Mirror - Vol. 31, No. 05 - October 06, 2005

              WEEK OF OQOBER 06,2005
Vol. 31, Iss. 5-24 pages
FREE-Take One MThe IRROR WWW.FA1RFIELDMIRR0R.COM
The independent student newspaper
of Fairfield University
Guster accepts FUSA fall concert bid
BY KELLY SHEEHAN
"I've been waiting forever," Pryce
Gaynor '07 said, quoting Guster, a popular
college band.
The Fairfield University Student As-sociation
(FUSA) announced on Monday
that Guster will be the university's fall act.
The concert is scheduled for 8 p.m. on Nov.
10 at Alumni Hall. On Oct. 17, tickets will
be sold to students from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
in the FUSA office, lower level BCC. They
are priced at $15.
Guster, whose style falls under "alter-native
pop/rock," "post-grundge," "indie
rock" and "indie pop," has a unique sound.
The band uses a bongo set and two acoustic
guitars.
"I am so excited," said FUSA president
Jessica DiBuono '06. "We've gotten great
student feedback."
"I sent out the press release at 10:30
a.m. and by 2 p.m. I had a dozen e-mails,"
she added.
Many students agree that Guster is sure
to please.
"They are a quality band," said Taylor
Gilhuly '06. "I'm excited they're coming;
they're one of those bands that everyone
knows at least one of their songs and knows
who they are."
"I feel that for the past four years the
members of the class of '06 have been
waiting for a concert like this," said Ryan
Tougias '06. "Having missed out on Clam
Jam and O.A.R., many seniors have felt that
they missed the boat on the good times that
Fairfield was once known for."
"However, Guster may prove to be the
moment we have all been waiting for," he
said.
SEE "CONCERT" ON P.6
Star basketball player
arrested at beach
Contributed photo
"Center of Attention": College favorites Gardner, Miller, and Rosenworcel will play Alumni Hall Nov. 10th.
Second man convicted in Fisher murder
Two members of the "Ghetto Mafia" face 25 to life
BY KELLY SHEEHAN
"Guilty," the white folded up piece of paper
read, which a juror announced last Thursday
morning.
A second man was convicted of murdering
Mark Fisher '06 in 2003, after jurors asked for
more time to decide his fate.
Antonio Russo, 19, and John Guica, 21, who
was convicted on Sept 27, face 25 years to life in
prison for second-degree murder and robbery.
While deliberating, jurors had claimed that
"hollering and screaming" had occurred in the jury
room, the Daily Record reported.
"We went over every piece of evidence," one
juror said, The New York Times reported. "We
looked at the testimonies again and again to make
sure we came to the right decision."
"We're just regular people, but we all gave our
blood, sweat and tears, and in the end, we think
justice was served," she said.
A series of unfortunate events led Fisher to a
Brooklyn house party during his first unsupervised
trip to New York City. It was there that he mistak-enly
sat on a table, angered Guica, a resident of the
house, and gang member of "Ghetto Mafia."
Fisher was beaten, robbed for $20 and shot
five times. He was found the next morning on a
Brooklyn street.
Guica had been heard the week prior to Fisher's
murder saying that in order to prove commitment
to the gang, each member would have to commit
homicide. Fisher was merely in the wrong place at
the wrong time.
Russo seemed "resigned to his fate," according
to The New York Times. Whenjurors were walking
into the courtroom to announce their decision, he
was humming a song, tapping his fingers and mov-ing
his head to the beat.
"He kind of expected that things were go-ing
to go the way they went yesterday," Jonathan
Fink, Russo's attorney, said on Thursday, Newsday
reported.
Fisher's parents, Michael and Nancy, left
Brooklyn State Supreme Court surrounded by re-porters
and photographers, Newsday reported.
"We're numb," said Michael Fisher. "Our bod-ies
are numb."
During the trial, prosecutors told the jurors
that it was possible that other gang members were
involved in Fisher's murder.
"We just hope if there was anyone else in-volved
that they be brought to justice," Michael
Fisher said, Newsday reported.
Both Russo and Guica and scheduled to be
sentenced on Oct. 19.
Michael Fisher, leaving the courtroom on
Thursday said, "I'm sure if these people got to know
my son, they probably would have liked him," The
New York Times reported.
FROM STAFF REPORTS
The starting power forward
on the Fairfield men's basketball
team, DeWitt Maxwell '06, was
arrested on several charges in
Fairfield early Saturday after he
was accused of breaking into a
house in an effort to avoid police,
according to The Connecticut
Post.
Maxwell, 21, of Newark,
N.J., was charged with reckless
driving, operating a motor vehicle
without a license and disorderly
conduct.
Fairfield police were unable
to comment as of press time.
According to The Post, an
officer on patrol saw a motorist
driving recklessly and speeding
at about 3:30 a.m. on Unquowa
Road. The motorist, later identi-fied
as Maxwell, then left his car
on Old Post Road and ran to a
friend's house on Fairfield Beach
Road.
When no one answered the
door at the Fairfield Beach resi-dences,
Maxwell broke in the
house and then into a bedroom,
where he got into a fight with a
resident, according to The Post.
No one in the house pressed
charges against Maxwell, and
he was released on a promise
to appear in court, according to
The Post.
Maxwell said he was un-able
comment about Saturday
morning's events. As of press
time, his status on the basketball
team was unknown.
Maxwell is coming off of
his best season at Fairfield. He
finished the season with career
highs in scoring (11.3 points per
game) and rebounding (5.6 per
game). He is expected to be one
of the leading contributors on this
year's team.
The Stags open the 2005-
2006 season on Nov. 18 at Saint
Francis of New York.
Check The Mirror online for
continued updates as this story
unfolds.
Vital Stats:
Maxwell (number
1), pictured here
playing Niagra
in a game last
February, was
arrested early Sat-urday
morning and
charged for driving
violations and dis-orderly
conduct.
Last year, Maxwell
earned a spot on
the All-MAAC pre-season
third team.
Maxwell scored
at least 20 points
twice last season
and was expected
to lead the team in
points this season.
Mirror file photo