Beer, friends, partying and alcohol being poured out. Sounds like a normal weekend at Fairfield, and May Day Weekend at Spam Jam was no exception.

“We did dump out three or four partially filled kegs,” said Jonathan Stark, Residence Area Coordinator for the townhouses and apartments and coordinator of Spam Jam.

University Administrators wanted the event to be fully cleaned up at 5 p.m., according to Stark. The only way that could be accomplished, he said, was to begin cleaning up earlier than 5 p.m., which was why tapped kegs were dumped.

“We poured those kegs out so the people who paid for them could get their deposits back. We also have three untapped kegs left over. They may possibly be donated to Senior Week,” said Stark.

1,040 people attended a very well-behaved Spam Jam, according to Stark.

“We had a few isolated incidents of people not wearing wristbands being asked to leave. But the roping off of the area and constant presence of 3 Residence Hall Coordinators, 2 Fairfield Police officers, Fairfield University Security officers, and myself at all times kept any problems to a minimum. From my perspective, the day went very well.”

Ed Feldheim, ’03, begged to differ.

“I was mistreated by the Fairfield Police,” said Feldheim.

According to Feldheim, he was riding his bike on campus and after avoiding a collision with a police cruiser, he was asked to stop by an officer on foot. He complied and was talking to that officer when Officer Scott Sudora, the man in the cruiser, pulled up.

“I was standing with my hands on my head, resting them, when Officer Sudora grabbed them and locked them behind my back, as if to handcuff me and threw me in the back of his cruiser,” said Feldheim.

Feldheim claims that Officer Sudora accused him of ignoring a request to stop when he first avoided the cruiser.

“I didn’t hear him say anything. I find the whole thing pretty ridiculous and a bit overdone. I have a bruise on my arm from where he grabbed me,” said Feldheim.

Feldheim was issued a 60-dollar ticket for riding his bike on the wrong side of the road. No one at Fairfield Police Department could be reached for comment.

However, most students did enjoy their time at Spam Jam.

“It was good times. Too bad it rained the day before and made the ground muddy, but it was fun to hang out with friends outside in an open environment. It was nice to be able to drink in front of security, as well,” said Sean Klock, ’04.

Stark, in his first year running Spam Jam, was happy with how everything turned out.

“Everyone who worked to make this happen did a wonderful job and worked very hard,” said Stark.

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