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'The Image of Fairfield" FAIRFIELD W \ [MIRROR] Nonprofit Organization U.S. POSTAGE PAID Permit No. 32 Fairfield, Conn. Volume 7, No.112, Thursday, November 17,1983 Fairfield University, Fairfield, Connecticut 06430 Incorporated 1977 New Registration System Eases Course Selection The University Registrar's office was kept busy as students and faculty tried to figure out the new registration process. [photo by John J. Pastorelle] by Kathryn King Students' schedules are being put to-gether for the first time through the use of a computerized system of course selection. Students met with their advisors during the past week to register rather than waiting in Oak Room lines. Dr. Patricia Jenkins, an English depart-ment advisor, said that the advisor's respon-sibility is "to supervise what the student is doing and make sure they understand the process" and also to advise the student. As to questions the student might have "I answer as carefully as I can," said Dr. Jenkins. . The advisors try to help in difficult scheduling and resolve every problem. There are some minor points of confusion that the advisor isn't sure of and must ask Thefts Increase On Campus by Christine Ryan "There has been a marked increase in the number of reported thefts in dormitories this year," according to Officer Mary McCul-lough of Fairfield University's Security De-partment. "Whether that indicates an in-crease in actual thefts or not is speculative," she added. The most common time of day is during the afternoon or "soap opera time." "As students become familiar with each other, they assume that 'this does not happen here' and they fail to close and lock their doors," declared McCullough. The most commonly stolen articles are clothes, jewelry, and money, often left out in view. It is also approaching the time when text-books will be a popular item. "It is the items that can be disposed of or used readily, which most frequently disappear," stated McCullough. Preventive measures are the key. "We are not trying to create an atmosphere of para-noia," stated Jon Conlogue, a head resident in Student Services. "We just want to em-phasize that when you leave your room for an extended length of time, lock your door. Most of Fairfield's students come from a secure environment and are not used to be-ing cautious." Both Student Services and the Security Department are working together to in-crease student awareness and to empha-size being careful. "It is most often not out-siders, because they are usually dis-tinguishable," assured McCullough. "We cannot emphasize enough times that if you leave your room unattended, lock your door." One student left cash sitting on her dresser while she took a shower, and when she returned, it was missing. Last year, Student Services and Security staged a Security Awareness Week. Mem-bers of both departments wandered through hallways of dormitories and sought out unoccupied rooms with open doors. They wrote a list of the valuable objects in plain sight that could have been stolen, left the note, and closed the doors. It was remarkable how many people had left their doors open. "Over the extended winter break, take home everything of value that does not get nailed down. We do a lock-up, but it is better to be safe than sorry," McCullough stated. If you do discover something is missing, report it immediately. "We have recovered many stolen articles, including a bicycle that had been abandoned over the wall at Regis Hall," declared McCullough. "You should also report any suspicious persons directly to Security or to your Resident Assistant," she added. "Traditionally, there has not been a significant problem at Fairfield," Conlogue stated, "but students have a tendency to become too lax. It is better to be cautious now before it is too late." This includes locking unattended rooms, knowing any credit card numbers or bank card account numbers, and not leaving valuables sitting out in the open. "If you have something that you want to keep, do not leave it lying on the desk or just throw it in your top right-hand drawer," McCullough emphasized. Together, Student Services and the Security Department are trying to lower the number of incidences by increasing aware-ness of the students, through pamphlets and other media. The message they are con-veying is to always be aware that this can occur, and will occur if students do not take ' the time to prevent it. "No one wants to decrease these thefts more than we do," McCullough declared, "but we cannot do it alone. The time to stop thefts is before they happen." the registrar. "The students seem grateful for the help," she said. Dr. Jenkins' only ma-jor complaint about the registration process is that students wait too late to register. According to the registrar, Mr. Robert Russo, there is a $25 late registration fee for those students who didn't register during registration week. The student will also lose