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TheMirror
FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY
/
Volume 26,Number 12 www.fairfieldmirror.com Thursday, December 14,2000
Students say "Yes" to constitution
ByAlliMoonan
STAFFWETTER
After countless meetings, debates,
and revisions, thenewFairfield Univer-sity
StudentAssociation Constitution
was passedbythe studentbodyonTues-day,
December 12.
Out of376 casted votes, 309 students
voted to approve the constitution, while
67 voted no.
"This is a great day for the student
body," said FUSA president Kevin
Hayes. FUSASenate president Molly
Houlihan agreed, adding, "I'm very
pleasedwiththe students showingtheir
support for the future ofFUSA."
Coauthors ofthe constitution Ken
Dunaj andAmanda Betz were pleased
with the results ofthe election and ex-pressed
their excitement ofseeing the
new constitution beingimplementedin
FUSAin the future. Tmvery proud of
what FUSAhas accomplished," said
Betz. "I thank everybody that helped
out."
Underthe revised constitution, there
will be many changes to howFUSAis
run. The annual election ofstudent po-sitions
shifts from January to April, ef-fective
in 2001. Aprogrammingbranch
is being created,whichwill be in charge
Photo:BridgetSmith
Studentsw^mttothepoDsandapiHXJv^thenewFUSAconstitiitiononTYiesday.
ofthe many activities FUSAsponsors.
This allows people in charge ofactivi-ties,
such as major concerts and dances,
to put all oftheir effort inplanningthese
events. In addition, separate presidents,
vice presidents and treasurers ofall
classes will be elected by popular vote.
An election code will be implemented.
Right now, an election commission is
elected each year, and they create new
rules to hold the elections. Thenewelec-tion
code will provide stability and con-sistency
to Fairfield UniversityStudent
Association (FUSA) elections.
Fairfield students found themselves
in the uncomfortable position of voting
on adocumentmosthadneverseen Just
72 hours before the voting, on Sunday,
the constitution was still being revised.
Senate passed fouramendments to the
See"STUDENTS'"onp.2
No more butts in the bookstore
ByFrankieWashkuch
ASSISTANTNEWSEDITOR
The Fairfield University Department
ofStudent Services declared "lights out"
for manystudent smokers last month,
halting the sale oftobacco products in
the university bookstore.
Assistant Vice President ofStudent
ServicesJamesD. Fitzpatrickpersonally
ordered the stoppage ofsale on Nov. 27,
after recommendation by the Student
Life Committee ofthe University Coun-cil
anifthe American College Health
Association andthe universitybookstore
being given a citation for sellingtobacco
products to a minor.
While no reason was given for the
immediate stoppage oftobacco sale, the
decision is expected to cost the book-store
approximately $70,000 dollars per
year. The resolution has also angered
Fairfield students, manyof whomdonot
havereliabletransportation, andarenow
forced to look offcampus for cigarettes
and chewingtobacco.
"I'm flabergasted," said John Roth
'04. "It's not the university's decision
whether I smoke or not. Their obvious
goal is to stop students from smoking
completely."
"All of our directions are handed
down from student services," said Bar-bara
Farrell, universitybookstore man-ager.
"It's really not a surprise, this has
been talked about for a few years now."
The University Coun-cil,
which is made up of
Fairfield administrators
andfaculty aswell as stu-dents,
has been credited
withspearheadingthede-bate
for removing ciga-rettesfromthe
bookstore.
Ithadrecentiyreceived a
noticefromtheAmerican
College Heath Associa-tion
that stated that a
minutenumberofcollege
bookstores still carry
cigarettes for sale. The
moral complicity ofthe
issue coupled with the
bookstore's recent legal
citation sealed the deci-sion,
according to the
committee. Otherimputi
for the termination of
sales were received from
parents,whohad beenvery upsetwhen
learning that cigaretteswere for saleon
university property
"Ours is not a decision making body,
it is a body for discussion," said Profes-sorofNursingJoanFleitas,
Chairperson
ofthe Student life Committee. "Interms
ofboth symbolic meaning and legal
ramifications, it was the right decision
to make."
Christina Clark '03, amember ofthe
University Council, echoed her senti-ments
saying, 'It's not going to stop
See"PULLING"onp.2
Photo: JoshuaO'Connell
Youcangetalotofthings atthecampusbookstore;but]ookeJsewhereforcigarettes.
