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TheMirror
FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY
Volume 26, Number 9 www.fairfieldmirror.com Thursday, November 16,2000
IrishAmbassador awarded HonoraryDegree
ByKeDyDiMario
ASSISTANTNEWSEDITOR
In a speech at the Quick Center Mon-day
His Excellency Sean O'Huiginn,
IrishAmbassador to the United States
advocated the important contribution the
U.S. has made in developing the new
GoodFridayAgreementinNorthernIre-land.
The ambassador accepted anhon-orary
degree from Fairfield University
andspoke on"Ireland atthe Crossroads."
O'Huiginnjoined the Irish Foreign
Service in 1969 and has been Ireland's
Ambassador to the United States since
1997. He has played a vital role in the
peace talks in Northern Ireland and ex-presses
an optimistic vision for the fu-ture
ofIreland that it will reconcile.
"There is avibrancynow about Irish cul-ture,"
O'Huiginn said. "Ireland is at a
crossroads. Atlast there are avenues of
hope. We are crossing the new century
with grounds ofhope like neverbefore."
O'Huiginn continually stresses how
substantialUS. supporthas beenin the
treaty negotiations. "American involve-menthas
been hugely im-portant,"
hesaid. "Without
the U.S. there would not
have been apeace process.
Through all the tragedies
and defeats in Ireland., .it
madeAmerica a contrast-ingbeam
ofhope for us."
American investments
in Ireland accounted for
70% of all new invest-ments
last year.
O'Huiginn also gives
credit to President Clinton
for using his "personal
knowledge and authority"
to take action in assisting
the peace negotiations.
The conflicts in North-ern
Irelandhavepersisted
for centuries betweentwo
communities inNorthern
IrelandandtheBritishand
Irish governments. These groups could
not agree on a unified political system
andhave beencontinuously fightingfor
hundreds of years. Thenewpeace agree-ment
aims to endthe years ofbitter civil
PhotaBridgetSmith
FV.Kelley (l),His excellence Sean OTIuiginn (c), Dr.Mullan (r) at Quick CenterMonday night
and sectarian conflict and lay the foun-dations
ofpeaceful coexistencebetween
the two communities in Northern Ire-land,
and between the north and the
south.
Underthe peace treaty, Catholics and
Protestants are to governjointly. The
assemblymust cooperatewith the Irish
Republic in anewlawmakingbody,The
See "IRISH"onp.5
Fuming over phone rates
Manystudents voice complaints with STS's long distanceprices
ByKeflyRooney
ASSISTANTA&E EDITOR
The majority ofstudents who attend
this university do not live in the local
Fairfieldarea Thus, the average student
spends a significant amount ofmoney
each year on their phone bills for the
calls made outside ofthe Fairfield area.
Student Telephone Services (STS) is
our campus's telephone service provider.
U
tain essential services are not offered.
STS fails to provide call waiting
whichmanyfeel is essential, especially
whenroommates are intended to share
one phone line. The need for call wait-ing
is even more important in a town-house
or triple room where several
people are expected to share one phone
line.
"I no longer use STS because it is ri-cuculous
topaytheirhighrateswhenyou
get getmuch cheaper ones elsewhere,"
Erin Donnelly'01 said. "Iusemycell-tant,
reports that,"We surveyed several
colleges'rates andhavefound thatthese
rates are rightin the middle in compari-son
to other universities. Other colleges
offer cheaper rates per minute because
they charge monthlyfees to have those
low fees."
Eachsummerthe phone rates are as-sessed
to see ifthey are fair in relation
to other universities. For example, this
summerrates were lowered from those
oflast year. Last year's rates were 15
cents aminute after 7pmand 18 cents a
See"STUDENTS"onp.4
I no longer use STS because it is ridiculous to
pay their high rates when you get get much
cheaperones elsewhere. I usemycell-phone to
callhomenow.
- Erin Donnelly '01
»
There are two major problems with the
phone service provider that our univer-sity
offers, according to many students.
The first is the fact that the rates per
minute are muchhigher than average
rates, and the second is the fact that cer-phone
to call home now."
Currentlythe rates perminute offered
by STS are as follows: 10 cents per
minutewithin Connecticut, and 14 cents
per minute outside of Connecticut.
Denise Hmdel,Auxilary ServicesAssis-
Photo:BridgetSmith
Callingcards and cell phones aremanystudents' alternate to STS.
This Week ...