his place in the lottery and his form will not be entered until everyone else's forms have been processed. The student must still see his advisor to register. Students will find out their schedules "hopefully right after the Thanksgiving break" in early December, said Mr. Russo. The first thing the computer does in the registration process is add up everyone's primary course request and the maximum number allowed in each class. "This shows student demand for a course," said the registrar. After seeing the demand the departments may decide to add another section of a course where the demand is high and drop a course where the demand is low. Once these changes are made the scheduling by computer will be done. A print-out will be made of student con-flicts. Students will be listed who have more than 18 or less than 15 credits, those who are deficient in courses and those whose courses overlap each other. These students will be asked to come to the Registrar's of-fice. Here they can see what courses are available before fixing their schedules and fix the problem directly on the computer terminal, according to Mr. Russo. The schedules will not be given to the students until all the problems are resolved. "So far it's gone really smoothly," said Mr. Russo on the Friday of registration week. "We've processed 1100 forms out of about 2000." There are good points to the new system. It encourages students to see their advisors and classes needn't be skip-, ped to register. It is a "much fairer system," according to Mr. Russo and "has been made convenient for everyone." The Registrar also doesn't have to deal with thousands of computer cards. Henriot Examines Poverty Hacker Wins RTM, Republicans Sweep Area by Elizabeth Kline Chuck Hacker, a junior accounting major from Greenwich was elected to represent his district at the Representative Town Meeting (RTM). Hacker believes, "I'm one of the youngest ever" to hold this elected position. Hacker competed against 27 people for 21 seats in District 1. He finished seventh. "I'm very happy about the way I came in," Hacker commented. Candidates running for the RTM must run on a non-partisan ticket and may not hold any salaried office or position in Greenwich town government during the candidacy or term of office. The RTM consists of 231 members representing Greenwich's 12 local voting districts. The members serve a two year term. RTM serves several functions in Greenwich municipal government including the power to approve all expenditures by the town exceeding $5,000, decide whether the town will ac-cept federal or state money for town projects, and to act as the final planning authority with respect to municipal improvements. Hacker and several of his friends from the university canvassed his district using a door-to- door strategy. "I gave a letter to everyone in my district," said Hacker. In spite of the fact that Hacker considered Greenwich "very conservative," he found his youth an asset to his campaign. Hacker said, "A lot of people found it very reassuring." Campaign volunteer and friend, Tom Moore, attributed Hacker's seventh place finish to his campaign techniques. "He did so well because a lot of others on RTM didn't campaign as diligently." Moore continued, "The other candidates made too many assumptions." In other local elections, Bridgpeort residents re-elected incumbent Leonard Paoletta to serve as mayor of the Park City. Approximately 41,000 turned out to vote for Paoletta and the other two candidates Charles B. Tisdale (D) and John Mandanici (Taxpayer's Party). Paoletta defeated his opponenets by 1,033 votes. According to a Paoletta supporter, the mayor "wants to continue his development of the downtown area and decaying east side." Fairfield voters elected Jackie Durrell (R) to serve as First Selectman. She captured 17 of Fairfield's 24 voting districts. Rev. Peter Henriot, S.J., addressed an Oak Room crowd last week on the subject of poverty in the world. v [Photo by Cindy Herbst] by Michael Smith Rev. Peter Henriot, S.J. came to Fairfield last week to discuss the present situation regarding the poor and needy of the world. Henriot is the director of Center of Con-cern in Washington, an organization which concerns itself with informing people about the problems of the poor, and offering solu-tions and suggestions for solving them. He is most widely known for Linking Faith in Justice, a book he co-authored with J. Holland which addressed the social analysis concept. Father Henriot attempted to clear up some of the misconceptions most people have with the poor of the world. He noted that the poor make up some two-thirds of the world's population, and that they are not totally responsible for their situation today. He suggested, rather, that the development policies of first world nations are to blame continued on page 4
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Title | Mirror - Vol. 07, No. 13 - November 17, 1983 |
Date | November 17 1983 |
