Mirror - Vol. 18, No. 11 - January 27, 1994

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FairfieldMIRR®R Volume 18, No. 11 Thursday, January 27, 1994 Happy New Year!
French and Pilkerton Vie for FUSA Presidency
Caitlin Whclan
Assistant News Editor
Erica French Photo:K.Guterl
Name: Erica French
HometOWn: Waterbury,
Connecticut
JVlajOr: Economics
Credentials:Member ofFUSA for
two years; Director of Commnity and Alumni
Relations; Director of the Fairfield University
AIDS Memorial Quilt Project,92-93.
Campaign: "Putting the IT back in FUSA. "
"I want to bring FUSA back to the students, to reinstill their enthusiasm and give
them a say in what goes on. Students should be able to voice their opinion and
make a difference."
CjOaiS: "I'm not out to revamp the whole system. The system that exists has a
lot of untapped potential, and I think we can make what is there better. I want
students to know I am interested in what they want,...to come to me with their
concerns. It's the students that care that are going to make a difference."
Reasons for Running for FUSA President:
"It is extremely important to me to hear what students want and act on that imput. I think
my experience demonstrates my ambition to make Fairfield a community that is
proactive in providing creative programs as well as dealing with issues that are
^important to students."
Name:Chris Pilkerton
Hometown: Potomac,
Maryland
Major: Politics
Credentials:Won District 4 seat in the
Representative Town Meeting, Nov. '93
election;Parent Orientation Chair '93; Elections
Commissions Chair '93.
Campaign:"I hope to utilize FUSA to move one step further - to get a realistic
perspective of the quality of student life from the whole student body."
'Being president will allow me to make a definite change."
(jOalS:"I don't think the system needs to change. We have to look at what FUSA
has to offer. I want to create an opportunity for the whole student body to see what
they think Fairfield can be."
Reasons for Running for FUSA President:
"There's a feeling on this campus that the quality of student life is declining and that FUSA
is not the leader it should be. It is a risky thing to go against the status quo to change the
direction of what has always been. But riskier still is to remain stagnant, never realizing
your full potential."
Students And Faculty
Remember Professor Ann Spector
Jennifer Luongo
News Editor
Ann Spector, Adjunct
Professor of English, passed
away on January 7 after a short
illness. Professor Spector, 58,
taught at Fairfield University
for more than ten years, piloting
the course, "Art of Effective
Writing" for the School of
Continuing Education and
teaching "Writing Tutor
Training," as well as
introductory English courses at
the College of Arts and
Sciences. Those close to her
remember Professor Spector as
a dedicated person who was
very supportive of her students.
Jennifer Musillo '94,
a former student of Professor
Spector said, "She went beyond
the role of the title of teacher.
She really took the personality
of the students into
consideration."
Robert Shannon '94,
who took Comp. and Prose with
Spector in his freshman year
said, "I found her very
informative because she was
able to shed light on the
transition from high school to
college and help her students
become better writers."
Dr. Richard J. Regan,
Assistant Professor ofEnglish,
added, "She was a wonderful
combination of mother and
teacher to her students."
In 1988, Spector
again went beyond her role as
teacher by developing, along
with Jacqueline Rinaldi,
Adjunct Professor of English,
an 8-week writing workshop
for adults with multiple
sclerosis, called "Art of
Effective Writing for Non-
Traditional Learners."
In 1989, she was
honored for her work when
she and Rinaldi received the
Georgia Davids Award from
the Western Connecticut
chapter of the Multiple
Sclerosis Society. Three of the
students in the workshop have
since published their
autobiographical narratives.
In addition to her many
accomplishments and
achievements, Professor Spector
had a very full, rich family life.
Professor Rinaldi said,
"Ann had tremendous love and
devotion for her family. She
talked endlessly about her
grandchildren."
Rinaldi remembers that
one of Spector's proudest
moments was when her son,
Robert, graduated from Albert
Einstein Medical School in New
York; her husband, Henry had
graduated in the first graduating
class of the same school.
Spector, herself,
attended Hunter College and did
her graduate studies at New York
University.
She is survived by her
husband, her two children, and
four grandchildren. Plans for a
memorial service at Fairfield are
forthcoming.
Students Welcome
New Cable System In
Residence Halls
Megan Harvist
Managing Editor
Students were welcomed
back from their break on Tuesday,
January 18 with the addition of
cable to the rooms as a part of the
Fairfield University Campus
Television Network operated by
the Media Center. This Network
allows students to view the regular
Cablevision channels in addition
to four university channels. These
channels are Fairfield University
News (F.U.N.), ch. 46, a video
bulletin board which will provide
information about university
events and news; SCOLA, ch. 47,
the "Satellite Communications for
Hearing" channel; ECTV,ch.48,
which will carry programming
from educational, cultural, and
entertainment, and also INTV, ch.
49, the Network's International
Channel.
Dr. Ibrahim Hefzallah,
director of the Media Center in
Xavier Hall, feels that the new
cable system will be "an
opportunity for students and
faculty to utilize various channels
and meet special instructional
needs." He spoke about the
SCOLA channel and how it will
"increase awareness of different
cultures and their appreciation."
The Media Center and
Communications and
Technology Services have been
working on this project since the
summertime. The cable
division of American Cable TV
Contractors of Plymouth, CT.
began prewiring the dorms and
classrooms for cable during the
summer, and finished up the
project over Christmas Break.
They will return in the summer
to install the fibers for the
Campus Data computer which
will enable students to access
information from the library to
their rooms.
There are also many
other developments that will stem
from the new cable. These include
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