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Connolly Elected Pres. by Tony Tarnel! Jimmy Connolly has been elected President of the Fairfield University Students Association. In an election which marked the highest student turnout in the past several years, Connolly amassed 554 votes, write-in candidate Bob Stall received 505 votes, and Mike Navarro ac-cumulated 407 votes. The 1466 turnout for this election reached the 54 percent mark, and bettered last Tuesday's primary by 3 percent. The best voting turnout came from the Off-Campus Boarders with 229 votes cast, and Northwest with 219. All the various areas reported an increased turnout over last weeks primary except Regis Hall, Gonzaga, and Northwest. As in the primary, the most disap-pointing turnout was the commuters. Only 13.5 percent of the 850 com-muters cast their ballots. "Bob's turnout really surprised the hell out of me", detailed Connolly a few minutes after hearing the results. He continued that "Mike ran a fantastic campaign, and I have to give him a whole lot of credit." "The 1466 turnout was fantastic, and it goes to prove that the students of this University are not as apathetic as people seem to fee, "noted Connolly. Connolly detailed that during the past three weeks, he worked at getting his ideas'around to the students, and that the vote for him was really a vote for those ideas. "As of next Monday, I will start right in with Vinny, and learn all the ins and out of the office," said Connolly. He continued that "I feel the transfer of office will run, to say the least, smoothly." He attributes this to his past positive relationship with the ex-isting FUSA government, based on his year as president of the Student Legislature. Connolly plans to initiate some of his proposed programs as soon as possible. He said that "next week I will establish a committee to start work on my student Grocery Shop." Connolly noted that since his term of office is only one year, he wishes to get started on the important issues as soon as possible. Connolly officially takes over of-fice on April 1. During this interim period, he will work with Vinny O'Brien to learn as many of the details of the FUSA chief office as possible. During this period, Connolly will also be in the process of establishing his 40 member cabinet. "I feel like an athlete in the Olym-pic Games who just set a new world record, however, finished second in the event," said Bob Stall in com-menting on his 505 write in votes. Stall credits his incredible showing to the support of Steve Ciardiello, and George Schietinger, candidates in last Tuesday's primary, who aided Stall in the final week of his write-in campaign. Stall, who was very pleased with his showing in the election, noted Continued On Page 2 Jimmy Connolly (Photo by Bob Torello) ELECTION RESULTS Gonzaga Regis Northwest Campion Loyola Julie Fareast Southeast O.C.B. Commuters TOTALS Connolly 57 87 62 70 64 5 33 31 102 43 554 Stall (Write-in) 58 50 132 57 34 28 36 51 33 26 505 Navarro 49 34 25 35 48 7 36 33 94 46 407 Totals for Area 164 171 219 162 146 40 105 115 229 115 1466 THE FAIRFIELD Volume 2, No. 18, February 15,1979 FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY, FAIRFIELD, CONN. 06430 MIRROR ^^ Incorporated 1977 Ad-Hoc Committee Releases Alcohol Report Jack Bello (Photo by Don Marron) Jack Bello Chosen To Manage WVOF by Tucker Forman In an election which took place Monday night, Jack Bello was elected as station manager for the 1979-80 academic year of WVOF. Bello, who has had two and one-half years experience as AM direc-tor, assistant program director and hockey announcer, primarily stress-ed that he will "work to bring the sta-tion closer together. The inside aspect must work before the outside" can." As to the possible change in the frequency, Bello states "If they decide to change it—we would like the community to give us a chance to be good. Currently, we feel the cam-pus doesn't give us the proper atten-tion. It seems the campus gets toget-her once a week for the Sunday 'Full House' show." Bello adds that his long range goal for WVOF will be in terms of public relations. "Look for WVOF to be more open. We plan to be in the Stag- Her every other Thursday night. Also, we are considering record promo-tions in the Campus Center. We would like the Board of Directors of the University to meet more often with our entire staff." "We have much potential for a ten Watt station. If the audience would give us a chance, they could ap-preciate our diverse style of music. If you like music—then you'll like WVOF." In