Description | [PLEASE NOTE: This issue was misprinted as issue No. 12. It has been corrected in pencil to issue No. 13.] 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 Image of Fairfield" FAIRFIELD W \ [MIRROR] Nonprofit Organization U.S. POSTAGE PAID Permit No. 32 Fairfield, Conn. Volume 7, No.112, Thursday, November 17,1983 Fairfield University, Fairfield, Connecticut 06430 Incorporated 1977 New Registration System Eases Course Selection The University Registrar's office was kept busy as students and faculty tried to figure out the new registration process. [photo by John J. Pastorelle] by Kathryn King Students' schedules are being put to-gether for the first time through the use of a computerized system of course selection. Students met with their advisors during the past week to register rather than waiting in Oak Room lines. Dr. Patricia Jenkins, an English depart-ment advisor, said that the advisor's respon-sibility is "to supervise what the student is doing and make sure they understand the process" and also to advise the student. As to questions the student might have "I answer as carefully as I can," said Dr. Jenkins. . The advisors try to help in difficult scheduling and resolve every problem. There are some minor points of confusion that the advisor isn't sure of and must ask Thefts Increase On Campus by Christine Ryan "There has been a marked increase in the number of reported thefts in dormitories this year," according to Officer Mary McCul-lough of Fairfield University's Security De-partment. "Whether that indicates an in-crease in actual thefts or not is speculative," she added. The most common time of day is during the afternoon or "soap opera time." "As students become familiar with each other, they assume that 'this does not happen here' and they fail to close and lock their doors," declared McCullough. The most commonly stolen articles are clothes, jewelry, and money, often left out in view. It is also approaching the time when text-books will be a popular item. "It is the items that can be disposed of or used readily, which most frequently disappear," stated McCullough. Preventive measures are the key. "We are not trying to create an atmosphere of para-noia," stated Jon Conlogue, a head resident in Student Services. "We just want to em-phasize that when you leave your room for an extended length of time, lock your door. Most of Fairfield's students come from a secure environment and are not used to be-ing cautious." Both Student Services and the Security Department are working together to in-crease student awareness and to empha-size being careful. "It is most often not out-siders, because they are usually dis-tinguishable," assured McCullough. "We cannot emphasize enough times that if you leave your room unattended, lock your door." One student left cash sitting on her dresser while she took a shower, and when she returned, it was missing. Last year, Student Services and Security staged a Security Awareness Week. Mem-bers of both departments wandered through hallways of dormitories and sought out unoccupied rooms with open doors. They wrote a list of the valuable objects in plain sight that could have been stolen, left the note, and closed the doors. It was remarkable how many people had left their doors open. "Over the extended winter break, take home everything of value that does not get nailed down. We do a lock-up, but it is better to be safe than sorry," McCullough stated. If you do discover something is missing, report it immediately. "We have recovered many stolen articles, including a bicycle that had been abandoned over the wall at Regis Hall," declared McCullough. "You should also report any suspicious persons directly to Security or to your Resident Assistant," she added. "Traditionally, there has not been a significant problem at Fairfield," Conlogue stated, "but students have a tendency to become too lax. It is better to be cautious now before it is too late." This includes locking unattended rooms, knowing any credit card numbers or bank card account numbers, and not leaving valuables sitting out in the open. "If you have something that you want to keep, do not leave it lying on the desk or just throw it in your top right-hand drawer," McCullough emphasized. Together, Student Services and the Security Department are trying to lower the number of incidences by increasing aware-ness of the students, through pamphlets and other media. The message they are con-veying is to always be aware that this can occur, and will occur if students do not take ' the time to prevent it. "No one wants to decrease these thefts more than we do," McCullough declared, "but we cannot do it alone. The time to stop thefts is before they happen." the registrar. "The students seem grateful for the help," she said. Dr. Jenkins' only ma-jor complaint about the registration process is that students wait too late to register. According to the registrar, Mr. Robert Russo, there