Fahey, Fitzgerald AInong Pres! Choices?
Voice Breaks Silence to Reveal NaInes
tion of Fairfield University."
revision of the procedure for
adopting Constitutional
amendments. an amendment
which broadens the
qualirlcations necessary to
become a Student Court Justice,
and an added section dealing
with the Legislature's power to
impeach the Student Government
President and Treasurer.
Adoption of the eight
amendments indicate that
students apparently are willing
to ascribe certain powers to the
Legislature at the expense of the
executive. In recent months, and
especially during the Presiden·
tial campaign. the executive
branch under the administration
of fonner Govemment President
Steven Mednick received heavy
criticism for having allegedly
overstepped its proper
Constitutional bounds.
The amendments, original sections
of the Constitution, and
vote tallies appear on page 2.
terview indicate that Fr.
Fitzgerald who is also a dormitory
housemaster, is one of
the best-liked administrators at
Georgetown. An advocate of
academic reform, he Is regarded
according to the Hoya editors, as
a "moderate" on internal
University issues. The editors of
the Crusader were not available
to comment upon the
qualifications of Fr. Fahey.
President May Not Be One of
Three
The Fairfield Board of
Trustees is currently in the
process of interviewing the three
candidates recommended by the
Search Committee. No definite
date has been set by the Board
for a final discussion and vote on
the new University President.
Options open to the Trustees at
this time include:
-the naming of a new President
from the three recommended
candidates:
-instructions from the Board to
the Search Committee to
reconvene and recommend additional
candidates:
-the appointment of a President
by the Board without Com·
mittee consultation.
The Trustees are meeting tGo
day in their first regular quarterly
gathering of the new year. Action
on the choice of a new Presi·
dent could be taken at today's
meeting, but Board members
have given no indication of the
degree to which they have completed
their work of interviewing.
Referendum'
Feb. Iii, 1173
. S.G.
In addition to last Thursday's
voting for a new Student Govemment
President students cast
ballots in a referendum relating
to eight amendments to the
Government Constitution.
All eight amendments, which
had already been ratified by twGo
thirds of the Student Legislature,
were overwhelmingly approved
in the student vote. However, the
absence of the original sections
of the Constutition on the ballot
generated some confusion and
prevented many students from
actually voting on the
Constitutional questions.
Among the more important
changes were a revision of the
Constitution'S preamble in
deleting tlIe words "of Saint
Robert Bellarmine under God,"
a change in the name of the
Constitution from "TheConstitution
of the Student Government
of Fairfield University" to "The
Constitution of the
Underllraduate Student Associa-the
Fairfieid Board of Trustees.
"The Silver Fox"
Known among Georgetown
students as the "Silver Fox". Fr.
Fitzgerald has served in
Georgetown's administration
since 1958. Born in Washington,
the 51-year old priest eamed his
B.A. and M.A. degrees from
Woodstock College and his PhD
from the University of Chicago.
In 1964 he was appointed Dean
of Georgetown's College of Arts
and Sciences, and has served as
Academic Vice President since
1966. Fr. Fitzgerald is also an
Associate Professor of Classics
and chairs the Board of Trustees
at St. Peter's College in Jersey
City.
"Well·Llked"
Remarks made by members of
the Hoya staff in a telephone in-
~",,""'e~
SOON TO BE FILLED? - The President's parking space in Canisius circle remains vacant while the
Trustees consult on a successor to Fr. Melnnes. Rumors persist that a new President may be named in
the near future.
problems had arisen early in the
race with his campaign manager
and that the later campaign took
on the shape of a local, grass
roots movement.
Ahlberl!: "satisfied"
Declaring that he had waged a
"vigorous campaign". Mr.
Ahlberg stated following the outcome
that he was satisfied with
his performance. He felt that
most of his support seemed to
come from the commuters,
freshmen, and coed dorm
residents. Claiming that
academics, Govemment spending,
and the lack of social
events were the primary issues
of the campaign, he found the
biggest difference between him
and his opponent to be a "sense
of commitment" on his own
(Continued on Page 21
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I
Economics Back~round
A native of Boston, Fr. Fahey
received his B.A. and M.A.
degrees from Boston College. In
addition he was awarded a doctorate
in economics from M.LT.
In 1971 the 37-year old priest
was appointed Academic Dean
at Holy Cross arter having served
as Acting Dean from 1970-71
and an Assistant Professor of
Economics from 1968-1970.
