Mirror - Vol. 11, No. 02 - April 09, 1987

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Profile: John Dranchak 5 INSIDE
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Sports commentary: Dr. K. 15
MIRRORy The
Fairfield
Volume 11, No. 2 Our Second Decade Thursday, April 9, 1987 The Image of Fairfield
Up by $750 a semester
Trustees announce tuition increase
Leadership Weekend
success for FUSA
By Melissa Campanelli
Editor-in-Chief
At the March meeting of the Board
of Trustees, a proposed budget was
approved which will raise full-time
undergraduate tuituion.
For the Class of 1988, tuition will
be raised from $7,350 to $8,100 and
tuition for the Classes of 1989, 1990,
and 1991 from $7,500 to $8,300. In
addition, room and board will increase
from $4,050 to $4,250 ; the townhouse
rental fee from $3,150 to $3,350 and the
general University fee from $170 to
$200.
Factors include: faculty and staff
salaries, financial aid, library acquistions,
scientific equipment, and deferred
maintenence. In order for these factors to
be fully supported and funded for the
enrichment of the students and faculty
alike, the tuition increase is vital.
The increases reflect a decision made
by the Board three years ago which stated
that a modest adjustment will be made
on each students tuition, beginning with
the Class of 1989, and ending with the
class of 1992.
According to Mr. William Lucas,
Vice President for Fianacing at the
University, each department head
chairperson fills out a budget request
form, and these requests, along with the
combined University budget, are reviewed
by the Finance division. A fter some
cutting, the results are reviwewed by the
Board of Trustees, and when they come
to a decision on how much money will
be necessary in regards to the level of
quality and progromatic structure the
University will need, the Board makes a
decision.
In a letter received by students
yeasterday, Father Kelley expressed his
regret about these increases, but, stated
that Fairfield, being an independent
University, does not receive the
substantial state subsidies which public
institutions have. Therefore, he must
rely heavily on tuition revenues.
Mr. Lucas also added that the reason
these increases are not in sync with the
current inflation rate is because, "not one
of the items we are dealing with are in
included in the calculation of the CPI
(Consumer Price Index). " The average
market basket of goods and services do
not include library books and scientific
computer equipment, both of which are
very expensive and need constant
updating. These factors, along with a
combination of program growth, the
increasing price of liability insurance,
and an attempt to avoid deferred
maintenence, (which means putting off
all the maintenence which must be done
on the campus grounds until a later date),
all add to the changes in tuition.
Also, due to the shortage of funds,
financial aid has become a growing
problem. The University continues to
solicit support from foundations,
corporations, and individuals, but, despite
considerable success , Fairfield is not
able to meet all of its students needs. In
his letter, Father Kelley urged the
students to ask their elected officials to
place assitance to higher education high
on their list of priorities.
By Connie McKenna
Managing Editor
Chris Ritchie takes his oath of office, (photo by A. Whitehouse)
O'Connell swears in Ritchie
By Ralph Anado
Staff Writer
On Monday Christopher Ritchie
was sworn as the 1987-'88 FUSA
President. At the inauguration Ritchie
was sworn in by Student Court Chief
Justice Christoher O'Connell. In his
oath he swore to uphold the constitution
of the students and to carry through on
all the responsibilities that go along with
being the new President.
Outgoing President Michael Miller
thanked his own cabinet for • their
dedication and hard work this year. In a
light moment Miller spoke of own
moment he had been waiting for in
particular. "You're all fired." said a
smiling Miller to his cabinet.
Miller presented Ritchie with a
gavel, a symbolic passing of the guard
and gave a champagne toast.
Father Aloyious Kelley, University
President said that it is easier to become
University President than FUSA
President.
"I did not make any promises." said
Kelley, "and I did not have to launch a
campaign."
Ritchie was excited about next year
and spoke optimistically about next
year's cabinet.
"I think we have a great bunch of
people and we should be able to
accomplish alot." said Ritchie
A few special surprises made than
night more memorable as Fran Kenneally
'85 and Jim English '86, both former
FUSA Presidents were able to attend the
event.
