Students Protest Dress Regulations
Donald DeFronzo and Mark ConoDey confroJlt .tudents with
the issue of dress regulations as they enter the dining halL
Liquor Consideration
For Parents' Weekend
March 4, 1968
tors of the campus: the Administration,
the faculty, and
the students. Their decision
shall be binding. In other words,
whatever they decide we will
go by. These will be open meetings."
Right To Be Heard
"Even if we lose in this particular
issue, say we don't get
to take off our coats and ties,
the point is, and I think the
conunittee agrees, that we have
established our right to be
heard. We now have a vote on
this council which is equal· to
the two other sectors· Even it
we lose this particular issue, I
think we have established the
principle that we set out to establish,
that we have a right to
decide in the areas that directly
affect our lives."
Continued on Pace 11
Timely Topic
"The topic is very timely to
the students of Fairfield" and
in an effort to promote a viable
discussion Mr. Josefiak has arranged
a panel consisting of
Ralph Kister '68, Dennis Donovan
'69, Donald McInerny '70,
and a member of the faculty to
be announced. Fr. McInnes will
act as moderator.
Informal Discussion
.Aiming to avoid "alienatini
different groups" the forum,
second in a series, will attempt
to expose the vital question in
an informal discussion.
Freedom Forum
Held Thursday
HELP WANTED
Positions are still available
in all departments of THE
STAG. All Interested should
sign up in THE STAG office
Wednesday or Thursday
from S to 4.
The student's freedom of
choice in the University environment
will be the topic of a
forum to be held Thursday
evening, March 7, in the Campus
center at ten o'clock.
"The topic encompasses a
variety of subjects from dress
regulations to academic freedom,"
commented Thomas Josefiak.
President of the Junior
class. organizer of the Comment
Forum series.
f/1-culty members. It will be a
one man, one vote system."
This resolution is only a proposal
by the students and has
not yet been confirmed by the
Administration.
Student Government
A student -speaker noted that
the Student Government is
working on this 'in conjuction
with the demonstrators ."We
have their support. They do support
in principle what we want
but not the means by which we
operate. Therefore when we
put this thing up to arbitration,
they are with us."
The resolution continued "
the note of this whole thing is
the power of the body we are
asking to appoint. The committee
shall have the power to
conduct hearings and arbitrate
disputes between the three sec-
Malone, Albert Mariani, Robert
QUick, William Traester, and
Theodore Zaleski are the only
eight members of the Class of
1970 who filed petitions for the
eleven on-campus representative
positions. In the sophomores'
only contest, Charles Covi<:!llo,
Ronald Dtitenski,. Allan Kaulbach,
and Matthew Malok are
running for the four day student
legislative" posts. No petition
was filed in the off-campus
category, and Michael McVerry
is running unopposed for the atlarge
position.
Class of 1971
In the Class of 1971, quite a
race has developed in the contest
for on-campus representative,
with eighteen candidates
running for the eleven legislative
positions which are at
stake. The on-campus candidates
are: Harold Borek, David
Burroughs, B ria n Donahue,
Richard Doolan, John Fallon,
Thomas Fitch, Donald Frigon,
Roger Grigg, Patrick Long,
Robert MurphY,William Murphy,
Malchi O'Connor, Thomas
Perotti, James Ruane, Andrew
Soltys, Eugene Tarnowski, Edward
Viola, and K. J.Fritsch.
Geoffrey Reinhard is running
unopposed for the day student
category as is James Mitchell
for the at-Iar~e position.
Vol 19 No. 17 Fairfield University, Fairfield, Connecticut
By COLlN KILEY and ROGER GRIGG
Last week the issue of dress regulations in the cafeteria and classroom came
to a head when 250 students protested the present ruling in an organized demonstration.
By objecting to formal dress in the classroom and cafeteria, the protestors
hoped to convince the administration a nd faculty that the current regulations
should be revised.
OoJmination
The culmination of the four
day protest came Thursday
evening when it Was suggested
that the talks with the Administration
had produced a possible
course of action. The central,
co-ordinating ·committee presented
a resolution which said
that~
"There would be a Tri-Partite
Body which would arbitrate the
problem. This body would ·be
composed of nine members;
three- administration members,
three faculty members, and
three students. Mr. Bianc!U,
Father Coughlin, and Mr. Griffin
will represent the Administration.
Emile Canning, Robert
Riley, Charles Fairfax, and possibly
Robert Ruddock are to represent
the students. The Academic
Council will choose the
Lack of Competition
Mars GOy't Elecllo,ns
By PATRICK LONG
This Wednesday, March 6, 1968, students of Fairfield
University will vote for the new Student Government
positions for the 1968-1969 term. The elections
will include President,· Vice~resident, Treasurer, and
class representatives for the Freshmen, Sophomores,
and Juniors.
The turnouts for the election
have been disappointing. Only
in the freshm~n and sophomore
class·es is there any contest for
the legislature positions. In
most cases, there are· not
enough students running to fill
all the offices. In executive p0sitions
for th~ Student Government,
only two candidat<:!s filed
for the Presidency, and only
one person for the vice-president
and treasurer positions.
The two candidates for President
are Philip Howe and William
O'Malley, whBe >Donald
McInerney is running unopposed
for vice-president, as is
Geoffrey Jones for treasurer.
Class of 1969
In the Class of 1969 only six
candidates, Marc Baldwin, Robert
Bisceglia, James Flanagan,
Frederick Noonan, Benoit Poisson,
and Thomas Ross, are running
for nine legislative positions
for on-campus students. In
the day student category, James
'R. Cunningham and Bruce
Schauble are the only two candidates
for the three open representative
posts. Leonard J.
Petru~1li and Gerald Salomone
are running unopposed for the
off-campus and at-large ·posts,
"I'espectively.
Clnss of 1970
Lawrence .Acampora, Francis
Alechay, Joseph Corne, Donald
last year's. Saturday morning,
April 27, will be taken up by
registration and a coffee hour.
Co..Chairmen Bill Fallon and
Ron Mitchell, both sophomores,
are planning an afternoon including
baseball and a possible
play or fashion show. Also, a
faculty-parent-student forum will
be presented, in which all aspects
of the University will be
discussed. The forum will be
followed by a reception and social
hour. Dinner will be served
after the reception in the Campus
Center.
Major Event
The major event of the evening
will be the dance for parents,
sons, and their dates. The
dance will feature a big name
band, and the chairmen ·are
planning a varied program to
provide ~xcitement for the evening.
Sunday morning will be composed
of a mass, followed by a
communion ·breakfast. Sunday
afternoon will see a Fairfield
University folk group, "The
Spontaneous Generation," entertain
the parents and sons. In
addition, there will be an "Open
House" Sunday, ·topermlt 'the
mothers to visit their son'..
rooms.
State Law
Fr. William McInnes, President
of the University, has said
that Connecticut State law must
be observed at all times and
that students and parents must
be forewarned of the apparent
dangers and sanctions involved.
The Second Annual Parents'
Weekend promises to be a much
more spectacular event than
By DAvm BEEVES
The possibility of serving liquor for Parents' Weekend is under
consideration for the first time at the ~vent, scheduled for
April 28. The Parents' Weekend Conunittee proposed that
parents be allowed to give their sons liquor. The AdministratioJl,
under the guidance of the Board of Trustees, is soon expected to
sanction this proposition.
A poll, conducted by the Par-ents'
Weekend Committee, was
circulated among 175 parents
who had participated in last
year's weekend. The poll asked
the parents if they would endorse
the proposition of serving
liquor to their sons at this
year's events. Of twenty-one
people who replied to the poll,
seventeen responded favorably.
Fr. George Mahan, S.J., mod.
erator of the weekend, stated
that he could see no "formidable
opposition" to liquor being lIerv·
ed on campus during the week·
end. He stated that, "some
aspects of the Idea will go
through." Fr. l\lahan credits the
committee for initiating the poll,
reporting the results, and act·
ing on the opinion expressed by
the majority of those who reo
plied.
New Haven Demonstration
Displays National Dissent
Pege Two THE S'T A 6
book. When one considers that
this buys the pictoral and prose
story of four dyriamic years at
Fairfield, the cost is not high
at all."
Representatives of the 1968
MANOR will be selling yearbooks
every Wednesday from 11
to 1 in the Campus Center Lobby
and will also be going from
room to room in the donnitories.
';rhe deadUne for purchasing a
yearbook is March 31 and any
','Dalances on deposits are also
due at this time.
Olnb Picture
Mr, Greeley asked that, "any
clubs desiring pictures in the
yearbook should inform the
MANOR office of their sceduled
meetings at least three
days in advance."
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Sign Up Now For Our Campus Visit
Ask your Summer Placement Director or Student Aid
Officer to schedule you for our campus visit or write to:
Since September, stu den t s
have. been busUy sorting pictures,
laying out pages, selling
advertising to put together the
1968 MANOR. The capsuUzing
of four years of growth at Fairfield
is not an easy undertaking.
The yearbook, however, is not
just for senIors. It brings together
aU phases of college life
- the growth, the maturing,
the drama - In which everyone
be he freshman, sophomore,
Junior, or senior has taken part.
Actual Cost
Editor.in-chief Paul Greeley
commented, "I encourage all
·students to buy a yearbook if
they have not already done so·
The cost is ten dollars which
represents approximately half of
the actual cost of printing the'
• • •
News
Into the Streets
Commenting on the recent developments
in the war, one
demonstrator said, "The indica,
tions of 01,11' military disadvantages
in Vietnam are bringing
more and more people into the
streets to question the efficacy
of our policy."
consist of roast beef, ham, turkey,
salads, and dessert. Tickets
for this senior night will go on
sale today at 12:00 noon in the
lobby of' the Campus Center.
They will also be available at
68 Lantern Point.
The party promises to be a
night to rem~mber. The class
officers hope that all the seniors
will attend. A good time
and a truly memorable night
are guaranteed. • • •
RUSSIAN CIRCLE
The Russian Circle will present
at 2:00 in Xavier 307, All are
cordially invited to attend this
meeting, which will show slides
taken during last summer's
European tour with Professor
Czamanski. Everyone who par·
ticipated in this trip is especially
urged to attend this meeting,
as it will afford these participants
the opportunity of exchanging
pictures and points of
view.
GRADUATE
SCHOLARSHIPS
Dr. Gerard B. McDonald,
Chairman of the Graduate
Scholarship Committee, this
week urged all Seniors who
have not yet applied for financial
aid for Graduate Study to
apply right now before the late
March 15th deadline. "Many
fellowships and assistantships
have a deadline as late as May
15th and no Senior should
think it is too late to try for
these grants." Details concerning
these late deadlines are to
be found on the Dean's Bulletin
Board and on individual department
bulletin boards.
"Last year, $30 million went
unclaimed for college scholarships,
and an enormous amount
of financial aid went unclaimed
for graduate scholarships also."
Last year's Seniors were offfered
$270,000 in aid of which $58,
200 were offered to eight
Mathematics majors alone. "I
see no reason why the Class of
'68 cannot receive as many. if
not more, offers. But we must
begin by r.naking our needs
known."
Dr. McDonald urged that all
Juniors who foresee Graduate
School In their future should
contact him through the Lan~
guage Laboratory in Canisius
Hall next year. "In this way,
r.nuch creative work may be
done this summer which will
considerably e n han c e one's
chances for obtaining grants
and prestige awards in the
Fall."
and Sun.
• • •
Campus
MARINE CORPS
The United· States Marine
Corps Officer Selection Team
will appear in the Campus Center
today and tomorrow, March
4 and 5, giving details and testiing
for their of.f.ic.er programs. '
The demonstrators, who included
members of the clergy,
children, hippies and a surprisingly
large number of older
people, carried signs reading
"Why Die for Ky," "What Is
Left to Save in Vietnam 1" and
"Register to Vote for McCarthy."
SPRING RETREAT
PLANNED
A retreat at Shadowbrook is
being planned for the weekend
of March 8-10. It is open to all
students of the University. The
retreat will be conducted by Fr.
McInnes, president of the University.
Also attending will be
students from other Universities
in the area. Reservations for the
retreat may be made by contacting
the President's secretary,
Mrs: Carroll (Ext. 218).
Total cost for Fairfield students
is $5, payable in advance. The
retreat is one of a series planned
by Father Fitzpatrick, S.J.,
Director of Retreats, at the University.
The price of the tickets will
be $4.00 each. The dinner will
SENIOR 100 NITES
PARTY THIS
THURSDAY
The annual senior banquet,
celebrating 100 nights before
graduation, will be held this
Thursday" March 7th. It will
take place at the Father Coleman
Knights of Columbus Hall
on Unquowa Road in Fairfield.
The affair will feature a cocktail
hour from 7-8, a buffet dinner,
and free refreshments. All
of the members of the faculty
have been invited. Dr. Donald
Ross, the head of the Biology
Department, will address the
seniors.
",UI
WINNER OF 8 ACADEMY AWARD
, NOMINATIONS!
COAll' 'f() eOAll', Clft'lCi AGIIII In •••
-oNI Of 'fBI ftU'1'III'I""-II.. y_ ,...
ism 'Two Perf. Nightly -- Continued Perf. Sat.
