but also for studying for tests and doing home-work.
After several proposals offered by F.U.S.A.
"Bannow seems to be the likely alternative,"
talk of extending the hours until one a.m.,"
students and faculty on the subject of ethics in academe.
it will become official and building can begin.
was made in response to the neighbors' concern about traffic.
changes such as the absence of a front porch because it was found they weren't being us-ed.
with three months included for leeway so they should be ready in September.
as you could expect" before the commission. "There was a quorum problem at one point,"
For two days last week, Dr. Robert L.
writings and passing them off as original.
around the idea of indoctrination and Crea-tionism.
were most of the members of the audience.
but no definite conclusions were reached.
Red Cross blood drive held in the Oak Room.
we were very pleased with the student turn-out,"
blood drive to take place in February.
Leigh Anne Wassem, and James English.
O'Rourke, Fran Reed, and Dave Lombardo.
rule was overlooked by the election com-mission.
after this mistake was noticed.
Description [PLEASE NOTE: This issue was misprinted as issue No. 13. It has been corrected in pencil to issue No. 14.] The Mirror (sometimes called the Fairfield Mirror) is the official student newspaper of Fairfield University, and is published weekly during the academic year (September - May). It runs from 1977 - the present; current issues are available online.
SearchData "The Image of Fairfield" H FAIRFIELD W \ [MIRROR! Nonprofit Organization U.S. POSTAGE PAID Permit No. 32 Fairfield, Conn. Volume 7, No. 13jf Thursday, December 8, 1983 Fairfield University, Fairfield, Connecticut 06430 Incorporated 1977 Bannow To Stay Open For Late Night Studying by David M. Rothbard The Bannow Science Center will be open for extended hours to give students an alternative place in which to study, according to Fran Keneally, F.U.S.A. Vice-President. Many students on campus had complained that the library was becoming a "social hall" and that it was no longer used merely for research but also for studying for tests and doing home-work. After several proposals offered by F.U.S.A. to the administration in which such ideas as opening the cafeteria for additional study space use were deemed not practical, Bannow became the compromise choice since the computer center which is located in the basement, is presently open until midnight.. "Bannow seems to be the likely alternative," asserted Keneally, "and it should be sufficient if the hours are expanded." Rooms 137,138 and 139 will remain open from 9:30 p.m. until mid-night for students to have another quiet place in which to study. Keneally stated that Mr. James Fitzpatrick, Campus Center Director, was most helpful in this matter and that the students will have this on a temporary basis. "In my opinion, it should be available much later than midnight, and there is talk of extending the hours until one a.m.," Keneally said. "Also, with the new Computer Science and Business Information Majors, the students will need more access to the computers and the building." In an additional note, Dr. Larry Miners, Pro-fessor of Economics and Chairman of the Under-graduate Curriculum Committee, approved the resolution that students be allowed to sit in on the UCC meetings and give input but would have no voting privileges. Dr. Robert Bard, Professor of Law at the UConn School of Law, addressed gathered students and faculty on the subject of ethics in academe. [Photo by John Pastorelle] Bard Discusses Academe Townhouses Near Approval by Kathryn King Fairfield's Town Plan and Zoning Commission held a public executive session on Novem-ber 29th to discuss the building of new townhouses on this campus. According to Dr. John Barone, Provost, the approval needed to begin construction has not yet been formally granted. First, the Commission will send notice of its approval, which Dr. Barone expects by this week. The approval with its conditions will be published in the newspapers and there will then be a two week waiting period for challenges to the approval. If there are no challenges, it will become official and building can begin. The Commission had some conditions, most of which were minor, but there was one that will affect students directly, according to the Provost. The Northeast gate will be opened in the daytime during the week for construction vehicles and students. There will be a barrier, though, on the North Road between Jogues lot and to Julie Hall so students will not be able to use this gate at night. "Students should be aware of the conditions," he said. This condi-tion was made in response to the neighbors' concern about traffic. With this condition in mind, building should begin soon, depending on the finalization of the approval. Dr. Barone said that," Hopefully, we'll have a hole in the ground before you leave from exams." Plans are being made for three new townhouse units, holding 24 houses at four students in each, so there will be ninety-six more people allowed to live at the town-houses next year. * The layout of the townhouses will be similar to the original ones with some minor changes such as the absence of a front porch because it was found they weren't being us-ed. If everything goes through with no problems these new units will be included in this year's lottery for the Fall of 1984. These units should take about nine months to construct with three months included for leeway so they should be ready in September. The Plan and Zoning Commission has been very busy this fall so the issue "got in as fast as