is a $25 late registration fee for those students who didn't register during registration week. The student will also lose his place in the lottery and his form will not be entered until everyone else's forms have been processed. The student must still see his advisor to register. Students will find out their schedules "hopefully right after the Thanksgiving break" in early December, said Mr. Russo. The first thing the computer does in the registration process is add up everyone's primary course request and the maximum number allowed in each class. "This shows student demand for a course," said the registrar. After seeing the demand the departments may decide to add another section of a course where the demand is high and drop a course where the demand is low. Once these changes are made the scheduling by computer will be done. A print-out will be made of student con-flicts. Students will be listed who have more than 18 or less than 15 credits, those who are deficient in courses and those whose courses overlap each other. These students will be asked to come to the Registrar's of-fice. Here they can see what courses are available before fixing their schedules and fix the problem directly on the computer terminal, according to Mr. Russo. The schedules will not be given to the students until all the problems are resolved. "So far it's gone really smoothly," said Mr. Russo on the Friday of registration week. "We've processed 1100 forms out of about 2000." There are good points to the new system. It encourages students to see their advisors and classes needn't be skip-, ped to register. It is a "much fairer system," according to Mr. Russo and "has been made convenient for everyone." The Registrar also doesn't have to deal with thousands of computer cards. Henriot Examines Poverty Hacker Wins RTM, Republicans Sweep Area by Elizabeth Kline Chuck Hacker, a junior accounting major from Greenwich was elected to represent his district at the Representative Town Meeting (RTM). Hacker believes, "I'm one of the youngest ever" to hold this elected position. Hacker competed against 27 people for 21 seats in District 1. He finished seventh. "I'm very happy about the way I came in," Hacker commented. Candidates running for the RTM must run on a non-partisan ticket and may not hold any salaried office or position in Greenwich town government during the candidacy or term of office. The RTM consists of 231 members representing Greenwich's 12 local voting districts. The members serve a two year term. RTM serves several functions in Greenwich municipal government including the power to approve all expenditures by the town exceeding $5,000, decide whether the town will ac-cept federal or state money for town projects, and to act as the final planning authority with respect to municipal improvements. Hacker and several of his friends from the university canvassed his district using a door-to- door strategy. "I gave a letter to everyone in my district," said Hacker. In spite of the fact that Hacker considered Greenwich "very conservative," he found his youth an asset to his campaign. Hacker said, "A lot of people found it very reassuring." Campaign volunteer and friend, Tom Moore, attributed Hacker's seventh place finish to his campaign techniques. "He did so well because a lot of others on RTM didn't campaign as diligently." Moore continued, "The other candidates made too many assumptions." In other local elections, Bridgpeort residents re-elected incumbent Leonard Paoletta to serve as mayor of the Park City. Approximately 41,000 turned out to vote for Paoletta and the other two candidates Charles B. Tisdale (D) and John Mandanici (Taxpayer's Party). Paoletta defeated his opponenets by 1,033 votes. According to a Paoletta supporter, the mayor "wants to continue his development of the downtown area and decaying east side." Fairfield voters elected Jackie Durrell (R) to serve as First Selectman. She captured 17 of Fairfield's 24 voting districts. Rev. Peter Henriot, S.J., addressed an Oak Room crowd last week on the subject of poverty in the world. v [Photo by Cindy Herbst] by Michael Smith Rev. Peter Henriot, S.J. came to Fairfield last week to discuss the present situation regarding the poor and needy of the world. Henriot is the director of Center of Con-cern in Washington, an organization which concerns itself with informing people about the problems of the poor, and offering solu-tions and suggestions for solving them. He is most widely known for Linking Faith in Justice, a book he co-authored with J. Holland which addressed the social analysis concept. Father Henriot attempted to clear up some of the misconceptions most people have with the poor of the world. He noted that the poor make up some two-thirds of the world's population, and that they are not totally responsible for their situation today. He suggested, rather, that the development policies of first world nations are to blame continued on page 4 |