SCCtlCI Streetcar comes to a halt—Page 9 SpOftS' Cross country progress turning heads—Page 16 San Francisco OCTOBER 9,1998 VOLUME 95, ISSUE 4 Needham Takes i£ Source Position Alexandra Haines ith You EXECUTIVE EDITOR Mathematics Chair promoted to Associate Dean, Tristan Needham comes to the position with new ideas and energy to com­ cludes planning special events, free ership and programming to the job. and Source members and because bat areas of concern. He will offi­ NEWS EDITOR movies, noontime entertainment "They're not transplants from many students do not know who cially take over "May the source be with you," and club liaisons. Iowa. They are involved with other the members are, there is difficulty the position in is the motto of the Programming in receiving additional student in­ January 1999. Source, the organization that put. One area of brings rock concerts, blockbuster "[Source members] are not transplants from She added that the Source does concern is re­ flicks and special series to the Uni­ its best to accommodate everyone cruiting. He versity of San Francisco. Iowa. They are involved with other organizations by "covering all bases and program­ feels that the The Source was created as the on campus and know what's going on." ming things that everyone can at­ university's ad­ programming branch of the Asso­ —foel Gonzales tend." mittance stan­ ciated Students at USF (ASUSF), The source has not always had SOURCE ADVISER dards are not according to Joel Gonzales, student such broad coordinator positions aiming high enough. "I don't want activities coordinator and Source though. During the school years to exclude the students we cur­ adviser. Source's tasks include from 1995 to the spring of 1997 the rendy take," said Needham, but he planning, developing and imple­ Participants involved with the organizations on campus and know Source was organized in a different feels that "in all the sciences we menting campus activities and Source are also active members in what's going on," Gonzales said. fashion. need more high caliber students." programs. other clubs and organizations on According to Villanueva, Source There used to be 16 different Another area of concern that he Heading this year's program­ campus. Though 11 of the board coordinators determine the plan­ multicultural coordinator posi­ identifies is that the "public per­ ming board comprising of 14 mem­ members, including Villanueva, are ning of events on campus. However, tions on the Source. Some of these ception of USF lags about 10 years bers is Olivia Villanueva. Part ofthe new, the Source participants bring Villanueva said that because ofthe included coordinators for gay, les- Math: Page 5 board's main responsibilities in­ their previous experience in lead- lack of interaction between students Source: Page 4 Cults Recruit at USF - ..:••.'' / • .•..!.•••'•.• Allegra Temporale Maureen Prior, director of •v •' ' FOGHORN STAFF WRITER Campus Ministry, said the idea of The public perception of cults a cult goes against all Jesuit ide­ as satanic worshiping groups als and beliefs, with black candles, hypnotic "Saint Ignatius teaches the chants and animal sacrifices idea of interior freedom and cults Although San makes up only a small percent- are the opposite of that," Prior Francisco is age of the groups around, accord- said. usually ing to the Community Resources However, since USF is in a blanketed with on Influence and Control metropolitan city it is a target for fog, on a clear (CRIC). many groups, Prior added. day, like the Although these satanic groups "There's going to be groups one pictured exist, CRIC said that most dan- recruiting on every campus, es- here, it is gerous cults are those which do pecially urban campuses," Prior possible to see not fit the sa- said. "We can across the bay. tanic descrip- only assume >lk*t ' • *•**'»» :,• «— V.' tion. Those EVOLUTION OF MODERN CULTS that if* going groups may on (at USF) so that s wh we appear very in- •, 950's Unification Church ' Y San Francisco: Different nocent, so it is •***» *• * ..iMyongMotm need to edu- hard for *,,*„*,„ „ . * , cate." . , 1950s Scientology Tn :nfnrm 'Weather' You Like It Or Not people to real- 11M L^M**^ ro inform ize the signifi- .non, ' students on cance of their ? Ham Krishna the nature of Micro-Climates cause flux in daily conditions involvement H cults, USF's until it is too 1 ?""0's Church of Christ Residence Hall the Bay Area. Since it is located tions and disparities in tempera­ late. *«./««*»./•. K^HC***. Association Emily Johnson at the mouth ofthe San Francisco ture are because of the microcli­ The cult re- 1980's Branch DtvkSans sponsored a ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR mates in the Bay Area, said KTVU Bay (also known as the Golden i (asa***^ s£^ OtwioKmitth ««««4.