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FOGHORVolume 91, Issue 5 N University of San Francisco October 13, 1994
Patching the cracks 5 years later Recalling the day the 'big one' hit Massive earthquake jolted San Francisco in 1989 — resilient region still bouncing back from devastation
William Perales Foghorn Staff Writer
Five years ago, the earth shook for 10-15 seconds and life in the Bay Area came to a thundering halt. Next Monday, October 17, marks the fifth anniversary of the Loma Prieta Earthquake, also known as the Bay Bridge Disaster.
IN THIS ISSUE, THE FOGHORN IS LOOKING BACK AT THE DESTRUCTIVE L.OMA PRIETA EARTHQUAKE OF 1 989. SEE THE SPECIAL REPORT, CONTINUED ON PAGE 12.
The land began to thunder, shake, and roll at 5:04 p.m. that Tuesday evening in 1989 as the temblor ripped through Northern California, destroying much in its path. The earthquake hit the Bay Area hard, killing 67 people, injuring 3,570, and causing more COURTESY OF SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE than $7 billion worth of damage in a nightmarish demonstration of a natural disaster The 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake turned this Marina District residence into a raging inferno please see "1989 quake,"page thirteen Lady Dons' IRA leader visits SF and record still brings message of peace
unblemished Lindsay Martell from conflict, injustice and discrimination. Foghorn Staff Triggered by the IRA's recent cease-fire five Louis Galian weeks ago, the notion that the violence has been Sportsweek Staff Writer The voice of Northern Ireland roared across curbed in Northern Ireland is dangerously false, WOMEN'S SOCCER the Atlantic this week, madeastop in Washington, according to Adams, Shin Fein leader. (Shin Fein DC, to chit-chat with the President, and arrived is a Gaelic term meaning "Ourselves Alone.") Unbeaten and riding an 11-game winning two hours later to a press conference stuffed with streak into last night's game with Santa Clara, beleaguered journalists shifting uncomfortably the Lady Dons, labeled as the "Bay Area's in folding chairs. But if your name is Gerry 'There is no peace in Ireland. We biggest athletic surprise" by the San Francisco Adams, and you have waited 25 years to walk on need to stop the killing and start Examiner, have stormed out to the best start American soil, the trek from the island of Ireland the talking.' by a USF athletic team since the '76-'77 men's to the continent of North America seems Like a — Gerry Adams basketball team opened the season 29-0. NEIL BAQUIRAN skip around the block. Last night's game (results were unavailable Team captain Kelli Bryant has led the The Bay Area welcomed one of the world's by press time) was a crucial one for the Lady Dons to their record start most unassuming political rebelas Gerry Adams, "There is no peace in Ireland. We need to Hilltoppers, who are looking to crack one of head ofthe political wing ofthe I rish Rep ublican stop the killing and start the talking." He urged the six spots available in the West Region for USF creamed San Diego 7-0 last Friday Party, pounded the need for Northern Irish the desperate need of a peace initiative with the the NCAA Tourney. In their way still stands behind three goals and two assists by junior equality and freedom from British rule to the British Parliament, who have yet to allow him nationally ranked St. Mary's, Portland, and team captain Kelli Bryant that spearheaded a 1200 guests which poured into the Palace of into London, and have also refused negotiations Stanford, yet the team remains confident of smothering offensive attack. "We were Fine Arts on October 5. Wide-eyed Irish- to remove British troops who are occupying the their chances to make the field, having left extremely intimidating and overpowering," Americans roared their approval as Adams Ulster (Northern) segment of Ireland. three conference foes already in their wake. please see "Hilltoppers," page tuentyfour stressed the birth of a "new era," an Ireland free please see "IRA leader,"page three
Inside this Issue... Inside this Issue... Inside this Issue... Inside this Issue... Inside this Issue... Inside this Issue... Inside this Issue... Inside this Issue... Inside this Issue... Inside this Issue.. Paae 3: Profile Page 4. Entertainment Page 10: Opinion Paae 24: SportsWeek Alumni return to Nine Inch Nails 'No' on Men's soccer stomping grounds appear in San Jose Proposition 187 down but not out Calendar Q r InterVarsiry Christian Fellowship News Ignatian Outreach Program Misc. transportation is provided invites all to Bible Study, Wednesday The Learning Center, Tutoring and Befriending 9-10 p.m. Phelan 505, Working in the U.S.Workshop Cowell Hall Rm. 227 Mondays and Fridays, 8:30-10:30 a.m. Prayer Meeting, Thursday, 6-7 p.m. TBA Oct. 20,4-6 p.m. Test Preparation (meet in LOT B) Large Group Meeting, Friday, TBA or UC Faculty Lounge Tuesday Oct. 18,7-8 p.m. St. Dominic's Elementary School call Jennifer x5778 Call 666-2654 Tuesdays and Thursdays, 3:15-4:30 p.m. 23rd Annual Computer Science (meet in LOT B) HEALTH CARE IN AMERICA Concert Lectures Series Lecture Series Homeless Youth and Tenderloin Youth Tuesday, October 25, City College of San Francisco Oct. 6 to Dec. 1, Thurdays. 11 a.m. Civic Center Residence—Tenderloin 7:30 p.m. in McLarern Room. 252 NAA Kahidi Theater Alaskan Harney Science Center Room 232 Recreation Center Sheila P. Burke, Performance Art Mondays and Wednesdays, 4-5:15 p.m. Chief of Staff of Sen. Robert Dole, Friday, Oct. 14, 1-2 p.m. ASUSF General Meetings (meet in LOT B) will be introduced by at North Gym, Dance Studio, Free open to the entire campus Hamilton Family Shelter: Reading John P. Schlegel, S.J. Skin Deep at Student Union, Wednesdays, 6 p.m. Bedtime Stories, Thursdays, 8-9 p.m. Lower Level Faculty Lounge, UC Center, third floor (meet in Campus Ministry) Entertainment Thursday, Oct. 13, Serving the Poor 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Free From Violence to Wholeness Homeless Women—St. Anthony's Kayak Regatta-Fest, Oct. 15 A 10-point journey into the spirituality Wednesdays, 5-5:45 p.m. at Schoonmaker Pt. Marina & The San Latino Heritage Month, and practice of non-violence (meet in Campus Ministry) Francisco Bay Model Dignidad y el Campesino Tuesdays, 6-8 p.m. Haight Ashbury Food Program call 488-1000 Eva Royale of United Farm Worker Campus Ministry—L.L. Phelan Tuesdays through Fridays, will discuss 8 a.m.-l:30 p.m. The Great Halloween Art & Pumpkin "No Grapes" and "Life of Cesar Chavez" Immunization Shots Festival Gillson Formal Lounge, 8 p.m. St. Mary's Hospital & Medical Center Social Justice Retreat Oct. 22,23 from 10a.m.-5 p.m., at Polk drop-in hours 9:00 tol0:30 a.m. "Following the Nonviolent Jesus" Street, between Broadway & Filbert & 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. Oct. 21-23, Cost $25, call 666-6582 and on Vallejo from Polk to Van Ness. Calendar compiled by Joe Diamos We've just made this 6-pound computer even easier topic k up. (Buy one now, and we'll throw in all this software to help you power through college.)
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The monthly payment shown assumes no deferment of principal or interest Students may defer principal payments up to 4 yean, or until graduation. Deferment will change pur monthly payments. The Apple Computer Loan is subject to credit approval. Page 2 October 13, 1994 Profile USF alumni invade campus for weekend Virginia Ward . "We met in a class at the Lone Mountain Foghorn Staff Writer campus while attending the College of Professional Studies in the '83-'84 term," Many USF alumni spent last weekend Whipple-Vestri said. meeting up with old classmates and professors, They both came back to see some professors and catching up on all the new stuff that has they had as well as to meet new people. occurred on the USF campus since graduation. On Friday night, alumni were invited to The USF Alumni Association planned a attend a tailgate party in the alumni lounge in series of events for alumni that began last the Koret Center. Thursday with an International Alumni Dinner Students from the Student Alumni and culminated with dancing at the Marriott Association greeted those who attended the Saturday and a trip to Sonoma County for dinner party before everyone feasted on hot wine tasting on Sunday morning. dogs, hamburgers and a gigantic mouth All weekend, alumni could be seen roaming watering cake. around campus observing all the new facilities and buildings that have been built since the 'USF went through some hard days they attended USF. NEIL BAQUIRAN Howard Denike, who graduated from USF times in the '70s, but it seems to be A USF alumnus enjoys lunch at the Koret Center when it was still an all-male school, was delighted turning around.' to see all the progress the school has made. — Howard Denike The events were mellow enough for the alumni their partners to dance along to the music "USF went through some hard times in the so that they could conserve their energy for the provided by the Zasu Pitts Memorial Orchestra. '70s, but it seems to be turning around," said Alumni Anniversary Ball that evening. Whipple-Vestri was one alumnus seen on Denike. "I was impressed with the Koret After the dinner, everyone headed to Negoesco Alumni who graduated as early as 1949 and the dance floor. Center, of course. I live in the San Francisco Stadium to watch the men's soccer team play asrecentas 1994 arrived at the Marriottaround "It is not often you get a chance to go out area. Seeing the church illuminated at night is against Alabama A&M. Srudents and alumni six o'clock in the evening in their best attire, and dance like that," Whipple-Vestri said. also impressive." packed the stadium to root for the Dons. teady to reacquaint themselves with people "The Marriott is big enough to accommodate Other alumni like Katherine Whipple-Vestri Nothing was planned following the game, they had not seen or spoken to in years. the whole group." could be overheard reminiscing about the good so those planning to stay out late Saturday Everyone took pictures and caught up with About 700 people attended the ball and times they had while attending school here. night had the chance to get plenty of rest. one another before being separated into various everyone seemed to have a fabulous time. Whipple-Vestri, who graduated in 1984, The events on Saturday morning consisted of rooms according to which year they graduated. When asked if she planned to attend her recalled how she met her husband, GianCarlo a mass celebrated by USF President John P. The calories gained from the meai were 15th reunion, Whipple-Vestri answered as a student at USF. Schlegal,S.J.,andself-guidedtoursofthecarnpus. quickly burned by rhe alumni, who grabbed without hesitating, "Oh sure." principles, citing the diversion of the American IRA leader people living harmoniously, fueled by the continued from front page American Dream ,with the opportunity to "The British government are not afraid of prosper. One ofthe principles he adamandy me — the British governmentare afraid ofyou adheres to is the abolition of discrimination. and people like you," he said, as applause Ostracized by the unyielding rule of Britain, rattled the auditorium. "We don't need the Adams bitterly denounces the "ridiculous British to govern us." repression of the (British) Parliament." In his concise, sympathetic address, delivered Committed to establishing a westernized on the heels of his arrival into San Francisco standard of democracy in Northern Ireland, International Airport from Washington, DC, Adams spoke the following statement with firm Adams extended his gratitude to the Oakland- repose: "If it's not good enough for America, it's based Irish Northern Aid, a 25-year-old not good enough for Northern Ireland." program which raises money for prisoners in The Shin Fein Peace Proposal, launched in Northern Ireland, and NorAid, which grants 1992 at a national political convention and re exile to Irish refugees. confirmed in 1994, documents the notion of Adams' visit to California rounds out his nine- gearing towards "a lasting peace in Ireland" and city United States national tour, highlighted by emphasizes the self-determination and "very encouraging, business-like talks" with democratic rights of the citizens of Northern MATT FORISTER P resident Clinton, in which the notion of Adams' Ireland, and British denial of these rights. The "new era" has fused a long-overdue relationship document emphasizes Northern Ireland's Gerry Adams clenched his fist in support of peace last week at the Palace of Fine Arts between Shin Fein and the White House entidement to sovereignty, and has noted several Administration — a relationship both parties historical documents which reaffirm the Irish "British strategy of division and coercion." The of potato salad on Independence Day. Adams hope will insure a successful future of peace in people's nationality and independence. forceful manipulation of Northern Ireland, the touched the nationalist nerve when he shrugged Ireland and the establishment of self-ruling Declarations throughouthistoryhavebeen made Proposal states, is the root of the conflict. with ample grace and said, "200 years ago, you democracy. (TheNationalTourisapromotional by Ireland to establish themselves as a unitary state In the effort to restore the political power to asked the Brits to leave," a statement happily event geared at voicing the inj ustices and struggles Irish citizens, Adams stressed the conditions received by an audience nonetheless soothed of Northern Ireland to the American people, for democracy: the British Parliament must by the surprisingly relaxed demeanor of Adams. oftencaughtberween disjointed, media-saturated 'If it's not good enough for accept responsibility, particularly the cessation The vision ofNorthem I reland, planted as firm political propaganda.) America, it's not good enough for of segregation in Northern Ireland, for the as their Gaelic heritage, is the desire for free reign, Adams believes that American consciousness Northern Ireland.' division between Protestants and conservative and the release ofa voice which, though steadfasdy ofthe situation in Northern Ireland needs to — Gerry Adams Roman Catholics has erupted in the slayings ignored, has never weakened. For Gerry Adams, be raised, and citizens should work with public of civilians and a bloodbath of resentment and the voice oflreland is not coming from his mouth representatives to convey information of the blistering hostility. alone. When twolrishmenapproached each other ongoings across the Adantic. Adams reiterated with one government, such as "The Proclamation Adams' vision of a "just and peaceful at a bus terminal in Belfast, one ofthe gendemen the fact that Shin Fein is leading a peace of Easter 1916" and "The Declaration of resolution" was inspired by a similar vision asked, "How long have you been waiting?" to process, and America should become involved. I ndependence ofthe FirstDail,Januaryl919."By which glimmers in United States history books, which the second gentleman replied, "25 years." Adams stated that concrete measures in his British standards, these are seemingly invalid and, on occasion, has been reawakened by the Irish eyes may be smiling sooner than we declaration of peace are based upon American testimonies — they have been discredited by a sagging American conscience between forkfuls think. October 13, 1994 Page 3 Entertainment p§Nin e Inch Nails seals casket on San Jose Christina Pirozzi conformity. The group has the presence down Special to the Foghorn but the emotional impact is not quite on the plateau of NIN. "What has this become?" Witnessing Nine Following Manson was the ever popular Jim Inch Nails Saturday, Oct. 1, 1994, in the hell Rose side show. This band of self-made freaks that is suburbia could not have been more performed at a sped up pace (about only a fitting. third ofthe stunts they normally perform were From the obscure record label TVT, known showcased). Enigma was back with a fervor. for its television theme compilations, came The man-imal eats shards of broken glass, Nine Inch Nails' debut Pretty Hate Machine ignites a cigarette with a blow torch while — plotting itself a global takeover. Industrial providing delightful musical accompaniment music was not meant to be pretty, or better to the other troupe members. It's difficult to yet, palatable. Its creators were rarely, if ever, shock a crowd whose primary goal is to see seen. These were studio musicians who their video fantasies fulfilled, but the Circus snubbed limelight and arenas. And then there gave it a valid try. was Trent Reznor. After a slight delay the crowd was appeased. Whether or not the creator of Nine Inch Lights were low and a gauzy screen covered the Nails knew what brew he was concocting is stage, sheathing Nine Inch Nails from their not the story. It is the delicious poison he's predators. Reznor walked with arms now serving that matters. CHRISTINA PIROZZl/FOGHORN outstretched in mock crucifixion. Seven years ago, the eyes that cast their Nine Inch Nails Live in San Jose Critics have accused Reznor's rage as being glances on a NIN show would have been manufactured and to that one replies, "Say it CHRISTINA PIROZZl/FOGHORN CHRISTINA PIROZZITOGHORN CHRISTINA PIROZZl/FOGHORN CHRISTINA PIROZZl/FOGHORN A serial musician Industrial theatrics Trent Reznor The Enigma encased in delicately painted black circles. review. Opening for Nine Inch Nails was the label, Nothing. Think of Ministry dressed in as a microphone whizzes by your head." Why What these eyes saw at the San Jose Event Florida based speed-industrial group Marliyn drag and you may see the humor. Once again, must every critic commend Henry Rollins for Center was far from that picture. I t's wonderful Manson. Reznor aided in the production of Manson pushes the link between violence (i.e. his contempt yet mock Reznor's as ballooned? that my Gap wearing brethren chant "Head the group's debut release on his personal sub- the serial murderer reference) and mainstream After seeing the group perform in a smaller Like A Hole" with fervor. But respect the fact venue caution existed. Would the lyrics be that the music was not directed towards you clear? Could the messages be conveyed in an from the beginning. arena? The answer was undeniable. Nine Inch As this reviewer walked through the sold out Nails spared no cost to deliver a club setting to venue, whispers were cast. Perhaps it was the an 8000 plus crowd. Reznor performed the fact that my companion and I were rhe odd standard's "Sin" and "Closer" while not "sinners" costumed in black. Were we witches? forgetting his roots in Joy Division's "Dead And as I stepped into the photo pit with my Souls." press pass, the stares dug even deeper. But the greatest moment came in a large Why set this review with such a sour note? show break. 