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THE (SMJRROR
Week of February 27,2013 • Vol. 38, Iss. 17 • The Reflection ofFairfield • Independent Student Newspaper of Fairfield University
Off-campus housing is no walk on the beach
BY LUIGI DIMEGLIO
CHIEF COPY EDITOR
Irene delayed move-in for
the class of 2012.
Sandy halted beach life for
the class of 2013.
For the class of 2014, a surge
of acceptance letters this spring
is the last anticipated beach life
variable.
For this reason, Associate
Director of Residence Life Char-lie
Sousa is "still waiting for the
dust to settle."
Almost all rising seniors
who applied to forego Fairfield's
four-year housing guarantee
have secured residency near
the shore; however, some par-ties
are still getting hammered
through the process.
If the class of 2017's accep-tance
rate is higher than cur-rently
estimated, more seniors
will need to vacate space on
campus for the incoming fresh-men.
The admissions office has
a goal of 925 to 950 students for
the class of 2017.
"Keep in mind though, that
despite all of our predictive
modeling, we're making guesses
about the whims and desires of
17 and 18 year olds," said Alison
Hildenbrand, associate director
of Admission. "Ultimately, the
class could be larger than our
goal when our enrollment dead-line
comes."
To wait out the spring ad-mission
process, a wait list has
been created for rising seniors
who missed the off-campus
housing application process or
simply did not get picked in the
release lottery.
Despite rumors otherwise,
there are no unmentioned cri-teria
for release. As Sousa puts
it, the off-campus housing lot-tery
is "like every other lottery
process - random." Those who
have not yet been released lit-erally
did not have paper strips
labeled with their applicant
groups selected from a hat.
HOUSING | PAGE 6
And the winner is...
Nick DiFazlo / The Mirror
After Alex Long "14 was announced as the new FUSA president, he immediately reported to the HAM Channel for comments on his victory.
Alex Long takes FUSA presidency in landslide victory
BY SAJLVATORE TRIFILIO
ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR
The ballots have been cast
and the votes counted.
The winners of the 2013
Fairfield University Student As-sociation
presidential and vice
presidential elections are Alex
Long '14 and Alex Cucchi '15,
respectively, defeating oppo-nent
Sam Maxfield '14 and his
running mate Joe McConville
'14.
"I feel great, I feel relieved,"
said Long. "It's been ... a long
couple weeks."
About 65 students were in
attendance at the Levee Tuesday
night showing their support for
the presidential, vice presiden-tial
and senatorial candidates.
The HAM Channel pro-vided
live coverage to students
all over campus who could not
make it to the Levee for the 9:30
p.m. announcement.
After class senator winners
were announced shortly after
9:30 p.m., current FUSA presi-dent
Robert Vogel revealed that
Long had won the presidency..
FUSA ! PAGE 2
Nick DiFazio/ The Mirror
Students gathered in the Levee at 9:30 p.m. to hear the winner.
Biden
speaks on
gun reform
at Western
BY LEIGH TAUSS
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Vice President Joe Biden has
spoken and "enough is enough."
Seventy days have passed since
the Newtown tragedy and the
storm of public and political
outrage has not even begun to
settle.
"We have an obligation to
act," Biden urged.
The vice president delivered
a keynote address Thursday at
a conference on gun violence
to a select crowd of the victim's
'^e cannot remain
silent. We have to
speak for all those
voices.
-Joe Biden
families, first responders and
state representatives. The con-ference
was held at Western
Connecticut State University,
just 12 miles from Sandy Hook
Elementary School, where 20
kindergarteners were murdered
last December.
"The purpose of doing this
kind of conference," according
to Newtown First Selectman E.
Patricia Llodra, is "to keep the
pressure on" so that real legis-lative
change can happen. The
continued debate on gun control
ensures that citizens and politi-cians
"don't get distracted" and
the message does not get lost.
