Mirror - Vol. 19, No. 16 - March 02, 1995

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FairfieldMIRR©R Volume 19, No. 16 Thursday, March 2, 1995 Nine Days Until Spring Break!
Reed names six vice presidents
Christine Hamel
Assistant News Editor
As part of the transition
of FUSA presidency, President-elect
Mark Reed has announced
the, names of his six vice
presidents. Wayne Humphrey "96,
Stacey Mica '96, Maureen
Mooney '96, Karen O'Connor
'97, and Danielle Spinney '96
have been named and confirmed
by the Senate Judiciary
Committee to the office of FUSA
vice presidents. Nominee
sophomore Brian Remiglio's
confirmation is pending Senate
approval.
Humphrey, an
accounting major from
Massachusetts, will be the Vice
President ofthe Council ofStudent
Organizations (COSO). He was
Chair of Arrival and Traffic for
Class of 1998 Orientation and has
served on the Judiciary Board of
Loyola Hall as part of IRHG.
The Vice President of
COSO organizes the budget for
clubs on campus. He will be in
charge of organizing the three
Open House Activity Fairs. He
will assist in increasing the
activities connected with club
programming, and would like to
enforce the rules regarding the
budget.
"I'd like to make clubs
more aware of funding available
to them, reestablish the COSO
newsletter, and make clubs more
visible around campus. I plan to
increase communications with all
of the clubs through the new
technologies available on campus,
namely e-mail, voice mail, and
the FUN network. It's my job to
make the clubs job easier,"
Humphrey said.
Mica, a communication
major minoring in marketing and
psychology from New York, will
be Vice President of Student Life.
She 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 Co-director
of Major Dances and
Special Events.
The Vice President of
Student Life entails handling
class council, academics,
athletics,alumni and community
relations.
"I'm really excited to
work with the other Vice
presidents and Mark, and the rest
of FUSA. The position will give
me a chance to use the skills I have
acquired over the past two and a
half years to better the quality of
student life at Fairfield," Mica said.
Mooney, a finance major
from New York, will be Vice
President of Government
Operations. In FUSA, she served
as Director of the 1996 Class
Council. She is Co-director of
Major Dances and Special Events
and served on the Elections
Committee.
The Vice President of
Government has two major duties.
One duty is to be office manager
of FUSA and the other is to
advertise and publicize events on
campus.
"Government
Operations has a lot of potential,
especially with all the new
technology on Campus. With
the new phone system in place
now, there should be no problems
getting the STAG out on time. I
would also like to market FUSA
and make it user-friendly. And
also to make the student
government more visible,"
Mooney said.
O'Connor, a
mathematics major from New
York.will be Vice President of
University Development.
Currently, she is Director of
Student Services and is
chairperson of the Levee and
active on Urban Plunge for
Campus Ministry.
The Vice President of
University Development deals
with all the research and
development forFUSA working
closely with alumni, other
colleges, students, and
administration.
"I really want to get
ideas and feedback from students
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Students fight hunger in f95 cleanup
Melissa Natale
Contributing Writer
On Saturday April 8,
1995, Fairfield University will
hold its 7th Annual Great Hunger
Cleanup from 9:00 a.m. - 1:00
p.m. The Cleanup is a one-day
work-a-thon involving students,
faculty, administration, alumni,
and area resident volunteers
going out into the Fairfield and
Bridgeport communities to
perform community service such
as washing windows, cleaning-up
yards, and painting rooms.
Last year's Hunger
Cleanup, headed by Patty
Sullivan '94 and Jim Sulzer '95,
won the 1994 Hunger Cleanup
Award for the greatest
participation across the nation
of the 181 participating schools,
with over 200 volunteers and
almost $3,000 raised. 18 non-profit
organizations benefited
from Fairfield University's
efforts, such as the Bread and
Roses Hospice, and the Mohonk
House for Wayward Boys in
Westport.
Co-chairs Jim Sulzer
'95 and Maria Santomauro '96,
along with the rest of the
Executive Board, are aiming to
go beyond last year's stellar
Students clean a parking lot
at last year's Hunger Cleanup. Photo: File
Cleanup.
"This year, it's exciting
that the Executive Board is not
just satisfied with past endeavors,
such as winning a national award,
but they are building upon the
foundation laid out in the past by
reaching out to get all facets of
the community to come together
for a common cause," Carolyn
Rusiackas, Eucharistic Minister
advisor to the Cleanup,said.
Recruiting and
fundraising efforts have been
working overtime to try and
secure at least 400 volunteers,
and to raise at least $4000. Local
newspapers will also be aiding in
the recruiting as well. As
Rusiackas said, "The response
so far has been wonderful!"
Half of the money
collected is distributed to local
organizations for the poor in
Bridgeport and the rest of
Fairfield county. The other half
is given to the National Student
Campaign Against Hunger and
Homelessness, the national non-profit
organization which
distributes the funds to
international projects working in
the fight against hunger.
Each volunteer is asked
to raise a minimum of $25 by
asking friends and family to be
sponsors. Sponsor sheets will be
given out at sign-ups beginning
Sunday, March 5, 1995 after
masses, through Wednesday
March 8, 1995 in the Campus
Center lobby and Dolan during
mealtimes, and collected at the
Soup and Bread Night on
Thursday March 30,1995 at 5:30
p.m. intheMcGrathRoominthe
Arrupe Center.
This year's Guest Speaker
is Jennifer Jones, executive
director of the National Student
Campaign Against Hunger and
Homelessness, who will applaud
Fairfield's joint effort to end
hunger and homelessness in our
country, as well as help all
participants reflect on the
magnitude ofthe service they will
be performing.
On the day of the
Cleanup, volunteers will go to
their designated worksite for a
maximum of four hours and meet
back in the Oak Room for a picnic
to follow the event.
In the past, local
business havegenerously donated
time, money and merchandise to
the event, and the board expects a
similar turnout this year.
According to Mrs.
Rusiackas, this year's Executive
Board is especially remarkable:
"It has been a real inspiration to
be connected with the Hunger
Cleanup Executive Board; to see
the selfless commitment and
dedication that they have put
toward such a complex program
so that all the pieces come
together."
If you have any
questions, or want additional
information, contact Jim Sulzer
at ext. 6254, or Maria
Santomauro at ext. 6661.
The Hunger Cleanup is
a once-a-year chance to show
that those of us who have food
and security do not take it for
granted and want to help those
who are not so fortunate. You
will make a difference. You will
make friends you never had
before, and discover the diversity
of the world we live in.
"It's an opportunity to
see and do things you wouldn't
ordinarily get to do in the
everyday life at Fairfield," Sulzer
said.
Think about it — and
then sign up. It has to start
somewhere. Help fight hunger
one piece at a time.
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