this projecl will present a real
challenge to most.
"In addition to conducting this
survey we will also ask the
students to familiarize
themselves with "his tract" in
order to better understand the
results of his survey." he
explained.
Students will be urged to visit
many of the popular meeting
places, including political clubs
and fraternal organizations, the
professor noted.
"There's a tendency in most
academic institutions to learn
about life solely through books.
and we want our students to get
away from this." he said.
Professor Fishman
emphasizes that the survey will
not be a one-shot project.
Rather, he and Donald
Greenberg, professor of Politics
at Fairfield, foresee their polling
"instrument" being used by
professors and students in many
other disciplines in future years
to survey Fairfield County
residents on major political.
social, economic and religions
issues.
He also feels that the results of
this survey may be of significant
value in the area of predicting
attitudes on the basis of previous
answers.
That major polling
organizations might want to take
advantage of the data bank's
resources is also a distincl
possibility, he says.
"Let's face it, very few
or~anizations could ever afford
(Conlinued on PageS)
Registration
Set for Oct.
Dean William Schimpf. vicepresident
of Student Services,
has announced tbat at the
request of Student Government
President Steve Mednick. the
town of Fairfield will hold voter
and party registration for
Fairfield University students in
the Oak Room of the Campus
Center, October 5 from 6- 9 p.m.
In order to register as a voter
in the town of Fairfield. a
student must proclaim himself
to be a legal resident of North
Benson Road, Fairfield.
Connecticut and must b('
eighteen years of age on or
before October 5.
Anyon~ interested in becoming
a voter In the town of Fairfield
must see Mrs. Fazzone in
Student Services between the
hours of '8:30 and 2:30 before
October 5 and fill out the preregistration
forms.
Fairfield Students
To Poll Local Voters
A group of Fairfield
University students will find out
this fall whether Fairfield
County residents vote the same
way in November as they say
they will prior to election day.
A group of 110 Fairfield
undergraduates will develop a
"data bank" this fall, based on
census trends in the urban and
suburban areas of Fairfield
County, for continued attitude on
social and political questions.
Working out of a combined
Urban Sociology-Urban Politics
course. students will survey
citizens in 110 census tracts
located in the metropolitan
communities of Bridgeport.
Fairfield. Stratford and
Trumbull as well as other
Fairfield County communities
including Norwalk, Westport.
Stamford. Greenwich and
Danbury.
Included among the questions
to be asked in the survey will be
the people's preference in the
1972 presidential election.
The students will conduct a
questionnaire survey once or
twice before the election, then
attempt to determine whether
the survey results are
representative of how people in
these tracts actually vote in
November.
They will also attempt to
correlate the people's voting
preferences with their ethnic
background and social class in
order to determine if any
relationship exists between
these factors.
None of the group's results will
be published until at least two
.....eeks following the November
election, explains Harry
Fishman, Fairfield professor of
Sociology and one of the course's
instructors.
;'We really aren't interested in
coming out a week before the
election, like Gallup or Harris,
and predicting what will
happen," he says. "Our intention
is more scientifically oriented."
Several social questions will
also be included in the
questionnaire. One query will
attempt to discover whether the
people feel a sense of
"community," and if so whether
it is derived from their
neighborhood, city, town or
region.
In another section, the survey
will ask whether people identify
community power structures in
terms of individuals or
institutions.
The professor is a strong
propenent of students using real
life experiences as well as books
in order to learn, and he believes
SEPT. 21, 1972
E
IN DEEP THOUGHT - Seven faculty members listen attentively as Rev. William Mcinnes, S.J
delivers his annual State of the University address to the faculty last Monday. For a complete tex
the speech see page 3
• UNIVERSITV •
I
the administration assented to mandatory $20 activities fee with
the tuition plan. but balked when the arguments that acceptance
pressed by the students to of such a proposal would require
implement a mandatory fee. close administrative scrutiny of
Even with payment of the fee the Government's operations, a
optional. though. the Student task the Trustees were unwilling
Government realized a budR"el in to ascribe either to themselves
exeess of $50,000 last year. as or to the administration. and
well over 70% of the thateachstudentshouldhavethe
undergraduate students freedom to support financially
submitted the additional $25 with the activities of his choice.
their tuition checks. Yet even As a result only the mandatory
thou~h the $50.000 budget $20 athletic fee and a voluntary
represented a figure far in _ $20 activities fee mel the
excess of previous Government Board's approval and .....ere
budKets, division of the sum was added to the fall tuition bill.
to be made among a greater Budgel Cuts in Effect
number of clubs than ever. Faced with an uncertain and
New Plan Born flexible budget and a debt in the
Then. in the sprinjit of this vicinity of 52.000 $3.000
year, Student Government stemming from deficits incurred
President Steven Mednick and by last year's Dogwood Weekend
William Schimpf. vice-president and the Ralph Nader and Robert
in charge of Student Services. Welch lectures. the Government
devised a new fee collection has already be~un to cut back its
plan. which if accepted .....ould (ConlinuedoaPalc ZI
embrace all volunteer clubs,
organizations, varsity and club
sports. and the construction of
an indoor swimming pool
adjacent to the gym.
According to the specifics of
the proposal all students would
pay a sum of $60, $20 of which
would be applied to the athletic
proR"ram and provide free
student admission to all sporting
events: $20 would flow to the
Student Government for
distribution to non-athletic
clubs: and the remaining $20
would be utilized in repaying a
long-term loan. the money from
which would be used to construct
a swimming pool. Moreover, if
accepted by the Board of
Trustees, payment of the S60
package would be required of all
students.
Board Rejecls Key Segments
Despite widespread student
approval of the plan (it passed in
the Student Legislature by a vote
of 34-14 and was accepled by the
undergraduate student body in a
referendum ballot of 167a-.I72l
the Trustees left only the
athletic portion of the fee intact.
Claiming that the school's
banks refused to guarantee the,
loan on account of the
University's heavy indebtedness.
they scrapped the swimming
pool plan entirely. The Board
also rejected implentalion of a
FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY, FAIRFIELD, CONNECTICUT
THE
Shaky Finances Upset Budget
STIU UNF:INISHED - is the Far East donnltory adjacent to Southeast. Completion of the male wing
is scheduled for Oct. I. although the girls will not move in until the middle of the month. (all photos by
George Ahlmeyer unless otherwise noted)
VOL. 3NO. 3
By Robert Byrn
AlthouJ!h the University
administration has collected the
optional student activities fee
together with tuition payments
for the third consecutive year,
the Student Government faces
one of the worst fiscal crises in
ils history as a result of both past
debts and non-payment of the fee
on the part of 1a-.20% of the
undergraduate student body.
The monetary problems.
which have already necessitated
the cancellation of this year's
Evenings of Music prOJ!ram, are
expected to have a large-scale
impact on the budgets of those
clubs and organizations which
depend upon the Student
GoverOlnent for financial
assistance as well as lessen the
quality of the three major
Government-sponsored social
weekends • Homecoming. the
Winter Weekend. and Dogwood.
Controversies Mar Collection
Collection of the activities fee
by the University itself has been
a source of controvers~' between
the Student Government and
administration for a number of
years. and its history. both
before and after its
implementation as a means of
securing revenue. is a Ion" and
involved one.
In the summer of 1970 the
administration agreed to collect
what was then a S25 fee provided
that payment of the fee be made
optional and thaI non-payment
.....ould in no way jeopardize a
student's standing with the
University. Prior to this time all
money destined (or clubs.
organizations. and athletic
teams. which depended upon the
Student Government for
monetary support, was collected
and distributed by the
Government itself. Since,
however, a sizeable percentage
of upperclassmen. thinking it of
little benefit to themselves:
refused or neglected to pay the
fee. Government officials began
to lobby for a mandatory
activities fee on the tuition bill
thereby insuring them maximum
revenue and a predictable
budget.
AdminislralioD CODsenls
Meelin~ the students half-way,
Univ. Sponsors Charity Drive
United Fund Picks Fairfield as "PaceseHer"
-Daria Barbano.
