Mirror - Vol. 10, No. 13 - October 23, 1986

              The
Fairfield
Volume 10, No. 13 MIRRORv Our Tenth Year Thursday, October 23, 1986 The Image of Fairfield
Parents Storm the Campus
By Connie McKenna
News Editor
Over 2200 parents visited their
Fairfield- dwelling offspring last
weekend, making Parents Weekend '86
the most successful so far. Claire
Carney, Associate Director of
Development, has organized the event
for the past four years. She
comments,"each year we've seen a
substantial increase in the number of
parents participating. Four years ago we
had 1200 parents, the next year 1600
parents came, and last year there were
2000. Participation has doubled in four
years."
Carney begins planning Parents
Weekend in April, although several
organizations on campus help with the
actual execution of the plans. FUSA
members Terri Durso and Anne Marie
Mione handled the Parents dance on
Saturday night, the Cardinal Key Society
helped with registration, and Alpha
Sigma Nu and Circle K members gave
tours. Carney's office handles the rest of
the organizing.
According to Carney, attendance
at all of the scheduled events was
excellent. "The play always sells out
right away, and the Parents mass has
been standing room only for four years.
The 1100 tickets for the dance were
easily sold, although attendance did drop
off quite a bit because of the World
Series game." Carney concluded that
typically, Parents Weekend is "very
casual; structured enough so that parents
have things to do, but allowing enough
free time for necessities like eating out
and food shopping."
Donations At Record High
Fairfield University reached a new high
in its fund raising in 1985-86 as gifts totaled
$3.35 million, a rise of 9 percent over the
previous year. In a report submitted to the
Board of Trustees, George E. Diffley, vice
president for advancement, noted that a key
factor in the increase was the gain in alum-ni
giving, up 69 percent to $687,083.
The university also received $716,969 in
gifts from parents; $699,450 from founda-tions;
$691,414 from friends; and
$556,052 from corporations. In addition,
the Fairfield Jesuit Community donated
$105,000 and the Alumni Association
$8,000. For the first time, the university
surpassed the million dollar mark in unres-tricted
funds, reaching $1,038,185. These
are funds donated to the university without
being designated lor a restricted purpose.
Mr. Diffley commented that the gifts
enabled the university to complete its fis-cal
year in the black for the 16th consecu-tive
year. He explained that tuition from
each student actually falls $ 1,600 short of
covering the full cost of educating the stu-
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FUSA TO Publish Directory
By Chris Michailoff
The Fairfield University Student Direc-tory
will not be put out by the Cardinal Key
Society, instead FUSA will be in charge of
organizing a directory. The Family Priva-cy
Act," a recently enacted law prohibits
such a publication as a violation of the stu-dent's
privacy. Mr. William Schimpf in-formed
FUSA of this ruling.
A plan was put into action which allows
FUSA to publish the directory. They have
sent out a questionnaire which allows the
student to fill in information, and authorizes
FUSA to publish the material in a directory.
Part of the reason the Cardinal Key So-ciety
was unable to put out a directory was
because they do not have the manpower to
take over such a massive undertaking. Mike
Miller, president of FUSA, decided that
FUSA could handle the job and an agree-ment
was reached with the Cardinal Key.
Brian Flaherty of FUSA stated, The stu-dent
directory will contain valuable infor-mation
besides the names and numbers of
students. We are going to try to put more
into it which will benefit the student body."
The directory will only consist of the stu-dents'
names who respond positively to the
questionnaire by October 30. As the ques-tionnaires
come in, they will be entered into
computers by FUSA, who will then publish
them by November 15.
Alcohol Awareness Week Scheduled
By Monica Roberts
For the week between October 19 and
October 25, the Peer Counselors are spon-soring
Alcohol Awareness Week. The
week's activities are presented in order to
make students more aware of the dangers
of alcohol and to be able to make responsi-ble
choices.
The first two days introduce the problem
of alcohol and include a panel discussion on
Tuesday. The panel consists of a medical
doctor, a policeman, a beer distributor, and
a recovering alcoholic. On Wednesday
there is a controlled drinking demonstration
and a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous on
campus. Thursday's activities feature an
alcohol-free evening of mocktails and en-tertainment
at the Stag-Her. A movie. The
Rose, will be shown on Friday and students
will be able to take a voluntary breathalyz-er
test Saturday.
Throughout the week, the Information
Booth at the Campus Center is providing
pamphlets and flyers concerning alcohol.
The results of a questionnaire, passed out
to students on Monday, will be posted on
Friday. A raffle is being held, and the draw-ing
will be Thursday at the Stag-Her. Each
dormitory will run its own programs be-tween
Monday and Thursday.
The main theme of the week isrThink
Before You Drink."
Alpha Sigma Nu Inducts Members
By Michelle Byrd
Alpha Sigma Nu, the Jesuit Honor
Society, inducted 29 from the class of
1987 Sunday afternoon in the Oak
Room.
Teacher of the Year, Rev.
MacDonnell, S.J., was also bestowed an
honorary membership in Alpha Sigma
Nu.
Only 29 out of 102 eligible
candidates met the three necessary
standards: scholarship, loyalty, and
service. Candidates had to be involved in
at least two activities on campus or
neighborhood outreach programs. They
also had to write an essay on how their
membership in these activities
demonstrates their loyalty to a Jesuit
education.
Alpha Sigma Nu signifies the
brotherhood of honored students. Said
Rev. Higgins, S.J., the society's advisor,
"These people epitomize well the Jesuit
ideal of being men and women for
others."
This gift of scholarship, loyalty,
and service "drives us to extend ourselves
to those less fortunate", says Robert
Patrignelli, president of Alpha Sigma
Nu.
Through such community projects
as donating food and clothing to the poor
and hosting a Christmas party for inner-cily
school children, the students oi
Alpha Sigma Nu, according to
Patrignelli, "pledge to avoid the crime of
being indifferent."
The following students were
inducted: Debrah A. Bacchieri,Geraldine
A. Cramer, Jeffrey M. Daly, Katherine
A. Demeri, Paula L. DiGiovanni, Laura
Dix, Paul F. Dudzic, Stacey E. Everett,
Patrick J. Fitzgerald, Tatiana M. Foroud
and Peter G. Gabos.
Denise M. Graziano, R. Colin
Hickey, Patricia A. Jarzabek, Carole A.
Kearney, Brain C. Mahler, John J.
Masselli, Sharon Millstein, Alan
Minieri, Joseph T. Murphy, Robert J.
Patrignelli, Peter J. Pronovost, John J.
Russotto, Carolyn A. Shea, Stephanie
A. Stiefel, Paul M. Terreri, Kelly J.
Tormey Michael T. Voytek and Honora
M. Willcuts.
Inside This Week
News | & 2
Editorials 4
Commentary
Features 6&7
Careers 8 & 9
Art & Entertainment 11, 12, 13
Sports 14. 15 & 16