«*.:rt« "The coldest winter I ever Chief Meteorologist Bill Martin Gate) the cool air funnels cruiters, who presentation spent was summer in San Fran­ Microclimates are caused be­ through. Therefore, it gets a lot appear ex- «*i«*«carnp*i8mtnistfy given by cisco,"—Mark Twain cause of the way that the Coastal of coastal type weather like fog, t r e m e 1 y CRIC's Educa- (mountain) Range is aligned, wind and chill. "If the gap (in the friendly, frequent college campus tional Director Janja Lalich. Students have enjoyed some­ said Martin. mountains) weren't there, it worldwide, and many students at She talked about what cults thing rare these past few days at "The mountains act as a shield wouldn't be so pronounced," said the University of San Francisco are, common misconceptions the University of San Francisco: to keep cooler marine air away Martin. are not aware of the presence of people have and their recruiting sunshine. With fluctuations in from the inland valley," Martin cults on campus. processes. the City's weather from dense fog said. When the mountains have North Bay Freshman Claudia Plaza said The CRIC's pamphlet defined to warm sun, USF students have a gap the cool air gets through, To the north of San Francisco she was surprised that cult mem- a cult as "any group or relation- to be prepared for a variety of causing decreased temperatures lies the North Bay, including cit­ bers were recruiting on college ship formed around a charis- weather conditions. and fog. ies such as Santa Rosa, Marin, campuses, especially at a Jesuit matic leader." Also, cults usually "When I get up in the morn­ The geography and topogra­ Napa and Vallejo. Generally in University. have a transcendent ideology and ing it's foggy and by the time my phy of the Bay Area also affect the the spring, summer and fall "The idea that there are cults require a high level of commit- classes are over in the afternoon, microclimates. months, the temperatures get on campus worries me," Plaza ment from its members, said. "I just figured that being a "The important thing to real- the sun is out," Christine warmer to the north and east. private school, associated with ize is that there are many groups Pendola, sophomore, said. San Francisco "Right now in Santa Rosa it's the Jesuits, cults wouldn't be an with many purposes," said Lalich, The variety in weather condi­ San Francisco is the heart of SF: Page 3 issue here." Program: Page 2 San Francisco Foghorn NEWS October 9, 1998 Program Informs Students on Cults From Front Page always psycho-looking people in tention and affection to gain new Awareness Center at the Univer­ McKeen, is the fastest growing coauthor of "Captive Hearts, search of naive kids. They are members. sity of California, Berkeley. Some cult group today. Captive Minds: Freedom and Re­ friendly groups, who are very po­ "Some people have a desper­ of the most popular recognized The ICC may appear to be a covery from Cults and Abusive lite and in search of intelligent ate need to belong and other cults, according to Reynolds, are positive group to be involved Relationships." people have a the Church of Christ, the Church with. "The people need to con­ of Scientology and the Hare They run a popular nightclub who recruit for trol, and when Krishnas. in LA and do a lot of volunteer these groups "These cult members are not always psycho- the two get to­ An International group work for the community. For ex­ are good at looking people in search of naive kids. They are gether you've known as the Moonies, led by the ample, they provide free immu­ what they do." friendly groups, who are very polite and in got serious Reverend Moon, has several front nizations to children in poor groups that they use to attract communities. Lalich said a search of intelligent young college students." problems," common mis­ Prior said. new members. Such groups in­ However, according to the conception —Melissa Ong Once re­ clude the Western Service Work­ CRIC, they also require a total among people RESIDENT ADVISER cruiters have ers and the National Labor Fed­ commitment from their mem­ is that they nabbed inter­ eration. bers, cutting them off from their think they are ested people, The Moonies also reach out former lives. not the type to be coaxed by a young college students," Ong Lalich said they 'keep them locally through the "Bay Area Al­ Don Lattin, religion writer for cult member. said. through mind control techniques ternative Press," a paper that the San Francisco Chronicle, said However, most people don't Lalich said that most groups such as sleep and protein depri­ most people do not recognize as people should be careful in what idealize they have been ap­ attract members through a pro­ vation, isolating members from having an association with the they call a cult, as it could be proached by a cult member until cess called love-bombing, where former friends and withholding group and maintains a substan- some a different type of religious afterwards.