SEPT. 21, 1972
·Jennirer Coleman
Fairfield. participanlS in the
Summer Workshop in Spain
spent six weeks in university
accommodations in
cosmopolitan Madrid. An
additional optional week of
travel enabled the students and
teachers to visit such places as
Andalucia and Galicia.
Professor John C. Kalakowski.
also a member of the Modern
Lan~uaRe Department of
Fairfield University. directed
those interested in the Summer
Workshop in France. Ac·
commodations were prOVided in
Versailles. just outSide of Paris.
for the six weeks of classroom
stud~'. and field trips were
ol1!:anized to other areas of
historical. artistic. and
sociological interest in France.
An additional optional two weeks
of travel were offered to
participants in the French
Workshop.
The Modern Language
Department of Fairrield hopes to
offer similar rorei~n Study
pr~rams for interested students
next summer.
DeAngelis. Carmen Donnaruma.
and Joseph Grassi.
Academics: Bunny ChaHer.
Eleanor Mayernick. and George
Moloney. Business and Finance:
Tom McNavchlin. Prep:
Catherine Lyddy and Father
Schmidt. Student Services:
Charles Williams. John
Alberghini. and Paul Troha.
Maintenance. Miriam Slater and
Estelle Moulketix from Pavroll.
and Mr. Jakab's secretary.
Lorraine Teso. have also been
working hard on the campai,gn.
The United Fund Drive began
this past Monday. september \8.
All contributions should be
received by september '1:l.
The Unitedway
Thanks to you
its working
NEW POSTER - identifies Fairfiek! University's affiliation with
the United Fund. Fairfield is one of twenty Pacesetters in the
county.
Students Experience
Summer Abroad
During the summer months.
undergraduate students from
Fairfield University took
advantage of the opportunity to
participate in programs of
foreiRn language study. Summer
Workshops in the Languages and
Cultures of France and Spain
offered to students and teachers
an insight into the daily lives and
customs of the European people.
The two separate workshops.
which included both classroom
study and travel. were attended
by high school language teachers
as well as modern language
majors interested in becoming
teachers or in increasing their
knowledJ!e of the foreign
countries. Classes in the study of
life styles and value systems. as
well as those in speakinJ! and
~Titing the languages. were
team-tau,ll:ht by native speakers
and experienced American
professors. Graduate and
undergraduate students were
able to earn six credits through
these courses.
Under the leadership of the
Reverend Victor F. Leeber. S.J ..
chairman of the Modern
LanJ!:ua,ge Department at
university in reachin,g its goal or
~5.000.
Stephen Jakab. who headed the
United Fund drive at Fairrield
last year. comes well-prepared
to handle the job. He has
conducted United Fund
campaigns as Assistant Director
of Industrial Relations of a firm
in Stamford. Assistin,g Mr. Jakab
in the campaign this year is cochairman
Richard De An,gelis.
and Paul Marchelli. There are
also many Fairfield employees
taking charge of the collection of
funds from the different areas of
the university. including James
Fessler. John Fallon. and Nancy
Monaco. University Relations:
Penny Wills, and Pat Kelly.
University Resources: Richard
The 1972 school year ,ltets
underway, and again posters
telling or language labs. play
tryouts. and the latest news in
Student Government plaster the
bulletin boards at Fairfield.
Squeezed in Isomewhere! I on
those bulletin boards is another
poster. picturing a rainbow·
colored hand with the words:
"Thanks to yOu it's working." So
beRins Fairfield University'S
second annual United Fund
campaign.
This year_ Fairfield
University. along with other
businesses and institutions in the
Fairfield county community. has
been chosen to be one of twenty
Pacesetters in the 1973
campaign. These Pacesetters
lead the way by starting their
fund·raising before the official
community campaign begins.
Why was Fairfield University
chosen? Stephen Jakab. the
University Director of Personnel
and campaign chairman at
Fairfield. explained that
Fairfield University is an
institution well-known in the
community; and that although
the university did participate in
the United Fund campaign last
year. its contribution has "room
to Rrow." Indeed it has. Out of a
possible six hundred employees
who might have contributed in
1972. only sixty-five did.
According to Mr. Jakab. many
people do not realize how easy it
is to contribute to the United
Fund through payroll
deductions. A few cents weekly
from the salaries of all Fairfield
employees would greatly aid the
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mandatory athletic fee which all
studenlS must pay.
Critics Cite Distribution
But the budget problems
extend beyond the range of
guessing how much the
Government will actually
collect.
Partisans of WVOF. who say
that this may be the last year in
which the radio station ....'ill have
an opportunity to expand to FM
broadcasting. have drawn lines
v';th advocates of the Free Press
in an effort to gain greater funds
at the ne\\'Spaper's expense.
Moreover. many legislators
and other students have
criticized the Mednick-backed
budget for its reductions in the
areas of cultural and social
affairs. They point to the
budget's slim passage in the
Legislature as a sign that a large
number of students are
dissatisfied with the manner in
which the executive has
distributed the 535.500.
$14.100
TOTAL S3S.MlO
Financial Woes Upset
Governlllent Budget
$17.000
TOTAL ~,OBO
explained that the Alumni OHice
serves as a liaison bet ween the
administration of the University
and the alumni. The increase
importance of Alumni Relations
Ai
. P is evidenced by the fact that umnl ost there are now over 4000
undergraduate and 3000 graduate
John F. Fallon. a 1971 graduate alumni of Fairfield Universit)'.
of Fairfield University, has Functions of Alumni Relations
returned to the school in the include working with alumni in
capacity of Director of Alumni fund raising: arranging
Relations. Homecoming Weekend and
&rn in White Plains, New Alumni Day; and coordinating
York. where he attended class reunions. Mr. Fallon
Stepinac High School. Mr. Fallon revealed plans to inaugurate a
came to Fairfield in 1967 as a monthly alumni newsletter in
History major. Following order to keep alumni abreast of
graduation. he spent one year in new developments at Fairfield.
military service. This publications would contain
Mr. Fallon applied for his a calendar of special events. as
present position after reading in well as prOVide personal
an alumni publication of the information concerning the
Alumni Committee's protracted alumni themselves.
search for a successor to former Mr. Fallon hopes that such a
Alumni Relations Director_ Paul newsletter will encourage the
Greeley, Jr. alumni to attend the special
When asked about the events available to them. and
functions and responsibilities of will convince the alumni that
his position as Director of Fairfield is still interested in
~lumni Relations, Mr. Fallon them. -Davkl Heywood
DIRECTOR OF ALUMNI RELATIONS - John Fallon is shown in
his new office. Mr. Fallon succeeds Paul Greeley who left
Fairf~ aurin« ttle.tearly S~r:l w..;,r".. G no C.I. ~ lilt;
lohnFalion
ViewsNew
(Continued From Page II shoulders the responsibility of
expenditures in a number of collecting the activities fee. the
areas. Government can expect to gain a
The Evenings of Music minimum of $:iS.sao from the 80program,
a series of four 85% of those undergraduate
classical music concerts per students who have paid the
semester. has been eliminated optional $20.
despite widespread protestation. Allhough this represents a
and President Mednick has decrease from the 1971-72 budget
hinted that Government funding of !SO,OOO. the Government may
of !.he three major social in effect have more money with
weekends will be decreased which to work since club sports.
substantially. He indicated in a such as football. hockey. and
press conference over radio rugby. are now covered by the
station WVOF last Wednesday athletic fee. However. the debts.
night that the probable increased costs. and noncontracting
of the relatively payment of the fee by 1fJ.2O'1 of
inexpensive Sha a Na. which the students has wiped out
appeared here in concert only whatever surplus might have
two years ago. for Homecoming existed.
weekend was indicative of the Audit Unavailable
financial squee7.e facing the The Government has been
Government. further embarrassed by its
In addition a quick glance at failure thus far to produce an
the 1972-73 budget. which gained audit of the 1971-72 budget. Now
Legislature approval at last in the hands of an accountant in
Thursday's meeting by only one New Haven its financial books
vote III-Il}.21. indicates that are expected to be returned
allotment to the Fairfield Free shortly for public inspection.