..*."_*.. BPT'S. NEWEST RECORD BREAKER * ,* Held Over! At Both Theatres
"The reason why we're here today i'3 not because we wal!t ~<? beat our ~reast.s
and go home. It's not because we want to affirm our responsI'bIhtr. Some In thIS
country may be more guilt.y than we but none the more responsIble because we
still feel that our country is a demo......c.....r._a_c.:.y_.'_' _
These were the words of the
Rev. William Sloane Coffin,
Yale chaplain and protest leader,
speaking at a massive, statewide
protest rally against U.S.
involvement in Vietnam. More
than 6,000 people crowded onto
the New Haven Green in one
of the largest rallies of its type
ever held in New England.
Choice 01 Styling
Commenting on the 1968
presidential race, Rev. Coffin
asked "What is it going to be?
Johnson and Nixon. What have
you got1 A choice of Chevrolet
or Ford - a choice of styling."
Rev. Coffin also asked university
scientists and economists
throughout the nation working
on government projects to "declare
one day of strike and refuse
to do any work for the
government on that particular
day" in protest against the war.
Immediate Halt
Arthur Miller, who termed
the war "a cancer that is eating
out the very dignity of our existence,"
called for an'immediate
halt to the fighting. He
noted that "The world knows
that this war can be turned off
quite as willfully as it was
turned on."
"In the moral sense, the war
is over" said Mr. Miller. "All
we are doing now in Vietnam
is demonstrating again and
again, day after day, that we
have the resources and the ability
to go on killing." He added
that many Anlericans suffer
from "the illusion that by continuing
to fight, some kind of
victory· can be won."
A group of anti-demonstrators
heckled', the marchers throughout
the afternoon but drew no
response from the marchers. A
leader of a motorcycle gang was
arrested allegedly for harassing
a demonstrator and the only
other arrest was that of another
heckler in a similar incident.
Peaceful A1mosphere
On the whole, the atmosphere
was extremely peaceful, physically
as well as politically, with
marchers and policemen sometimes
laughing with each other.
At one point, the stream of
marchers stretched for 'thirteen
city blocks, thoroughly tying up
traffic throughout the business
district of New Haven.
Candidates Propose
March 4, 1968 THE STAG
Gov't
Page Three
Changes
Of Co-ordination
PHILIP HOWE
Since its inception the Student Government has never functioned
fully as a government, and this year it has reached a crisis. Some say
the government is dying, others say it is dead. This is not the time for
words, but for action. My entire program
is directed toward the attainment of efficient,
fun-time, visible government on
this campus. We must move ahead, and
with the full support of the entire Student
Association behind the government,
. concrete advancement can be made.
The social area has been unstimulating
this year, and this can be rectified by
social days in New York State. The financial
stature of the' government must be
strengthened by a program of fiscal responsibility
and by collection of the Activities
Fee by means of the tuition.
The students must be kept fully informed
as to the action of their government,
and to this endWVOF will be
utilized fully. I believe this government
must be visible to all members of the
Student Association to be effective.
.'I have observed the operations of the
Student Government through my three years at Fairfield, and two
terms in the Legislature and know that it desperately needs reforms,
and these I promise to provide. It needs the interest and initiative of
a full-time President, and this is what I intend to be if elected. I need
your support and vote on March 6.
Stu,dent Presidents' Talk
WILLIAM O'MALLEY
What r plan for the Student Government next year can be summarized
in one phrase - a change of attitude. This change of attitude
must be affected in two areas. First, in the manner in which the
government itself operates. For too long
the government here at Fairfield has
been anything but representative. If anything
needs change it is this. The government
must be representative of the
student because this is the reason for its
existence. The second change of attitude
will be in the area of our dealings with
the administration. Since we have assumed
our rightful role as representative
of the student body we will play this role
with the administration.
When this has been accomplished, we
will assume the task of properly defining
what is intrinsic to our autonomy as a
society. Just as the faculty exists as a
separate entity within the university so
must we. And just as the faculty governs
what is intrinsic to the faculty, so will we
govern what is intrinsic to the Student
Government.
I am not promising a long list of things whose only concern is
our social life. This has been promised by as many presidents as we
have had. The fact that they have all been elected is sufficient e~idence
that this is a task for the Student Government. I am not promISing
the same old things, I am offering innovations.
Free University Series
Redefinition Of
By DAVE DZUREC
From Thursday, February 22
to Sunday, February 25, four
students representing Fairfield
University attended the Fourth
Annual Jesuit Student Body
PresIdents' Conference.
Students Present
At this event sponsored by
Boston College were Student
Government president Michael
Bocchini, Student Goverrunent
treasurer James Magenheimer,
Robert Kane, and Emanuel Bartalotta.
Twenty-six Jesuit colleges
and universities from the United
States and Canada were represented.
The eighty members of
the conference were all student
goverrunent officials from their
respective schools.
Purpoge
According to Jim Magenheimer,
the purpose of the conference
was" "to coordinate
ideas and discuss problems
unique to each student government
of each schooL"
The fact that every school attending
is run by Jesuits helped
to promote easy discussIon and
provided a unifying factor.
Statement·of Rights
Significant legislation passed
during the weekend included an
acceptance of The Joint StatePlent
of Rights and Freedoms
drawn up by the National Student
Association this past summer.
Other points touched on by
the conference were student
government relations with the
faculty, administration, other
student organizations. The student
government's powers concerning
academic advisement
and educational policies, social
activities, cultural, at hIe tic,
spiritual activities and many
more.
Workshop
The delegates from Fairfield
sponsored a workshop the first
day of the conference for adopt!
ing a preamble to the entire
conference which was passed
and adopted.
Other legislation proposed by
Fairfield nUiversity was a resolution
to urge admlnistrations to
adopt tri-partite bodies at all
Jesuit colleges and universities.
A tri-partite body consists of
representatives from the administration,
faculty, and stu.
dent body of the school to serve
as a medium of communication
between the three groups·
Activities Fee
Fairfield University also proposed
a resolution urging administrations
of the Jesuit colleges
to assist their student
governments in the collection of
legitimately legislated activities
fees by an itemized fee attached
A
to the tuition bill. This passed
overwhelmingly.
Michael Bocchini clarified this
proposition, ."Creighton University
of Omaha, Nebraska works
with a budget of $100,000 ayear
collected from activities fees.
Gonzaga UniveTsity with a student
body of two thousand collects
fifteen dollars activities
fee from each stud'ent a year."
This way they are able to have
more and better speakers, better
entertainment and .better sere
vices for the students.
Effective Means
According to Mr.. Bocchini
this allows the student govern- .
ment .to be THE organization
on campus as it should be. This
provides the student body with
an effective means of voicing
their protests and other wants.
Another significant point by
Mr. Bocchini was that at some
universities such as the Univer'
Slty of Santa. Clara, California,
there is a student on each standing
com,mlttee of. the adminiatration.
This includes the financial,
disciplinary and admissions
committees.
Regulations and Discipline
Commenting on the dres.s regulations
and discipline at other
Jesuit universities, Jiin Magenheimer
had this to say, "Very
few have dress regulations and
on the Whole, other schools
seem more liberal in disciplinary
regulations."
The minutes of the conference
will be sent to Fr. McInnes
when they are published.
Drama
Court Sets Precedent
By STEFAN KOBASA
Rosencrantz: Oh, very good! Very good! Took me in completely - didn't he take you in completely
-
Five, possibly six people. The redefinition of drama ... but by whom? Reading Weiss, Lowell,
Stoppard, and Gelber is hardly sufficient. One mUst see anii hear; be in view of the stage. Still, we
can ask uneducated questions and perhaps come a way with educated ones. The drama never has and
never will provide solutions. '
"Total experience" is a state- and then again tomorrow. Cries Hedda: No, I should never
~ent hardly knownJor its clar- of relevancy, heard not just think of being anxious.
~ty. Absurd. Cruelty. Involve- from behind the proscenium But I asked if you had
~ent.. How many theatres are arch... is this gross mutila- enjoyed yourself.
In eXIstence . and is to tion to put Ophelia into a litter Entertain me. Teach me. Do
simply exist the drama's only, basket? something! Not if you won't let
value? Fool: Thou shouldst not have them. They are reality ... or
Prometheus: What! Crying out been old till thou hadst so it appears. The stage is never
and groaning now? been wise. so far away. We didn't really
How will you take Actor on the street as an un- intend to speak of philosophy.
wh at's still to known quantity. What makes Inevitable. But never a word
come? one separate action from ac- about "meaning." We have no
The Free University puts all tivity? A speech? An aside? A language to describe the use of
things into context rather than thought? Spill blood on the language. But impressions are
removing them from it. Drama stage and listen to them laugh. helpfUl. and the aesthetic immakes
our chore simpler. Fol- We are they. A moot point. plications are not minor. We
low the text . . . to laughter, Great expectations fulifilled by must attempt. We must see, i.e.
psychosis, vulgarity, -God. Ar- two intermis3ions. The staging know.
guments are not made by the was quite impressive, I think. Antonio: I hold the world but
printed words, but around them. Audience reaction . . . not as the world, Gratiano
Critics. Read them all, contra- quite participation. Objectivity - A stage, where
dict them all, and still be cor- is never a handicap when it's evet'y man must play
reet. Possibly. Classical works impossible in any case. Please a part, And mine a
of theatre are decisions of the read into seventeenth century sad one.
past; jUdge them again today, history. It won't help you. Gratiano: Let me play the fool!
serves as precedent for future
actions.
In summation Mr. McCormack
commented: "The Court
feels it must clarify the 'laws
in question. Secion 4 sub-section
3 requires by its language,
'for the ensuing year,' that all
members at any time of any
club receiving money from the
Goverrunent must possess an
Activities Card. It is the responsibility
of the offIcers of
all clubs to insure that their
members fulfill Section 4 subsection
3. In addition, the Court
makes it the duty of the Attorney
General and the Treasurer
to make sure that the Financial
Pol icy is followed
throughout the year."
The Court fined the club
twenty-five (25) dollars for this
violation and ordered Mr. Kenefick's
name to be removed from
the list of club members until
he had paid his Activities Fee.
However, because ambiguity
of the language of the Financial
Policy as to how the requirements
of the Policy would be
legally met, the fine was suspended
in this case and merely
Student Court Chief Justice, Patrick McCormack
recently announced his official decision on a court case
against the Cheerleaders Club. The Club was in violation
of the Student Government Financial Policy in
that one of its members, Michael Kenefick, did not
possess an Activities Card.
Justice McCormack stated:
"Having weighed, the evidence
presented, the Courtflnds the
Cheerleaders Club guilty of
violating this statute. Mr. Kene.
fick did function as a Cheerleader
while he did not possess
a Card."
P.g. Four THE STAG March 4,1968
Excerpts From Proposed Constitution
ARTiICLE 2. THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
Commission
Completes
Constitution
By COLIN KILEY
A radically new constitution
has been presented to the student
body by the Constitutional
Commission ·set up in October
of last year to draft a new student
government document. Al
though the new constitution is
not yet an official document, it
will become official when voted
on by the students and approved
by the Administration.
C0D8t1tutionai Commission
The new constitution was formulated
through the efforts of
the legislative, judicial, executive
and .miscellaneous sub-committees
of the Constitutional
Commission. These committees
were headed respectively by
James Reme, Bruce Schauble,
Patrick McCormack and Donald
Defronzo. Proposed changes
were worked on individually
and later these changes were
-approved by the entire Commission.
Chairman Phllip Howe, when
.asked why the Commission saw
fit to innovate a new constitution,
said it did so because, "it
did not particularly care for the
fonnat of the past constitution."
Mr. Howe also said that he considered
the old constitution too
much of an outline. Another
shortcoming, he observed, waa
the fact that the other constitution
had seventeen contradictions.
He pOinted ont for example,
that Jf the president of
the Student Government, who
must be a senior, should for any
reason be removed or incapacitated,
he would be succeeded by
the vice president who is a
Junior.
Revlvai a Revitallz&tiO'D
Stressing the fact that the
constitution was radicaUy different,
Mr. Howe said it had
been totally and completely revised.
"In the new constitution
in every situation, powers are
increased and as a result the
constitution is far more liberal
than the other. There is much
more in it for the student, who
will be able to make our government
truly a government and
not just a council."
"Although the commission
does not claim infallibility," Mr.
Howe remarked, "we honestly
feel we have covered almost
everything in this constitution."
The constitution is to be presented
to the students to be
looked over carefully for anything
that is not perfect. After
the criticisms of the Student
Association have been made,
provisions will be made for reconsiderations.
Presently, the
election has brought everything
to a standstill. The winner of
the coming election will probably
submit the constitution to
the administration for approval.
FInally, asked if he thought
the administration would. approve
the proposed constItUtion,
the chairman answered "Although
the administration natur·
ally would be looking for an 10fringement
on their powers, I
really don't know why they
would not accept this constitution.
If they don't accept parts
of It or if they find structural
flaws, we will certainly take
suggestions." He concluded,
"They deflnltely are going to
accept something, though."
Queen'
.immediacy as "Portrait of a
Queen" has done" you remove
a very basic part of the dramatic
experience for the audience.
The production is quite lovely
and smooth. I particularly enjoyed
the authentic Victorian
folk ballads used to punctuate
the scenes, the grace of Dorothy
Tutin's -portrayal of the
Queen, and the subtle richness
of the voice of Dennis .King,
who plays Disraeli.
o/.A
Section 4.01
The Judical Branch of the Student Government shall function
to enable the stUdents, to take the responsibility of self.discipline
and to regulate the duly passed laws of the government. It shall
fulfill a three.fold purpose in this regard:
It shall be the arbiter of all constitutional and legal disputes
arising from the activities of the government.
It shall be the protector of the rights of the individual Within
the student community.
