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THE MIRROR Student newspaper Week of February 5,2014 Vol. 39, Iss. 16 www.fairfieldmirror.com JVl @fairfieldmirror &| The Fairfield Mirror 3EL9 Tebben Gill Lopez / The Mirror Wil Haygood has captured some of America's most dynamic stories, but he does not consider his life "epic." History could decide for him. 'Witness to History' keynote shines By Luigi DiMeglio Managing Editor Wil Haygood stepped onstage at the Re-gina A. Quick Center for the Arts and there was a brilliant shine from his tie clip. The Washington Post award-winning reporter and writer of several books is most widely known today for his story that inspired "Lee Daniels' The Butler." When Haygood got the idea for the story, he looked for a butler he had heard about. He called 57 people in the D.C. area by the name of Eugene Allen. The 57th person to answer the phone was the man who served for eight U.S. presidents (from Eisenhower to Reagan) in the White House. As the keynote of Fairfield's 2014 MLK Convocation, Haygood was positioned to tell the story through the eyes of an African- American journalist looking to bring a buried story to light during President Obama's 2008 campaign. When Allen served former President John F. Kennedy, he was given a 14-karat gold-plat-ed tie clip as a token of appreciation for his ser-vice - an intimate gesture from a white presi-dent to a black butler during a great period of racial tension in America. "I am honored to report that I am wear-ing that tie clip right now," Haygood told the Quick Center audience. "I've always tried to go after the stories that others might overlook. Because I have enough confidence in myself that maybe I can bring some reporting dimension or I could bring some writer-ly dimension to that story. That's what I know is inside me every time I walk out the house and I tell myself, 'OK, I got to find a different story," Haygood said. Then President-elect Barack Obama was so moved by the story of Allen, written by Haygood, that both were invited to the 2009 inauguration. Haygood said that he considers Allen's life "epic." When asked if he believed if his own life as a cultural voice for America was epic, Haygood replied: "No, no ... "I do love the fact that maybe if I hadn't have knocked on Mr. Allen's door, he might have gone unknown ... I'm very proud of the fact that the stories that I have seemed to un-cover have found an audience. That doesn't al-ways happen. I'm very proud of that fact." In the film, Allen's wife is depicted as passing away at their kitchen table one morning. In reality, Haygood happened to interview the elderly couple on their wedding anniversary. Read BUTLER on Page 3 Class cancellation cuts it close By Robert Joyce Staff Writer By Monday morning on Feb. 3, snow had begun to layer the cam-pus. As weather conditions started to worsen, students began to wonder whether or not classes were going to be canceled. At 1:54 p.m., students and faculty received notice via Stag- Alert that all classes beginning at or after 2:00 p.m. were canceled. Senior Vice President for Ad-ministration and Chief of Staff Dr. Mark C. Reed '96, stated in an email that the announcement "was not timely and in that sense a better de-cision could have been made." Sophomore Drew Mignosa said that he "definitely questions how these decisions are made." He added that, "In high school, we al-ways had a timely notice." "The decision to close the Uni-versity, delay, etc. is delegated to me," Reed stated. "Whenever classes are in session ... I talk with Fr. Paul Fitzgerald who is our Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs. We talk mainly about what the impact of a decision will be on classes." "Typically, we would announce it so that there is a gap of time be-tween the announcement and the classes affected," stated Reed. Mignosa said, "Canceling class-es on such short notice was unsafe. My professor had to drive here from New Haven just to turn around and drive back. There was no point in making students and faculty drive to campus, making their risky drives worthless." According to Reed, "The cri-teria to close or delay involves a variety of factors. These primarily include the conditions on campus, the conditions of the main roads and highways leading to the Univer-sity from the surrounding areas and any directives or advisories from the state." "Advising me on the decision is a small working group that con-sists of the Director of Public Safety, Director of Human Resources and Director of Facilities Management," Reed said. Reed also stated that "Safety is a top priority ... Other considerations Read CANCEL on Page 4 Fairfield's new vision not quite 20/20 By Matthew Parron Contributing Writer Most students have heard about it. Some even received chocolate bars during finals with the logo on it. But people are still left with the question: What is Fairfield 2020? Fairfield 2020, marketed with the ta-gline "building towards a more sustainable future," was introduced to staffand students on Jan. 29. In front of a packed Barone Campus Center Oak Room, President Rev. Jeffrey von Arx, S.J. presented the idea of recreat-ing, renewing and reimagining Fairfield. The University's long-term goal is to oper-ate more efficiently and cut down costs. Von Arx described a vision that he imagined 10 years ago that focuses on in-tegrity. He stressed "integration of core cur-riculum, living and learning and the inte-gration of Jesuit values in our professional and graduate education." Fairfield 2020 will be a campus-wide project involving students, faculty, admin-istrators and trustees alike. Task forces will Read STUDENTS on Page 4 Accused student pleads not guilty' By Luigi DiMeglio Managing Editor The former Fairfield sophomore who turned himself in to Fairfield Po-lice over winter break was arraigned in Bridgeport Superior Court on Tuesday. Police said he was bragging to friends about an incident that the plaintiff considers to be sexual assault. Joshua Del Vecchio of Madison, Conn., pled not guilty and has been re-moved from campus since the accusa-tion was made. One of the texts Del Vecchio sent to a friend after the incident read, "She didn't want to lose her virginity until she was in love ha ha," according to police. Del Vecchio maintains that the sex-ual relations he had with an 18-year-old female student was consensual. The two students met at a party on campus, then went to the female student's residence hall, police told The Connecticut Post. According to police, she warned Del Read COURT on Page 4 NEWS: ge2 OPINION: THE VINE: Page 8 SPORTS: Page 16
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Title | Mirror - Vol. 39, No. 16 - February 05, 2014 |