Press aDd Review is down from Mr. Mednick blames the fiscal
$13.000 last year to a current crisis in large part on the failure
figure of Sll.OOO. However. even of the Trustees to approve a
this amount is deceiving for the mandatory fee. Claiming that it
student-published weekly has is impossible to desi~n a budget
inherited a debt of 52.000 from when the amount of income is
lastyear's operations. uncertain. he has repeatedly
Hickson Reveals Amount criticized the Board for adopting
According to figures supplied the "double-standard" or
by John Hickson. vice-president rejecting a mandatory activities
of the University's Business and fee on the grounds of freedom of
Finance division. which choice. while instituting: a
Following are the Student Government budgets for the fiscal
years 1971-72. 1972-73: 197!-73
1971-7% Executive BPd~et:
Execulive Bud,;el: Student Services _.$2.000
Student Services _$6.000 Gov't Operations _ $500
Gov't Operations $3.000 Community Relations $1.850
Community Action $3.500 Communications $50
Cultural Affairs $1.500 Social Committee $6.000
Media Contract (FFPR) .. $13.000 Media Contract (FFPR) ..$11.000
Appropriations {for clubs and Appropriations (for clubs and
organizations): organizations):
PAGE 2
SEPT. 21, 1972 THE UNIVERSITY VOICE PAGE 3
Text of McInnes "State of the University Address"
The University:
Its Environment and Response
UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT - Rev. William C. Mcinnes. S.J.. delivers his State of the University
address at last week's faculty meeting. Listening are (left) Rev. James Coughlin. S.J .. Dean of the
ColleRe of Arts and Sciences. and Dr. Matthew McCarthy. faculty secretary.
involvement and financial constraints.
what should be the
response of the university?
Hopefully a challenge to its surroundings
rather than a victim of
its presence. Our past year's
record and our future aspirations
indicate that Fairfield University
will not be absorbed by its en·
vironment but rather it will
modify it.
Last year was a growth year.
Enrollment in the undergraduate
college grew. The quantity and
quality of students increased.
This year the current un-
Rev. William C. McInnes,
S.J. President, Fairfield
University
The modern university is
neither totally intellectual nor
totally political. But it lives in an
environment of both and.
therefore. must cope with the
presence of both.
Every interpretation of social
reality, according to sociologist
S.N. Eisenstadt writing in a recent
issue of Daedalus, has both
symbolic and structural organizational
dimensions
because traditions are the creation
of intellectuals as well as
men of power. In this annual
State of the University address to
the faculty I will try to express
symbolically our history and
aspirations. During the year
ahead it is my hope that we will
all work together to make these
aspirations real.
The mood of the academic
community varies, depending on
what critic you have read most
recently. But there do ~eem to be
certain trends in the academic
environment which wlll shape
our future and provide the setting
for our response. I would like to
describe four of these ecological
factors ~nd then suggest an appropriate
reply from the University.
From Institution to Student
A major shirt in the focus of
academic enterprise is [rom institution
to student. In economic
terms this signifies a shift from
producer to consumer. In
academic terms from teaching to
learning. In administrative
terms from centralized control to
decentralized acceptance. This
"suburbanization" of the
academic enterprise is the consequence
of the increasing com·
petition for students in the 70's,
the technological ability to
deliver education much more
flexibly than ever before. and especially
- the broa!iening of
the concept of student:to embrace
many more people than the
18-24 year old young man or
woman. It portends increasing
power in the hands of students of
all ages, the substitution of
referent power for authoritative
power, the replacement of control
by influence in deciding
many issues.
Such a shift. while gradual in
its introduction, will be dramatic
in its effects: new forms of
governance. new academic ventures.
new mechanisms for administrative
decisions. new
methods of participation. new
areas of influence and power
replacing old centers of control
and decision-making. new fears
and new anticipations affecting
the emotional lives of all
members of the community.
What new programs will be
needed in response to newly expressed
needs? What new structures
to encourage participation
in the university process? The
freedom of a student to attend
class or not is a simple symbol of
his new IX'wer. His ability to turn
off a professor at the flick of a
switch or to turn one on for a
course in history at age 65 are
shadows of the shifting center of
educational endeavor.
Institutions will have to be able
to adapt much more readily and
flexibly to students rather than
vice versa in the decade ahead.
From Quantity to Quality
Not only the center of power
but also the measures of effectiveness
are changing
significantly. Quantity - number
of graduates, number Of
buildings, ·.rw..mber ()
scholarships - as a measure of
success will be replaced steadily
by more qualitative norms.
The lnrQllmmtl ....iD-U!.li!. ,UJl.-
dergraduate program at Fair·
field has reached its peak. The
enrollment in the graduate
school of education has leveled
off. For the past 8 years a new
building has been built on this
campus each year. No new major
physical plant is forecast for the
current year. The external image
and the internal attitude of many
in the past have been conditioned
by physical measures. What will
be the consequence of zero population
growth where traditionally
success has been equivalent to
growth or where, more mundane·
Iy, the ability to pay increasing
costs has been matched by increasing
expansion? How are
priorities to be determined
reasonably in a setting without
physical growth? How is performance
to be evaluated equitably
in an environment of nonexpansion.
The State of Connecticut has
mandated. through its Commis·
sion for Higher Education, a
Master Plan for Education for
the years ahead. Where will Fairfield
University fit into this
scheme which will so greatly
innuence legislators in the year
ahead? What norms will be used
when quantitative nonns of size
and buildings are no longer relevant
- if they ever were?
From Private to Public
A third environmental trend in
education is the increasing public
character and involvement of
private educational institutions.
The heavy infusion of government
funds into both public and
private universities, the increasing
watchdog activities of
government over school policies
of hiring. discrimination and af·
firmative action. the alarming
tendency of all sectors of the
academic community to reach
outside for ultimate legal
settlements to their problems,
the unsettled and thorny
questions of governmental "entanglement"
in the affairs of
church related schools, the shift
from public-private tolerance to
public'private educational
partnership - all of these factors
make the private. or independent,
college increasingly vested
with a public interest. So much so
that Fred Heckinger has recently
suggested that the linguistic
dichotomy of "public vs.
private" is no longer either illuminating
or helpful.
This past year a landmark
higher education bill was passed
by the federal Congress. Its impact
will be felt for years ahead.
The Assoc: ltion of Jesuit
Colleges Hd Universities. by the
;::o.y, ·publi~pOsed the pre-sent
form of the bill (as had
many education associations
privately). It was the first time
that our Association was
recognized as a significant party
to educational legislation.
At the State level a scholarship
and institutional aid program
was passed. with meagre fUllds
appropriated, but providing some
marginal revenue to the 19 independent
colleges in the State.
More State aid is anticipated in
the year ahead.
Locally, the University grew as
part of the community; the com-munity
looked more readily to
the University. Private support
of the University continued to
grow but so did ominous signs of
anxiety. A drive to introduce
legislation removing the
traditional tax exemption on the
property of schools, hospitals and
churches was launched with
public hearings during the past
summer. Initiated by the
accepted need for more revenue
by the cities and towns and
lubricated by the visibility of
some large targets (the drive
started in New Haven where
Yale is located). the issue
promises to grow in intensity
during the legislative year ahead.
1 have publicly opposed a change
in the philosophy of tax exemption
of school property and have
recommended instead a reimbursement'
by the state to the
local community for foregone
revenue. but beyond the specific
issue is a growing trend of public
involvement in the life and af·
fairs of the university.
From Dollars 10 Sease
A final trend in the higher
education environment is the
continuance of financial
problems at all institutions, both
public and private. FollOWing a
well heralded crisis of a few
years ago, colleges have started
to bring their finances into control.
But the inflationary
pressures of society are likely to
continue. expenses are likely to
creep upward. revenues are
levelling off - hence a squeeze
that will be chronic.