It shall be the boqy on campus which shall determine the
culpability of alleged violations of the disciplinary code, above
a routine nature, that is, pun1shable by more. than two campuses.
In order to insure justice and provide ample avenues of appeal,
a Court of Appeals shall function as the appellate body of the
actions of the Student Court.
Section 4.07
The Student Court shall have the sole power to try alliln,
peachments, and no person shall be convicted without the concurrence
of a majority of all nine (9) justices, who must be present
to sit at the proceedings.
Section 8.05
When a vacancy occurs in the office of President of the
Student Government, through the death, resignation, inability to
discharge the powers and duties of the Presidency, or removal
from office of the President, the Vice-President shall become President
of the Student Government for the remainder of that term.
When a vacancy occurs in the office of Vice-President through the
death, resignation, inability to discharge the powers and duties of
the Vice-Presidency, or removal from office, or elevation to the
Presidency, of the Vice-President, the President shall nominate
a man who shall succeed to that office upon confirmation by the
affirmative vote of a two-thirds vote (2/3) of all the members of
the Senate convened in special session.
Section 8.12
The President, Vice-President, and Treasurer of the Student
Government shall be. elected yearly on the third Tuesday of February,
and if that day should be an academic holiday, they shall
be elected on the third Thursday of February, and they shall hold
their respective offices from the date of their inauguration until
their successors are duly elected, qualified, and inaugurated. The
inauguration of these officers shall take place one calendar week
after the election date specified above.
Section 8.19
'l"he President, Vice-President, and Treasurer of lbe Student
Government shall be removed .from office upon impeachment for,
and conviction of bribery, theft, misappropriation of govenunent
funds, or other high crimes and misdemeanors.
ARTICLE 4. THE JUDICIAL BRANCH
Section 8.02
The President shall be a matriculated student in good standing,
and shall be either a Junior or Senior at the expiration of his
term of office.
which he seeks election. For the purpose of determining off-campus
and on-campus representation in the Senate, a Committee of
Apportionment shall be appointed by the President of the Student
Government, no later than one month after that officer's inauguration;
this Committee shall be approved by a majority of the Senate,
and their apportionment plan shall be approved by a majority of
the Senate members. The Committee of Apportionment shall have
as its guideline for on-campus reprEsentation that Senators shall
be apportioned on the basis of dorms and the number of Senators
per dorm shall be on the basis of one Senator for every forty (40)
persons. The off-campus representation shall be composed of four
distrists, with two Senators being elected from each district, and
two Senators to be elected at large from the off-campus ccnstituency.
The exact apportionment of the off-campus Senators shall
be determined by the said Apportionment Committee.
ARTICLE 3. THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH
how they handl~d each other
at that time. It is rather like
watching the source materials
for a drama unreconstituted
into a drama.
One of drama's distinguishing
characteristics and most important
values as an artistic
medium is its immediacy: the
thrill of an art whose essence
is that real live human beings
perform human actions before
your very eyes. If you remove
turns charming, pettish, gracious
and moving. The problem
is that "Portrait" quite literally
tells us about its incidents rather
than letting them present
themselves without the middl~
man of narration removing us
from them. We see Victoria on
stage with whomever she happens
to be concerned with at
the moment; instead of talking
to each other, they face the audienceand
tell us, in the exact
words of some missive or other,
Section 1.01
Students and student organizations of FaIDfield University
shall be free to investigate and discuss all questions of interest to
them and to express their opinions publicly or privately. nus involves
the right to dissent in assembly in a resI:onsible manner
to be determind by the Student Government.
Section 1.02
All student media shall be free of censorship and prior .copy
approval. All student media must specify that the e~torial opiPions
expressed therein are not necessarily those of the educatiomil institution
or the Student Association. The freedom of speech ani)
press shall not be abridged without due process of law. Under no
condition!: shall the institution's control of· campus facilities be
used to serve as a device of censorship.
Section 1.0S
Search by authorized university officials shall only be pErmitted
in the presence of the student (s) involved and only after
the specific object of the search has been stipulated, and just
cause for the search given to the student (s) involved.
Section 1.04
Students shall be free to establish and join any organization
to encourage their common interests. Membership in any organization
shall not be denied on grounds of race, creed, or national
origin. Affiliation with an extramural organization should not of
itself disqualify a student organization for independent function.
Official recognition and use of the name "Fairfield University"
shall be granted by the Student Government. Advisers may advise
organizations in the exercise of responsibility, but they shall not
have the authority to control the policies of the organization.
These organizations shall always be free to support causes by
orderly means which do not disrupt the regular and essential
operations of the institution.
Section 1·06
The Student Association shall have clearly defined means to
participate in the formulation and application of institutional
policy affecting academic and student affairs.
Section 1.06
Every student when charged with a violation of institutional
law or a law of the Student Association shall have the right to a
fair trial.
By VINCENT CURCIO
"Portrait of a Queen" is supposedly
a play arranged from
the correspondence between
Queen Victoria and the various
personages who played important
roles in hel life. It is beautifully
mounted and performed,
but ultimately unsatisfying, b~
cause it is ultimately not a play.
""Portrait of a Queen" tells us
about a series of vignettes from
the life of Queen Victoria, by
ARTICLE 1. DECLARATION OF RIGHTS
Section 1.07
To ·minimize the risk of improper disclosure, academic and
disciplinary records shall be separate. Transcripts of academic
records should contain only information about academic status.
Information from disciplinary or counseling files shall not be available
to unauthorized persons on campus, or to any person off
campus, without the express written consent of the student involved,
except under legal compulsion.
Section 1.08
The student will not be responsible to the wiversity for any
dff-campus actions which are not performed in conjunction with
a Fairfielq University sponsored event or those events associated
with Fairfield University.
Section 1.09
Free inquiry and free expression are indispensable to the
attainment of intellectual and social maturity. As members of an
academic community we are bound by the laws established by
that community, yet we also possess certain innate freedoms upon
which institutional laws should not infringe. Inherent in these fre·
doms is the necessity of the student to recognize the responsibilities
which they impose.
Section 2.02 ~,
The Senate shall be composed of members chosen every year,
in the second week of' November, by the undergraduate community
of Fairfield University. No person shall be a Senator who shall
not be a member of the undergraduate community of Fairfield
University and, when elected, be an inhabitant of that district in
Drama
March 4, 1968
ncreased
THE
Activities Fees
Page Five
Proposecl
Editor's Note: The following interview w.. conceived In
response to the recent call for an increase In the activities
fee from the present five dollars to some larger SUID. It is
hoped that the Issues raised here will prompt a serious discussion
of this possibility so that an Increased Intereat and
participation could stimulate lIlIl otherwise slnggish Fairfield
Campus.
STAG: What has been the policy In the past In rerard to
financial matters of the government '!
Mr. Larry Czakowskl: The general operation has actually ~
volved around a budget which would be accepted by the financial
committee and in turn the legislature.
Mr. Jam~s Magenheimer: ... I am responsible for giving
periodic financial statements to the legislature every two weeks as
well as serving in an advisory capacity to the executive branch
and the legislature on all financial matters.
STAG: What is your position on the proposal to have the ad·
ministration collect the activities fee?
Mr. Czakowski: My position on this has actually been a continual
uphill fight for two or three years now. I have personally
suggested this to the administration and in particular to Father
McInnes. His attitude in the past has been favorable in that if the
administration did collect the fee then the students should administer
them but take over ALL student functions and organizations,
including THE STAG. This is unfavorable, however. But if
you keep the same system the administration doesn't want to be
a mere enforcement agency - but it's necessary.
Mr. Magenheimer: This year we spent a tremendous amount
of time just trying to collect these fees, we had in a sense to sell
the government by attracting the stUdents with such things as
social Saturdays and movies and - this type of thing in collecting
the activities fee. Our court was given the job of enforcing the
law but does not have any methods of sanction. I personally felt
that it was ridiculous for the government to do this. I went to a
Jesuit Student President Conference last week and it was
very enlightening to me. I found out that approximately 90% of
the Jesuit schools in the country collect activities fees now. I think
there is a basic problem concerning this - if the administration
collects the activities fee then is the Student Government more
responsihle in any way to the administration because of the administration's
action?
Mr. CZakow.ski: I think the Student Government and the admmistration
must run hand in hand to accomplish the stated
purpose of both; that is to run the University in an efficient
manner. In collecting these fees the administration would and
should act just as the student newspaper and the Student Government.
Even though the constitution of the student newspaper is
granted by the Sudent Government there is no say in editorial
policy of the newspaper, and I think this same method should be
used with the administration in collecting these funds. I don't
Mr. Larry Czakowski
Mr. James Magenhelmer
think it would introduce any more power on the side of the administration.
"-
Mr.' Magenheimer: I think a referendum is definitely neces-sary
... If they (meaning the students) feel that the administration
should not collect the fees and maybe there shouldn't be any
feer ,6011ected, then the Student Government is ina bad situation.
Mr. Czakowski: I think the point that has to be brought up
now is that presently the funds given to the Student Government
by the administration is actually $2,000 a year or approxiIilat'E!ly
$1.50 per student. These are the funds that come out of'the tuition;
the other five dollars is collected in activities fee. We can see
with increased activities fee whether it 'be ten, fifteen, twenty. or
twenty-five dollars that this money could be used for several different
thil)gs such as subsidizing the yearbook•. clUbs, movies, social
Saturdays and actually have a campus that is ~ctive. Another idea
that would come up here is that there be a stipend paid to government
workers and elected officials.' No matter how small I
think this would stimulate interest and concern in the government.
I think this would also encourage the Student Association to question
the actions of the government . . . This would also be helpfUl
in getting an assistant for the treasur:er . . . There would be an
incentive involved for these people to do this work well and
responsibly. '
STAG: Would both of you be In f~vor of Increased activities
fees!
Mr. Magenheimer: I would be in, favor of an increased activities
fees. I would be in favor of bringing, the amount to $15, at
five dollars I don't think it is high enough because we can't do
very much, but I don't think it should' go higher than fiftee~. I
don't think our government is .I;lady for an activities fee higher
than fifteen.
Mr. Czakowski: I would also agree that w~ should have an
increased activities fee; however, I would also have to demand,
not only as financial chairman, but, as a student, that the government
take responsibility seriously. I mean this )n every level
from executive to the legislative. This I think is an absolute
necessity if the fees are going to be increased . . . I think we
need a financial advisor especially after the last fiasco.
Mr. Magenheimer: With a larger activities fee the students
themselves would benefit. We could sponsor more concerts and
events like the Beach Boy'concert.
Mr. Czakowski: I think if we want to see the campus go forward
we must have an increased activities fee.
Mr. l\lagenheimer: To give you some figures the government
could subsidize the yearbook five dollars per student giving them
eight thousand dollars, then every student would get a yearbook.
STAG: Would the government then have to be Incorporated'!
Mr. M'agenheimer: I think this would have to be done.
Ml Czakowski: I think if we did incorporatp it would bean
excellent idea. The burden of responsibility would be taken off
any individual in the signing of a contract. Such a problem arose
over the Mardi Gras Weekend when Mike Bocchini was personally
liable for the entire concert.
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Sincerely.
Richard D, Curmingham '69
To the Editor:
In response to the call of your recent editorial for discussion
of the tragic and ever expanding Vietnamese War, you will find
enclosed a copy of a letter I composed on July 1, 1966. It was
originally sent to several public figures, and as of the above date
I have received favorable replies from Corigressman Donald J.
Irwin, Senators Abraham RibicotT, Mark O. Hatfield, Robert F.
Kermedy, Edward M. Kermedy, J. W. Fulbright. the Most Reverend
Walter W. Curtis. Bishop of Bridgeport. and the Reverend
Father Thomas Merton of Our Lady of Gethsemani, Trappist,
Kentucky.
In consideration of the date of compo!lition of the following
letter I have taken the liberty of updating several parts of it.
The alternatives offered with regard to our policy toward
Vietnam, if taken seriously, are far from being sharply defined
or clear-cut. Instead. there prevail numerous shades of opinion
whose existence cannot effectively be divorced from the attendant
fears and anxieties of our increasingly perturbed people. Endeavoring.
however, to express my feeling toward our policy in Vietnam
I can say that:
First of all, we should not seek to precipitate in any way
an all out attack on the North Vietnamese zone nor on China as
a ruse to cov<?r-up our failure in the South Vietnamese zone. as
such an action would be grossly disproportionate with the realities
of this war and our presence in Southeast Asia. For we
claim we are not in Vietnam to contain China but to support thos~
vital principles with which world revolution has been concerned
with for hundreds of years-the vital principles that man. by his
nature, possesses individual dignity that no other man or groups of
men have a right to deprive him of. and that a people should be
free to shape and determine their destiny in an atmosphere free
of foreign intervention.
As such, I believe that the Vietnamese War is one which
should properly be waged by the Vietnamese to assure their
liberty of action and tranquility of em,;ronment. Consequently, it
is not commensurate with this idea that we assume predominant
responsibility for the persecution of military activities. This.
however, is unfortunately the present situation and as a result
this is now not a Vietnamese War but a decidedly American conflict;
its pre~ent aspect is not that of a war to help the Vietnamese
help themselves. but a struggle involving the greatest power on
earth against the best interests of the Vietnamese people.
