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Jim English Wins
F.U.S.A. Presidency
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by Chris Tyler
Jim English won his bid for seat of president
of the Fairfield University Student Association by
topping his opponent, Fran Reed, by more than
two hundred votes.
Fran Kenneally, the current F.U.S.A. president,
complimented both candidates for running a long
race prior to reading the totals before an eager
crowd in the Stag-Her Inn. "The totals are, Jim
English 790 and Fran Reed with 588," said Ken-neally.
Many expressed surprise over the outcome of
the election. Said one student, 'I'm really amazed
at Jim winning. I thought he deserved to be in
it, but I thought a lot more people were going to
vote for Fran than did." The total turnout for the
election was a disappointing 1378 short of the goal
that Fran Kenneally stated he would like to see
reached.
John Matheson, a member of the election com-mittee
said, "We had bad turnout at the end of
the voting times. We had almost two hundred
more votes last time (in the primary) during the
dinner hour than we did this time." He also ad-ded,
"There also weren't as many people from
the beach coming to campus to vote this time
either."
English was appreciative of the help he got dur-ing
his campaign and complimentary of his op-position.
He said, "I would like to congratulate
Fran, who ran a great campaign and also thank
everyone who helped out on my campaign, es-pecially
Paul Nitzsche who made the drawings
for my poster." Looking forward to the year ahead
of him as chief of the executive branch of the Stu-dent
Government, English said, "I'm looking for-ward
to an outstanding year for F.U.S.A.."
Reed supporters were surprised as well by the
outcome of the election. One Reed supporter
said, "I think Jim will make a good F.U.S.A. presi-dent,
but I really thought that Fran was going to
take it all."
There has been no real explanation for the turn
around in voting since the primary. In the primary
Reed notched 54 votes and English only 311. En-glish
gained four hundred and seventy nine votes
and Reed gained only forty-one.
Some students claimed the debates staged at
the Townhouses, sponsored by FUTA (Fairfield
University Townhouse Association); in Loyola Hall
sponsored by the RA's (Maureen Walsh, Lisa
Ryan, David Smith and Tom Kushner); and the
two debates sponsored by the Mirror were influen-tial
in helping voters decide which candidate they
would vote for. Said one student, "They helped
you get to know the candidates, and when three
of them got eliminated you had a pretty good idea
what they thought and what they were going to
do."
In the Mirror debate held Sunday in the Oak
Room Jim English was distributing a survey to
find out what the students thought about F.U.S.A.
Said English, "The best thing a F.U.S.A. presi-dent
can do is be available, be available to listen
to the students because that's where a lot of ideas
come from. Someone may know of a great fund
raising event that he saw at another school but
not know who to go to with it. A good F.U.S.A. presi-dent
is there to listen to ideas to find out what the
students want and try to get it for them."
Continued on page 3
James English successfully won his attempt for the presidency of F.U.S.A. English outscored
his opponent, Fran Reed, by a tally of 790 to 588 on Tuesday. [Photo by Karen Haney]
Dance Rescheduling Occurs
by Connie McKenna
Due to unforeseen scheduling problems, the
'Snowball' dance, traditionally held in early Febru-ary
is now scheduled for March 23.
According to Steve Hauser, vice president of
Student Legislature Meeting Frees Funds
by Martin P. Healy
The Student Legislature held an emergency
session Thursday, Feb. 7, in order to approve
F.U.S.A.'s second term budget and free funds for
upcoming events. The meeting was an extension
of a general meeting held Sunday.
The special session was originally convened
to settle a dispute over an inconsistency in last
term's budget. Several thousand dollars were un-accounted
for and it was believed that the school
had intervened and covered the deficit of last
year's administration, removing $12,000 from
F.U.S.A.'s budget. The missing money, however,
was traced to a minor typographical error and was
explained in detail by F.U.S.A.'s Chuck Hacker.
The meeting was also necessary to free funds
for several upcoming events. First, F.U.S.A. was
credited with $15,000 in order to put forth a bid
for Bananaramma, the latest in a long line of band
possibilities for the spring concert. The bid for
the last group, the Pointer Sisters, was withdrawn
when their price doubled after receiving three
music awards. The possibility of getting
Bananaramma looks good.
Secondly, almost $5000 had to be advanced
for the nationally recognized "Yippie-Yuppie de-bate."
