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TheMirror
FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY
Volume 26,Number4 The Image of Fairfield Thursday, October 5,2000
Questions linger in student car crash
ByFrankWashkueh
STAFFWRITER
In what will be remembered as both
a stressful and eventfulweekfor resi-dents
ofFairfield Beach, an accidentm-volving
a university student allegedly
drrvingdrunkhas furthersplitthe divide
betweenuniversitybeachresidents and
Fairfield's year-round residents.
The alleged, a 20-year old female
Fairfield University student residing at
Fairfield Beach, hadbeendrivingdown
Fairfield BeachRoadwhenshe crashed
the car shewas operatinga 1993BMW,
into aparked 1985 Mercedes Benz, and
subsequently into a nearby telephone
pole in front of 1699 Fairfield Beach
Road at3:58amWhile shehasnotbeen
formallychargedwith anywrongdoing
as of yet, the Fairfield PoliceDepartment
is still investigating the case.
After undergoing immediate medi-cal
treatment at St. Vincent's Hospital
in Bridgeport, shehasreturnedhomefor
further recovery. The car she was driv-ing,
aBMW,has been reported as atotal
loss, while the Mercedes Benz endured
extensive damagetoitsleft side andrear.
Also involved in the incident was
year-roundbeach resident Peter Bond,
74, also ofFairfield Beach Road. Bond
had also reported to St.Vincent's Hos-pital
sufferingfrom a separated shoul-der
which he had told a hospital staff
memberhehad sustainedfrom"throw-ingarock
at areckless driver" traveling
on Fairfield Beach Road at approxi-matelythe
sametime asthe acridentvic-tim.
Fairfield police, afterbeingcontacted
by a member ofthe St. Vincent's staff,
proceeded to interview Bond at the hos-pital
and later investigated the scene of
the incident.After finding the position
ofthe thrown object on Fairfield Beach
Road and obtaininga statementbythe
driver oftheBMWinwhich she stated
that shehadnot seen eitherBondorthe
thrown object, police concluded that
Bondwas not at fault for the accident.
However, Bond was found guilty of
throwinganobject atamotorvehicleand
paid a subsequent $375 fine.
"We found the rock that fit the de-scription
ofthe one thrown at the car,"
said Lt. Chris Lyddy ofthe Fairfield
Police Department. "It didn't give any
reasontobelieve that ithad anycause in
the accident."
After hearing ofthe accident,
See"FBRA"onp.3
PbotoeNkkOuimet
Analleged student drunk drivercrashed into this poll recently.
Bush/Goregrapple overlays to improve education
ByGlennCoffin
STAFFWRITER
Fairfield University students will be
given a unique opportunity this fall,
when they are allowed to help elect the
first president ofthe 21st century.
One ofthe greatest issues facing can-didates
seekingfederal office is the chal-lenge
ofgainingname recognition and
mamtaining their image in the eyes of
the public.
One ofthe major issues debated by
Governor GeorgeWBush ofTexas and
Vice PresidentAl Gore ofTennesseehas
been that ofeducation. GovernorBush,
son offormer president George H.W
Bush, "comes from a state that is one of
two thathave made the greatest recent
progress in education," according to the
Bush for President website. One ofthe
governor's greatest criticisms ofthe
Clinton-Gore administration is the fact
thattheyhavenotled the crusade in clos-
\'\\t> week txy-"> ■'■ seiies dfssrt .> k:>
;> .> wot! :>
X Gore
ing the gapbetween disadvantaged stu-dents
and their peers.According to the
governor it is, "essential for schools to
have clear, measurablegoals focused on
basic skills and essential knowledge."
UnderaBushadministration, schools
wouldbe given afinite period oftime to
change their ways and improve their
school systems. If, aax)rdingto the plan
outlined on GovernorBush's website, a
school system fails to make changes, it
will be shut down.
The biggest result ofa shutdown such
as this would be the establishment ofa
school voucher system. No other issue
in the education debate between repub-licans
anddemocrats is as heated as this.
"Children oflow-income families
will have the option oftransferring to
another public school or use their share
offederal funds to pay for another alter-native
schooling option,"Bush's website
blatantly states.This debate is fueledby
the instances ofviolence in the school,
especiallythe events at ColumbineHigh
See"Education"onp.
