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3ftmm»ta JF0 .'it 1 VOL. 105 ISSUE 19 TheFoghomOnliiio.com APRIL 9, 2009 Farmers Market Provides Fresh Food, Education RENAE SANTA CRUZ StaffWriter

The scent of citrus is in the air as ripe pomelos, oranges and Clementines are cut into pieces for customers to try. "It's like a grapefruit," said the vendor, nodding her head as she hands a slice of pomelo to a cu­ rious elderly woman to taste. "Mmm, it's so sweet," the customer, Merdig Rooney, said in satisfaction. A doctor dressed in a A liberation theology class white lab coat and stethoscope paid for a traveled to El Salvador small bunch of red beets and walked back for an immersion trip. into the hospital smiling. While wait­ They marched in a protest ing for a Kaiser Permanente shuttle bus against oppression. to take him back to the BART station, a young man wiped crumbs from his beard NEWS and mustache after taking a bite of a fresh­ ro ly-baked cinnamon bun. "Putting a farm­ ers market in front of a hospital was a very smart thing to do," said Merdig Rooney as she places a bulky pomelo in her basket. The mastermind behind the operation is Dr. Preston Maring, obstetrician-gyne­ cologist and administrator at Kaiser Per­ manente in Oakland. What started as one local market has bloomed into thirty farm­ ers markets at various Kaiser Permanente facilities. He founded the first Kaiser mar­ Melissa Stihl/Foghorn ket in an attempt to make healthier food Heart of the City Farmer's Market oifers a plethora of fresh fruits, vegetables, meat and flowers. A woman peruses a variety of HFOii choices available for the Oakland com­ citrus fruits with her two daughters. munity, his staff and patients. "It was clear economy and health. Columnist Anna Swanson to me that after over 30 years of practice are trying to change the way people eat. country, a 6.8 percent increase from 1994. . Small farms are an important food finds inner peace on recent as a physician, that what people ate prob­ Some, like Maring, are putting farmers "Small farms and their sustainable resource that is getting smaller every year. Kairos trip with University ably had more to do with their health than markets in unlikely places. Others, like the practices, not just organic agriculture, are According to the U.S. Department of Ag­ Ministry. almost anything else," said Maring. "So I students of the University of San Francis­ the pulse of food sustainability," says Mar­ started thinking, 'If you brought a market co's Garden Project, are growing their own riculture (USDA), 8,900 farms were lost ing. With the increase in local food de­ OPT to a work site, where thousands of people food. And some, like Bon Appetit Man­ between 2005 and 2006. Although the mand, more attempts are being made to K gather, could it be successful and what agement Company, are providing local, number of farms is steadily decreasing, bring back small farm produce and practice would the people's reactions be?'" fresh and organic foods to the USF com­ there has been an increase in demand for to our tables. "I try to encourage people to munity. All of these people are using the small-farmed foods. With over 500 mar­ eat food that's good for them, food that's In reaction to concerns about health, pleasures of food to educate people about kets in California, the USDA reports that climate change and the global economy, the connections between farm, table, there are now 4,653 farmers markets in the FOOD: Continued on Page 2 food activists of all ages and backgrounds Umthombo Club Hosts Fundraiser USF Web Site to Receive Face-Lift JON COON around the first week of April. StaffWriter White Whale generally focuses on edu­ Do the words exciting, engaging, inter­ cational institutions and its portfolio has active and informative accurately describe included the web layouts for Duke Uni­ the homepage of the University of San versity, Kenyon College in Ohio and the Francisco? Although this description may University of California, Berkeley's School not be the first thought that pops into your of Law. Pontius' experience has led him to mind each day as you attempt to log in to emphasize the input of those who access Foghorn resident gamer your student account, a university hired the content of a site on a daily basis, which Jonny Hechema reviews the design team hopes to accomplish a "total has led to a close collaborative effort with greatest games ever played ' redesign" of the core site and bring a much Professor David Silver's Digital Media on Nintendo 64. needed face-lift to USF's web presence. Production class among others. Accord­ White Whale Web services, based out ing to Marlene Tom, web services director SCE of Oakland, has recently been hired to for Academic & Enrollment Services and Girt construct a series of templates and features head of the Web Steering Committee that that will seek to alleviate the "widespread is overseeing the changes, White Whale dissatisfaction with the [current] content was chosen based upon their "unique and management system." Initially contact­ thoughtful" design strategies and their "fo­ % ed by the university in the Fall of 2008, cus on higher education clients". White Whale Web Services, led by Jason The steering committee hopes that the Pontius, has been holding weekly meetings new web design will encourage "intuitive ' WW ' with various members of the administra­ navigation, and [additional] flexibility" (as _^z tion and interested students since January it pertains to specific colleges and depart­ and intends to gather "as much feedback ments) while enabling "easier contribu­ Melissa Stihl/Foghorn as possible" in the design stage in order to tions from the university community." The USF Umthombo Club, which focuses on children's issues in Africa, held a fundraising avoid having to head back to the drawing event at Candy Bar where Natalie Mollaghan (left) and Noel Vogel (center) displayed Although the University and White "mm . board after the first designs materialize photographs from their trips to South Africa. The club is rasing money for a trip to that country. WEB SITE: Continued on Page 2 Going Blind Never Slowed Down AJ Smith Derek Poppert takes a,swing Braille, though he said it usually takes over as the USF Dons won their LAURA PLANTHOLT 10 years to become very proficient at read- three game series over the StaffWriter • ing Braille. weekend against the Saint Freshman AJ Smith faced the typi­ After spending a year learning how to Mary's Gaels. cal trials of adjusting to life at USF when he began classes in August: meeting new adapt to his new abilities, Smith was ready friends, finding his classrooms and ad­ to