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The Mirror
FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY
Volume 25, Number 15 The Image of Fairfield Thursday, March 2,2000
Bush plays the Catholic card
Presidential Hopeful to visit university on Friday
By Drew Lutbern
STAFF WRITER
Motivated by the need to regain
the support of Catholic voters, Republi-can
presidential candidate George W.
Bush has scheduled a campaign visit to
Fairfield University on Friday morning.
Bush has drawn the ire of many
Catholics because of his controversial
campaign stop at Bob Jones University,
an institution known for its anti-Catholic
views. There is some question on the part
For move
on George W.
Bushes visit
of Fairfield University officials as to
whether the school's Jesuit identity is
being exploited in order to give Bush's
campaign some balance.
"There was some concern over
being exploited, as it was made very
clear by Bush's campaign people that
they wanted a Catholic institution,"
said Doug Whiting, Associate Vice
President for Public Relations. "How-ever,
this institution is significant and
reputable enough to warrant a visit
from a presidential candidate."
Dr. James Simon, a Professor of
Political Reporting at Fairfield Univer-sity
shed some light on the political
ramifications of Bush's decision to
come to this campus.
"(Bush) had to veer to the
(conservative and religious) right in
order to do well in the South Carolina
primary," said Simon. "However, it's
a long campaign, and things said in
March may be forgotten in Novem-ber."
Simon noted several reasons for
Bush choosing Fairfield as his Catho-
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Photo: 0 courtesy ofabcnews.com
CandidateHush plans a visit to Fairfield this Friday
lie university of choice, including the
fact that his father, former President
George H.W. Bush, visited campus on
a campaign stop in 1988.
One of the obvious benefits of
Bush's visit to Fairfield is the intense
The Competition
BUI Bradley
Former Senator
(D) New Jersey
John McCain
Senator
(R) Arizona
Al Gore
Vice President
(D) Tennessee
media coverage that will splash images of
Fairfield red on television screens nation-wide.
According to Whiting, there will be
See "Presidential" on pg. 2
Student
charged
injogues
fibre
By Chris Stanton
ASST. COMMENTARY EDITOR
In the wake of the deadly Seton
Hall dormitory fire, a former Fairfield
University student was arrested on charges
of first degree arson for a suspicious dor-mitory
fire that took place in Jogues Hall
last May.
The former student, Gavin
Schultz of Simsbury, CT, turned himself
into police after a warrant was issued for
his arrest. He was later released on a prom-ise
to appear this Friday in Bridgeport
Superior Court, according to the Connecti-cut
Post. _ ,. -_ . _
See " Gavin on pg. 2
Campus life
Gala 2000 proves a
big hit
see page 8
Commentary
What gets the
thumbs up or down
this week
seepage 11
A&
CBS welcomes
back Dave
see page 14
Sports
MAAC tourna-ments
brackets
seepage 18
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| Title | Mirror - Vol. 25, No. 15 - March 02, 2000 |
| Date | March 02 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 15 The Image of Fairfield Thursday, March 2,2000 Bush plays the Catholic card Presidential Hopeful to visit university on Friday By Drew Lutbern STAFF WRITER Motivated by the need to regain the support of Catholic voters, Republi-can presidential candidate George W. Bush has scheduled a campaign visit to Fairfield University on Friday morning. Bush has drawn the ire of many Catholics because of his controversial campaign stop at Bob Jones University, an institution known for its anti-Catholic views. There is some question on the part For move on George W. Bushes visit of Fairfield University officials as to whether the school's Jesuit identity is being exploited in order to give Bush's campaign some balance. "There was some concern over being exploited, as it was made very clear by Bush's campaign people that they wanted a Catholic institution," said Doug Whiting, Associate Vice President for Public Relations. "How-ever, this institution is significant and reputable enough to warrant a visit from a presidential candidate." Dr. James Simon, a Professor of Political Reporting at Fairfield Univer-sity shed some light on the political ramifications of Bush's decision to come to this campus. "(Bush) had to veer to the (conservative and religious) right in order to do well in the South Carolina primary," said Simon. "However, it's a long campaign, and things said in March may be forgotten in Novem-ber." Simon noted several reasons for Bush choosing Fairfield as his Catho- W^^ IP^ V ««r % 1* ry-\ 5Sfc v '"^L ^^ /\H m0 Photo: 0 courtesy ofabcnews.com CandidateHush plans a visit to Fairfield this Friday lie university of choice, including the fact that his father, former President George H.W. Bush, visited campus on a campaign stop in 1988. One of the obvious benefits of Bush's visit to Fairfield is the intense The Competition BUI Bradley Former Senator (D) New Jersey John McCain Senator (R) Arizona Al Gore Vice President (D) Tennessee media coverage that will splash images of Fairfield red on television screens nation-wide. According to Whiting, there will be See "Presidential" on pg. 2 Student charged injogues fibre By Chris Stanton ASST. COMMENTARY EDITOR In the wake of the deadly Seton Hall dormitory fire, a former Fairfield University student was arrested on charges of first degree arson for a suspicious dor-mitory fire that took place in Jogues Hall last May. The former student, Gavin Schultz of Simsbury, CT, turned himself into police after a warrant was issued for his arrest. He was later released on a prom-ise to appear this Friday in Bridgeport Superior Court, according to the Connecti-cut Post. _ ,. -_ . _ See " Gavin on pg. 2 Campus life Gala 2000 proves a big hit see page 8 Commentary What gets the thumbs up or down this week seepage 11 A& CBS welcomes back Dave see page 14 Sports MAAC tourna-ments brackets seepage 18 |