terms of personnel changes, Bello responded "Some minor changes will be made, but the staff will basically be the same." "We want everyone to know, on and off-campus, that we are here. We are open for any types of sugges-tions in the form of letters, com-ments and calls. WVOF is only as good as the student body wants it to be. I am determined that as a closely working team, we can please the in-terests of the student body." Continued On Page 2 by Robin Becker In recent weeks there has been a growing awareness among the stu-dents at Fairfield about the irrespon-sible actions of a few due to the in-crease of alcohol abuse on campus. As a result of this awareness, a Com-mittee for Campus Life, or CCL, has been established in an attempt to counteract these problems. This committee includes a group of con-cerned students, several faculty members, and campus ministry. It is the belief of the CCL that cer-tain issues should be raised to help prevent future irresponsible actions. In a statement soon to be released to the Academic Council and the Board of Trustees, the CCL cites these pro-blems and possible solutions: 1.A review of the disciplinary ac-tion taken by the university. 2. The utilization of Dorm Councils as self-governing bodies to im-pose internal guidelines and rules to be enforced by the students. 3. A correction of the absence of participation of the Housemas-ters through an increase in com-munication between them and the students. 4. Increased student awareness of disciplinary procedures so as to lessen the burden placed upon the Resident Advisor. 5. More efficent character screen-ing of admissions applicants. 6. Initiation of an alcohol education program and mandatory ses-sions as part of certain disciplinary sanctions. The goal of the committee is to in-crease student awareness which it hopes will result in a decrease in future problems. This awareness can be achieved through the use of pro-motion devices such as "I Care" but-tons. These buttons will be distrib-uted in the latter part of the coming week. It is the hope of the committee that these buttons will stimulate in-terest within the student body in order to create a safer and more constructive campus. When asked about their personal reasons for starting the CCI, CCL members echoed similar sentiments. Joe Giacino ('81) said that "I saw the University as a whole taking what I thought to be a turn for the worse, and I thought it was time I did some-thing about it. Through Campus Ministry and the CCL I found the op-portunity I needed." Michael P. Fitz-gerald (79) commented that, "Cas-ualties seem to be getting worse since I've been here and it's impera-tive that something be accomplished to check this. I believe the Commit-tee is the tool." John Hughes, a sophomore, said, "Many of the stu-dents on campus do care about the quality of campus life. We want our voice to be heard." Junior Marie McGinnis noted that "Most of us are tired of waiting for someone else to do it, so we formed our own commit-tee. Anyone interested should join us." Joe DeLuca ('81) stated that "I was just sick and tired of the van-dalism and broken glass and felt that something had to be done. I feel that the CCL is the best way to do it." Donovan To Head Legislature Concert Funds Approved by John Hughes Ken Donovan was elected Student Legislature President, at a meeting of that body last week. Donovan, a junior, was chosen to replace Jim Connolly, who had recently stepped down to aid his presidential cam-paign. Donovan will serve in this capacity until October. Donovan has recently served as interim president for the body. Formerly chairman of Government Operations committee of the legisla-ture, Donovan feels that he will have ample time since his term will last to October. The legislature also allocated $10,000 to the Student Entertain-ment Commission for a March 3rd concert featuring Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes along with the Good Rats, to be held in the gym. This measure was necessary after the legislature invoked its power to control FUSA spending. In other action, the legislature passed a bill calling fpr a student handbook suppliment to be prepared by members of student government and its branches for the purpose of making the government more easily accessible to the students. "The sup-plement would describe the purpose and duties of the various positions and their areas of jurisdiction, and would include a FUSA constitution," according to one representative. Both measures have been submit-ted to FUSA President O'Brien for his approval.
