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THE The ladependeot Student Newspaper
FREE I Tak~olll' ofFairlield University
---_..:..---------------------------fairfieldmirror.com-------------------------_.:,--
Week of Dec. 9, 2009 I Vol :15. I~ 13 The Re8ectiou of Fairfield
HE SAID/SHE SAID COVERAGE INSIDE The J!irror Ends >> Harrassment charges end with mediation p. 3
He Said/She Said,
Mediation Settles
HarrassmenL Charges
>>FIRE supports The Mirror, p . 3
''Academic Council suppor ts freedom of expression p. 3
» Letter from executive board on th e chan ges, process p. 18
'Somebody Call 911'
Sean Kingston and Eve 6 Burning Up Fairfield
BY MICHELLE MORIUSON
0NLINB MANAGING EDITOR
Somebody call 911: Sean
Kingston, Eve 6 and a third, surprise
guest are coming to Fairfield on
Feb. 20 for the FUSA concert.
The third act, which will be
announced as soon as possible after
winter break, will be in the genre of
either Sean Klngstop or Eve 6. Melissa
Mann ' l 0, the PUSA director
of concerts and also the entertainment
editor of The Mirror, saiti the
concert programmers are in the
process of finalizing the th.ird act.
Sorry, Fairfield; the surprise
guest will not be Taylor Swift.
Despite rumors that sparked
Facebook groups like "Taylor Swift
is Coming to Fairfield; Taylor Swift
would cost too much money, said
Mann.
•we try and stan rumors as a
joke to throw people off, but Taylor
Swift is out of our price range,~ said
Mann.
A Swift concert would cost
about $500,000, plus production
costs, and the FUSA concert budget
this year was about $33,000, plus
roughly $53,000 from expected
ticket sales.
Last year, FUSA bid $50,000
to get John Legend on campus. In
2008, FUSA paired with Stu·
dent Affairs to come up with the
well-known rock songs like "Here's
to the Night" and "Inside Out."
"How'd we pull that off!" said
Kate Reilly '11 when told about
the concert. "Are you kidding me?
That's wonderful:"
Mann's goal was a concert
where "students recognize the art·
ists and are going to able to sing
the songs."
$85,000 bid
for Ludacris.
Reggae
fusion and
rock may
seem like a
strange mix,
butthemix
INSIDE I PAGE 14
FUSA Announces
Spring Concert.
According to Mann,
FUSA considers the
concert acts from past
surveys and student
See the press release opinions.
about the FUSA concert. "I've been here
'------------_... four years, I've heard
students talk about the
was intentional.
"We wanted to get as many
students as possible," said Mann.
"If a student doesn't like Sean
Kingston, there's a good chance
they' re going to like Eve 6."
Kingston has several recent top
10 hits including "Fire Burnin" and
"Beautiful Girls," and Eve 6 plays
concert: said Mann.
•There's a very fine line between
appeasing all students. You
take a chance when choosing someon~
llke John Legend, who was
great, but not many people knew
who he was; she continued.
KINGSTON I PAOE 6
Photo Jllustration by Dan Lei tao
A surprise guest will be joining Sean Kingston and Eve 6 at next semester's FUSA concert.
Sl1ays' Forn1er Campaig11 ~lanager Indicted
BY 1\fllCAELA TtBRNE"'t'
ASSISTANT NBWS EDITOR
Fairfield alum Michael Sohn '98,
the campaign manager for fom1er
Rep. Christopher Shays, was arrested
and charged last Friday with a dozen
counts of alleged embezzlement and
fraud, according to a Dec. 5 Connecticut
Post at'ticle.
Sohn is accused of taking funds
from the Shays Campaign Commit·
tee during his employment between
2005 and 2008. He is suspected of
In photo from the Connecticut Post,
Sohn '98leaves federal court last week.
"making unauthorized ATM withdrawals
and writing checks to himself
from campaign bank accounts,w
the article said, and later spending
the funds on personal expenditures.
The federal government's announcementofSohn's
Dec. 2 indictment
was posted on the Connecticut
Post Web site, providing additional
details of his charges and subsequent
arrest. Sohn allegedly embezzled
campaign funds from his former
employer Shays, "causing the filing of
false campaign reports" and federal
tax offenses, the announcement
says. Over the course of four years,
Sohn "is alleged to have embezzled
money ... totaling approximately
$252,424; the announcement
stated.
Additionall}. the announce·
ment details that Sohn is charged
with tax fraud because ofhls alleged
failure "to file a federal income
tax return in 2005, 2006, and 2007,
and evading the payment of taxes
in 20Q8w because his filings did not
reflect his true monetary holdings.
The Connecticut Post quoted
U.S. Magistrate judge Holly FitzSimmons
as saying, "Clearly, these are
serious charges,~ a statement that
only begins to address the possible
repercussions against Sohn. If he
is found guilty of the charges, Soh.n
could face a prison sentence of28
years and a fine of more than $1.5
million.
After being taken into custody
from his home in Fairfield, he sat
through a trial with representation
by an appointed public defendant.
He was later released on bail, though
hjs passport has been revoked and a
curfew has been imposed upon him.