BEST WORST
FAIRFIELD
Check outyour picks
on Page Al
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| Title | Mirror - Vol. 26, No. 12 - December 14, 2000 |
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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 12 www.fairfieldmirror.com Thursday, December 14,2000 Students say "Yes" to constitution ByAlliMoonan STAFFWETTER After countless meetings, debates, and revisions, thenewFairfield Univer-sity StudentAssociation Constitution was passedbythe studentbodyonTues-day, December 12. Out of376 casted votes, 309 students voted to approve the constitution, while 67 voted no. "This is a great day for the student body," said FUSA president Kevin Hayes. FUSASenate president Molly Houlihan agreed, adding, "I'm very pleasedwiththe students showingtheir support for the future ofFUSA." Coauthors ofthe constitution Ken Dunaj andAmanda Betz were pleased with the results ofthe election and ex-pressed their excitement ofseeing the new constitution beingimplementedin FUSAin the future. Tmvery proud of what FUSAhas accomplished," said Betz. "I thank everybody that helped out." Underthe revised constitution, there will be many changes to howFUSAis run. The annual election ofstudent po-sitions shifts from January to April, ef-fective in 2001. Aprogrammingbranch is being created,whichwill be in charge Photo:BridgetSmith Studentsw^mttothepoDsandapiHXJv^thenewFUSAconstitiitiononTYiesday. ofthe many activities FUSAsponsors. This allows people in charge ofactivi-ties, such as major concerts and dances, to put all oftheir effort inplanningthese events. In addition, separate presidents, vice presidents and treasurers ofall classes will be elected by popular vote. An election code will be implemented. Right now, an election commission is elected each year, and they create new rules to hold the elections. Thenewelec-tion code will provide stability and con-sistency to Fairfield UniversityStudent Association (FUSA) elections. Fairfield students found themselves in the uncomfortable position of voting on adocumentmosthadneverseen Just 72 hours before the voting, on Sunday, the constitution was still being revised. Senate passed fouramendments to the See"STUDENTS'"onp.2 No more butts in the bookstore ByFrankieWashkuch ASSISTANTNEWSEDITOR The Fairfield University Department ofStudent Services declared "lights out" for manystudent smokers last month, halting the sale oftobacco products in the university bookstore. Assistant Vice President ofStudent ServicesJamesD. Fitzpatrickpersonally ordered the stoppage ofsale on Nov. 27, after recommendation by the Student Life Committee ofthe University Coun-cil anifthe American College Health Association andthe universitybookstore being given a citation for sellingtobacco products to a minor. While no reason was given for the immediate stoppage oftobacco sale, the decision is expected to cost the book-store approximately $70,000 dollars per year. The resolution has also angered Fairfield students, manyof whomdonot havereliabletransportation, andarenow forced to look offcampus for cigarettes and chewingtobacco. "I'm flabergasted," said John Roth '04. "It's not the university's decision whether I smoke or not. Their obvious goal is to stop students from smoking completely." "All of our directions are handed down from student services," said Bar-bara Farrell, universitybookstore man-ager. "It's really not a surprise, this has been talked about for a few years now." The University Coun-cil, which is made up of Fairfield administrators andfaculty aswell as stu-dents, has been credited withspearheadingthede-bate for removing ciga-rettesfromthe bookstore. Ithadrecentiyreceived a noticefromtheAmerican College Heath Associa-tion that stated that a minutenumberofcollege bookstores still carry cigarettes for sale. The moral complicity ofthe issue coupled with the bookstore's recent legal citation sealed the deci-sion, according to the committee. Otherimputi for the termination of sales were received from parents,whohad beenvery upsetwhen learning that cigaretteswere for saleon university property "Ours is not a decision making body, it is a body for discussion," said Profes-sorofNursingJoanFleitas, Chairperson ofthe Student life Committee. "Interms ofboth symbolic meaning and legal ramifications, it was the right decision to make." Christina Clark '03, amember ofthe University Council, echoed her senti-ments saying, 'It's not going to stop See"PULLING"onp.2 Photo: JoshuaO'Connell Youcangetalotofthings atthecampusbookstore;but]ookeJsewhereforcigarettes. BEST WORST FAIRFIELD Check outyour picks on Page Al |