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Public Safety pulls gun on non-student

While responding to a fight at the Village area involving two non-students on the morning of April 12, a Public Safety officer pulled out his gun, according to Associate Director of Public Safety Frank Ficko. Ficko said that when the officer asked one of the suspects for identification, as per normal standard procedure, the suspect fled, with the officer following.
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Campus crime beat:

Tuesday, April 8 7:00 p.m. A room key and StagCard were taken from a room in Jogues. There are currently no suspects. Wednesday, April 9 10:25 a.m. University maintenance reported damage to a student door in Campion. The students damaged their own door.
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Campus crime beat:

Tuesday, April 1 11:47 a.m. A freight elevator in the BCC was found vandalized with graffiti. 10:50 p.m. There was a power outage at the townhouses due to a transformer malfunction. After 20 minutes, the power was restored. Wednesday, April 2 6:16 p.
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Campus crime beat: Damage, drugs, disappearing items

Thursday, March 27 3:46 p.m. Damage to a car parked in the Bannow parking lot was reported. One of the headlights was smashed. 7:58 p.m. A narcotics violation resulted in an arrest at the townhouses. Saturday, March 29 2:41 a.m. Two burglaries were reported in Campion Hall.
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In the know: News briefs

NATIONAL Tap Project working toward clean water The Tap Project, a "campaign that celebrates the clean and accessible drinking water available as an everyday privilege to millions, while helping UNICEF provide safe drinking water for children around the world," is conducting a nationwide expansion, according to its Web site.
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Fairfield Feud: IRHA/FUSA communication gap a campus-wide concern

Mike Stahl '10 and Jeff Seiser '10 will embark on challenging, yet already-traveled, paths as respective IRHA and FUSA presidents next semester. But the real challenge for the recently elected rising leaders will be the attempt to unite those paths. "I would call it a disconnect and am not quite sure why [it] exists," said Seiser, who went on to say that IRHA and FUSA should be working together to best represent the students.
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Ongoing investigation into schools’ loan practices

When Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal scrutinized Fairfield's financial aid practices last year, the University settled the issue by adding $75,000 to its financial aid funds, while not admitting to any wrongdoing. Blumenthal spearheaded an ongoing investigation into whether or not Connecticut schools have received gifts or donations from loan lenders in exchange for the schools putting them on preferred lender lists.
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Campus crime beat: A splash in the pond

Tuesday, March 18 7:30 a.m. A door to Southwell Hall was discovered to be broken, with the glass shattered. A walk-through was conducted, but no one was found and nothing inside the building seemed to be out of order. Wednesday, March 19 12:38 a.m. The Fairfield Police reported a suspicious motor vehicle near the townhouses to Public Safety.
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Campus crime beat:

Parties were broken up and a lot of underclassmen were caught with alcohol in this week's edition of 'Campus crime beat.'