'Dlis component of the trial was not
controversial despite the prominence
of the case. As prosecutor As·
s1stant United States Attorney Peter
S. Jongbloed said to the Post, "If there
was a desire to flee. he could have
easily done so before today."
The case is being investigated by
the FBI and the IRS Criminal Investigation
Division. Jury selection for
Sohn's trial is setto begin on Feb. 9.
A Decade in
Fairfield's Eyes
BY ANA ZIEGLER
STAFF WRITER
Times Magazine recently published a tirneline for this past decade,
which they titled, "The Decade from Hell:' Fairfield has had many significant
changes and events this past decade and as 2010 looms closely,
let's look back at the decade .
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| Title | Mirror - Vol. 35, No. 13 -December 09, 2009 |
| Date | December 09 2009 |
| 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. |
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| SearchData | THE The ladependeot Student Newspaper FREE I Tak~olll' ofFairlield University ---_..:..---------------------------fairfieldmirror.com-------------------------_.:,-- Week of Dec. 9, 2009 I Vol :15. I~ 13 The Re8ectiou of Fairfield HE SAID/SHE SAID COVERAGE INSIDE The J!irror Ends >> Harrassment charges end with mediation p. 3 He Said/She Said, Mediation Settles HarrassmenL Charges >>FIRE supports The Mirror, p . 3 ''Academic Council suppor ts freedom of expression p. 3 » Letter from executive board on th e chan ges, process p. 18 'Somebody Call 911' Sean Kingston and Eve 6 Burning Up Fairfield BY MICHELLE MORIUSON 0NLINB MANAGING EDITOR Somebody call 911: Sean Kingston, Eve 6 and a third, surprise guest are coming to Fairfield on Feb. 20 for the FUSA concert. The third act, which will be announced as soon as possible after winter break, will be in the genre of either Sean Klngstop or Eve 6. Melissa Mann ' l 0, the PUSA director of concerts and also the entertainment editor of The Mirror, saiti the concert programmers are in the process of finalizing the th.ird act. Sorry, Fairfield; the surprise guest will not be Taylor Swift. Despite rumors that sparked Facebook groups like "Taylor Swift is Coming to Fairfield; Taylor Swift would cost too much money, said Mann. •we try and stan rumors as a joke to throw people off, but Taylor Swift is out of our price range,~ said Mann. A Swift concert would cost about $500,000, plus production costs, and the FUSA concert budget this year was about $33,000, plus roughly $53,000 from expected ticket sales. Last year, FUSA bid $50,000 to get John Legend on campus. In 2008, FUSA paired with Stu· dent Affairs to come up with the well-known rock songs like "Here's to the Night" and "Inside Out." "How'd we pull that off!" said Kate Reilly '11 when told about the concert. "Are you kidding me? That's wonderful:" Mann's goal was a concert where "students recognize the art· ists and are going to able to sing the songs." $85,000 bid for Ludacris. Reggae fusion and rock may seem like a strange mix, butthemix INSIDE I PAGE 14 FUSA Announces Spring Concert. According to Mann, FUSA considers the concert acts from past surveys and student See the press release opinions. about the FUSA concert. "I've been here '------------_... four years, I've heard students talk about the was intentional. "We wanted to get as many students as possible," said Mann. "If a student doesn't like Sean Kingston, there's a good chance they' re going to like Eve 6." Kingston has several recent top 10 hits including "Fire Burnin" and "Beautiful Girls," and Eve 6 plays concert: said Mann. •There's a very fine line between appeasing all students. You take a chance when choosing someon~ llke John Legend, who was great, but not many people knew who he was; she continued. KINGSTON I PAOE 6 Photo Jllustration by Dan Lei tao A surprise guest will be joining Sean Kingston and Eve 6 at next semester's FUSA concert. Sl1ays' Forn1er Campaig11 ~lanager Indicted BY 1\fllCAELA TtBRNE"'t' ASSISTANT NBWS EDITOR Fairfield alum Michael Sohn '98, the campaign manager for fom1er Rep. Christopher Shays, was arrested and charged last Friday with a dozen counts of alleged embezzlement and fraud, according to a Dec. 5 Connecticut Post at'ticle. Sohn is accused of taking funds from the Shays Campaign Commit· tee during his employment between 2005 and 2008. He is suspected of In photo from the