With this idea in mind. it becomes readily clear that President
Johnson's actions in Vietnam have been. as they have been
elsewhere, politically pragmatic in nature; he repeatedly reacts
to the situation in terms of its current context without regard to
an overall perspective of the situation· During the 1964 campaign
he stated that he would endeavor to keep America out of a land
war in Asia in which an appalling number of Americans and
Asians would die (August 12.1964: "They call upon uS,to supply
American boys to do the job that Asian boys should do. They ask
us to take reckless actions which might risk the lives of millions
and engulf much of Asia;" September 28, 1964: "We are not
going north and we are not going south." J,
The fact of the matter is. however, that we are in a land war
in Asia; a land war of tremendous proportion; a land war which
presents a far, far greater specter than it did in 1964. The President
has shown his pragmatic action time and time again. such
as when he dealt with the Gulf of Tonkin incident, the retaliation
to the bombing at Pleiku, and his recent reaction to the attacks
on the urhan centers of South Vietnam. These actions belie the
lack of a lon~ range plan commensurate with his avowed intention
to ensure the Vietnamese peoples liberty. He, in other words, has
misused the trust of his people while appealing to that same trust
as a motive for action.
As a result of these facts I cannot support our present policy
in Southeast' Asia. I ",oulo propose the following positive and constructive
alternatives to our current policy:
1. We should end our b:>mbing of the North Vietnamese zone
'without reservation. Such a bombing policy indicates a lack of
understanding of the people of this peasant country mld presents
itself as an escalation of the war that is disproportionate with its
nature.
2. We must E'nd our military escalation. and reduce our military
activities with the specific aim of enacting a cease-fire and
of bringing about a negotiated end to the ,vietnamese War.
, 3. We must recognize the National Liberation Front as 'a
body to be dealt with if a truly viable peace is to be enacted in
Vietnam, and that we must indicate our clear intention of entering
into negotiations with this organization.
4· We must clearly recognize that the Vietnamese War is
not pred:>minantly a military venture. It is, instead a humanitarian
struggle of the highest and mo!'>t expansive level, and, as such
far greater efforts and concern should be channeled along these
lines. We will have failE'r1 if when we leave Vietnam we leave
in our wake only destruction.
5. Finally, we should seck to encourage the Vietnamese to
establish a free. independent, and neutral country under native
civilian nJle. For only through native civilian rule will the people
of the South Vietnamese zone be able to fine legitimate modes for
expressing their strong nationalism and fervent patriotism; only
through a native civilian pro-peasant government will the decandent
and corrupt rule of the nouveax mandarins be brought to an
end.
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to the student." To ach
ing: to be the chief de
to use his office and p<
Student Association to
failures to the Student
affiliation with the Nat
Student Government ft
sistant for Commuter tion on a Pass-Fail sy~
student's major; to in1
possibility of initiating
a social day in conjun<
with the Government IJ
as much as possible;
hoping to center the a4
Spectrum.
Mr. Howe promise
This action, however, m
of all the students nol
throughout the coming:
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THE STA'G
Dress
After' careful deliberation, we have decided to endorse Mr. Philip
S. Howe for President of the Student Government. This endorsement
was reached on the basis of an interview conducted by the Editorial
Board with each candidate and on the basis of their respective platforms.
Both candidates agreed to The Stag's right of endorsement
through such interviews.
We believe that Mr. Howe has "demonstrated the interest and
positive atti-tude to make the government work for the sudent." In
the past he has been an outstanding legislator; as Secretary of the Legislature,
he provided the government with ''the drive, determination, and
professional political leadership" that has so miserably been lacking,
especially in the past administration. More recently, as Chairman of the
Constitutional Commission, he has concretely proven himself to be an
exceptional leader. I
Mr. Howe possesses the sense of responsibility and dedication that
has been notoriously absent in all branches of the Student Government.
We are well aware that this dedication emanates from a genuine desire
to effect a responsible Student Government, that will gain the sorely
needed respect of the Administration and of the entire Student Association.
In his extensive platform, Mr. Howe promises "full-time, visible,
This past week, frustration
made a dent in the wall of apathy
that has isolated Fairfield University
for so long. The frustrations,
which took the form of student
protests over dress regulations,
achieved for the first time
genuine communication between
Administration and students. And
for the first time, a large number
of students had been united and
had taken the initiative in a just
cause.
In attempting to clarify students'
rights on this campus
through demonstrations, the students
showed a maturity and determination
that the Administration
should take note of. The Student
Association is not a howling
mob of spoiled adolescents. It is
rather, a group of maturing men
who want to be considered so.
Now is the time for the Administration
to reassess its paternalistic
attitude toward the students.
Anachronistic and pharisaical,
this paternalism has, at times.
chosen ,to see trivial matters and
to ignore the real problems of
campus life. We exhort the Administration
to consider that responsible
action by students and
by itself breeds mutual maturity.
We believe that dress regulations
everywhere on the campus
ought to emanate from the basic
right of each student to dress according
to what he considers
proper to his "profession." We
realize that some may seemingly
abuse this right, yet each man
has his set of tastes that some or
many may find odd. We cannot,
however, stress enough that students
here have the right to determine,
through discussion with
the Administration, how conducive
to true learning is a "professional"
appearance.
Professional dress is, in our
opinion, usually functional. Yet
Vietnam Reply
Page Sil
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Page Seven
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Wednesday at 8:00 p.m. informative;
the speakers, interesting, and if your
emotional response is similar to mine
you will be inspired by their open ho'nesty
and hard earned humility.
The Phi Kappa Theta Fraternity has
kindly agreed to spO:lsor this meeting.
Hope you can make it.
Sincerely in Christ,
Fr. M('Cormick, S.J.
Chaplain
Proper Dress?
• • •
Too Jorgt>Dsen '71
To the Editor:
I am deeply shocked by the recent
change in dress regulations for dinner
hours. Dining in anything but a tie and
jacket (preferably a ~;uitJ is a barbarous
habit that should> not be tolerated! It is
obvious to me that moral decay is
spreading through our campus at an
alarming rate. There is even talk of
liberalizing the dress regulations for
class~s and lunch hours! What is thisschool
coming to? Have we no respect
for ancient custom and tradition?
:from a practical point of view, it is
certain that our s:.udents will behave in
a wild and boisterous manner if they are
not restrained by wearing formal attire.
The student's comprehension in class is
definitely determined by the clothing he
wears. I cannot imagine how schools like
Yale and Harvard manage to retain
their social and academic supremacy
without imposing dress regulations on
th~ir students. Their cc.mpuses have become
the breeding grounds for all sorts
. of liberalism, free thought, and other
evils. This must not happen to Fairfield'
We must preserve our image as a fine.
upstanding, Catholic Vniversity.
If I were a responsible parent, I would
never allow my son to attend a college
where strict dress regulations were not
in effect. It looks so nice when the boys:
are all dressed up!
To those who say dress regulations:
are outdated and ridiculous. I reply that
everyone has a cross to bear. and it is
your duty to bear it. I trust I speak. for
the majority of the students here at
Fairfield.
NEWS EDITOR: Patrick Long. SPORTS EDITOR: Robert Sillery. PHO·
TOGRAPHY EDITOR: Thomas Quackenbush. LAYOUT EDITOR: Thomas
Boudreau. ADVERTISING EDITOR: Barry Smolko. CIRCULATIOX
EDITOR: Richard Leuschner. COPY EDITOR: Robert Arnone. ART EDI·
TOR: Richard Heggie.
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STAFF
NEWS: John Brennan, Michael Collins, Bruce Howard, Colin Kiley,
Thomas Perrotti. SPORTS: Bill D'Allessandro, Dave Caisse, Frank Carollo, .
William Pow. Steven Ryan, Edward Smith, Ed Williams. FEATURES:
John Boland, Vincent Curcio, Richard Elliot, Peter Hearn, Stephen Kobasa.
Richard Otto. PHOTOGRAPHY: Floran Boland, Al Fisher, Richard Makse.
CIRCULATION: John Legowski, Joseph Lembo, Paul Lysaght, Bill McGee.
The opinion. expreesecl b,. eolumnista and reviewer8 are their o,,-n and in no way refted
the Editorial POllltion of THE STAG.
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Alcoholism
Editor-in-Chief Edward J. Doolan
Managing Editor Benoit Poisson
Associate Editor Laurence Prud'homrne
Editorial Manager Gerald Sabo
Editorial Assistant - William Bertier
Business Manager Robert Kohler
Dear Students:
Earlier in the year I attended an open
AA meeting in a nearby town on the
occasion of the twentieth anniversary of·
that particular AA group. The speakers
were a charming young housewife and
a Jesuit priest. In the recent past both
w:;!re victims of the serious but little
understood disease of alcoholism. For
me this meeting was interesting and personally
profitable; both speakers through
their own experience and insights shed
much light on the problem of alcoholism
apd the consequences of this disease in
their own lives.
In the Oak Room of the Campus Center
on Wednesday, March 6 at 8:00 p.m.,
the same young and charming housewife
and the same Jesuit priest will be the
speakers at what may be the first open
AA meeting to be held on a college
campus.
Despite your suspicions I assure you
this meeting is not intended to convert
any of you to the status of non-drinking
teetotalers. Any meeting of this type
is primarily intended to expose at least
some of the hannful ignorance that surrounds
the life of the sick alcoholic. All
of us are tempted to hide from the eyes
of others, one's parents, priests, relatives
or friends who may be afflicted by this
sickness. Yet these alcoholics are perhaps
no more responsible for this sickness
than victims of tuberculosis, diabetes
or cancer. Unfortunately the alcoholic
is the victim of a social stigma
that has been created by the deadly ingredients
of ignorance and pharisaical
indifference. Even men in the fields of
medicine, the ministry ,psychology and
law have been woefully unprepared and
sometimes unwilling to understand or
assist these sick people.
In the future you and I mayor may
not become alcoholics. We certainly have
been and will be in a position to ignore
or assist the victims of this highly complicated
sickness. Our informed interest,
tolerance and understanding in the future
may be the difference between a
way to healthy recovery or a way to
insanity and eventually death through
alcohol. And the. alcoholic involved may
be someone very dear to us.
I believe you will find the meeting on
THE STAG
, C 44< i
we fail to see what function a tie
and jacket serve in the classroom
and the cafeteria. Knowledge
penetrates the brain of the student,
not his attire. Adherence to
conventional attire, without a
healthy questioning by the students
as to more substantial reasons
than "professional atmo$phere,"
is rather ominous for a
university, where we are expected
to be "innovators rather than
imitators. "
Weare hopeful that a tripartite
experiment in participatory
democracy will serve as a
criterion for similar campus exchanges
in the future. Weare
certain that all persons involved
will approach the issue of dress
with an open mind. No member
should be swayed simply to agree
with other members so as not to
incur the censure .of a power
group or of his own peers.
The right to demonstrate ·orderly
and effectively for a just
cause has, this past week, become
a reality for Fairfield students.
Their protest, which to
some was seemingly absurd, was
actually a definite step toward involvement.
We recommend that
in the future, students employ
such action to voice their opinion
on. matters of academics, campus
living, and national concern.
Finally, we want to stress that,
even if dress regulations are not
changed, the effect of the action
taken by the students has been a
profound and genuine achievement.
Thus, we ask the students not
to take a defeatist attitude, should
the decision be unfavorable to
them. For the exchange of views
that has occurred and will occur
in the future should provide the
beginnings of a firm basis for
meaningful and sorely needed
communication.
Communi,cation
Government
Real
In
Of
efficient government, in order to make the government truly responsive
to the student." To achieve this, he proposes, among others, the following:
to be the chief demonstrator for the Student Association, that is,
to use his office and powers as a means to convey the demands of the
Student Association to the Administration; to report all successes and
failures to the Student Association through the news media; to seek
affiliation with the National Student Association to widen the scope of
Student Government functions; to appoint a Special Presidential As...
sistant for Commuter Affairs; to open discussion with the Administr~tion
on a Pass-Fail system for certain courses not affiliated with the
student's major; to investigate examinations before Chrismas, or the
possibility of initiating a reading week before examinatons; to initiate
a social day in conjunction with the girls' schools in New York State,
with the Government providing a bus to the schools and subsidizing it
as much as possible; to foster informal social activities on campus,
hoping to center the activity around campus groups, such as the Jazz
Spectrum.
Mr. Howe promises action, and action is just what Fairfield needs.
This action, however, must be complemented by the enthusiastic support
of all the students not just on Election Day, but more importantly,
throughout the coming year.
Action
visible,
:. Philip
rsement
~ditorial
ve platrsement
'est and
~nt." In
.e Legision,
and
lacking,
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e sorely
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Something Wrong Here ...
ngs
Ah! That's Muc:h Better.
THE STAG March 4, 1968
Senator I(ennedy Proposes
Complete Draft Reform
Perspectives
By PETER HEARN
Editor's Note - This article, written by Nell Sheehan, is reprinted from the February 28, 1968
Issue of the New York Times.)
Forum .Explores 'Brotherhood
In A Pluralistic Society'
By THOMAS PERROTTI
"Can Brotherhood succeed in our pI uralistic society 7" .was the: tOPf ofda t~et
Brotherhood Forum. Fr. Joseph E. McCormi~k.' the chaIrman, mtro uce " e
f:s~e by quoting Dag Hammarskjold "on the indIVIdual for the good of others.
WASHINGTON, F€b. 28 - Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Democrat of Massachusetts,
pro,posed legislation today that would effect a comprehensive reform of the
draft, including suspension of deferments for college undergraduates during certain
wartime conditions.
