Mirror - Vol. 19, No. 11 - January 26, 1995

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FairfieldMIRR©R Volume 19, No. 11 Thursday, January 26, 1995 Welcome Back!
Four students battle for top FUSA seat
Christine Hamel
Assistant News Editor
One of this year's
candidates will become the
fiftieth president of the Fairfield
University Student Association.
The candidates arejuniors Stacey
Mica, Tim O'Regan, Mark Reed,
and Jennifer Zacharczyk.
Mica, a Communication
major minoring in Marketing
and Psychology from New York
has been involved with several
activities on campus. From being
nominated for Alpha Sigma Nu
membership to a first year
facilitator, she is also a member
of the FUSA cabinet. In FUSA,
she is currently Chairperson of
Major Dances and Events. Mica
believes that "Fairfield needs a
leader that is involved in FUSA
and understands the abilities of a
student leader."
Mica has a 12 step
recovery program for Fairfield
University. In it, one of her main
goals is to concentrate on and
make changes to FUSA ifelected.
She feels that a good relationship
between the three branches of
Clockwise from left: FUSA Presidential candidates Tim
O'Regan, Jen Zacharczyk, Mark Heed and Slacey Mica .
Photos:
L. Hosang
FUSA will make a difference on
campus. She feels that with a
qualified, energetic, and
responsible cabinet, changes can
start to occur.
Some of her ideas to be
introduced would be the possibility
of a debit card system for the
bookstore, cafeteria, and even for
the laundry. She would also like
to create a social lounge with a
television, VCR, comfortable
couches, and a microwave. In
addition, she wants students to be
involved with contracted campus
services such as Sodexho, Follett
Bookstore, and Residence Hall
Housekeeping. She wants "Safe
Rides" to be not a service but an
organization under a Students
Against Drunk Driving chapter.
There would be student drivers
that would give the "Safe Rides"
and would be paid by FUSA.
Mica also wants
members ofAHANA to be part of
FUSA's cabinet. She feels this
would help with the racial
problems that occurred last
semester. She also would like to
introduce a course on
multiculturalism as part of core.
In addition, Mica would want to
give more funds to AHANA for
programs.
"Fairfield is at an
important place right now with
the election of the fiftieth FUSA
president and we need to push
forward, not back and to bring
back the enthusiasm that we once
had," Mica stated.
Another
candidate for FUSA president is
Tim O'Regan, a Finance major
from New York. O'Regan is
currently the Co-Chair of the
FUSA Student Entertainment
Committee . As part of that he
has booked Angry Salad and the
Bogmen, and for later this
semester Blues Traveller.
O'Regan's main goal
if elected is to tailor the existing
resources at Fairfield to student
needs so that students can take
full advantage of what Fairfield
has to offer. He would like to
start a mentor program to help
undergraduates receive insight
and knowledge from Fairfield
alumni working in - the •
professional world. O'Regan
would like to continue the Alpha
Sigma Nu "Safe Rides" beach
shuttle on weekends to ensure
the safety of students and the
community.
Another goal of
O'Regan is to revitalize the
Student Leadership Council
(SLAC) that was started and has
tapered off since its beginning.
By working together, the
organizations on campus can
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University honors Martin Luther King, Jr.
Caitlin Whelan
News Editor
A four day celebration
in honor of Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr. marked the beginning
of Fairfield's Spring semester
last week. The events, which
began on Thursday, January 19,
included lectures, artistic
performances and displays, and
an ecumenical prayer service to
recognize the birthday of Dr.
King, who would have been 66
years old on January 15.
The product of co-chairs
Dorothy Mosaka,
Graduate Assistant of
Multicultural Relations, and
Erica Lyn French '95, FUSA
Vice President of Student Life,
The Martin Luther King, Jr.
Holiday Observance and Human
Relations Conference has been
in the planning stages since early
1994.
The conference began
with a Humanity Day
Convocation to present the John
LaFarge, S.J. Award to
Professor Charles Willie, a
professor ofeducation and urban
studies at Harvard University's
Graduate School of Education.
Willie is a graduate ofMorehouse
College, where he and King were
classmates.
In recognition of
Professor Willie's active efforts
against racist and sexist
oppression in many sectors of
society, the University bestowed
upon him the first annual John
LaFarge, S.J. Award for
excellence in the pursuit of
interracial and humanitarian
justice and education.
Following an
invocation by Rev. Paul Carrier,
S.J., University chaplain, the
convocation opened with an
address by University President
Rev. Aloysius P. Kelley, S.J.
introducing the event as the spark
of the "four day celebration in
support of the humanity which
unites us all."
"Dr. King understood
that'freedom is not given, it is
won," Fr. Kelley said. "It is our
ongoing loss that the lesson for
which Dr. King gave his life is
incomplete."
Dr. Robert Wall,
Academic Vice President, said
the the celebration was "an
auspicious beginning as
Fairfield University begins
Brian Torff looks on as Dr. Kim
Bridgford speaks at last week's Martin
Luther King, Jr. celebration.
Photo:
L. Hosang
weaving diversity through its
curriculum." Dr. Wall then
introduced the Conference Co-
Chairs Mosaka and French to
present Professor Willie with the
John LaFarge, S.J. Award.
"Martin Luther King,
Jr. was just like you and just like
me," Willie said. "There was
nothing magical about him.
Which means that everything he
did, we can do as well."
A multicultural buffet
was held in the Barone Campus
Center following Dr. Willie's
lecture. The conference continued
on Friday, January 20 with a
multicultural collage displayed in
the lobby of the Campus Center
from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m.
Performances by the Fairfield
University Chamber Singers,
AHANA Students, and Jazz
Ensemble were also featured.
Saturday's activities featured a
Heritage Food Festival in the Oak
Room and a performance by the
AVODAH Dance Ensemble in
the Egan Chapel of St. Ignatius
Loyola. The observance
culminated on Sunday, January
22 with a Unity Prayer Service
in the Egan Chapel.
The members of the
Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
Observance and Human
Relations Conference
Committee included: Cathy
Borgman, Kevin Cassidy,
Jeanne DiMuzio, Murray Farber,
James Fitzpatrick, Nick Hill,
Larri Mazon, Al Mitchell, Walter
Petry, Elena Pienkowski '97,
Rev. Joseph Schad, S.J., Mary
Spiegel, Brian Torff, Ellen
Umansky, Allyson Weiss '95,
and Tom Zingarelli.
"The Martin Luther
King, Jr. Holiday Observance
& Human Relations Conference
was a successful weekend in
that it was embraced by the
entire University community,"
French said. "I could not have
asked for more support and
attendance. I truly believe that
the students, faculty,
administration, and staff are
committed to raising awareness
of the diversity we all possess."
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