Mirror - Vol. 05, No. 13 - November 19, 1981

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Bentivegna Proposes
Activity Fee increase
President Aloysius P. Kelley, S.J., and student leaders check the plans
for the new townhouses at a groundbreaking ceremony held for the $3
million project on Tuesday. Left to right are Mike Bentivegna, FUSA
president; Jo Ann Sciortino, '84, who has been active in Dorm Council
activitites; and Wayne Sharnick, Student Legislature President.
[Photo by Kevin Wolfthal]
by Richard Swietek
and Jill Krusinski
Faced with the escalating costs
of inflation, FUSA President Mike
Bentivegna has proposed a ten
dollar increase in the present stu-dent
activity fee.
Currently, FUSA's entire budget
of $69,375 is dependent upon the
portion the organization receives
from the general fee. Out of the
$110 allotment, $25 funds the stu-dent
government, the infirmary
receives $50, athletics $30 and five
dollars goes to operate the cam-pus
radio station WVOF.
Bentivegna cited rising costs as
the guiding reason behind the re-quest
for increased funding. He
mentioned that FUSA's last in-crease
came in October of 1978
when the Board of Trustees ap-proved
a five dollar hike in their
portion of the fee.
This extra charge still leaves
Fairfield behind many other
schools in terms of the price tag
for the activity fee. Many schools
even have a built-in clause which
increases the fee every two years
to keep up with inflation. Fairfield,
on the other hand, has been work-ing
with the same budget for four
years without compensating for
higher prices.
With costs rising each year,
many clubs on campus have felt
the pinch and have had to com-pensate
by increasing the number
of fund-raisers, and curtailing out-side
activities. As Wayne Shar-nick,
president of the student
legislature, stated, "You have to
be very imaginative to come up
with a good fund-raiser that will br-ing
enough money into the club
and still cover all the expenses of
the event." He added that, "FUSA
funding can only help clubs sup-plement
their operations in an ef-fort
to get over any unforeseen
hurdles. They can't help the clubs
with all their activities."
By increasing the price of the
activity fee Bentivegna hopes to
increase his total budget by app-roximately
$28,000. The additional
ten dollars will not be incor-porated
until next year, and it is
Bentivegna's hope that whoever
takes over his post will break
down the extra funds depending
on need, but he stated, "If it were
up to me I would make the clubs a
very high priority."
Bentivegna sees no major pro-blems
in getting his proposal
passed, but he stated, "If the act-ivity
fee doesn't go up, it will be
reflected in higher ticket prices for
fund-raisers, lectures and con-certs
which will deter crowds and
cause even greater problems."
Hepatitis Cases 'Frozen' At 20
by Michael Cummings
"We're very optimistic,"
responded Henry Krell, Dean of
Students to a seemingly down-ward
trend in the number of
hepatitis victims at Fairfield.
As of last Thursday, 1,093
students had taken advantage of
gammaglobulin injections offered
by the Infirmary.
In addition, Dean Krell reported
the number of hepatitis cases has
"frozen" at twenty over the last
several days. Calling the number
of those infected and the declin-ing
number of injections signs of a
downward spiral, Krell also em-phasized
his belief that the crisis
had passed.
When questioned as to whether
or not there was ever a danger of
the University being closed; Krell"
insisted that the school never had
that option. The Connecticut State
Board of Health recommended
that the University remain open.
The possibility of the student
body returning home with the
chance that they would have
hepatitis was too great.
Fast Battles
World Hunger
by Donna Ribbe
and Lisa Rubinich
"Fast for a World Harvest" an
Oxfam America project will be
sponsored on campus under the
direction of Fairfield's Hunger Ac-tion
Coalition. Fairfield students
and faculty in cooperation with
Seller's Food Service will par-ticipate
in the fast on November
19.
Students who wished to par-ticipate
in "Fast for World
Harvest" signed up for it on Mon-day,
Tuesday and Wednesday.
Names and meal ticket numbers
were taken and sent to Seller's
Food Service on Wednesday so
that the right amount of food
could be prepared and the dif-ference
donated to this cause.
Commuting students were asked
to not eat the meal or meals of
their choice and to give the money
to the Hunger Action Coalition.
Kim McElaney is an assistant
chaplain and coordinator of the
Hunger Action Coalition through
which the fast is sponsored. The
Hunger Action Coalition is a
social justice group affiliated with
Campus Ministry. They work both
on campus and in Bridgeport with
projects designed to help the
needy.
