Mirror - Vol. 17, No. 21 - April 29, 1993

              The
Fairfield
Volume 17, No. 21 Thursday, April 29, 1993 Dogwoods Festival Week
Outstanding Seniors Honored
By Alumni Association
Caitlin Whelan
Staff Writer
The University Student
Awards, each given to a
graduating senior in recognition
of his or her achievements at
Fairfield, have been selected by
the Alumni Association. The
awards include the St. Ignatius
Loyola Medal and the William J.
Kramer Award, and the Student
Achievement Awards.
The St. Ignatius Loyola
Medal was awarded to Stephen
Shannon. The Loyola Medal is
the highest honor given by the
Alumni Association, and is given
to the graduating senior who has
best exemplified the spirit of the
Jesuit education at Fairfield.
Shannon, who comes from
Western Spring, Illinois, is
honored for his participation in
numerous areas of the university
community, including a term as
the President of the Fairfield
University Student Association.
Lauren Nowicki has
been chosen to receive the William
J. Kramer Award. The award is
presented to the senior who has
displayed the Ignatian tradition of
giving to others through the spirit
of volunterism.
In addition to the Loyola
Medal and the Kramer Award,
Recipients of student awards. photo: K. Wolfthal
were bestowed to graduating
seniors.
Valery Dufka was
awarded for her work on The
Manor, John Fink was recognized
for his achievements in FUSA,
Susan Jacavanco was awarded for
her work in Campus Ministry.
In recognition ofstudent
service beyond the campus itself,
the Alumni Association chose
Kathy Latek for her work at
Prospect House, and Roseann
Ponticello for her achievements
in both Residence Life and at the
Bridgeport. Latek says of her
work at Prospect House, a soup
kitchen in Bridgeport, that, "I
don'tthinkit's worthy ofan award,
it's just something I like to do,
something that needs to be done."
Latek says her satisfaction came
not only from her participation
but also from witnessing the
participation of others. Through
bringing students to Prospect
House with her and watching them
enjoy themselves, she found
satisfaction in going "not only to
help others, but also to make
five sttident achievement awards St. Charles Urban Center in friends with the people there. Vendley, OfNeil Acquire New
Faculty Positions
Rosalind Van Tuyl wiU be aB* to contribute a lot to
StaffWriter the students.
Gwen Vendley, the
current director of Freshman
Experience, will take over as
dean of students beginning Fall
of 1993. In addition to her role
as a disciplinarian, Ms.
Vendley's new position will be
expanded to include overseeing
programming for the students.
The present dean of students,
Father O'Neil, will be moving
to the position of director of
Student Support Services. In
his new capacity, Father
O'Neil will be focusing more
on international students and
students with disabilities to
facilitate their transition to life
at Fairfield.
Ms. Vendley's
transition to her new position
came as somewhat of a surprise
to her. She has done a vast
amount of administration work
prior to coming to Fairfield,
involving designing of
curiculums and coordinating
programs. Since the position
of dean of students has been
expanded to include such
duties, Ms. Vendley feels she
She will be working
with Assistant Dean James
Fitzpatrick and Richard Rossi,
Director of Residence Life,
ftwen Vendley photo: file
job, namely discipline. "The
situations I'd be presented with,
as an advocate I would need to
sort through the subtlities of the
case and come to a decision that
is fair to the student and to all
both of whom have been named
associate deans. The three of
them will will serve as members
of a new dean's policy group
designed to examine
programming within the
different departments such as
Residence Life and Freshman
Year Experience.
In addition to the
position's newly created duties,
Ms. Vendley will also handle
the old responsibilities of the
the students involved and fair to
the institution," Ms. Vendley
stated. "Anyone who has
worked with me and knows me
knows that I am fair and
consistent."
It should also be noted
that Ms. Vendley is the first
woman to fill this position at
Fairfield University. "The
students, faculty, and
administration have been very
supportive, so I am excited
Underwear Thief Causes
Great Discomfort
Debra De Shong
News Editor
Ladies, beware! There
is a thief at large and he is partial
to women's underwear. All over
campus, women are standing
guard over their undies in the
laundry rooms in residence halls,
where this thiefhas struck at least
a half a dozen times in the past
two weeks.
Senior Erin Kent, a
residence hall advisor in Dolan
Hall, was shocked when she
dumped her laundry on her bed
only to find that all 15pairsofher
underwear were gone.
"I just couldn't believe
it, I had literally no underwear,"
she said, "I never do my laundry
in the afternoon and this one time,
my underwear gets stolen."
Security are doing spot checks ir
the laundry rooms and have
recovered some pieces ofclothing
behind dryers or in the vicinity ol
the residence halls.
So far, the thefts have
been occurring in Dolan, Loyola
and Campion Hall.
A freshman resident ol
Campion who declined to be
identified also lost several pairs
last Friday when she did a load ol
laundry in the afternoon
"At first I thought it was
a joke," she said, "but when ]
realized I was really, really mad
especially because I had to go tc
the Fairfield Store, the closesi
place, and spend $50 on new
underwear."
She thinks this was "jusi
weird" and her and her friends
now spend about two hours in the
According to Kent, several girls
also found their underwear still
in the dryers but they were cut up
the sides so they couldn't be
worn. The next time she did her
laundry, she stood watch and did
her nails.
"We have no clue as to
the motive of the person," said,
Glen Griffin, assistant director
of security, "This is being treated
as another theft on campus."
laundry room guarding theii
personals.
According to Griffin
although some articles ofclothing
have been recovered, no one has
come down to security to clain
them.
Kent said, "What the
heck am I going to do with them'/
Who knows what he did with then
and I would never wear then
again."
professionally, but I am also
excited for what it says about
women on campus too."
The transition occurred
because Father O'Neil,
originally trained in counseling,
requested to be moved into a
position that involved more
counseling than discipline. "I
feel that I have done my six
years of service in this field [of
discipline] and I would like to
concentrate more on what I was
trained for and what I had been
doing up until I took the job of
dean of students," Father O'Neil
commented.
Even though Father
O'Neil has come to be seen by
students as synomous with
discipline, he hopes that that
image will die down over time.
Now when students get slips in
their mailboxes from Father
O'Neil, it will probably be to
invite students to help him
welcome international students
or give suggestions for making
the campus more accessible to
students with disabilities.
Father O'Neil
commented, "The University is
gradually moving toward
recruiting international students
and I think it's important that
we take care of them while they
are here...to help them adjust to
the American way of life."
Father O'Neil also mentioned
that he would be responsible for
voicing concerns of disabled
students and work as a liasion to
make the University more
adaptable to their needs.
Both Ms. Vendley and
Father O'Neil feel the the
transitions will all occur with
relative ease Father O'Neil
commented," Gwen Vendley
has a lot of strength, which is
important for the job. I think
there is a lot of opportunity for
growth and I am excited about
my new duties."
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