11 has been commented that today's M usic is art and art reflects life. On October 1, generation could watch a screen blankly and it was like high school revisited: girls in acid feel as content. Riduculous?! Why go to a live washed jeans and pot toking guys in plaid concert when you could just sit home and flannels. These were the teenagers who spat on watch videos? my friends as they walked through the corridors Reznor proved the hypothesis correct. While to Algebra class. These were the same people the band played behind a curtain, images were that refused to befriend Trent Reznor as he set flashed upon a screen (decaying animals, off to college as a computer technology major nuclear reactions). The crowd cheered — you see it wasn't 'cool' to ride the Netwave mindlessly until the mini-movie ended with then. theatric Kiss like blood dripping down the So you look at this man and think, "I'm with surface of a door. As the curtain rose, one you. 1 know what you're all about, Trent." couldn't help to look back over the crowd, the You revel in the moment you can stomp the young writhing bodies pumping heavy metal daylight out of another person in the pit or symbols with their fists. A wash of red light grope a girl as she's passed overhead. Well, you covered them all. Was it a joke on Reznor's can have it all, our "empire of shit!" part to amuse himself? Did they even know Fnough with the tirade. Here is your awaited Carnfield son they were the lambs at slaughter? Page 4 October 13, 1994 HOW TO KEEP PEOPLED HANDS OFF YOUR MONEY. v Carry only enough cash to last the day. Anyone who tries to borrow your last five spot isn't a friend, anyway. O Label your spare-change jar "beetle farm." Then, put your beetle farm in a jar labeled "spare change." O Mark up every space on checks. Don't leave room for someone to fill in their name and extra zeros. U Keep your wallet in your front pocket. It discourages pickpockets. So does wearing- really tight pants. II Put your picture on your credit card. A Citibank Photocard is tough for anyone else to use, unless they look just like you. M. armmml WE'RE LOOKING OUT FOR YOU.5 To apply, call 1-800-CITIBANK. October 13, 1994 Page 5 Entertainment 10 Man in black trucks Founder's Week through the Fillmore 1994 "Celebrating Community" Christina Pirozzi Special to the Foghorn ^ ' im. s ; m Thursday, Oct. 13th: Elisabeth Sunday -t; l I p at 6pm m. McLaren 251-252 There was more angst at San (•••'' -i tr \ JMI W.tf Oihr >L Mm Francisco's Fillmore on Sept. 24,1994, ^\*w.'|p^F' A , w^f&Jm I than in any nearby adolescent punk :v Dfej^lLTt* -* Friday, Oct. 14th: Men's Soccer band's garage. ^VIvC« - • Now that is no slight remark. When at 7pm at Negoesco Field HHF a ^L^^H the figures are tabulated, Garth Brooks and his kin may indeed outsell the latest Lemonheads in units sold. What does that say? Read any country star's pained lyrics and you may find they rival that of a Reznor or Cobain. After growing up in the South, with its trailer parks and local boot-stomping When a Man bars, I rebuffed any and all ties to the "backwoods" trash my neighbors piped s a Woman Johnny Cash from their pickups. It wasn't until several years later that one was able to embrace the This was true adulation. The crowd strained Thursday Oct 13 th at 9pm music of my nation while seeing its ties to to hear every word. They reveled in the macabre in Hamey 235 • Cost: only $1.00 modern songsmiths. delight of "A boy named Sue." And Johnny The granddaddy of gothic/country music, appreciated their fervor as only a seasoned Johnny Cash, exists as a performer in a realm professional could. Portions ofthe show were of his own. He chose the anarchist's road to halted by screams and near endless ovations. SCHINDLER'S LlST Nashville fame ... sans the flashy beaded suits Cash's vocal delivery was as dry and and catchy love songs. His mood is dark and calculated as it was more than 40 years ago. Tuesday & Thursday Oct 18th & 20th at 9pm brooding. This man did some serious time in There is no doubt, every member of that venue in Harney 235 • Cost: only $1.00 the jailhouse ofthe mind. felt as if he or she was being personally told a As one gloated on seeing the "light" that was tale. Johnny at the Fillmore, a fellow critic chimed, Before rhe air could become any tenser, it "I can't believe you bought into that ploy!" He was time for a little glamour. The lovely June g^f|i|gl was referring to the fact that Cash has signed Cash came out for a surprise set with her to Rick Rubin's alternative music label, beloved husband. She gallantly walked out in American Recordings. Well, "If Tony Bennet black patent stilettos and a snow white can do it why not the man in black?" I ask you. Victorian ruffled shirt. The chemistry between Cash held the pulsating crowd like a preacher the two was unmistakable. Johnny could do to his flock. The pierced and dreaded waited nothing but relinquish the spotlight to his I • AsLin ft Pacific Marnier Studen! Union .• ! ! Fee lo patiendy alongside ten-gallon hats and fringed hell-fire wife. She growled, snarled and dug know if there are any students of cither Asian or Asi |n vests. Nervous chatter could be heard as the those heels into the flesh of the stage. This is ; artists exited his dressing room in order to the only woman who could keep Johnny in American background that would like to organize their catch the remaining set of his opening acts (a line. surprise performance by the Reverend Horton The entire Cash family performance lasted We are especially encouraging the following Asian Heat and later the rough and ready Ted a solid two hours. Two hours that no audience Hawkings). member would forget. f ' I ' II —Korean/Korean American —Vietnamese/Vietnamese American Modern day Don Juan? -South Asian Indian/South Asian Indian American This%eareh and request is not limited to these groups. If Kevin Dipirro you are%Asiam Fac • like p form a Special to the Foghorn blanket to be quickly smothered. Unfortunately, the image of a smothered toy culturally or socialK .- - : ' --ease contact The Berkeley Repertory's current hits too close to home for a play that needs to APSU at theTtftlSF office at (41 5) 66e>-65f6and leave a ; : production of "Don Juan Giovanni" is a burn with extravagant intensity. ' 'mmm m • >. : :' • : m _: '•: ^ curious mix. Billed as a/>/o/wa(half play, half Ironically, it is the part leading up to the opera), the show attempts to blend not only finale which is tightest and surest in its music and drama, but also many of the different execution. Before intermission, Don Juan versions of Don Juan from its long theatrical (Dominique Serrand) has been set up as a past. Apparently the Minneapolis-based long-haired philosphy spouting Pepe le Piu Theatre de la Jeune Lune also wants to adds its own update to the list; they have put an 1994 immaculately tailored contemporary Don in The show attempts to blend not a "handmade" fifties-lookingconvertible with only music and drama, but also 4th Annual «l- a twenty-something Sganarelle as his servant. many ofthe different versions of The result of all this mixing is a show that Don Juan from its long theatrical President's *=«• never completely satisfies. It never stays focusscd long enough to drive home the past emotional wallop that its scope requires. The on Saturday, Oct. 22 from 9pm-2am finale is a good case in point: as the music who easily bullies his half-wit servant, swells (as much as a string quartet can swell at Sganarelle, played by Steven Epp, as the guy on 1st 3 Floors of University Center least), a toy replica of the life-size stage from the Burger King commercials. In this convertible is put on a bay bridge model and black-white, Commedia dell' Artish type of is sent flaming to the end ofthe model where portrayal, Don Juan never really comes off as it pitches over the edge onto an asbestos please see "Don Juan," page twentv-one Page 6 October 13, 1994 Entertainment Shutter bugs. Vision Gallery presents the photographic collection "Deep In The Heart" by artist Keith Carter. He takes the banality of rural American landscape depicting its hidden beauty. This current exhibition includes photos of animal-masked male and female n udes along with portraits of dwellers in the Mississippi Delta. Carter is able to capture both the fiery Get involved!;. 1995 animalism ofhumans and rhe peculiarly human core of animals. On photographing the Don Yearbook is looking for folkways of the nation Carter commented: "I wan t to know what these people eat, what they Copy Editors, layout, and staff growin their gardens... I agree with whatEudora Academic Credit is given. Call Rachelle at x5481 Welty once wrote, 'No subject is fuller of or Christine at x 5409. implications than the mundane world.'" October 13 through December 3. Vision Gallery. 1155 Mission Street. SF. Critics' darlings? Pete Droge, American Records' punk in folk clothing, has taken on a *ONL,Y Z^M'dRE DAYS!•• lengthy stay at SOM A's "Above Paradise." Droge's debut release, "Necktie Second," is stark and up front. On the vary same evening, you will find another band in, shall we say, the bowels of SENIOR PORTRAITS The Paradise Lounge. Who knows how long they'll play? Perhaps they'll scamper offstage in a drunken stupor? Maybe they'll change all the titles of their songs to confuse you? It doesn't GRADUATING SENIORS matter one bit to this critic. Heavy Into Jeff are my darlings. One adores this San Francisco group THURS & FRI • OCTI3 & 14 as much as one hates their "anti-success" attitude. HI] is a rock band with moody pop songs. TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT: They're the only local group I will shell the ducats out to see. Experience this night of music STOP BY UC 402 OR October 14 at The Paradise Lounge. It's Yak Love Foghorn alumni (see Foghorn September 15), Clatteryak plays The Thirsty Swede on October 23. That's right, the club will be serving up sushi and the Yak. If you're in the mood for some high spirited music, this is the show for you. Be prepared for swirling notes that could hit your beer laden stomach on a sour note. They weave varying genres from Dead inspired ditties to polka sing-a-longs...even a Morrosonian-sounding tune that scratches the A THAI CULTURAL tWIVM, Enjoy an evening of forbidden itch. This writer is still waiting on A.S.A.P. to book this band on campus. What's the Saturday, Oct. 22,1994 radiliona! Thai Performing arts hold-up? October 23. The Thirsty Swede. 6:3010:00 pm from Thailand $15 with Thai buffet Rhythms of The World Once again, the multi-culti haven known as Golden Gate Park, will eSL Mary's Cathedral Call (415) 573-7312 house the annual "Reggae in the Park." This fifth year running event takes place October 15 and 16 in order to benefit Global Exchange (a member J£e Legion supported, non-profit organization volleying social justice and public education between people ofthe ;A; north and south). Highlighted this year will be °/Mary Worl-A-Girl the world's first female reggae, dancehall band. The group is a chunky delight of rap, rhythm, GENERAL MEETING electro, and reggae — a definite dose of grrr power...rasta style. Tickets are $10 in advance on Monday, Oct 17 through BASS outlets or $12 on the site. Wrap Me In Angora and pour my feet in patent October 13, 1994 Page 7 Letters Editorial San Francisco FOGHORN EVOLVING A REBUTTAL TO HADDAD IMPASSE OVER I-28Q 91ST YEAR STAF "Christians desire that their children shall be before the firstsign of Christians, have revealed The Loma Prieta Earthquake dealt a blow taught all the sciences, but they do not want them scores of extinct animal species, demonstrated to the Bay Area's freeway systems. "Responsible journalism is journalism to lose sight ofthe Rock of Ages while they study the evolution of man, and have determined The Cypress Freeway collapsed in responsible in the last analysis to the Oakland, a deck of the Bay Bridge fell onto the age of rocks. " the Shroud of Turin's medieval origin. editor's own conviction of what, thedeckbelowand the Embarcadero Freeway whether interesting or only —William Jennings Bryan Perhaps Mr. Haddad longs for the days and Interstate 280 in San Francisco were important, is in the public interest" when scientists like Galileo were blacklisted by declared unsafe. - Walter Lippmann In response to Jack Haddad's pseudo- the Vatican (need I remind him that Galileo The Bay Bridge was reopened weeks later scientific panegyric, I believe a sober response was only exonerated within the last two years), while the Embarcadero was eventually Patricia C. Dolphin is warranted. I was amused to find the and when scientists weren't silenced when demolished. The Cypress was also Editor-in-Chief reintroduction of the Creationist argument, they scientifically explained the phenomena demolished, but construction on a new freeway has not begun and repairs on 280 which I thought disappeared for good once thought to be the mysterious handiwork have not been completed. James Tedford sometime around the discovery of quarks. Mr. of God. Perhaps Mr. Haddad is also prepared More than four years later, the metropolis Production Editor Haddad's article was a simplistic one, but he is to submit an argument that Adam and Eve to the south was not to be outdone. On Jan. no less in good company. Mr. Haddad's is not were really the first humans, and that despite 17, 1994, a 6.7 earthquake in Los Angeles Kent German a scientific argument at all: It is an argument our extensive evidence of geologic cataclysms collapsed bridgeson Interstate 5 and a section News Editor based upon faith, and he shares his conclusion and animal evolution over hundreds of millions of the Santa Monica Freeway. Within four with that of the Creation Research Society. of years, the world is, as the Bible says, just months, the roads were repaired. Sincethistime, Northern Californians have Agnes B. Lake Perhaps I should forward what their creed is several thousand years old. been whining, complaining that Los Angeles Tannie Soo Hoo for those who do not know: Unfortunately, in responding to Creationist received special treatment. However, residents Kim Delmore 1. The Bible is the written Word of God, theory, one inevitably finds uneven terms of ofthe Bay Area should spend less time blaming Copy Editors and because [they] believe it to be inspired argumentation. Whenever there's something Los Angeles for their problems and spend throughout, all of its assertions are historically more time working together to solve them. Kim Braun and scientifically true in all the original Southern Californians are fond of their Features Editor autographs. To the students of nature, this 'Whenever