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A SEALED DEAL They bond dance & classical music - not your daddy's Bach! Page 19 DAMNYANKEES The Yankees win! And then the eruption begins... Page27 Fairfield Octobe- * MIRROR University Volume 27, Number 7 SITTING ROOM ONLY New arena fails to defeat student apathy By Kate Rickard CONTRIBUTING WRITER Apparently, Alumni Hall was not the problem. Arena Madness opened up Harbor Yard to Fairfield University students this past Thursday. Attendance was poor. The event, advertised in a blitzkrieg of posters, mailbox slips, dining hall placards and balloons failed to attract a large number of students, despite the promises of give aways, prizes, the chance to see the basketball teams in action and, most importantly, the first chance students would have to see the brand new Bridgeport facility. In the aftermath ofArena Madness, many are left scratching their heads won-dering why turnout for Fairfield sport-ing events is so low. It is not just Fairfield basketball games that are poorly attended by stu-dents; it is true of many of the sports events at the university. Most student athletes are well aware of the poor turnout for sporting events — and they find it frustrating. One of these teams is women's volleyball, which is lucky to fill 10% of the seats in Alumni Hall for matches. "I would like more people to come. It is great to play in front of a big crowd," said Sasha Blake '03 of the women's volleyball team. Keith Moran '02, from the men's crew team agreed. "I don't row for other people, I row for me, but it would be great if we had some support." When asked why they do not attend sporting events many students agreed that is just wasn't considered a "big" thing on campus. "It just isn't the fun thing to do on campus," said Meghan Flaherty '03. "In high school the football games were the social event of the weekend. Here, no one cares." Other Fairfield students believe that if the athletes were excited about their sports and promoted their teams, people would come. "The teams themselves aren't always pumped about their games. Why should I be?" said Maryn Mikula '03. Fairfield's football team draws the biggest crowds on campus. Like many of the athletes on-campus, football play-ers practice for hours a day. When it fi-nally comes time to make their fellow classmates proud, they get an average turnout of 2,571 fans, according to the sports information office. This may seem like a high number, but it is important to realize that a large majority of the fans at home football See "SPORTS" on p. 27 Princeton Review: town-gown2ndworstin US By Jen Malcom CONTRIBUTING WRITER Fairfield University has scored high among the national collegiate rankings of the prestigious Princeton Review. Unfortunately, it was not in the category of smart students, great food or best dorms. Instead, the conflict at Fairfield Beach has caught national attention, causing Fairfield University to be ranked No. 2 in the category of worst town-gown relations across the entire country. Babson College was the only school with a worse ranking than Fair-field in terms of relations between a school and the local community. Doug Whiting, associate vice president for Public Relations at Fair-field, was surprised to learn about the rankings. "There have certainly been incidents in the last several years, but we are well beyond that and are work-ing cooperatively with the leadership of Fairfield," he stated. Some students were also shocked to find out how bad it really is. "I knew the relations with the townspeople were poor, but I had no idea that it was so much worse here than at other col-leges," said Laura Orozco, '05. Other students said they weren't too surprised. "It's not really all that shock-ing considering all the media coverage it gets," said Chris Karch, '04. Kim Liaw, '04, added, "It's unfortunate, but not unexpected, relations at the beach have gotten considerably worse." Since the establishment of Fairfield University in 1942, students enjoyed the freedom of dff-campus living at the beach. In recent years, however, their freedoms have become increasingly fewer. This is due to the changing dy-namic at the beach, according to Whit-ing. There are more full time residents and families living there. There is also more construction of upscale housing. With all these "improvements" stu-dents are left with astronomical rent prices and outlandish tickets in their hands. Joe Piagentini, president of FUSA, along with many other student beach residents, hope to preserve the longstanding Fairfield tradition of stu-dents living at the beach. "We have to sacrifice now for the future to be better," said Piagentini. Sacrificing means putting up with the increasing regulations. There is a new fence blocking the entrance to the main path, as well as a security booth in the parking lot checking passes. There was a temporary injunction passed last year that clearly prohibits any event attracting more than 250 stu- " dents to take place in the common ar-eas of Lantern Point. This directly re-sulted with the official cancellation of clam jam last year and the luau this year. There are also increasing numbers police officers roaming the beach on a given night ticketing more and more students than ever before. Permanent beach residents are doing everything in their power, from filming students with-out their permission to running for town government positions, to stopping the students from coming to the beach. "The school was here far before they moved here, they should have ex-pected it," said Colleen Lamb, '04. "The truth is, the townspeople are here to stay and demand to be respected. The students are here to stay and demand to party. And nothing is noticeably im-proving. But it's a situation desperately in need of compromise." Whiting does not place that much stock in the rankings. He feels the See "DESPITE" on p. 6
Object Description
Title | Mirror - Vol. 27, No. 07 - October 25, 2001 |
Date | October 25 2001 |
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. |
Type of Document | Newspaper |
