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Dorm Damage Increases;
Campion II Runs $1200 Tab
by David M. Rothbard
Staff Writer
Incidents of dorm damage have continued to in-crease
this year with Campion II leading the other
floors with well over $1200 in damage for' the Fall
semester, according to Phyliss Fitzpatrick, Student
Flesidence Director.
The cost of damage on Campion II was more than
$900 for November and December alone as compared
to $500 for the same two months last year. This
amount is higher than any other dorm floor's and the
entire Southeast building had only $28 for these two
months. The residents of Southeast thus paid six-teen
cents each for damage while Campion II
residents paid $13 apiece for damage to their floor.
Fitzpatrick explained that any costs for damages
are charged to the entire building, the specific floor,
or the individuals who are found responsible for the
damage. Leigh Cromey, Assistant Director of Hous-ing,
pointed out that it is difficult to determine which
individuals are responsible. "It is frustrating to have
to pay for damage that others did," she asserted, "but
everyone must take partial responsibility for what oc-curs
on their floor since the individuals responsible
don't usually step forward." Also she stated, "The
students on a floor would rather absorb the cost of
the damage than rat on someone."
The charges are cumulative for several months and
a bill is sent at the end of the year which reflects the
charges from November to May.
"Over 20 fire box glasses were broken on Cam-pion
II last semester, and no one has yet put their foot
down and said that they were fed up," declared
Cromey. Campion II was placed on social probation
last semester which prohibited impromptu parties on
the floor but is now allowed to have parties again,
continued on page 2
Student Services has observed an increase in dorm damage and van-dalism.
Shattered glass, doors, and broken glass plates on fire alarms
are a few of the damages that each resident is resonsible to pay for.
[Photo by Chris Chomyn]
WVOF Works Towards
Community Appeal
by Chris Velletri
Staff Writer
"I want to make this station
known throughout the commu-nity,"
states Roger Schaerer, who
was elected as WVOF's new sta-tion
manager on February 22. Even
though the junior finance major
has been involved with WVOF for
not even a year, nevertheless he
was easily elected by a majority
vote of the station's staff. He will
remain in his present function as
music director until April 1 when
his new position will become ef-fective.
In response to the question of
possibly receiving academic
credit for being student leader
Roger exclaimed, "I don't know
the whole story behind getting
credit, but even if it was offered to
me I wouldn't accept it. My work at
the station has nothing to do with
my academic work and I'm doing it
basically for personal satis-faction."
Schaerer feels that this year's
goal of making WVOF better
known on campus has been a suc-cess.
Next year's major effort will
be making the station better
Known around the community. "I
want to reach out more to the Fair-field
community," he remarKed.
"It's their station too. There's
nothing that says that WVOF
should be directed only to the au-dience
that remains within the
confines of the university."
On weekends the station cur-rently
runs ethnic music program-med
by community members. One
of his proposals is to include
members of the area who would
be willing to run a society news
hour. Another idea is to run a talk-back
program which the station is
working on getting the necessary
delay equipment for. In the area of
community service, he would like
to have the town meetings broad-casted.
"We should get involved
with the town since WVOF is the
only radio station in Fairfield," he
explained, "the next closest one is
WSHU run by Sacred Heart Univer-sity."
Concerning the student disc
tockey, the station gives them a
total free hand in selecting their
musical material. One problem
that Schaerer feels is emerging is
that the jockeys aren't being
creative enough in their music
choices. Next year he would like
to see all the DJ's have a definite
theme for their radio shows.
To the prospect of the station
becoming stereo, Schaerer con-tends,
"It will eventually, but it will
cost thousands of dollars. Also
WVOF would have to be a great
radio station; a goal we're present-ly
working toward."
Roger Schaerer will become WVOF's station manager beginning April 1. As station manager he wants to
make WVOF known throughout the Fairfield area, and promotes creative programming.
[photo by Rich Jordan]
Exceptional Ticket Demand
Prompts Bi-Level Dance
Blind dates danced to the sounds of either "Kivetsky" or "Friends" at
the first bi-level Luck of the Roommate Dance last Friday night For fur-ther
details turn to page 10. [Photo by Vincent DeAngalis]
by Kathryn King
Staff Writer
For the first time in the short
history of the Irish Society's
^"Luck of the Roommate" dance,
the Oak Room was opened to ac-commodate
more people.
The decision to have two floors
was made by Jim Fitzpatrick, Cam-pus
Center Director. He explained,
"After the tickets sold out so fast,
it was obvious there was excep-tional
interest." "The demand was
so overwhelming for tickets," said
Lisa LaGuardia, assistant director
of University activities. Fitzpatrick
met with the presidents of the
Irish Society, High Tuomey and
Tara Brady, to discuss the dance.
At 11:00, on Friday, February 25.
Fitzpatrick decided to open the
Oak Room.
Previously, the Irish Society
"had approached the Campus
Center on two rooms" according
to Hugh Tuomey. Fitzpatrick
"didn't know if the Irish Society
could handle the responsibility,"
said Tuomey. When Fitzpatrick
decided to open the Oak Room,
his main condition to the Irish
Society, was that they must find a
band by the Wednesday before the
dance. They booked the band,
"Friends," for the Oak Room. "We
lucked out in getting a band," said
Hugh Tuomey. "Kivetsky" played
upstairs.
Having the dance on two floors
posed a problem to the Irish Socie-ty.
With 700 people upstairs and
300 people downstairs there were
not enough active members to
work the dance. They enlisted the
aid of SEC. The dance was still
recognized as an Irish Society
event.
"I wish we could offer the dance
to more people," said Tuomey. The
first time the tickets went on sale,
approximately 150 to 200 people
did not get tickets. There were
thoughts of making tickets avail-able
by lottery but people like to
go with a group of friends, which
they may not be able to do with a
lottery. "It was ridiculous to see
people sitting in line at 7:30 in the
morning," commented Tuomey. A
panic started because people
stood in line so early. When the
tickets went on sale for down-stairs
"obviously not as many peo-ple
were in line for the Oak Room
as for the Main Dining Room,"
said Fitzpatrick. He didn't think
people were turned away like they
were with the Main Dining Room.
Fitzpatrick said that two areas
are more difficult to supervise.
Any BYOB event can be difficult.
Hugh Tuomey said, "In the past,
whether due to nervousness or
unhappiness with their dates,"
some people have gone out of
control drinking. According to
Tuomey, there is no excuse for
people going out cf control. If a
person is too drunk, the campus
center staff can ask him or her to
leave.