The Carnegie Commission
recently recommended a cut of
20% in the rate of spending in
higher education by 1980. While
the suggestion may be Utopian.
its import cannot be overlooked.
A continued need for sound
management controls and imaginative
methods for increasing
productivity will persist in the
decade ahead.
Response and Review
In an environment of a shifting
focus of control, changing norms
•~i~..)p,£teasi.M~~c
dangerous game, not because
politics is not a worthy endeavor
for those who enjoy it, but rather
because the university is essentially
not a political institution.
The faculty and administration
rejected the proposed for of tripartite
g'overnance that the
students had accepted. This,
hopefully, does not end the issue
but rather channels it into a more
constructive and nonpolitical
endeavor in the year ahead.
During the past year both the
nursing and education schools
were evaluated by the Statt' Accrediting
Commission. In the
same period. the student ..valuation
of faculty was carric..i out for
the second year in a row
Finally. the Unl',ersity,
working with Dr. Peln Goldmark,
began a majol research
project on the potential of new
communications systems for improving
the Quality of life in rural
society. FinanceU by a government
research contract of almost
5400,000. the experiments will
have national significance when
completed.
And the Future?
Our ventures of the past
suggest we can shape our environment
as well as live in it.
The same should be true of the
future.
In our programs and in our
administrative machinery we
must continue to adapt to the
shift from institutional center to
student center.
Our educational programs
must continue to grow in nexibility
and openness - based not
on opportuni~, but on solid
professional expertise in line
with the objectives of the Univerdergraduate
classes in arts, sily. In the scramble for students
(of all ages) there is a need to
sciences and nursing will top 2500 respond intelligently to their
for the first time in our history.
The Graduate School of Educa- situation and spirit.
tion has maintained its enroll- There is also a need for new
ment at about 1350 students _ teaching methods. new subjects
encouraging in the light of and new counseling services. It is
declining career opportunities in no longer sufficient to say that
"the university offers these
teaching. The Communications courses and those who want them
School holds registration next should sign up." Rather we must week. Our newest program - the
Center for Lifetime Learning _ look continuously to determine
whether we are offering what
opens a brand new service for a --" d
new student audience. That is students really nt=.! an want.
Why we are putting so much hope That is why the Center for
in its success. Lifetime Learning is important
New programs last year in· for our future. It prOVidhes the
eluded the formation of a fine setting for adaptation to t e shifarts
major, a highly popular open ting student audience. It offers a
"."",ucat'Ion.co,u,,•,•o, allhe .~..aduale laboratory for new teaching ap-level.
the first credit course proaches. It provides a new
- offered over public television, a financial base for expanded
new summer course in bilingual revenues.
educat,·oo, aod a .econd yea- of Our machinery for com-o>
• munication and organization
our new nursing program. must also be tuned up. Further
The budget balanced - exploration of student involveprecariously
but in the black. Our ment V'l the academic life of the
facully ..Iary ""ale cootiou~ to
..... 'CU university through participation
rise, though not at the same rate at the department level is
as the previous two years, until it necessary. It is at that level,
now exceeds such quality in- rather than at the more rarified
stitutions as Trinity and Connec- ideological levels, that important
ticut College and now suggests decisions directly affecting
that we turn to that type of students are made. Not enough
::~~~t~ W~~l ~e:~~:en~n~~~ ~::IX'~~;'e t~~ci~at~~c~~r~~
The price freeze caused tem- level of operation.
porary anguish but was resolved But increased efforts at lower
by full retroactivity in November level participation should not
so that no faculty pay was lost preclude further questioning of
due to government controls.
h k-.. governance patterns at the top.
No major distur ances roc 'CU Hopefully, it would help the more
the campus. But there were difficult questions - and place
strongly agitated debates over them in an academic, rather than
alternate forms of governance
and over academic freedom and a political. setting. A "tri-partite"
group has been working
its relation to the religious com- with a committee of the Trustees
mitment of the school. Neither
issue is fully resolved. The during the summer and some
debates were colored _ and real progress in consensus, I
believe. has been made.
sometimes distorted - by Following their lead, I would like
political and ideological over· I d
tones. An academic institution is to present for facu ty an stUdent
a barren battleground for consideration in the near future a
'political debate and strategy. Its scheme of governance that would
academic assumptions preclude stress responsible participation
negotiability or compromise on more than irresponsible power
some issues (e.g., the troth). and which would be based on
Playing politics on a campus i~!J'lIlI.IU~ ';1 il~OA~~oa, ~'ReS~ I
- BY'"
- Kathie Enright
SEPT. 21, 1972
Julie Girls
To Oust
NWBoys
Male students residing in the
north wing of Northwest Hairs
second floor will find themselves
in rooms scattered throu~hout
the campus when the second
semester begins in January.
Invoking its po\\'er. as stated in
the room contract. ··to move a
student from one hall or room to
another when it demonstrates
the student's best interests.
those of his fellow students. or
the University as a whole. may
require it," the Student Services
division of the administration
has informed those Tt boys liVing
on Northwest 2 that they will be
moved to empty beds in other
dormitories in order to
accommodate the girls now
living at Julie Hall.
Last year's use of Julie was to
have marked the end of coed
residence there according to
original housing estimates.
However. a surplus of male
residence hall applications
forced the administration to
postpone conversion of one wing
of Northwest into a female
corridor.
Now. though. as vacancies
have materialized in other
dormitories as the result of
transfers. withdrawals. and
switches to off-campus housing.
the largely freshman contingent
from Northwest can be moved to
other locations. thereby allowing
the Julie girls to occupy the one
wing of North'Ao'est 2.
Last winter a similar mid-year
plan to transfer the boys from
Northwest ground floor to other
residence halls precipitated a
dispute between the student
residents of the affected floor
and the administration. The
controversy eventually reached
the University CooncR which
backed the studenls and
aHirmed their ri~ht to remain in
the rooms which they had
chosen.
Seekinlt to halt the
establishment of a precedent,
Student Services in the spring of
this year inserted into the room
contracts a clause recognizing
the housi~ office's authority to
transfer any student to another
room.
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he studied at Cambridge and was
ordained in 1970.
It can hardly be said that
Father Schmidt lacks
experience. Before teaching
algebra and coaching debating at
Boston College High School. for
example. he first worked as an
orderly in a Massachusetts
hospital. then at a reform school
and as a tutor for a remedial
program in the poverty·stricken
Roxbury section of &ston. He
also has been a pledge counselor
in a fraternity house at the
University of Connecticut for a
year-and-a-half. and has been
involved in various human
potential programs dealing with
group encounters.
The area which most interests
Fr. Schmidt is that of
management. Independently. he
studied the subject for two
summers at the University of
Michigan. Then. he gained
further experience by writing
and directing a pr~ram Cor
training supervisors in field
education and creati~ another
in management training for
diocesan pastors.
Fr. SChmidt believes that
maintenance. more than his
other various duties here at
Fairfield. holds the most
difficult and greatest number of
(Continued OD PageS)
,
/'-/
FR. WILlJAM SCHMIDT, S.J. - is the ftnt Jesuit to wort in the
Student Services division since Rev. George Gallarelli. S.J.. now
Director of Admissions. was Dean of Student Services.
(photo by Joe Loya)
Fr. Schmidt Ass't to Boucher
Priest Aids in Housing
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The Division of Student
Services at Fairfield begins the
new academic year with an
additional position. that of the
Administrative Assistant to the
Director of Student Residence.
Fr. William Schmidt. S.J.. has
become the most recent member
of the sector of the University
devoted to the problems and
concerns of those residing within
the residence halls.
Working under Edwin K.
Boucher. Director of Student
Residence. Fr. Schmidt hopes to
rectify some of the major
maintenance problems which
have plagued Fairfield students
since tbeir arrival here. He
investigates complaints
concerning maintenance which
Resident Advisors have received
from individual students and
brings them to the attention of
the maintenance department. In
addition, he acts as liaison with
the housemasters of tbe
University residence halls. and
coordinates the functions of the
two campus vans, and the "red
rocket" which will continue to
travel to Warner Hall at the
University of Bridgeport until
the completion of the popularlytenned
Far East dormitory.
