Mirror - Vol. 34, No. 07 - October 16, 2008

              WEEK OF OCTOBER 16,2008
Vol. 34, Iss. 6- 24 pages
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Bad boys, bad boys:
Criminal incidents on
the rise
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BY JOE CARRETTA
Photo lustration by Chris Simmons
By the numbers:
Jeanne Clery report
Incident 2006 2007 Change
Aggravated Assault 1 5 +4 "
Larceny-Theft 52 58 +6
Burglary 24 26 +2
Drug abuse arrests 8 15 +7
Liquor law arrests 0 2 +2
Sexual assaults 1 1 0
Disciplinary referrals for:
Liquor law violations 756 900 +144
Drug abuse violations 84 77 -7
Whether it be a late night trip back from the
library or an early morning stagger back to a dorm,
many Fairfield students appear to feel safe on their
suburban campus.
. Despite this feeling, the number of on-campus
crimes jumped from 88 in 2006 to 108
in 2007, according to Fairfield's Uniform Campus
Crime Report.
The report, which the federal government
mandates annually for all colleges and universities,
shows incidents of murder, sex offenses,
robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, hate
crimes, arson and motor vehicle theft.
Aside from cases of arson, which de- :
creased from one in 2006 to zero in 2007,
sexual assault remained at one reported incident
for each year. Murder and motor vehicle theft both
remained at zero reported incidents, but every
other category increased by at lease one incident
from the previous year, including four additional
reports of aggravated assault.
Associate Director of Public Safety Frank
Ficko said Public Safety is constantly monitoring
campus, and takes their job very seriously since
student safety is such an important issue. He noted
that no matter where they are, the most important
things students can do to stay safe is always stay
conscious of their environment.
"Students should always be aware of their
surroundings, and feel comfortable with the people
they are socializing with," Ficko said. "Never
leave drinks unattended, never travel with anyone
INSIDE:
EDITORIAL
P. 7
SEE "STUDENTS" ON P. 5
And alcohol violations
see significant increase
BY JOE CARRETTA
It's Friday night, you have a red cup in your
hand and your standards are gradually lowering as
you dive head first into the night with a little pre-gaming
in your room. Just when it seems like your
night is going swimmingly, you hear three knocks
at your door and know the Domino's guy isn't here
four hours early.
The number of disciplinary referrals
for drug and alcohol violations increased
significantly in alcohol violations, but
dropped slightly in the number of drug
violation referrals in 2007, compared to
2006, according to the latest statistics released by
the University in its annual Jeanne Clery Disclosure
Report.
Liquor law violations increased from 756
incidents in 2006 to 900 incidents in 2007, while
drug abuse violations decreased from 84 incidents
in 2006 to 77 in 2007.
Associate Vice President of Student Affairs
and Dean of Students Tom Pellegrino attributed
this increase in liquor-related violations not to the
behavior of students but to increased statewide
compliance standards and the diligence of current
University Resident Assistants.
"A law was recently passed in the state of Con-necticut
that holds private landowners responsible
for incidents which occur on their property," said
Pellegrino. "It forces us as a school to be more
SEE "PRIVATE" ON P. 6
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