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The Mirror FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY Volume 25, Number 14 The Image of Fairfield Thursday, February 17, 2000 222 juniors head back to the dorms next year By Laura Walsh CONTRIBUTING WRITER The time has arrived. The ques-tion of where to live has come upon Fairfield students, and now with the new arrival of the apartment complex, the juniors and seniors appear to have a larger array of options. But according to Marisa Mastriocovo '02, the building of new apartments didn't make her living situa-tion for next year any more pleasing. Like over 200 other upcoming juniors, she was forced to live in the dormitories once again, due to her poor lottery num-ber. "I think it's completely unfair that as a junior, 1 should have to live in the dorms, even after new apartments were built. Everyone pays the same tuition; why should I have to live in the dorms again when others will be living in brand new apartments or townhouses?" She, along with other frustrated students, are questioning the real purpose behind these new apartments. Henry Humphreys, director of housing, imme-diately pointed to the arising tension found between the student residents at the beach and the Fairfield community. According to Humphreys, whether students want them there or not, they should witness some definite changes next year. "We reduced the total population at "I think it's com-pletely unfair that as ajunior, Ishould have to live in the dorms, even after new apart-ments were built. - Marisa Mastriocovo '02 B Photo: Nick Ouimct Even after the completion of the new apartments, 222 juniors are still scheduled to live in dorms. "The university made the com- to accomplish their goal, with now only mitment to reducing the number of stu- about 400 juniors and seniors assigned dents living at the beach," said to live at the beach next year, compared Humphreys. They were certainly able t0 the 600 this year-the beach by 200 students. I think that will help to alleviate some of the problems that usually occur there." Some students aren't so sure, especially those who have been partying at the beach for as long as they can remember, and consider the beach a part of the school's history. The new apartments are definitely a welcomed improvement, although not everyone has reaped the benefits, and they seem to have See " Housing" on pg. 5 Getting to 'the core' By Lori Rizzo NEWS EDITOR Looming over our heads for four years, the core's completion can evoke nothing but outright celebration. Last weekend, the Fairfield University Phi Beta Kappa chapter hosted "A Cam-pus Community Conference on Educa-tion at Fairfield," as an opportunity for faculty and students to contribute their own admiration and insults concerning the core. "Yes, you need Intros, yes, you need a core," said senior Catherine Henry. "But what we really need to re-consider are the number of courses." Many students who attended expresses the idea that, although the core is helpful, it is extremely limit-ing. "I wanted to go to Washington, D.C. for a semester," said senior Mark Galdieri. "I know I don't need it, but I wanted to do it for me." Henry expressed a different concern. "It's important when you're leaving here to know your major. It's embarrassing if you don't," she said, explaining that the core often takes away from opportunities to take extra courses relevant to a student's major. Instead, Henry proposed that courses be "double counted" more of-ten, in order to increase opportunities for taking other courses in a major of study, or electives. "The real world isn't "Yes, you need Intros, yes, you need a core, but what we really need to recon-sider are the number ofcourses.33 - Catherine Henry-compartmentalized," she said. "It's inter-disciplinary by its very nature." One concern that is very impor-tant to the core is the current scheduling system. "Every class is offered from 11:10 to 12:25," Galdieri exclaimed. Professor William Abbot, president of the Phi Beta Kappa chapter on campus, explained that there is currently a faculty administration committee working to change the 7:45 time code because it has been so ineffec-tive in drawing students. Abbot expressed similar concerns about conflicts in course offerings, saying, "The student schedul-ing system is about 20 years old." See " Students" on pg. 4 This Week L Campus Life: Snowball dance to be held on campus seep. 8 Commentary: Are kegs off campus for good? see p. 11 A&E: Charles Schulz dies at 77 see p. 14 Sports: Stags come up empt y see p. 18
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Title | Mirror - Vol. 25, No. 14 - February 17, 2000 |
Date | February 17 2000 |
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 |
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SearchData | The Mirror FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY Volume 25, Number 14 The Image of Fairfield Thursday, February 17, 2000 222 juniors head back to the dorms next year By Laura Walsh CONTRIBUTING WRITER The time has arrived. The ques-tion of where to live has come upon Fairfield students, and now with the new arrival of the apartment complex, the juniors and seniors appear to have a larger array of options. But according to Marisa Mastriocovo '02, the building of new apartments didn't make her living situa-tion for next year any more pleasing. Like over 200 other upcoming juniors, she was forced to live in the dormitories once again, due to her poor lottery num-ber. "I think it's completely unfair that as a junior, 1 should have to live in the dorms, even after new apartments were built. Everyone pays the same tuition; why should I have to live in the dorms again when others will be living in brand new apartments or townhouses?" She, along with other frustrated students, are questioning the real purpose behind these new apartments. Henry Humphreys, director of housing, imme-diately pointed to the arising tension found between the student residents at the beach and the Fairfield community. According to Humphreys, whether students want them there or not, they should witness some definite changes next year. "We reduced the total population at "I think it's com-pletely unfair that as ajunior, Ishould have to live in the dorms, even after new apart-ments were built. - Marisa Mastriocovo '02 B Photo: Nick Ouimct Even after the completion of the new apartments, 222 juniors are still scheduled to live in dorms. "The university made the com- to accomplish their goal, with now only mitment to reducing the number of stu- about 400 juniors and seniors assigned dents living at the beach," said to live at the beach next year, compared Humphreys. They were certainly able t0 the 600 this year-the beach by 200 students. I think that will help to alleviate some of the problems that usually occur there." Some students aren't so sure, especially those who have been partying at the beach for as long as they can remember, and consider the beach a part of the school's history. The new apartments are definitely a welcomed improvement, although not everyone has reaped the benefits, and they seem to have See " Housing" on pg. 5 Getting to 'the core' By Lori Rizzo NEWS EDITOR Looming over our heads for four years, the core's completion can evoke nothing but outright celebration. Last weekend, the Fairfield University Phi Beta Kappa chapter hosted "A Cam-pus Community Conference on Educa-tion at Fairfield," as an opportunity for faculty and students to contribute their own admiration and insults concerning the core. "Yes, you need Intros, yes, you need a core," said senior Catherine Henry. "But what we really need to re-consider are the number of courses." Many students who attended expresses the idea that, although the core is helpful, it is extremely limit-ing. "I wanted to go to Washington, D.C. for a semester," said senior Mark Galdieri. "I know I don't need it, but I wanted to do it for me." Henry expressed a different concern. "It's important when you're leaving here to know your major. It's embarrassing if you don't," she said, explaining that the core often takes away from opportunities to take extra courses relevant to a student's major. Instead, Henry proposed that courses be "double counted" more of-ten, in order to increase opportunities for taking other courses in a major of study, or electives. "The real world isn't "Yes, you need Intros, yes, you need a core, but what we really need to recon-sider are the number ofcourses.33 - Catherine Henry-compartmentalized," she said. "It's inter-disciplinary by its very nature." One concern that is very impor-tant to the core is the current scheduling system. "Every class is offered from 11:10 to 12:25," Galdieri exclaimed. Professor William Abbot, president of the Phi Beta Kappa chapter on campus, explained that there is currently a faculty administration committee working to change the 7:45 time code because it has been so ineffec-tive in drawing students. Abbot expressed similar concerns about conflicts in course offerings, saying, "The student schedul-ing system is about 20 years old." See " Students" on pg. 4 This Week L Campus Life: Snowball dance to be held on campus seep. 8 Commentary: Are kegs off campus for good? see p. 11 A&E: Charles Schulz dies at 77 see p. 14 Sports: Stags come up empt y see p. 18 |