acclimate to life in a university. For the _SB justing to the academic course load. But most part, he has not found many diffi­ unlike moit freshmen, Smith made this culties making the adjustment, he said, transition without the gift of sight. Smith scratching his head as he tried to think of is totally blind in both eyes. However, he the most difficult aspect of life at USF. has adjusted to his life at USF better than He had no problems meeting new many of his full-sighted peers. friends. "I'm an outgoing person, so it's Though Smith was born legally blind, he been easy for me," he said. was sighted enough to read large fonts and Finding his way around was also not walk without a cane for most of his life, and an issue. He visited the campus regularly even drove a car when he turned 16. How­ before attending classes, and said, "I've got ever, over the course of four months during the campus pretty much memorized by his senior year of high school, Smith sud­ this point." He is even able to make it up denly went from being able to see some­ those Lone Mountain stairs. what well to going completely blind. Schoolwork is where some of the main Rich Media editor Sky Madden difficulties come in. Reading from a text­ talks with budding German elec­ "It was tough," Smith said of the sud­ book is something most students take for tro house mogul Booka Shade den onset of blindness. The drastic change granted, if not complain about regularly. about hardware versus software was something he was not prepared for, so performances for electronica acts after graduating high school, Smith spent For Smith, reading from a textbook is not during his sound check at the a year at a school for the blind in the East an option; all of his readings must be con­ verted to an audio format or read aloud Independent. Bay especially for people who go blind Melissa Stihl/Foghorn by a reader coordinated by Student Dis- FOG later in life. There they taught him daily Salsa dancing and rock climbing are two of sophomore AJ Smith's favorite pastimes. mm living and mobility skills and how to read SMITH: Continued on Page 3 He has little trouble navigating USF's campus and plans to travel abroad by himself. SAN FRANCISCO FOGHORN 2130 FULTON STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94118 NEWSROOM 415.422.0122. ADVERTISING 415.422.2057 APRIL 9, 2009 NEWS San Francisco Foghorn Students Age Out of Health Care Graduating students concerned about coverage SAMMI SUMAMPONG when it comes to their health insurance StaffWriter coverage after they age out of their parents' Health insurance is one of the most im­ plans. Fletcher Stumps-Smith, a senior portant benefits that an individual should mathematics major, said, "Either student have, but the cost of health insurance insurance provided in graduate school will makes it difficult for many students to pay last me, or I will find an employer that pro­ for their own coverage. vides me health insurance." Filter said that According to Kamal Harb, director of she will find a job that has good health USF's Health and Promotion Services, all insurance. She hopes to get a good plan undergraduate students must have health because, she said, "Even though you have a insurance that is provided through the good salary, a bad health plan is not worth university's health care plan unless they it." Ally Coates, a senior theology and re­ show proof that they have their own health ligious studies major, said that she is not insurance, in which case they can waive the sure what she is going to do after she be­ school's health insurance at the beginning comes too old to receive insurance through of every school year. USF's health plan is her parents' health insurance policy. sponsored by Aetna and the annual cost Harb said if a student is aging out of for students is $1,019. According to the their insurance, they should contact Health USF web site, the plan covers 90 percent and Promotion Services so that they can of hospital costs and boasts a $10 generic talk about the different plans the school prescription plan. Although a student has sells to students. If the student is looking health insurance, he or she may still have for health insurance, he or she should look Nicholas Mukhar/Foghorn problems accessing services that their in­ at the annual deductible, which is the dif­ Students, professors and faculty packed into Xavier Chapel to witness tlTe discussion turned debate about a peaceful resolution to surance provides without paying up front. ference after the insurance company pays the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Freshman Gus Shamieh, center, waited to ask Consul General Akiva Tor a question. Natalie Filter, a junior nursing major, said their portion of the coverage. This deduct­ that in October she was overcharged $220 ible usually does not include the price of for lab tests from St. Mary's Hospital. She prescription medications. For students No Solutions For Israeli-Palestinian Conflict is still waiting to be reimbursed. Filter said, who do not have health insurance, Harb CHELSEA M STERLING "It's free [the clinic], however if you need said there is a San Francisco program called estinian politics are in disarray." Citing the States) should boycott the state of Israel. News Editor anything done, you need to pay." Another Healthy San Francisco that makes health Oslo Accords which were signed by then We should not negotiate with terrorists."In student, Ryan McLaughlin, a junior media services accessible for people who are liv­ Israel Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and response to the audience, Tor said "I hear studies major, said that when he sprained ing in the city and are uninsured. Lasdy, he The question Palestine and Israel: Peace Yasser Arafat in 1993 (for which they both the applause and you are all making a ter­ his ankle, he gave St. Mary's his insurance encouraged students to be proactive and or Perpetual Conflict? prompted strong won the Nobel Peace Prize), Tor argued rible mistake. You are all out of touch with card, and they still charged him $1,500. He know when they are going to age out of questions and responses from staff, students that a peaceful resolution can be reached the world." He defended Israeli's position was reimbursed for the out of pocket cost their parents' insurance and to ask Health and community members on Wednesday, when the right political players are in­ as a nation-state and said that Palestinian by his insurance company though after his and Promotion Services for more informa­ who crowded into Xavier Hall to hear volved. He said, "There will be peace. I nationalism is a modern phenomenon. To father