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The FairfieldMBRRORV Volume 17, No. 12 Thursday, February 4, 1993 Stay Dry This Semester Rez Is Prez Debra De Shong News Editor One of FUSA's own, Mark Resnick, was elected to the. office ofFUSA president Tuesday, defeating challenger, junior Frank Longobardi, with a vote of 697 to 524. The election began as a four-man race several weeks ago, with Shawn McVicker and Al Koines being knocked out of the race last week in the primary. Voter turnout was "disturbing," according to Longobardi, and was considerably lower than last year. However, the majority of the votes went to Resnick, who boasted two years of FUSA experience. One of Resnick's goals as president will be "to improve the marketing of FUSA. Up until now, FUSA has not marketed who they are, what their goals are and what they provide," he said. Resnick hopes to improve this aspect of FUSA by installing a newsletter to keep students informed about exactly what their student government is doing. The main focus of Resnick's platform, which will serve as the blueprint for his administration, is the expansion of programming. He would like to see the clubs take a more vital role on campus and will attempt to plan two major concerts a year, as well as four minor concerts. In addition, he would like to increase multi-cultural programming as part of a campaign to increase awareness of multicultural issues within the community. Like the other candidates, Resnick believes that the office of president must be more open to students. "The president must be more personable and more approachable," he said. The experience of going door to door for the campaign was an effective way to talk to students and Resnick would like to continue this manner of open communication. Resnick cited his two years in FUSA as the Director of Student Entertainment Committee and as the editor of the first successful class newsletter. Resnick was also a member of the Inter-Residence Hall government. Both Longobardi and Resnick agree that the campaign was too negative, focusing on the faults of each candidate and past administrations. Resnick accounts this mudslinging for the low voter turnout. Longobardi gracefully conceded the election and expressed an interest in participating in Resnick's administration. BACK TO THE BEACH Eye on the Storm: One Student's Account ofthe Flood that Rocked Fairfield David Harris Contributing Writer The ten-foot wave broke approximately forty yards away from me, as I stood on my porch looking out to the ocean. The crest crashed onto a neighboring deck. White spray and foam erupted from the house and I decided that it was time to leave. A severe storm watch was in effect from the previous night. I had seen all the news and I heard the warnings. I had heard them before. This storm would be like all of the rest: huge waves, a lot of rain, maybe a few annoying puddles around my car parked down the street. But that would be it. As the wave crashed into the house, I heard a helicopter. It flew in from the south and hovered fifty feet above us. It was definitely time to leave. Around noon I felt a rumbling in my stomach. I donned my rainpants and waterproofboots and ventured out into the storm. My plan was to reach the car and run a few errands. The conditions quickly altered my plan. As I stepped into the four-foot stream that was once our path, my boots filled with bitterly cold water. I made it to the parking lot and my car, which was fifty yards away. The road was swamped but my car was still above (continued to p. 3) Picking up the Pieces after Nor'Easter Beth Claire St. Louis Editor-in-Chief When Lori Hamel woke up on the morning of December 11, she had no idea that by the time she went to bed that night, she would lose her car, her home, her exam notes, and contact with half of her friends. But then again, few people were prepared for the havoc that one of the most violent storms in history would wreak in their lives that day. Hamel rolled out of bed early that morning, drove a mile down Fairfield Beach Road to deliver her Spring Break deposit, and headed back toward home. She never made it. Instead, she watched the road disappear under the frigid waters of Long Island Sound, her car slip beneath the surface, and her Accounting textbook float up to the dashboard. Among the last to be evacuated, she was eventually airlifted by helicopter to safety. Earlier, while the water covering the roads was still relatively shallow, her friends had hitched rides in army trucks and in the buckets of bulldozers to escape the rising waters. Hamel was one of thousands ofvictims ofNor'Easter Beth, a storm that drove over 400 students and even more residents oiit of their homes in search of dry land. And her victims are still picking up the pieces. Robin Morrissey, a resident of The Zoo, left her house before the storm hit and could not get back home. She did not know where her friends were or whether she still had a place to live. Several Up the Creek with only one paddle: John Doyle and Dan Forgie drift in a dingy down Reef Road. photo: R. Getty days later, when the skies had cleared and the waters had receded, she returned to her home to survey the damage. The "Condemned" sticker posted on the front of the house said it all. "It was a mess," Morrissey says. "It was a disaster. We had sand in our