Fr. Fahey is also a member of
Search members interviewed a
number of students, faculty
members, and administrators,
on the qualifications and attributes
of the two Jesuits.
It is also known that Search
members travleed to New York
and Boston College to seek out
student, faculty, and administration
opinions regarding prospective
Presidential candidates.
Vol. 3 No. 18 FAIRFIELD UNIVERiilTY, FAIRFIELD, CONI<ECTICUT
the level of personality.
Much of the campaign's
rhetoric dealt with sharp
criticism of former Government
President Steven Mednick's administration.
In particular. both
candidates attacked Mr. Mednick's
irresponsibility in handling
money collected from the
student activities fee.
Both Attack Mednick
Throughout the campaign both
candidates attacked the Mednick
administration for what they
termed its overextension of executive
powers. They also
criticized the lack of campus
social functions, and Mr.
Ahlberg in particular lashed out
at the current academic
program. which provides for
required final examinations and
a rigid core curriculum.
IDterest 8. Mlalmum
Limited personal campaigning
on the parts of Mr. Harrison and
Mr. Hasten in the primary and
general agreement on tlIe issues
between Mr. Ahlberg and Mr.
Harrison in tlIe runoff campaign
were instrumental in reducing
student interest in the election
to a minimum.
Only Mr. Ahlberg waged what
might be called an intensive
campaign. A relatively unknown
commuter representative to the
Student Legislature. he succeeded
in making himself and his
views known to much of the student
body through extensive
advertising. a number of personal
appearances, and the
issuance of position papers.
Mr. Harrison waged a confident,
low-key campaign. Relying
upon his reputation as a student
legislator and his heavy
support in Northwest and Regis
donnitories. he made little effort
to stir up enthusiasm for his
candidacy. In an interview
following the balloting he
declared that organizational
THE
together with evidence collected
by Voice reporters, points
toward the probability that the
names of Fr. Fahey and Fr.
Fitzgerald were among the three
recommended, there has been
no confirmation from either official
University spokesmen or
members of the search Committee
or the Board of Trustees.
When confronted with the
names, David W.P. JewiU,
chairman of the Board of
Trustees stated, "I can't com·
ment on that at all. It would put
them (the candidates) in an embarrassing
position."
Travel for bterviews
Both the Cnlsader and Hoya
articles relate that memben of
the Fairfield Seareh Committee
traveled to the Holy Cross and
Georgetown campuses during
the Christmas vacation. The articles
further state that the
By Robert 8ym
In what proved to be no surprise
Edmund Harrison easily
OUlpolJed his opponent. Kurt
Ahlberg, to capture the Student
Government Presidency in last
Thursday's runoH election.
With a total of 952 ballots cast
Mr. Harrison received 475 votes,
while Mr. Ahlberg polled 360
ballots. Write-in candidate
Edward Kelly ran third with 69
Yotes.
In an uncontested race for Student
Government Treasurer
junior Terrence Hinchey netted
628 votes to succeed former
Treasurer Robert Kunces.
Ahlber~ Fares Beller ia RaDOlf
While the election results
produced no real surprises in
terms of outcome, the vote
figures for Mr. Ahlberg were
slightly larger than expected.
In the three-way primary involving
Mr. Harrison, Mr.
Ahlberg, and student legisltitor
Joseph Hasten Mr. Ahlberg polled
only 28 percent of the total
vote. His showing in last week's
runoff improved to 37 percent of
the vote although Mr. Hasten
had publicly supported the candidacy
of Mr. Harrison.
The figure of 952 votes cast
also showed an increase of 160
voles over the primary outcome.
Nearly 40 percent of the eligible
undergraduate students cast
ballots in the runoff as opposed
to only about 33 percent in the
primary.
Dull Campaign
Mr. Harrison's victory climaxed
a campaign which was
generally regarded as dull and
uninspiring by most students.
Debate centered about
differences in the personalities
of the candidates rather than discussion
of disagreement on the
issues. In fact. both candidates
admitted that the only real distinction
between them was on
Harrison Sweeps Race;
Ahlberg Strength Shown
H.C., G'town
Weeklies
Unveil News
By Robert ByrD
According to articles appearing
in recent issues of the Holy
Cross Crusader (2/2/73) and the
Georgetown Hoya U/19m) Rev.
Joseph R. Fahey. S.J., Vice
President for Academic Affairs
at Georgetown, may be among
the Presidential candidates now
being considered (or the University
Presidency at Fairfield.