spoke to the company about what tion about student health insurance plans Consul General Akiva Tor and Califor­ don't know when, but there will be." further incite a strong, heated response had happened. made available by the university. nia State University at Stanislaus politics AbuKhalil countered by saying that from AbuKhalil, Tor pointed out that he There is uncertainty among students professor As'ad AbuKhalil extrapolate on Tor's argument was part of a "well-fund­ never looked at him and said "I wish you the current crisis between the two warring ed propaganda campaign by Israel." He would humanize me in some way, maybe White Whale Elicits Student Feedback groups. pointed out that attacks on Palestinians by looking at me." Looking straight ahead The structure of the discussion lent itself preceded the six day war, thus the vio­ toward the crowded audience, AbuKhalil WEB SITE: Continued from page one "a forum where people could post topics" to a debate rather than a stifled academic lence initiated by Israel was not part of responded, "I will treat you like you treated Whale has already begun significant might be useful. lecture style talk. The format allowed each a pre-emptive strike, like Tor had stated. Palestinians in Gaza." work towards the redesign, it appears that With the student perspective in mind speaker 20 minutes to present information AbuKhalil pointed holes in Tor's version Several members of the audience ihe first hurdle will be overcoming the and the goal of an early fall release date and background history and then they had of the history of the conflict by recounting walked up to the microphone to question belief that the site is good for little more for the site, Pontius and his team recently a five minute time to issue a rebuttal. In Israel's occupation of multiple territories, Tor on his presentation and responses to than a quick search or a marketing tool for launched a blog to gather feedback from addition, a 40 minute period was added like Tunisia, Sudan, and Egypt, and the AbuKhalil. Freshman Gus Shamieh asked prospective students. Kashmira Ngyuen, students and faculty with whom they may to elicit questions and comments from atrocities committed by Israeli soldiers him, "How can you justify the most recent a junior biology major said, "I usually just not get the chance to interact: http:// the audience. Tor began by defending Is­ that guard the border. He said, "They (Is­ attacks on Gaza when Israeli soldiers are use the search tool" while Donna Bender, ww.whitewhale.net/usf. With student en­ rael's past attacks on Palestinian territory. raelis) conveniendy talk about peace while saying they feel like they have committed a senior communications major, said, "You gagement the blog could mm into a place Of the six day war in 1967, he said that their soldiers kill Palestinian civilians." war crimes?" Tor said, "Hamas was armed. do look at it a lot when you're a prospec­ where ideas can be tossed around and a it was "a pre-emptive strike (by Israel) in AbuKhalil did not seem to foresee a reso­ Israel has the right to defend itself." From tive student." Arnie Salazar, a junior com­ dialogue between the university commu­ self-defense." Although Tor has hope that lution to the conflict that has continued for the boisterous responses and applause puter science major, agreed that he didn't nity and design nerds at White Whale can a peaceful resolution can be made, he ex­ over fifty years. The audience applauded as from the audience, it became clear that believe many students use the homepage flourish, grow, and evolve into the web so­ pressed doubt in individual negotiations he said, "I believe in all forms of boycott they too felt that a resolution was not close or corresponding links, although he said lution the USF community is looking for. between the two countries. He said, "Pal­ against the state of Israel. We (the United at hand. • • USF's Garden Project And Bon Appetit Incorporate Local Food, Local Farmers FOOD: Continued from page one spoke at the Kaiser Permanente 2007 cause a lot of traffic from every farmer try­ tool shed, and a large backdrop of a bicycle is difficult but something that is important good for the people that grow it, and food Saward Lecture in Portland, Ore., about ing to deliver their personal truckloads to among table and chairs. Currendy, the for us to realize," said Stone. that's good for the planet," said Maring. his book 'Slow Food Nation.' Rebecca and us," said Hall. pungent scent of fertilizer permeates the The bustle of the market is a place Fred Gerendasy attended the event and garden from recently planted lettuces. A where education happens. Customers ask posted the lecture on their local food net­ large broccoli bush stands next to a spiral- Bon Appetit: USF's the local farmers how to cook sunchokes. work Cookin Up a Story—a Web site that Students Take Action ing medley of herbs. And a barren apple Local Food Source Pamphlets on everything from nutrition offers a variety of shows and news about tree awaits the fall season to bear its fruits. sustainable food and living and those facts to vegetarian Christmas recipes are Through Garden Project Two years ago, under the guidance of This year Bon Appetit has tripled the working to change our world for the better offered. A program called Cookin' da Stone and Architecture Professor Seth number of small farmers' food served on through agriculture, ecology, and the envi­ There is also an aspect of student ac­ Market holds live cooking demonstra­ Wachtel, a group of freshman resurrected campus. "Last week a local farmer came ronment. Petrini touched on what he sees tivism that USF Professor Melinda Stone tions. "I'm looking at every way possible a lot on campus full of unwanted theater into the cafe with tons of his oranges and as the misperceptions of the consumption is challenging her Garden Project students to try and connect people with the local props into a growing garden. "We were 11 squeezed fresh orange juice for about eight of food in today's society. "And so publicity to explore on campus. Stone said, "I am food system," Maring said. "One Friday female freshmen...farmers. We did it all. hours," said Winslow. Bon Appetit's edu­ has convinced us to eat worse food so we constantly telling my students that Bon we brought over high school students from When we were out here we had to work cational signage is everywhere in the din­ can have more money to consume other Appetit is where you can make a differ­ Oakland High. Thirty-three kids came, together to get it done." said Leigh Cuen, ing halls and cafes on the USF campus: things. Now we are at this absurd figure ence. You can really shift the policies of and we spent about 45 minutes out at the one of the original students in the Garden color coded food labels, recipes and food where underwear costs more than food. Bon Appetit." Stone spoke about shifting market. Another doctor and I and couple Project. bar descriptions. The Bon Appetit Web Say I wear an Armani pair of underwear. away from the consumption of bananas of other colleagues cooked these kids a Stone has challenged her students site includes lots of information—from the If I eat prosciutto, cheese, or good bread, at USF because they come largely from grilled chicken Caesar lunch with farmers to only eat food that is produced within meanings of the food labels in the dining after a few seconds it becomes a part of Central and South America and require market lettuce." 