In a hal~hour speech on the
Senate floor today, in which he tion process whereby the oldest mandatory national standards
explained the major points of men are drafted first in the for classifications; forbid occuhis
150-page bill, he argued chronological order of their pational deferment except upon
that the Vietnam war had fo- birth dates. a Presidential finding that a
cused attention On the need for Mr. Johnson had announced particular occupation warranted
draft reform and that the cur- his intention in his draft mes- deferment on a national basis,
rent law was "a patchwork of sage to Congress last March and thoroughly reorganize the
piecemeal additions and il1tera- to create a draft lottery, but administrative structure of the
tions." he was prevented at least tem- Selective Service System on a
"It satisfied no one," he said. porarily from doing so by the regional and Metropolitan area
"We must rewrite it and must Southern conservatives, who basis.
rethink its underpinnings if we dominate the House Armed The proposed change on de-are
to have a law which' fairly Services Committee. ferments for four-year college
reflects the spirit of our free At the urging of the commit- students would require that the
society." tee chairman, Representative L. granting of new deferments be
Draft Lottery Sought Mendel Rivers, Democrat of suspended for 12 months when-
Mr. Kennedy is considered South Carolina, Congress for- ever the number of combat
the leading Senate advocate of bade the President in the draft casualties reached 10 per cent
draft reform. Many of the 18 law passed last summer to of the number of men drafted
major provisions of his bill change the current selection over a three-month period.
would enact changes in- the process without its consent. Such a provision, Mr. Ken-draft
along lines proposed by Mr. Kennedy's bill would re- nedy said, would ensure that
the National Advisory Commis- store the Presl'dent's power t 0 "all young men must stand as sion on Selective Service in its
create a random selection pra- equals" in wartime.
report to President Johnson last cess. He also urged the White He noted that if this provi-
February. H(l;l~O to submit a specific draft sion were in effect, undergrad-
The first provision of the bill, lottery plan to Congress as soon uate do-ferments would now be
and one of the mo.st contfrovtehr-' as possible. suspended, since Vietnam casu.
sial reco.mme.n'datIOnIsI 0f the Mr. Kennedy's bill would also altl'es I'n the first six months of
draft commission, ca s or· e 1967 amounted to more than 40
creation of. a system .of random require the drafting of the
Youngest men, the 19-year-olds, per cent of the 87,600 men
selection, or draft lottery. This drafted over the same period.
would replace the current selec- --=f1.=r..::.s~t;~..::.e-=-sat_b_h_·S_h__un_if_o_rm _a_n_d _
Talks were e~pecially pointed
towards Judea-Christian relations.
Members of the panel
were the Reverend Robert
Betinger, Protestant Chaplain
at the University of Bridgeport
and Fairfield University; Dr.
Vincent Solomon, Jewish Chaplain
at the University of Bridgeport
and Fairfield University,
and the Reverend Daniel Lewis,
Theology Chairman at Fairfield
Prep.
Mutual Acceptance
Dr. Solomon, the first speaker,
said that "people talk about
Brotherhood, but really don't
know what the word means."
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Brotherhood he said "is the
mutual aceptance of two individuals
and their respective beliefs.
We are all kin. It doesn't
matter if we look alike. If we
accept this definition of Brotherhood"
then we can be ourselves
and others can be themselves.
An opposing opinion should not
alienate us."
In stating that Brotherhood
is the basis of the Judaic tradition,
Dr. Solomon referred to
Genesis: "We are sons of the
Creation, nothing can change
that." He concluded by saying
that Brotherhood can only exist
in a pluralistic society. "In a
monolstic society, there is only
one type of person, voicing one
opinion. It doesn't take much to
love oneself. That's not Brotherhood
at all."
Christ's Example
Fr. Daniel Lewis introduced
himself as A Roman Catholic
in order to make it clear that
his concept of Brotherhood is
based on Catholicism. "In
speaking of Brotherhood," he
said, "we must follow the example
of Jesus Christ. It is the
call of the Christian to give
himself utterly to others as
Christ did." He then explained
that in talking of a Christian,
he did not necessarily mean a
m e m b e r l1f the Christian
Church. "All men are called
by God; Christianity is only a
iabel - it's the action that
counts."
When asked if Brotherhood
were possible in our society, he
answered that it was not only
possible but necessary. "Anyone
who answers to the call of
God, must give hbnself to
others."
Self Discipline
The last speaker, the Rever-
end Robert Bettinger, changed
the tone a bit in suggesting that
Brotherhood can be phony and
superficial, and that self discipline
is necessary to make it
work. "The word Brotherhood
can be thrown around, but it
takes a lot of work to ach:eve
its goal. We can't just be nice to
our neighbors, we've got to
understand him and help him.
We've got to get right to the
root of him. What is his encounter?
How does he approach
life? Day by Day, we must face
each other; on~ to one" group
to group, idea to idea. We must
come to grips with the difficulties
and give a solution. It will
take a while and a lot of work."
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FAIRFIELD, CONNECTICUT
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The Communist offensive that began with the Lunar New
Year holidays has been more than bone battering and blood splattering.
It has b~en myth-shattering. The American people have
been given numerous reasons to doubt the sweeping over-simplifications
and patriotic cliches that the current administration
has used to justify our struggle in Southeast Asia.
The simultaneous assaults on the cities prov~d that the widely
held belief in the security of urban areas was nothing more than
wishful thinking on the part of the allies.
Of more significance is the exposure of another chimera that
has been the cornerstone of our involvement in Asia. It can now
be seriously questioned if the Vietnamese people support our cause.
If they do, as our President states, then either they have been
uninformed of this fact by him; or are totally ignorant of knowing
how to d~monstrate it. The allies were completEJy surprised by
the Communist buildup which must have been quite obvious to
the townfolk.
Back home Congress is doing some myth-shattering of its own.
Senator J. W. Fulbright, Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee,
has cast doubt upon circumstances surrounding the Gulf
of Tonkin incident which laid the foundation for massive American
involvement in Vietnam. His staff has uncovered evidence that
the destroyers Maddox and Turner Joy were rigged with ':ilectronic
spy equipm~nt. They were under orders to take provocative actions
that would stimulate Communist radar defenses. The senator
further believes they were to function as a diversion for the South
Vietnamese naval shellings of two North Vietnamese Islands.
The most noteworthy of all Fairy Tales laid bare was the one
which began "Once upon a time there was a democratic government
in South Vietnam." The placing in "prot'.!ctive custody" of
numerous non-Communist political leaders and intellectuals ended
any claim to credibility which that fantasy had. Among those
seized were Thich Tri Quang, a powerful Buddhist monk,. and
Troung Dink Dza, the runner-up in last September's Presidential
elections. It is laudable that the South Vietnam government desires
to protect its people; but it is curious that the only .ones chosen
for "protection" were political opponents. These arrests coincide
with recent limiatbns on public meetings and imposition of new!paper
censorship.
More shocking than President Thieu's attempts to silence opposing
political views are similar attempts by President Johnson.
Last Thursday the Commander-in-Chief personally approved a
massive air-raid on the facilities of Radio Hanoi - a target of no
military value. Ruling out the possibility that the most powerful
transmitter in Southeast Asia hall been providing serious competition
for the Johnson-owned radio station in Texas, it appears that
the bombing of Hanoi's official mouthpiece was nothing more than
a sophisticated form of book-burning. Book burning, of any sort,
is completely an:agonistic to the fundamental democratic norm of
allowing all views to be heard.
If our government is not motivated by purely democratic
ideals but regards them as merely a collection of fantasies to be
fed to the American peopl~ as justification for their policies, then
the reasons for cur involvement in Vietnam can be seriously questioned.
If we aren't totally motivated by the ideals of freedom,
then why are we there? Perhaps this can best be answered by
one of the war's most symbolic actions - the raising of the
American fiag over Hue.
A Gala Invitation
EDITOR'S NOTE: The {Io11owing excerpt
from the Boston University News describes an interesting
case .of righteous dissent against the selective
service system.
Mungo's restaurant
IFormer NEWS editor Ray Mungo (CLA '67),
presently director of Liberation News Service in
Washington, is scheduled to be inducted into the
US Army at 8:30 a.m. March at the Boston Army
Base. .
He won't be, though. "I'm going to burn my
induction papers right there," Mungo told the
NEWS Monday.
The expected huge demonstration at the Army
Base will in-Iude music by Jim Kweskin and his
jug band. After Mun~o lights his torch of freedom,
all present will be invited to a free blueberry pancake
breakfast.
A splendid time is guaranteed for all.
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Bridgeport, Connecticut
A flexible program designed to' provide steadily
appreciating responsibilities in areas of finance
and general management.
Page Nine
,.
One initial step to the University
involvement was an introductory
meeting between the
Big Brothers and the families
of the Little Brothers. -Most
mothers were very happy to see
this project, though some had
questions. One lady had a reflection
upon being presented
with the program for her son:
"I'd be glad to let him if he
wanted it, but I might be giving
up my responsibility."
, Two Way Street
In this program, a father
image is presented to these
fatherless boys for growth· "In
a couple of years relationship
a boy will be exposed to more
than the ghetto and all that;
now he could choose between
something else he's seen," said
Mr. O'Connor. And this relationship
is a two way street: there
is a mutual effect.
The measure of success of
the group will not be. realized
for some time yet. It takes a
great deal of growth to establish
t his particular relationship.
Playing ball, bowling, running
around, or just·walking and
talking ..:.:.- these things will
mean something. There are now
17 more fatherless boys who
have Big Brothers, but there
'are still a thousand more who
don't and who never will, unless
somE'one, who has the time and
concern, makes the committment.
Social Action Series
Associated with other social
action groups, under the broad
title of - Fairfield University
Christian Action Pro g ram
(FUCAP) is the Big Brother
program. Based on a one to one
relationship, this group has re_
cently gone through a major rejuvenation.
In the past it had
suffered from a lack of leadership
and time consuming organization
until one student appeared
who was concerned, able,
and had the time to work.
Nothing Happening
"From F'UCAP's #2 project,
nothing was happening . . . I
asked around but there was just
nothing there," stated Mal
O'Connor. And what followed
was generally the work of this
one man.
After learning of Fairfield
Prep's program, Mr. O'Connor
contacted· the man in charge
there, Mr. Bowler, S.J· Having
had experience in the Rocksbury
section of Boston, Mr.
Bowler was most wtilling to help
get things organized with Mr.
O'Connor. Currently there are
40 to 50 juniors and seniors at
the Prep, each student having
a Little Brother from the
Bridgeport area surrounding
Roosevelt Elementary School.
The Little Brothers, ranging in
age from 9 to 12 'are usually
from fatherless and poverty
~tricken families.
Motivation and Security
For two years now, the Prep
has been continuing this very
difficult service. Consistency,
con c ern, and understanding
-must ·be shown to the Little
Brother. Wi~out this, there is
Big Brother Program
By DAVID R. BURROUGHS only further disheartening. Mr.
Bowler believes the individual
relations that have been established
ar~ clearly valuable in
that there definitely is a rise in
motivation and security, because
of the interest shown.
What's in it lor you?
Depth exposure in all phases of
internal auditing
financial analysis
systems analysis
general accounting
taxes
Plus a real opportunity to grow with a
diversified national corporation.
The ACCO recruiter will be on campus Friday
March 15. Make a date through the placement
office to see him.
THE ST A G
No Violence
The consensus of the leaders
of the demonstration was that
there should be no violence or
heckling of non-participants,
since "we don't want to give
any means for the Administration
to squelch the· demonstration,"
dents, defended classroom regulations
at a meeting Tuesday
night on the grounds that the
regulations contribute to a "professional
attitude toward learning
on the part of the student."
Course of Action
Wednesday evening approximately
200 students met in the
Oak Room to determine what
course of action should next be
followed. The decision to continue
with the protest· was
passed unanimously. Then elected
leaders informed the demon_
strators what had happened thus
far. It was stated that the issue
of whether or not the campuses
would have to be served depended
on the outcome of a decision
by the Supreme Court. Next,
there was a heated questionanswer
period, but it soon became
apparent that nothing else
was being accomplished. It was
pointed out that the Administration
was willing to meet with
the demonstrators, but the
group thought it best to organize
a "co-ordinating, centralizing
committee" to meet with
the Administration and to see
some faculty members.
In addition, the group decided
that there could be no compromise,
as student after student
accused the Administration of
"paternalism." It was suggested
that the demonstrators meet
Thursday evening to reconsider
the situation and its alterna_
tives.
Regulations
financial
training
program
Dress
groups within the University "be
made in direct consultation with
those groups that they have a
significant voice in decisions."
With this in mind, 239 students
resolved "to bear collective responsibHity
for their action," in
ceasing to comply with the
dress code and agreed to enter
the lunch room at 12:00 noon
and 1:00 p.rn. on Monday, February
26.
Students CampUled
On Monday no penalties were
imposed on those who did not
comply with the regulatiolUl.
However, on Tuesday Thomas
Fraher, a resident assistant,
warned the students as they
entered the cafeteria that unless
they were properly dressed
they would be campused. A few
of the students carried signs
saying "Wtin student rights" and
"Support your fellow students."
About 130 students were campused
Tuesday and about the
same number Wednesday. Several
of the demonstrators said
that more would probably have
been campused had not the prefects
·temporarily rescinded the
regulations. It was also stated
that several teachers had asked
stUdents without jacket and tie
to leave the classroom.
The demonstration was covered.
by mass media, with ·considerable
attention in three local
_newspapers and mention on two
radio stations. In the newspaper
articles, a spokesman for the
University said that there had
been no talks between the students
and the Administration,
but that the Administration was
willing to meet with the students
if they made a formal reques't.
