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FREE I Take one THE ^MIRROR Week of Mar. 9w, 2011 | VoL 36, iss 16 Perlitz Accounts to Go Toward Victims BY ALEXANDRIA HEIN NEWS EDITOR • fairneldmirror.com The Independent Student Newspaper of Fairfie Id University The Reflection of Fairfleld The Connecticut Post reported that a federal judge has ordered the government to seize the remaining $42,000 from Doug-las Perlitz's accounts to provide education, counseling and other services to his victims of sexual abuse in Haiti. Perlitz is currently serving a 19 year and seven month prison sentence for the conviction of the pro-longed abuse of 16 students. U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arter-ton, the same judge that sentenced Perlitz in December, will conduct another hearing next month to decide how the money will be divided among the victims. Representa-tives from Kids Alive International, which has been providing for the boys since the closing of Project Pierre Toussaint, will be present. According to the article, Assistant U.S. Attorney Krishna Patel and the chairman of the Haiti-Fund Michael McCooey claimed that the Kids Alive supervisors in Cap-Hai-tien, Haiti were being threatened by some of the victims amidst rumors of large cash payouts. McCooey said that Fairfield Uni-versity and the Order of Malta each agreed to provide $11,000 for various programs periodically. That may not be happening, as The Connecticut Post reported that Arterton said she was "leery" of the court handling money that came from private institutions. She went on to suggest that the organiza-tions look for other ways to disperse the money. Child Abuse advocate Paul Kendrick told The Mirror that "those responsible for ensuring the care and safety of these boys while they attended Project Pierre Tous-saint have barely scratched the surface of what must be done to restore all that was taken from the former students." Kendrick then blasted both the Order of MaltaandFairfield and said, "No more half measures. No more giving a little financial support here and there to appear generous." He suggested that those with the power to do so should be concerned with building a new school. He also said, "It's time for von Arx, Miller and everyone in-volved to sit up straight and pay attention." Perlitz, 40, is a graduate of Fairfield University and founded Project Pierre Toussaint in 1997. The project took boys off the streets and provided them with clothes, food, water and education. He was the face of the project until 2008, when the Haitian Board of directors decided to remove him after allegations of the sexual assaults surfaced. During his sentencing, Arterton said that Perlitz's defense argument that he provided positively to society is akin to dig-ging a well to provide water for people who need it, poisoning the well, and still expect-ing to be praised for digging the well. Student protestors blocked the stairwell of Jogues Hall on Friday as a form of protest. Mirror File Photo Elevator Out;Jogues Students Stand BY MIKAELA TIERNEY ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR Last Friday, a group of students filled the staircases of Jogues Hall in protest of the termination of elevator service for the remainder of the academic year due to excessive damages, About 30 students - both Jogues resi-dents and other Fairfield students - lined each level of the staircase in the building in a visual demonstration, highlighting the impact the lack of an easily acces-sible elevator has on disabled residents. Residents can now access the elevator only by visiting either the Residence Life or Public Safety Offices to sign out a key to operate the elevator. By restricting the access of such fa-cilities and equipment, Residence Life is infringing upon Fairfield students' rights as outlined in the Americans with Dis-abilities Act (ADA). "Is it a right or a privilege?" asked Shawne Lomauro, Resident Assistant on the fourth floor of Jogues. "They're treat-ing it as a privilege right now, but it IS a right." The ADA was turned into law in 1990 in order to protect the rights of disabled Americans across the country. It outlines a number of important requirements in all areas of public life to ensure fairness and equality to all. In section 35.133 of the Maintenance of Accessible Features section, the ADA outlines that "a public entity shall maintain in operable working condition those features, of facilities and equipment that are required to be read-ily accessible to and usable by persons with disabilities by the Act or this part." It continues to note that "this section does not prohibit isolated or temporary interruptions in service or access due to maintenance or repairs." Initial damages first occurred last semester around the end of October. An unknown individual or group of indi-viduals had burned obscenities into the ceiling of the elevator car with a cigarette lighter. Fire Marshal Joseph Bouchard has been a part of this ongoing case from the beginning. "Arsonists start small, but it gen-erally leads to something larger," said Bouchard. Students were warned that possible repercussions would occur if the damages persisted. Bouchard is "always concerned" when an elevator is involved in dorm damages because "smoke and flame and heat can spread rapidly" and cause serious problems. Similar arson-related damages oc-curred again in the Jogues elevator in the beginning of February, causing the elevator to be shut down for two weeks as a warning. When service was restored, residents were warned that if any more incidents were reported, the elevator would be turned off indefinitely. On Feb. 17, after a report was issued about an at-tempt to pry the buttons off of the eleva-tor panel, the elevator was turned off for the rest of the academic year. According to an e-mail sent to Jogues residents from Area Coordinator Ange Concepcion on Feb. 17, the elevator was shut down because "someone tried to pop the buttons out of the elevator with a screwdriver," causing "significant damage to the buttons and the panel." However, the decision to shut down the elevator was not made by Concepcion; it was a joint decision between Bouchard and Residence Life. "It's a shame we all have to suffer for a few people's actions," said Shannon Mascia, Vice President of Jogues Hall. She PROTEST! fA§§5 ST. PETER'S GAME SEE PAGE 20 Peter Caty/The Mirror Derek Needham '13 drives to the basket against Ryan Bacon '11 from Saint Peter's College in Sunday's loss. INDEX Opinion • Page 7 The Vine • Page 9 Coffee Break • Page 15 Sports • Page 20 is CLASSIC ROMANCE STILL ALIVE? P. 8 INSIDE THIS ISSUE STAG STOCK P. 9
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Title | Mirror - Vol. 36, No. 20 -March 09, 2011 |
Date | March 09 2011 |
Description | [PLEASE NOTE: This issue was misprinted as issue number 16. It has been corrected to issue number 20 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 |
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Publisher | Fairfield University |
Place of Publication | Fairfield, Conn. |
Source | Fairfield University Archives and Special Collections |
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SearchData | FREE I Take one THE ^MIRROR Week of Mar. 9w, 2011 | VoL 36, iss 16 Perlitz Accounts to Go Toward Victims BY ALEXANDRIA HEIN NEWS EDITOR • fairneldmirror.com The Independent Student Newspaper of Fairfie Id University The Reflection of Fairfleld The Connecticut Post reported that a federal judge has ordered the government to seize the remaining $42,000 from Doug-las Perlitz's accounts to provide education, counseling and other services to his victims of sexual abuse in Haiti. Perlitz is currently serving a 19 year and seven month prison sentence for the conviction of the pro-longed abuse of 16 students. U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arter-ton, the same judge that sentenced Perlitz in December, will conduct another hearing next month to decide how the money will be divided among the victims. Representa-tives from Kids Alive International, which has been providing for the boys since the closing of Project Pierre Toussaint, will be present. According to the article, Assistant U.S. Attorney Krishna Patel and the chairman of the Haiti-Fund Michael McCooey claimed that the Kids Alive supervisors in Cap-Hai-tien, Haiti were being threatened by some of the victims amidst rumors of large cash payouts. McCooey said that Fairfield Uni-versity and the Order of Malta each agreed to provide $11,000 for various programs periodically. That may not be happening, as The Connecticut Post reported that Arterton said she was "leery" of the court handling money that came from private institutions. She went on to suggest that the organiza-tions look for other ways to disperse the money. Child Abuse advocate Paul Kendrick told The Mirror that "those responsible for ensuring the care and safety of these boys while they attended Project Pierre Tous-saint have barely scratched the surface of what must be done to restore all that was taken from the former students." Kendrick then blasted both the Order of MaltaandFairfield and said, "No more half measures. No more giving a little