Originally a native of New
Haven, Father Schmidt
graduated from Notre Dame
High School in West Haven and
enrolled in the University of
Connecticut. from wbich be
received a Bachelor of Science
degree in Electrical Engineering
in 1960. He then attended the St.
Philip Neri School of Delayed
Vocations at Lennox,
Massachusetts for two .years,
and \\'ent on to Weston College.
He later received a Master of
Arts in Philosophy from Boston W·,,· D;fi d College. where he speo' two l lams e en s years as director of an off, ::sre:'~~;:~:IIY. Maintenance Staff
0I'V"~OI·CE Faced with student complaints electricians. carpenters. and about inefficiency within his plumbers. But Mr. Williams
department. Mr. Williams. believes for a university and
director of maintenance. prep school of this size. his staff
countered that an underpaid, is underpaid and overworked. He
overworked staff and additional attributed their salaries to the
maintenance duties contributed prevalent tight money situation.
to the problem. The maintenance department
Replying to inquiries that cleans. repairs and services
dorm damage charged to every bui1din~ on campus,
students never recei ved including the prep school and the
attention or repair, Mr. Williams Institute of Human
said. "In addition to the usual Development. Just the task of
summer repairs. my men maintaining the physical plant
worked without vacations from borders on the monumental but
the day school closed until about emergencies and vandalism,
four days before it opened to which last year cost SI5.000.
move offices formerly in Xavier account for delays in other
to Canisius." He added that in services. since Mr. Williams
order to make the change. which gives security and health
transferred the entire graduate priority when determining .....ork
school offices to Xavier. his orders.
crew knocked out walls. Piles of work orders cover Mr.
reconstructed several Williams' desk. spilling over
classrooms and redistributed onto his file cabinet and.office
furniture. furniture. Wearily he admits
The maintenance crew of 120 that September is his busiest
part and full-time employees time of year. and that by midconsists
of boilermen. maids, October he expects to have a
janitors. groundskeepers in clear desk.
addition to eight craftsmen:
William Verrilli '73
Freshlllan
COlllplaint
PAGE 4
Pave Paradise and
Put Up a Parking Lot?
From the viewpoint of a senior and a commuter, this
academic year looked good after registration last
April: Fridays off, no first periods - the dream of
every freshman handed a schedule, and the result of
juggling and sheer good fortune. The dream burst on the
opening day of school when I attempted to procure a
parking space reasonably close to the building of my
first class, Canisius Hall. Having anticipated some
trouble (this was, after all, my fourth time throogh this
routine), I took the precaution of arriving on campus
about a hall-hour before class was due to begin. There
were others with me in the search - about twelve cars
vainly seeking a vacant spot, in a pattern around the
gymnasium, the clock in Canisius hall oblivious to any
difficulty. After about ten minutes of circling, the
orderly rows of cars seem less orderly: the yellow
~maro ss that is parked diagonally across two spaces
m what must be the ultimate attempt to avoid parking
lot bumps; spaces marked "Reserved for Faculty" or
"Re~.erved for Visitors" (Visitors?! If the paying
custoners can't get in, why "Visitors?" And what
exact,: does "Visitor" mean, anyway? I visit every
day, Lut I am sure I'm not one.); cars with sticker
numbers prefaced by "R", which I understand means
Regis; all there, in places thai could beloog to me.
At this point, class hour drawing ever nearer, there
are two alternatives left: Xavier or Northwest, both
about equidistant from the final destination, both certain
to cause lateness on period 1, day 1. Now I have
nothing against walking; as a matter of fact, I tend to
enjoy it. But when I have to get from point A to point B
in X amount of time, the only known value is that any
enjoyment is gone in a hurry, along with books, papers,
and pens, scattered in the wind from an unsuccessful
transition from walk to broken-field run. I am also
unsure of the availability of Northwest's parking lot to
commuters.
What I am leading up to is this: the average shopping
center has better parking facilities than Fairfield
University, at considerable savings. For $2,000 per
annum, there should be something more than this, plus
the gobbledygook of having to pay for this lack of
planning by waiting in line for stickers which are
inevitably late in being printed, always with a voluntary
contributioo of $1.00. In short, maybe the fee could go
into a fund to pay for a new lot.
If the prospecl of another parking lot offends the
ecology-minded readers, the prospect of a minimwn of
twelve (usually more) cars constantly circling at
speeds close to idle (idle being the point of highest
emissions) should be weighed.
Fairfield is a beautiful campus; of its sister Jesuit
schools in New England, it is by far the most beautiful.
Would a new lot be so intolerable? Is there a more
feasible solution?
It is, in my opmlOn. a widely-held view that
Orientation Week this year at Fairfield was a failure. It
is obvious to me and many other participants that the
Orientation Committee did not succeed in its goal to
adjust the new students to their future academic and
social life.
Academkally speaking, they did not prepare us for
anything. Our first real taste of school was the first day
of classes. Their interests lay mainly in introducin~ us
to the school's hierarchy, many of whom we will never
see again. These pro~rams were very impractical and
didn't, in anyway, orient us to anything.
Socially speaking. they also failed. Their picture or a
college life of movies and mixers was false. They
compared the social lHe at Fairfield to that of high
school. We were then forced (by our own boredom) to
inaugurate parties, something the Committee should
h.:lVe planned. The members of the Committee should
h3.ve had the insight (after being here for two years I to
know that the most practical way to meet people and
have a good time is not through a "coffeehouse." The
students always had to find their own entertainment.
for they had so much time on their hands.
It i<; my opinion that the Orientation Committee
shnt<ld h1Ve provided more academic insight and
pru"idl?'u us with more practical ways of having fun. In
cond'ision. I hope next year's Orientation Committee
IS bet 1£". because this year's Committee failed.
James Weber '76
SEPT" 21,1972 THE UNIVERSITY VOICE PAGE 5
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Throughout the summer, and
continuing into the fall semester,
various members of the
Philsophy Department have
engaged in activities relating to
their professions as teachers and
philosophers.
Dr. Morris Grossman read a
paper entitled "Morality Bound
and Unbound" at the Vllth
International Congress of
Aesthetics held in Bucharest,
Rumania. At the forthcoming
Philosophy of Science
Association Meetings to be held
in Lansing. Michigan. Oct. 27-29
Dr. King J. Dykeman will read a
paper entitled "The
Inductivists: Wbe\l;ell and Mill. ,.
Dr. Joseph G. Grassi has
arranged for the American
Catholic Philosophical
Association, New England
Regional Division to hold its Fall
meeting on Nov. 4. 1972 at
Fairfield. Faculty. students and
friends of the University are
invited. The theme of the
Conference and titles of papers
will be announced in the near
future.
During the academic year, the
Philosophy Department and the
Philosophy Academy will
sponsor three lectures each
semester. Four of the lectures
will center around the
Philosophy and History of
SCience.
- Dr. Joseph Grassl
Student Legislator
Northwest Dorm
VOfe
Philosophy
In Summer
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MOTEL LIVING - is not all that luxurious as demonstrated by the cramped quarters of the MelTitt
Parkway Motor Inn. However. there are televisions, something lack.ing in the dormitories.
(Continued From Page.)
probiems. Looking inlo the
future of the University on an
overall basis, he believes that
"the mOSl creative work will be
done in management this
decade. allowin~ people to do
what they enjoy doin~ within a
system of shared
responsibility. "
-Jill ObertubbesiDg
Schmidt
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(Continued From Page 1)
to cover an area like Fairfield
County as completely as we
will, .. Professor Fishman
observed.
The Higher Education Center
for Urban Studies fHECUSI has
expressed interest in the data
bank prOR:ram. he reports. noting
that the survey results may be
presented at a county-wide
public meeting in the future.
tively what we have always been
trying to do before.
Coacl.lloe
The response to the challenges
of our shifting environment will
depend more on the quality of our
imagination than on the size of
the problem. Our effectiveness
will depend on the depth of our
shared vision and especially on
our common willingness to learn.