there's something in freeways. They do not care where the freeways are built, they just wanted them repaired. "Bay means that the account of origins in Genesis is science that the scientists cannot Area peopledon't like freeways, and LA. people Inger Klekacz a factual presentation of simple, historical explain, Creationists wave the embrace them," said state Sen. Quentin Kopp Photographic Editor truths. Bible and proclaim "It's God"' in the April 8,1994 edition ofthe San Francisco 2. All basic types of living things, including Chronicle. Kopp has claimed that the Bay Area Leigh Ann Lombardo man, were made by direct creative acts of God is getting "second hand" service from the state. Opinion Editor duringCreationWeekas described in Genesis. in science that the scientists cannot explain, Jim Drago, a Caltrans spokesman, told Whatever biological changes have occurred Creationists wave the Bible and proclaim, "It's Jaime Beckett of the Chronicle in the same issue that "In Los Angeles there has been a Terry Forte since Creation have accomplished only changes God." Said scientist/philosopher/writer Isaac singleness of purpose — to reopen the within the original created kinds. Asimov regarding the Creationists, "You Acting SportsWeek Director damaged facilities." Indeed, in the words of Henry Morris, cannot very well reason with someone whose After Loma Prieta, the San Francisco Board Aileen Villamayor director of the Creation Research Society, basic line of reasoning is that reason doesn't of Supervisors squabbled for months over Advertising Manager "The only way we can determine the true age count." Fortunately, scientists persist in finding whether to repair the Embarcadero or to of the earth is for God to tell us what it is. out howa.nd why, else science would have held simply demolish it, while Oakland residents Patrick Servino And since he has told us, very plainly, in the up centuries ago. This is why the Creationists sent a petition to the state to relocate the new Cypress. In Los Angeles, there was no debate Asst. Advertising Manager Holy Scriptures that it is several thousand are a fringe breed, along with the Flat-Earth whether to move or to demolish the freeways Society. years in age, and no more, that ought to settle as it was clear that the repairs were to be made Jeffrey Coleman all basic questions of chronology." Mr. Haddad's fascination with the mysteries as soon as possible. Asst. Production Editor In forwarding a letter defending such ofthe universe is admirable, and he shares his But San Franciscans are not the only ones Creationism, Mr. Haddad is participating in fascination with thousands of scientists the to blame—the freeways in Los Angeles were Ian Rowe the very sort of dilettantism that the Church world over. Unfortunately, his Creationist much easier to repair than the double-decked Distribution Manager has been guilty of for centuries. In the words of argument — though convenient in that it has 280. New technology developed since Loma Prieta has speeded repairs as well. University of Southern California scientist no scientific theory to explain nor scientific Also, the Santa Monica freeway is the evidence to be contested — reaches an Martin Halstuk John Casti, Creationism "rejects data, methods, busiest highway in the nation, transporting appropriate conclusion: It provides no evidence Adviser experimental equipment and all of the other up to 400,000 motorists daily. Interstate 5 is paraphernalia of science," and, like other and it explains nothing. If we were to heed the the main north-south route and only interstate NOTICE pseudosciences, is marked by its "appeals to words ofthe Creationists, the Bible would be highway out ofthe Los Angeles basin. They myths, a casual approach to evidence, the standard text book in all our science classes, are heavily used, important roadways. The San Francisco Foghorn is the official student irrefutable hypothesis, refusal to revise, and all and who knows where that would lead? The "They (Caltrans) perceived the Santa newspaper of the University of San Francisco and is Bible has many strengths; the sciences are not Monica Freeway as a bigger disaster than 280 sponsored by the Associated Students. the other by-now-familiar calling cards of the among them. Mr. Haddad would do well to because you can still access downtown San The thoughts and opinions expressed herein are pseudoscientist." Francisco on Highway 101," said Jeff Weiss, those of the writers and do not reflect those of the keep it out of the laboratories, observatories Mr. Haddad's specious argument of the a Caltrans spokesman, in the April 8 Chronicle.. fo^/iorncditorial staff, the administration, the faculty, and atom-smashers ofthe world. It just might necessarily intelligent creator only sings praise Gov. Pete Wilson, eager to repair the staff or the students ofthe University of San Francisco. get quantized. 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UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO • Anonymous letters printed at the discretion ofthe Editor-in-Chief. Page 8 October 13, 1994 Letters A LOT GOING ON UNDER THE TENT AT THE 'CIRCUS' Dear Editor: yearbook, and the Existing Student Leadership retreat, in which all of the undergraduate This letter is in response to the Sept. 29, students on the planning committee, myself Foghorn editorial entitled "Senate Circus." As included, were ASUSF senators. Many ASUSF The world's largest student and youth travel organization. an ASUSF senator, I find offense in many of senators were in attendance at the weekend- the generalized statements that you made about long retreat (not mandatory for senators) and the senate. presented various programs ranging from In your editorial, you stated the ASUSF delegation and effective group facilitation to 41S-391-8407dE senate meetings "still seem to be nothing more teambuilding that were very useful to other than organized chaos," that "rarionaldiscussion student leaders and organizations. These can't take place in the senate without offending examples clearly answer your own question, the feelings of people involved," and "senators "Is this what student elected 'leaders' at USF COMPUTER are not fairly representing their constituents in do with our faith and trust in them to create After learning the questions and reports they give at meetings." effective change?" The answer is, "Yes!" SCIENCE & You only cited one incident to back up your ASUSF is hard at work at creating effective INFORMATION how to apply all allegations, the discussion regarding a phone change for the undergraduate population at SYSTEMS you have learned, conversation between Electoral Governing USF. For you to make statements like, "all that MAJORS the only question Board Chair Michael Golojuch and ASUSF seems to be going on is nothing more than an Vice-President Charles Gallagher which arranged circus" is not only ignorant but unfair. left is where. occured during the September 21 meeting. I think if you attend more ASUSF senate This was a very isolated incident in a wide meetings, you will soon come to realize this. Welcome to Your Fuhtre J Oh spectrum of many productive ASUSF topics CM of the thousands of software companies in the world today, you must decide which pushes the discussed so far this year. This includes Sincerely, leodingedge. Which one will be around a decade from now. And, quite frankly, which ofthese is hiring. To this end, consider the following: community service projects involving J.D. Edwards software is used by over half ofthe Fortune 500 and was awarded IBM's Mark of Quality Hamilton Family Center and Sacred Heart Adam Campbell Award for 1993. J.D. Edwards has posted a 50% growth rate for the past 1 7 years with no outside copital, no outside debt. Elementary School, reviving The Don Residence Hall Association President And J.D. Edwards is hiring. We need 2-3 Programmers for our San Francisco facility to improve and maintain existing software. The people we are looking for ore MIS or CS majors with strong programming/analyzing skills (C or C++) and an overall GPA of 3.0 or better. Once hired, extensive classroom and on-the-job training will be THE OPPRESSED V. COLUMBUS provided. J.D. Edwards offers excellent compensation, comprehensive benefits, and outstanding professional opportunities in a low stress, supportive company culture. Interviews will be arranged locally. Send your Dear Editor: the Algerians, who freed Algerian women from resume and a copy of your transcript to: Human Resources, J.D. Edwards & Co., 8055 E. Tufts Ave., Ste. 1200, Denver, CO 80237. EOE M/F/D/V the veil. Even in the 1990s, it has been the United October 10, now known as Indigenous States, not other African countries, which has J D Ed wards People's Day, will undoubtedly be an done the dirty work in Somalia and Rwanda. opportunity for the more enlightened ofour These are just a few examples of how Western SOFTWARE FOR A CHANGING WORLD1" community, namely Native Americans, countries are trying to clean up the messes made homosexuals, feminists, multiculturalists and by other peoples. their friends, to wax poetic on the subjects of Today's spokesmen for indigenous peoples "male dominated culture," and the evils of and other assorted malcontents like to portray lQUll„WCQRQS\M\ulQ Western Civilization. It will certainly be an their cultures as models of purity and virtue. opportunity for all ofthe "oppressed" masses However, after looking beyond the hysterical to rise up and vent their frustrations with this proclamations about Western Civilization, one t^E n unjust society. realizes that leaders of indigenous peoples ju As we prepare for this day of misrepresentations specialize not in the art ofbuildingjust societies, mE Step and outright lies, a check is in order. Though but in the art of revising history. many fantasize about the purity ofothe r cultures, it is Western society which stands for justice and Mike Quinn PMi^i^S human rights. 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QUIHUIS, S.J. ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT, MULTICULTURAL COMMUNITY OUTREACH WHY WE MUST VOTE NO ON PROPOSITION 187 As a Jesuit, Catholic University we are called • Cost the people of California $15 billion reconciled with the Gospel imperative to feed nation of people with the fresh memory of old to "read the signs ofthe times" in the midst of per year in federal funds which will be lost the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, and traditions who dared to explore new frontiers, the realities that we live in. This should be a becauseofprovisionsofthis initiative which comfort the stranger (Mt. 25:31-46). In this surviving harrowing sea travel, health genuine challenge for the USF community, violate federal eligibility and privacy laws. Gospel passage, Jesus tells us in a parable that inspections and poverty. especially with this being an election year, when The bottom line is that Proposition 187 how we treat the poor and unwanted is how They suffered all of this in an America that voters are asked to make important decisions would ask teachers, social workers, and health we treat Jesus Himself. gave them opportunity and hope. Hard work, which have the potential to deeply impact our professionals to spy for the state, because the Jesus insists that He and the outcast are the civic responsibility and education assured them communi ties. Ofparticular concern this election initiative requires educational, social service same. This profound lesson of the Gospels of upward mobility. This was the era in which year to all citizens of Judeo-Chrisrian beliefs and health agencies to notify the government should motivate us to reflect thoughtfully and Emma Lazarus wrote the Statue of Liberty's and traditions is Proposition 187 — the so- should they suspect illegal immigrants in their carefully—considering our faith and tradition familiar welcome to "huddled masses yearning called "Save Our State" initiative — which will midst. There is another name for this type of — on this and other proposed measures in to breathe free." appear on the November 8 ballot. activity; it is called fascism. order to assess their potential impact. So by Proposition 187, we are being If enacted, Proposition 187 will deny to any There are many reasons to oppose this We must ask ourselves if this measure will challenged to reflect on how to be faithful person suspected ofbeing undocumented: initiative. 11 is not just from a moral or ethical be truly beneficial to the greater society or if it • All but emergency health services; will merely impose punitive hardships against Jesus tells us in a parable that how • All public social services including school Proposition 187 would ask persons who have no voice and little political breakfast and lunch programs for hungry power. We must decide whether this initiative we treat the poor and unwanted is teachers, social workers, and health children; truly addresses the challenge to reform how we treat Jesus Himself • All access to education including grades K professionals to spy for the state immigration policy in a manner that affirms through 12 and the California State our Christian insistence on the dignity of every disciples of Jesus in our response to the University, University of California, and perspective, but also from the law of the human being. immigrant — the stranger among us. For in California Community College systems. Gospel that says, "Love your neighbor as America has always been a society of the widow, the orphan, the stranger and In addition, Proposition 187 will: yourself," (Mt. 19:19; Mk. 12:31;Lk. 10:27), immigrants. Each new immigrant had begun immigrant, we meet Jesus. The question we • Require law enforcement agencies to divert even when doing so conflicts with human life anew, on equal footing as he or she tried to must ask ourselves when deciding how to vote scarce human and financial resources from law. Another reason this proposition would realize the "American Dream" for their families. on 187 is this: Do I vote as a follower of Jesus fighting real crimes to verifying the make a bad law, from a Christian perspective, They came from everywhere, for all kinds of Christ or do I check my allegiance to Him and immigration status of anyone who is suspected. is quite simple: its spirit and intent cannot be reasons. This was the magic of America: a the Gospel at the voting booth? WILLIAM PERALES SOPHOMORE - PHILOSOPHY BATTLE IN HIS GARDEN ' 'If"wecuttoo many flowers, what will happen equal. Though all cultures may have beauty, in a belief that moralities are equal. What foundations which have enabled us to flourish, to His garden?" all cultures are not equal. Only in a world of Judeo-Christian civilization said was that there especially as we educate the young. If we sever There is much talk these days of tolerating distinctions may beauty possess its value. is one morality, irrespective of your race, gender ourselves from our roots, from our foundation, other cultures and lifestyles. At times, this Imagine a Rembrandt, a photo of a woman or class. Morality is notrelativetoeach culture's then we, j ust as the Romans under the Caesars, toleration has turned into an expounding of being raped, a crucifix in a bottle of urine, and preference. The rebellion is against this as the will fall into anarchy and eventual self- cultural egali tarianism—that all cultures should a 5-year-old's doodles. In many "enlightened" war against distinctions continues. decimation. Will Herberg, a noted Jewish be recognized as equal and granted such status art circles, each would be considered art. We The concept of equal values and cultures thinker, explained this beautifully in Judaism in society, especially in education. are told "Everything is art!" If everything is art, can only lead to moral decadence. Inhumane andModernMan. He termed this demise "cut- Unfortunately, this train of thought usually then nothing is art. Just as cold can't be fully acts of all sorts would be accepted, such as flower" ethics. He likened ethics, removed "promotes and celebrates" the cultures ofvarious comprehended without some sense of hot, culturally justified murder. During the 19th from its religious soil, to cut flowers. ethnic groups at the expense ofthe "American contrasting qualities must exist for value to be century, the British governors in India Though cut flowers do retain their original culture." The American culture is of a different understood and applied. If there is beautiful, encountered the Hindu practice of satti, beauty and fragrance, they only do so as long as sort. It is not ethnic-based, but value-based.his then there will also be ugly; if proper, then burning widows with their husband's body on they retain the vitality they have drawn from