Mirror - Vol. 18, No. 08 - November 18, 1993

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FairfieldMIRR©R Volume 18, No. 8 Thursday, November 18, 1993 The Image of Fairfield
Fairfield To Host AIDS Memorial Quilt
Caitlin Whelan
Staff Writer
November 30 marks the
arrival of a portion of the NAMES
Project AIDS Memorial Quilt to
Fairfield University. The display
of the Quilt, provided by the
NAMES Project Foundation of
San Francisco, in the Campus
Center involves Fairfield in
commemorating World AIDS
Day on December 1.
In conjunction with
bringing the Quilt to campus,
students held a quilting bee on
November 13, enabling people
who have lost friends or relatives
to AIDS to have the opportunity
to create panels to add to the Quilt.
While few people arrived to
actually make panels for the Quilt,
the quilting bee did not go
unnoticed. Erica Lyn French, '95,
chairperson of the display
committee, said they were not
expecting a great number of
students, "because lots ofstudents
don't know someone yet who has
died of AIDS, but the chances of
faculty members knowing
someone is greater." However,
throughout the day, "many people
came in to ask questions."
The AIDS Memorial
Quilt began in 1987 in San
The AIDS Memorial Quilt photo: The NAMES Project Foundation
Francisco, when Cleve Jones, in
an expression of anger and grief,
spray painted the name of a friend
on a piece of cloth the size of a
grave. Word spread throughout
the country and beyond as people
continually added names and
memorials to their loved ones.
From there, the NAMES Project
Memorial Quilt grew to form the
23,416 panels exhibited in
Washington, D.C., covering 15
acres this past summer. The quilt
has been displayed in whole and
in part in schools, churches,
prisons, museums, synagogues,
and theatres. Through donations
at the various displays, the
NAMES project has raised more
than $1 million for AIDS
organizations throughout the
country.
The display of the Quilt
at Fairfield, French says, will
begin "November 30 at 7 PM with
a memorial service in the chapel,
and a candlelight march from the
chapel to the Oak Room," where
the unfolding will take place
amidst speakers, including Fr.
Aloysius Kelley. The display will
consist of hundreds of panels, 3-
foot by 6-foot, each in memory of
the life of a person who died of
AIDS. The Quilt will remain on
display through December 1 and
December 2. On these days,
students, faculty, administrators,
and area residents will read aloud,
from 10 AM to 8 PM, names of
persons who have died of AIDS.
In recognition of the
members of the art world who
have died of AIDS, December 1
has been designated "a day
without art." Works at the Quick
Center for the Arts will be draped
in black.
Among the many
benefits of the AIDS Memorial
Quilt display, French hopes it will
"increase awareness for students,"
and help further awareness
through fundraising. "The money
raised is going to beneficiaries
who are AIDS organizations."The
committee hopes to raise enough
to assist the Stewart B. McKinney
Foundation in Fairfield, and Bread
and Roses, a hospice in
Georgetown, Connecticut.
Cooperation for the
display of the AIDS Memorial
Quilt at Fairfield, a project that
began early last year, has come
from nearly all facets of the
university. Contributors included
the Alumni Association, Campus
Ministry, the Fairfield University
Student Association, Freshman
Year Experience, the Health
Center, Inter Residence Hall
Government, the Jesuit
Community, Seiler' s and Venders,
the Quick Center for the Arts, the
College of Arts and Sciences, the
School of Nursing, and the
Residence Hall Government.
Members of the AIDS
Memorial Quilt Project Display
Committee include Erica French;
assistant chairperson Pamela
Hardy, Gwen Vendley, Dr. Mark
LeClair, associate professor of
economics, Jeanne DiMuzio,
director of student activities,
fundraising coordinator; Barry
Vesciglio, substance abuse
coordinator, logistics coordinator;
Dr. Suzanna MacAvoy and
Allyson Weiss, '95, , education
coordinators; andTom Zingarelli,
and Murray Farber, publicity
coordinators. Jennifer Formica,
'94 and Tricia Dawson, '94 served
as panelmaking coordinators; and
juniors Kristen Graham and Kelly
Morris served as volunteer
coordinators. Fr. Joe Schad served
as Artistic Coordinator, and Mr.
James Fitzpatrick was the advisor
for the committee.
The efforts in bringing
the AIDS Memorial Quilt to
Fairfield have been intensive since
spring of last year, says French,
but "it has been worth it. It's very
important to me, and the support
from the university has been
overwhelming."
Security Orders Lock Up Of Residence Halls
Megan Harvist
Managing Editor
Don't leave home
without it - your ID that is. As of
Friday, November 12, at 7pm the
program of locking all residence
halls on a 24-hour basis began.
From 7am to 12am all resident
students have card access to all
residence halls and from 12am to
7am. Building residents only have
access to their halls.
This is in response to the
"peeper" in Jogues Hall who was
allegedly wandering around the
he 3rd floor. The "peeper" was
described as very thin man in his
mid to late twenties, about 6' - 6'4
and having a dark complexion.
He was wearing dark colored
sweats with light gym shorts.
Security conducted a building
Intruder sighted in Jogues Hall. photo: K. Guterl
search after the incident was
reported, but did not find anyone
matching this description.
Meghan Lovett '96 , a
resident of Jogues 2, said, "I saw
him (someone fitting his
description) walking through my
floor and down the fire stairs at
9:30 am."
Thus Security and
Student Services implemented 24-
hour lock ofdoors. Glenn Griffin,
Assistant DirectorofSecurity, said
"It's a good step. There's no
guarantee it will work, though.
It's less effective if students
themselves prop open the doors."
Twenty-fourhour locking ofdoors
is a policy that is issued at many
other colleges. Says Griffin, "This
is not temporary, it will be a
permanent change."
In addition to the lock-up,
Security has also increased
patrols on campus. Officers are
now doing interior foot patrols in
the residence halls. In Jogues Hall,
Security has provided whistles in
the women's bathrooms as an
added precaution.
There are mixed
emotions from the faculty and
students regarding the program.
Dr. Richard Shillea, Professor of
Music and Orchestra Conductor
said, "Students are having a
problem because upperclass
students can't get into the building
and not all professors have cards.
The program should have beer
thought out more thoroughly."
Adam Kelley'95, an RA
in Campion, said students find it
difficult because they don't always
carry their ID's. However, he
thinks it is a good idea. "Student-'
will come to realize that we do
have a security problem."
Lora Martinez, '97, of
Jogues 3 doesn't think it is going
to help because "the dorms are too
easy to get into anyway. They
don't lock all the way after you
shut them - they lock 30 seconds
later."
However, Tricia
Dawson, a senior RA in Jogues
Hall thinks the step up in security
is a good idea. "The main thing is
that Security raises such an
awareness."
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