We cannot neglect the environment
hoping that some invisible
hand will create maximum
freedom as a consequence of
minimum constraint. We cannot
get so involved in the politics of
change that the academic core of
the institution disappears.
But with the cooperation and
active involvement of all in the
academic community we can
become agents of change, not
merely its victims.
The Mcinnes Era
(part one)
In lhe Middle
Reactions to Living
Conditions at
tbe Merritt Motel
and Warner Hall
More Hard-Hitting
Editorials
Next Week
In The Voice:
Tbe Conservative Corner,
by Nick Hove
the search process. University
participation is needed not only
to search for a candidate but also
to detefTlline the qualifications
for the position.
In such an important matter it
is important that all have input to
the process, not merely a few
who express interest or those
who mistakenly view the occasion
as a political one.
Goi~ Public
The University in the year
ahead must continue to be deeply
involved in the community that
surrounds it. On the federal level
we will 'work through national
organizations such as the
American Council of Education
and the Association of American
Colleges. We will also work
through our own Association of
Jesuit Colleges and Universities.
At the State level we must
continue to support the Connecticut
Conference of Independent
Colleges of which I was to be
President in the coming year.
The modest scholarship and institutional
aid program must be
expanded if the independent
colleges are to survive.
On the local level there is need
for Increased understanding and
involvement on public issues
such as tax exemption. We are
already on record as opposing it
but must continue to find ways to
inform the public. We must
further continue our active community
relations programs in
order to bring the University to
the community and the community
to the University.
WatcbiD/t Dollar Signs
The careful control of our
finances must continue. The
situation is tight: it is not
critical. Problems of placing our
capital debt on long-tenD, the
continued pressure of inflation,
and the growing needs of our
young faculty require careful
fiscal management. Good control
of our eltpef1se5 allO\lJs more
freedom rather than k!ss because
it directs funds to proper
allocations and does not drain
them through improper supervisioo.
A new competition between
schools in the region. botb public
and private, will grow as the
number of students dwindles. We
must continue our cooperative
efforts through such
organizations as the Higher
Education Center for Urban
Studies and through the informal
arrangements between institutions
already in existence.
This will require new bases for
agreement because marriages of.
convenience do not last.
Finally, productivity must be
an important item on our agendi.
It is necessary to do more effec·
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Rev. Gerald F. Finnegan. S.J.
Rev JohoF. Mullin. S.J.
State of University Address
Chapel Hours
<Continued From Page 3)
representation of all members of
the community more than on the
politics of a few.
Such a scheme would not be
imposed by anyone but would be
offered for discussion. It would
be an attempt to bring wider
participation of all "those who
care" about the university in the
attainment of the objectives of
the university.
New Norms
'ew programs and new
mechanisms of organization are
not. in themselves. sur£icienl.
New nanns of evaluation and
new priorities must be developed
in the year ahead.
We must continue to find new
ways to evaluate our educational
performance realistically. The
student evaluation of faculty performance
was a beginning. But
the primary responsibility for the
evaluation of faculty performance
should lie with the faculty
itseU. Nor should the faculty any
longer shy away from linking
standards of performance to
compensation. Last year's
Tenure Committee began a
struggle with the criteria for
promotion and the development
of standards of performance. The
faculty must continue that
search.
The current revisionS of the
Faculty Handbook, hopefully.
will reflect the need to evaluate
performance and standards. The
Handbook Revision Committee
has worked steadily through the
summer and will have its findings
ready in the near future.
The search for criteria must be
rooted in the development of
priorities. It is particularly
necessary, now that a new President
is being sought, that the
priorities of the Univenity for
the next 4-5 yean be developed
carefully and explicitly. I am
going to recommend that a
Priorities Committee, representingall
segments of the Univenity.
be formed this fall to search
for some answers to the
questions of where the University
should be going and what it
should be doing. It should provide
·a valuable tool both for the community
at large and for the new
chief executive.
The search for a new President
will begin immediately under the
direction of the Board of
Trustees_ O1oosing a president is
one of their chief responsibilities:
it will be on the agenda
for their meeting this week. I will
make a recommendation to the
Trustees at that time that faculty
participation. along with participation
by all sectors of the
University. be an integral part of
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GEORGE GROOM
Twice selected to the ECAC
Division I .....eekly teams last
year. Groom ended his junior
season in a nurry, netting 150
points in the final five Rames for
a 30.0 scoring average over that
period.
"I'm very happy that George
has been selected as capatin of
the 1972-73 team."' said Barakat
of his captain. "I think it will be
a fitting climax to his starstudded
career.
"Our 1972-73 team certainly
appears to be very stron~ and
talented and should go on to
prove to be one of Fairfield
University's best ever.
"George has proven himself to
be not only an outstanding
basketball player but a man of
strong character and high values
as ....'CII." Barakat continued.
"His inspirational play has
proven invaluable on many
occasions.
"He should certainly rank as
one of the all·time great shooters
among New England basketball
players and is without a doubt a
bonafide All-American prospect.
He should certainly draw the
attention of many pro-scouts. "
Ace Groom
As Captain
Record-setun~ guard George
Groom has been selected to
captain the 1972·73 Fairfield
University basketball team. it
was announced today by Stags'
head basketball coach Fred
Barakat.
A senior sharpshooter from
Bellrose. N.Y.. Groom. the
Sta~s' Most valuable Player a
year ago. was also co-captain of
last year's Fairfield quintet.
The former Holy Cross Hi~h of
Flushing standout has netted 988
career points thus far. needing
only 411 more to become
Fairfield's all-time career
scorer. and pumped in 529 points
last season for a school record
21.2 scoring average.
His 224 field goals tied a
Fairfield mark while his .844
free throw percentage. where he
converted 81 of 96. also set a new
Stags' high. He shattered the
single game field ~oal and
scoring records in last winter's
finale against Assumption.
pouring in 41 points on 18 field
goals and five foul conversions.
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Norman Lear. producer of the
Emmy award-winning television
series "All in the Family," has
been selected as the third personality
to be honored during
Fairfield University's ninth annual
Autumn Cultural Festival.
Mr. Lear. along with cartoonist
Jules Feiffer and television
satirist Pat Paulsen. will receive
the Gaudete Medal. a humanities
award for enrichment of our
culture. at an Arts and Honors
Program on October 1.
,-
says Mr. Reasoner.
"As a traveling working
journalist. I'd have to say that
Little Rock. Arkansas in 1958
was my most satisfying
experience. That was one story
which I think I was completely
on top of." he reflects.
On the other hand. Reasoner
explains he found the role of cohost
on CBS's 6O-Minutes, in
which he and Mike Wallace
alternated quarter-hour features
on major stories from around the
world. equally satisfying.
If he had to begin his career all
over again Reasoner says it
could be very painful "because.
like most people. I made most
major decisions without
realization of their ultimate
importance.
"If you had a chance to do it all
over again with all of your
Faustian fore-knowledJ!:e. I don't
know what you'd do. you'd
probably go shoot yourself," he
says.
As for the future. Reasoner
professes to being fairly short
sighted. and his number one ~oal
now is to boost ABC News from
its present rating as "the third
network" to the number one
spot. .. ( really don 'I think beyond
this riJ!:ht now." he says.
Reasoner admits to a "strong.
competitive spirit" but at the
same time says he would be very
pleased "to stay home and sit
around" if the money came in
anyway.
Somewhat fatalistically.
Reasoner says he'll continue to
do the best job possible as a news
anchorman until the time comes
to turn it over to someone else.
"When that time comes. 1"11 be
quite satisfied to sit back and
.....atch the grass grow." he
concluded.
1
LOOKING FOR DAYLIGHT - Co-captain Ed Kubik is about to receive a pitchout from quarterback
Jim Collins in last Monday's scrimmage against Pace.
all that," he says. "It's just
something you have to do."