front yard up to the top ofthe fence. Niff's (Jennifer O'Neill, Morrissey's housemate) car was buried halfway in the sand. The porch was falling apart, the windows were destroyed, the floor was warped.... I just started to cry. I wasn't expecting it to be that bad." Residents of the first student-rented house to be condemned, Morrissey and O'Neill were told to make other living arrangements for the Spring semester. But after further evaluation ofthe house foundation, construction crews set to work and had the girls back in their house this week. The construction crews replaced the living room floor, window, and carpeting, and are currently rebuilding the porch that wraps around the house. Morrissey, pausing over the curtains she's hanging on a brand-new window, marvels at how quickly she has her home again. "I never thought we would live here again," she said. She commends the University for its handling of the flood crisis—Seiler's for feeding them, the administration and faculty for excusing them from exams. The Fire and the Flood: Fireman Injured Fighting Both Claire St. Louis Editor-in-Chief A firefighter lost a portion of his toe during the severe storm and floods of December 11 after standing in the frigid floodwater for several hours, according to Fire Chief Daniel B.C. Gardiner. The fireman was assisting in extinguishing fires along the west end of Fairfield Beach Road as well as a fire that leveled a home on the corner of Rowland Road and Fairfield Beach Road. Several other firefighters of the Fairfield Fire Department were treated for hypothermia and released, says Gardiner. All the firefighters have since returned to work. Hamel agrees, and also notes the town's performance in dealing with the flood. "The town of Fairfield was unprepared for this," she says. "But once they got on the problem, they did well. They got everyone out safely and no one got hurt." Each generation vows never to become like its parents, telling tales of "When I was your age...." But Fairfield students will surely tell their children and grandchildren of how they had to wade through four feet of freezing water, ride in army trucks and bulldozer buckets, and squat in helicopter baskets smaller than shopping carts just to get to class on that stormy December day. Check out the wrath ofNor'Easter Beth —footage on page 9 Co-Chairs Won't Take Job Sitting Down Vv page 3 JJ Is Class of '96 Going off the Air? ^ page 7 J %= Registrar Woes page 11 JJ Best Films of '92 V page 13 J Stags Win Four Straight V page 20 JJ
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Title | Mirror - Vol. 17, No. 12 - February 04, 1992 |
Date | February 04 1992 |
Description | 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. |
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Place of Publication | Fairfield, Conn. |
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SearchData | The FairfieldMBRRORV Volume 17, No. 12 Thursday, February 4, 1993 Stay Dry This Semester Rez Is Prez Debra De Shong News Editor One of FUSA's own, Mark Resnick, was elected to the. office ofFUSA president Tuesday, defeating challenger, junior Frank Longobardi, with a vote of 697 to 524. The election began as a four-man race several weeks ago, with Shawn McVicker and Al Koines being knocked out of the race last week in the primary. Voter turnout was "disturbing," according to Longobardi, and was considerably lower than last year. However, the majority of the votes went to Resnick, who boasted two years of FUSA experience. One of Resnick's goals as president will be "to improve the marketing of FUSA. Up until now, FUSA has not marketed who they are, what their goals are and what they provide," he said. Resnick hopes to improve this aspect of FUSA by installing a newsletter to keep students informed about exactly what their student government is doing. The main focus of Resnick's platform, which will serve as the blueprint for his administration, is the expansion of programming. He would like to see the clubs take a more vital role on campus and will attempt to plan two major concerts a year, as well as four minor concerts. In addition, he would like to increase multi-cultural programming as part of a campaign to increase awareness of multicultural issues within the community. Like the other candidates, Resnick believes that the office of president must be more open to students. "The president must be more personable and more approachable," he said. The experience of going door to door for the campaign was an effective way to talk to students and Resnick would like to continue this manner of open communication. Resnick cited his two years in FUSA as the Director of Student Entertainment Committee and as the editor of the first successful class newsletter. Resnick was also a member of the Inter-Residence Hall government. Both Longobardi and Resnick agree that the campaign was too negative, focusing on the faults of each candidate and past administrations. Resnick accounts this mudslinging for the low voter turnout. Longobardi gracefully conceded the election and expressed an interest in participating in Resnick's administration. BACK TO THE BEACH Eye on the Storm: One Student's Account ofthe Flood that Rocked Fairfield David Harris Contributing Writer The ten-foot wave broke approximately forty yards away from me, as I stood on my porch looking