rooted in theJudeo-Christianethic. improper; if justice, then injustice. Now the a funeral pyre. What were they to do? (I know The attack on western morality is exhibited biggest of all: If there is good, then there will many think the British didn't belong there, by the chant that the Rev. Jesse Jackson led at but that evades the moral question.) If all The concept of equal values and cultures are truly equal and if we should be cultures can only lead to moral Stanford, "Hey, hey, ho, ho, Western Civ has "Hey, hey, ho, ho, Western Civ has got to go!" Though the immediate concern tolerant of each, then wouldn't we be obliged decadence. Inhumane acts of all got to go!" to allow such atrocities? Wouldn't the proper was abolishing Western Civilization as a sorts would be accepted, such as requirement, the theme was one of hostility response be, "Go ahead, here's a match. Can I towards the values and culture ofthe west.. also be evil. We are no longer innocent flowers offer you a light?" But if we acknowledge that culturally justified murder The criterion for evaluating cultures came in His garden. We are now stained with the there is a superior and an inferior in the moral about with the advent of the Hebrews. knowledge and experience of what is bad. realm, then we would have to say "Stop!" their now severed roots. Though they look as if Worshipping totem poles and sacrificing We are told that such distinctions of good Judaism came into the world to say stop. The they will remain living, we know that without children and virgins to the gods may have been and bad must be removed for all cultures to be ancient Jews announced that there are moral the soil thatnurtured them, they will notsurvive. one cultural expression, bur rhe Jews considered equally valid. But in doing so, the distinctions and one is held accountable for his They will wither away and die. So too with the announced that Ciod was opposed to it. Thev movement removes the notion of a universal actions. values that fotm the moral foundation of out prociai med thar there is a better wav to worship standard of morality'. There may seem to be The attempt in recent decades by secularist civilization. Ethics, removed from religious soil, God than sacrificing human beings. .many different moralities, but there are rather thinkets to disregard moral distinctions and results in a morality ungrounded in God. "It Celebrating diversity (which can be and different levels within the one standard of disengage values from their religious context becomes a house built upon sand," unable to many times is enriching) is one thing, but it is morality. This standard ranges from the inferior has resulted in a people devoid of a sense of right stand up against the relativism ofthe day as well quite another to obliterate any distinctiveness (such as human sacrificing cultures) to the from wrong. Such "advancements" have left us as the pressures of power, self-interestand secular in values. Once this celebration neglects the superior (those that acknowledge the sanctity in a society that has foresaken its ethical roots. intellectualism. This ethic will not endure. We, value system and focuses instead on race or of all human life). The poor man wjust as If we expect to survive and prosper as a too, cannot endure as apeople ifwecutourselves gender, it loses its substantive value. All people "human" as the rich man. This witheringaway society, we mustn't disregard what has nurtured from "our soil," for just as the flowers don't last, mav be created equal, but all values are not at the hands ofthe cultural egalitarians results us. We must hold onto the principles and we will wither away and die. Page 10 October 13, 1994 ANNOUNCING THE DISCOVER CARD $25 NEW M£MB£B REBATE. Apply for the Discover Card by November 10. Spend $75. Get $25 back* NO Annual Fee. Look for applications and certificates on campus. IF W t>0Kf T GOT IT, 6ET IT; MEMBER NETWORK ©1994 Greenwood Trust Company, Member FDIC. 'This offer valid for Discover Card applications received by 11/10/94. that are approved and enrolled between 9/21 and 11/21/94. Offer valid for purchases made by 3/31/95. Cash advances/balance transfers excluded. Offer limited to one rebate per account. October 13, 1994 Page 11 \ Emergency calls show City in chaos Trevor J. Daley 911 heads% to find out how bad it really v\s. ask questions; I had been released ork Foghorn Staff Writer She then helrd ofthe collapsed Bay Bridge an\| the phones that day as a trainee," she\ disastrous M\rina fires. "It was a zoo out there1! explained. "I sat with a supervisor at 3\ Four minutes after 5 p.m. on Oct. 17,1989, that night!" Juarez said. kp.m. and for the first hour it was really slowK police dispatchers were interrupted from their Many of the%dispatchers found difficulty \was so slow we only got 10 calls." dead afternoon by an explosion of457 calls per when the power s% tit down and the genera tots \Then I was released as a trainee and minutes hour as the 7.1 Loma Prieta earthquake hit. started because \hey could not transfer later\rhe quake hit and I still had a lot of As dispatcher Martha Juarez, employed for emergency calls to tn\ir direct fire and medical questions... What do you do?... I have never she lived\ just three months at the time ofthe earthquake, ines. "We had a d\ect line to the Fire had anything like this... and thete was no one in the Midwest"--.. explained, "We started to feel the shake and Department, but we couldn't even connect. I could ask^cause everyone in the room was and the East CoastT--__ didn't know what was going on, everybody There was nothing we co^[d do!" Juarez said. dealing with a^emergency and any call that Jordan-Cox said CaliforniaV- was staring at everybody and all of sudden it Mimi Neilson, a dispatcher hired at the wasn't (an emergeWy) we said sorry and hung seismic shake-up caused the most dread sincequaK came ... bad! same time as Juarez, confirmea%ow difficult it up." \ strike without advanced warning. Christine Curren, a dispatchet employed was to connect to fire officials an^emergency One call will stick in Ne^on's mind forever: "This keeps everyone on edge," she said. ith the City since 1981, was working the medical technicians. "The majority of calls "The person who needed oxygen — that stays USF alumnus Michael Doctolero ('93) was a police dispatch channel when the earthquake were for the Fire Department and amb^knce with me now, and I can rememreTtta person's freshman living in Gillson Hall on the day of the hit. Curren reflects on the first moments of the and both of those were very difficult to g^at voice and the pump in the backgrouT*^ He quake. shock, "I don't remember but someone told the time. X ^ said he had a half an hour left on the tank afek^ The biology major remembers, "We were sitting tne I was, like, standing, trying to surf... the "There are only so many trunks and transfer >t£took him that long to get through to 911. He TFteteJdcking back, getting ready to watch the World floor beneath me was buckling as the quake lines to them and a couple of times the lines caftS^l about 6 p.m. and he only had a half an Series.,!T*4kln't know what was really going on. I hit." went down," Neilson stated. She said it was hour ftkon it... It was hard telling people we wasn't really sute~maLm.y roommate said, To, guys, Juarez immediately called her family to find scariest to tell callers who had fires to go and couldn't nagjhem over and over again." it's an earthquake, we 7hntiTrT5yfBTrr-Tiv^ dntirv^T out if they were safe and learned they were get their hoses and put it out themselves. Juarez expreSStsdthe emotional stress ofthe Now a graduate student at San Francisco State fine. The family member she contacted was As Neilson reflected back on that day, she continuous non-srap. calls as she further University, Doctoleto recalls, "It didn't really scare me very casual and Juarez thought it must have found it most frustrating not knowing what to explained how the eartfi^uake affected her that much because I felt pretty safe inside Gillson." been worse for her location at the Hall of do with the multitude of calls she received as a emotions. Nevertheless, he feels that the residents were less Justice. trainee. "The next day I came in, it kept gohXtand than prepared for the possiblity of natural disaster. "A Juarez went to the phones and grabbed the "For the most part, there was no one I could please see "emergency, " page sixteen" nof people hadn't been in an earthquake before, so October 13, 1994 3uake of '89 they didn't really know what to do," he says. "We weren't really prepped about it. Residence Life should tiivi y'm II ih ft|h w imiii| about what to do." In the aftermath OTLII'C eatthguake, the on-campus students were slow to realize thenB^Uude of the tragedy. "People really didn't know it wa?%atbig because on campus, there wasn't that much damage" campus was pretty safe," he reminisced. "But then, when we started watching the news, and finding out that bridges were collapsing, stuff like that, that's when it reallyhi t home." The possibility of a massive eatthquake was not one that had occurred to Doctoleto, a Northern California native. "You nevet 'r:*:*=~ think that it's gonna ^^ hap pen, the big M ^k *. \° n e ' s COURTESY OF SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE (This home at Northpoint and Scotlstreets, in the Marina district, was another victim of the earthquake 1989 quake' rocked City, region /continued from front page s/ale, ruptured 25 miles of the ^an Andreas 100 miles from the epicenter. Santa Cruz was /that will long be remembered. It was /ault, 15 miles beneath the eartlJs surface. the closest city to the center and probably had /he single most expensive natural disaster / The quake, centered neat Lcfoa Prieta, was worst damage. in U.S. history. / felt over some 400,000 squar#miles from Los The earthquake struck just as hundreds of Theshock, which registered 7.1 on the Ricrujifr Angeles to Oregon. The danftge extended for thousands of people were leaving work for the evening commute, jamming freeways, filling n e v mass ttansit systems and overcrowding city \ K % %^ "~~ -^ streets throughout the Bay Area. (B lm ^ ^ ..-'gonna happen Workers fled from offices and customers ™ _^4ffyour lifetime,"hesaid. deserted shops as streets and sidewalks rolled _^_---~~Xt any fate, according to and cracked into pieces. ~T5oaolero, many students had mote ordinary concerns Buildings collapsed and part of the Bay than the extent ofthe calamity. "That night, people Bridge snapped. Double-deck freeways came were more excited, wondering if there was going to be crashing down, sandwiching cars and people. school the next day," he reflects. "People were worried Fires ignited throughout the Bay Area. Soil about if they were going to have power, people were came shooting through the sutface as if a worried about the toilet situation, if they were going geyser of sand had been set off. to have water, stuff like that, because they saw that^t Vital transportation links were severed and throughout the whole city there was looting a: ' ~Ef f t normal traffic routes to many patts ofthe Bay like that going on. So people madt^&trtCwe were Area, as well as to commercial establishments indoors, safe, just becausej£*p9Taark through the throughout the region, were impeded for months. That responsibility fell on the shoulders of Directot There would be more than 3,500 of Public Safety Nate Johnson, who came face-to-face earthquakes, aftershocks and tremors in the with his officets on that fateful October 17 day when Bay Area during the seven-day span following the quake interrupted the general staff meeting he was COURTESY OF SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE ^^This recent photo illustrates the rebirth taking place at the same the original quake. leading in his compact office at Campion Hall. J intersection pictured above please see "Quake," pag^eighteen please see "USF, * page sixteen October 13, 1994 collapsed! The Bay Bridge collapsed!' The earthquake at Candlestick Everybody started screaming." It was then that Souter and her husband left the stadium and "beat the traffic," figuring it Louis Galian husband, she remembers a dignified pre- panicked," said Souter, who waited out the was a major earthquake. Still, no Foghorn Staff Writer earthquake crowd. "People were dressed up, 30-second temblor in her seat. "I j ust sat there. announcements were made and news of the Sitting a mere 25 rows from the action of people were drinking. It was a classy affair," I didn't move. I was shocked that my husband eatthquake's seriousness did not come until Game 3 of the 1989 World Series at Candlestick explained Souter, an '87 USF alumna who was ignoting me and leaving me behind." much later, so the stadium remained relatively Park, Mary Souter didn't really know what to now works as a manager of financial reporting Right after the shaking stopped, Souter did full, and those who did leave did so calmly, as expect from her first Series game — a pitchers' for an international trading firm. "It was very have to take her foot out of her mouth, mpst of the initial panic had subsided — as duel, maybeaslugfest.perhapsevenextra innings. sophisticated crowd, very Californian. It was figuratively speaking. "I looked over at this Sou tet described," It wasn' t like a mass exodus." exciting." man sitting next to me and said, 'Can you "I remember looking up and seeing cement The game was definitely special — it was imagine ifyou were from out of town, howyou over my head and thinking, 'if this goes, I'm a the Bay Bridge Series, the San Francisco Giants would feel right now? You'd be so scared ifyou goner,'" Souter said, finally showing some against the Oakland Athletics, Will Clark had never felt an earthquake.' And as I'm signs of mortality in the face of danger. "The against Jose Canseco, city against city. speaking to him I look at him and his watch whole thing that scares me in retrospect was At four minutes aftet 5 p.m., the players says five after eight, and I realized he was from being in such a large, concrete structure with were going through their final warmups on the East Coast." so many people." the field and the crowd was getting anxious. "Everyone was sitting around waiting for The death toll came in the next day. The Then, everything just stopped — everything, the next instruction," she remembered. area was in shock. All of sudden, the fires in the that is, except the ground. "Everybody was kind of confused and didn't Marina District replaced the Giants' 2-0 deficit "It was loud, like people stomping their know what happened and if things were going in the series as the main topic of conversation. feet. At firstpeopl e thought i t was j ust the roar to go on. My husband said, 'Let's get out of Who could complain about the Giants' pitiful of the crowd," she recalled, comparing it to here,' because he was totally freaked out," said pitching staff when a freeway had actually the sound of raucous fans at an old, wooden, Souter with a laugh. collapsed? Would the series go on? 67 people rickety stadium when the stands shake from "I thought the game would just go on. It was had died — that's almost three major league the excitement. a big earthquake, but it was the World Series," teams. Somehow, baseball didn'tseem quite as "The lights went out, the scoreboard went she remarks. Souter figuredth e generators would important. off, the music went off, the party went off. kick in, the players would go back to playing "I thought that it was appropriate enough," Dead silence." catch, and people would go back to their seats. she said ofthe decision to continue the series in A lifelong native of the Bay Area, Souter After all, it was the World Series. Oakland. The series resumed two weeks after WILL ROYAL Mary Souter: a fan in the stands of claims the earthquake struck no fear in her. That thought quickly vanished when the the fatal earthquake across the Bay, only to see Candlestick just after 5:00 "No, I wasn't (scared). I've been through them players and their wives began to congregate on the A's sweep the remainder ofthe Fall Classic. my whole life. You knew it wasn't the big one." the field, a sight familiar to anyone who watched Strangely though, no one seemed to mind — Apparently, not everyone shared her the game from home. Ironically, the idea of it's not like it was a matter of life and death. She did not, however, expect a 7.1. confidence. Her husband, who is from leaving Candlestick still wasn't cemented in her Souter has been back to Candlestick Park to "The whole place statted to shake. It was Michigan, started to flee toward the field, mind until she heard whatwas happening outside watch 49ers' games, but not without her like sitting in a bowl and someone was shaking