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FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY IRROR Volume 21 Number4 The Image of Fairfield Thursday, October 17, 1996 Midnight Madness II falls short of pandemonium Jo Ann Gometz News Editor The area in front of Alumni Hall was crowded by 10:15 Mon-day night, a full quarter-hour be-fore Fairfield's Midnight Mad-ness II was set to get underway. It seemed as if the organizers' vision of "Pandemonium in Alumni Hall," might be on tar-get. By 10:40, when the event actually started, it was clear that Stag fans still needed coaxing to support their team. In the mild melee preceding the official welcome, the Stag was decapitated by a hooded as-sailant. For some of those in at-tendance, that seemed the high point of the evening. Eric Roland, one of four co-organizers ofthe event, served as the master of ceremonies, and opened the evening's festivities, saying, "To the thousands here and the millions watching world-wide, on behalf of FUSA; let's get ready to rumble." Following a Macarena con-test, three-point contest, the sing-ing of "The Star-Spangled Ban-ner," a performance by the lamation met with ill-concealed disdain from the students as-sembled. During Robbins' initial address, the Stag dance ensemble, De-grees of Motion, and a 3-on-3 contest in which "Overrated" beat "Lights Out," the cheerlead-ers took the court to perform their own dance routine. Marc Robbins of Channel 12 Sports, following last year's proclamation of "The Year of the Stag," declared this year the "Year of the Antlers." The proc-dis-covered that making shadow-puppets on the big screen set up for video clips was a good attention-getter. So shadow the Stag did, drawing attention away from Robbins' speech, and enter-taining the audience. Sometime before midnight, the crowd began to disperse, but a significant number of people re-mained to see video clips of the men's team, and to see the teams emerge in a haze of smoke and multi-colored strobes. After the teams ran drills, women'scoach Dianne Nolan introduced her team, while Marc Robbins returned to in-troduce the men' s team in place ofcoach Paul Cormier, who was unable to attend, due to the death of his sister, Marsha, earlier in the day. After the men ran their own drills, proving a definite capabil-ity for dunking, with 100 percent of the men slamming the ball, the women showed an equal affinity for life on the court, running their own drills with precision and skill. However, by the time the women took the floor, the gym was nearly empty. Organizers and basketball die-hards alike ex-pressed their displeasure with those who left, but more than one student was heard to say, "Two-and- a-halfhours is just too much." Parents' Weekend plans set Appalachian connection continues Kristen Sullivan Assistant News Editor Parents willhave an oportunity to visit campus and their chil-dren when Parents' Weekend gets underway Oct. 19 and 20. Over 2,300 family members are expected for the annual event, which begins Saturday at 9 a.m. Saturday's agenda features a football game, as the Stags take on Canisius at 1 p.m. on Alumni Field; Mass, celebrated at 4:30 p.m. in Alumni Hall; and panel discussions about topics such as "Election '96" and "Career Plan-ning," which wil take place from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. In addi-tion, the deans of each school will speak on behalf of their pro-grams. At 8 and 10 p.m. Saturday night, comedians Tim Settimi and Becky Blaney will perform in the Quick Center. A hypnotist will also perform in the Oak Room beginning at 9 p.m. The Reverend Aloysius P. Kelley, S.J., University President, is ex-pected to deliver a welcome ad-dress to parents and families at 10 p.m. in the Oak Room. On Sunday, the Glee Club will perform in the Quick Center at noon, while the Alpha Sigma Nu inductions will take place, also in the Quick Center, at 3 p.m. Students whose parents wil not be attending Parents' Week-end, are encouraged to eat brunch on Saturday inDolan Commons between 11:30 and 1 p.m., be-cause space in the Campus Cen-ter cafeteria will not accomodate the students and the number of families expected to attend brunch. Susan Olsen, the coordinator for the event, still needs volun-teers to help out over the course of the weekend. She said, "Many events have been planned and we're hoping for a nice day." Any students interested in vol-unteering should contact Olsen in the Development Office at 254-4004. Heather Wade Staff Writer For the last 21 years < crafts people from the Appalachian states have traveled to Connecti-cut to participate in the annual