out to the ocean. The crest crashed onto a neighboring deck. White spray and foam erupted from the house and I decided that it was time to leave. A severe storm watch was in effect from the previous night. I had seen all the news and I heard the warnings. I had heard them before. This storm would be like all of the rest: huge waves, a lot of rain, maybe a few annoying puddles around my car parked down the street. But that would be it. As the wave crashed into the house, I heard a helicopter. It flew in from the south and hovered fifty feet above us. It was definitely time to leave. Around noon I felt a rumbling in my stomach. I donned my rainpants and waterproofboots and ventured out into the storm. My plan was to reach the car and run a few errands. The conditions quickly altered my plan. As I stepped into the four-foot stream that was once our path, my boots filled with bitterly cold water. I made it to the parking lot and my car, which was fifty yards away. The road was swamped but my car was still above (continued to p. 3) Picking up the Pieces after Nor'Easter Beth Claire St. Louis Editor-in-Chief When Lori Hamel woke up on the morning of December 11, she had no idea that by the time she went to bed that night, she would lose her car, her home, her exam notes, and contact with half of her friends. But then again, few people were prepared for the havoc that one of the most violent storms in history would wreak in their lives that day. Hamel rolled out of bed early that morning, drove a mile down Fairfield Beach Road to deliver her Spring Break deposit, and headed back toward home. She never made it. Instead, she watched the road disappear under the frigid waters of Long Island Sound, her car slip beneath the surface, and her Accounting textbook float up to the dashboard. Among the last to be evacuated, she was eventually airlifted by helicopter to safety. Earlier, while the water covering the roads was still relatively shallow, her friends had hitched rides in army trucks and in the buckets of bulldozers to escape the rising waters. Hamel was one of thousands ofvictims ofNor'Easter Beth, a storm that drove over 400 students and even more residents oiit of their homes in search of dry land. And her victims are still picking up the pieces. Robin Morrissey, a resident of The Zoo, left her house before the storm hit and could not get back home. She did not know where her friends were or whether she still had a place to live. Several Up the Creek with only one paddle: John Doyle and Dan Forgie drift in a dingy down Reef Road. photo: R. Getty days later, when the skies had cleared and the waters had receded, she returned to her home to survey the damage. The "Condemned" sticker posted on the front of the house said it all. "It was a mess," Morrissey says. "It was a disaster. We had sand in our front yard up to the top ofthe fence. Niff's (Jennifer O'Neill, Morrissey's housemate) car was buried halfway in the sand. The porch was falling apart, the windows were destroyed, the floor was warped.... I just started to cry. I wasn't expecting it to be that bad." Residents of the first student-rented house to be condemned, Morrissey and O'Neill were told to make other living arrangements for the Spring semester. But after further evaluation ofthe house foundation, construction crews set to work and had the girls back in their house this week. The construction crews replaced the living room floor, window, and carpeting, and are currently rebuilding the porch that wraps around the house. Morrissey, pausing over the curtains she's hanging on a brand-new window, marvels at how quickly she has her home again. "I never thought we would live here again," she said. She commends the University for its handling of the flood crisis—Seiler's for feeding them, the administration and faculty for excusing them from exams. The Fire and the Flood: Fireman Injured Fighting Both Claire St. Louis Editor-in-Chief A firefighter lost a portion of his toe during the severe storm and floods of December 11 after standing in the frigid floodwater for several hours, according to Fire Chief Daniel B.C. Gardiner. The fireman was assisting in extinguishing fires along the west end of Fairfield Beach Road as well as a fire that leveled a home on the corner of Rowland Road and Fairfield Beach Road. Several other firefighters of the Fairfield Fire Department were treated for hypothermia and released, says Gardiner. All the firefighters have since returned to work. Hamel agrees, and also notes the town's performance in dealing with the flood. "The town of Fairfield was unprepared for this," she says. "But once they got on the problem, they did well. They got everyone out safely and no one got hurt." Each generation vows never to become like its parents, telling tales of "When I was your age...." But Fairfield students will surely tell their children and grandchildren of how they had to wade through four feet of freezing water, ride in army trucks and bulldozer buckets, and squat in helicopter baskets smaller than shopping carts just to get to class on that stormy December day. Check out the wrath ofNor'Easter Beth —footage on page 9 Co-Chairs Won't Take Job Sitting Down Vv page 3 JJ Is Class of '96 Going off the Air? ^ page 7 J %= Registrar Woes page 11 JJ Best Films of '92 V page 13 J Stags Win Four Straight V page 20 JJ |