The articles further substantiate
evidence received by the
University Voice and reported
last week that Fathers Fahey
and Fitzgerald were among the
three candidates recommended
by the Search Committee to the
Board of Trustees two weeks
ago.
Speculation persists that the
third candidate may be a faculty
member at Boston College.
However. insufficient evidence
to support this campus-wide
speculation prevents release of
his name.
In deference to the search
Committee's request for confidentiality
the Voice withheld
any mention of names or titles in
last week's issue.
No Confirmation of Names
Although pUblication of the
names of the two Jesuits in the
Crusader and the Hoya, both
weekly campus newspapers,
""""'loy~e".Ill",,,"
NO FALSE ALARM THIS TIME - Security chief James Barrett talks with f.iremen. following a sr:nalJ
fire last week in Xavier Hall. The smoldering blaze, which brought out four fire engmes. was confined
to a stack of papers near a radiator. There was no appreciable damage.
Harrison Victor in Election
February 15, 1973
Legislature Begins
Contract Scrutiny
The committee's study found
that the price of books differs as
much as two dollars from prices
quoted at bookstore in the Fairfield
area.
Permission to inspect copies of
contracts with the Bookstore,
Specialized Management. along
with the Maintainence Department
and the Security Division
at Fairfield was denied by Mr.
Hickson.
The committee report was
adopted by the legislature with
the understanding that
legislative action would be forth
coming based on the subcommittee's
evidence.
Mednick, Kunes Condemned
As a finale to legislative action
regarding the student government
budget, a resolution was
passed condemming former
President Steven Mednick and
Treasurer Robert Kunces for the
fiscal mismanagement. furthermore,
the resolution warned that
the new incoming president
guard against fiscal irres~nsibility.
with the understandmg
that he is to adher to constitutional
requirements regarding
budget management.
Allocations Approved
In action long over-due. the
Appropriated committee
recommended that Y.I.C. and
the Draft Office receive $1,450.
and $313. respectively. Both
clubs presented detailed budget
reports which revealed both
organizations had accumulated
large debts from last semester
which needed payment.The body
approved the appropriations.
Before ·adjourning. the
legislature again temporarily
lifted the executive budget
freeze to allocate $200. to the
Teacher Evaluation Program,
By Peter J. Fallon
Political Correspondent
The Student Legislature held
its fourteenth meeting of the
tenth session on February 6th.
Before moving into its regular
business, the body received committee
reports from a number of
legislators. The Sub..committee
on Contracts submitted the
following information compiled
by it.s chairman David Monaco.
SIlb-Committee Report
, ' ·r three months of extens
:. udy and meetings with
[. ector of Business and
F,nanCf. John Hickson. the information
students compiled
centered around Specialized
Y.anagement and the Bookstore.
According to Mr. Hickson, the
o.;(rtract with the Specialized
Management stipulates they are
to provide nourishing food for
the students. Testimony from
students revealed just the opposite.
According to many
students, foreign objects have
been found in the food. Among
the objects students have found
are band-aids in the salad. sand
in the spinach. hair in the milk,
along with dirty eating utensils.
In consultation with doctors,
Mr. Monaco revealed that the
food does not contain any nutrition
since it is over-cooked.
Finally. the committee stated
that the food service makes a 2%
profit on its investment in the
University.
Moreover, the committee also
investigated the contract with
the Bookstore on campus. As a
private company. the bookstore
rents space from the University
at five dollars per square foot.
The University has no control
over the price of articles sold at
the bookstore.
an effective Government."
Mr. Hinchey's landslide victory
in the race for Treasurer
climaxed a contest which was
without a candidate until only
last week. His only compe,tition
came from write-in candidate
Robert Reynolds, who claimed
that if elected Treasurer he
would sign an agreement
Whereby he would compensate
out or his own pocket for any
funds overspent by the executive.
THE UNIVERSITY VOICE
MATH AND SCIENCE MAJORS
67lJ Malb and U3 Sciml'e majors \(l \fllI't 111;
I~~ CorpJ tt~dw:... ln MIa. Afrk•. Mi<:ror>eIiI
and I"" Caribbtan. M..t be U.S. ciliztfl. Call or
contact )'llUr p1_nl dlf't<:tor Otnist HaI"YtY
'lor inl","","tion' 112 264-7tI4.
muter legislator's chances of
beeing elected. '" don't think
Kurt could fill an Executive
Board." he slated.