Original Format | Newsprint; color; ill.; 11.5 x 17 in. |
Digital Specifications | These images exist as archived TIFFs, JPEGs and one or more PDF versions for general use. Digitized by Creekside Digital through the LYRASIS group. |
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 | A SEALED DEAL They bond dance & classical music - not your daddy's Bach! Page 19 DAMNYANKEES The Yankees win! And then the eruption begins... Page27 Fairfield Octobe- * MIRROR University Volume 27, Number 7 SITTING ROOM ONLY New arena fails to defeat student apathy By Kate Rickard CONTRIBUTING WRITER Apparently, Alumni Hall was not the problem. Arena Madness opened up Harbor Yard to Fairfield University students this past Thursday. Attendance was poor. The event, advertised in a blitzkrieg of posters, mailbox slips, dining hall placards and balloons failed to attract a large number of students, despite the promises of give aways, prizes, the chance to see the basketball teams in action and, most importantly, the first chance students would have to see the brand new Bridgeport facility. In the aftermath ofArena Madness, many are left scratching their heads won-dering why turnout for Fairfield sport-ing events is so low. It is not just Fairfield basketball games that are poorly attended by stu-dents; it is true of many of the sports events at the university. Most student athletes are well aware of the poor turnout for sporting events — and they find it frustrating. One of these teams is women's volleyball, which is lucky to fill 10% of the seats in Alumni Hall for matches. "I would like more people to come. It is great to play in front of a big crowd," said Sasha Blake '03 of the women's volleyball team. Keith Moran '02, from the men's crew team agreed. "I don't row for other people, I row for me, but it would be great if we had some support." When asked why they do not attend sporting events many students agreed that is just wasn't considered a "big" thing on campus. "It just isn't the fun thing to do on campus," said Meghan Flaherty '03. "In high school the football games were the social event of the weekend. Here, no one cares." Other Fairfield students believe that if the athletes were excited about their sports and promoted their teams, people would come. "The teams themselves aren't always pumped about their games. Why should I be?" said Maryn Mikula '03. Fairfield's football team draws the biggest crowds on campus. Like many of the athletes on-campus, football play-ers practice for hours a day. When it fi-nally comes time to make their fellow classmates proud, they get an average turnout of 2,571 fans, according to the sports information office. This may seem like a high number, but it is important to realize that a large majority of the fans at home football See "SPORTS" on p. 27 Princeton Review: town-gown2ndworstin US By Jen Malcom CONTRIBUTING WRITER Fairfield University has scored high among the national collegiate rankings of the prestigious Princeton Review. Unfortunately, it was not in the category of smart students, great food or best dorms. Instead, the conflict at Fairfield Beach has caught national attention, causing Fairfield University to be ranked No. 2 in the category of worst town-gown relations across the entire country. Babson College was the only school with a worse ranking than Fair-field in terms of relations between a school and the local community. Doug Whiting, associate vice president for Public Relations at Fair-field, was surprised to learn about the rankings. "There have certainly been incidents in the last several years, but we are well beyond that and are work-ing cooperatively with the leadership of Fairfield," he stated. Some students were also shocked to find out how bad it really is. "I knew the relations with the townspeople were poor, but I had no idea that it was so much worse here than at other col-leges," said Laura Orozco, '05. Other students said they weren't too surprised. "It's not really all that shock-ing considering all the media coverage it gets," said Chris Karch, '04. Kim Liaw, '04, added, "It's unfortunate, but not unexpected, relations at the beach have gotten considerably worse." Since the establishment of Fairfield University in 1942, students enjoyed the freedom of dff-campus living at the beach. In recent years, however, their freedoms have become increasingly fewer. This is due to the changing dy-namic at the beach, according to Whit-ing. There are more full time residents and families living there. There is also more construction of upscale housing. With all these "improvements" stu-dents are left with astronomical rent prices and outlandish tickets in their hands. Joe Piagentini, president of FUSA, along with many other student beach residents, hope to preserve the longstanding Fairfield tradition of stu-dents living at the beach. "We have to sacrifice now for the future to be better," said Piagentini. Sacrificing means putting up with the increasing regulations. There is a new fence blocking the entrance to the main path, as well as a security booth in the parking lot checking passes. There was a temporary injunction passed last year that clearly prohibits any event attracting more than 250 stu- " dents to take place in the common ar-eas of Lantern Point. This directly re-sulted with the official cancellation of clam jam last year and the luau this year. There are also increasing numbers police officers roaming the beach on a given night ticketing more and more students than ever before. Permanent beach residents are doing everything in their power, from filming students with-out their permission to running for town government positions, to stopping the students from coming to the beach. "The school was here far before they moved here, they should have ex-pected it," said Colleen Lamb, '04. "The truth is, the townspeople are here to stay and demand to be respected. The students are here to stay and demand to party. And nothing is noticeably im-proving. But it's a situation desperately in need of compromise." Whiting does not place that much stock in the rankings. He feels the See "DESPITE" on p. 6 |