Llodra also commented that
BIDEN ! PAGE 3
News
What a weekend:
Extended crime beat
page 4
■ ■ '
The Vine
Recap of
the Oscars
page 7
Opinion
Taylor Swift... teaching
life lessons
page 11
Sports
Highlights of Senior
Stags
page 16
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| Title | Mirror - Vol. 38, No. 17 - February 27, 2013 |
| Date | February 27 2013 |
| Description | 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. |
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| 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 | THE (SMJRROR Week of February 27,2013 • Vol. 38, Iss. 17 • The Reflection ofFairfield • Independent Student Newspaper of Fairfield University Off-campus housing is no walk on the beach BY LUIGI DIMEGLIO CHIEF COPY EDITOR Irene delayed move-in for the class of 2012. Sandy halted beach life for the class of 2013. For the class of 2014, a surge of acceptance letters this spring is the last anticipated beach life variable. For this reason, Associate Director of Residence Life Char-lie Sousa is "still waiting for the dust to settle." Almost all rising seniors who applied to forego Fairfield's four-year housing guarantee have secured residency near the shore; however, some par-ties are still getting hammered through the process. If the class of 2017's accep-tance rate is higher than cur-rently estimated, more seniors will need to vacate space on campus for the incoming fresh-men. The admissions office has a goal of 925 to 950 students for the class of 2017. "Keep in mind though, that despite all of our predictive modeling, we're making guesses about the whims and desires of 17 and 18 year olds," said Alison Hildenbrand, associate director of Admission. "Ultimately, the class could be larger than our goal when our enrollment dead-line comes." To wait out the spring ad-mission process, a wait list has been created for rising seniors who missed the off-campus housing application process or simply did not get picked in the release lottery. Despite rumors otherwise, there are no unmentioned cri-teria for release. As Sousa puts it, the off-campus housing lot-tery is "like every other lottery process - random." Those who have not yet been released lit-erally did not have paper strips labeled with their applicant groups selected from a hat. HOUSING | PAGE 6 And the winner is... Nick DiFazlo / The Mirror After Alex Long "14 was announced as the new FUSA president, he immediately reported to the HAM Channel for comments on his victory. Alex Long takes FUSA presidency in landslide victory BY SAJLVATORE TRIFILIO ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR The ballots have been cast and the votes counted. The winners of the 2013 Fairfield University Student As-sociation presidential and vice presidential elections are Alex Long '14 and Alex Cucchi '15, respectively, defeating oppo-nent Sam Maxfield '14 and his running mate Joe McConville '14. "I feel great, I feel relieved," said Long. "It's been ... a long couple weeks." About 65 students were in attendance at the Levee Tuesday night showing their support for the presidential, vice presiden-tial and senatorial candidates. The HAM Channel pro-vided live coverage to students all over campus who could not make it to the Levee for the 9:30 p.m. announcement. After class senator winners were announced shortly after 9:30 p.m., current FUSA presi-dent Robert Vogel revealed that Long had won the presidency.. FUSA ! PAGE 2 Nick DiFazio/ The Mirror Students gathered in the Levee at 9:30 p.m. to hear the winner. Biden speaks on gun reform at Western BY LEIGH TAUSS CONTRIBUTING WRITER Vice President Joe Biden has spoken and "enough is enough." Seventy days have passed since the Newtown tragedy and the storm of public and political outrage has not even begun to settle. "We have an obligation to act," Biden urged. The vice president delivered a keynote address Thursday at a conference on gun violence to a select crowd of the victim's '^e cannot remain silent. We have to speak for all those voices. -Joe Biden families, first responders and state representatives. The con-ference was held at Western Connecticut State University, just 12 miles from Sandy Hook Elementary School, where 20 kindergarteners were murdered last December. "The purpose of doing this kind of conference," according to Newtown First Selectman E. Patricia Llodra, is "to keep the pressure on" so that real legis-lative change can happen. The continued debate on gun control ensures that citizens and politi-cians "don't get distracted" and the message does not get lost. Llodra also commented that BIDEN ! PAGE 3 News What a weekend: Extended crime beat page 4 ■ ■ ' The Vine Recap of the Oscars page 7 Opinion Taylor Swift... teaching life lessons page 11 Sports Highlights of Senior Stags page 16 |