This highly regarded show pits Yippie Ab-bey
Hofman against Yuppie Jerry Reuban. "Back
in the 60's, they were both advocates of civil
disobedience—protesting Vietnam, participating
in the Chicago Seven controversy," explained
F.U.S.A. President Fran Kenneally. "Now, however,
while Hofman is still an outspoken social critic,
Reuban turned into a Yuppie-Brooks Brothers
suit, really a part of the system. It makes for an
interesting debate."
Another confusing issue brought up at the
meeting was the actions of the various clubs on
campus. According to F.U.S.A. Club Coordinator,
John Mancini, while many lobbied heavily to ob-tain
adequate funds for this term, there are still
some clubs which have not picked up their money.
Several hundred dollars was, as yet, untouched,
with the deadline for receiving checks last Fri-day.
Whatever remains goes back into the Legis-lature's
appropriations fund.
In store for this semester is a proposed increase
in daytime programming. These are the events
which are staged in the Campus Center during
lunch—events such as the magician-juggling act
a few years ago, as well as carricature drawings.
A plan to get students involved in the entertain-ment,
thereby saving F.U.S.A. some money, met
little support.
Alpha Epsilon Delta, "When we approached Mr.
Fitzpatrick in September to plan the event we were
told that a date had already been set and the
scheduling was all taken care of."
The date assigned to 'Snowball' was February
16, the Saturday of the Presidents' Day long
weekend. Hauser states, "At the beginning of se-cond
semester we realized that the date assigned
to us was unacceptable, and we asked to have
it switched. Three and a half weeks in advance,
we asked to reschedule the dance for February 9."
Administration denied the use of the campus
center on the ninth, saying that AED would not
have enough time to organize the event proper-ly.
According to Kim Hale, "By the time the com-mittee
had decided on a date, it was too late for
the dance to be organized in time."
Hauser countered that remark, saying, "We
had a band set for the ninth and we had people
to work. The event was organized but still we were
denied. The only other date open was March 23."
The rescheduling of the dance to such an un-usually
late date has led some students to rename
the dance "the Mudball." The Screw-Your-
Roommate Dance, traditionally held after 'Snow-ball'
will take place earlier this year.
Senator Bond Assails
Reagan's Fiscal Plans
State Senator Julian Bond addressed a packed Oak Room audience last Thursday as he criti-cized
the Reagan Administration for "turning back the Civil Rights clock." The Senator is seen
here with Rev. Christopher F. Mooney, S.J. (right), Academic Vice-President.
[Photo by Kevin Wolfthal]
by Chris Tyler
Julian Bond, Democratic State Senator from
Georgia spoke before a packed Oak Room crowd
last Thursday on the effects of the present ad-ministration
and the Civil Rights Movement.
In a press conference Bond expressed concern
over Ronald Reagan's economic policies and the
effects of an additional four years of his presiden-cy.
Citing a 13% increase in the mortality rate of
infants Bond said of Reagan, "His policies are
as responsible for dead children just as if he were
slitting their throats." Bond also added that there
are presently more blacks below the poverty line
today than there were some twenty years ago.
Senator Bond stated that the month of Febru-ary
is Black History month and a time for blacks
to reflect on where they have come from and
where they can go. Bond added, "The Reagan
administration has turned back the civil rights'
clock." Bond criticized the Reagan administra-tion
for not being sensitive to the issue of civil
rights and ignoring the issue all together.
The Civil Rights activist also stated dismay over
the president's popularity. "The people are to the
far left of the president. The public likes him. His
personality is compelling." In a twist of the presi-dent's
words Bond also stated, "The people in
their infinite wisdom have chosen to re-elect the
Evil Empire. They have re-elected an amiable in-competent."
Bond criticized Reagan for eliminating affirma-tive
action programs and eliminating "that which
is the product of blood and sweat." Bond referred
to the president's economic plans which he feels
are pushing the poor deeper into poverty. Said
Bond, "Under Reagan equal opportunity is an
equal chance on the welfare line."
"What the president has done is triage econom-ics,"
commented Bond as he continued to find
fault with the president's economic policies.
Developing a more solid idea of what being a
Democrat means is one of the two things that the
Democratic party must do, in Bond's mind, to pre-vent
losing any more ground to the Republicans.
The other step the Democrats must take is to use
high tech for direct mailing as the Republicans
presently do. Said Bond, "The country doesn't
need two Republican parties. Given a choice be-tween
the real one and an imitation one, the public
is going to choose the real one every time."
Bond explained that Mondale's plan to raise
taxes was a mistake at the time and detrimental
to Mondale's bid for the presidency. "Had it been
fully explained I think it would have been under-stood,"
said Bond in response to the effects of
his statement during the Democratic Convention.
"It was a big mistake," concluded Bond.