Mirror - Vol. 03, No. 23 - March 20, 1980

              INDEX
Page
ARTS&ENTERTAINMENT.8
CAMPUS NOTES 3
CLASSIFIEDS 11
COMICS 13
CROSS SECTIONS 12
CROSSWORD 13
EDITORIALS 4
FEATURES 6
OPINION & COMMENT . . .5
POLITICS 14
SPORTS 15-16
WEEK IN REVIEW 2
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Credit For Leaders
Endorsed By U. Council
By Jean Leber
A proposal to give academic
credits to students was one of
several suggestions discussed at
a University Council meeting held
last week.
The proposal to give students in
leadership positions credit for
their work was submitted by stu-'
dent representative Mike Ben-tivenga.
Students would be given
3 credits a semester for their in-volvement.
This would come
under the Independent Study Pro-gram,
which means it has to be ar-ranged
through a dean and must
have a faculty advisor. Under this
proposal a student would take 12
regular credits and the Indepen-dent
Study.
After discussing the proposal,
the Council voted to recommend
the idea to the deans of under-graduate
studies. So far no im-mediate
action has been taken by
the deans themselves.
Three other proposals concern-ing
social conduct on campus
were submitted by Dean Shimpf.
These included the elimination of
BYOB functions in the Campus
Center, re-evaiuation of the floor
party extension policy and a more
critical evaluation of the keg pol-icy
within residence halls.
Regarding the elimination of
BYOB functions in the campus
center, it was suggested that
groups sponsoring admission ob-tain
a liquor permit to sell the alco-holic
beverages to those in at-tendance.
In this way the person
responsible for the permit could
regulate the amount of liquor
available to guests.
The proposal was made in re-sponse
to the incidence of dam-age
on campus due to intoxicated
students and the inability of Resi-dent
Advisors to clear the dorms
during fire drills.
Proposal number two requested
a re-evaluation of the floor party
extension policy. Presently, floor
parties may be extended past 1:30
if two-thirds of eighty per cent of
the floor approves the extention.
The question was raised as to the
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L to R; Brian Bellows, John Nevins, Danny Allen, Jeanne Luglio, Lynne Desmond, Kevin McColgan, Bill Sclaub,
(Front) Andy McGowan [photo by Joe Mugnai)
McGowan Unveils Cabinet
Awaits Legislature Go-Ahead
Bulletin Board Torched
Arson Suspected
By Frank Malinconico
A fire of suspicious origin caus-ed
extensive damage to the Cam-pus
Center Bulletin Board outside
the bookstore last Saturday night.
Jim Kagis, a graduate assistant
in the Campus Center noticed the
bulletin board smoldering at about
8:30 p.m. Kagis grabbed a fire ex-tinguisher
and brought the fire un-der
control.
Ann Rice, a senior who works in
the gameroom, says she noticed
two boys of high school age hang-ing
around the cooridor shortly be-fore
the incident occurred. Rice
admitted that she was in a hurry
and did not get a good glimpse of
the pair. "When I came downstairs
from planning a party in the Facul-ty
Dining room, I noticed a crowd
had gathered around the bulletin
board," she said. "The bulletin
board was smoldering."
Rice is still not sure where the
two boys came from, or how long
they had been in the Campus Cen-ter.
"If I had come downstairs Jive
minutes earlier I might have
caught the vandals," she said.
Kagis is not sure how much it
will cost to replace the damaged
board, but he noted that the inci-dent
occurred at a convenient
time. "We had planned to replace
all the bulletin boards in the Cam-pus
Center anyway," he noted.
In another unrelated incident,
Security is continuing their inves-tigation
into reports that the Bar-low
road gate was damaged after
someone tried to drive through the
closed fence, on Friday. So far no
additional leads have been uncov-ered
in either of the incidents.
By Lauretta LoCasale'
President-elect Andy McGowan,
has announced the names of the
newly selected cabinet. The cab-inet
appointees still must be ap-proved
by the student legislature
before they can be sworn in.
McGowan's cabinet consists of
those people who he felt would
"work best with one another."
