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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
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