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Volume 24 Number 20 The Image of Fail-field Thursday, April 29, 1999
Poll shows support for Fairfield students
By Matthew Payne
SPORTS EDITOR
Despite the complaints by year-round
beach residents, a majority of town
residents feel Fairfield University's
students have the right to rent housing at
the beach, according to a recent public
opinion poll.
Residents have paid heavy atten-tion
to the beach issue and, in general, hold
a positive view of the university, accord-ing
to the survey, conducted by two Fair-field
classes last month.
The executive assistant to Presi-dent
Kelley, Father Charles H.Allen, S.J.,
was pleased to hear the positive feedback
from the poll. He was not surprised at
the outcome because he feels townspeople
respect the institution and what it stands
for.
"Fairfield is a great resource for
the residents," said Allen. "The univer-sity
contributes to the town's artistic, aca-demic,
spiritual, and ecological qualities.
Most residents acknowledge this."
Students from two different aca-demic
courses at Fairfield, Public Opin-ion
Polling and Political and Government
Reporting, conducted the interviews for
the poll.
The pollsters were Dr. Kurt
Schlichting and Dr. James Simon, two
professors at Fairfield. The data in the
poll came from 178 telephone surveys
completed in late March. The sampling
error was 7.3 percent.
The results of the poll showed:
o Ninety-one percent of beach
residents felt that Fairfield students are en-titled
to live a the beach in some capacity.
Only 9 percent felt that students should
be prohibited from renting houses there.
Some 36 percent felt that a limited num-ber
of students should live there, and 55
Continued on pg. 3
See page 3 for this year's
updated Clam Jam rules
CUCM's last resort: A hunger strike?
By Dana Ambrosini
. NEWS EDITOR EMERITUS
In the wake of numerous at-tempts
to achieve unionization for
Fairfield's janitorial staff that have re-sulted
in only mediocre gains, some
CUCM members are demonstrating their
determination to use drastic measures to
achieve their aims.
Five students, two janitors and
one faculty member pledged to go on a
hunger strike in an effort to force the ad-ministration
to comply with their de-mands.
As of 3:30 p.m. yesterday, the
group was scheduled to begin the strike.
"Our actions are in solidarity
with the workers," said Brant
Berndlmaier, one of the students partici-
Meet your president
photo: Mirror archives
Fr. Kelley, university president
For the very quiet man who
runs Fairfield University, it
has been a very noisy spring.
First the beach residents
demanded Father Kelley take
a more visible role in
addressing concern. Then
students staged a sit-in
outside his office in sacred
Bellarmine Hall. How is this
private person dealing with
these public events ? Mirror
reporter Maureen Cuddy
profiles the man who
leads Fairfield.
See p. 4
pating in the strike. The specific goal
being sought by the Concerned Univer-sity
Community Members is acceptance
of a card-check union election for the jani-torial
staff. This process, which the work-ers
voted to use instead of waiting for a
ruling by the National Labor Relations
Board, would enable the staff to unionize
more quickly. The NLRB process, which
the university favors, could take several
months.
Continued on pg. 4
photo: Public Relations
Brian Mello, Mary Conk, Aileen Ryder, Christine Kelleher, Kim Holmes, and Mike Franz.
7 students receive Alumni honors
By Dana Ambrosini
NEWVS EDITOR EMERITUS
The Alumni Association last
week presented its prestigious student
awards to six Fairfield seniors, awarding
the St. Ignatius Loyola Medal to Chris-tine
Kelleher.
"It was a great honor to be cho-sen
by the Alumni Association to receive
the award," said Kelleher, "probably one
of the best I've received in my years at
Fairfield."
The Loyola Medal is given each
year to a senior who demonstrates a dedi-cation
to the Jesuit ideals of high academic
standards and a commitment to commu-nity
service and/or extracurricular activi-ties.
