Mirror - Vol. 02, No. 05 - September 14, 1978

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FAIRFIELD VOL. 2, No. 5, SEPTEMBER 14,1978
FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY, FAIRFIELD, CONN. 06430 MIRROR ■£
Incorporated 1977
Hotel Living Not A Holiday
Bridgeport
Freshmen
Irate
By MARIANNE O'CONNELL
Freshmen living at the Bridgeport
Holiday Inn due to a shortage of on
campus housing are keeping an
"optimistic and cheerful outlook"
despite continued "service malfunc-tions
and management harassment",
according to resident advisor, Sandra
Ross.
To date, eight freshmen have been
moved back to campus, leaving
twenty-two boys still at the Holiday
Inn.
"It hasn't been easy for these kids,
but they've been just great about the
whole situation," continued Ms. Ross,
one of the two -.resident advisors
stationed at the Bridgeport hotel.
The majority of complaints by the
freshmen center around the attitude
of the Holiday Inn management.
A conflict arose last Tuesday
evening when the hotel's night
management approached the fresh-men
about complaints the desk had
received from other guests on the
ninth floor, regarding the noise level.
The Director of Security for the
Bridgeport hotel, responding to these
complaints, reportedly lost his temper.
"He lost complete control,"
commented one freshmen, Ed
Hrycenko. "We were just sitting
around watching ROOTS' on tv. There
was no need for that type of violence.
We weren't even partying."
Sandra Ross commented, "He used
very demeaning and abusive speech
towards me. It was completely un-called
for. He made false accusations,
saying he was sure things had been
broken in the rooms. Then he went out
in the hall and kicked over our memo
easels."
The security officer then reportedly
told each of the students to get in their
rooms and to close the doors.
When asked about the incident
Holiday Inn manager, Mr. Hansen,
stated, "I've been on vacation. I heard
there was a little run-in last week
between our people and the students,
but I don't think they'll be any more
trouble.
It was bound to happen. It's been an
adjustment period for both of us. The
students have to get used to living in a
hotel, not a dorm. And our people
have to realize they're not our usual
overnight guests. But we're glad to
have them."
The Director of Security involved in
the incident,Mr. JackCahill, could not
be reached for comment.
Part of the noise problem has arisen,
due to the manner in which students
are being moved out of the Holiday
Inn. Students at the hotel are given
rooms on campus, based on the order
in which they sent in their original
deposit. This has left vacant rooms in
the middle of the ninth floor, where
the freshmen are living. The Holiday
Inn has been renting these rooms to
overnight guests who do not expect to
find a group of college students living
Holiday Inn pictured above has been the target of complaint by freshmen temporarily housed there. Student guests
claim management hostility and harassment. [Photo by Vince Howley]
on their hotel floor.
The shuttle has also caused an
inconvenience for the freshmen. On
Saturdays and Sundays, the shuttle
doesn't start until after 12:30, which is
the earliest time these freshmen can
come up to campus to eat brunch.
The regular beach shuttle route
expanded on the weekends to include
a stop at the Holiday Inn, is almost a
full hour's ride for freshmen returning
to the hotel from campus.
Even during the week it's a pain,
commented freshmen Kerry Cudagee.
"You have to get up at 6:30 in the
morning if you want to go to breakfast
before first period.
Many of the fringe benefits of living
in the hotel have also fallen through.
The pool has been closed since the
freshmen have arrived there, due to a
"maintenance malfunction" and they
have not been allowed to use the hotel
saunas, which are in the same building
as the pool.
There have also been numerous
complaints about the maid service
and the hotel restaurant prices.
"Given the situation they're in,
they've been great. The kids here are
under a lot of pressure, especially from
the people who run this hotel," added
Sandra Ross.
"We're closer then any dorm. We
have to do everything together, since
there aren't that many of us here,
which has resulted in a lot of us
becoming good friends," said Ed
Hrycenko.
Many of the freshmen in the
Holiday Inn participated in the Crease
Poll contest, during Orientation 78,
and the Crease Poll Award hangs in
one of the guest rooms.
They have signed up as a Holiday
Inn team for intramural football, and a
number of the freshmen are trying to
organize a new fraternity, which they
want to call "Alpha Delta Inn."
The students, while anxious to get
on campus are not happy about the
prospect that when they do move,
they will most likely be split up from
their present roommates.
Another problem for the freshmen
which moving back to campus poses,
is how to transport all of their personal
belongings. It is up to them to either
supply a car for moving, or to take
their personal belongings on the
shuttle.
Student Service is trying to move
the kids out of the hotel as quickly as
possible. At this time, they hope to
have everyone back on campus by
Thanksgiving.
Another hotel manager, when asked
how he felt the housing operation was
working commented, "It's been rough.
On them and on us."
Drinking Regulations Revised
Dorm Councils To Be Established
By ROBERT). SCHUMM
Following last spring's controversy
concerning the procedure for dor-mitory
parties, the Ad Hoc Alcohol
Regulations Committee recom-mendations
have been approved by
the University Council and the
Student Association. The accepted
proposals call for the establishment of
a Dormitory Council in each dorm to
oversee and supervise the activities in
the residence halls. Once the Dorm
Councils are established in each dorm,
the residents will be able to institute
floor and dorm parties.
The Dorm Councils are to consist of
two student representatives from each
floor, an ex-officio housemaster
representative selected by the
Housemasters, and an ex-officio
Resident Advisor representative
selected by the RA's in the dorm. They
will be required to meet once a week
or more often if needed.
The Dorm Council will be
responsible for insuring proper living
condition within the resident hall,
approving and supervising social
functions held within the dorm, and
handling complaints regarding social
functions, noise, damage, etc.
"Now it is up to the residents in
each dorm to establish their Dorm
Council if they want to have parties,"
stated Vinnie O'Brien, President of the
Student Association.
The regulations concerning floor
and dorm parties have been modified
from previous years. A standard
closing time of 1:30 has been
established but this may be extended
by consent of the floors having the
party and the adjoining floors. The
request for extending the closing time
must be submitted at the time the
party is registered with the R.A. and
Student Services.
Other changes regarding floor
parties are that the Dorm Council will
be responsible for the party instead of
the party chairman. This will relieve a
few individuals from the responsibility
of damages, etc. and place it upon the
entire dorm via the Dorm Council.
The Dorm Councils will also be
responsible for following up on
complaints about any party, whether
they be submitted to the R.A.s,
Security or a member of the Dorm
Council. After receiving three com-plaints
about any particular party, the
Dorm Council will be required to shut
down the party.
New guidelines concerning im-promptu
parties have also been
established. In order to have an im-promptu
party, the interested students
will have to get consent of the Dorm
Council and the RA on duty by four
o'clock of the day of the party. Im-promptu
parties are subject to the 1:30
time limit as well as be limited to
approximately 50 people.
'The new system should take some
of the pressure off of the RAs," said
Henry Krell, Associate Dean of
Students and a member of the Ad Hoc
Committee. Vinnie O'Brien added,
"With the Dorm Councils, the students
have a representation in the runnings
of their dorm. It will ensure that all the
students have a voice in determining
the goings-on of their dorm."
The regulations concerning parties
in individual rooms are the same as in
previous years. Private parties are
permitted so long as these activities
do not infringe upon the rights of
other residents of the building. Noise
or people congregating in the halls
will be considered as an infringement
of others' rights.
"We feel that these new regulations
will prove acceptable to all con-cerned.
They are reasonable and fair,"
commented Vinnie O'Brien.
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