Aside from the current and future
cabinet members the gathering included
Mirror Editors, administrators and Joe
Draper.
FUSA's Leadership Weekend '87
took place last week, beginning April
3rd. The three-day event was attended by
more than 40 members of FUSA's new
executive branch, the cabinet and sub-cabinet,
and was run by the Campus
center office, weekend - long activities
included sessions in "Creating An Image"
and "Leadership Styles" as well as the
formulation of next year's FUSA-sponsered
events master calendar.
Staff leaders Fran Gencarelli,
assistant Director of University
Activities, and Grad Assistants Randy
Howell, Lee McElroy and Greg Morrison
helped organize the weekend as well as
run some of the sessions. Student
leaders included Jeannine Carolan, Tim
Martin, Michael Miller and FUSA
President Chris Ritchie, who described
the weekend as "the best I've ever
attended." Dr. Joe Cahalan and Fr. John
Schmotzer, S.J. also participated, leading
sessions on "Creating an Image" and
"Problem Solving", respectively. Both
professors taech in the Graduate School.
Throughout the weekend, many
issue were discussed and many goals were
decided. First of all, due to the lack of
attendance, Oak Rooms will be limited
to theme events such as Harvest,
Dogwoods, and the Beach Party. Other
ideas that have been added to the itinerary
next year are Brunch Cartoons on week-ends
in the cafeteria, and Dinner Theaters.
A comedian and hypnotist will also be
scheduled to perform in the Oak Room.
Next year's top priority, however, will be
the Fall concert. While a group has not
been decide on as of yet, $40,000 to
$45,000 of FUSA's budget will go
toward this event.
All in all, Chris Ritchie is very
excited about the way the weekend went."
Everyone was entusiastic and had some
great ideas. I'm sure everyone will reap
the rewards of the weekend."
In addition to the workshop, a
FUSA General Meeting has been planned
for Wednesday, April 15th. 30
Committees have been formed, all
comprised of FUSA members, and each
will discuss some of the goals FUSA has
planned for next semester more
thoroughly.
Wolfe speaks about modern art in a modern world
Social Commentator Tom Wolfe.
(Photo by Dominic Albo)
By Melissa
Campanelli
Editor - In - Chief
On Thursday, April 2nd, in
the Oak Room, Tom Wolfe,
noted author and social
commentator, adressed a full
audience on the topic of
"Patronage, Creativity, and
American Culture." His
appearence was the first of a
four part lecture series presented
by the Humanities Institute of
the College of arts and sciences.
Mr. Wolfe, world-renonwed
for his novel The
Right Stuff, addressed one of
his earlier non-fiction books
entitled The Painted Word,
throughout the evening. This
informative work was Mr.
Wolfe's philosophical
commentary about the changing
world of Modern Art in the
twenieth century. The book
traces the different phases
Modern Art has gone through
since its existence; from Early
Modernism to Abstract
Expressionism to Pop Art, and,
finally, to the Minimalist
Schools, including Op Art and
Conceptual Art.
Since the recently deceased
Andy Warhol was the definitive
master of the Pop Art
Movement, Wolfe opened the
show noting his authentic style
and approach to art. He
explained that Warhol sold more
works of art than any other
artist while alive. This is very
ironic since Warhol's works,
which consisted basically of a
photograph taken in a video
game arcade, blown up to
maximunm size, silk-creened
and painted with primary colors,
were very simply executed.
These "masterpieces" cost about
$50,000 each, and Wolfe feels
they were " an international
mockery on the art world.
Warhol was a genius who forced
us to confront the reality of a
machine made society."
Herein lies the theme of
Wolfe's speech. In some
instances, the Modern Art
World, in all its glamour, has
become a religious sect. The
artist decides how he feels about
an idea or theory, and he
becomes a demi-god. This idea
came about in Vienna in 1888.
Here, artists got together and
decided they wouldn't let
anyone, including the nobility ,
determine what type of art is
sacred for the day. The revolt
became known as the Vienna
Succession, and ever since, we
have been in similar, yet subtler
revolutions.
However, Wolfe continued
by stating that form and content
To Wolfe, p. 10