One of the most frightening
things for a journalist who does
decide to leave the profession for
some other field, suggests
Reasoner, is that he orten
realizes for the first time that he
must now take stands on certain
issues instead of simply
reporting what others say.
Having accepted the role of
"detached observer." Reasoner
says he does not mind being
tagged "a nice guy" by the press
and other members of the
broadcast industry.
"The job of journalism is
basically not to RO into a
situation as a Sir Gallihad but
rather as an observer and I
think. for the most part.
observers are kind." he notes.
Reasoner. who started out in
1942 with the MilllDeapolis Times,
worked with radio station WCCO
in Minneapolis, the United States
Information Agency in Manila
and KEYI).TV in Minneapolis
before joining CBS in 1956.
insists that journalism can be
very satisfying work.
"The satisfaction is in what
you do. and in doing the job
well." he notes.
While a newspaperman can
save his clippings. says Mr.
Reasoner. the broadcaster is
compensated somewhat by the
fact that he usually reaches a
much larger audience than does
his counterpart.
"For example. James Reston
of the New York Times, whom I
have great respect for and is
much my superior
professionally, reaches about
one half million people daily
while as many as 15 million
....-atch the ABC Ne.....s on a given
night." Reasoner points out.
The amount of satisfaction one
derives also depends on the
particular kind of job he is doing.
THE UNIVERSITY VOICE
8y Timothy Grace
ABC·TV anchorman Harry
Reasoner has been present at the
site of many of the world's
bigJ1:est news stories durinJ!: the
past 15 years. but Reasoner. a
Westport resident. has always
made it a point not to attend PTA
meetings in his own home town.
The featured speaker
Wednesday at this year's first
Bellarmine Series Lecture.
Reasoner took time out for an
interview on how broadcast
journalism aHects his life.
Widely known for his wry
essays. neighborly wit and light
touch in reporting the news.
Reasoner insists that above all a
good reporter must remain aloof
and cynical.
"The good journalist should be
aloof to the extent of not getting
involved. and cynical in the
sense that he's not surprised
when people's exterior
statements differ from their
actions." he explains.
Consistent with Ihis
philosophy. Reasoner has made
a concerted effort during his 3Dyear
career in journalism not to
get involved in community
activities such as PTA·s. boards
of directors or promotional
work. no matter how worthy a
particular cause mi~ht appear.
Raised in Iowa and educated at
Stanford University and the
University of Minnesota.
Reasoner candidly admits that
sacrificing participation in local.
state or even national affairs
"really isn't hard to do if it's
your inclination to start with."
He says that he has never been
a staunch supporter of any
political part}'. and neither does
he belong to one.
"Many professionals I've dealt
with during the past 15 years
have felt very stronJ!:ly about
certain issues. but when they put
on their journalist hat they drop
academic schedule. Other
freshmen standouts are guard
Bob Haller and ....ide receiver
Mike Keefe. v..ho has displayed
fine speed.
There is stirr competition for
the quarterback spot between
Jim Collins and Steve Lennox. a
senior who came out of the
intramural lea~ue last year to
join the team.
The team also missed the
services of veterans Bob
Andreco and Ken Schrang, both
oHensive backs who were out
with injuries during the
scrimmage. but will be back in
time for the season's opener
against Assumption. The game
will be played here at Fairfield
on Friday. September 22.
• Cbip Davis
Service
Cuts Back
On Steak
... AND NOT nNDING IT - Kubik is tripped up by a driving Pace lineman.
On Tuesday evenIng.
September 12. Specialized
Management /the food service
for Fairrield Universit}'1
charJl!ed the procedure on second
helpings of sleak and cornish
hen. As each student entered the
dining room. he was Riven a blue
ticket which entitled him to only
one helpinR of steak or cornish
hen.
In previous years. the weekly
"steak" night orrered most
students unlimited helpinJ1:s of
steak or some special dish.
Donald Orren. director of
operations for Specialized
Management. explained that the
risinR costs of food and labor
have increased at a rapid rate.
yet the price of a student meal
ticket has remained constant in
the last few years. Thus the rise
in cost to Specialized
Management has forced the
company to limit each student to
one helping of steak and the
other course only on "steak"
ni~hts.
Mr. OHen further noted that
the policy of single helpings
would apply only to steaks and
not to other dishes.
- Francis Calabro
IronlTIen Chase
Greyhounds Fri.
Fairfield opens its 1972
gridiron campaign on Friday
with a small but determined
group of ballplayers. Under the
tutelege of coach Tris Carta,
they hope to improve last year's
rather dismal record.
The team had its first
scrimmage last week against
Pace. losing 14-6. This cannot be
taken as a true indication of the
squad's ability, since they had
only a week of practice behind
them.
In Coach Carla's estimation
the scrimmage went well. He
fell that offense had a long way
to go since the new blocking
system put in this year was
ragged. "The defense." said
Carte. "did a good job and once
minor adjustmenls are made.
could very well be the best in the
conference. "
The coaching staff was pleased
by the fine play of frE!'Shmen on
both oHense and defense.
especially defensive tackle Jack
Strange, and defensive end Tom
McCarthy. On oHense. frosh
fullback Nick DeTura's fine
showing may help make up the
loss of last year's strong running
back John Lynch. not out this
year because of a heavy
SEPT. 21, 1972
The beginning of the school
year marks the beginning of
another season for Fairfield's
most [orgotlen sport Cross
County. With a total of eight
meets ahead of them. Coach
Nick Giaquinto predicts that the
team '4;11 "equal or better last
year's record of five wins and
three loses. ,.
Returning for their final
season with the Stags are cocaptains
Bene Mulvaney and Bob
Kunces along with standout
Chris Weigl.
Sprinter John Martin. a junior,
proves to be a welcome surprise
since this will be his first year in
the long distance run. Coach
Giaquinto proudly stated. ,.John.
who ran track for us last year.
has shown great improvement
and \\;11 prove to be a great asset
to the club this season."
Rounding out the team with
that much needed depth will be
juniors Joe Von Ehr and Andy
Stevenson. so phmore Joe
Stanley, and a new addition to
the squad. freshman Jerry
Visconti.
With their fist meet this
Saturday at Eastern Connecticut
Coach Giaquinto feels his men
are "in better shape now than
they were at this time last
year."
past four years. Central
Connecticut. Eastern
Connecticut. Western
Connecticut. New Haven.
Brid~eportand Sacred Heart.
"Despite going up alZainst the
toughest schedule of any
Fairfield University soccer
team. I feel that we should have
a very successful season.'· sa\'s
Kuhlman. •
"If our experienced seniors
can smoothly mix with some of
our less experienced
underclassmen. we can have a
very profitable season."
The attitude of the players
during their afternoon practices
and the optimism of Coach
Kuhlman arc two pluses in the
team's drive for a winning
season.
The soccer program has
received a big lift from the
Athletic Department this season.
New equipment has been
!::upplied and the field is now
being lined by the maintenance
department. In previous years
the faithful boaters had to
perform that task themselves.
-FRANK CHERICHELLO
Fairfield
Harriers
Running
at ECSC
ARE YOU OVERWHELMED
BY ALL THE READING
YOU HAVE TO DO? OON'T
GET "UP TlGHT". TAKE
OUR READING COURSE.
ffiME SEE US AT CAMPION
-Tom Faranda
PRO GAME
PISTONS
VS
76'ERS
stated "despite our injuries and
the loss of three key players. I
think that we will be very strong
this year. I'm looking forward
to a fine showing in the
tournament and against Old
Blue."
Sept. 28 8:00 P.M.
John Quinn
be strong as several of the B
players are pUShing for spots on
the A team. Last year the
Hugger second team had a 9-:J.I
record. going undefeated in their
last nine Kames.
This fall the Big Red will meet
traditional rivals Holy Cross and
Villanova as well as Essex. the
Fairfield alumni team. On
October 21-22 they will sponsor a
tournament in which such teams
as Yale and Springrield College
will be competing against
Fairfield.
The Ruggers will also tangle
with the Old Blue Rugby Club. a
team which has always been
among the top five in the nation.