The Reverend James H·
Coughltin, S.J., Dean of Stu-
P"otest
Continued from Page 1
March 4•. 1968
Direct Disregard
The petition went on further
to say that in regard to loosened
regulations for the evening
meal "Mr. Griffin made it clear
that the move had not been
made as a direct result of student
opinion,"1t was particularly
stressed in the petition that
"while affrming such principles
as 'participatory democracy' and
community government of the
University, the Administration
continues to formulate its policy
in direct disregard of legitimately
expressed student opinion."
In conclusion, the petition
asked that decisions affecting
Significant Eftort
Perhaps one of the most significant
questions on the poll
was the last one, to which 48%
of those polled expressed their
belief that the results of the
survey would not "have any
significant effect on Administration
policy."
A petition circulated prior to
the demonstration listed 239
supporters stating that "Beginning
Monday, February 26,
these students will cease to
comply with the dress regulations
of their University. We encourage
this exercise of our
right to decide a right which the
Administration has so patently
ignored· The University deserves
to have its liberal rhetoric
challenged. Help us Create
that challenge." According to a
statement in the petition, the
concession of the Administration
in liberalizing dress regulations
"is not even remotely
consonant with the sense of student
opinion to be found in the
above results,"
"There is an optimum date
set for March 15th. By an informal
agreement with the committee,
if they need more time
certaillly we will· give it to
them. I don't think there is danger
of a stall. We do have three
men in there and I think we can
count on them. This could all be
resolved in one meeting or it
could not. That is the program,
we are presenting it as a package
to be accepted in one piece
or rejected all in one piece because
4t is the best way rather
than a section by section deal."
Avoid Precedent
Finally, at the meeting the
issue was changed. They decided
to make it "specifically a
spqrt-jacket and tie issue instead
of a students' rights jssue
to avoid a precedent so if that
the Tri-Partite Body sitting next
year whenconfrQnted with. the
issue of student rights will be
unable to refer· to this as a
legal precedent for saying that
the .stUdents have no rights."
The students based their de'
rnands on the results of a poll
conducted on December 7, 1967
by the Student Government conceriung
liberaltizationof campus
dress regulations', The poll
showed that 94% of the 900 participating
students rejected present
regulations in effect S~riday
through Thursday;.The poll also
expressed 90% preference for informal
dress regulations during
the entire week, 74% felt that
dungarees in good condition
should be acceptable attire for
the dining hall, while 69% rejected
dress regulations for
classes.
Page Ten THE STAG March 4, 1968
Newsweek Editor Believes
June War 'Poisoned Life'
reading by several undergraduates
on March 21, a poetry
reading by Robert Wallace on
April 1, and a dramatic reading
of a new play-by Louis Berrone
on May 3.
University had looked into a
computer system but could not
give a definite time as to when
such a system might be implemented.
He also added that a
computer rmght not make a
significant reduction in time,
since it would have to be programmed
for approximately
eight thousand marks. It appears
that the aura of the status
quo concerning grades will be
with the students for quite a
whdle to come.
The ··Grades?
PROBATION AND DEAN'S
LIST BREAKDOWN
Number and percentages of probationary students at the
beginning of the Spring Semester 1968 and in 1967.
No. 1968% No. 1987%
Freshmen 73 14.5 60 12.2
Sophomores 72 15.7 67 16.2
Juniors 71 18.4 65 18.3
Seniors 20 6.4 24 9.2
To~al 236 14.3 216 14.3
. Number and percentages of students on the Dean's List
at the beginning of the Spring Semester 1968 and in 1967.
No. 1968% No. 1967%
11 2.2 26 5.4
34 7.5 29 7.0
21 5.5 34 9.6
28 9.0 42 16.0
94 5.7 131 8.6
Freshmen .
Sophomores .
Juniors .
Seniors .
Total .
Spring English Series
Second Event
"The Split Personality of Contemporary
American Poetry,,"
will be the topic of the second
event jointly sponsored by the
English Department and the
Student Christian Action Committee
on March 11 in the Oak
Room at 8:00 p.m. Reverend
Chad Walsh, an Episcopalian
priest, will deliver the lecture.
Rev. Walsh is the author of
four books of poetry and has
written three books' about
poetry. He is the author of a
number of works of criticism
and history, among them C. S.
Lewis and From Utopia to
Nightmare. In 1964 he was
given the annual Spirit Award
of the Catholic Poetry Society
of America, being the first Protestant
to receive it; the next
year his two most recent books
of poetry won the first annual
$1,000 prize of the Council for
Wisconsin Writers, and the Golden
Anniversary Poetry Award
of the Society of Midland Authors.
Upcoming Events
Upcoming events also include:
the dramatic reading of a new
three-act play by Michael McDonnell
on March IS, a poetry
In conclusion, the Dean was
asked whether or not the University
had investigated a computer
system to process the
grades. He answe~ed that the
Rinaldi, Beckman Re'oding
A combined poetry reading by. Nicholas Rinaldi
of the Fairfield English Department and David Beckman
will be held March 8 in the Campus Center Oak
Room at 8 :00 p.m. This reading will be the first in a
series ·of Spring 1968 readings and lectures sponsored
by the University English Department. .
Mr. Beckman is the author of
a book of poetry, Whispers of
the Morning Tide, and has written
several verse plays. He will
read from a new book of poems.
Mr. Beckman lives in New
York and has recently returned
from a year of writing in Scotland.
those flunked out would only
receive an 80% rebate on their
tuition and room and board, the
Treasurer's Office firmly denied
that this was the case. They
said that these students are
entitled to a full refund since
the fault lies with the University
and not with the individual
students.
Were
Within 48 Hours
Physically Possible
Concerning those students
wl!0 flunked out, the Dean said
that "they get notified as soon
as is physically possdble" and
that these students are "notified
well in advance of report
cards." The Dean further explained
that it was possible to
tell if a student would flunk out
even though all of his grades
were not yet submitted. In these
cases, the Dean's Office would
contact the respective teachers
and ask for the specific student's
~rades immediate17.
Nevertheless, those students
who flunked out were not notified
by letter until January 30
and February 1 - after the second
semester had begun. ·When
asked about this delay in notifying
the students, the Assistant
Dean, Dr. Vincent Murphy, replied
that "there isn't much
more that can be done." He also
added that "in other schools the
courtesy of report cards is not
always honored." He also pointed
out that many schools do not
accept students at the beginning
of the second semester anyway.
Full Refund
Regard1ng \he rumor that
and the Soviets, should reguarantee
the integrity of both nations,
for if we do not, the next
time it crisis does break out in
the Middle East, "the bell will
toll for all of us."
Where
In talking with the secretarial
staff who compile a student's
grades, they indicated that
teachers should submit their
students' grades to the Dean's
Office within-48 hours. In contrast,
teachers interviewed said
that this is neither a hard nor
a fast rule. The Dean, the
Reverend James H. Coughlin,
S.J., said that the teachers have
as long a time as they need for
submitting their grades.
At present, it takes from 10
to 1~ days for th~ secretarial
staff to compile the grades and
to release them to the students;
however, they also have to compile
semester examinations for
all of the teachers and thus
ClUIIlot devote their full attention
to .grades until after the
last exam. As to the idea of
teachers senddng a student's
grade to him by postcard, it is
up to the discression of the individual
teachers.
By ROGER A· GRIGG
The main topic of discussion
among Fairfield students returning
from semester break was
"Where are the grades?" To answer
this question, THE STAG
interviewed those involved in
the process of compiling the
grades.
Query Answered
the United States are currently
involved in an. arms build up
race to equip th~ Arabs and the
Israelis, respectively, for war.
Mr. Higbee feels that this is the
"crux of the matter." There
should not be a continuing confrontation
of the Russians and
the Americans every time a·
Middle East crisis breaks out.
We, and the Soviets as weU,
should make efforts to be
friendly to both sides, rather
than take sides.
Blood Feud
Mr. Higb~ noted that there
was some truth in the statement
that the Arab-Israeli
quarrel was "just another Middle
East blood feud." He feels
that they are going to fight it
out among themselves. He s~s
the Arabs, as only wanting to
protect their own lands, and he
does not feel that the Israelis
are interested in a wildexpansionist
policy. In addition he
commented "Israel is too much
of a mouthful" even for Nassar,"
and that fact would affect
any notions tJ.:tat .the Arabs
might have 'lbout taking over
the Jews. Part of the problem
exists in the fact that the Arabs
still do not recognize the IsraeliS
as a nation.
Solution
As his solution, Mr. Higbee
otrered tile IU1l8tion that we,
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A new perspective to the Arab-Israeli crisis was given by Mr. Arthur Higbee,
associate editor of Newsweek Magazine, in his recent International Relations Club
sponsored talk. .
Mr. Higbee said that the dis- -------------------------
pute, culminating in last June's
six-day war, has "poisoned life
in the area" and has posed a
threat of a ruclear confrontation
between the Soviets and
the Americans over the Middle
East situation. Mr. Higbee attributed
the dispute to "precious
little respect on either side" and
"childish and e mot ion a 1"
actions 'by the Arabs and the
Israelis. He stated that we
should not expect the Arabs to
be "reasonable" and that the
Jews should not expect their
nation to be "carved out of
living Arab flesh," as Palestine
is as much Arabian as Jewish
in its culture.
Mr. Higbee felt that the only
way that the dispute will be
settled will be for the Arabs
and the Israelis to come to the
conclusion that they have to live
with each other. It seems that
neither side is in any hurry to
make peace however, and therefore
the actual settlement will
be left up to a future generation,
perhaps in ten to twenty
years.
Crux of the Matter
There are also other ramifications
of the war. The crisis
is not limited to the Middle
East only. The Soviet Union and
Abuses€onsidered In
Student· Rights
that went undefeated for two
years and copped two city titles.
The amiable redhead has
been an exemplary student at
Fairfield. He has placed his
name on the Dean's List, been
selected for WHO'S WHO IN
AMERICAN COLLEGES AND
UNIVERSITIES twice and has
taken part in the President's
Leadership Conference.
Tomorrow night the Stags
will be the final obstacle in the
way of a St. Bonnies club which
is riding on the crest of a season
long victory skein. A victory
for the Stags would make-the
dUferenoo between a good aDd
an exoollentseason and, If the
Stags are to pull off the upset
of the year, they will need a
psyched_up performance from
big Art Kenney. Don't ' bet
against them.
Continued from Page 14
Stags with a present record of
no wins 'one loss and one tie.
There will be a rematch with
Manhattan in the future, the
club announced, but the date
has not been decided upon yet.
The hockey club has been
having trouble arranging meets
with other schools, because up
to now they have not been in
any league. Now that the club
is going to enter the Metropolitan
league, there is hope of
removing all their previous
problems with their schedule.
Hockey
the Stags ability to couple au,
excellent .second 'half shooting
performance, lead' by Cirina's
17 points, and their 51·86 dom·
ination of the boards that spell·
ed the end for Providence.
Cirina's 28 points took game
honors and his bri~liant floor
game included six rebounds.
Frank Magaletta, winding up
a sensational sophomore campaign,
had 17 points and 10 rebounds.
Reliable Bill Jones had
13 mark"!rs and 10 coroms. Kenney
and Crenshaw muscled 11
and eight caroms respectively.
Tony· Koski provided the impetus
in the Providence attac~
with 16 points and 12 rebounds,
while pepperpot guard Skip
Hayes had 16, followed by
Clary with 14.
Sports Personality
Continued from Page IS
rebounds which are utterly
necessary for this year;s low
percentage shooting team are
Kenney's tasks, and he performs
them well. Gifted with a
feathery shooting touch and remarkable
mobility for a big.
man, Art has gradually made
the difficult transition from
center to forward.
His most rewarding game
was probably last year against
Georgetown when he came off
the bench to' help contain 6'S"
Steve Sullivan and 6'11" Frank
Hollander, and turn the tit:ie to
an important win.
Art began playing 'basketball
on that great training ground,
the N;Y.C. playgrounds. He attended
Power Memorial H.S.
and played on a legendary squad
Co~tInued frQDl Page 14
the margin tc 65-59. Tony
Koski hit the last Providence
bucket and Cl'enshawcanned
another from the corner before
Frank Magaletta scored seven.
straight to wrap up the game.
In the final analysis, It was
Providence
Page Eleven
Intramurals
Fairfield RFC Spring Schedule
March 16 - A vs. Drew at Central Park
B·vs. Drew at Central Park
March 23 - Avs. Villanova at Villanova
B vs. Villanova at Villanova
C vs. St. Francis Prep at Fairfield
D vs. St. Francis Prep at Fairfield
March 30 - A vs; Georgetown at Georgetown
B vs. Georgetown at Georgetown
C vs. Georgetown at Georgetown
April 6 - A vs. Wesleyan at Fairfield
B vs. Wesleyan at Fairfield
C vs.New York at Fairfield
EASTER VACATION - A and BBAHAMA TOUR
April 27 - A vs. Fordham at Fairfield
B vs. Fordham at Fairrfield
May 4 - A vs. Tufts at Tufts
B vs. Tufts at Tufts
Harvard 7 - aside tournament at Harvard
Business School
May 11 - A vs. Old Maroon at FaIDfield
B vs. Old Maroon at Faimeld
C vs. M.LT. at Fairfield
. Continued from Page 12
dency towards offensive battles,
has enough :scoring punch to
outlast all but the best. They
won last week, 64-53 over Loy-
ola, 2N. More significant was
Ted Sotinsky's 24 points and an
impressive barrage by his teammates.
