Mirror - Vol. 09, No. 05 - May 02, 1985

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FAIRFIELD FAIMfltllJ UNIVERSITY I AlKFif [ I) ( ( )NN iMH) MIRROR
CLASS OF 1985
Maureen Noonan
Voted Ideal Date, #3 Race-Walker
in Connecticut (Women's Division, only two
other women raced.}
Quirk's Travelling Companion, Europe 1985.
"As we approach the finish line of a four-year-
long race, I hope I don't fall on my
face. Failure is not failing down on your
face, it's refusing to pull yourself up."
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FJ4S.A. president, Wijrmerl|>yolaj|p^rd
"Caveat ernptort Fairfiefd Is not a means to
an end. Instead It'sa means to other
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I Marybeth Curtis
nt of Student Achievement Award
for work at playhouse
Winner of
Klein Memorial Music Award-1984
, ;* Voted "Most Talented"
"Fairfield's little playhouse has helped me
in a big way. It's definitely been a
rewarding 4 years. Tom Zingarelli & Co-have
given me a lot of laughs, great
memories and a complex about my height.
Seriously, though, I hope the Playhouse
continues to grow and receive the
recognition it deserves."
Tom Moore
Editor-in-Chief, Mirror
"I can't believe you all showed up for the
photo session. Being Editor was the On
way I could get on the front page of the
Mirror."
Volume 9, No. 5 Thursday, May 2, 1985
The Times They Are A Changin'
[Photo by Karen Haney]
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by Maureen Noonan
"The times they are a changin' " Bob Dylan's
lyrics seem to run through my mind just looking
at our campus. Every time I turn around there
seems to be another piece of "sculpture" plant-ed
somewhere. The crowded paths going to class
now look like runways at a Fashion Show. When
I pick up the /W/rrorthere are always reports about
some kind of change.
Think back to Freshman year when Bellarmine
ws just a haunted house. Remember sneaking
in with flashlights and playing hide and seek and
getting thrown out by Security? Remember the
Japanese gardens? That was the tranquil place
on campus where students could go meditate
or... Remember when the Faculty Office Build-ing
became F.O.B. and smelled so new it made
you nauseous?
I think all of us must have experienced at least
one floor party whether we wanted to or not.
Remember Gonzaga Ill's 2001 party, grain alco-hol
in garbage cans, the "Roost," Loyola II's
Hawaiian party, North west IV's beach party with
the sand and mini-pool in the lounge? Regis IV
made dorm history when it turned co-ed. some
body said they put the girls up there to "calm down
those boys." Any one that lived in Regis fresh-man
year knows what "dorm damage" meant to
Regis IV. Of course Regia IV also became famous
for their "Meet the Sheep" party. Baaaaa. Were
there really ten kegs flowing from each bathroom?
Remember the "collectors" that use to come
around asking people to sign up for their floor's
party? Back then it was two or three dollars. Or
how about Dorm picnics where the kegs ran dry
before your hamburger was cooked. And how
could we forget the infamous quad water fights
and the muddy waters that flew out of garbage
cans. Remember Stagmania and the Super Fan?
What happened? Remember when you had to
wait on line to get into the Stag-her Inn on a Thurs-day
night? Are you able to count how many times
you stood outside Campion in your slippers Fresh-man
year? Funny, they never did find out who
pulled all those fire alarms. If it wasn't people from
Campion out in their RJ.'s in the wee hours of the
morning, it was those loveable Loyolites celebrat-ing
another "morning event." Have any couches
been burned in the quad lately? May Day meant
camel rides, games, contests, music, dancing and
as much beer that could flow out of those
trucks.. .and then some.
Then Sophomore year came, the newness of
campus life wore off yet times kept on a chan-gin'.
Seilers food got worse and the drinking age
went up to nineteen. They said, "NO MORE
FLOOR PARTIES." But that was O.K. because
we hot to have IMPROMPTUS. "60, 30, 10 and
no more than 50 people in your room and no spill-ing
into the hallway." Tand they weren't talking
about the beer) And sometimes we even got away
with two kegs and some spillage.
The drinking age wasn't the only thing that
changed. Town Houses grew over by Julie Hall
and C's became C minuses. Northwest changed
to Jogues and "the Orient" became Kostka and
Claver. Bellarmine turned into a million-dollar
office building and the F.O.B. courtyard welcomed
Vee -1. Oakrooms still sold out and the beer kept
flowing. Dances were B.Y.O.B. and concerts were
friday night in the gym before Dogwoods. Fair-field
continued to ship the entire population of
Loyola dorm to Sherwood Island on "Open
House" day. And the Loyolites continued having
their morning events, and added Aristotle's birth-day
to their calendars. Who said they weren't hu-manitarians?
And on May Day it didn't rain.
Junior year the drinking age changed to 20 and
the masses moved out of the dorms. To the beach
or not to the beach... that was the question. But
now the spanky new Town Houses were availa-ble
offering an alternative to beach life. The Naut
put tiles on the floor and beach parties flourished
on the Lantern Point deck. Then came the mad
rush to study in Europe. If you weren't going, you
knew somebody that was. Spring Break trips to
the south gave way to jaunties to London and
Paris. Who needs Ft. Lauderdale when you can
go to Europe for a week? the Oakroom continued
to corral and dances were split to B.Y.O.B. and
cash bar. Kegs were banned on campus and the
remaining Loyolites replaced Aristotle's birthday
with yet another morning event, "Death to the So-cial
Life." Dogwoods was'moved out of the gym
and May day became another fiasco of corrall-
INSIDE THIS WEEK:
Senior Features 1-5, 8,9,16
News 6,7
Politics 1l12
Editorials 13
Features 14
Arts & Entertainment 15