WIDning Streak
One strong plus the club will
have going for them is their fine
record at home. The Red
Ruggers are undefeated in their
last fifteen home games. a
record which runs back two
years.
The only cloud over an
otherwise optimistic picture has
been a series of preseason
injuries. Senior Kevin Manley.
last year's Most Valuable Player
in the scrum is recovering from
summer knee surgery, and will
be unable to play until October.
In addition John Kinney. Bill
Beyer. and Nick Peters have all
suffered pre-season injuries.
Club President Jobn Roach
SEPT. 21, 1972
Hooters Set to
Face Tough Slate
Red Ruggers Expect
Best Year Ever
The Fairfield Rugby Club is
looking with high hopes to.....ards
the coming year. a year which
will see them sponsor a
tournament in the fall and return
to Wales in the spring.
This Saturday they will kick
off their fall season with a home
match against the University of
Massachusetts. a team they have
not met since defeating them in
1968.
McEndy Leads Team
Led by captain Tim McEndy
and vice·captain Pete Ferrara,
the Rugger A team is aiming to
improve on last year's fine 1().3-1
record. Both McEndy and
Ferrara are seniors and they
have been refjtular rirst team
players since their sophomore
year.
A team stars Chris Galvin.
Mike Gallagher, and Kevin
Regan have graduated. but with
twenty club members haVing A
experience their positions are
expected to be satisfactorily
filled.
As they did last year, the Red
Huggers .....iII again depend upon
the quickness and experience of
their scrum to get possession of
the ball for the backfield. The
McEndy-led scrum was one of
the top units in the east last year
and It is back intact.
B's Stroag
The B team is also expected to
much improvement. Veterans
Paul Toaso and Bob Trojanowski
along with freshman pitcher
Kevin Roche are nursing slight
injuries and are expected to see
action shortly, as Fairfield faces
Western Connecticut this Sunday
in a home doubleheader at
'I'unxis Hill Field.
THE UNIVERSITY VOICE
HARD-THROWING - Al
Gabriele displays his form in the
season·s opener vs_ ECSC.
to third on a wild pitch and
scored on Bob Ciccone's
grounder to third. Fairfield's
come from behind rally gained a
victory for pitcher Dave Joyce in
an ex!ra innin~ relief job.
Eastern Clinches Second Game
Eastern gained a split of the
doubleheader by pushing across
two runs in the eighth. Paul
Jacoby walked and stole second.
Tom Sommers drove Jacoby
home with a single to left and he
proceeded to second when leftfielder
Keith Garvey had the ball
bounce orr the palm of his glove.
Two groundouts later Jacoby
raced home with an insurance
run.
The Stag nine had greeted
pitcher Ken Soocy in the first
inning '4;th an unearned run.
Freshmen Mike Cammarata.
leading orr, found himself on
first when his hard hit grounder
was mishandled. Soucy had a
streak of wildness as he hit
Garvey and threw a wild pitch
advancing both runners. Dan
Sullivan's deep bounder down the
first baseline scored
Cammarata.
The Warriors tied the game in
the second on Tom Lynn's twoout
single followed 0.1' two costly
errors. Soucy, after" rocky first
inning, settled 'Iown. He
combined with. <;terling to
pitch a mastel one-hitler.
Pinch-hitter Mik~ "•.lIcer's sixth
inning single pI 'to be the
spoiler.
Spicer seemed '0 be the only
Fairfield player with a good
batting eye as he ripped three
singles in four at bats. The Stag
diamondmen looked rusty in
both the offensive and defensive
aspects of the J:ames. Their two
game total of nine errors and .
only eight hits leaves room for
Drew
8y Tony Mixcus
Sport Slate
F1RST BASEMAN - Tom English clutches throw from second during Sunday's doubleheader against
ECSC.
BASEBALL
Sept. 24 - Two Home vs. wesc
Sept. 28 - Away vs. St. John's
RUGBY
Sept. 23- Home vs. U.MASS.
SOCCER
Sept. 23 - Home vs
University
Sept. 25 - Away vs CCSC
CRO COUNTRY
Sept. 23 - Away vs ECSC
FOOTBALL
Sept. 22 - Home vs Assumption
LlNESCORE
ECSC 040 000 0 4-5-3
FAIRFIELD 031 000 I 5-7-6
ECSC 010 000 2 3-7-1
FAIRFIELD 100 000 0 J.1-3
The Fairfield University
soccer team. paced by Senior CoCaptains
Jim Christino and Dave
Brannick hope to improve last
year's dismal 1-11 record. Coach
Kuhlman expressed his
optimism for the coming season
as he prepared his team for
Saturday's home game against
Drew University.
Kuhlman has reason to expect
good things this year. He has lost
only two performers from last
faU's team. co-captains Vin
Giannetto. a fullback. and 1Z0alie
Jim Sinnott. but the crop of 14
returning veterans, combined
with a host of talented
underclassmen. are expected to
return the Stag hooters to 1970
form.....'hen they posted a 7-4-1
mark.
Fairfield will be paced this
year by co-captains Jim
Stags SpllO.t TWI°DbOI ll ,. WOIn FOIrst Ch,;,I;oo.a",n;o,fo,wantr,om Wolcott. and Dave B.ann;,k. a
senior fullback from
No h b 3 1 S 19 teap y - Manchester. Christino has been eore~~eo~~~~:.adingscOrerthepast
Expected to be strong
performers for the Stags are
senior full· backs Joe Goodhouse
{Goshen I and Dan LoParco
(Port Chester. N.Y.) and senior
forwards Steve Papadopoulos
(South Norwalk I and Bob Rupp
(Huntington. N.J.). Tim Kiely
and Joe Messick, both forwards,
also return with experience
under their belts. Kuhlman will
have plenty of size on the field in
juniors Dan Zsebik (Fairfield 1, a
6-3. IGo-pound wing-forward. and
Pat McGowan (River Vale,
N.J. I. a 6-3. l65-pound halfback.
sophomores Paul Evans
(Easton). a 6-2. lBO-pound
halfback, and Sean Harrigan
(Chelmsford. Mass. I, a 6-2 165pound
halfback.
Freshmen Rich Boyle (Lee,
Mass. I, a G' 4", l75-pound and
aggressive Ed Bowler battle for
the starting goaltender's
position. Other promising
freshmen include Dave Wri~ht,
Doug Gyer. Tom Healy and Tim
Marmanides.
The Stags '4;11 have their hands
full in a demanding schedule
including new opponents Drew
University and Wesleyan
University along with state
rivals Southern Connecticut.
which has qualified for the
NCAA Tournament in two of the
In 1WQ extra innjng baseball
games last Sunday against
ECSC. Fairfield managed to win
the first 5-4. and then dropped
the second one. 3-1. The games,
played at the Tunxis Hill Field in
Fairfield. both went eight
innings and were highlighted by
come from behind rallies by both
teams.
Slags Win io the Eighth
It was a case of strategy
backfiring in the opener as
Warrior pitcher Phil Thomas.
with runners on second and third
and one out. intentionally walked
right fielder John Kellehen to set
up a force play at the plate. or a
possible double play. Thomas
then lost sight of the plate and
walked catcher Fred Tunney to
force in the Winning run.
Eastern had jumped to an
early four run lead in the second
innin, when Kaczorowski lead
orr wlth a walk. Dalban, Sterling
and Casarella followed with
consecutive hits off Slag pitcher
AI Gabriele and, aided by a
double error, scored two quick
runs. Mowrey drove in the
Warriors' final tally ",;th a oneout
single to left.
Fairfield bounced back in their
half of the inning, adding three
runs on three hits. Kellehen
reached on an error and moved
to second on Mike Caron's
groundout. Chuck Schieck lined a
single. and, after a wild pitch,
Gabriele drove them both in with
a clutch two-out single.
Following another wild pitCh,
Mike Spicer sent Gabriele home
with another single.
The Stags tied the game in the
third. when left-fielder. Ken
McKee reached base on an error,
was sacrificed to second, moved
5-4; Drop
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