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Title | Mirror - Vol. 02, No. 18 - February 15, 1979 |
Date | February 15 1979 |
Description | [PLEASE NOTE: There is apparently no issue titled Vol. 2, No. 17 - the numbering on the newspapers jumps to issue No. 18. As far as we know, we are not missing an issue. Since this does not affect the indexing of this volume we have left the numbering as is.] The Mirror (sometimes called the Fairfield Mirror) is the official student newspaper of Fairfield University, and is published weekly during the academic year (September - May). It runs from 1977 - the present; current issues are available online. |
Notes | A timeline for Fairfield University student newspapers is as follows: The Tentative, Nov. 7, 1947 - Dec. 19, 1947; The Fulcrum, Jan. 9, 1948 - May 20, 1949; The Stag, Sept. 23, 1949 - May 6, 1970; The University Voice, Oct. 1, 1970 - May 11, 1977; The Fairfield Free Press & Review, Sept. 10, 1970 - Apr. 24, 1975; The Fairfield Mirror, Sept. 22, 1977 - present. |
Type of Document | Newspaper |
Original Format | Newsprint; color; ill.; 11.5 x 17 in. |
Digital Specifications | These images exist as archived TIFFs, JPEGs and one or more PDF versions for general use. Digitized by Creekside Digital through the LYRASIS group. |
Publisher | Fairfield University |
Place of Publication | Fairfield, Conn. |
Source | Fairfield University Archives and Special Collections |
Copyright Information | Fairfield University reserves all rights to this resource which is provided here for educational and/or non-commercial purposes only. |
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SearchData | Connolly Elected Pres. by Tony Tarnel! Jimmy Connolly has been elected President of the Fairfield University Students Association. In an election which marked the highest student turnout in the past several years, Connolly amassed 554 votes, write-in candidate Bob Stall received 505 votes, and Mike Navarro ac-cumulated 407 votes. The 1466 turnout for this election reached the 54 percent mark, and bettered last Tuesday's primary by 3 percent. The best voting turnout came from the Off-Campus Boarders with 229 votes cast, and Northwest with 219. All the various areas reported an increased turnout over last weeks primary except Regis Hall, Gonzaga, and Northwest. As in the primary, the most disap-pointing turnout was the commuters. Only 13.5 percent of the 850 com-muters cast their ballots. "Bob's turnout really surprised the hell out of me", detailed Connolly a few minutes after hearing the results. He continued that "Mike ran a fantastic campaign, and I have to give him a whole lot of credit." "The 1466 turnout was fantastic, and it goes to prove that the students of this University are not as apathetic as people seem to fee, "noted Connolly. Connolly detailed that during the past three weeks, he worked at getting his ideas'around to the students, and that the vote for him was really a vote for those ideas. "As of next Monday, I will start right in with Vinny, and learn all the ins and out of the office," said Connolly. He continued that "I feel the transfer of office will run, to say the least, smoothly." He attributes this to his past positive relationship with the ex-isting FUSA government, based on his year as president of the Student Legislature. Connolly plans to initiate some of his proposed programs as soon as possible. He said that "next week I will establish a committee to start work on my student Grocery Shop." Connolly noted that since his term of office is only one year, he wishes to get started on the important issues as soon as possible. Connolly officially takes over of-fice on April 1. During this interim period, he will work with Vinny O'Brien to learn as many of the details of the FUSA chief office as possible. During this period, Connolly will also be in the process of establishing his 40 member cabinet. "I feel like an athlete in the Olym-pic Games who just set a new world record, however, finished second in the event," said Bob Stall in com-menting on his 505 write in votes. Stall credits his incredible showing to the support of Steve Ciardiello, and George Schietinger, candidates in last Tuesday's primary, who aided Stall in the final week of his write-in campaign. Stall, who was very pleased with his showing in the election, noted Continued On Page 2 Jimmy Connolly (Photo by Bob Torello) ELECTION RESULTS Gonzaga Regis Northwest Campion Loyola Julie Fareast Southeast O.C.B. Commuters TOTALS Connolly 57 87 62 70 64 5 33 31 102 43 554 Stall (Write-in) 58 50 132 57 34 28 36 51 33 26 505 Navarro 49 34 25 35 48 7 36 33 94 46 407 Totals for Area 164 171 219 162 146 40 105 115 229 115 1466 THE FAIRFIELD Volume 2, No. 18, February 15,1979 FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY, FAIRFIELD, CONN. 06430 MIRROR ^^ Incorporated 1977 Ad-Hoc Committee Releases Alcohol Report Jack Bello (Photo by Don Marron) Jack Bello Chosen To Manage WVOF by Tucker Forman In an election which took place Monday night, Jack Bello was elected as station manager for the 1979-80 academic year of WVOF. Bello, who has had two and one-half years experience as AM direc-tor, assistant program director and hockey announcer, primarily stress-ed that he will "work to bring the sta-tion closer together. The inside aspect must work before the outside" can." As to the