Date | February 05 2014 |
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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SearchData | THE MIRROR Student newspaper Week of February 5,2014 Vol. 39, Iss. 16 www.fairfieldmirror.com JVl @fairfieldmirror &| The Fairfield Mirror 3EL9 Tebben Gill Lopez / The Mirror Wil Haygood has captured some of America's most dynamic stories, but he does not consider his life "epic." History could decide for him. 'Witness to History' keynote shines By Luigi DiMeglio Managing Editor Wil Haygood stepped onstage at the Re-gina A. Quick Center for the Arts and there was a brilliant shine from his tie clip. The Washington Post award-winning reporter and writer of several books is most widely known today for his story that inspired "Lee Daniels' The Butler." When Haygood got the idea for the story, he looked for a butler he had heard about. He called 57 people in the D.C. area by the name of Eugene Allen. The 57th person to answer the phone was the man who served for eight U.S. presidents (from Eisenhower to Reagan) in the White House. As the keynote of Fairfield's 2014 MLK Convocation, Haygood was positioned to tell the story through the eyes of an African- American journalist looking to bring a buried story to light during President Obama's 2008 campaign. When Allen served former President John F. Kennedy, he was given a 14-karat gold-plat-ed tie clip as a token of appreciation for his ser-vice - an intimate gesture from a white presi-dent to a black butler during a great period of racial tension in America. "I am honored to report that I am wear-ing that tie clip right now," Haygood told the Quick Center audience. "I've always tried to go after the stories that others might overlook. Because I have enough confidence in myself that maybe I can bring some reporting dimension or I could bring some writer-ly dimension to that story. That's what I know is inside me every time I walk out the house and I tell myself, 'OK, I got to find a different story," Haygood said. Then President-elect Barack Obama was so moved by the story of Allen, written by Haygood, that both were invited to the 2009 inauguration. Haygood said that he considers Allen's life "epic." When asked if he believed if his own life as a cultural voice for America was epic, Haygood replied: "No, no ... "I do love the fact that maybe if I hadn't have knocked on Mr. Allen's door, he might have gone unknown ... I'm very proud of the fact that the stories that I have seemed to un-cover have found an audience. That doesn't al-ways happen. I'm very proud of that fact." In the film, Allen's wife is depicted as passing away at their kitchen table one morning. In reality, Haygood happened to interview the elderly couple on their wedding anniversary. Read BUTLER on Page 3 Class cancellation cuts it close By Robert Joyce Staff Writer By Monday morning on Feb. 3, snow had begun to layer the cam-pus. As weather conditions started to worsen, students began to wonder whether or not classes were going to be canceled. At 1:54 p.m., students and faculty received notice via Stag- Alert that all classes beginning at or after 2:00 p.m. were canceled. Senior Vice President for Ad-ministration and Chief of Staff Dr. Mark C. Reed '96, stated in an email that the announcement "was not timely and in that sense a better de-cision could have been made." Sophomore Drew Mignosa said that he "definitely questions how these decisions are made." He added that, "In high school, we al-ways had a timely notice." "The decision to close the Uni-versity, delay, etc. is delegated to me," Reed stated. "Whenever classes are in session ... I talk with Fr. Paul Fitzgerald who is our Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs. We talk mainly about what the impact of a decision will be on classes." "Typically, we would announce it so that there is a gap of time be-tween the announcement and the classes affected," stated Reed. Mignosa said, "Canceling class-es on such short notice was unsafe. My professor had to drive here from New Haven just to turn around and drive back. There was no point in making students and faculty drive to campus, making their risky drives worthless." According to Reed, "The cri-teria to close or delay involves a variety of factors. These primarily include the conditions on campus, the conditions of the main roads and highways leading to the Univer-sity from the surrounding areas and any directives or advisories from the state." "Advising me on the decision is a small working group that con-sists of the Director of Public Safety, Director of Human Resources and Director of Facilities Management," Reed said. Reed also stated that "Safety is a top priority ... Other considerations Read CANCEL on Page 4 Fairfield's new vision not quite 20/20 By Matthew Parron Contributing Writer Most students have heard about it. Some even received chocolate bars during finals with the logo on it. But people are still left with the question: What is Fairfield 2020? Fairfield 2020, marketed with the ta-gline "building towards a more sustainable future," was introduced to staffand students on Jan. 29. In front of a packed Barone Campus Center Oak Room, President Rev. Jeffrey von Arx, S.J. presented the idea of recreat-ing, renewing and reimagining Fairfield. The University's long-term goal is to oper-ate more efficiently and cut down costs. Von Arx described a vision that he imagined 10 years ago that focuses on in-tegrity. He stressed "integration of core cur-riculum, living and learning and the inte-gration of Jesuit values in our professional and graduate education." Fairfield 2020 will be a campus-wide project involving students, faculty, admin-istrators and trustees alike. Task forces will Read STUDENTS on Page 4 Accused student pleads not guilty' By Luigi DiMeglio Managing Editor The former Fairfield sophomore who turned himself in to Fairfield Po-lice over winter break was arraigned in Bridgeport Superior Court on Tuesday. Police said he was bragging to friends about an incident that the plaintiff considers to be sexual assault. Joshua Del Vecchio of Madison, Conn., pled not guilty and has been re-moved from campus since the accusa-tion was made. One of the texts Del Vecchio sent to a friend after the incident read, "She didn't want to lose her virginity until she was in love ha ha," according to police. Del Vecchio maintains that the sex-ual relations he had with an 18-year-old female student was consensual. The two students met at a party on campus, then went to the female student's residence hall, police told The Connecticut Post. According to police, she warned Del Read COURT on Page 4 NEWS: ge2 OPINION: THE VINE: Page 8 SPORTS: Page 16 |