150 miles of San Francisco. "We have it halls to the problems with the current food Carlo Petrini. The Armani underwear is large amounts of energy to be shipped to Maring is constandy on the prowl pretty easy here since we are close enough system. "This year I've given more presen­ always outside of Carlo Petrini. Let's give this area. "And guess what, [Bon Appetit] for different strategies to help encourage to the Central Valley. But it is as hard as tations on our practices to the student body ourselves more value than our clothes." people to realize that cooking at home is you could imagine doing that. That was than ever before," said Winslow. a good thing. He is a physician who does Maring has realized a greater role for CC You're eating the the assignment, for one week, to eat within Yet in the dining halls, people usu­ not beat people up about the how-tos of the medical institution, which has expand­ 150 miles, and they complained like you ally just come for the obvious: to eat. a daily diet. Merely providing fresh food ed to providing better quality food for the banana, which is re­ wouldn't believe." This was also a chal­ Although there are still attempts to edu­ to people is his way of enticing them to patients define. Within the 19 Northern lenge posed to the United States by Slow cate, Bon Appetit is creating community give it a try—one person at a time. "If you California Kaiser hospitals 6,000-7,000 ality, but the story Food USA in October of 2008 called the in a socially responsible manner through put a fresh peach in front of somebody in meals are provided to inpatients every day. Local Food Challenge. food. "The last thing they want me to do the middle of July and it just so happens In the past two years, Kaiser has been pro­ of that banana is out­ "If people just tried that for a week, is preach to them about yesterday's healthy that they walk by, might they eat that fresh viding those meals with produce from lo­ they could really track down where their lunch that was less than 500 calories or peach instead of a bag of Doritos?" said cal farmers. What began as about a dozen side of your personal food comes from," said Stone. "They would how our Low Carbon Diet days are ben­ Maring. farmers getting their produce into Kaiser realize to themselves,'Wow, that thing that efiting the environment," Winslow said. hospitals has grown to 97 small farmers interaction. ^ I eat everyday, that banana, that's coming "It's like, 'listen you guys! We did a great providing their goods to institutional buy­ -Professor Melinda Stone from Ecuador. What does that mean to action station yesterday' And they'll say, Slow Food Savvy ers. "The institutional support of purchas­ eat a banana everyday?' It's healthy and 'You know it really smells good to us so ing small farmer food helps as a founda­ you feel good about it, but ultimately there we're going to stand here in line and talk Sometimes the problem with eating tion for spreading the word to more and continues to buy bananas because you guys are food miles involved, and that's petro­ about the election and not care about the locally is the cost of the fresh produce. more institutions. There is a big role, I eat them. There's such a great potential to nutritional content.Tt's almost an expecta­ "Doing the right thing isn't cheap," said think, for institutional buyers in helping leum. Also, how are the people growing create a shift here," she said. These words tion these days, and that's okay." Executive Chef Jon Hall of Bon Appetit at support local and regional food systems," those bananas treated by Chiquita Ba­ come from a banana lover who hasn't eaten USF. In terms of the individual consumer, said Maring. nana?" On the other hand, Holly Winslow, However, there are some students that a banana in two years. "As soon as I really District Manager of Bon Appetit at USF, Maring suggests that such costliness can Bon Appetit Management Company, are going beyond these expectations. The reconciled this fact that it's a huge deal, I has had a hard time with this issue in her be balanced out. "Some people look at veg­ the food service provider at USF, receives students of the Garden Project are not stopped. Not to say that my one person dining halls. " Once I stopped providing etables and they think it's expensive com­ most all of its produce from a company only being educated about food, they are not eating a banana for two years has made bananas in the cafeteria and put out pom­ pared to hamburgers. At some point that that buys from small farms, primarily in growing it. There are 20 students in the a difference at all in the consumption of elos, which was a local and seasonal fruit at could be true but if you in general, just eat the Central Valley. Bon Appetit has over Garden Project this year who are growing oil, but if everyone did that, think of the the time. But students started complain­ a little less meat one or two days a week 400 locations nationwide and provides food and plants. Stone said, "Almost all of impact it could have," she said. ing that they wanted their bananas. That and eat more vegetables, the money you service in three market segments: corpo­ them, I think with the exception of maybe Stone is an assistant professor of me­ didn't work. We still have to cater to the save in the long run is enough to offset rate, higher education and specialty venues. one or two, had no gardening experience dia studies and an advisor for the Garden students," said Winslow. However, Stone the cost of buying good, healthy fruits and Bon Appetit's standards are causing buy­ at all, they just had a keen interest to learn Project. The Garden Project was estab­ explains how the realization has to come vegetables," Maring said. ers to purchase certain sustainable foods. more, and they've all grown food. This is lished with the simple intention of growing first. "All those kinds of things are hard to Carlo Petrini, founder of the world­ "The company is aware of our standards, not something that you have to go to for food and growing community. Among the realize because they are conceptual. You're wide Slow Food movement, which en­ so in turn they purchase what they will sell, 10 years of school; it's not a ratified pro­ vegetation, Garden Project members have eating the banana, which is reality, but the courages people to slow down and enjoy which is local and sustainable foods. It also fession either. It's something that everyone painted wooden signs labeling the various slow cooked meals from local sources, works well because otherwise we would story of that banana is outside of your per­ can do." fruits and vegetables, a small, decorated sonal interaction. Trying to make that real San Francisco Foghorn NEWS APRIL 9, 200l> ._,.