Ne.l!:ative Attitudes
When asked why students
appeared so disinterested in the
election. Mr. Harrison commented
that they seemed to feel
that the new President would act
in much the same way as his
predecessors. Steven Mednick
and Steven Dormer. had. He
asserted that students were exhibiting
an increasing
negativism toward the Student
Government in general and the
executive branch in particular.
He claimed that the new President
must be someone who can
"rebuild the Legislature and run
(Continued From Page 1)
part. "People didn't like the idea
that he (Mr. Harrison I didn't go
door to door." the runnerup commented.
With rderence to his political
future Mr. Ahlberg stated that
he would continue to serve in the
[.eglslalure. which he expects
will assume a more active role in
the future .. " am very
enthusiastic about it {the
Le~islaturel." he said. "It
seems to be exerting its
perogative over the executi~e."
Mr. Harrison agreed that little
separated thc lWO candidates. in
their discussions of the major
issues of thc campai~n. He
noted. however. that Mr.
Ahlberg's political incxperience
probably hurt the one-term com·
Students OK Amendments
Amendments Original Sections
Are you in favor 0(: .. ..
I) Section 6.02 being re-written as follows: Indlvl~ual
amendments to this Constitution must be passed by a t"'!o-thlrds
roll call vote of the representatives present arid votl.ng.: the
amendments then shall be submitted to the Student ASSOCiatIOn at
lar~e ror ratification within two weeks after Legisl!"'tive.aetion. ~he
referendum shall be performed on either the PreSidential EI~tlOn
or at a special referendum called for tJ.1at p~rpose by the .Presldent
of the Student Association in conjunction With the Elections Committee.
A50% plus one affirmative vote by the mem~rs of the Student
Association voting in the referendum for said amendment
shall be necessary for ratification." 4
2\ The title of the Student Association being changed to !:he
following. "The Constitution of the Undergraduate Student Assocla-.•
tion of Fairfield University." •
3\ In Section 2.11 paragraph 3. changing the words "of the
Legislaturc" to "of the committee:' .. ..
4) In Section 3.05. changing the words "from time to time to
"('very two weeks:'
S) ASection 3.14 be added stating. "The Student Legislatur.e shall
possess the power to impeach and thereby rem!>v~ from o[flce. the
President and/or Tresurer of the Student ASSOCiatIOn ~or VIOlatIOns
of their respective Constitutional duties by a two-thirds roll call
vote of the total number of members of the body at the time of the
motion. In the event that the Stud,ent association. Presid~nt and/or
Tresurer is impeached by the Legislature. a special election for the
office of Student Association President and/or Treasurer shall be
held within three weeks of the date of impeachment."
61 Revision of the Preamble of the Constitution by having ~e
words. "of Saint Robert Bellarmine under God" struck from said
Preamble. . .
71 Revision of the Preamble of the Constitution by haVIng I~serted
as paragraph number t.w.o. "It is u~erstood tha~ !:hIS
Constitution in no way modifies or abTldges the eXisting
relationships between the University and the i~i~idual .student. It
is further understood that this Student A~I~hon w~n OJl:Crate
within the framework of the objectives of Fairfield U~lverslt~ as
set forth in the Charter and other official documents. TIns COnstitution
recognizes the right of students to organize ~em~lyes and to
establish standards for themselves which are In addition to the
standards imposed by the University. . . ".
8) Revision of Seetion 4.02 of the Constitution by repeahng hnes.
9.10.11. 12, 13, 14. IS. 16. 17, 18, 19.20 and 21. In !he.ir stead should
be inserted. "Any member of the Student A~latlon may ~ appointed
a Justice of the Student Court provldmg that. there IS at
least one Justice from each class. Anyone of the Justices may be
appointed Chief Justice of the COury.."
VOTES:
II Yes 587: No S9 51 Yes S07: No Sl
2) Yes 370; No 201 6) Yes 357: No 25S
3) Yes 319: No 202 71 Yes 459: No 99
4) Yes 496: No 61 81 Yes 416: No 136
I) Section 6.02
Individual amendments to this Constitution must be passed by a
two-thirds (2/3) vote of the Representatives present and voting, by
a roll call vote. and then the amendments will be submitted to the
Student Association at the next general election for ratification by a
fifty per cent plus one vote of the members of the Student Association
voting in the referendum for that particular amendment.