financial support here and there to appear generous." He suggested that those with the power to do so should be concerned with building a new school. He also said, "It's time for von Arx, Miller and everyone in-volved to sit up straight and pay attention." Perlitz, 40, is a graduate of Fairfield University and founded Project Pierre Toussaint in 1997. The project took boys off the streets and provided them with clothes, food, water and education. He was the face of the project until 2008, when the Haitian Board of directors decided to remove him after allegations of the sexual assaults surfaced. During his sentencing, Arterton said that Perlitz's defense argument that he provided positively to society is akin to dig-ging a well to provide water for people who need it, poisoning the well, and still expect-ing to be praised for digging the well. Student protestors blocked the stairwell of Jogues Hall on Friday as a form of protest. Mirror File Photo Elevator Out;Jogues Students Stand BY MIKAELA TIERNEY ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR Last Friday, a group of students filled the staircases of Jogues Hall in protest of the termination of elevator service for the remainder of the academic year due to excessive damages, About 30 students - both Jogues resi-dents and other Fairfield students - lined each level of the staircase in the building in a visual demonstration, highlighting the impact the lack of an easily acces-sible elevator has on disabled residents. Residents can now access the elevator only by visiting either the Residence Life or Public Safety Offices to sign out a key to operate the elevator. By restricting the access of such fa-cilities and equipment, Residence Life is infringing upon Fairfield students' rights as outlined in the Americans with Dis-abilities Act (ADA). "Is it a right or a privilege?" asked Shawne Lomauro, Resident Assistant on the fourth floor of Jogues. "They're treat-ing it as a privilege right now, but it IS a right." The ADA was turned into law in 1990 in order to protect the rights of disabled Americans across the country. It outlines a number of important requirements in all areas of public life to ensure fairness and equality to all. In section 35.133 of the Maintenance of Accessible Features section, the ADA outlines that "a public entity shall maintain in operable working condition those features, of facilities and equipment that are required to be read-ily accessible to and usable by persons with disabilities by the Act or this part." It continues to note that "this section does not prohibit isolated or temporary interruptions in service or access due to maintenance or repairs." Initial damages first occurred last semester around the end of October. An unknown individual or group of indi-viduals had burned obscenities into the ceiling of the elevator car with a cigarette lighter. Fire Marshal Joseph Bouchard has been a part of this ongoing case from the beginning. "Arsonists start small, but it gen-erally leads to something larger," said Bouchard. Students were warned that possible repercussions would occur if the damages persisted. Bouchard is "always concerned" when an elevator is involved in dorm damages because "smoke and flame and heat can spread rapidly" and cause serious problems. Similar arson-related damages oc-curred again in the Jogues elevator in the beginning of February, causing the elevator to be shut down for two weeks as a warning. When service was restored, residents were warned that if any more incidents were reported, the elevator would be turned off indefinitely. On Feb. 17, after a report was issued about an at-tempt to pry the buttons off of the eleva-tor panel, the elevator was turned off for the rest of the academic year. According to an e-mail sent to Jogues residents from Area Coordinator Ange Concepcion on Feb. 17, the elevator was shut down because "someone tried to pop the buttons out of the elevator with a screwdriver," causing "significant damage to the buttons and the panel." However, the decision to shut down the elevator was not made by Concepcion; it was a joint decision between Bouchard and Residence Life. "It's a shame we all have to suffer for a few people's actions," said Shannon Mascia, Vice President of Jogues Hall. She PROTEST! fA§§5 ST. PETER'S GAME SEE PAGE 20 Peter Caty/The Mirror Derek Needham '13 drives to the basket against Ryan Bacon '11 from Saint Peter's College in Sunday's loss. INDEX Opinion • Page 7 The Vine • Page 9 Coffee Break • Page 15 Sports • Page 20 is CLASSIC ROMANCE STILL ALIVE? P. 8 INSIDE THIS ISSUE STAG STOCK P. 9 |