\
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| Title | Mirror - Vol. 26, No. 04 - October 05, 2000 |
| Date | October 05 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 |
| 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 | TheMirror FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY Volume 26,Number4 The Image of Fairfield Thursday, October 5,2000 Questions linger in student car crash ByFrankWashkueh STAFFWRITER In what will be remembered as both a stressful and eventfulweekfor resi-dents ofFairfield Beach, an accidentm-volving a university student allegedly drrvingdrunkhas furthersplitthe divide betweenuniversitybeachresidents and Fairfield's year-round residents. The alleged, a 20-year old female Fairfield University student residing at Fairfield Beach, hadbeendrivingdown Fairfield BeachRoadwhenshe crashed the car shewas operatinga 1993BMW, into aparked 1985 Mercedes Benz, and subsequently into a nearby telephone pole in front of 1699 Fairfield Beach Road at3:58amWhile shehasnotbeen formallychargedwith anywrongdoing as of yet, the Fairfield PoliceDepartment is still investigating the case. After undergoing immediate medi-cal treatment at St. Vincent's Hospital in Bridgeport, shehasreturnedhomefor further recovery. The car she was driv-ing, aBMW,has been reported as atotal loss, while the Mercedes Benz endured extensive damagetoitsleft side andrear. Also involved in the incident was year-roundbeach resident Peter Bond, 74, also ofFairfield Beach Road. Bond had also reported to St.Vincent's Hos-pital sufferingfrom a separated shoul-der which he had told a hospital staff memberhehad sustainedfrom"throw-ingarock at areckless driver" traveling on Fairfield Beach Road at approxi-matelythe sametime asthe acridentvic-tim. Fairfield police, afterbeingcontacted by a member ofthe St. Vincent's staff, proceeded to interview Bond at the hos-pital and later investigated the scene of the incident.After finding the position ofthe thrown object on Fairfield Beach Road and obtaininga statementbythe driver oftheBMWinwhich she stated that shehadnot seen eitherBondorthe thrown object, police concluded that Bondwas not at fault for the accident. However, Bond was found guilty of throwinganobject atamotorvehicleand paid a subsequent $375 fine. "We found the rock that fit the de-scription ofthe one thrown at the car," said Lt. Chris Lyddy ofthe Fairfield Police Department. "It didn't give any reasontobelieve that ithad anycause in the accident." After hearing ofthe accident, See"FBRA"onp.3 PbotoeNkkOuimet Analleged student drunk drivercrashed into this poll recently. Bush/Goregrapple overlays to improve education ByGlennCoffin STAFFWRITER Fairfield University students will be given a unique opportunity this fall, when they are allowed to help elect the first president ofthe 21st century. One ofthe greatest issues facing can-didates seekingfederal office is the chal-lenge ofgainingname recognition and mamtaining their image in the eyes of the public. One ofthe major issues debated by Governor GeorgeWBush ofTexas and Vice PresidentAl Gore ofTennesseehas been that ofeducation. GovernorBush, son offormer president George H.W Bush, "comes from a state that is one of two thathave made the greatest recent progress in education," according to the Bush for President website. One ofthe governor's greatest criticisms ofthe Clinton-Gore administration is the fact thattheyhavenotled the crusade in clos- \'\\t> week txy-"> ■'■ seiies dfssrt .> k:> ;> .> wot! :> X Gore ing the gapbetween disadvantaged stu-dents and their peers.According to the governor it is, "essential for schools to have clear, measurablegoals focused on basic skills and essential knowledge." UnderaBushadministration, schools wouldbe given afinite period oftime to change their ways and improve their school systems. If, aax)rdingto the plan outlined on GovernorBush's website, a school system fails to make changes, it will be shut down. The biggest result ofa shutdown such as this would be the establishment ofa school voucher system. No other issue in the education debate between repub-licans anddemocrats is as heated as this. "Children oflow-income families will have the option oftransferring to another public school or use their share offederal funds to pay for another alter-native schooling option,"Bush's website blatantly states.This debate is fueledby the instances ofviolence in the school, especiallythe events at ColumbineHigh See"Education"onp. \ |