*.. . .—...,._._.»~ . ~t__,_.... . iU IVIJL. Sy £. Community Advocates Direct Service Learning in Tenderloin Students Gain Firsthand Knowledge About Homelessness, City's Housing Policy Plans ment is a unique opportunity because it dos said that her direct service is tutoring provides students with an opportunity to children. She is also planning fundraisers extend their service learning project and to finance a summer camp program at expand their knowledge of pressing social Camp Mendocino for low income families. issues, like homelessness, while also being Stephanie Lottridge, a senior performing paid by the Office of Service Learning and arts and social justice major, volunteered at Community Action. ACEs make a one St. Anthony's for a capstone course. She year commitment to work a minimum of was reluctant to work in the Tenderloin, eight to ten hours a week at their partner instead she wanted to focus on a world is­ organizations. When professors use USF's sue like human trafficking, for her docu­ community partners, like Glide, for their mentary theater project. Of working at the service learning classes, they connect with Tenderloin, a multi-cultured community, an advocate to set goals for the students Lottridge said, "Trying to communicate is and provide course information so the a barrier you have to work through. You project can be tailored toward the course learn how to do nonverbal communica­ objectives. Politics professor Corey Cook's tion." Through her service learning proj­ class, Housing and Homelessness Policy, ect and interviews, she said "These people has been working with Davey and the have so many voices to express." Glide Foundation this semester. His class Rojas encouraged students interested is conducting a research project that will in becoming ACEs or who are consider­ analyze San Francisco's 10 Year plan for ing a service learning project to "Get out, chronic homelessness and see if it is effec­ learn and be out of your comfort zone." tive. He said, "The point of service learning She said USF's community partners that isn't just volunteering...it is to integrate are based in the Tenderloin, like the Glide (the service projects) into the classroom." Foundation and St. Anthony's Founda­ Courtesy of Julie Reed Cook said that Davey and other ACEs tion, are very well respected. She said that Community advocates sophomore Linda Szabados and senior Devon Davey serve meals at a community partner organization in have been "very helpful" in facilitating the when she started working in the Tender­ the Tenderloin neighborhood. reflections that the students are required loin she was nervous, but she "realized the to submit. He said "The reflections have stereotypes weren't true" and "[learned] the CHELSEA M STERLING eral students as advocates for community ology major and an advocate for the St. been much more rigorous and guided." Al­ reality about situations." Szabados agreed News Editor engagement (ACEs) to act as "a liaison Anthony Foundation, said "If you have a though the research project has been dif­ and said that after meeting people and between students, teachers and organiza­ passion for social justice, this is the perfect While many students make an effort to ficult, Cook said that it will be useful for becoming familiar with the staff and cli­ tions", said Devon Davey, a senior inter­ opportunity to do something." Rojas has avoid the notorious Tenderloin neighbor­ the community. entele, she felt more comfortable. Davey national studies major and an ACE for the been an ACE at St. Anthony's for three hood of San Francisco, other students are suggested that students who are unsure of Glide Foundation, a homeless community years and also helped create the project that In addition to guiding service learning adjusting to the neighborhood through what they would like to do for their man­ center located in the Tenderloin. she maintains. She is currently facilitating projects with professors, Davey and Linda their service learning projects.To help stu­ datory service learning project contact the The Office of Service Learning recent­ service learning projects for USF students, Szabados, a sophomore politics major and dents become familiar with the community Office of Service Learning, which can rec­ ly hired eight advocates for the 2009-10 in which they are working on presentations ACE for the Boys and Girls Clubs of San and to make the most out of their service ommend an organization that reflects their school year, which will make it the largest about homelessness and mental illness. Francisco, occasionally provide direct ser­ projects, the Office of Service Learning interests. and Community Action employs sev­ team of ACEs. Brisa Rojas, a senior soci­ The advocate for community engage­ vices for their community partners. Szaba­ Students Learn About Poverty and Faith in El Salvador PIZZA PARTY Two Large 2-Topping Pizzas, LAURA PLANTHOLT OVEN BAKED an Order of Breadstcks, StaffWriter an Order of Buffalo Wings & a 2-Liter of Coke* SANDWICHES Over spring break, a class of students in the Liberation Theology in El Salvador BAKED AT 450" AND seminar went on an immersion trip to see DELIVERED RIGHT firsthand the cities and sites they've been o learning about in the classroom. The class, TO YOUR MOUTH o taught by Theology Professor Lois Lorent­ _E •—i zen, is the first of six annual seminars about Z liberation theology in which students go DEAL o on immersion trips funded by a private do­ Three Medium c/> 1 -Topping Pizzas o nor who wishes to remain anonymous. o This course focuses on the role of faith . $R55 in the liberation of oppressed people in El Salvador, a country whose government has Deep Dish Extra. Expires 10/15/08. habitually oppressed women, children and