Mirror - Vol. 07, No. 20 - March 01, 1984

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Policy Requires Professors
To Retain Students' Papers
by Christine Ryan
The future Frank Cechiles can breathe easier,
now that the University council unanimously ap-proved
a bill that requires professors to save writ-ten
tests and finals until the end of the next term.
Before an article in the Mirror two weeks ago,
Father Mooney, Academic Vice-President, and
the administration were under the impression
that there was an unwritten but understood policy
already in existence. "It became apparent that
many newer staff members were unaware of this
procedure of test saving," Father Mooney stated.
This uniform policy applies to any "final exam
blue books, term papers, and any other assign-ment
written by the student and not passed
back," stated Dr. Rice, who recorded the minutes
of the council meeting. "This will allow the ex-ams
to be available for the student's review."
The official wording of the bill provides for the
tests and term papers to be saved for "one term".
Dr. Rice emphasized "This is so the policy will
be uniform throughout the university, and can
apply to the Graduate Communication School,
which works on a tri-mester system." All tests not
passed back to the student are affected under
this new policy.
Lazaruk Levels Prejudice Plea
by Thomas P. Moore
Former professor Dr. William Lazuruk had a
public hearing held in Hartford on Thursday of
last week to begin the State Commission on
Human Rights and Opportunities inquiry based
on the charges that the university discriminated
against him when he was not rehired as a pro-fessor
of biology in 1976.
The basis of Dr. Lazuruk's charge lies in the
fact that when he was not rehired as a professor
at the university as he reached the age of 65. He
later found out that there were other professors
employed by the university who were over that
age.
Earlier he filed with the Commission on
Human Rights and Opportunities on the basis of
age and nationality.
Later, Dr. Lazuruk filed a complaint with the
commission in 1977 alleging that he was denied
equal terms of employment on the basis that he
was an Episcopalian.
About a year later it came to Dr. Lazuruk's at-tention
that two professors were awarded con-tracts
who were over the age of 65. The former
Professor Lazuruk alleges that both of the pro-fessors
were Roman Catholic.
Dr. Lazuruk claims that he was also discrim-inated
against on the basis of his nationality. Dr.
Frank Rice, Professor of Biology and former
Chairman of the Biology Department (during Dr.
Lazuruk's term of employment at the university)
was said by Dr. Lazuruk to have used the term
"Bohonk" with regard to Dr. Lazuruk because of
his Eastern European origin. Dr. Lazuruk com-mented
on the matter, "It is a fact, it illustrated
his prejudice about me."
When asked for comment on Dr. Lazuruk's
case against the university, Dr. Rice said, "Any-thing
that I have to say about it will be said at the
hearing." He did not comment any further on the
case.
Dr. Lazuruk, a Fairfield resident, felt that he,
"Contributed an awful lot to the betterment of
science at Fairfield." He continued by saying, "I
contributed so much to that school, I had the
deepest admiration for the Jesuits. It was such
a shock. They were so cold and calculated."
Stephen P. Jakab, Associate Provost and
Director of Human Resources at the university
commented on the accusations of discrimination
in the following way, "Fairfield University does not
discriminate on any basis." Asked to describe the
university's position at the hearing, he said, "We
made a motion to dismiss the charge based on
the fact that it was not made on a timely basis."
The delay in proceedings resulted from pro-blems
with the Commission. According to Dr.
Lazuruk, three different members of the Connec-ticut
state agency worked on or examined his
case before he was granted a hearing.
When asked why Lazuruk's contract was not
renewed Jakab said, "I think if I knew what direc-tion
the hearings were going in, I would be able to
comment. It would be a little premature to com-ment
now."
Students relax, study and converse in the Campus Center Mezzanine, which will remain
undivided as a result of a Commuter club vote. [Photo by Remy Steiner]
Mezzanine Proposal Folds
by Christine Ryan
Recently a proposal was made to move the
Commuter lounge area into the Mezzanine in the
Campus Center. The plan was defeated by an
overwhelming majority of the Commuter Club's
members, who voted on February 8.
Mr. James Fitzpatrick, Director of the Campus
Center stressed that, "It was only an idea. I
repeatedly told the members of the Commuter
Club that any time they wanted to call off the
discussions, it was their decision." the majority
of the club's members chose to keep their lounge
in the same spot, rather than to move to the mez-zanine.
They are currently located next to the
Stag-Her Inn.
The plan involved blocking off the mezzanine
area with partitions, and converting the present
Commuter lounge into new offices for Universi-ty
employees. The commuters are content with
their present location in a central part of the
campus.