along with much ofthe crowd. Candlestick, only fiveminute s after the fact. memory of Game 3 and the earthquake. "Every the bowl," said Souter. "Everyone was scared." "A lot of people seemed to get that urge to "This woman had a hand-held radio a few time I go into a big stadium, I think about it." Seated along the third base line with her want to go (to the field). Everybody was pretty rows up from us (saying) 'The Bay Bridge She's not alone. Fireman reacts to quake; helps victims, saves lives Joe Diamos Just then the building across the street went Foghorn Staff Writer up in flames, and eventually burned to the On October 17, Howard Cross was taking ground. Too much gas leaked out and caused business as usual at the Fire Station on the fire. The same could happen to the building (i reenwich and Sterner in the Marina District, they were in. preparing to watch the World Series on that The building was tuled unsafe, and they hot Indian summer day. Little did he know could have left for their own safety, but they that at 5:04 p.m., the biggest earthquake to hit were determined not to leave until they rescued San Francisco since the 1906 quake was those two girls. One girl had a broken pelvis, coming. so they had to be very careful in pulling her out Cross said the first thing on his mind were and getting her to the hospital. "chaos, confusion and my family." The girls could not thank them for saving The firefighters immediately took out an their lives because "I never saw them again," he engine and patrolled the Marina looking for said. fires and people they could help. When they Cross recalled other memories of thisordeal. arrived at the corner of Scott and Beach they "The hard part was trying to help the girls, could not believe what they saw. while worrying about my family," he said. "I A three-story buildingcollapsed, destroying did not get the chance to call home until 10 MATT FORISTER the first floor. With the second floor now at o'clock that night." Most of the firefighters Howard Cross was named Fireman of the Year for his efforts ground level, Cross and two other firefighters, that night were worried about their families, most firemen. "The clean-up was incredible days, and everyone could see the destruction Wane Martin and John Caravel, entered the yet their firstresponsibilit y was to the safety of because we could see first-hand all of the an earthquake could do. This had a building in search of bodies rumored to be in the citizens. destruction the quake did," he said. Houses, physiological as well as a financial impact on the building. Cross recalled other difficult events that buildings and stores were all victims of the the community. They heard several moans from the ground, happened that night. "There was a young man quake. Cross was named Fireman ofthe Year for his finding two girls pinned underneath the second desperately looking for his wife, who did not One thing from the next day still stands out performance during the quake. When asked if floor They stayed therefor 10 hours trying to make it out of the building that went up in in his mind. "When we reached the corner of he felt good about his actions, he replied, get them out. flames," he said. "He barely made it out alive, Bay and Fillmore, there was an elderly couple "Wayne Martin and John Carvajal were there When asked what his biggest concerns were, but his wife was not so lucky." that died together, and all we can see was their too. Cross said: "The smell of gas was getting It was tough for everybody that night, hands sticking up, reaching and ttying to save As to whether he had any tips for people for thicker and thicker, and we still could not get especially for firefighterswh o could not call themselves," he said. "It was the gas that killed the next quake, Cross laughed and said, "Oh the girls out. We had to cut through the roof home. them. I will always remember that." yes, buy insurance—have plenty of earthquake and the floor to reach them." Cross worked for two days straight, like The clean-up in the Marina lasted sevetal insurance." October 13, 1994 Emergencies just in line FACTOIDS! of duty for ER nurse MEASURING EARTHQUAKES THE RICHTER SCALE IS THE BEST-KNOWN SCALE FOR MEASURING THE Kim Braun ENERGY RELEASED BY AN EARTHQUAKE. IT INCREASES LOGARITHMICALLY. A Features Editor ownelement.that'swhylbecameanemergency A.O EARTHQUAKE IS lO TIMES AS POWERFUL AS A 3.0 EARTHQUAKE. A 5.0 EARTHQUAKE IS 10O TIMES AS POWERFUL AS A 3.0, AHD A 7.0 EARTHQUAKE trauma nurse. I do really well under high IS 10,000 TIMES AS POWERFUL AS A 3.O. -U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Through the emergency doors at San pressure situations so I felt that I was using all Francisco General Hospital, police headlights ofmy expertise, everything that I had to give MAJOR CALIFORNIA QUAKES -JANUARY 17, 19941 NORTHRIDGE A 6.7-MAGNITUDE QUAKE CENTERED NEAR THIS SAN FERNANDO VALLEY TOWN; 61 DEAD. -JUNE 28, 1992: LANDERS A 7.5 EARTHQUAKE IN THIS TOWN NEAR SAN BERNARDINO AND A 6.6 AFTERSHOCK AT BIG BEAR LAKE KILL ONE TODDLER. -OCT. 17, 1989: LOMA PRIETA 7.1 QUAKE CAUSES WIDESPREAD DAMAGE IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA; 63 PEOPLE DIE. -OCT. 1 , 1 987: WHITTIER A 5.9 QUAKE AND A 5.3 AFTERSHOCK KILL EIGHT PEOPLE. -JAN. 24, 1980: LIVERMORE A 5.8 QUAKE STRIKES THE AREA EAST OF SAN FRANCISCO AND DAMAGES A NUCLEAR WEAPONS LABORATORY. -FEB. 9, 1 971 : SYLMAR A 6.5 QUAKE IN THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY KILLS 65 PEOPLE. -JULY 21, 1952: BAKERSFIELD A 7.7 QUAKE IN AN AREA 50 MILES NORTH OF LOS ANGELES KILLS 12 PEOPLE. -MARCH IO, 1933: LONG BEACH A 6.3 QUAKE KILLS 1 15 PEOPLE. -APRIL 18-19, 1906: SAN FRANCISCO EARTHQUAKE AND FIRES LEVEL THE CITY, KILLING AT LEAST 700 PEOPLE. SCIENTISTS ESTIMATE THAT THE QUAKE WOULD HAVE REGISTERED 8.3 ON THE RICHTER SCALE. Carol Shagoury was an Emergency Room nurse at KIM BRAUN San Francisco General five years ago beamed in as a source of light while the head was being used at that time." Where were you triage nurse on staff, Carol Shagoury, rushed She remembers quite a lot from that awful, WHAT when the toward them to help the next of many patients chaotic night but there are cejtain things that injured in the 1989 quake. stick out in her head. After being at work for earthquake Carol Shagoury, 43, who is now the Trauma two days all she wanted to do was just be BOX happened? Center Coordinator at San Francisco General outside. "I took a walk on Baker Beach, and it was a staff nurse in the emergency room at the was almost eerie that everything was the same, time ofthe quake five years ago. Her job that kids were still playing with balls people were night was head triage nurse. Triage is derived taking walks — it didn't matter that the day "I was in the restroom taking care of some personal from a French saying meaning to sort. "The before the whole place was in total complete business when all of a sudden the house shook and the triage nurse makes the decision of who needs chaos." toilet made some noise. I tried to flush, but I guess it to be seen in what order, prioritizing who's Though Shagoury was removed from the was broken." very, very sick, who can wait an hour and who front-line action, being behind the doors of an —Mike Chen can wait all night," says Shagoury. emergency room she saw the tangible effects of "It was a constantly changing environment the horror and devastation. She recalledwit h Sophomore, International Business in tetms ofthe patients you saw come in, you silence in her voice seeing one man die, a would see one person and think they could teacher, who devoted his life to helping others, wait, and then they started getting sicker so we and yet she could not save him in his time of had to change their priorities," she says need. "It was so datk in his house, he slipped contentedly. According to Shagoury people and fell, he came in with really bad head were coming in the hospital fromeverywhere , injuries and he died." "I wasn't here but I saw it on TV. It looked "there wasjustaseaofpeople.itwas constant...a The one good thing about the quake was the like there was no life around at all." lot of people came here because they were togetherness of people. Shagoury remembers —Darrell Smith scared, they didn't know where to go or they going home the next day and seeing the public '* Senior, Business had lost somebody." direct traffic and interacting with one another She remembers one litde girl who had lost to see if each other needed help. She talks 'I was at afriend's house het mothet. "I'll never forget one child, a little about her best feeling that night, saying, "Being doing algebra and watching girl had been looking for her mother, and the right there, right on the front line, in a 45 the World Series. The social workers came and took her, the next day second exchange with someone knowing that I saw the death announcements on TV and right then and there you kind of got that earthquake happened, the TV one was her mothet," she says sadly. petson for a moment to be okay." went blank and I felt dizzy." Throughout the night Shagoury remained Many people were very courageous during —Mary Anne Renon i calm. "That's my job," she says smiling. She this tragic event and were not given full credit • Sophomore, History does remember being frightened at one point for their valor, among them the dedicated men saying, "The scariest thing in the beginning and women tendingjo the despairing and ill. was that we never really knew how bad it was From saving lives to counseling those afraid, it "I was at the Safeway in Pacifica where out there because the communication broke all goeson behind closed doors. CarolShagoury everything fell off the shelves, we all then down with the paramedics, we had no idea if was a big part of this and she wouldn't change stood in the parking lot and later that night, the whole city was on fire or what." it! I went back to finish my groceries." This added pressure didn't phase Shagoury, "The group spirit was ttemendous; —Dara Manuem whose, composure never faltered even as the emergency workers tend to have a group anyway Senior, Political Science injured flooded the infirmary with shattered — it helps your strength as a department to be lives and broken limbs. "It's like I'm in my able to do that," she says. October 13, 1994 The quake and USF Q Emergency 'p*H continued from page twelve continued from page twelve The possibility of loo ting and chemical spills "There was a light shaking ofthe walls in the going, non-stop calls and telling people when in the Harney Science building worried office (escalating) into a rolling motion ofthe we did get the list of deaths who we were Johnson since the campus lost electrical power entire room...I was immediately surrounded allowed to release and who we weren't — that at 6:15 p.m. and phone lines were down. by everyone trying to get under one doorway," was hard to do!" None ofthe two occurred since precautions Johnson said. Juarez expressed relief that she did not find were taken as paired teams patrolled sections Jordan-Cox said the quake sounded "like a any of her relatives on the list of fatalities. "I of campus every four hours and prior to the combination of an explosion and a train going never had one on the Ust, thank God ... that quake, an environmental safety unit had through a tunnel." was scary. How do you tell someone... you do secured chemicals in properly stored containers With approximately 2,250students on campus not have a chance to reflect, this is out j ob. All in the science labs. at the time, Johnson and hiscrew recovered from you can do is answer calls and answer calls." The University Centet, Gleeson library and the initial shock ofthe 5:04 p.m. temblor and "You can literally say everyone was in a St. Ignatius Church remained lit, backed up mobilized for emergency operations. daze for the next two weeks and finally we by emergency power generators. Public Safery first contacted the Emergency were able to have a debriefing of what Some locals described theviewofthecampus Command Center, the City's central happened," she said. "You just have to be the church sitting atop the hill at Fulton and headquarters for disaster communications, person you are trained to be and take the calls Parker Streets as a radiant beacon surrounded which acted as an artery of information in ... all you can do is just work and help people by a city cloaked in darkness. alerting campus officials of damage done in as much as you can. We just had to go with Television's coverage of the quake, which specific areas around the Bay Area. the flow." rotated a montage of three primary shots — As instructed in campus disaster training, "I can see the earthquake now and it gives the Marina District fires, the Cypress structure Public Safety crews evacuated all the buildings me the chills, because I know I never had the collapse and the Bay Bridge upper level buckling on campus and directed everyone to stay in chance to fully cry like I wanted to that night — worried a lot of parents who called in for designated safety zones, which include the ... I had to keep it in," Juarez reflected. days after the quake to check on their sons and Gleeson Library Field, Ulrich Field and the Neilson tecalled the looting. daughters, Johnson said. Negoesco Stadium. "The looting that went on as soon as it "So much was going on in a lesset scale that "Everything fell into place as I was taking turned dark — that really affected me," she needed to be shown so that the world would charge of the situation as a leader. If I had said. "I can't believe what a heathen city and know that the Bay Area did nor fall into the fallen apart, I'm sure everyone else would have state this is — the despair that is going and the Bay," he said. just went home," Johnson said. loss of life — these othet people don't care at Johnson's primary thoughts about the quake There were no reports of injury although all!" concerned the safety of his wife and daughtet s, cases of stress caused by the quake required the As 911 dispatchers were racing to direct who quickly united with him on campus thanks services of the campus counseling center, more than 450 calls per hour ro the police to a contingency plan that he had mapped out Johnson said. dispatch channel, police dispatchers were trying Minutes after thequake there wasareport of with his family for the sake of preparedness. to control the overloaded police staff. Chryse an unprovoked assault at USF's main gate Jordan-Cox, who was working in her office Hawes, a dispatchet who has been employed involving a victim with no affiliation to the at the time the quake sttuck, called her with the City since 1976, was working the campus. daughter's school right away to reassure herself police channel from 5 p.m. to 5 a.m. Public Safety notified the San Francisco that her daughter was safe and sound. "The worst part for me was listening to a girl Police Department, which did not respond, as A day after die quake her daughter responded, on the phone yelling the Bridge has collapsed," they were tied up with other urgent requests. "Yeah, I don't have to go to school today." Hawes said. The attacker was most likely motivated by a Although classes were closed several days stress-induced frame of mind since "people after the quake, the Gleeson Library opened Some exerpts from 911 calls: will react strangely in adverse situations," for service the day after the quake. Johnson said. "I have a job to do. I couldn't worry about Dispatchet: "911 emergency... Oh my god! Other victims of strain were some building the earthquake," said Assistant Libtatian We're having an earthquake — wait a sttuctures on campus. Masato Mitsuda, 48. minute. Hold — on hold on. Can you feel The next day structural engineers found The Gleeson Library withstood the 7.1 that?" cosmetic cracks on columns ofthe St. Ignatius rumble because the building rested on a massive Caller: "I sure can." Church, in the Kendrick Hall lobby, and in rock formation, Plant Services reported. Dispatchet: "OK, this is interesting. Thete the University Center stairwell, which were Due to this solid foundation, the library go the lights — oh sh—!" (phone goes dead) later filled and repainted by the facilities' shook for only 4-6 seconds when most maintenance wotkers. structures around the City, such as in the Dispatcher: "911 emergency." An elevator off Phelan Hall was torqued off Sunset District which sits over a sandy Caller: "Have you gotten the word about its track from a jamming effect caused by the foundation, shook for almost a minute, the Bay Bridge?" quake's intense force and was shut down until Mitsuda said. Dispatchet: "What about the Bay Bridge? it was repaired 10 days later. At 5:04 pm Mitsuda sensed the onset of a What's wrong