Mirror - Vol. 19, No. 18 - March 30, 1995

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Frankie Avalon
Beach Correspondent
It was announced this
past Tuesday,
March 28 that Clam Jam will be
cancelled this year. The annual
all-day party held at the beach
was originally scheduled this
year for Sunday, April 30.
However, due to petitions
circulating throughout
town,several student
organizations have decided that
it would be better to cancel the
event rather than deal with
hundreds of dollars worth of
tickets and many complaints
from the administration and
townspeople.
There has been a
petition circulating amongst the
residents ofFairfield for the past
several months. This petition,
signed by 3,013 residents of the
town of Fairfield, would allow
Fairfield town police to patrol
the deck at the point, as well as
the area of the beach along
Fairfield Beach Road, where
many students live. The petition
was submitted to the town
council in the beginning of
Clam Jam is cancelled
There will be no beach parties for Clam Jam this year.
March. The day that students
returned to classes, the SBRA
and FUSA were informed that
this petition had passed, and that
the Fairfield Police Department
would be hiring extra officers for
Clam Jam, and that these officers
would patrol Fairfield Beach
Road, and the area of beach along
this road.
One officer, who
requested to patrol the area in
front of the Sea Grape,
commented, "I'm really
disappointed that the event has
been cancelled. We expected to
give out a lot of tickets, and to
make quite a few arrests for
underage drinking. The revenue
from that day alone would have
bought us at least four new patrol
cars. I wouldn't have minded the
overtime—-it's a great way to
raise money for the department
while working on your tan."
In addition to the
increase in police officers around
the. area, the Port-a-John
company, which usually rents out
ten to fifteen portable restrooms
to various houses along the point,
has released a statement that no
"Johns" will be rented to students
that entire weekend. One beach
resident said. "I wasn't that
concerned about the extra cops,
but when I heard that all these
people would be having to go to
the bathroom in our houses, I got
nervous. Without the port-a-potties,
I don't know where all
those people will go to the
bathroom." The owner of the
Port-a-John company used to live
in Fairfield, and gives one of his
main reasons for leaving the area
as being, "Those young kids—
they like to play music and have
fun on the beach, while I have to
work all day! It's disgusting, the
way that young people like to
have fun these days. College
students brought down my
property value and woke up my
kids. I hope they have to hold it
all day!"
Due to the increased
police patrols and lack of lavatory
facilities, concerned members of
the SBRA and FUSA got together
to discuss what could be done
about the situation. While the
students wanted to preserve their
tradition of a day-long beach
party, they were also worried
about tickets, arrests and people
wandering through their houses
looking for a bathroom. It was
decided that Clam Jam as we
know it would be cancelled,and
that FUSA would sponsor an all-day
Beach Jam in the Oak Room.
"I know that it's not
what we're used to, but it's a fun
alternative to getting noise
violation tickets. I don't know
many people who live at the beach
who can afford any more tickets,
especially since the Fairfield
Police Department told us they'd
ticket any house with a band.
The Beach Jam will have music,
food and kegs of root beer. We're
going to set up volleyball nets on
the patio, and bring some sand
from the beach to spread on the
floor, said a FUSA Cabinet
member planning the event.
"I hope that student
beach residents will take
advantage of the Beach Jam. If
they want to have small quiet
parties at their own houses before
coming, that's fine, as long as
they stay inside. We're going to
have a shuttle bus running to the
Campus Center from 10 a.m. to 7
p.m., so that beach residents who
don't have cars can make it to the
party. It should be a lot of fun,"
said the SBRA representative in
charge of arranging the shuttle
bus.
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Father Kelley to take the stand at the O. J. trial
Vincent Vega
Twister Extraordinaire
Move over Rosa
Lopez! The latest defense
witness to be named is Fairfield
University's President, Father
Aloysius P. Kelley. Though he
was not named in Johnnie
Cochran's opening argument,
Father Kelley seems to be
another name on the long list of
"surprise" defense witnesses.
Father Kelley is reported to be
testifying on the character ofLos
Angeles Police Officer Mark
Fuhrman.
The defense team
contends that Detective Fuhrman
planted the bloody glove found
on Simpson's estate because of
the defense's allegation that he
is prejudiced against African
Americans. Father Kelley knew
Fuhrman when he was a Security
Officer at Fairfield University
many years ago and has seen
examples of Fuhrman's
prejudice, but they were not
directed at minorities.
A teary-eyed Father
Kelley recalls an encounter with
Fuhrman he had experienced
more than a decade ago. "It was
when Fuhrman had first started
in our Security Department. 1
had never met him before. This
particular day, he had an
appointment with the head of
Security who was a Sergeant
Murphy at that time. Anyway, I
was at Security paying a ticket I
had gotten for parking illegally
when Fuhrman walked in and
introduced himself to me. I
called over to Sergeant Murphy,
"Hey, Murphy, your boy is here."
Fuhrman replied to this statement,
"The only boy around here is you,
Cue Ball." I was devastated.
Fuhrman is violently opposed to
bald people. He was released
from his duty here shortly after
that incident when he stated that
he would give a ticket to any bald
people he caught driving on
campus.
The defense will argue
that if Detective Fuhrman could
be biased against one group of
people, he could surely be
prejudiced against another. The
defense is relying on the jurors
being swayed their way since, after
all, this is a priest who will be on
the stand. The question still
remains, despite all this, is Father
Kelley credible? After all, how is
it that he remembered this incident
after all this time and at this
particular point in the trial?
"I went with Father
Carrier and a group of students to
Bridgeport," Father Kelley says.
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Fr. Kelley will be a star witness in the O.J. Simpson trial.
relaying how he recalled the
conversation with Fuhrman. "We
were cleaning graffiti off of the
walls with some paint thinner. I
guess the fumes got to me because
the next thing I knew, I had passed
out and the horrible image of that
day came to mind. I guess I had
just suppressed it for so long."
Could Father Kelley's
motivation for coming forward
be sudden fame for himself and a
quick avenue to alumni
donations? Reportedly, Father
Kelley will begin work on his
book, JesuitJustice, after his time
on the witness stand. Before this
work is published, however, this
newspaper has received word that
Father Kelley will be headlined
in a feature on HardCopy entitled
"Simpson's Divine Intervention."
The defense has also promised
Father Kelley free round-trip
airfare to LA, a suite in a high
class hotel, and a front row ticket
to see the Benedictine Monks at
the Universal Amphitheater. .
As the trial rolls on and
new evidence is brought into the
courtroom, it will be interesting
to seeifthejury willeveractually
hear Father Kelley testify; the
defense could decide that he is
not credible and not subpoena
him after all. Though Father
Kelley has admitted to being "a
little nervous" about taking the
stand, he is certain he will do so
if called upon. "I know the Good
Lord would want me to make the
truth be known to the world," he
declares.
And how does he feel
about the possibility of being
cross-examined by the strong
willed prosecutor, Marcia Clark?
Father Kelleyjust smirks and says
confidently, "I knew nuns in
Catholic School tougher than
her."