I am proud to
say I am a part of," he said. "Everyone has
worked so hard, and it will be cool to finally
hear the finished product on WVOF."
Quinn explained the dynamic variation
of the show.
"One episode will be based on love
and relationships, while another will be all
about classic rock," he said. "On one show,
we discuss the curveball pitch in baseball
and combine student opinions with the
SEE "FAIRFIELD" ON P. 3
Afarewell
to Hutch
BY RACHEL BREAN
Not only will newly elected FUSA Presi-dent
Jeff Seiser '10 have some big shoes to
fill, he'll also have a red wig and some face
paint he'll have to live up to as well.
The biggest Stag super-fan is beginning
his last stretch of college, and the Fairfield
community will soon
be saying goodbye
to two-time FUSA
President Hutch Wil-liams
'08.
Williams will re-linquish
his position
as FUSA president
to recently elected
Seiser on Sunday,
April 13. The inaugu-ration
ceremony will
be held in Bellarmine Hall.
"I will miss Hutch, but I remind myself
that college is four years I INSIDE*
for a reason," said Dean of I r,
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"He has done his time here \ .:.. •
and has left a great legacy."
Last year, at the FUSA inauguration,
Williams said his greatest accomplishment at
that point in his life was being elected FUSA
president.
"I'm sure graduating from Fairfield will
eclipse that particular moment," said Tim
Rich '08, chair of the FUSA Student Senate.
WILLIAMS
SEE "WILLIAMS" ON P. 2
Chris Simmons/ The Mirror
A shoot and a miss: Jon Han '09 and the Stags fell to Loyola 64-59 in the quarterfinals of the MAAC Tournament this weekend. Fairfield ral-lied
from an 18-point deficit in the second half to come within one possession of winning. With two minutes remaining, an Anthony Johnson
'10 dunk cut Loyola's lead to 62-59, but the Stags were unable to score for the rest of the game. Fairfield ended with a 14-16 season record.
Economic troubles could impactjob market and more
BY ROB FITZGERALD
Receding equity markets. Falling
housing values. Sub-prime credit crunch.
For students not following economic
trends, recent national headlines, such as
those, would appear irrelevant to their
lives. On the contrary, these national
financial issues affect more than meets
the eye, including the job search, student
loans, financial aid and several other as-pects
of life.
While recession, in technical terms,
means six months of negative growth of the
gross domestic product
[GDP], economic slow-downs
need not meet
that definition to be of
serious concern.
According to
economics professor
Edward Deak, GDP
growth under 2 percent
does not meet the ongo-ing
needs of the labor
market. With fourth quarter 2007 numbers
around 0.6 percent, according to Deak, the
economy will be contained in its ability to
DEAK
net new job growth through 2009, which
could mean fewer entry-level positions
for graduates.
At the same time, due in large part
to sub-prime credit issues, lending is in
a bind nationwide.
Creditors have less confidence in
lending, and as a result charge a higher
premium over the rates set by the Fed-eral
Reserve [Fed]. Even though in the
last nine months the Fed has repeatedly
cut rates, down from 5.25 percent to 3
percent, most lenders have kept their rates
the same.
While these rate cuts have kept nation-al
borrowing rates under control, finance
professor John McDermott explained, they
can also lead to inflation.
Inflation during times of slow to no
economic growth is referred to as "stagfla-tion,"
and could lead to increased costs of
living without any increases in salaries.
"My main concern would be the im-pact
on my salary as I try to juggle housing
and commuting costs once I'm working,"
said Aaron Rude '08.
SEE "SLOW" ON P. 3 .
ENTERTAINMENT:
Pirating music linked
to drug and gun use
p. 7 •
Inside
this week's edition
CAMPUS LIFE:
Party like the Irish this
St. Patty's Day
p.10