Appalachian Cultural Arts and Crafts Festival. The festival was established by former Fairfield alumnus, the Reverend William Sangiovanni, who founded Ap-palachian Volunteers, Inc., a non-profit organization established to help improve the quality of life for those who live in the Appala-chian region. Sangiovanni created the festi-val in an attempt to improve the living standards of the Appala-chian people by enabling them to sell their handmade crafts in the Metropolitan area. Initially, Sangiovanni sold the Appalachian crafts fromthe back of his station wagon. He later arranged to hold the festival in the backyard of Fairfield resi-dents George and Millie Bisacca. Since then, the Appalachian Fes-tival has grown into a huge suc-cess. It entertains thousands of Connecticut residents and has be-come Connecticut's longest run-ning festival. This year, the Appa-lachian Festival was held at the Barone Campus Center at Fairfield University. Attendees are given the chance to participate in Appalachian cul-ture by purchasing a piece of handiware, while listening to live mountain musicians, and watch-ing the Bannerman Family & Friends Clog Dancing Team. Quilts, woodcarvings, furniture, baskets, pottery, weavings, baby clothes, puzzles, toys, rugs, one of a kind dolls, non-motorized wooden toys, and Christmas deco-rations are among the most popu-lar crafts available. This year, new stands include Only Ewe, a shop run by a West Virginia group selling handmade sweaters. A group from North Carolina opened a shop called the Pot Hole, featuring hand thrown continued on page 3 Inside This Week (r ^\ Encounter with Sexual Harrassment Overcrowded classroom issue rebutted p.9 Concert Announced p.12 % Women's Tennis wins fifth MAAC champion-ship p.16 J ^ ^
Object Description
Title | Mirror - Vol. 21, No. 04 - October 17, 1996 |
Date | October 17 1996 |
Description | The Mirror (sometimes called the Fairfield Mirror) is the official student newspaper of Fairfield University, and is published weekly during the academic year (September - May). It runs from 1977 - the present; current issues are available online. |
Notes | A timeline for Fairfield University student newspapers is as follows: The Tentative, Nov. 7, 1947 - Dec. 19, 1947; The Fulcrum, Jan. 9, 1948 - May 20, 1949; The Stag, Sept. 23, 1949 - May 6, 1970; The University Voice, Oct. 1, 1970 - May 11, 1977; The Fairfield Free Press & Review, Sept. 10, 1970 - Apr. 24, 1975; The Fairfield Mirror, Sept. 22, 1977 - present. |
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Publisher | Fairfield University |
Place of Publication | Fairfield, Conn. |
Source | Fairfield University Archives and Special Collections |
Copyright Information | Fairfield University reserves all rights to this resource which is provided here for educational and/or non-commercial purposes only. |
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SearchData | FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY IRROR Volume 21 Number4 The Image of Fairfield Thursday, October 17, 1996 Midnight Madness II falls short of pandemonium Jo Ann Gometz News Editor The area in front of Alumni Hall was crowded by 10:15 Mon-day night, a full quarter-hour be-fore Fairfield's Midnight Mad-ness II was set to get underway. It seemed as if the organizers' vision of "Pandemonium in Alumni Hall," might be on tar-get. By 10:40, when the event actually started, it was clear that Stag fans still needed coaxing to support their team. In the mild melee preceding the official welcome, the Stag was decapitated by a hooded as-sailant. For some of those in at-tendance, that seemed the high point of the evening. Eric Roland, one of four co-organizers ofthe event, served as the master of ceremonies, and opened the evening's festivities, saying, "To the thousands here and the millions watching world-wide, on behalf of FUSA; let's get ready to rumble." Following a Macarena con-test, three-point contest, the sing-ing of "The Star-Spangled Ban-ner," a performance by the lamation met with ill-concealed disdain from the students as-sembled. During Robbins' initial address, the Stag dance ensemble, De-grees of Motion, and a 3-on-3 contest in which "Overrated" beat "Lights Out," the cheerlead-ers took the court to perform their own dance routine. Marc Robbins of Channel 12 Sports, following last year's proclamation of "The Year of the Stag," declared this year the "Year of the Antlers." The proc-dis-covered that making shadow-puppets on the big screen set up for video clips was a good attention-getter. So shadow the Stag did, drawing attention away from Robbins' speech, and