Mirror - Vol. 12, No. 14 - January 21, 1988

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Volume 12, No. 14 Our Second Decade Thursday, January 21, 1988 The Image of Fairfield
Hannafy named
Assistant Academic
By Kris Kovack
Staff Writer
Mr. Francis Hannafey, S.J., has been
named the new Assistant Academic Vice-
President. He will be replacing Rev. Tho-mas
Savage, S.J., who is completing his
Jesuit tertianship in Australia. Mr. Han-nafey
holds a B.A. in Economics from
Southern Connecticut State University and
an MBA in Marketing and Finance from
Loyola University of Chicago. In 1981, he
entered the Society of Jesus and has since
been involved in various training programs,
preparing him for the priesthood. Through
these programs, he has taught theology,
mathematics, and marketing. He has also
spent six months working on the geriatrics
ward in Boston City Hospital.
For the past year and a half, Mr.
Hannafey has taught in the School of Busi-ness
at Fairfield. Presently, he is teaching
Consumer Behavior and residing as a Jesuit
housemaster in Regis Hall. Hannafey is
looking forward to the opportunity to initi-ate
his influence in the academic commu-nity.
Some of the specific functions he, will
undertake as the Assisstant Academic Vice
President are: administrating the Visiting
President
Black Scholars Program, the summer pro-gram,
and the Bellarmine Lecture Series.
Mr. Hannafey has expressed enthusiasm
towards Fairfield. He describes the Univer-sity
as being /'overall healthy and vibrant,
with plenty of potential for growth," and
would like to foster this growth in two areas.
Firstly, he would like to increase the diver-sity
of students on campus, yet still hold an
appreciation of the Catholic Jesuit heritage.
Secondly, he would like the students to see
beyond the campus; challenging students to
involve themselves with the local commu-nity
and become knowledgeable about cur-rent
events. He sites service work through
campus ministry, newspaper subscriptions,
the Bellarmine lecture series, and the Eve-nings
of Music as examples of "out of the
classroom" learning.
Overalls Mr. Hannafey is. excited
about his duties in assisting Dr. Stepsis, the
Academic Vice President.
Benjamin Hooks to receive
Bellarmine medal of honor
(PR)—Dr. Benjamin Hooks, execu-tive
director of the National Association of
the Advancement of Colored People
(NAACP), will receive Fairfield
University's Bellarmine Medal of Honor for
his leadership in advancing civil rights,
Thursday, Jan. 21 at 8 pm, in the Oak Room.
Following the presentation, Hooks will de-liver
a public address entitled "The Progress
of the Civil Rights Movement."
The Bellarmine Medal is named in
honor of the university's patron saint, St.
Robert Bellarmine, a 16th century theolo-gian
and champion of spiritual values. It had
been awarded previously to Soviet dissident
Alexander Ginsburg, to South African play-wright
Athol Fugard, and to John J. Sulli-van,
who served 24 years as the first select-man
of the Town of Fairfield. The medal is
presented to those "who by their humaniz-ing
example, achievement or leadership
have brought enlightenment to the world,
that it may prosper in peace."
Under Hook's direction, the NAACP
has instituted sevetral programs to assist
minorities and the poor in education, em-ployment,
voter registration and informa-tion,
youth programs and prison reform. In
1979, he led the momentous prayer vigil
which helped to defeat the Motl anti-busing
amendment in Congress.
His other contributions include ex-panding
the association's legislative role by
testifying before the House Subcommittee
on Africa, opposing the lifting of sanctions
against Rhodesiua, and organizing the
Leadership Conference on Civili Rights,
and the Black Leadership Forum.
Dr. Hooks graduated from DePaul
University College of Law in Chicago and
went on to practice law in Memphis where
he served as an assistant public defender and
later as the first blackjudge in the municipal
criminal court. An ordaineed Baptist minis-ter,
Dr. Hooks was appointed in 1972 to
head the Federal Communication Commis-sion.
He held that position until 1977 when
he was selected executive director of the
NAACP, the oldest and largest civil rights
organization in the world.
In addition to his role in the NAACP,
Hooks serves on the Board of Directors of
the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), the
National Alliance of Business, the League
of Women Voters, the Legal Aid Society,
and the National Conference on Christians
and Jews. He also serves on the Council on
Foreign Relations and the Natioal Commit-tee
for Responsive Philanthropy.
Crime
occurs in
townhouses
over break
By Chris Michailoff
News Editor
While the end of theiirst semester at
Fairfield University has traditionally af-forded
students the opportunity to enjoy
Christmas vacation, two townhouses were
broken into and vandalized. Townhouses
36 and 37 were robbed over the break. Both
of these units were thoroughly ransacked by
thieves, and several valuable items were
stolen.
Christine Murphy '88, a resident of
townhouse 37, returned to her house on
December 30 to find her screen had been
torn out. The thieves went through the entire
house, rummaging through the draws.
According to Karen Buggy '88, a house-mate
of Murphy's, a stereo was stolen, as
well as several jewelry boxes which had
several hundred dollars worth of jewelry
stored in them.
Both townhouses face towords North
Benson Road. Though the admission to the
University is restricted to individuals who
have proper identification, apparently the
security was breached since the thieves are
suspected to have entered the University by
a pathway to the road.
Glenn Griffin, the Assistant Director
of Security contends that, entry to the houses
were gained by removing the screens, since
the windows were left unlocked." Security
was notified immediately after the occu-pants
discovered the robbery. Griffin feels
that based on the circumstances, the robbery
was committed by the same persons.
The University does not directly
replace any stolen merchandise; though
they have informed students to report stolen
goods to their insurance companies. Esti-mates
of the robbery are not definite as of
yet, though it is reported to be well over a
thousand dollars.
These incidents are not isolated.
Apparrantly there has been a rash of crimes
in the townhouse area. Early in the school
year, ajunior from Fairfield was attacked by
a group of young men. Another Fairfield
student had her purse snatched by someone
in a car. There have been numerous reports
of items being stolen at townhouses during
parties. Fairfield security holds that the
crime rate on campus has not risen.
The campus is patrolled regularly through-out
the day by the security officers. Griffin
says there is no regular scheduale for a patrol
car at the townhouses. He said this is done
to divert any criminals since cars patrol
sporadically, not on a set scheduale. As of
now there is no plans to increase patrols in
the townhouse vicinity.
Kelly Masterson '89, who is a resi-dent
of the townhouses, expressed concern
for the students, and she affirmed, "I'd like
to see security do more to safeguard the
houses." Officer Griffin said that the
townhouses are secure, "but many residents
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