Mirror - Vol. 18, No. 13 - February 10, 1994

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FairfieldMIRROR Volume 18, No. 13 Thursday, February 10, 1994 Happy Valentine's Day!
Pilkerton and French
join the same team
Jennifer Luongo
News Editor
FUSA President-elect
Chris Pilkerton has nominated
Erica French, former
presidential candidate, as Vice
President of Student Life.
Despite differences in
campaign platforms as well as
a cloud of controversy that
overshadowed the election,
Pilkerton and French want to
work together to unite each of
their supporters and begin the
new administration on a
positive note.
Both Pilkerton and
French want to try and forget
the negativity of the campaign
and move forward with their
new ideas for FUSA. "We're
two people who have similar
goals for FUSA and it's not
going to do FUSA any good to
rehash things we had no control
over," French said.
Regarding his
decision for the nomination,
Erica French and Chris Pilkerton
will be working together next year. photo: K. Guterl
Pilkerton was particularly
impressed by French's
enthusiasm and willingness to
remain involved in FUSA.
"Erica approached me
and she's willing to put
everything she has into FUSA
for the students. This impressed
me and should impress the
student body."
As Vice President of
Student Life, French will be
dealing with the issue aspect of
FUSA. Her responsibilities will
include student services, class
councils and special interests,
among other areas of student
life.
Pilkerton has also
nominated Luis Rivera as Vice
President of COSO and John
Hennessy as Vice President of
Government Operations.
Pilkerton also created the
position of Chief of Staff of
FUSA, which will deal with new
opportunities on campus.
Rosalind van Tuy1 is the nominee
for this position.
Before each nominee
is officially appointed to their
new positions, Pilkerton will
submit a letter of
recommendation, a job
description, a resume, and an
application for each nominee to
the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Then, the full Senate will vote
on the nominees.
Once' the Vice
Presidential candidates accept
their nominations, Pilkerton will
work with them to seek out
students for Cabinet positions.
Pilkerton said, "I want
to extend an open invitation for
all students to get involved in
FUSA."
As for teaming up with
French, he added, "During the
election, Fairfield saw two
qualified people. The best thing
forFUSA is to get the best people
involved and that goes right to
Erica."
Proposed ordinance goes after
landlords at Fairfield Beach
Caitlin Whelan
Assistant News Editor
Ongoing tensions
between students at the beach and
permanent town residents were
reflected in an article in the
February 8th issue of The New
YorkTimes. The article announced
the proposition of a new ordinance
that would hold landlords at the
beach responsible for "a range of
violations by their tenants,
including noise disturbances and
drinking by minors."
In addition, the law would
call for landlords to post a $2500
bond from which $500 would be
drawn after three violations.
Some students feel they
are not being given a fair
opportunity to improve relations
with the town.
Michael McCormack,
president of the Student Beach
Resident Association, was quoted
in the article as saying, "...we are
A quiet day at Fairfield Beach. photo: file
making progress and things are
improving. We are trying to make
positive changes that will last.
But they've got to give us a
chance."
Other beach residents
agree that the proposed ordinance
is unfair. Christine Morgan, '94,
says, "If s really discouraging that
we have made such an effort to
improve that noise problem and
town relations, and here they are
passing a law that discriminates
against college students because
they make up most ofthe rentals."
Beach resident Dan
Kelly, '94 adds, "This is just
another example ofthe media and
the townspeople trying to exploit
the student beach residents. The
ordinance is a violation of our
rights. They're our landlords, not
our babysitters."
Efforts have been
underway since last semester
in trying to control noise at the
beach. A beach patrol was
established at Lantern Point,
which has been looked upon as
very effective in controlling
disturbances. Many student
residents feel that
circumstances are not as much
of an issue as they are being
made out to be.
Scott Pons, '94, also a
beach resident, says, "From
what I've seen, it's not as big of
a problem as people are making
it out to be. There are a few
problematic students and a
handful of townspeople who
are making too big an issue of
it."
Beach resident
Dolores Martinez '94 agrees,
"This college is no worse than
any other, but because of the
town we live in, they're blowing
it out of proportion."
T
Resnick
predicts
smooth
transition
Jennifer Luongo
News Editor
"The stronger the
transition, the more positive,"
said FUSA President Mark
Resnick after his Monday night
meeting with President-elect
Chris Pilkerton. The two met to
discuss Pilkerton' s transition into
the office of President, which
will continue until he takes office
on April 5.
At the meeting,
Pilkerton and Resnick discussed
possible changes for FUSA's
structure and began to establish
complete job descriptions for all
positions in the new
administration.
Since Pilkerton, a
member of the Student Court,
has never been directly involved
with the executive branch of
FUSA, his transition period may
be somewhat more difficult.
However, both he and Resnick
agree that since he is new to the
executive branch, he will be open
to more innovative ideas.
"My not being present
in the executive branch seems
beneficial because I will be more
open to seek out new ideas people
have," Pilkerton said.
Pilkerton's willingness
to accept new ideas will be
especially helpful in his choice
of Cabinet members. He expects
to have names of Cabinet
members chosen by the end of
Spring Break.
Jeanne DiMuzio,
Director of Student Activities,
and a direct advisor to FUSA,
along with Graduate Assistant
Tom Winston will also be
working with Pilkerton in the
coming weeks.
DiMuzio will be
providing a historical aspect of
past FUSA administrations
focusing on which ideas have
and have not worked well in the
past.
Resnick and Pilkerton
will meet weekly until the
inauguration and Resnick is
confident that the transition will
be positive. "He's going to have
a good year," Resnick said.
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