enter-taining the audience. Sometime before midnight, the crowd began to disperse, but a significant number of people re-mained to see video clips of the men's team, and to see the teams emerge in a haze of smoke and multi-colored strobes. After the teams ran drills, women'scoach Dianne Nolan introduced her team, while Marc Robbins returned to in-troduce the men' s team in place ofcoach Paul Cormier, who was unable to attend, due to the death of his sister, Marsha, earlier in the day. After the men ran their own drills, proving a definite capabil-ity for dunking, with 100 percent of the men slamming the ball, the women showed an equal affinity for life on the court, running their own drills with precision and skill. However, by the time the women took the floor, the gym was nearly empty. Organizers and basketball die-hards alike ex-pressed their displeasure with those who left, but more than one student was heard to say, "Two-and- a-halfhours is just too much." Parents' Weekend plans set Appalachian connection continues Kristen Sullivan Assistant News Editor Parents willhave an oportunity to visit campus and their chil-dren when Parents' Weekend gets underway Oct. 19 and 20. Over 2,300 family members are expected for the annual event, which begins Saturday at 9 a.m. Saturday's agenda features a football game, as the Stags take on Canisius at 1 p.m. on Alumni Field; Mass, celebrated at 4:30 p.m. in Alumni Hall; and panel discussions about topics such as "Election '96" and "Career Plan-ning," which wil take place from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. In addi-tion, the deans of each school will speak on behalf of their pro-grams. At 8 and 10 p.m. Saturday night, comedians Tim Settimi and Becky Blaney will perform in the Quick Center. A hypnotist will also perform in the Oak Room beginning at 9 p.m. The Reverend Aloysius P. Kelley, S.J., University President, is ex-pected to deliver a welcome ad-dress to parents and families at 10 p.m. in the Oak Room. On Sunday, the Glee Club will perform in the Quick Center at noon, while the Alpha Sigma Nu inductions will take place, also in the Quick Center, at 3 p.m. Students whose parents wil not be attending Parents' Week-end, are encouraged to eat brunch on Saturday inDolan Commons between 11:30 and 1 p.m., be-cause space in the Campus Cen-ter cafeteria will not accomodate the students and the number of families expected to attend brunch. Susan Olsen, the coordinator for the event, still needs volun-teers to help out over the course of the weekend. She said, "Many events have been planned and we're hoping for a nice day." Any students interested in vol-unteering should contact Olsen in the Development Office at 254-4004. Heather Wade Staff Writer For the last 21 years < crafts people from the Appalachian states have traveled to Connecti-cut to participate in the annual Appalachian Cultural Arts and Crafts Festival. The festival was established by former Fairfield alumnus, the Reverend William Sangiovanni, who founded Ap-palachian Volunteers, Inc., a non-profit organization established to help improve the quality of life for those who live in the Appala-chian region. Sangiovanni created the festi-val in an attempt to improve the living standards of the Appala-chian people by enabling them to sell their handmade crafts in the Metropolitan area. Initially, Sangiovanni sold the Appalachian crafts fromthe back of his station wagon. He later arranged to hold the festival in the backyard of Fairfield resi-dents George and Millie Bisacca. Since then, the Appalachian Fes-tival has grown into a huge suc-cess. It entertains thousands of Connecticut residents and has be-come Connecticut's longest run-ning festival. This year, the Appa-lachian Festival was held at the Barone Campus Center at Fairfield University. Attendees are given the chance to participate in Appalachian cul-ture by purchasing a piece of handiware, while listening to live mountain musicians, and watch-ing the Bannerman Family & Friends Clog Dancing Team. Quilts, woodcarvings, furniture, baskets, pottery, weavings, baby clothes, puzzles, toys, rugs, one of a kind dolls, non-motorized wooden toys, and Christmas deco-rations are among the most popu-lar crafts available. This year, new stands include Only Ewe, a shop run by a West Virginia group selling handmade sweaters. A group from North Carolina opened a shop called the Pot Hole, featuring hand thrown continued on page 3 Inside This Week (r ^\ Encounter with Sexual Harrassment Overcrowded classroom issue rebutted p.9 Concert Announced p.12 % Women's Tennis wins fifth MAAC champion-ship p.16 J ^ ^ |