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Scene: Rave till dawn—Page 9 Sports: Cross Country finishes fourth—Page 16 |||||§ffi|| San Francisco FOGHORN THE UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO NOVEMBER 5,1998 http://foghorn.usfca.edu VOLUME 95, ISSUE 7 Students Lend Helping Hands Leading Off the Hilltop, into the shocking world of San Francisco needy Elizabeth Barnes Hand. Takes FOGHORN STAFF WRITER St. Anthony's Dining Room Approximately 65 students and Glide Memorial are centers and faculty members from the which serve food directly to the University of San Francisco homeless and needy (Glide Me­ SKILL opened their eyes and hands to San morial serves up to 2,200 per Francisco's needy and hungry as day). The San Francisco Food Les L. Shu they participated in October Out­ Bank and Project Open hand EDITOR-IN-CHIEF reach on Oct. 24. provide the resources for the din­ There are many departments The activity was sponsored by ing services and hungry families. within the office of Student Affairs Multicultural Opportunities for Some students who began at that offer students leadership ex­ Developing Excellence in Leader­ St. Anthony's also helped at a perience, however those depart­ ship (MODEL). This year the nearby Health Fair for the needy. ments have never been closely de­ central focus Patricia fined until now. was food and Valenzuela, a With a new comprehensive security. The sophomore leadership program entitled day began with "Everyone was help­ communica­ SKILL, leadership programs from preparation ing each other and tions major, every department within Student Affairs will be listed under this one for the experi­ making sure every­ said that she EMILY JOHNSON /FOGHORN ence and a enjoyed the Students prepare food for the needy at Glide Memorial, which serves up umbrella. speech made one had enough to experience. to 2,200 people per day. "It's a vehicle to publicize pro­ by John eat. It was a very "Especially grams already sponsored by de­ Fitzgerald, sharing atmosphere." since, living on positive aspects of her experience affairs and adjunct professor of partments at [the University of San who discussed —Patricia Valenzuela the Hilltop, we with October Outreach. During the USF Law school, also volun­ Francisco]," said Lori Varlotta, as­ the causes of don't always lunch, she and the other volun­ teered at St. Anthony's Dining sistant vice president for Student homelessness see how other teers were able to sit and talk to Room. For the past year, Curran Affairs. "We put them all on the and hunger. people live. It's the people that they served. has donated his own time to St. table, market them together and Afterwards good to see "Everyone was helping each Anthony's Dining Room by vol­ talk about them under one rubric the students and faculty were how organizations like St. other and making sure everyone unteering on their legal board. so people can understand how they split into groups and sent to St. Anthony's can provide food for had enough to eat. It was a very During October Outreach, he relate to each other." Anthony's Dining Room, Glide the people." sharing atmosphere," she said. started working odd jobs such as The foundation of SKILL is Memorial, the San Francisco Valenzuela said personal in­ The Reverend Bob Curran, folding paper napkins and filling composed of five pillars which Food Bank, or Project Open teraction was one of the most S.J., the Vice-President of Legal Helping: Page 3 SKILL: Page 3 Paraplegic Climbs Beyond Barriers, Inspires Many RELIQIOn , climb El Capitan using only his come the loss of the use of his Jessica Dryden-Cook arms, still climbs mountains and legs and encouraged him to flnD tHE NEWS EDITOR spoke at the University of San climb again. His triumphs in life When Mark Wellman was 22 Francisco about his experiences have also inspired many others. years old^iis life changed forever. for Disability Awareness Month. "He's a great example of faith While climbing through the Si­ "I've learned to live every day and hope," Joe Marti, students erra Nevadas in 1982, Wellman now," Wellman said. "You can do with disabilities representative, fell off a 100-foot cliff, broke his what you want to do if you put said. "He can inspire us to over­ back and became a paraplegic. your mind to it." come the day to day stuff." Today, Wellman, who was the Wellman's positive attitude to­ Before attempting to climb first person with a disability to wards life has helped him over- though, Wellman made adjust­ ments to his climbing equipment to suit his needs. He added a handle bar attachment that al­ lows him to pull himself up the climbing rope and developed rock chaps that protect his legs from scraping the rocks as he climbs. "People with disabilities can do a lot through adaptations (of 'equipment)," Wellman said. With his new adapted equip­ ment, Wellman pulled