CampusLife:
Takeout online
seepage7
Commentary:
Editorial: New arena a good
move for the university
seepage 10
A&E
Movie Review: Sandler's
"Little Nicky"
seepage 14
Sports
Football crushes Canisius
seepage 19
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| 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 | TheMirror FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY Volume 26, Number 9 www.fairfieldmirror.com Thursday, November 16,2000 IrishAmbassador awarded HonoraryDegree ByKeDyDiMario ASSISTANTNEWSEDITOR In a speech at the Quick Center Mon-day His Excellency Sean O'Huiginn, IrishAmbassador to the United States advocated the important contribution the U.S. has made in developing the new GoodFridayAgreementinNorthernIre-land. The ambassador accepted anhon-orary degree from Fairfield University andspoke on"Ireland atthe Crossroads." O'Huiginnjoined the Irish Foreign Service in 1969 and has been Ireland's Ambassador to the United States since 1997. He has played a vital role in the peace talks in Northern Ireland and ex-presses an optimistic vision for the fu-ture ofIreland that it will reconcile. "There is avibrancynow about Irish cul-ture," O'Huiginn said. "Ireland is at a crossroads. Atlast there are avenues of hope. We are crossing the new century with grounds ofhope like neverbefore." O'Huiginn continually stresses how substantialUS. supporthas beenin the treaty negotiations. "American involve-menthas been hugely im-portant," hesaid. "Without the U.S. there would not have been apeace process. Through all the tragedies and defeats in Ireland., .it madeAmerica a contrast-ingbeam ofhope for us." American investments in Ireland accounted for 70% of all new invest-ments last year. O'Huiginn also gives credit to President Clinton for using his "personal knowledge and authority" to take action in assisting the peace negotiations. The conflicts in North-ern Irelandhavepersisted for centuries betweentwo communities inNorthern IrelandandtheBritishand Irish governments. These groups could not agree on a unified political system andhave beencontinuously fightingfor hundreds of years. Thenewpeace agree-ment aims to endthe years ofbitter civil PhotaBridgetSmith FV.Kelley (l),His excellence Sean OTIuiginn (c), Dr.Mullan (r) at Quick CenterMonday night and sectarian conflict and lay the foun-dations ofpeaceful coexistencebetween the two communities in Northern Ire-land, and between the north and the south. Underthe peace treaty, Catholics and Protestants are to governjointly. The assemblymust cooperatewith the Irish Republic in anewlawmakingbody,The See "IRISH"onp.5 Fuming over phone rates Manystudents voice complaints with STS's long distanceprices ByKeflyRooney ASSISTANTA&E EDITOR The majority ofstudents who attend this university do not live in the local Fairfieldarea Thus, the average student spends a significant amount ofmoney each year on their phone bills for the calls made outside ofthe Fairfield area. Student Telephone Services (STS) is our campus's telephone service provider. U tain essential services are not offered. STS fails to provide call waiting whichmanyfeel is essential, especially whenroommates are intended to share one phone line. The need for call wait-ing is even more important in a town-house or triple room where several people are expected to share one phone line. "I no longer use STS because it is ri-cuculous topaytheirhighrateswhenyou get getmuch cheaper ones elsewhere," Erin Donnelly'01 said. "Iusemycell-tant, reports that,"We surveyed several colleges'rates andhavefound thatthese rates are rightin the middle in compari-son to other universities. Other colleges offer cheaper rates per minute because they charge monthlyfees to have those low fees." Eachsummerthe phone rates are as-sessed to see ifthey are fair in relation to other universities. For example, this summerrates were lowered from those oflast year. Last year's rates were 15 cents aminute after 7pmand 18 cents a See"STUDENTS"onp.4 I no longer use STS because it is ridiculous to pay their high rates when you get get much cheaperones elsewhere. I usemycell-phone to callhomenow. - Erin Donnelly '01 » There are two major problems with the phone service provider that our univer-sity offers, according to many students. The first is the fact that the rates per minute are muchhigher than average rates, and the second is the fact that cer-phone to call home now." Currentlythe rates perminute offered by STS are as follows: 10 cents per minutewithin Connecticut, and 14 cents per minute outside of Connecticut. Denise Hmdel,Auxilary ServicesAssis- Photo:BridgetSmith Callingcards and cell phones aremanystudents' alternate to STS. This Week ... CampusLife: Takeout online seepage7 Commentary: Editorial: New arena a good move for the university seepage 10 A&E Movie Review: Sandler's "Little Nicky" seepage 14 Sports Football crushes Canisius seepage 19 |