If the ex-Varsity player
can continue at this rate
FFLDB will only get stronger
than it is presently, relying on
the talents of Mike Moore and
intramural legend Bill Casey.
In other contests PKT, which
has lost some heartbreakers,
didn't let their match with Gonzaga
1 get away, and topped the
Beavers, 42-36. Regis Ground
finished off Regis 2, 50-31, as
Jack Doyle scored 21.
an activist role through proper
student legislation aimed at stu:
dent autonomy, We must either
demand through our Student
Government that ouradminis'
tration remove itself from our
private lives and 'our student
society or we must accept the
dull spoon 1't!eding of the present
system of "in loca parentis."
Issue
THE STAG
that the~ is no libel in the publication.
This moderator is given
the ability to censure any publication
through advance approval
or disapproval of copy·
We believe that only through
the removal of the moderator
and with the student editors
alone 'ensuring T.HESTAG's
responliible Journalism cah THE
STAG b~ a true expression of
student freedom and stUdent intellectual'inq~
iry; If this must
be accomplished through the
switching' of finances from the
present admiiiistrationsource
toa direct student source" we
propose this. If not, we would
hope that" the administration
could remove its censure and
thus, allow student editorial responsibility
to express itself.
B. -In the present Student
Government system, a' moderator
has th~ power to.VETO any
legislation passed by the Government
on the concept: 1) that
the legislation might be mistakenly
approved by the President
of the Student Association;
2) that the legislation might infringe
on the powers and the
rights of the administration; 3)
that the legislation might be
detrimental to the Student Association.
In the- new constitution to be
voted on eventually, the moderatorhas
been removed, But,
even with this adjustment; there
is no real difference mthe power
which can be expressed by
the student society over its private
sector. 'The Director of
Student Services still oversees
arbitrarily the legislation of the
Student Government. Consider
the dress regulations - which
we believe are within the students'
private sector, To accomplish
the recent change, a bill
was passed througn our legislature
recommending a change,
then the grievance committee
chairman and Mr. Bocchini asked
~. Griffin for the desired
'change. We consider this procedure
to be a great abuse infticted
upon our student society.
The administration must not
have arbitrary control over our
Student Government association
when it feels that it is coneerned
through its "in loco
pal'entis." Our Student Government
should be the expression
of student rights, purposes, and
responsibilities. Not our negotiator
with ihe administration
over what our student society
can and cannot have, what it
may and may not do.
C. And concerning the moderator
system over all our student
organizations, the system
must be removed so that students
will realize their responsibilities
and will develop their
,self-reliance. If ,any faculty or
administration member is to be
a par.t of a student organization,
'he should be chosen by the students
and should have no other
function than that of an intellectualattache.
The result in our belief in the
rights and consequent responsibilities
of students is self-determination
in the private sector
of student -society. To accomplish
this sturlents must awake
from their, half-hearted desolatjon
of. !lpathy antl confusion to
tions, made and enforced by
themselves.
We are not proposing that an
rules should 'be ,abolished. W€
merely believe thatthey~sbould
be clearly defined and that jus.,
tice should be meted 61;1t by a
student court according to a
definite, table of punishments.
II. The limited cut .ystem.
Editor's Note: To mention
certaJo inore pressing Issues
of student freedom here at
Falrfieldthe folioWin~ state.
ment -was proposed 'by seli'.
lors Ralph ,JUster and JohD,
'Novak. The writers stress the ~,
idea.' of leglslatlv~ means
with 'a' -solid 10~datloii ,bil.sed
on the Student GoyerJUIjelit.
The -malo t~Dets of th~' pro.,,' '
posal Will be presented.at,'an'
~pcomlng Comment Forw:n.'
• .' '. -<:;;- .
March,,4, 1968
Withih the aCademic tegula~
tions, there islhe practice: of
, , holding a student in a , low~r
By RALPH, KISTJ!1R ,'68 ,diviSion course to a maximum
and
JOHN NOVAJ{'68 'of "six cuts. This limited cut
. ' concept is justified by our ad-
In undertilkiilgthe ~onsidera- ministration with the statement
tion of thissubje,ct, we realize that limited cuts, are a protecthat
'the traditional atmospher.e tion for the student who mii~ht
of, Fairrfield VniversitY and' of be tempted to cut CIass<;!s lind
the majoritY ot Catholic insti,tu~thus' fail out. It is considered
liOns of higher ,education is p~l'- ',necessary to force SOmeone who
meated by the.concept of "in has 'chosen ,college to be rece'ploco
parentis." We respect thLc:,' thzet6 ~ucation.
position ,but WE' ", s1;rol,lgly di,,~ We believe. t!tat this limited
agree with. its preJJlis~s,l'-nd im~ C1-tti"policy, On. the pr~text of
'plications; '-", protection, totally negates the
We see that' the life .of ~the 're~ponsibility of the individual
individual student can be divid- stUdent toward his education.
ed in two separate areas: the We readily admit that some
private and.the academic. With ,students are saved from failing
this in mind/we"woulCt }j:ke~' to t through this, coercion, but' we
consider a,bllses in these areas even more readily believe that
of our lives .,.tn)~hi~~ a,~,~dez:t;ie the. vast majority of students
community: 1) The present ad- would adjust to freedom ,of
ministration" f)f the regulatory choice ih attending classes and
functions;, 2) the limited cut would gain in responsibility and
~y~t~m:7 '3) U1e~,mocier:ator sys- self.reliance in this adjustment,
;~~~. c,: -;' ~d~,;~:" '- ;s:': 'j ",:: '!be ultimate expression of
" ~y~r'yQne. .oINws~0ar~-!ls .,'lfe I;~s.ponsibility to education by a
.cb,nsider tob~ in);r~nsic~l}~ ne.c.- stUd~nt is the free choice to
es.saj::y'to the fu:ll develQPw~nt ,of ~pl~ce hinlself into the classthe
stude!lt and thus should be room \vherehe is to learn: To
reser~ed to' his free choIce as d~ny the student the right to
'1m Individual and' lisa member make this choice, as is being
c;i'the st~dent societY.. ' done' by 'our a'dministration, is
• f~., ..,J:1"". ", it '"denial" of the -individual's right
I. 'The,~.,reisent ladmbus- -fo '. d~v~lop responsibility and
trati(jft;'! reg,illa-lory' fune- ·self:reliance.
,tlonS. '. , , Also, a system of limited cuts
The disciplinar)' policy at is necessarily subject to many
Faimeld is defined in our pres- abuses. First of all, a faculty
enLStudent Handboo~ ,~s !(J'he" IJ;lember is left with too much
~egulatory'\func~iol,1J;oii>r~se!:v.~f:~ dis':citeti6nary power to fail a
',order" iJi,~h~",t!pive~~t¥~.:an~,:to~;~t;u'd~nt,~n the ,pretext that the
"'enliblesbidents 6,indl:\!ld~i·~:sfudent'has'incurred too many .:'.~,". . ,"''''-,'f'.." -~ ... ~ .. ,.~"' ~"'~"_'" ~_:~";~ ~:~.~ ..
"~u!UlY,·,a:r~" i~~,::'y, s,; S:~ges.; oJ <5as, ~'IJ;leans of 'settling personal
,d'eyelopm~nt:;"":'::,to attilm per-' absences from class. Thus the
Ii< so,nill'maturitY.'!'While avoiding 'limited cut system can be used
'"the issue of wbether the attain- vendett~;
::n:ie!!t .of persepal maturity r~- Or equal importance is the
" ~ltS< i~., "plas~tic: pe1p1f!' or'. "QPpprtUnity the unlimited cut
":whether)t -~tegra~eswe~--; pre-. '~system' affords for judging the
paJ~d.'to;create, fol'-~ thepts~IY~\."(aclidemiCcapabilities of faculty
we quesp,on:.thecniea,ns, the ad- "'members. We believe that most
ininjs!I'ation deems necessary. ~o stUdents will freely attend the
,. instill "maturity." lecture of a competent '1ecturer
Under the present system, the and that any faculty member
admlnistration' has created a who must force students to at,
dOrp:1itory', ~nviro~ent of ubi- tend his class is expendable.
: qUitQus,,teh"!dks' through"sign- " , '
· iD~. in~pe~ti0ll,Jite-::W"e'~lieve ,,' 1Il,~~The moderator system.
, 'that' this·'j;-system"'iin~de'~:tHe >:- 'We '''believe that the modera:
0verall development of the in- tor system over our student or-
.dividual student. While we do ganizations 'must be removed.
~ot advocate ,a Hobbesian stat"! The system is an infringement
,of natural conflict, we strongly upon ,the private sector of stuobject
to the present authori- dent societY and takes from the
'~arian structure. -;"':students' ther'ealization of re~
~, The first aim of 'any disci-' spon,~ibilities both to theIr 01'-,
"plinary system is the develop- '" ganitations and to the Univer~'
ment of the self-r'.!liance and . sity as a whole. As prime ex-·
· personal responsibility of the in- amples, let us consider THE
iiividual under its jurisdiction. STAG apd the Student Govern-
· Such development cannot be re- ment.
'alized within a system which A. In the pre~ent organization
'.critically restricts,' the stud,ent's of 'THE STAG, a moderator is
freedom of action.. It;canforli~J appointed "by, the President of
· be accomplished if students are the University to be the Uniallowed
to function as free in- 'versity's representative to the
dividuals with, a minimum ,of paper to ensure the University,
r\:estriction - lImited to r.egula- wbich is the legal publisher, ''''., _. _.. .._,
'<#.~' ~ ..... ~. ~, ,~~. '11 ~ • • r, - - i.,
Eastern Basketball Teams
Provide Puzzling Season
Joseph's,
March 4, 1968
the nwnber one rating.
Lantern Point, in the habit of
doing most things on the sly,
trampled Loyola 28, 66-25 and
continued to sneak into top
competition with wide winning
margins. They have a hat-trick
of shooters, Crowley, Sweeney,
and Aspur, who can make your
eyes water and are slated to
end up in the post-season
tournament.
Fairfield Beach, with a tenContinued
on Page 11
Chuck Angelo'. route to the basket Is blocked by G-2'.
George Train as Bob Goodman looks oD.
In the scuffle to sort out the
best basketball team on the Intramural
circuit, last week's ac.
tion indicated where the power
resides.
Intrarnurals
Cam p Ion 2's inhabitants,
eager for the Intramural CrOWD,
arrogantly clipped off two victories
by downing Loyola 1,
47-21, and tough PKT, 44-28.
With at least five scorers on
C2's squad, led by George Wrobel
and rugger Cris Grauert,
they pose a menacing threat for
THE STAG
Five guys from St. Bonaventure
haven't found their match
yet, more Manhattanville girls
than ever are learning about
basketball since Columbia has
been doing so well, and even
Brown had its night as it
toppled Yankee Conference leader
U.R.I. at Marvel gym in
Providence. Everyone is so very
close, talent and record wise
that almost all those teams
mentioned could get tourney
bids. HOW WOULD YOU
MAKE SUCH A DECISION?
now.
Sikorsky.
u . ~ircraft
Dukes Roll
Fairfield closed at 40-34 early
in the second half but Duquense,
utilizing the rebounding muscle
of Washington and 6-9 sophomore
sensation Gary Major,
scored eight straight and rolled
on unchallenged to its inspired
victory.
Washington lead the powerful
Dukes with 22 points, followed
by Barr with 21 and
Major with 12.
Frank Magaletta and Bill
Jones, both of whom fouled out
midway through the final half,
led the Stags with 19 and 17
points respectively.
It's very apparent that on
any given night almost anyone
can beat anyone else. This re-o
porter feels that on the given
night of March 5, the team will
be Fairfield, by 5 over the hlghriding
Bonnie•.
Duquesne
Box Score
were blitzed with fOUls, Fairfield
being slugged with 23 and
St. Joseph's with 22 ~rsonals.
The Stags absorbed a sound
00·67 trouncing' at the hands of
NIT bound Duquense as they
were unable to overcome a
frigid shooting nlght and were
repeatedly victimized by a suo
perb fast break.
The contest was tied at 4 in
the early going before 6-S Phil
Washington and 6~ Moe Barr
found the range for the Dukes.
Frank Magaletta's 10 first half
markers kept Fairfield in contention
as the Stags trail~d 4030
at intermission.
To offset any cries of luck,
the Redmen allowed BC to come
to New York where they again
beat the Bostonians, 60-57, in
the Christmas Tourney.
As the season progressed,
general regressions of all sorts
were felt by most independents·
St. Francis beat St. Peter's
88-78; St. Francis beat St. Joe's.
St. Joe's beat Villanova, but
Fairfield beat St. Francis, and
Villanova, and lost to St. Pete's
and St. Joe's.
Niagara beat St. Peter's, Holy
Cross beat Fordham, and Boston
College. Fairfield beat Holy
Cross, and Niagara, but Fordham,
spelled with a' small "c"
and Boston College, spelled with
Coach Cousy's statement "this
is the best team we've ever
had" have caused 2 of Fairfield's
most disheartening loses up t~
FAIRFIELD
o FT PT
Jones 9 3 21
Magaletta .,. 5 3 13
Crenshaw 1 1 3
Kenney 5 6 16
Hessel....... 3 0 6
King 0 2 2
Gibbons 2 3 7
PT
2 27 24 78
0 ST. JOSEPH'S
~, 21 0 FT PT
12 Harver 6 10 22
12 Kempski ..... 6 1 13
0 Leonarczyk .. 4 0 8
9 Kelley ...... 6 12 24
2 Deangelis .... 4 1 9
19 Gardler 0 2 2
3 Phahler ..... 1 2 .-
90 Z1 26 82
St.
