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February 26, 2006
While We Were Out: Quinnipiac News
Here's a rundown of what's happened recently at Quinnipiac while The Buzz was on hiatus:
EXPELLED STUDENTS REACT: The Buzz reported extensively on the students who were expelled following an off-campus Halloween party that took place last semester, that the blog that followed offering some of their thoughts. The Chronicle sat down with four of the students recently, getting their reactions and perspectives now that some time has passed (link). According to the former students, who are now suing Quinnipiac for announcing their explusions to the press, they felt that they were given unfair treatment after they made attempts to end the party, and they were also told originally that they were only going to be dismissed, not expelled.
STUDENT ASSUALT: A QU student who was assaulted on-campus late one night recently spoke out to the Chronicle about his experience, with questions raised about guests on campus and safety in general (link). His story definitely encourages many to keep in mind their surroundings and their own personal state of mind when out late at night on the relatively open campuses most colleges and universities provide.
ANOTHER THANKS: To Chronicle Editor-in-Chief (and Post blogger/freelancer) Jamie DeLoma and the rest of the Chronicle crew for keeping us posted on recent developments on their campus.
What's the buzz on your campus? E-mail Josh at thebuzz@ctpost.com.
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While We Were Out: Fairfield News
While we were out it was busy around the college campuses. Here's a look at some of the bigger stories to break at Fairfield U. the past month:
INJUNCTION DYSFUNCTION: An injunction in place since 2001 at Fairfield Beach limiting the number of students that can be there at one time has been made permanent by a judge recently (link). The injunction was put into place after a trial surrounding the popular (with students, anyway) the fall Luau and spring Clam Jam events that beach residents would have at Lantern Point. The injunction followed a lawsuit brought by nine year-round beach residents after years where the Clam Jam event, depsite efforts by both student government and the school to keep things under control, had swelled some years to over 5000 attendees. Many students see the loss of the injunction as an example of tradition at Fairfield (and a potential breach of civil liberties), while others see it as just an attempt to keep the peace down at the beach.
100 NETS 250: After Fairfield cancelled the original 200 Nights event because of the belief that it was not a positive addition to the school events calendar (read: too much alcohol, not much else), student leader Ashlee Fox took great pains to establish a new tradition: 100 Nights(link). She even kept the venue a secret to discourage drunk driving, and established the event without any aid from the university administration. 200 Nights was plagued with issues in years past, from difficulty finding places that would accomodate the event to a bus getting lodged under a bridge on the return trip from one year's event.
DEATH OF A FRIEND: In February student Alejandro Carrion, a sophomore at Fairfield, passed away in his sleep, a great loss to the student community (link). Carrion was at the time of his passing a College Republican, involved in Pep Band and was also part of the Ignatian Residential College, a program that offers unique opportunities to sophomores at the university in learning and growing as a person.
THANK YOU: To all those at The Mirror who have kept us in the loop on all that's going on.
What's the buzz at your campus? E-mail Josh at thebuzz@ctpost.com.
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February 23, 2006
The Buzz is back!
Hello all! After a hiatus that extended a little longer than normal (month off + new apartment = "oh yeah... I was supposed to update wasn't I?") we're back and here's what we're going to do. This entry will focus on this week's buzz, and another entry will follow recapping what was missed over the past couple of weeks.
Onward:
GRAPE GRAND REOPENING: Popular Fairfield student hangout The Sea Grape has finally reopened its doors this month after shutting down for renovations starting around the launch of winter break, The Mirror reported (link). Students found themselves checking out other bars, such as Skybox or Bravo, during the temporary shutdown of the Grape, but many beach residents are proud to call that home.
GMAIL CONFLICT: Many students are sidestepping Fairfield's requirements that students use the StagWeb mail interface by using Google's GMail service to pull in their mail (link). The official policy of not allowing students to use outside services has been in place since StagWeb's launch in 2000, as administrators are worried students may not log in often enough to stay appraised of important school notifications. However, students who find StagWeb increasingly frustrating to work with are still finding ways to avoid using the interface.
GPS AT QU?: We all know that GPS services, which are designed to help people locate certain places or to get driving directions, have some useful features. But how would you like to be equipped with a cell phone that can tell you exactly where your campus shuttle is? Quinnipiac is preparing a pilot program with 50 cell phones that will take advantage of features like that, this week's Chronicle noted (link). Similar to their laptop exchange program, the idea is to put newer technology into the hands of students that allow them to work more efficiently. If successful, the program could be rolled out to students later on.
MORE TO COME: We're going to catch up on previous weeks here shortly, but if you know of anything that's creating a buzz on your campus, you can reach me at thebuzz@ctpost.com. We'd love to hear what's going on at your campus!
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