According to McGowan, "Each
member realizes the jobs that are
asked of them, but I am putting
emphasis on my cabinet in as-sisting
each other and voicing
their opinions on all the decisions
that are to be made." When his ad-ministration
moves into F.U.S.A.,
each member will have daily office
hours so that there will always be
a F.U.S.A. representative in theof-fice.
In addition to the office
hours, they will also post their box
numbers which will allow students ■
to contact them if necessary.
The two Co-Executive Advisors
are Jeanne Cuscione '81, a politics
major, and John Nevins '81 who is
a biology major. Cuscione will be
the legislative Mason from the ex-ecutive
branch. She is responsible
for maintaining good communica-tion
between the two branches,
along with dispersing and order-ing
F.U.S.A. supplies. Cusione will
also be a trouble-shooter if unex-pected
problems arise with stu-dents.
She will also act with the
Attorney General in an attempt to
improve the problems that some
students living at the beach are ■
faced with. Lastly, Cusione will at-tend
those events in which the
President may not be able to at-tend.
John Nevins will manage the
internal structure of the govern-ment
as well as acting as the Ad-ministrative
and Faculty Mason
from F.U.S.A. He will also assist
the President at meetings and
with the varied correspondences
which are made throughout the
year. His responsibilities also in-clude
the co-ordinating of the
various executive departments,
along with initiating programs and
doing research to help solve some
of the problems that the school
faces. Nevins will also represent
F.U.S.A. when the President isn't
able to attend a function.
As :an accounting major, Bill
Schaub '81 was chosen as the
F.U.S.A. Treasurer. He will main-tain
all financial- records and re-port
regularly to the"legislature.
Schaub initiates all requests for
checks and advises the Executive
on all budgetary matters.
The position of Attorney Gener-al
is filled by Brian Bellows '81
who is also a politics majors. He
advises the Executive Branch on
the Constitutionality of F.U.S.A.
actions. Bellows is the chief pro-secuter
for the Student Court and
is responsible for all the concerns
of individual students. He will also
be in charge of strengthening the
Beach Association. His job further
includes his participation as
F.U.S.A.'s Dorm Council Liason,
where he will work in conjunction
with communications to inform
students of the present and future
plans of the Univeristy. Bellows
will also deal with the minority
groups on campus,.to make cer-tain
that their opinions are heard
and given considerable recogni-tion.
Kevin McColgan '81 and Dan Alv
len '82 are the two members who
will oversee the operations of
S.E.C. and coordinate all the spe-cial
planning that is undertaken by
F.U.S.A. They will also assist
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Regis Site Of
Laundry Blaze
Campus Center bulletin board was destroyed last week by a fire which has been labeled as arson.
(Eileen Haggerty Photo)
by Philip McGinty
The laundry room in Regis Hall
was the site of a set fire on Satur-day,
March 8, in which two dryers
were severely damaged and some
three hundred dollars of women's
clothing was destroyed. Despite
the apparent damages, no students
were injured in the incident.
The fire alarm was pulled the
ground floor of the building at 2:22
am that morning, and Security
soon arrived at the scene. Security
officer Dave Baxter informed that
when he tried to enter the laundry
room, he "couldn't even see the
fire, the smoke was so thick"
Although Baxter doused theftarras
with a fire extinguisher, tr» ftfr-field
Fire Dept. was called to tL6
scene to open fans to release iie
smoke and to be sure that tne
flames were extinguished
thoroughly.
Security stated that, according
to the Fairfield Fire Captain, '"it
was deliberately set." This
statement was upheld by William
Voltz who supplies and services
the university's laundry equipment
through his own company. After
inspecting the two dryers that were
damaged, by flames, Voltz com-mented;
"The dryers were perfect
inside. There was no mechanical
failure."
Because the students living in
Regis are concerned about who will
pay for the damage which was
estimated at roughly $500, Voltz
emphasized that he will be respon-sible
for all damages since he has a
contract with the university for the
equiptment. Although the insuran-ce
coverage has not been deter-mined,
Voltz mentioned that he is
not overly concerned becaused the
fire was the "first major thing to
happen in about four years."
Concerning the overall treatment
of the machines on campus, Voltz
stated, "This year the students
have been very good." He added
that, despite the recent fire, he has
no reservations about supplying
Regis with more washing facilities
in the future.