On the day of the fast there will
be many activities taking place. At
4:00 in the Bannow third floor
lounge, there will be a faculty col-loquium
on Hunger. At 10:00 in
Loyola Chapel there will be a mass
to break the fast followed by a
breaking of the fast at 11:00 in the
Campus Center.
According to McElaney "There
are three main objectives of the
Fast for a World Harvest: to ex-perience
hunger and feel it's af-fect
physically and mentally; to be
able to contribute to the cause
financially; and to become a part
of a concentrated effort to rid the
world of starvation." Basically, the
money acquired will be used to
help people help themselves.
Rather than buy food and giving it
to needy people, the group will
start a crop and teach them how to
care for it: In this way, they can
become self-sufficient.
Oxfam America's main objec-tive
is helping all people to main-tain
their capacity for self-reliance.
The agency supports the
efforts of the poor to overcome in-justice
and to share in the world's
resources. Oxfam America aids
the poor and hungry to improve
their own lives. It realizes that
monetary donations are not the
answer to helping people in
underdeveloped countries. Oxfam
works to teach the poor how to
grow more food, raise community
health standards and learn new
economic skills. The hope is that
eventually the poor will secure
their country and become self-sufficient.
McElaney concluded," 'Fast for
a World Harvest' will not only
benefit the poor but will also
benefit Fairfield University
' students by giving them the
chance to experience hunger, a
reality which many people face
everyday."
The State Board of Health has
given Student Services over two
hundred questionnaires that are to
be randomly distributed to the stu-dent
population. Those polled will
be chosen alphabetically. On cam-pus
boarders who receive ques-tionnaires
wii! be every fourteenth
person alphabetically. Beach
residents will be every fifteenth
and commuters will be every four-teenth
also. In addition to these,
those students who have hepatitis
will also receive the questions.
In addition to this, the state
recommended the distribution of
literature concerning the disease
to the student body. They also
suggested that the gammaglo-bulin
injections not be mandatory.
Dean Krell furthered the belief
that the outbreak began at the
beach. Since 16 of the hepatitis
victims do reside at the beach, it is
highly probable that the infections
occurred during a party either by
the exchange of drinking glasses
or other such means.
With the findings provided by
the questionnaires, the State and
Student Services hope to be able
to prevent and control such out-breaks
in the future. Dean Krell
feels that it was the quick reaction
of the Infirmary and the State
which got Fairfield through what
could have become a serious
health risk.
Four Teams Reach
College Bowl Finals
by RoseAnne LaBarre
College Bowl competition in the
Oak Room this evening will deter-mfne
a winning team from among
the four teams who remain
undefeated in the single elimina-tion
tournament. A total of 17
teams entered the competition,
with individual team members
competing for a chance to repre-sent
Fairfield University at
regional competitions.
After the first three rounds of
competition which were com-pleted
Nov. 11, the top six teams
were the "Optimates," "Gruppo
Sportivo II," "Up and Coming," the
"Brewskey," the "Heineys," and
"Wile E. Coyote and his ACME CB
Team." The Optimates and Grup
po Sportivo II will enter the
semifinal competition this even-ing,
as will the two teams which
advanced after last evening's
round four. Up-to-date standings
are posted in the Campus Center
lobby.
The tournaments, which are
conducted by graduate assistants
under the direction of the Universi-ty
Activities Office, give con-testants
a chance to demonstrate
their general academic know-ledge.
According to tournament
official Aurora Cammaratta, ques-tions
may be drawn from the areas
of art, history, literature, sports,
film, and science.
While some of the teams feel
that the competition cannot be
won by studying, others take Col-lege
Bowl preparation seriously.
Bill Tierney, captain of the Op-timates,
which held top place as of
Nov. 11, and three year veteran of
College Bowl competition, said
that his team prepared by study-ing
on an individual basis. Tierney
has been reading biographical
reference books in preparation for
this evening's competition. His
strategy has brought him to
regional competition the past two
years.
Questions are received from
College Bowl in a sealed package,
and can be opened only by the
moderator and the judge before
each game. Teams compete to be
the first to answer "toss-up" ques-tions
worth ten points. The winner
of each toss-up is then awarded
the chance to gain more points by
correctly answering a bonus ques-tion.
Points are subtracted for in-correct
answers during a toss-up,
(Cont'd, on Page 3)
College Bowl competition has been intense. Here the team of Middleearth ready to buzz in an answer dur-ing
a recent match. Woto by John Roche]