Continued on pg. 3
Inside this edition
Tuition increase
to hit
Fairfield,
see p. 3
Religious
diversity expands
throughout
campus,
see p. 5
Student views on
Spam Jam's
move,
seep. 9
Billy Joel
concludes final
tour,
seep. 13
Equestrian
team: Top 10 in
nation,
see. p. 14
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| Title | Mirror - Vol. 24, No. 20 - April 29, 1999 |
| Date | April 29 1999 |
| 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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| SearchData | Volume 24 Number 20 The Image of Fail-field Thursday, April 29, 1999 Poll shows support for Fairfield students By Matthew Payne SPORTS EDITOR Despite the complaints by year-round beach residents, a majority of town residents feel Fairfield University's students have the right to rent housing at the beach, according to a recent public opinion poll. Residents have paid heavy atten-tion to the beach issue and, in general, hold a positive view of the university, accord-ing to the survey, conducted by two Fair-field classes last month. The executive assistant to Presi-dent Kelley, Father Charles H.Allen, S.J., was pleased to hear the positive feedback from the poll. He was not surprised at the outcome because he feels townspeople respect the institution and what it stands for. "Fairfield is a great resource for the residents," said Allen. "The univer-sity contributes to the town's artistic, aca-demic, spiritual, and ecological qualities. Most residents acknowledge this." Students from two different aca-demic courses at Fairfield, Public Opin-ion Polling and Political and Government Reporting, conducted the interviews for the poll. The pollsters were Dr. Kurt Schlichting and Dr. James Simon, two professors at Fairfield. The data in the poll came from 178 telephone surveys completed in late March. The sampling error was 7.3 percent. The results of the poll showed: o Ninety-one percent of beach residents felt that Fairfield students are en-titled to live a the beach in some capacity. Only 9 percent felt that students should be prohibited from renting houses there. Some 36 percent felt that a limited num-ber of students should live there, and 55 Continued on pg. 3 See page 3 for this year's updated Clam Jam rules CUCM's last resort: A hunger strike? By Dana Ambrosini . NEWS EDITOR EMERITUS In the wake of numerous at-tempts to achieve unionization for Fairfield's janitorial staff that have re-sulted in only mediocre gains, some CUCM members are demonstrating their determination to use drastic measures to achieve their aims. Five students, two janitors and one faculty member pledged to go on a hunger strike in an effort to force the ad-ministration to comply with their de-mands. As of 3:30 p.m. yesterday, the group was scheduled to begin the strike. "Our actions are in solidarity with the workers," said Brant Berndlmaier, one of the students partici- Meet your president photo: Mirror archives Fr. Kelley, university president For the very quiet man who runs Fairfield University, it has been a very noisy spring. First the beach residents demanded Father Kelley take a more visible role in addressing concern. Then students staged a sit-in outside his office in sacred Bellarmine Hall. How is this private person dealing with these public events ? Mirror reporter Maureen Cuddy profiles the man who leads Fairfield. See p. 4 pating in the strike. The specific goal being sought by the Concerned Univer-sity Community Members is acceptance of a card-check union election for the jani-torial staff. This process, which the work-ers voted to use instead of waiting for a ruling by the National Labor Relations Board, would enable the staff to unionize more quickly. The NLRB process, which the university favors, could take several months. Continued on pg. 4 photo: Public Relations Brian Mello, Mary Conk, Aileen Ryder, Christine Kelleher, Kim Holmes, and Mike Franz. 7 students receive Alumni honors By Dana Ambrosini NEWVS EDITOR EMERITUS The Alumni Association last week presented its prestigious student awards to six Fairfield seniors, awarding the St. Ignatius Loyola Medal to Chris-tine Kelleher. "It was a great honor to be cho-sen by the Alumni Association to receive the award," said Kelleher, "probably one of the best I've received in my years at Fairfield." The Loyola Medal is given each year to a senior who demonstrates a dedi-cation to the Jesuit ideals of high academic standards and a commitment to commu-nity service and/or extracurricular activi-ties. Continued on pg. 3 Inside this edition Tuition increase to hit Fairfield, see p. 3 Religious diversity expands throughout campus, see p. 5 Student views on Spam Jam's move, seep. 9 Billy Joel concludes final tour, seep. 13 Equestrian team: Top 10 in nation, see. p. 14 |