with it?" Director of Plant Services Glen Loomis huge quake. Caller: "The upper bridge appears to have estimated the total cost of repairs on campus at "It had an unearthly sound," Mitsuda said. collapsed during the earthquake." $80 thousand. A group of 40 foreign students whom Dispatcher: "Sh—! Hold on a second! Jesus Classes were closed for a few days although Mitsuda was helping around the library Christ! We gotta report that fight away! That a few administrators wanted to keep classes panicked and ran out ofthe library. might have collapsed on the—" open to maintain continuity in the fall semester. Otherwise, the assistant librarian said the (Busy signal) The University's decision to cancel classes campus outside was eerily quiet moments after was based on parental concerns and because the quake. Caller: (Trembling voice) "Is it ovet yet? many from USF lived in the East Bay. "I didn't see any dead bodies or anything 'Cause I don't seem like I can take much Commuters were unable ro commute over like that," he said. more." the Bay until the City made public Mitsuda did not see any movement until Dispatchet: "Ma'am, just hang in there. We transportation arrangements, Jordan-Cox said. buildings were evacuated 30 minutes aftet the hope the worst part is over—the lights areout, In the meantime, temporary housing was quake struck. the power's our, just hang tight, OK? Just hang provided for those sttanded in school, those "I decided to sit back and enjoy myself with in there. Everybody else is scared too, but we who suddenly found themselves homeless. some wine...might as well," Mitsuda said. just don't have the time to stay on the line. So In Oakland, the earthquake increased the As he flipped from channel to channel on do this — make sure your lights are out and if number of homeless from 3,000 to 5,000 his portable TV to follow the news, the depth you know where the gas in yout house is go according to news accounts. ofthe destruction sunk in. turn that off. Make sure you have some fresh "Students handled things quite well all facts "Then I thought 'Oh I'm lucky'". water for yourself, OK?" considered," Jordan-Cox said. Foghorn Editor Terry Forte contributed to this story October 13, 1994 Roads still remain unrepaired Kent German the complexity of the wotk and by the anti- ground in a field that, quite frankly, has never News Editor freeway sentiment among those living near the been traversed. We don't want to put anything damaged structures. out there that won't wotk." Some ofthe most vivid scenes ofthe Loma The Bay Bridge, being such a vital link in Aftet repairs to Los Angeles freeways were Prieta earthquake of Oct. 17, 1989 were the cross-bay transportation, was repaired quickly made within three months ofthe Northridge freeways that fell victim to the quake's powerful within weeks. quake of January 17,1994, Bay Area residents again began to clamot fot the work to be motion. The othet freeways would not be repaired so completed. Last June, Caltrans announced director James van Loben Sels called the 1-280 interchange the agency's "No. 1 priority." A ramp connecting 101 to 1-280 was to be completed by fall of this year. The completion of the entire project, costing some $24.8 million, will not occur until 1995. Meanwhile in Oakland, the state announced in May of 1994 that the Cypress freeway on which construction is about to begin on an entirely new freeway. The costof the project has been estimated at $43 million and will open in 1997, a year ahead of schedule. The construction crews are to wotk around the clock and Caltrans is to offer a bonus of up COURTESY OF SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE to $6 million to the contractor for completing Destruction of the 1-880 demonstrated the sheer power of the quake the work early. These bonuses were offered to crews While freeways and their sweeping ramps quickly as residents near the roadways expressed repairing the freeways in Los Angeles, one may stand as a monument to modern concern for their furure safety. reason that encouraged the quick repairs. consttuction and technology, a 7.1 earthquake For example, Oakland residents asked the reminds us that nature is still in charge. state to move the new Cypress Freeway away The Loma Priera Earthquake made a from residential neighborhoods. If you could save mockery out of the vast freeway system that In September 1990, after monthsofdiscussion, circles San Francisco Bay. the San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted 6- one thing from "Some columns actually fractured so you 5 in favor of demolishing the Embarcadero an earthquake, could see the reinforcing steel places where the Freeway rather than repairing it. concrete had just disintegrated," said engineer Plans for a sunken roadway to replace the what would it be? Ken Bunker. "The damage was impressive." freeway have not been finalized. In East Oakland, on a section of Interstate Merchants of Chinatown and Fisherman's 880 called the Cypress Structure, the top deck Wharf protested the closing as they claimed it of the freeway collapsed onto the lower deck, was essential to their business. However, it smashing cars flat and killing 43 people. was to no avail. "I would save my dog because everything else is Over the bay a piece ofthe Bay Bridge fell to The 101 off-tamp leading to the Franklin insured." the lower deck sending one woman to her death. and Gough exit was also demolished instead of —Alex Scharot In San Francisco, the Embarcadero Freeway, being repaired. Freshman, Business running along the City's waterfront remained In Oakland, the Cypress has been razed but intactbutwasclosedafterbeing declared unsafe. construction on a new route has yet to begin. Also in San Francisco, a two mile portion of Meanwhile, repair work on 1-280 was Interstate 280 a roadway connecting repeatedly delayed by the California downtown to the south of the city was also Department of Ttansportation. "I would save all my karate belts because closed after being crippled by the quake. Jim Drago, a Calttans spokesman told the worked hard to earn them." A section of the Central Freeway, or U.S. San Francisco Chronicle in 1991 that "it is —Maria Castro 101, an important off-ramp for commuters frustrating to all of us. It has moved more Senior, International Business using the Golden Gate Btidge, was also closed. slowly that we hoped. But we have to guarantee Now as the five year anniversary of Loma that the freewaysar e safe before we open them." Prieta approaches, the majority of the repair The otiginal repair work involves the work remains to be completed on the freeways. retrofitting of 150 columns which were found M uch ofthe repair work involves a problem with cracks after the quake. called retrofitting which involves the The repairs were originally set to be done by "I wouldn'tsave anything. I'd start swearing because strengthening ofthe existing stt ucture to resist September 1990 but in October the completion future earthquakes. date was pushed back to the end of 1991 I'm Italian." The Cypress did receive a retrofitting prior to because Calttans decided to replace the concrete —Mark Arrigotti Loma Prieta which involved the installation of pillars holding the pottion of 1-280 up. . Sophomore, Business a series of hinges that reinforced rhe structure's The switch to the replacing ofthe columns upper deck. However, the hinges failed. on 1-280 was done because new designs for the Immediately aftet the trembling stopped, double deckets had to be developed. the damaged toads were closed to traffic and The complexity ofthe design of 1-280 has repairs were to begin soon after. been attributed to the fact that the freeway is "I would save my keys beacuse I never leave my The damage caused huge delays in commutes double-decked. room without my keys." forcing fotmer users ofthe Bay Bridge to take 1-280, the portion of 101, the Embarcadero, —Greg Montemayor the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) and cross- and the Cypress Freeway are the only double Sophomore, Economics bay ferries. decked freeways in the state and all suffered Commutets used to taking the Cypress and major damage. 1-280 had to take alternate routes. Drago rold the San Ftancisco Chronicle in However, the repairs were soon delayed by October of 1990 that "we're plowing new October 13, 1994 killed the most people by far. The two decks of This 57-year old man was found alive on the next morning as if nothing had happened, its Quake the highways shut together like an alligator's fourth day and pulled out of the collapsed tunnels intact. ; n. continued from page thirteen jaw, trapping 150 to 250 rush-hour cars. The freeway structure. He became an icon fot hope According to Dr. George Lee, then-director According ro state figures, more than freeway's hinges, where the decks meet the and his rescuers represented what comes forging of the National Centre for Earthquake 110,000 homes and businesses were damaged. concrete columns, failed, killing 43 motorists. through man's nature in a time of crisis - Engineering Research at Buffalo University, Ten thousand dwellers were forced to leave Many will not forget the tragic home video resilience and care for fellow man. Helm died the building codes that did so much to protect their homes, taking with them photos and any which exhibited the fear and heightened a couple months later due to injuries received San Francisco are written on the premise that other mementos they were able to salvage. In emotionalism that ran through many. while he laid in his crushed car. a building must be allowed to sway if it is to those few nights, these people experienced One car, knowingly or not, attempted to STOPPED THE PRESSES absorb the earthquakes energy without what some go through every night — the drive over a 50-foot gap in the bridge. James San Francisco's two daily newspapers, The breaking apart. uncertainty and loneliness ofbeing homeless. Wheaton, an eyewitness to the tragedy, said, Examiner and The Chronicle, were forced In an attempt to meet the safety needs of MARINA "You could see a piece of the bridge was into near disarray as they were almost dealt the another large quake, a new Emergency Most of the damage in San Francisco was missing - just a hole in front of you. She was journalist's nightmare of not being printed. Command Center has been built. The $1.1 done to areas built on reclaimed mud. The going so fast, she may simply not have seen it. Newspapers' headquarters experienced million command center is next to the Fire Marina District, where gas leaks ignited huge She had wanted to get off that bridge as fast as power outages. Computers and main printing Department's central station and replaces the fires after many old 1930s apartment buildings she could...and went speeding along. She never facilities were brought to a halt by the old center that was deemed too small and collapsed, is built on land reclaimed from the hither brakes either.Idon'tknowifshefeltshe earthquake. The San Francisco Chronicle was cramped in the wake of the disaster. Bay for the 1915 World's Fair. That fair, was going to jump it or just didn't see it and she forced to print its papers at auxiliary printing Since earthquakes generally can'tbepredicted, ironically, was held to commemorate the city's flew a full 30 feet in the air to the far side ofthe plants. They were put together by candle and there exists a great need for individual citizens to recovery from the 1906 earthquake. bridge. That made a sound that is never going flashlight. always remain prepared for another quake of The Marina was by far the hardest hit part of to leave my brain." "The Chronicle of October 18, 1989 is a any magnitude. Emergency centers will help, San Francisco. Unfortunately, the driver did not survive. newspaper produced with a heavy heart," said but they will only be able to deal with a quake The quake broke a water main in an old Her passenger, however, fared better. Executive Editor William German as the first once it has hit. Each home can take necessary marsh area. Within half an hour, ir totally "I was lucky... to survive. I was really blessed," copies were being sent out. precautions to limit the damage and death that drained one of the City's major firefighting said her brother, Lesisra Halangahu. "The fact that it was produced at all was a showed their faces on October 17,1989. reservoirs, leaving many of the firefighters FREEWAY TRAGEDY mighty feat. This awful blow wiped out the tools Remembering rhe disaster caused by the Loma with only the watet in their trucks. Aside from the Bay Bridge, the earthquake of modem journalism. No magic of computers, Prieta earthquake five years ago does not only George Hardy, a building engineer, said, made large cracks in all three of San Ftancisco's no push-buttdh presses, not even lights to see. entail viewing the figures and maps depicting "The fire in the Marina... was like a volcano, double-decked freeways — Highway 101, I- "All that was left to us was the energy and the destruction. Rather, it also includes recalling- just roaring up the center ofthe block" 280, and the Embarcedero Freeway — which wit ofour dedicated staff," he said. how people came together to help their fellow Due to the loose soil, houses sank into carried more than 2 50,000 motorists daily. The PREVENTIVE MEASURES man, givingwhateverwas necessary forastranger's themselves, prompting one residentto describe only other double-decked freeway in the state Manystrictbuilding codes proved successful, welfare, even when death seemed imminent. the quicksand-like action as "deflatingsouffles." was the Cypress Street structure that collapsed. except in the Marina district and Santa Cruz. The destruction weaved by Mother Nature One elderly immigrant couple was saved, as The lesson ftom the San Fernando Candlestick Park was cracked but not severely that day was captured in the sentiments of some young neighbors carried them down earthquake in Southern California in 1971 damaged. BART, the Bay Area Rapid Transit USF student Darrel Smith, "The sky was a through a fire escape. was that highway structures are much more metro system, which runs under the city and weird orange color that day and there were no "People climbed for me and brought me vulnerable than buildings. This vital lesson has across the bay to Oakland, was working the birds flying. There was no life around at all." down," the gentleman said. now been reinforced. His wife added: "People we never knew, and There were many reports of voices heard they never knew us, but they carried us in their from some ofthe vehicles on the lower ramp of arms down the stairs and they didn't leave us rhe freewavs. Two of those voices were those of one minute. We can't thank them enough." a litde girl and boy. The girl, nine years old, WORLD SERIES was brought out to safety. Her brother was As the nation was tuning into ABC and pinned beneath the body of their dead mother. 1,164,999 Candlestick Park to see Game 3 of the Bay James Betts, a doctor on the scene, was Bridge series, they didn't see the much forced to make a difficult decision. That's how many graduates you'll publicized clash between the San Francisco "The decision was made at that time to Giants and the Oakland A's. actually remove as much of her as we could, be competing with this year... They were greeted by an all-too-dreadful knowing that we couldn't totally extricate her. nightmare. The other surgeon and I decided that the best "We're having an earth ," yelled Al way to do this would be to literally divide her Michaels of ABC Sports during the Worid body and that's what we did." Series Pre-Game Show when his audio But the seven-year old boy was still trapped. connection was severed by the quake. After all rhe varied attempts proved Candlestick Park was nearing its capacity of unsuccessful, Dr. Betts had to amputate the 62,000 people as the A's were warming up to boy's leg to get him out. play the Giants when the field started to "roll In other patts of the Bay, doctors were like a wave." confronted with much more promising Play wouldn't resume for 10 days, though problems. there wasn't any major damage to the stadium. Jae Hon Hon found herself right where she Had the epicenter been closer, the damage wanted to be — in a hospital bed in Oakland. that a quake could have caused with 62,000 "I was on the operating table having a C- people in one place is unfathomable. section when the earthquake hit. At first, I could What was supposed to be the Battle of the hear the rumbling and then the vibrations Bay turned into a battle for life as many were followed and I could see...the instruments taken by surprise and left in a state of shock. rattling and some of the plaster falling. The Get the news, insight & analysis that will put you ahead. One tourist who was on the Bay Bridge at doctors assured me that everything was going to the time ofthe quake said, "You could see the be OK,'We're in the safes t room of the hospital,' whole bridge moving. Then the traffic started and sure enough everything turned out finean d slowing down and then we saw a man on a bike now I'm a happy parent of a litde baby boy." coming against the traffic and the traffic was Then-President Geot ge Bush came and walked still going 30 miles per hour. He was waving through many ofthe devastated areas. He spoke THE WALL STREET JOURNAL and telling everybody to get off the bridge. to many ofthe victims and rescue workers. FOR SPECIAL STUDENT DISCOUNTS CALL TODAY "And the next second, there was a herd of "There's no ceiling on the compassion of people running toward us screaming and the Ametican people....Neighbor helps (800) 543-1026 shouting, 'Run, run!' 