SAT Scores Rise With '87 Freshmen
by John McConville
The Office of Admissions at Fairfield Univer-sity
will begin to review applications for the Class
of 1988 this week, according to David M. Flynn,
Dean of Admissions at Fairfield. Applications will
be handled by the College of Arts and Sciences,
The School of Nursing and The School of Busi-ness,
depending on the applicants choice of
school.
The admissions process consists of complet-ing
an application for admittance to Fairfield Uni-versity,
completing a Financial Aid form and hav-ing
all high school transcripts forwarded to the
university by March first.
The average SAT. scores for the Class of 1987
were 521 verbal and 564 math. Flynn said that
the average for the incoming Freshmen class will
probably by slightly higher. He explained,
though, that the S.A.T scores are not the only
criteria for admission to the university. A strong
academic showing in high school and amount of
extra curricular activities are also taken into
consideration.
While many of the applicants for the 1984-85
school year are from Catholic high schools, Flynn
pointed out that a larger number are from public
high schools. He said that their reasons for ap-plying
to Fairfield are the strong academic repu-tation
of the school, the Jesuit tradition, and the
location of the campus. More importantly, Flynn
said, "is the favorable impression made on the
applicants by the students here at Fairfield.
Everyone here is so friendly that they make the
visitors feel like they belong here."
Most of the applicants for 1984-85 are from
Connecticut, New York, New Jersey and Massa-chusetts.
This does not mean that these appli-cants
are the only ones considered. Applications
from 19 states were received last year, including
California. Students from foreign countries also
apply to Fairfield. Last year, applications were
received from 9 foreign countries. Currently there
are 55 students from foreign countries at Fair-field.
According to Flynn this is an average
number of foreign students as compared to other
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Mr. Fitzpatrick stated that the issue was strictly
between the Commuter Club and himself, and
that the entire incident was receiving more atten-tion
than it warranted. It was simply a sugges-tion,
and he wanted some feedback from the club
as to their feelings. Trrerrratter is no longer under
discussion by either Mr. Fitzpatrick or the
administration.
The Commuters currently use their lounge for
temporarily storing their books and belongings
while they are in class. Commuters do not have
the luxury of keeping their materials in a central
dorm area. They also conduct Commuter Club
meetings there, and it provides a communal at-mosphere
for those who commute.
The commuters previously had their lounge in
one of the dorms, which was not convenient at
all. They have adjusted to this central location,
and their contentment with this spot was obvious
by their voting to remain.
The mezzanine is currently utilized by students
for studying, reading and socializing, and is con-sidered
by some to be valuable space. However,
converting it into offices or rooms in the future
would pose some difficulty, since people walk-ing
along the upper balcony section could view
whatever was inside the rooms. If ceilings were
to be installed, that would be quite costly. It is for
these reasons that it has yet to be developed in-to
anything more.
There are no plans by the administration or
faculty to convert the mezzanine into anything
else currently. Any plans to alter the mezzanine
now would meet with some student displeasure,
since most students polled prefer the mezzanine
to remain the lounge that it currently is. As for the
commuters, they seem to be content to stay
precisely where they are, and no one will be for-cing
them to leave.
Faculty Begins Investigation
David W. Flynn, Director of Admissions at Fairfield said that 1,000 more women than men ap-plied
to Fairfield this year. [Photo by Laura Mulligan]
by Thomas P. Moore
Professors Gerald O. Cavallo, Edward J. Deak,
Laurence A. Miners and Robert J. Torello are
undertaking a study to determine the economic
effects of the university on the Town of Fairfield.
The results of the probe into the relationship bet-ween
the school and its adjacent municipality
should be calculated by the end of April.
Dr. Cavallo, Associate Professor of Marketing,
described the probe into the economics of these
two parties in the following fashion, "The pur-pose
is to determine that we make a positive im-pact
on the economy in the area."
When asked about the origin of the concept
to do a study such as this Dr. Cavallo said, "The
idea was first suggested by Dean Griffin of the
School of Business before he retired. It took a
while before it became a reality."
The process to gather the information neces-sary
to delve into the economic relationships will
be gathered by asking the students, faculty and
staff's cooperation in filling out questionnaires.
Dr. Cavallo commented that the study will ex-amine
the buying habits and the costs of what
they purchase.
The survey will approach the university com-munity
through the classrooms, mailboxes, and
cooperation with campus employees. The date
that the study commences is March 5.
When asked what impact the results would
have on the Town of Fairfield, Cavallo declared,
"The results will enlighten the town fathers of
Fairfield and show them that the university has
an impact on the area."
Results such as the ones that will be gathered
as a result of this study will be the first of their kind
in the area. According to Dr. Cavallo a study was
done in the past on a state wide basis regarding
Connecticut private colleges. Only gross figures
were generated through that economic probe.
The Marketing Club will assist the economic
study by setting up tables in the campus center
to collect the questionnaires.