Amendments shall take effect ten (0) days after ratification.
2)Original Title: Constitution of the Student Government of Fairfield
University:
3) Section 2.11
The Legislature may establish Standing and Ad Hoc Committees
for the conduct of its business.
The· President of the Legislature shall appoint the members of
the Standing Committees from the Legislature.
All chairmen of the Slanding Committees shall be elected by a
majority of the Legislature.
The Standing Committees shall have power to elect their cochairmen
and any other offiCi:!rs which they deem necessary.
The establishment. purposes, membership, and officers of the Ad
Hoc Committees shall be determined by law.
4) Section 3.05
The President of the Student Government shallJrom time to time
give a report to the Student Legislature on the state of the Student
Government.
6 and 7) Preamble
We. the undergraduate students of the Fairfield University of S1.
Robert Bellarmine, under God, in order to establi~ ~nit.y,_.ll
promote integrity, to maintain a student and democratic JUTlsdICtion,
to improve educational opportunity, and to foster understanding
and fellowship, do ordain and establish this d~la.ration of
rights and organization of administration as the Constitution of the
Student Government of Fairfield University.
8) Section 4.02
The Student Court shall be composed of nine (9) students from
the undergraduate Student Association.
They shall be appointed by the President and approved by a ma
jority vote of the Student Legislature.
Appointments to the Supreme Court shall last as long as an ~~
proved Justice is a member of U!e undergradl;l8te ~tudent ASSOCiation.
Appointments may be terminated by reSignation, removal, or
withdrawal from the University.
The Justices shall be selected in the follOWing ratio:
Senior Class - Four (4) Justices
Junior Class - Three (3) Justices
Sophomore Class - Two (2) Justices.
To maintain the above ratio of Justices, the President of the Student
Government shall appoint the necessary number of justices
within two weeks after the commencement of his term.
One Junior or Senior Justice shall be appointed by the President
of the Student Government as Chief Justice within two weeks after
the commencement of his term of office. The appointment must be
confirmed by a majority vote of t~e Legislature: . ..
The Chief Justice shall be responSible for the effiCient functlOmng
or the entire judicial branch. He shall be the presiding officer at .all
hearings or appoint another Justice in his stead. His term of office
shall terminate after the inauguration of a new government.
Aminimum of Three (3) Justices shall sit at all court hearings or
court proceesiinlls, hfl'"
Pre-Meds
Hear Talk
Last Thursday Night,
February 9 in Bannow 2&4,
Alpha Epsilon Delta, the premedical
honor society sponsored
a lecture by Dr.
Maurice L. Moore PhD, the
national Secretary of AED.
His topic of discussion was
"The Current Slatus of Admissions
to Medical and Denlal
Schools." Dr. Moore has
traveled about the country
visiting various medical
schools and has compiled
volumes of data conCi:!rning
the complexities of admission
to medical school. Dr. Moore
cited the post World War II
baby boom and an increased
interest of young people in
the medical field as some of
the causes of increased competition
in getting into
medical school. He noted that
the enrolles in medical school
for the first year class has increased
from 8,760 in 1965 to
12,900 in 19J2: however, the
number of individuals filing
applications increased sharply
from 18,703 in 1965 to 35,000
in 1972.
A lively question and
answer period followed Dr.
Moore's discussion. The
nature of the questions
reflected the conCi:!rn and interest
of the 97 pre-med
students who attended. This
lecture. the first in a series of
lectures planned by the AED
for the semester, was a complete
success.
Applications for CoChairman
of Orientation, '73
are available at the Student
Services offiCi:!, Loyola Hall.
Positions are open to all
members of the Class of 1975
- male & female. Deadline for
applications is March 9,
CORRECTION:
A printer's error in the first para~raph of tOday's University
Voice story des1in~ with the Presidential candidates aisidentifies
one of the candidates and omits a second.
he ori~inal para!raph, as submitted to the printer, read:
"AccordiolS to articles appearing in recent issues of the Holy
Cross Crussder (272/73) and the Geor~etown Hoya (1/19/73) Rev.
Joseph R. Fahey, S.J., Academic Dean at Holy CrosB Colle~e, and
Rev. Thomas Fitz~erald, S.J., Vice President for Academic Affairs
at Geor!etown University, may be amon~ the Presidential candidates
now beior; considered for the University Presidency at }I'airfield .. "
The editors of the Voice re~ret this error.