Connecticut Post, Sohn '98leaves federal court last week. "making unauthorized ATM withdrawals and writing checks to himself from campaign bank accounts,w the article said, and later spending the funds on personal expenditures. The federal government's announcementofSohn's Dec. 2 indictment was posted on the Connecticut Post Web site, providing additional details of his charges and subsequent arrest. Sohn allegedly embezzled campaign funds from his former employer Shays, "causing the filing of false campaign reports" and federal tax offenses, the announcement says. Over the course of four years, Sohn "is alleged to have embezzled money ... totaling approximately $252,424; the announcement stated. Additionall}. the announce· ment details that Sohn is charged with tax fraud because ofhls alleged failure "to file a federal income tax return in 2005, 2006, and 2007, and evading the payment of taxes in 20Q8w because his filings did not reflect his true monetary holdings. The Connecticut Post quoted U.S. Magistrate judge Holly FitzSimmons as saying, "Clearly, these are serious charges,~ a statement that only begins to address the possible repercussions against Sohn. If he is found guilty of the charges, Soh.n could face a prison sentence of28 years and a fine of more than $1.5 million. After being taken into custody from his home in Fairfield, he sat through a trial with representation by an appointed public defendant. He was later released on bail, though hjs passport has been revoked and a curfew has been imposed upon him. 'Dlis component of the trial was not controversial despite the prominence of the case. As prosecutor As· s1stant United States Attorney Peter S. Jongbloed said to the Post, "If there was a desire to flee. he could have easily done so before today." The case is being investigated by the FBI and the IRS Criminal Investigation Division. Jury selection for Sohn's trial is setto begin on Feb. 9. A Decade in Fairfield's Eyes BY ANA ZIEGLER STAFF WRITER Times Magazine recently published a tirneline for this past decade, which they titled, "The Decade from Hell:' Fairfield has had many significant changes and events this past decade and as 2010 looms closely, let's look back at the decade . ~ .2000: a.b , , DOJJn. ~ot HBO.S t.1taltmM or CabiM•ktft. iloUitd m ftlllliaDco Chc lcnlmed C."hht1GGI y Dolan kboot o( IIIIIIMU. wtdc:h kill ~OM ofcllc •• doMllolll ftCim • inllo lOIRe 10 a buflacN I. fk'pt 2001 nc ~ot 1001 hu oiOM 1a him lnY offho Unlvmuy lty, ftPIC'Ie11y whb Unlvmlcy't ~Jmtty 10 ' • York Clly Jw.u wwk r !fit llfUIC ka,1fl«t we,.19 auflfld llwn ~ lftl. 1Y %001• Tbe Rft. Jdftey iP. Yon AA. &J .. became - cfPIII1tMiit rmidme or.~~~c U11ivmity. ~ tt. ~~. Alo)'ai.- r. Kollf)',IJ Jtcfll)' W1ll 1M """"' temnd and mctl1 iPoomPii•l'led Umvmny J'R'Idcm. OoJ 200': 1WD mm wwre 1~ nfchf murder or l'lWJ, Fllb. 2006 1\I(Jandro Cvrion ·ow ~poolcdiY paai!Od awa~ Jn bil •locP A JMmOrlal ~ wa• bual$ ovtafdt af Loyola liall, "''*' C.mC~A lived whfn he diN. Nov. 2006· Men• ~ acfota UCONN 2 I tnthe 'CI\1\ 'T'bllmamcnt ThiJ inw1A i.ho lint flfrfl~W W111 In lilY NC:/\1\ lb&Jmlmont ~yZOW: rho Unh'mi\Y lett ) I cmployM liD t.n QUIIIII\"0 ~ CU.U. Sept.l~. fl~rflcld .wm Uoua Ptrli-. ·~z wu iacl' tel '" HaW on ..... ofJCXU.IIY ~niMboYt Wlnle~ dim. 2001 NOEX ~ 2001 n.. wwe rwo c.. otPikfWd INdlaU CI~.U.~ • OIHUipGI reAdllll tllld. d..ie. C Jihlr- off-amp~~~ f'cb. 2003: faJr&ld ~ PMna NkJo '01 "'..tkd rnco Omb-iu. he!J 4114 kept u ~ JlldMO Pl'Ote.~ llofa~J» !Or ~ boun, AdloJo ct.imcd Jlc had • bomb on bim wttcn be walked i1110 dw elallrDOm. wtliO oftl,ciaiJ di~ IIWr 10 be. ftlk,e. He .,.lltmCCd M dt.tiJO ot kidnlppiq . .._.,. rc~ 1n lilupnliJ of%009. . ,_. :200': Tbe acor. ~ P. VOlt An. SJ • .,.IOI*ed jM&Ibo oapiGJ ~p. :'Ow Pnmliw. 'Jllc ~ lbf FtirfWcl Univmky. • ttundled IDd w br mo aev. ~, Kttlcy. S.J .. raW a rceord SU1.v mllhm. 1'ho eap~~l Je.A~hoct in. lbt ~"'"""'on INS rencM~hC'm ot wvm b\Uidinp. m. onlldon Off4)W MW ~ chal,., ddlilo idJDJI1Arlf IJICI'hl&! In UMJUm'~~ ~ 2006: S~opmcd Ole Studonl Handbook 10 f1nd iJw tq.a hid bcle1t lliiM4Id on Ampul ov. 20<»': l'alrf1<'1d &ll.llkniJ ~ 1.110 ucc and Wltdi«J IJ~mi: ONma waJ ~~~~J~t Ooc. zoot: lbo ~ ~-llm'e~ iA dM: ~I QUid. Timeline Dan Leltao ll'Aifl .... ::;;::.:: ..... 1·1''' Corree Break • Page 18 Sports • Poge 24 CHECK OUT OUR W EB SITE! C:OM TO Ot£CKOUT MOA£! |