impoverished people. The class visited sites they had learned about, such as the village of Mozote where the Salvadoran govern­ ment, under United States guidance, exe­ cuted a massacre that killed over 1,000 cit­ izens. Not only did they visit sites, but also they interacted with Salvadoran people in­ volved in liberation theology, painting the TO CHILDREN IN JAPAN inside of a church one day and marching in a celebration of the martyr Archbishop Romero, who was killed in 1980 for speak­ ing out on behalf of the oppressed. Junior Ivana Rosas, who went on the trip, said of her experience, "It's been a long journey. We started in a classroom, and going on this validated everything we learned." The class will continue to meet for the rest of the semester. Rosas said, Courtesy of Elle Lindsey Robinson "It's still a journey." Students from a liberation theology class at USF pose while traveling in El Salvador. Tango Dancing, Rock Climbing Among Blind Student's Hobbies it. People may say 'How can you do that?' of his fellow students. "I go out dancing, I SMITH: Continued from page one -1 say why not?" go rock climbing, I paint, I do all this stuff ability Services. His computer has ample With this spirit, Smith plans on spend­ and look at what some students do: most programs to help him, including programs ing the summer in Argentina by himself, of their social lives revolve around staying that read him his email and other text staying in hostels and going out salsa here on campus - maybe going out to a Amity Corporation is conducting interviews in documents. dancing every night. party and drinking," he said. "That may be San Francisco, CA on November 15, 2008. However another difficulty arises in be­ Smith is also concerned by the apathy fine for them for now, but I want more." coming involved in extra-curricular activi­ Visit us online for application requirements ties. Because USF's Web site is not com­ and deadlines. pliant with the program that reads text to him, it is often difficult to know what is HUNGRY? going on around campus. Also it is dif­ ficult getting clubs and organizations to understand how to making slight accom­ modations can suit his needs. For exam­ ple, filling out a paper application to run Crossroads is for ASUSF Senate was not possible, but simply by getting an electronic copy on his now open until computer, he was able to fill it out and run for a position. aaoam on Aside from the usual scholastic and extracurricular activities, Smith enjoys a full calendar that includes time for paint­ Thursday and ing, indoor rock climbing and Argentinian tango dancing in the Mission, all uncon­ Friday Nights! ventional hobbies for the visually impaired but ones he enjoys without difficulty. rd J.T This is the message Smith most wants Center through the 3 people to know about him; although he is 4t amity unable to see, there is almost nothing he floor Parina Lounge cannot find some way to do. "A lot of times www.amityteachers.com [email protected] people try to tell me what's best for me, but door) if I want to do something I'm going to do 4 APRIL 9, 2009 San Francisco Foghorn

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Stanford, challenged the Consul General's encourage the Consul General to read it ^jfoff^orn<©nltnc.com statement about Palestinians not existing and then tell us there was no such thing as until 1948, to which the Consul General a Palestinian until 1948. 2130 Fulton Street San Francisco, CA 94118 responded, "It is a historical fact." Consul General Tor does not appear (415)422-6122 I went to the event hoping to hear willing to allow historic, dated, and prov­ Fax (415) 422-2751 Advertising (415) 422-2657 ideas for peace, but instead heard a debate en facts of history to stand in the way of that gave no hope to ending the violence. his argument. Maybe my family tree can convince him. I am 1/4 French, 1/4 Salva- Editof in Chief Hunter Drew Patterson Consul General Tor was either horribly eititorim.ik.etsHoiilH .ii.iiifo misinformed or intentionally misleading dorian and V2 Palestinian. My Father is (415)422-5444 those in attendance about the history of a Palestinian born in Jerusalem in 1958. the region. Under the British Mandate, My grandmother and grandfather, born Managing Editor Laura Plantholt Business Manager Erika Cariaga in 1920 and 1908 in Jerusalem, are both msnager©sffoghom.infb bu___ess@_f_bghorn.iiif- Britain ruled Palestine, and the Palestin­ ians, from 1918-1948. In 1948 the United Palestinians. Tell them there was no such News Editor Chelsea Sterling Co-Produttion Manager & Online Editor Nations recognized the state of Israel after thing as a Palestinian until 1948. Please, [email protected] Heather Spellacy the British were unable to resolve the prob­ Consul General Tor, tell me who I am a webeditor®sffoghorn.info NICHOLAS MUKHAR lem between the Zionist Jewish settlers descendent of, for I am clearly mistaken. Opinion Editor Nicholas Mukhar Opinion Editor [email protected] Co-Production Manager Brenna McCallick and Palestinians, and turned the decision The biggest problem with the Israeli mccallicki&sffoghoni.info "There is no such thing as Palestinian over to the UN. Ironically, the Universal government is that they know nothing Scene Editor Melissa Baron people." Former Israeli Prime Minister scenes sffosihurn.mfo Online Manager Michael VUlasenor Declaration of Human Rights was also es­ about the people they are in conflict with. onlinemanager@3ffoghoni.__fo Golda Meir famously said these words in tablished in 1948 and UN resolution 194 The Consul General said he wants peace, Sports Editor Matt Steinbach 1969, denying the history and ancient cul­ sports®sffogiK>rn.info Rich Media Editor Sky Madden was passed, giving refugees the unalienable but .how can that ever be achieved as long ture of the Palestinian people in the Middle [email protected] right to return to their home in the event as Palestinian hopes are shattered and Photography Editor Melissa Stihl East. At last Wednesday's Israel-Palestine Chief Copy Editor Daniela Ricci-Tam ofwiar. Israeli historians Benny Morris and history denied? The misrepresentations [email protected] debate between Professor As'ad AbuKhalil copyfeffoghoni.info Avi Schlaim have documented that at least spread by Consul General Tor, whether and Israeli Consul General Akiva Tor, the ;ing Manager Mark Dondero 750,000 Palestinians were forcibly driven intentional or not, are enraging and offen­ Advisor Professor Teresa Moore quote was brought up, to which Consul advertisingSsffoghoni.info from homes and made refugees during the sive. I do not deny your heritage, Consul General Tor responded by saying Israel