you could expect" before the commission. "There was a quorum problem at one point," the Tuesday before Thanksgiving so the meeting was postponed to the 29th, according to Dr. Barone. by Christine Ryan For two days last week, Dr. Robert L. Bard, Professor of Law at the University of Connecticut School of Law, led a thought provoking symposium entitled "Ethics in Academe." With constant innovations in technology and education, new ethical problems are ap-pearing in every academic setting. During the informal colloquium, many of the cur-rent ethical considerations were discussed. Among the controversies that arose were the question of academic tenure, academic honesty, plagiarism, and indoctrination. Lisa H. Newton, Coordinator of the Applied Ethics Program of Fairfield, proposed various topics and Dr. Bard, members of the faculty, and students contributed their ideas. At one point, Dr. Bard asked the audience, "Would it be so terrible if everything published was anonymous?" The question at hand was on copying another person's writings and passing them off as original. The most extensive discussion was around the idea of indoctrination and Crea-tionism. It is still argued whether teaching Darwin's theory of evolution is indoctrina-tion or not It was concluded that teaching an idea is not indoctrination if it enhances the students' ability to appreciate new ideas. Dr. Bard, who is active in public service and author of many articles, is against the idea of copyrights for printed material "...unless you can establish that without them they would not be written," which is a different approach to writing. Dr. Newton was quite surprised at that statement, as were most of the members of the audience. The question of tenure was approached but no definite conclusions were reached. Especially interesting was the topic of Continued on page 2 Student Legislature Repeats Election by Kathryn King Election for Student Legislature repre-sentatives were re-run on the twenty-first of November. Districts included in this elec- Drive Breaks County Record by Michael Smith Circle K, the Student Nurses Association, and AED, (the medical honor society), sponsored a blood drive for the Red Cross of Connecticut on the 15th and 16th of November. The event was a record breaker, accumulating 512 pints, a Fair-field County first. The drive, co-chaired by Chuck Hacker, Lisa Larocque and Anna Pavlick, was run as a com-petition between the dorms on campus with prizes of Seller's special dinners and $50 gift cer- Father John J. Higgins, S.J., Assistant to the President, is seen here giving blood at the re-cent Red Cross blood drive held in the Oak Room. [Photo by Marguerite Hinderer] tificates going to the floor which raised the most pints of blood. Jogues IV was the overall winner with 36 pints. The Red Cross is using Fairfield University's technique to run a pilot-program for any future blood drives. "The whole thing went really well, we were very pleased with the student turn-out," said Hacker who is currently planning another blood drive to take place in February. "The importance of these blood drives cannot be understated" said Hacker who points to the fact that in Connecticut there are only two full-time blood donation centers, and the Red Cross relies totally on the contributions of independent bloodmobiles to keep the blood supply constant for the area. It should be noted that only Yale University and UConn top the Fairfield effort. Yale, however, runs its blood drive through the hospital where many non-students can contribute. Additional-ly, UConn has 22,000 students from which it can draw donors. February's bloodmobile is expected to top last month's efforts, but Hacker declined to comment on an exact number. The 512 pints donated by Fairfield University students, administration and staff, comes at a crucial time for the Fairfield area and the State of Connecticut. Unwarranted fears of contract-ing A.I.D.S. (Auto Immune Deficiency Syndrome) from donating blood have held donors back. It is not possible to get this disease by giving blood. tion were Jogues, who elected Rich Fahey, Leigh Anne Wassem, and James English. Regis voted for Bill Rowan, Christopher O'Rourke, Fran Reed, and Dave Lombardo. The Off Campus Boarders elected Lisa Johnson, Jay Power, Siobhan O'Connell, and Joe Graziano. The Commuters elected Mary-Ellen DeAngilis, Delia Smith, Alison Baxter, and David Robertson. In Campion there was a three way tie between Steve Callahan, Alicia Williams, and Maureen Sullivan. A run-off was held by the R.A.'s in the dorm. The results of that run-off were unknown at presstime. Others elected in that dorm were Michelle McCahill, and Eileen Corbliss, according to Lisa Johnson, secretary of Student Legislature. The election was held again because a rule was overlooked by the election com-mission. Last year, with the addition of the townhouses as a voting district, the elec-tion rules were updated. Students of every dorm used to vote for three representatives, according to Antone Siciliano, chairman of legislature election. The new rule states that students vote for as many representa-tives as there already are in that district in-stead of automatically voting for three. The number of representatives varies with the population of the district, according to Siciliano. In the original election students only voted for three representatives. Jay Power, Student Legislature president, lodged a pro-test after this mistake was noticed. A re-election was scheduled for those dis-tricts that did not elect enough people. "We had a better turnout this time," commented Antone Siciliano.