Mirror - Vol. 16, No. 06 - October 10, 1991

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FairfieldMRRORV Volume 16, No. 6 Thursday, October 10, 1991 The Image Of Fairfield
IRHG New England Festival Brings
Food and Fun to Fairfield
Jo Docimo
Staff Writer
Besides the cool weather
and falling leaves, October also
brings the Annual New England
Festival to Fairfield University.
Each of the dorms provided
interesting attractions for students
strolling through the Campus
Center Patio last Friday afternoon.
Gonzaga's "Old-Fashioned Snap-shots"
were a big hit, and Claver's
"Design Your Own Boxers" table
was the place to be for those fash-ion
conscience festival goers.
The Regis booth was a hub
of activity as students aimed cream
pies at their R.A.s.
One student said she was
sorry she didn't get a chance to hit
herRA with a pie, and commented,
"maybe next year."
In addition to the booths,
the Inter Residence Hall Govern-ment,
(IRHG), hired Chuck Cawley
of Fun Enterprises Inc. to draw
caricatures of students. In just
under five minutes, he could sketch
a cartoon-like image of anyone
and immortalize them forever.
Richard Neubig and his
assistant Stormie gave students a
Dipa Mehta waits for another unwelcome plunge into the
dunking booth at the recent IRHG New England Festival
photo: Jody McMullen
chance to get up close and personal
with two Clydesdales as they
circled the campus on a hay ride.
The campus band "Endless
Groove" provided the evening's
musical entertainment, playing
classic rock tunes to those relaxing
on the Campus Center lawn.
IRHG provided free pop-corn
and cotton candy for every-one
who attended, and Seiler' Food
Service served up dinner on the
Paito for those on the meal plan.
Though some of the booths
charged a fee for the games, it was
basically to cover their costs. All
profits made were deposited into
the individual halls' budgets.
"We were not out to make a
profit at all," said Chris Duffy, '93,
IRHG President. "We tried to keep
costs to a minimum. Any money
that was needed was taken out of
the IRHG budget."
"Our main interest was to
provide a good time for all those
that attended."
Preparations for the Festi-val,
which is in its second year,
began this past summer.
The Executive Board of
IRHG gathered to discuss possible
activities for this year's event.
Although the IRHG Execu-tive
Board did most of the organ-izational
work, each residence hall
was given the responsibility of
coming up with an idea for their
booth and setting up at the Festi-val.
Pat Rombalski, advisor to
IRHG, guided the Board's efforts,
pointing out problems and provid-ing
guidance to make the Festival
work.
"I am really happy with the
way things went," said Duffy. "This
year's New England Fest was even
more successful than I thought it
would be."
" The IRHG Board, the floor
governors, and all the people in-volved
made it such a success."
Extended Rec Plex Hours Offer New
Opportunities for Non-Alcoholic Events
Emily Okenquist
News Editor
Nothing exciting going on
tonight? How about going to the
Rec Plex for a late night game of
racquetball?
Since the beginning ofthe
semester, the Rec Plex has extended
its hours on Thursday, Friday, and
Saturday nights, remaining open
until 11:30 p.m. on an experimen-tal
basis.
"This is an attempt to give
students an alternative to drink-ing,"
said JohnTedesco, '92, FUSA
Senate President and a member of
the University Council. "We're
always in favor of programs that
offer non-alcoholic activities."
In the past, the Rec Plex
had closed at 10:00 p.m. on Thurs-day
evenings and at 9:00 p.m. on
Friday and Saturday evenings.
This idea came as a result
of a University Council meeting
during the last academic year.
"We were concerned
about non-alcoholic programing,"
said Jim Fitzpatrick, assistant dean
of University activities.
The awarding of the re-cent
Fund for the Improvement of
Postsecondary Education grant
(FIPSE) assisted in funding the
project. Even without the grant,
however, Fitzpatrick said the new
hours would still have taken effect.
In the month since the
change, the response to the new
hours has been "extremely low,"
said Fitzpatrick.
This could be due to the
fact that many people are not aware
of the alterations, and students are
still participating in outdoor ac-tivities
due to the nice weather.
With the cooler months approach-ing
and more publicity being creat-edwith
signs near the cafeterias,
attendance is expected to rise.
According to Tedesco,
students andfaculty have expressed
an interest in opening the Rec Plex
earlier in the morning instead of
the current time of 10:00 a.m. to
exercise before class and work.
"Other universities keep
their recreational complexes open
24 hours," said Tedesco.
Although the new hours
are on a trial basis, Tedesco said
that somehow they will find the
funds to continue the program if it
proves successful.
"The Rec Plex should
definitely be open later," said Fitz-patrick.
"This is a positive move-ment
of the campus to improve the
quality of life to students."
Other efforts to promote
non-alcoholic activities at Fairfield
include keeping the Library and
ComputerLabs open lateronweek-ends
and the showing two dollar
movies sponsored by FUSA.
Jesuits
Donate
Fundsfor
Scholar-ships
Debra DeShong
Assistant News Editor
Fairfield was recently
rated the number four university in
this region by a U.S. News and
World Report survey. Such high
standards could not have been
reached without the support of the
Jesuit Community.
They supplement the stu-dents'
education with their knowl-edge,
emotional support, strong
ideals, and now, with their finan-cial
assistance.
The Fairfield Jesuit
Community has donated $60,000
to the University and $40,000 to
Fairfield College Preparatory
School.
"We donate the money
and we leave it up to the University
to determine what constitutes fi-nancial
need," said Rev. Michael
Boughton, S.J., rector of the Jesuit
community. A portion of the
money is from the salaries of the
Jesuits.
The money will be used
to fund scholarships for students
with financial need.
According to Fr.
Boughton, the scholarship fund
grew out of a concern of the Jesuits
that too many promising students
were being denied the access to
higher education because of finan-cial
difficulty. This year, the money
will provide support for 19 Fair-fieldUniversity
students and 21
Fairfield Prep students.
The Jesuit Community is
comprised of 63 Jesuits who are
faculty members and administra-tors
at both schools, students at
other institutions, two hospital
chaplains, retired Jesuits and oth-ers
who serve in area parishes.
With this donation, the
Jesuits displayed theircommitment
to give back to the community.
Indecent Exposure
Occurs at Library
Emily Okenquist
News Editor
Security received a call from a supervisor at Nyselius Li-brary
Sunday evening, saying a male had exposed himself to a female
student. The unidentified man reportedly unzipped his pants in front
of Deirdre Kelly, '93, on the main floor of the Library about 8:00 p.m.
A source who wishes to remain nameless said Kelly and
another girl reported that the man had been watching Kelly through
the aisles of books. She had noticed him before he exposed himself,
but she did not know the man. The source did not see his face, but only
his back as he left the Library before Security arrived.
According to Todd Pellaza, assistant director of Security, the
offender was a white male, approximately 5 feet, 10 inches tall, and
160 lbs. with short, brown hair. Described as wearing a blue hat, black
jeans, and a tan jacket. He appeared to be a student at the University,
said the anonymous source.
Pellaza said a report was filed, and the incident is being
investigated. No other complaints ofthis kind were reported this year.
Connecticut Citizens Rally at Capital
Police watched over the crowds that lined the streets in Hartford during the Income
Tax Protest Rally on October 5. See story on page 2. photo: Shawn McVicker