is 1948 war, yet partly because of mistaken General. Please do not deny mine. An un­ not a monolithic society and Golda Meir beliefs similar to the Consul General's, the derstanding of both people's history in the does not speak for all Israelis. Hopefully, New Taxes Puts More Bur­ right of displaced Palestinians has either land is the only chance for survival, which neither does the Consul General. been ignored or denied. What the Consul is why I hope that you did not speak for all den on California Workers The Consul General described Pales­ General must have meant was that there Israelis in saying there was no such thing tinian nationalism as a "modern phenom­ were no Palestinian refugees until 1948. as a Palestinian until 1948. )n Wednesday, April 1st, the new line is in the lower 25% compared to both enon." He told the audience there was Zionist writer Ahad Ha'am in his 1891 It is only through more discussion and orary California sales tax increase state and national cities, and the city's no such thing as a Palestinian until 1948. essay entitled "Emet me-Eretz Israel" debate that we can clear misconceptions icially took effect across the state as sales tax is the third highest in the state, Recognizing that most of the crowd was (Truth from the Land of Israel) refutes and better understand this complicated is­ .art of California's new tax -and-spend but possibly not for long. According to not buying into such distortions, the Con­ claims that the land was deserted. sue. Last week's debate made zero progress state budget. The one percent increase is SFGate.com, ther* is a proposal to raise sul General condescendingly said to those Yosef Gorny is a professor of Study of towards a proposed resolution. I encourage due to expire on either July 1, 2011, or Oakland's sales tax to between 10-10.25 assembled at the event, "You are all out Zionism and head of the Zionist Research anyone, regardless of your stance, to submit July 1, 2012, depending on the outcome percent, equaling the state's highest sales of touch with the rest of the world." An Institute at Tel Aviv University. His book opinions on the issue to the Foghorn. of a statewide vote on May 19, 2009 on* tax. archeology professor in the crowd from "Zionism and the Arabs, 1882-1948" de­ Nicholas Mukhar is a senior media studies Proposition 1A, the Budget Stabilization Our "No new taxes" Governor has now the Sorbonne University in Paris, who tails the first encounter between Zionists major and journalism and legal studies mi­ Act. The increase raised the rate from presided over a record breaking tax hike currently has a visiting appointment at nor. a minimum of 7.25% to at least 8.25% in order to avoid defaulting on the state and Palestine's indigenous population. I statewide. budget, which would have been cata­ If the proposition is approved, many of strophic for our great state. Running out the tax increases passed in the Feb. 2009 of time and faced with making either a Foghorn Funnies: There are Two Sides to Spring Break budget package would be extended by catastrophic or damaging decision, the one to two years. Also, state tax revenues legislature chose the damaging one. would increase by about S16 billion from Make no mistake, the tax increase is 2010-11 through 2012-13, according to severely damaging. Thousands of Cali­ the* Proposition 1A proposal. fornians are facing foreclosure each week. The tax increase that recendy went One in ten Californians is unemployed. into effect is the largest one-time tax in­ While the federal government is cutting crease in the state's history. The increase taxes and dishing money out to states, will take between $1-2 thousand more California is offsetting, the help by mak­ per year from California families who are ing it difficult for people to make daily already struggling with everything from purchases. keeping up with car payments to putting The best to deal with an economic cri­ food on the table. sis is not taxing the people you depend Instead of repenting from overspend­ on to revive the economy. The Foghorn ing and government waste, 75 Democrats does not support the increase in sales tax. and 6 Republicans in the state legislature, All of the tax hikes in the two-year plan along with Governor Schwarzenegger, fall on the shoulders of California work­ voted to empty out the already thin pock­ ers. When they passed the budget, Gov. ets of Californians. Once again, state bu­ Schwarzenegger and the California leg­ reaucrats have dug a hole and California islature said everyone had to give a little citizens are being forced to fill it. to solve the state's financial problems, but Cartoon by David Louis The increase will raise the rate higher apparendy that doesn't apply to big Cali­ than 8.25% in some California counties, fornia businesses. The state budget has a according to the Los Angeles Times. plethora of corporate tax breaks and cred­ Letter to the President and Board of Trustees City and county level tax increases are its that would save businesses hundreds Dear Father Privett and Board of in what ROTC students are being taught • The current role of gender in the mili- added on to the one percent increase. For of mullions of dollars but would cost the Trustees, within their classrooms. This letter is not tary some Californians the sales tax has been California Treasury at least $2.5 billion an attack on the ROTC program at USF; • The implications of the culture of si­ pushed over nine percent, and in Pico over a five-year period. The recent allegations of a senior however, at this point, we believe that the lence and the "don't ask, don't tell" policy Rivera, CA arid South Gate, CA, people The plan runs counter to the Obama male ROTC member raping four young two institutions are far too separated from • The psychological effects of combat began paying a 10.25% sales tax on April Administration's plan to give tax cuts women on this campus have not only each other to adequately address these is­ and its connection to gender violence 1st. The argument is that these people in to low and middle income Americans. shaken up those direcdy affected, but sues and that both would benefit from a • The ethics and philosophy of milita­ cities with higher taxes can afford to pay California law-makers are asking voters also many of us in the USF community. higher level of collaboration. rism and violence them. According to citytowninfo.com, to approve five budget-related measures While instances of rape and sexual ha­ We do not believe that the core cur­ • The connection between militarism, Pico Rivera, CA is in the lower half of • during a special election in May, includ­ rassment are by no