possible change in the frequency, Bello states "If they decide to change it—we would like the community to give us a chance to be good. Currently, we feel the cam-pus doesn't give us the proper atten-tion. It seems the campus gets toget-her once a week for the Sunday 'Full House' show." Bello adds that his long range goal for WVOF will be in terms of public relations. "Look for WVOF to be more open. We plan to be in the Stag- Her every other Thursday night. Also, we are considering record promo-tions in the Campus Center. We would like the Board of Directors of the University to meet more often with our entire staff." "We have much potential for a ten Watt station. If the audience would give us a chance, they could ap-preciate our diverse style of music. If you like music—then you'll like WVOF." In terms of personnel changes, Bello responded "Some minor changes will be made, but the staff will basically be the same." "We want everyone to know, on and off-campus, that we are here. We are open for any types of sugges-tions in the form of letters, com-ments and calls. WVOF is only as good as the student body wants it to be. I am determined that as a closely working team, we can please the in-terests of the student body." Continued On Page 2 by Robin Becker In recent weeks there has been a growing awareness among the stu-dents at Fairfield about the irrespon-sible actions of a few due to the in-crease of alcohol abuse on campus. As a result of this awareness, a Com-mittee for Campus Life, or CCL, has been established in an attempt to counteract these problems. This committee includes a group of con-cerned students, several faculty members, and campus ministry. It is the belief of the CCL that cer-tain issues should be raised to help prevent future irresponsible actions. In a statement soon to be released to the Academic Council and the Board of Trustees, the CCL cites these pro-blems and possible solutions: 1.A review of the disciplinary ac-tion taken by the university. 2. The utilization of Dorm Councils as self-governing bodies to im-pose internal guidelines and rules to be enforced by the students. 3. A correction of the absence of participation of the Housemas-ters through an increase in com-munication between them and the students. 4. Increased student awareness of disciplinary procedures so as to lessen the burden placed upon the Resident Advisor. 5. More efficent character screen-ing of admissions applicants. 6. Initiation of an alcohol education program and mandatory ses-sions as part of certain disciplinary sanctions. The goal of the committee is to in-crease student awareness which it hopes will result in a decrease in future problems. This awareness can be achieved through the use of pro-motion devices such as "I Care" but-tons. These buttons will be distrib-uted in the latter part of the coming week. It is the hope of the committee that these buttons will stimulate in-terest within the student body in order to create a safer and more constructive campus. When asked about their personal reasons for starting the CCI, CCL members echoed similar sentiments. Joe Giacino ('81) said that "I saw the University as a whole taking what I thought to be a turn for the worse, and I thought it was time I did some-thing about it. Through Campus Ministry and the CCL I found the op-portunity I needed." Michael P. Fitz-gerald (79) commented that, "Cas-ualties seem to be getting worse since I've been here and it's impera-tive that something be accomplished to check this. I believe the Commit-tee is the tool." John Hughes, a sophomore, said, "Many of the stu-dents on campus do care about the quality of campus life. We want our voice to be heard." Junior Marie McGinnis noted that "Most of us are tired of waiting for someone else to do it, so we formed our own commit-tee. Anyone interested should join us." Joe DeLuca ('81) stated that "I was just sick and tired of the van-dalism and broken glass and felt that something had to be done. I feel that the CCL is the best way to do it." Donovan To Head Legislature Concert Funds Approved by John Hughes Ken Donovan was elected Student Legislature President, at a meeting of that body last week. Donovan, a junior, was chosen to replace Jim Connolly, who had recently stepped down to aid his presidential cam-paign. Donovan will serve in this capacity until October. Donovan has recently served as interim president for the body. Formerly chairman of Government Operations committee of the legisla-ture, Donovan feels that he will have ample time since his term will last to October. The legislature also allocated $10,000 to the Student Entertain-ment Commission for a March 3rd concert featuring Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes along with the Good Rats, to be held in the gym. This measure was necessary after the legislature invoked its power to control FUSA spending. In other action, the legislature passed a bill calling fpr a student handbook suppliment to be prepared by members of student government and its branches for the purpose of making the government more easily accessible to the students. "The sup-plement would describe the purpose and duties of the various positions and their areas of jurisdiction, and would include a FUSA constitution," according to one representative. Both measures have been submit-ted to FUSA President O'Brien for his approval. |