Mirror - Vol. 17, No. 04 - October 15, 1992

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Town Pursues Landlords
NewTown OrdinanceProposedio
holdlandlordsresponsible
Debra De Shong
News Editor
A Committee of town
officials and residents are propos-ing
a new town ordinance that
would fine landlords when their
tenants are cited for loud parties or
disorderly conduct or other viola-tions.
The Committee includes First
Selectman Jacky Durrell and Zon-ing
Commissioner Steve Lang.
Essentially, the ordinance would
call for landlords to put up a bond
to secure a rental certificate and
when citations reach a certain
number the town would subtract
from the bond. The amount of the
bond could be anywhere from
$1,000 to $1,000 per resident.
A senior beach resident
said," It stinks because the $1,000
will just be added to the rent. It
won't work because kids will still
live here, they'll just have to pay
more."
"It's not fair to students
and since there is not enough hous-ing
on campus, where are students
supposed to go," said another frus-trated
beach resident.
First Selectman Jacky
Durrell said, "The landlords have
to assume some of the responsibil
ity for the young people in their
houses. This will cut down on the
noise and make sure parties break
up at a regular time."
According to some year
round beach residents, this is and
effort to finally put an end to the
problems between student beach
residents and the town. Vincent
Biondi, head of the Fairfield Beach
Resident Association told
Fairpress, "Theuniversity's arro-gance
is unbelievable. They have
literal contempt for our concerns.
They (the students) want to party
like it's Miami Beach or Daytona.
We are New England."
The ordinance is cur
rently being drafted and will be
reviewed by town attorneys later
Offensive Stag-Her Sign Removed
Jennifer Luongo
AssistantNewsEditor
The University Council
is strongly recommending the
name of the Stag-Her Inn be
changed.
At the Council's first
meeting, last Tuesday, the mem-bers,
made up of representatives
from the administration, faculty,
and student body, passed a motion
to remove the Stag-Her-lnn sign
from the snack bar.
Members of the Council
find the name offensive in that it
may be taken as a sexist slur or an
image of alcoholic indulgence.
Following the meeting, members
of the Council removed the sign in
order to immediately take away
the visible reminder of the name
that offends people.
Students have varying
opinions on the issue of the name
change. Claudine Zamor'93 stated,
"It doesn't bother me. People are
reading too far into it."
One male student, who
did not wish to be named, said, "I
don't find it offensive to women.
People are trying to find some
thing wrong with it."
Although the name does
not offend certain students, some
feel that if it offends anyone, it
should be changed.
Jennifer Paventi '93 said,
"Considering how long women
have been in this school, it's about
time people realize the connota
tions that various labels can have."
Jessica Mantzouranis ' 95,
said, "If it really bothers people,
they should change it."
As of now, the Council is
sending the proposal of a name
change to the student sector for
review. The next University Coun
cil meeting, to be held October20,
will address the issue further.
BloodDriveFailstoReach Goal
Blood drive collects 205 pints but goal was 300. photo: K.Guterl
this week as to the legality of the
ordinance." The intent is to see if it
can be permitted for one zone (the
beach zone district)," said Joe De-vonshuk,
Town Planning Direc-tor.
According to Devonshuk,
the exact amount of the bond, the
number of citations allowed and
what violations would be included
have not been agreed upon as of
yet.
In order for the ordinance
to be passed, it has to be approved
by the town attorney's, public
hearings by the Board of Select
man and a Representative Town
Meeting.
An angry student beach
resident said, "This is a form of
discrimination. If students became
more involved in the local politics
and gained some representation,
this wouldn't happen."
According to Devonshuk,
the ordinace will take at least two
to three months to pass.
Debra De Shong
News Editor
First Selectwoman Jac
quelyn Durrell has requested a
!meeting with Fr. Aloysius P.
| Kelley, S.J., President of the Uni
jversity, which will take place
I sometime tomorrow, Oct. 16, in an
\ undisclosed location.
The meeting was initiated
! by Durrell in a letter sent to Kelly
; on Oct. 1 in an effort to address the
! deteriorating situation at the beach.
i Also attending the meeting will be
\ Police Chief Ron Sullivan, Board
I of Commissioners Chairman
i George Lacovara, and Vice Presi-
| dent of Student Services William
j Schimpf.
Durrell said," 1 have met
with Fr. Kelly before to discuss
common concerns before. I am a
big fan of Fairfield University, it
brings alotto this community, but I
am concerned someone is going to
uurt at the beach."
Durrell, who is a beach
resident herself, feels that with the
abundance of students walking
around at night someone is acci
dentally hit a student.
Some years ago, Durrell
herself almost hit a young girt walk
ing in between cars at night.
Tensions between year
round residents and students have
been running for several years bul
relations seem to be unusually
tense this year.
According the Police
Chief Sullivan, the year started
out very busy down there and an
abnormal number of tickets have
been given out.
Durrell said she has nc
specific proposals going into the
meeting but will discuss the new
town ordinance that is being pro
posed. (See adjacent article). She
plans to discuss the whole see
nario with Kelly to make the beach
" safer and quieter for everyone."
On the question of the)
lack of student representation atj
the meeting, Shimpf said," This is
what she (Durrell) requested and|
we agreed." FUSA president Stevej
Shannon felt that he did not belong
at this meeting at this time.
Durrell said that Kellyj
prefers smaller meetings but she;
plans to hold a broader meeting in;
her office sometime in the near
future. She also expects there to he
a meeting between town resident
and students to help iron out th
situation.
Student Attacked
Debra De Shong
News Editor
If you think Fairfield Uni
versity is immune from crime, think
again. Last Wednesday, Oct. 7, at
about 9 pm a female student was
walking from Canisius Hall near
Gonzaga Hall and was grabbed from
behind. The area was well lit, the
parking lot was full and Canisius
was busy with night classes.
The student was walking
home from a lecture and was grabbed
from behind and punched in the
neck. She managed to struggle her
way free, without screaming and
ran to Regis Hall where she con
tacted security.
The student was unable to
identify her attacker as a male or
female. She does not feel it was a
robbery attempt because she had a
purse with her and the attacker made
no attempt to take it.
Glen Griffin, the Assistant
Director of Security calls this lack
of evidence, "frustrating, because
we have no idea to look for." Secu
rity has not received any other re
ports of suspicious behavior.
"I've always tried to
walk with someone at night and
now 1 will definitely not walk
alone," said junior Patrice
McCann. "You automatically
think that Connecticut is so safe,
but this really makes you think
twice," she added.
Junior Valerie Sisko
said, "I always get creeped out
alone on campus, and I avoid it at
all costs. I thought this was fool
ish but now 1 realize that my fears
were not unfounded."
Griffin said this type of
stranger assault is highly unusual
on campus. "The majority of
assaults that occur on campus can
be attributed to a person, and the
parties know each other," he said.
The Security Depart
ment asks that students be aware
of their surroundings and not to
walk alone at night. An escort
will be provided by security on
request.
If you see any suspi
cious activity, contact security im
mediately.
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