Mirror - Vol. 39, No. 24 - April 09, 2014

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Mirror Staff Report
Student beach residents
gathered in Gonzaga Auditorium
last Thursday to discuss the
injunction for Clam Jam that
limits the amount of people who
can legally gather at Lantern
Point.
Fairfield Police Captain
Joshua Zabin reminded students
that the injunction is in place
as a consideration to Fairfield
residents who live at the beach
year-round. He said that because
Clam Jam is an "alcohol-fueled
event," it can lead to a breach in
the neighborhood's safety.
"We recognize that you're
going to have a large group
event; we aren't ignorant to that
and you have a right to gather,"
said Zabin. "But we need to keep
it to a point where it doesn't
encroach the neighborhood with
disorderly conduct."
In an effort to keep disorderly
conduct to a minimum, a court-ordered
injunction was issued in
2001. The injunction mandates
that no more than 250 people
can be on the Point at any one
time, a rule that is enforced by
the practice of using wristbands
to identify students who don't
live at the beach.
In past years, Fairfield and
Bridgeport police have had a
strong presence at the event in
order to ensure the safety of
both students and Fairfield town
residents.
"We're not here to hurt
anybody, but if it gets to the
point where he have to shut it
down, the truth is, we're gonna
shut it down," said Zabin. He
also warned students about
any activity concerning drugs,
underage drinking or a violation
of the injunction, as these can
all lead to student arrests at the
event.
Vice President of Student
Affairs Thomas Pellegrino spoke
with the students about how
Clam Jam could be managed
within the boundaries of the
court ordered injunction,
instead of shutting it down,
which happened last year. He
mentioned issues like trespassing
on private property and serving
alcohol to underage students.
"I get paid through your
tuition dollars to make sure
students are healthy and safe and
the best way I can do it is to make
[Clam Jam] not happen at all, but
I understand that it will happen,"
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Freshman Max Fuchsman gets a pie to the face from Sarah Woods "17 at Fairfield's annual Relay For Life. The event raised over $62,000.
By Meaghan Kirby
Coffee Break Editor
Students and members of the
Fairfield community rallied to fight
cancer at the 2014 Relay For Life of
Fairfield University, bypassing their
goal for this year by over $12,000.
"I was only a baby, a mere 10 and
a half months old, when my parents
were told that I had a cancerous
tumor," freshman Morgan Walton
told the audience at the 2014 Relay
For Life opening ceremonies in the
Michael Birkenstock field house of
the Leslie C. Quick Jr. Recreation
Complex.
Friday night marked the
eighth time Fairfield University
has participated in Relay For
Life, a national fundraiser for the
American Cancer Society. Taking
place on April 4-5 from 6 p.m. to
6 a.m., the event drew more than
500 students and members of the
Fairfield community together,
raising a total of $62,128.21,
bypassing their goal of $50,000.
The event was chaired by
juniors Brian Alexander, Kyle
Douglas and Kyle Scherer and
Cassie Foxx '16, who spent the past
seven months preparing for the
event.
"We do a lot going up to the
event but no matter how much work
goes into it, it's all worth it," said
Alexander.
As Walton, a Relay For Life
committee member, shared her
experience with cancer, recounting
radiation and chemotherapy
treatments, she admitted that she
doesn't have any recollection of the
event.
To kick off the entertainment
portion of the event, committee
members and various team captains
took part in a flash mob. The
committee had no problem finding
providing entertainment as many
bands and organizations sought
them out and asked to participate.
Alexander said, "Since last year
was so successful, people have been
asking us to perform. It's great for
the clubs and us."
Throughout the night various
student groups, including Sweet
Harmony, the Bensonians, the
Dance Ensemble and the Martial
Arts Club, performed. Alexander
noted that entertainment is an
important part in making Relay For
Life so successful as it helps keep
participants awake throughout the
night.
Last year, Relay For Life moved
to the RecPlex, having previously
been held outdoors. With that
move, a record $52,000 was raised,
a number that beat the previous
record by more than $20,000.
Relay For Life's motto,
"Celebrate. Remember. Fight
Back.," was incorporated into the
event. The "celebrate" portion
began with a speech from a
survivor, chosen by the committee.
Walton was surprised to be asked
to be the survivor speaker for the
opening ceremonies. She said, "As
a freshman, I never expected to be
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Daniel Trust talks genocide, LGBT advocacy
By Christina Mowry
Assistant News Editor
The last memory Daniel Trust has of his mother
is seeing her beaten to death.
"She was crying, she was screaming, blood was
coming out of her mouth. And I didn't know what to
do," said Trust.
At 5 years old, Trust experienced the 1994 Rwan-dan
Genocide firsthand. Today, he is a motivational
speaker who talks about his life and LGBT advocacy.
In 2005, Trust immigrated to America where he
began a new life and soon founded The Daniel Trust
Foundation, Inc. On April 2, almost exactly the 20th
anniversary of the Rwandan Genocide, Trust came
to Fairfield and shared his story with a group of stu-dents,
teachers and visitors.
The event was sponsored by The Center for
Faith and Public Life; Jesuit Universities Humanitar-ian
Action Network; International Studies; Women,
Gender and Sexuality Studies; Student Diversity Pro-grams;
Carl and Dorothy Bennett Center for Judaic
Studies; Catholic Studies and the Connecticut Writ-ing
Project.
Trust began by describing how the genocide af-fected
him, particularly, how he lost both of his par-ents.
According to Trust, the support he has had from
friends, teachers and siblings never could fill the void.
I had to work hard ... I had to push
myself ... I didn't want my story to
define the path I was going to take.
- Daniel Trust
"I wish I got to know them ... The love of a fam-ily
is ... you just can't beat that," said Trust.
Without his parents to raise him, he moved in
with his older brother. His brother physically abused
him for making mistakes, such as answering a math
problem incorrectly or accidentally breaking a kitch-en
plate. The bullying continued at school as well,
where Trust was taunted for being friends with girls.
Faced by both abuse and bullying, Trust started
going to church.
"I developed some sort of hope and faith that
God saved me for a reason ... I developed hope that
one day God would send somebody to take me away
from this abusive home," said Trust.
In 2005, Trusts prayers were answered and he
received his visa, which allowed him to immigrate
to America. He moved in with his sister and began
attending Bassick High School in Bridgeport, Conn.
Despite a history of poor academic progress, Trust
excelled as a student at Bassick.
"I had to work hard ... I had to push myself... I
didn't want my story to define the path I was going to
take," said Trust.
After graduating from Bassick, Trust continued
his education at Southern Connecticut State Univer-sity
where he graduated last May with a degree in
business management.
"It's just such a blessing that I actually graduated
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-Intramural basketball names champions, pg 14