himself up El Capitan, located in Yosemite National Park. He climbed over 3,200 feet by doing approxi­ mately 7,000 pull-ups and reached the summit in eight days. "I like to think that El Capitan II FOp M. REPORt is wheel chair accessible," Wellman said, since the climb wasn't too difficult. Page 4...Ignatius of Loyola Wellman also climbed Half Dome, also in Yosemite National Page 4...Je$uit Education Park, and did about 5,000 pull- MARIA M. JIMENEZ/FOGHORN ups in 13 days. He said Half Mark Wellman, the first person with a disability to climb El Capitan Dome was harder than El Page 5...Different Religions using only his arms, signs his book "Beyond the Barriers" for speech Paraplegic: Page 3 attendees. San Francisco Foghorn NEWS November 5, 1998 Biking to Baja Earns Credi"-*.-,-.••••'" t Sarah Wanless Lectures and discussions will out swerving or losing control. However, he added, the expe­ FOGHORN STAFF WRITER be held at various places along the "We'll be hammer to nail about rience «?as both exhilarating and You've heard about the Tour de Baja peninsula—in the high how to ride," Lorentzen said. difficult, m la France, well how about the desert among what Stanfield Stanfield said that the, "Theo­ "It's hard," Lorentzen said. "Tour de la Baja?" called "Dr. Seuss cactuses"; on the retical dangers are more than you "You're pretty tired after 50 miles This inter-session some Uni­ beach of what Lorentzen de­ can list." The road is narrow, and a day and you don't get to shower versity of San Francisco students scribed as the, "heartbreakingly fast-moving busses take up the enough." He said almost every­ will have the opportunity to bike beautiful" Sea of Cortez; and in entire lane. Lorentzen said that at one was sick at some point, two through the high desert of Baja the presence of active volcanoes. least one^third of the trip is up­ threw up and some had diarrhea. California, ride along its Sea of One day will be spent on small hill. f% Still, the growth in knowledge, Cortez, arrive at its southern­ wooden boats with whales as close However, he said, no serious friendship, and the overwhelming most point of Cabo San Lucas and sense of accomplishment among earn college credit while doing it. M -i vlli: the entire group dverpowered the Heading the trip are Lois hardships of the journey. Lorentzen, a professor of religious Lorentzen said that all lectures will be im­ Stanfield said that, "On this trip studies and Michael Stanfield, a promptu, occurring on the side of the road or at you have to look beyond yourself professor ofhistory, told students night "over a campfire and a taco.*' and learn to work cooperatively." in a presentation about the 1-3 At the completion of the jour­ unit course they are offering this ney Stanfield said he remembers January. "everyone coming out of their Students will study the politi­ as classmates. incidents happened in 199S, and shoes with happiness," and cal, religious, and ecological his­ Lorentzen said that all lectures he is confident of the group's Lorentzen said he recalled how tory of Baja California while cov­ will be impromptu, occurring on safety. they held hands and screamed ering its 1,050 mile peninsula on the side of the road or at night Guillermo Palomino, a student when they rode into Cabo San a bike. "over a campfire and a taco." at USF, said after the presentation, Lucas. Lorentzen said that the trip is Many nights during the trip, "Now I'm scared ofthe Baja real­ The cost ofthe course is $600- a straight shot down the coast, students will sleep under the stars. ity—it's dreadful terrain and long $1800, depending on how many "You can't get lost. There's one Stanfield said that around SUpset< stretches of desert." He said he has credits students want. Lorentzen paved road and we're going to be they, "find someplace offthe road, never ridden more than 20 miles and Stanfield estimated that the on it." out of site and self contained so in a day, but he is willing to try expenses for gas, food, vitamins, She recalled the day Stanfield as not to damage the fragile (eco­ 50. He added that he hopes the and hotels for a month will be walked into her office and said, logical) system" and camp for the experience will help him,"become around $500. The plane ticket "Let's bicycle Baja with students." night. a bigger person" and put other back will cost $200. Lorentzen's initial thought was, Prerequisites for the class in­ "hardships in perspective." If students are able to over­ "He's crazy," but they spent a year clude a bike in good working con­ This is the second time come the physical and monetary researching the Baja and planning dition, a passport, attendance at a Lorentzen and Stanfield have obstacles, they will have a chance the course, which was first pre­ First Aid class, knowledge of how taught the course.

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