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WEEK OF MARCH 27,2008 Vol. 35, Iss. 23 - 16 pages FREE - Take one MlftROR WWW.FAIRFIELDMIRROR.COM The independent student newspaper of Fairfield University Putting the 'me' in homeless: Students camp out to demonstrate effects of poverty Katie McCarthy/The Mirror Home sweet home: As part of its initia-tives to raise aware-ness on campus about global humanitarian issues, Students for Social Justice as well as other student activ-ists at Fairfield are par-ticipating in a week-long experiment in the Quad. All participants will experience home-lessness on a smaller scale to remind the University community that poverty afflicts millions globally. No high positions for RAs at Fairfield BY KATIE BARRY Resident Assistants are a visible and large part of the Fairfield community, present from the very first day fresh-men move into their dorms. However, due to a new Resi-dence Life policy, some RAs may be less active next year. Starting at the beginning of the 2008-2009 school year, RAs will no longer be allowed to hold major positions in several Fairfield organizations - specifically president and vice president of either FUSA or IRHA, editor in chief of The Mirror, and the presidential position in any "large organi-zation" on campus. Students who are RAs will also not permitted to participate in Orientation Board. The new policy is based on the idea that if RAs are in-volved in too many activities, they may neglect their primary concerns: their residents. According to Karen Don-aghue, associate director of Residence Life who oversees all RA initiatives, if RAs hold these positions, there will of-ten exist "a conflict of interest and time." RAs are still permitted to be involved in these organiza-tions, however they must not hold certain stipulated high positions on campus. "We would never say they could not be members of these organizations," said Donaghue, "but we've found if they hold these high lead-ership positions, they don't always do as good of a job being an RA." As a result, Residence Life decided to "ask every RA to choose the RA position or a presidency role in a larger organization," according to Donaghue. In addition to the time-constraint reasoning, the new rule is aligned with the school's Strategic Plan, which calls for an increased amount of leaders on campus. "We want to increase the amount of leaders on Fairfield campus," said Donaghue, not-ing that RAs often hold other leadership positions through-out the University. RAs have consistently held high positions in other Fairfield organizations, serv-ing as presidents of clubs and organizations, as well as being high-ranking members of The Mirror editorial staff. Although the new policy still permits RAs to be mem-bers of organizations and at-tain high leadership positions other than those stipulated, some RAs said they still dis-agree with the rule. Michelle Gingras '08, who has been an RA for three years, said such a broad ap-proach to all RAs is unfair to those who can handle more than one responsibility. "I think the rule should be individualized for the RA," Gingras said. She added that SEE "RAS" ON P. 4 University wants to he assured that students are insured BY RACHEL BREAN Strep throat. The flu. Mono. College students aren't always the healthiest individuals — and usually not the richest either. With the rising im-portance, and cost, of health insurance, Fairfield has implemented a new "hard waiver" health insurance policy to ensure that all students are covered. Under the new policy, the Univer-sity will automatically enroll all full-time undergraduates in its sponsored health insurance policy for the 2008-2009 aca-demic year. All students will be billed $856 for the University-sponsored insurance. If students have access to health insurance through other means, they then may waive the coverage and receive a full credit on their tuition bill. "My family has our own health insur-ance but I think that it is important that the University mandates, and provides, some sort of insurance for students who don't necessarily have the best coverage," said Samantha Tuffarelli '09. The policy that requires all Fairfield students to carry health insurance has been in effect for well over 15 years. However, though stu-dents were required to have health insur-ance, there was no Photo Illustration by Katie McCarthy Rest insured: The University's new hard waiver policy is designed to make sure that all students are cov-ered by proper insurance. process to ensure compliance. "This is a process change, not a policy change, which will ensure all of our stu-dents have health care coverage," said Gary Nelson, director of Health Services. From April 1 through June 30, re-turning students will have the opportunity to waive the plan via Stag- Web. This waiver will result in a full credit, which will be reflected on the July bill. Ac-cess to the waiver will be available on Tues-day, April 1. Incoming freshmen may begin the waiver process on or after July 1. The process will be outlined in a letter to parents and students sent out the first week of April. The new policy will be managed by Gallagher Koster Insurance Agency, which manages many other Connecticut univer-sity hard waiver policies, including Sacred Heart, Trinity and Wesleyan, as well as Massachusetts accounts at Boston College and College of the Holy Cross. According to insurance companies, young adulthood is deemed a high-risk pe-riod in terms of emergency room visits and experimentation with drugs and alcohol. "I cannot imagine going through col-lege without health insurance. There's no way that a student, or even parents in most SEE "NELSON " ON P. 5 ENTERTAINMENT: Women's lacrosse still rolling p. 16 Inside this week's edition CAMPUS LIFE: Cuffing for a cause p. 6
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Title | Mirror - Vol. 33, No. 23 - March 27, 2008 |
Date | March 27 2008 |
Description | [PLEASE NOTE: This issue is mistakenly labeled as Volume 35. It has been corrected to Volume 33 for indexing purposes.] 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. |