Page Twelve
Sports Scope
By ED SMITB
Basketball in the East has
always produced its share of
exciting thrills, colorful individuals,
and surprises. This year
the thrills and individuals were
there in expected proportions.
but the surprises became the
daily rule rather than the exception.
As any sports page in
the east was picked up, the
reader would gasp with sorrow
or joy at the latest outbreak in
the epidemic of upsets.
ThIs plague probably was first
noticed when St. John's visIted
BC. Everything was there that
typified BC games; the band,
the fans, the Beacon Street
derelicts, and the famous zebra
men. St. John's not only lasted
the first 40 minutes with the
multi-talented Eagles, but came
up on top after five more, 91-90.
27 13 67
DUQUESNE
'0 FT
Guziak '1 0
Abraham ...• 0 0
Barr . .•...•. 9 3
Washington.. 10 2
Major ..••••• 5 2
Gilbert 0 0
Carlera 4 1
Connolly 1 0
Zaph 6 7
Himes 1 1
37 16
Continued from Page 14
Both teams traded baskets as
the 5-10 Kelly, with 24 points
and eight rebounds, led the
Hawks to their hard pressed
victory.
Bill Jones led Fairfield with
21 points and 13 rebounds. K~nney,
who played a fine second
half with four personals, had 16
and Fi-ank Magaletta followed
with 13.
St. Joseph's ruled the backboards
4.6-39, and both teams
Box Score
FAIRFIELD
o FT PT
Jones 7 3 17
Magaletta ... 9 1 19
Kenney...... 4 1 9
Crenshaw 4 2 10
Cirina. .. 1 0 2
Hessel....... 0 0 0
Gibbons 0 4 4
Kiney 2 2 6
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March 4, 1968 THE STAG Page Thirteen
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on top at the
enough put on
kept themselves
final buzzer.
The Providence frosh, fresh
from wins over Be and Holy
Cross, and rated as the best in
the East, crushed Fairfield,
100-81 as a scoring explosion in
the last 8 minutes enabled the
Friars to roll it up. Mark Frazer,
who is fast closing in on
Jimmy Brown's frosh scoring
record, poured in 29, and Tom
Purcell netted 21, but it was not
nearly enough.
Shooting
Frosh Squad
Mark Frazer lets loose a 2-handed Jumper over a Providence
defender.
Ruggers Prepping
For Spring Season
colder than. the hookey rink
under the New Haven floor as
Central ripped oft 12 straight
points. Fairfield led 26-23 at the
half, but could only come up
with 3 points in the next 7
minutes.
The rest of the contest
seemed to be played in irrelevency
in the midst of a shout.
down between Stag and St. Joe
fans. But a last-ilitch rally
whittled the margin to four to
bring the attention back to the
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The frosh then bowed 68-60
to a Oentral team that had
crushed them earlier in the
J'ear. With the contest tied at
29-29, the Stags shooting turned
The frash were socked with
two defeats by Central Conn.
and Providence at the Stag's
upstate home while trouncing
New Haven College at Fairfield.
The Stags looked sharp in their
one-sidetl win over the Elm
Citymen as Mark Frazer and
Tom Purcell combined 45 points
while Tom Finch and Woody
Long had 16 and 15.
By ROBERT SILLERY
It seems that the freshman
basketball team would be better
off if they never ventured into
the chilly confines of the dilapidated
New Haven Arena. The
yearlings have managed only
victory on the Elm City court,
as opposed to a sparkling 5-1
record in the more cozy Stag
gym.
Plagues
Not a spectacular player,
By STEVE RYAN same schedule, and co-captains
The Fairfield Rugby Football Jack Higgins and 'Beef' Smith
Club opened its activities for the are optimistic about the matchSpring
'68 season last Monday es. Three college teams, Drew,
with a week of hard running Villanova, and Georgetown,
and touch drills to get back into start the season; all these conshape.
Tackle starts this week, tests are away at New York,
and with their pre-season exer- Villanova, and Washington recises
the ruggers hope to better spectively. The first home game
the impressive 5-2-1 mark of the is the following week against
fall. Wesleyan, and after a week of
The RFC has reached an all matches in the Bahamas, the
time high of 87 members this Red returns to conclude the seaspring,
and Fairfield has never son against Fordham, over
possessed the talent that it com- whom Fairfield owns a proud
mands this campaign. However, 17-0-1 lifetime record and finish
because of the amount of out matches with such new_
graduating seniors on the squad. comers to the Fairfield schedule
a slight shortage of freshmen as Tufts, and the Fordham
has caused considerable worries graduates, the Old Maroon. AIabout
next fall. It is not too though only a few C and D
Art Kenney late to come out for the team; matches have ,been scheduled,
which were not co-incidentally Kenney be a t s you quietly. many positions are still unfilled the club will definitely pick up
Kenney's finest. Art netted, 12 Setting a pick, making his man on all of the four teams that more, probably with Yale, St.
against the Purple Eagles and take a bad shot, and copping the the club will field. Francis and Hartford, among
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to steal the thunder from Manny
Leaks. His 13 caroms helped the
Stags to a crushin&, 56-30 rebounding
advantage over St.
Francis and lead the Stags to
a 5 point win over the hi&,h
flying Frankies.
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By ROBERT SILLERY
The speedy but rocky rise of
Fairfield to eastern prominence.
and the three year career of
varsity standout Art Kenney
offer many striking parallels
which say a great deal about
the importance of the 6'8", 230
lb. redhead to the Stags.
In discussing his varsity
car e e r, Kenney surprisingly
stated that he felt most satisfied
with his play during his
sophomore campaign, the year
that Fairfield burst brashly and
nnexpectedly on the big time
scene.
Kenney continued that he was
disappointed with his performance
last year, a disappointing
year all around for the Stags.
In viewing Fairfield this year,
w hen breathtaking victories
have coupled themselves with
disillusioning defeats to place
the heart of the fan on a ceaseless,
turmoiled see-saw, one
realizes that the only time this
team can really hit the heights
of which it is capable is when
Art Kenney turns tiger. This
transformation has taken place
with increasing frequency over
the latter part of the season,
and has enabled the Stags to
spring their most satisfying upsets.
Certainly the most satisfying
of these wins were against Ni_
gara and St. Francis, games
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Art Kenney moves to set a pick 88 Wayne Gibbons drives
down the lane·
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Box Score
from Skip Hayes and 6-8 center
Tony Koski,. who also muscled
n i n e rebounds. Meanwhile,
Fairfield. was a frigid 31% from
the floor while having Sol Cr~nshaw
and Art Kenney shackled
with four and three personal
fouls respectively. Cirina and
Bill Jones held the attack together
with 11 and 10 markers.
FAIRFIELD
G FT PT
Jones........ 6 0 12
Maagletta ... 7 3 17
Kenney...... 3 0 6
Crenshaw 3 1 '1
Cirina 10 8 28
Hessel....... 0 0 0
Gibbons ..... 1 2 4
Cirina opened the second
half with six straight but the
FdaI'!! jinx seemed well intact
as they opened a 44·84 lead with
15:40 re.maining In the game.
The Stags roared back into
contention over the n~xt six
minutes however, outscoring
Providence 17-6 as the' dogged
Cirina hit for five, Sol Crenshaw
bagged a pair of corner
jump shots, and Frank Magaletta
hit a side one-hander to
push Fairfield out front 51~0.
At this point Art Kenney
matched buckets with Hayes
and Andy Clary before Cirina
ripped in six more to give Fairfield
the lead once and for all
at 63-59 with three and a half
minutes to be played.
After a Providence time-out
Wayne Gibbons hit b.oth ends
of a one and one situation to up
Continued on Page 11
PROVIDENCE
G FT PT
Callen 1 1 3
Clary........ 6 2 14
Koski 7 2 16
Hayes....... 1 4 16
Henderson 1 0 2
Kerzner 4 2 10
By PAUL HUGHES
Larry Cirina, Fairfi~ld's cinderella
guard, turned prince
once again as he poured in 28
points to spearhead a 7W1
comeback victory over Providence
College.
Cirina's Midas touch account·
ed for 10 of 15 field goal at·
tempts and eight of nine from
the foul line, turning an other·
wise lackluster contest into an
historic event with his torrid
marksmanship. The win marked
the 150th coaching triumph for
Fairfield mentor George Bisac·
ca, an ,especially sweet one
since the Friars were unbeaten
against Fairfield teams for the
previous twelve years.
Fairfield opened a qUick 6-2
lead on three jump shots by
Cirina before Providence out·
scor~d the Stags 8-2 over the
ilext three and a half minutes
to grab a 10-8 lead. Cirina put
Fairfield back out front on a
20 foot jumper be'fore the
Friars opened a 21-15 margin.
Both teams traded baskets the
remainder of the' half until
Providenc~ pumped in six
straight for a 36-28 intermission
lead.
The Friars shot a red hot
51% from the field during the
first stanza, getting 10 points
at 67·56 with five and a half
minutes left.
Comeback Fails
Art Kenney and Bill Jones
split 12 points as Fairfi~ld
roared to within two at 76-74
with 48 seconds left. The Stags
full court press was in effect
when a controversial blocking
foul by Wayne Gibbons cost
them the game. Kelly sank both
ends of a one and one to put
the game out of r~ach at 78-74
with 37 seconds to go.
Continued on Page 12
Jaspers
that barely held oft' a gallant
Fairfield comeback bid in the
final minute of play.
Fouls Costly
The score was ~ed at 39 all
at the halfway mark as Bill
Jones, with 12 points, and
Kelly, with 11, put on dazzling
shooting performances in a fast
and furious half during which
the lead changed hands on nine
occasions. Fairneld was dealt
a staggering blow as both Art
Kenney and Sol Crenshaw were
tabbed with four personal fouls.
The lead bounc~d back and
forth four times in the early
moments of the second session
before the Hawks took it for
good at 47-46 ona ten foot
jump shot by Bill DeAngelis
with fifteen and a half minutes
left in th~ game.
St. Joseph's ootgmmed Fairfield
20·10 over the next ten
minotes to open its biggest lead
Hartagan's third goaL In the
hectic final minutes of the
match, Manhattan came up with
its fourth goal, forcing the
Stags to settle for a 4-4 tie·
Two of Tony Hartagan's
goals for Fairfield were assisted
by Benjy Hill, while one of the
goals which Manhattan scored
was the result of a penalty by
the Stags' Steve Dauer. The tie
with Manhattan leaves the
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Ties
Bill Jones treats his man to a taste of the leather as Sol
Crenshaw looks on.
By PAUL HUGHES
Dan Kelly scored seven points
in the final minute and a half
of playas Fairfield suffered a
heartbreaking 82-78 loss to St.
Jos~ph's of Philadelphia.
Kelly, a brilliant sophomore
guard, scored 24 points and
throtted a St. Joseph's attack
Hoopsters Drop Decisions
To St. Joseph's, Duquesne
agan scored his second goal for
Fairfield, but Manhattan soon
countered with a score of their
own to knot the count.. Timmy
Hill then came through for
Fairfield as he knocked the puck
past Manhattan's goalie for the
Stags' third score of the evening.
Manhattan kept up the seesaw
pace by scoring their third
goal to tie the game at 3 to 3.
The final score for Fairfield's
Stags came on the explosive
Hockey Club
By DAVID CAISSE
Fairfteld Hockey Club scores its tying goal in exciting 4-4
deadlock with Manhattan.
Unbeaten St. Bonaventure,
rated number one in the East
and number four in the nation,
o p p 0 s e s Fairfield tomorrow
night in what must be regarded
as the game of the year for the
Stags, who will be gunning for
an upset and some deserved
recognition in the New Haven
Arena contest.
The Stags will be seeking reo
venge for la8t Year's heartbreaking
two point lou to the
BoDDies in Madison Square
Garden, when St. Bonaventure
triumphed on a desperation,
last-second shot. It was a game
in which Larry Cirina poured in
82 points, the top perfo~e
of a Stag player last year.
The NCAA tourney-bound
Bonnies are led by 6'11", 265 lb.
sophomore center Bob Lanier.
The graceful big man is averaging
28 points and 16 rebounds
per .game for the season. Lanier's
superb playing ability is
exemplified by the De. Paul
game,in which he scored 25
points, blocked 8 shots, and had
14 rebounds and 6 steals as the
Bonnies romped.
Behind Lanier are guards.Jim
SataIln and BUly Kalbaugh,
both excellent shooters. The forwards
are 6'5" John Hayes and
6'8" BQl Butler, a big scoring
threat who distroyed the Stags
last year. They all add up to a
very fonnidable foe·
The Bonnies' coach, Larry
Weise, favors a 1-2-2 zone defense
at all times. Lanier guards
the bucket, while the smaller
players harass the ballhandlers.
Some of th.eir more impressive
victims include Villanova and'
Toledo.
By BILL POW
On Saturday, February 24, at
the Riverdale Rink, the Fairfield
and Manhattan Hockey Clubs
played to a 4-4 deadlock.
The Stags scored first on a
goal by Tony Hartagan. Manhattan
College wasted no time
in tying the score by hitting the
puck past Fairfield's goalie,
Steve Dauer.
The Stags acquired the lead
for the second time when Hart-