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Page 18 October 13, 1994 State Dept. official sets position on refugees Students say government is 'cause of persecution' and faculty members, including Paul Curtis, a gunned down by government battalions sophomore political science major coordinating allegedly sponsored by American aid totaling than men because ofthe male-dominated camp James Tedford the campus action group Students for Peace $4 billion over the last 12 years. system and methods of food distribution. Also, Foghorn Staff and Justice. the mortality rate ofwome n is higher than that From 1981 to 1992, a fifth ofthe Salvadoran of men, though not out of a lack of treatment Curtis, 19, is deeply cynical ofthe United population was displaced by the strife caused A prominent State Department official available but because many refugee women States' human rights policy, saying that in by government attempts to eradicate grass visited USF to tell of attrocities visited upon fear deserting their children for any length of participating in covert military operations and roots resistance. refugees in foreign countries, the most time and would father their illnesses go aiding domestic government forces in Latin In 1985, the United Nations High hatrowing committed against women and untreated. America, the United States was party to human Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) began children, and to advocate international rights violations in El Salvador and Nicaragua, to set aside part of its agenda to address the This flies in the face of the traditional cooperation in enforcing basic human rights. then implicating them in an elaborate white concerns of refugee women — in what Ely- Western ideals of equality and democracy, a Running from their homelands provides no wash. Raphel termed as the first organized effort to escape from violence and social ills for women, Michelle Meyers, a junior sociology major improve their status. who encountet in the refugee camps many of Human rights are universal and and a member of USF CRIES (Community A major coup for UNHCR was the recent the scourges from which rhey sought to flee: fundamental' Responding In El Salvador), voiced similar inclusion of language pertaining to women's bondage and illegal ttafficking, rape, dowry — Nancy Ely-Raphel sentiment, asserting that the United States was rights in the Vienna Declaration and Program deaths, and even abuse at the hands of secretly funding efforts that contributed to of Action, drafted during the 1993 World humanitarian workers supposed to help them. human rights violations, and that the innocent Conference on Human Rights. Nancy Halliday Ely-Raphel, Principal declaration made by Ely-Raphel after she victims were intentionally not being labeled as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for the enumerated on research of the Bureau of refugees to allay any guilt on the part of the At the University of Central Bureau of Human Rights and Humanitarian Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs, government. Affairs, called for greater roles of leadership to which found that 80 percent of refugees "To call them refugees admits that we we're America, six Jesuits were gunned be given to women refugees in war-torn worldwide are women and children, and yet the cause of their persecution," Cuttis said. down by government battalions countries such as Bosnia, Rwanda, Tanzania, their needs are not being met. Students for Peace and Justice came into allegedly sponsored by American Uganda, and Zaire, citing squalid living "Human rights are universal and existence during the Gulf War, and in the aid totaling $4 billion over the last conditions and terrible inj ustices being imposed fundamental," Ely-Raphel said. "We are following years they tried to investigate the upon women and children in refugee camps as committed to defending human rights of all University's investments, without success, and 12 years the products of inadequate representation. individuals, and have in recent years focused organized a demonstration at a n uclear test si te " [Women] are usually underrepresented — specific attention on the protection and in Nevada. A policy is close to being implemented in in some times completely excluded — from "Our approach is concerned with human Guantanamo, Cuba which would minimize camp decision-making bodies," Ely-Raphel, rights, especially because a lot of violations of the risks to women during the time when they 56, said at the first Davies Forum ofthe year 80 percent of refugees worldwide human rights come from the American are most vulnerable to violence: at night. The held September 29. are women and children, and yet government and the city of San Francisco, and plan calls to segregate families, single men, According to Ely-Raphel, women refugees their needs are not being met because we are Americans and we live in San single women, and unaccompanied minors are more likely ro suffer from malnutrition Francisco, weare in a position to do something into separate sleeping quarters dispersed about that," Curtis said, taking the City as a throughout the camps. promotion ofthe human tights of women." microcosm of far-reaching social issues. Also in Guantanamo, the Department of 50% OFF! Acts of sexual abuse during times of war For Dr. Lois Lorentzen, Assistant Professor Justice has opened a branch of its community ANT HILL BOOKS should carry the penalty of war crimes, she of Theology, Colleen McDermott, Associate relations service, created under the Civil Rights October 15 - November 5 said, with offenders being prosecuted to the Director of Campus Ministry, and three Act and fashioned in the same mold from Sale Hours 12-8 Daily full extent ofthe law. At present international students — including Meyers, 19 — that which sprang the efforts to contain the civil HALF-OFF AN ENTIRE STORE cooperation has failed to produce microcosm was expanded with a trip in 1993 disturbances during the recent Los Angeles FULL OF GOOD BOOKS! comprehensive enforcement. to El Salvador and visits to the U.S. Embassy riots, helping to settle clashes between refugees Come early, Come often. Ely-Raphel drew an ambivalent response and the University of Cen tral America, the site and educating them in the techniques of health Starts Sat. Oct. 15 at 12:00 Sharp! from her audience ofapp roximately 70 students where on Nov. 16, 1989, six Jesuits were and survival. Fresh Stock Put Out Daily ANT HILL BOOKS 237 Church St. (just 1/2 block from Market) 626-2665 Senate proposes funds for ASUSF clubs Heather Whitaker The Senate has also asked Bill Hogan, goal, will provide a convenience to the students Foghorn Staff Writer Director of the Athletic Depattment, to come by acting as a Flexi Catd. It is really a credit speak to them at Open Fotum at next week's card that can be used evetywhere on campus, London A major topic discussed at last night's meeting. so that students do not have to use cash, Senate meeting was the review of the Club Carolyn Magsalay and Adam Statkey, check or charge. Funding meetings that took place last Friday Business school representatives, are working Gallagher, Vice-President of ASUSF, and $259 , and Monday. on improving communication with Career Charlie Cross, the controller ofBusiness and The Club Funding meetings discussed how Services. Their goals are to improve the Finance, said they are working hard to get this ASUSF can make a proposal that will ensure communication between the faculty and the program to move forward. Zurich $276* funding to all the recognized clubs and students and to gain support from the faculty Their next move is to examine the physical otganizations of ASUSF. Since this issue is and the deans of all schools within USF. By cost of initiating the project. "I 'm going to Prague $369' already being addressed, clubs could receive challenge the high in the sky figure (that was Athens $389' funding as early as this semester quoted to USF)," Gallagher said. The Don Dollars project is a credit Tokyo $260' "They ate wotking as a team on the club Two Senatots have been named Senator of funding and want to hear input from the club card that can be used everywhere the Month. Magsalay and Starkey from the Quito $319' Presidents," said ASUSF President Eileen on campus, so that students do not School ofBusiness have been honored for their Bangkok $375' Riveta. hard work and dedication. 'Fares are one way based on roundtrip purchase from have to use cash, check or charge San Francisco. Taxes not included and restrictions The Senators are also very busy with the Chtis Bustos, School of Nutsing apply. Call foe other worldwide destinations. program at Sacred Heart Elementary School, Representative, and John Eric Sanchez, in which each Senator "adopted" a student to doing this they hope to place a large emphasis Freshman Class President, were sworn into Council Travel help them with theit up-and-coming spelling on placement tests and developmental skills. the Senate at the October 4 meeting. 919 Irvins St., #102 bee. Many othet clubs and organizations are They are both eaget to statt working on San Francisco, CA94122 "Career services are designed to help the involved with this program. students, not work against them," Starkey theit goals and report they are looking forward Eurailpasses566-622 issued2 Senatots reported the USF student response said. to a very productive year. on-the-spot! to this program has been overwhelming. The Don Dollars project, another ASUSF October 13, 1994 Page 19 Q P OH Tipper Gore stops in SF to mobilize the women vote Trevor J. Daley the United Farmers Association. Foghorn Staff Writer The women vote project '94 which sponsored the tally is coordinated by Richelle Last Tuesday, Oct. 4, 1994, Tippet Gore, Noroyan, and its purpose is to mobilize the wife ofVice-President Al Gore, came to Justin women's vote and to achieve victory in two of Herman Plaza at the Embarcadero to energize California's mosr important elections — the women's vote. Dianne Feinstein for U.S. Senate and Kathleen TREVOR J. DALEY Gore was welcomed by the sound ofWhi mey Brown for Governor. Tipper Gore appeals to women voters at rally in Justin Herman Plaza Houston's "I Am Every Woman" and a crowd Noroyan explained that one million women of over 300 cheering supporters. She was did not vote in the last election, and her project introduced by Josie Mooney, the president of wants to mobilize those votets so women can Plazaachieved its goals and was very successful. tables to work the crowds, getting people the Labor Council. Many other prominent make a change. "When women vote, women "It went well because we focused on the need registered to vote and, more specifically, win!" Noroyan said. to have women take charge," Noroyan said. petitioning women to registet and vote. Noroyan and many of her volunteers have There were about 25 volunteets manning Gore clearly articulated to the noontime Gore was welcomed by the sound of been working vigorously in the past months to crowd. "The forces arrayed against Kathleen Whitney Houston's "I am every rev up the women's vote by tatgeting the Bay Brown and Dianne Feinstein, if they win, will woman" and a crowd of over 300 Area's female constiruents. There was a big 'The forces arrayed against make life worse for women," Gore said. cheering supporters push at the Gore rally to get women to vote by Kathleen Brown and Dianne Noroyan and the other women leaders at mail, tatgeted at the casual and occasional Feinstein, if they win, will make the rally were very enthusiastic by the effective voter. Carol Rice, a women's vote project help received by First Lady Hillary Rodham California women's leaders were present, organizer, said that getting women to vote by life worse for women.' Clinton and Tipper Gore. including Carol Migden, Susan Lei, and mail is essential to Kathleen Brown's campaign. — Tipper Gore "It was great that she [Tipper Gore] came to Dolores Huetta, who is the vice-president of Noroyan felt that the rally at Justin Herman help," Noroyan said. DO YOU KNOW YOUR PIN NUMBER? DID YOU KNOW THAT YOU CAN ACCESS YOUR GRADES OR YOUR CURRENT SCHEDULE AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS AROUND CAMPUS? (plus a whole lot more information...) 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The University reserves the right to cancel any course due to low enrollment I ^^ , I October 13, 1994 Page 21 SportsWeek Q "}. § J|r staged game scenes, phony characters playing on elite teams in the Chicago area, and hours have passed. This is a killer (including the hero who wins the game at the each has a chance to achieve petsonal and team documentary about what big-time high / last second and a wild, apoplectic coach), and glory. school basketball is like, and it's not just the 10 an insipid, derivative plot. It's not all about the game, though. We game; this movie is about five years in the ill- Instead, I saw three hours of rw/basketball, meet Agee's and Gates' families, too, and lives of two kids who become men in the complete with rw/game scenes, raz/characters they've got stories. Arthut's father and mother space of those three hours. If you love Terry Forte (including a hero who wins the game at the divorce, and when he sees his fathet buying basketball, then this film receives an Acting SportsWeek Director last second and one who misses repeated crack at the court where Arthur plays pickup unqualified thumbs-up. chances to do so, not to mention a realv/ild, ball, we feel his disdain. Later, his father * » » "HOOP DREAMS," said the flyer that apoplectic coach), and not plot, but roughly returns to the family having found God, but At the USF - Alabama A & M men's soccet arrived in the Foghorn last week, "is the five years in the reallives of two youths from Arthur's uncertainty and suspicion are game the other night, I was hotrified to see temarkable ttue story of two Ametican the 'hood in Chicago who dream of reaching palpable. William's brothet was a former head coach (and semi-legend) Steve Negoesco dteamets, an intimate reflection of big-time college basketball and, eventually, junior college ballplayer who was unable to enter the player/press entrance carrying bags contemporary American inner-ciry cultute, the NBA. advance to the next level of competition, and of soccer balls. In response to my inquiry, he following two ordinary young men on the In short, kids, this movie's real. Arthur Agee when, early in the film, he says, "All my informed me that even after the mention in courts ofthe game they love." and William Gates ate two 13-year-olds when basketball dteams are in him now. I want him Ian Rowe's column in the second issue, the Great, I thought. Another cheesy roundball we first meet them playing ball on the streets to make it so bad I don't know what to do," team still is without a manager Come on, flick a la "The Air Up There" or "Blue Chips." ofthe Windy City. They are both tecruited to, there's not j ust love but a touch of envy in his USF, there's got to be someone out there Nevertheless, I called in an R.S.V.P. a couple play basketball for prestigious St. Joseph High voice. There are tears aftet big victories and with who likes soccer, wants to attend games days prior, bused down to Market Street on School (alma mater of former Detroit Piston shocking upsets, and none of them are movie free, wants to meet the players, and has work- the designated day, found the scteening room, Isiah Thomas) and legendaty coach Gene teats. study to boot. If the last sentence describes and settled in for what I felt sute would be Pingatote. Both boys start school in the fall, As I said, this film does not have a plot per you, then call Coach Negoesco at x2907 and another boring, plastic Hollywood look at the but ftom there, theit fottunes divetge se, but when the movie ends and the lights take a load off his back (literally). It's a ditty most popular game in America, complete with dramatically. Nevettheless, they each end up come up, you look up and you realize three job, but somebody's got to do it. Soccer's season not over continued from page twenty-four minute of play brought him to the rare "30- At Stanford, the Dons played Akron to a 0- 30" plateau. Soebye, who now ranks 6th in 0 tie. Shot totals were nearly even while Akron USF career scoring, is the fitst player in 20 out-fouled the Dons neatly two to one. Forward years to have over 30 assists (33) and only the Staale Soebye was held to just thtee shots third 30-30 man in the past two decades. throughout the 120 minutes of play. The boost the squad had from that game The championship versus Rhode Island was and the week's ptactice, however, was not a completely diffetent story for USF. Chris appatent in Friday's loss. McDonald netted a hat trick (three goals) and "If we would've played the way we were capable Soebye set up four goals and scored another in of, we should've beaten them," said Visset. "We a 7-1 blowout. Shani Simpson, Matt Beavets can almost beat a UCLA in LA, then lose to a and Radu Marcu also joined in the scoring Wisconsin-Madison, an average team. (Lately) it festivities. Soebye and Tim Weaver came away all depends on which (USF) team shows up." with the tournament's awards for Offensive Looking ahead to conference play and not and Defensive MVP, respectively. dwelling on the embarrassing loss to Alabama The game was one of many firsts. Marcu's A&M, Visser stated, "Out advantage is that goal was the first of his young career. Soebye's we have plenty of rest between games. The goal in the 68th minute and assist in the 20th schedule is actually favoting us." Kickers continue streak continued from page twenty-four teams. "This team's strength is collectiveness." difficult and important for the Lady Dons as His goals and strategy for the upcoming they jockey for position in the West Region. showdowns with tanked teams is both simple ANGELA SUMMA "It'sabig game for me, personally," explained and consistent to his team's play all season. Sophomore midfielder Chris McDonald moves the ball against Fresno State. Verhees. "I wanr to carry on the winning "Possesion as a power is the name ofthe game. tradition (over Cal)." We have to control the ball, look for openings, // USF follows that game with a Wednesday look for seams. There is very little toom for V-ball "really frustrated night showdown at 15th-ranked St. Mary's, mistakes." continued from page twenty-four Satutday's first game, Coach Wallenstein anothet neat must-win confetence battle. "This The Lady Dons' fast start has not gone victories "slip away." replaced freshman settet Molly McEnery, who is the game we want," said Verhees. "We just unnoticed. The team, as well as Btyant This ftustration was amplified the next day at has been starting at that position, with love those big games. We have the poise and individually, has recently been featured in the Santa Clara. Wallenstein's squad managed to McCandless, who has been playing the middle- the chatactet (to win)." San Ftancisco Chronicle, Examiner, and other pull through and win the third game 15-10, but back position. Going into last night's action against ninth- area papers. the match was filled with inconsistencies and McCandless was happy to teturn to the rated Santa Clara, the Lady Dons were ranked "This is really going to help the program," lost opporrunities with games one* two and tout setter position. "I feel like I'm a leader and the seventh in the region, just one spot out of said Verhees of the media covetage. He said ending 12-15, 5-15, and 8-15 tespectively. setting position allows you to be a leader on the playoff contention, behind perennial powers thatsuch exposure will assist tectui ting, increase "I think deep down we're just all teally court, where as the middle back you jusr come Pordand, Stanford, Washington, Otegon State, the fan base, and give more of a name to the frustrated," juniot setter Sarah McCandless in for three rotations and then your out. And Santa Clara, and St. Mary's. A win over either already successful program. Verhees described said. "And we're missing an element which is mete's not much you can do when you're out." Santa Clara or St. Mary's would vault USF his program as "really flourishing," saying, having fun. In the second game, when we won, But the switch wasn't the complete answer as into better position for an NCAA bet th. With "We've worked hard for three years to get we wete having fun." problems still plagued the Hilltoppers: attempted #2 Portland and #4 Stanfotd still waiting on whete we are." Seniot Megan Morse confirmed this feeling. kills hit long, poot communication, missed the schedule, these games become vital games Where they ate is on the brink of a playoff "There's a lot of frusttation built up and we'te opportunities, and an. overall unassuredness. fot the Lady Dons. berth, with a young and exciting team. By being individuals right now. None of these Wallenstein says that with this team all the "We're really excited about the top teams putting themselves in position to play teams have been better than us, it's just that little things really add up to make a big thing remaining in the confetence," said Verhees. meaningful games against nationally tanked we've fell in the tut." and that the team is looking for the way to "We're really looking forward to (those games) teams and fot an NCAA berth, the Lady Dons' Coach Wallenstein agtees, but only to a make things better. in a very optimistic way as well as we are really have exceeded even the expectations of theit point. "Fun is something that has to becarefully "We've got to get over that — fear, almost well prepared." upbeat coach. "The credit lies with everyone used. Volleyball is fun in itself... but if we think — of winning," she said. "You get close and "Anytime a team has momentum, you don't on this team. The momentum we have has that fun is our goal, then is our goal still then you wonder what's going to happen to go want to change anything," explained Verhees, given them a lot of confidence," said Vethees winning? Is our goal still competing?" wrong. We just have to be able to push through who said he has plenty of confidence in his young with a certainty of his own. "They ate teally Ihe big question is what's missing? Aftet that and finish off the game." lineup to show maturity againsr the veteran proud of theit tesults." Page 22 October 13, 1994 SportsWeek The Looking for a good exchange rate to ator study abroad next semester? Christina Lynch SportsWeek Staff Writer October. Fall leaves dance around the campus as a chill greets our cheeks in the morning. Warm coffee from Crossroads is a 3.75 GPA and up=$l,500 Scholarship 3.50 GPA and up=$l,000 Scholarship necessity to make it up Lone Mountain. The Study abroad grants based on need also available. student body does not want to face the fact Syracuse University sponsors study abroad sites In that flannel shorts should be in the back ofthe Florence, Italy London, England Harare, Zimbabwe Madrid, Spain Strasbourg, France closet by this time, and warm sweaters are SU credit • Reid trips/Traveling seminars • Internships • Study for a semester, year or summer dragged out. With October there is so much to Courses taught in English and in host country language look forward to — midterms... OK, maybe SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY not midterms, that was not the correct wotd to DIVISION OF INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS ABROAD • 119 Euclid Avenue, Syracuse, New York 13244-4170 use... How about volleyball? Yes! Those 1-800-235-3472 • 315443-3471 amazingly tall women whom you see in your classes are not all basketball players, but the secret sorority of girls who share one thing in common. (No, it is not the fact that it is difficult for them to get dates because the average height of our campus men is about 57".) You guessed it!! Volleyball. Now I knew that it was soccer season because the team members seem to drift in and out of classes due to away games. What could be better? Traveling the United States to play different teams and then returning to face three days of overdue homework. Sports can really tire you out, huh? SEE IT WITH SOMEONE YOU WANT TO SHARE These ladies are among the "athletic elite" of MORE THAN A MOVIE WITH... USF who are a little harder to spot on campus. They are either at Koret working up a sweat (It's been so long that I forget what the inside of Koret looks like.) or busy signing contracts for "Nike/Air" and "Pert Plus "commercials a la Gabrielle Reese (professional volleyball player/model). The thought of seeing myself trying to hit a ball to rwo other people on my team, sliding and tumbling on a hardwood floor gives me the chills. (If you have read anything else I've written, you've probably come to the conclusion by now that I am really out of shape and will possibly have to take classes on how to successfully climb stairs/ escalators.) These young players are honing Ci*ty Eric- ^iMfr their professional skills, when, come to think of it, I haven't touched a volleyball since grammar school. (Do they still have team trading cards with the picture of you holding AUGUST ENTERTAINMENTpREsvisiN aomnoxsr™ RARIB.AS HLM CORPOR.ATI0N ^.REVOLUTION FILMS A JOEL CASTLEBERG ™DIL-«A CRAIG SHEER ERICSTOLTZ MEGTILLY "SLEEP WrTH ME"»™ DEAN CAMERON TODDFIELD THONLAS GIBSON the ball, with an unconvincing smile plastered PARKERPOSEY .ADRIENNE SHELLY SUSANTRAYLOR TEG.AN WTST«: JUNE LOCKRARTv'^ DAVID LAWRENCE on your face, in college?) I remember when the im "18 RANDY ERIKSEN SB ISIS MUSSENDEN ml RANA JOY GLICKMAN *ELLIE KANNER, C.SA other players used to yell at me because I would M1 IDAVIDMORIIZ MSANDRZEJSEKUIA K JOEL CASTLEBERG ^ DUANE DELLAMICO, ROGER HEDDEN* dance on the court and fiddle with my ponytail PR0DU D NEAL JIMENEZ, JOE KEENAN, RORY KELLY, MICHAEL STEINBERG 11 MICHAEL STEINBERG ROGER HEDDEN ERIC STOLTZ during games. Now you know why I went into DKECTQ RESTRICTED •<£&_ j ••wMmummK uNQEfl '' RfQUIfdS ACCOMPANYING < oa IffED OCX£VSTB*EO m\ RORY KELLY tataMSILA R P*flENIOB*DUlTSUAflDIW UlRIGHTSRESLRVED 7fmsT s journalism. Oh, that is another unanswered question... Is it necessary that all volleyball LANDMARK EXCLUSIVE SAN FRANCISCO players have long hair to put into ponytails to STARTS FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 30TH Luwjere ENGAGEMENT California a! Polk • (415) B85-32X play with, or is it just me? Ifyou're cool (or happen to have a laminated press pass), you should definitely check out the volleyball games. A guaranreed good time not to be missed. In the wise words ofthe philosopher, Banana Republic, "All you need for adventure is the desire to have one." Well, in the words of one sports fan, "All you need for the USF volleyball games is a ticket." October 13, 1994 Page 23 c t: v o I I e y b ii g o b a s k e b a S r S I i e « M «r e r v c Ik; I I i: e n n Hilltoppers hammer San Diego, UOP continued from front page said Head Coach J.P. Verhees. "We overwhelmed USD." Bryant set the pace early, scoring just 83 seconds into the game at Negoesco Field. Sophomore midfielder Jannik Abel added two goals, her sixth consecutive scoring game. Her 32 poin ts on the season (11G/1OA) place her tenth in the nation and only nine points shy ofthe USF team record. Bryant ranks 14th in the nation in scoring with 29 points (11G/7A), bringing her career tally to 58 and tying her for second on the all-time list with senior teammate Shellie Silva. The USF defense allowed just fiveshot s on goal in shutting down a USD team that had recendy defeated then-12th ranked St. Mary's. "We didn't allow an inch on that field. It was our territory," commented Verhees. "That whole momentum j ust carried throughout the game and that gave us some beautiful options and great goals." Freshman midfielder Stephanie Steinhart scored her first career goal off a feed from Bryant, and added her fourth assist of the season, a corner kick in the 17th minute to Abel that put the lady Dons ahead 2-0. Denise Kenyon scored less than a minute later on a 25- yard blast to put the game out of reach. The Hilltoppers kept their record unblemished with a 2-0 win over the University NEIL BAQUIRAN Sophomore forward Denise Kenyon scored single goals against USD and Pacific ofthe Pacific last Sunday. The non-conference game in Stockton gave Verhees the opportunity O'Donnell, and Steinhart. knee surgery in the off-season and has seen third-place finishesi n 1987-88. USF has beaten to rest many of his starters in anticipation ofthe With the shutout, the Lady Dons' ninth in only spot minutes this season, was able to start the Bears the last rwo seasons and should be big game with Santa Clara last night, including 11 games, USF has now outscored their and responded with her first goal of the season. favored to complete the hat trick. Yet the Bryant, Abel, third-leading scorer Erin Killough, opponents 46-3 on the season. Silva, last The Lady Dons next face Cal, a program home game (Sunday at 4 pm) will be both and freshmen midfielders Heather Wright, Mary season's leading scorer, who underwent major which Verhees guided to consecutive national please see "Kickers," page twenty-two Dons shaky, still alive Frustration for volleyball Ian Rowe continued, referring to tomorrow's 7p.m. Jeffrey Coleman The Lady Dons rebounded to win the second SportsWeek Staff Writer match. "Our best shot (to make the playoffs) SportsWeek Staff Writer game by a decisive 15-10 score. The victory MEN'S SOCCER is to win conference." WOMEN'S VOLLEYBAL was short lived, though as Cal Poly came back Like a pugilist staggering around the ring in But in order to attain such lofty heights, the It's been over three weeks (four matches) with 15-9 and 15-8 games. a near-knockdown just as the bout is getting Dons need to achieve consistency, something since USF Women's Volleyball has won a Conference play opened at home on serious, the Dons are on the ropes. But they see they've only seen flashes of this season. USF match. The most difficult thing is to watch September 29 against Pepperdine. With a a win in tomorrow night's WCC opener with excelled in winning the Stanford tournament this team and to see how tantalizingly close supportive crowd of 120 in attendance, the San Diego as a chance to save their season and of rwo weeks ago, then basically flopped in they are to bringing it all together. Lady Dons were swept off the court in three not throw in the proverbial towel. Friday's 2-0 home loss versus Alabama A&M. Saturday night, Cal Poly SLO came to USF games, 3-15, 12-15,8-15. "If you're successful on Friday, you're only "We played rwo good games then one poor for a non-conference match which lasted for OnThursday, October 6, the Hilltoppers five games away from possible playoffs," game," lamented Visser. "It's very indicative just over rwo hours. The crowd was large and traveled to St. Mary's College, where they explained Associate Head Coach Erik Visser. ofour season." vocal with strong support for Cal Poly. were defeated in three games. Once again, From tomorrow night until the November "We've been playing inconsistent soccer. At The first game could have gone either way. though, they remained competitive 8 finale at home versus St. Mary's, USF finds times good, at times bad," he continued. The lead shifted between the teams several throughout, as all three games ended 13-15. i tself in a perpetual must-win situation if hopes "That's been our biggest stumbling block. We times before Cal Poly managed to win 16-18. Second-year coach Karen Wallenstein said of repeating last year's tournament successes must provide consistency in performance (since In the early part ofthe match USF was penalized that it was after this game that some frustration are to be fulfilled. we are) as healthy as we are going to be." one point for illegal rotationa point which set in since USF had led every game and let the "Today a new season starts," Visser please see "Soccer's season,"page twenty-two may have cost them the game. please see "V-ball," page twenty-two SCOREBOARD! 1 C A L E N D A Rll Men's Soccer Men's Soccer Women's Vollevball USF 0. Akron 0 Fri., Oct. 14 San Diego 7:00 PM Fri, Oct. 13 Santa Clara 7:00 PM USF 7. Rhode Island 1 Women's Soccer Sat., Oct. 15 St. Mary's 7:00 PM USF O.Alabama A & M2 USF 2. UOP 0 (OT) Women's Soccer Tue., Oct. 18 Villanova 7:00 PM USF 5, Sacramento St. 0 Sun., Oct. 16 California 4:00 PM Womens Vollevball USF 7, San Diego 0 Wed., Oct. 19 at St. Mary's 4:00 PM Men's Basketball LJSF 0, Si. Mary's 3 USF 2, UOP 0 Thu., Oct. 20 Basketball Tip-Off Night USF 1. Santa Clara 3 Cross-Count rv USF 1. Cal Poly SLO 3 Sat., Oct. 15 at St. Mary's Invitational