Type of Document | Newspaper |
Original Format | Newsprint; color; ill.; 11.5 x 17 in. |
Digital Specifications | These images exist as archived TIFFs, JPEGs and one or more PDF versions for general use. Digitized by Creekside Digital through the LYRASIS group. |
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 MARCH 27,2008 Vol. 35, Iss. 23 - 16 pages FREE - Take one MlftROR WWW.FAIRFIELDMIRROR.COM The independent student newspaper of Fairfield University Putting the 'me' in homeless: Students camp out to demonstrate effects of poverty Katie McCarthy/The Mirror Home sweet home: As part of its initia-tives to raise aware-ness on campus about global humanitarian issues, Students for Social Justice as well as other student activ-ists at Fairfield are par-ticipating in a week-long experiment in the Quad. All participants will experience home-lessness on a smaller scale to remind the University community that poverty afflicts millions globally. No high positions for RAs at Fairfield BY KATIE BARRY Resident Assistants are a visible and large part of the Fairfield community, present from the very first day fresh-men move into their dorms. However, due to a new Resi-dence Life policy, some RAs may be less active next year. Starting at the beginning of the 2008-2009 school year, RAs will no longer be allowed to hold major positions in several Fairfield organizations - specifically president and vice president of either FUSA or IRHA, editor in chief of The Mirror, and the presidential position in any "large organi-zation" on campus. Students who are RAs will also not permitted to participate in Orientation Board. The new policy is based on the idea that if RAs are in-volved in too many activities, they may neglect their primary concerns: their residents. According to Karen Don-aghue, associate director of Residence Life who oversees all RA initiatives, if RAs hold these positions, there will of-ten exist "a conflict of interest and time." RAs are still permitted to be involved in these organiza-tions, however they must not hold certain stipulated high positions on campus. "We would never say they could not be members of these organizations," said Donaghue, "but we've found if they hold these high lead-ership positions, they don't always do as good of a job being an RA." As a result, Residence Life decided to "ask every RA to choose the RA position or a presidency role in a larger organization," according to Donaghue. In addition to the time-constraint reasoning, the new rule is aligned with the school's Strategic Plan, which calls for an increased amount of leaders on campus. "We want to increase the amount of leaders on Fairfield campus," said Donaghue, not-ing that RAs often hold other leadership positions through-out the University. RAs have consistently held high positions in other Fairfield organizations, serv-ing as presidents of clubs and organizations, as well as being high-ranking members of The Mirror editorial staff. Although the new policy still permits RAs to be mem-bers of organizations and at-tain high leadership positions other than those stipulated, some RAs said they still dis-agree with the rule. Michelle Gingras '08, who has been an RA for three years, said such a broad ap-proach to all RAs is unfair to those who can handle more than one responsibility. "I think the rule should be individualized for the RA," Gingras said. She added that SEE "RAS" ON P. 4 University wants to he assured that students are insured BY RACHEL BREAN Strep throat. The flu. Mono. College students aren't always the healthiest individuals — and usually not the richest either. With the rising im-portance, and cost, of health insurance, Fairfield has implemented a new "hard waiver" health insurance policy to ensure that all students are covered. Under the new policy, the Univer-sity will automatically enroll all full-time undergraduates in its sponsored health insurance policy for the 2008-2009 aca-demic year. All students will be billed $856 for the University-sponsored insurance. If students have access to health insurance through other means, they then may waive the coverage and receive a full credit on their tuition bill. "My family has our own health insur-ance but I think that it is important that the University mandates, and provides, some sort of insurance for students who don't necessarily have the best coverage," said Samantha Tuffarelli '09. The policy that requires all Fairfield students to carry health insurance has been in effect for well over 15 years. However, though stu-dents were required to have health insur-ance, there was no Photo Illustration by Katie McCarthy Rest insured: The University's new hard waiver policy is designed to make sure that all students are cov-ered by proper insurance. process to ensure compliance. "This is a process change, not a policy change, which will ensure all of our stu-dents have health care coverage," said Gary Nelson, director of Health Services. From April 1 through June 30, re-turning students will have the opportunity to waive the plan via Stag- Web. This waiver will result in a full credit, which will be reflected on the July bill. Ac-cess to the waiver will be available on Tues-day, April 1. Incoming freshmen may begin the waiver process on or after July 1. The process will be outlined in a letter to parents and students sent out the first week of April. The new policy will be managed by Gallagher Koster Insurance Agency, which manages many other Connecticut univer-sity hard waiver policies, including Sacred Heart, Trinity and Wesleyan, as well as Massachusetts accounts at Boston College and College of the Holy Cross. According to insurance companies, young adulthood is deemed a high-risk pe-riod in terms of emergency room visits and experimentation with drugs and alcohol. "I cannot imagine going through col-lege without health insurance. There's no way that a student, or even parents in most SEE "NELSON " ON P. 5 ENTERTAINMENT: Women's lacrosse still rolling p. 16 Inside this week's edition CAMPUS LIFE: Cuffing for a cause p. 6 |