means isolated to the riculum at USF is sufficient preparation gender and sexuality both cities in the nation and in California ing one that would implement a state army, there is no denying the overwhelm­ for the social challenges these men and We suggest that each area is covered in in terms of people at middle class or bet­ spending cap in exchange for extending ing amount of sexual violence that exists women will be exposed to upon entering one semester, in a series of four seminar ter. In South Gate, CA, the person above tax increase for one or two years! The within the military. According to a report military service. The average student at classes, which would run an hour and a the poverty rate is below 25%, as well as Foghorn does not support any of the five issued by the Department of Defense in USF will never experience much of what half long. During these seminars, a com­ the number of people who are considered proposed measures in May, nor do we 2003, one in three women will be raped the men and women of the ROTC will bination of lecture, discussion, and written middle class or better. support any proposal in tax increase until during their military service careers. be subjected to. Therefore, these students assessment should be utilized. While this the tax burden is more evenly distributed There is no better example a city being It is clear to us that what happened need a special program that will provide is only a foundation for what we hope will among workers and businesses. pinched by the tax increase than Oak­ on this campus is a microcosm of a larger them with a body of knowledge more ap­ become a broader future curriculum, we land, CA, where people above the poverty problem prevalent in the armed forces, propriate for their future circumstances. believe these topics encompass the essen­ in which gender-based harassment is all Our demand is that the University of tial framework necessary for the ROTC SUBMISSION POLICY too common and the "culture of silence" San Francisco creates a uniquely designed students. is so prevalent that little is being done leadership and certification program on On a final note, we believe that, as rep­ An All-American to solve it. For many of us, this is also a gender and sexual violence for the ROTC resentatives of the University of San Fran­ Publication students. The goal is a thorough program ad' maiorem dei deeply personal issue, since some of us cisco, in order to ensure that we are truly l MVERSITY of gloriam are either related to or in close relation­ that will include lectures by professors "educating minds and hearts to change the SAN FRANCISCO ship with someone within the ranks who from the politics, sociology, history, psy­ world," we should maintain and strive to chology, rhetoric and composition, media achieve a higher level of expectations for The San Francisco Foghorn is the official student news­Columns for the Opinion section and Letters to the has either experienced or witnessed these paper of the University of San Francisco and is spon­ Editor are gladly accepted from students, faculty, staff problems. studies and ethics/philosophy depart­ our leadership. USF has the largest ROTC sored by the Associated Students of the University of and alumni. The young women and men of ments, and military professionals in order program on the West Coast, training ca­ San Francisco (ASUSF). to give these young women and men the dets from a host of schools in neighboring All materials must be signed and include your printed ROTC are not only graduating as mili­ knowledge necessary to make them more The thoughts and opinions expressed herein are those name, address, and telephone number for verification. tary officers; they are also leaving as Uni­ areas. This grants us a unique opportunity of the individual writers and do npt necessarily reflect versity of San Francisco graduates who socially conscious future military leaders. to pioneer a program that will go above those of the Foghorn staff, the administration, the Please include your university status (class standing or The following is our proposal: a credential and beyond the expectations of a normal title). bear the reputation, prestige, and values faculty, staff or the students of the University of San program that runs throughout each ROTC Francisco. Contents of each issue are the sole respon­ We reserve the right to edit materials submitted. All of this educational institution. They will ROTC curriculum, creating one that more sibilities of the editors. submissions become the property of the San Francisco indeed be future leaders of this world, member's four years at USF. While the de­ definitively aligns itself with the core val­ Foghorn and their actions abroad will reflect not tails of such a curriculum would be worked ues of this institution and provides these Columns of not more than 900 words shpuld_ be sub­ only on the military institution, but on out at a future time, in a dialog between young women and men with the finest mitted by 5 p.m. on the Friday before publication. •Advertising matter printed herein is solely for in­ their University and country as well. students, faculty, ROTC administrators, tools with which to represent our country formational purposes. Such printing is not to be con­ Letters of,500 words or less should be submitted by 5 and other University personnel, there are strued as written or implied sponsorship or endorse­ p.m. on the Friday before publication. We are a University grounded in the and our University. ment of such commercial enterprises or ventures by the eight areas of education which we see as Shorter letters which get to the point have a greater most admirable Jesuit traditions, with San Fmncisco Foghorn. chance of being published than long, rambling dia­ values that include social responsibility, most necessary to include: Sincerely, tribes. diversity of perspectives, and the moral • The relationship between gender and Concerned Students of the University mV-MMV", San FtancaKo Foghorn. All Anonymous letters are not published. m-n.il printeJ herein may be dimension of every significant human power of San Francisco reproduced without prior permission ot the Editor in Editorials are written by the Foghorn editorial staff •The relationship between power and and reptesent a group con. choice. Therefore, we see it as most es­ Chief. authority Submitted by senior Alexandra Kotcheff The San Francisco Foghorn Opinion page is a forum sential that in order to create better, more for the free, fair and civil exchange ot ideas. Contribu­ aware, and educated leaders, this Uni­ • The historic role of gender in the mili­ 10 papers are allowed per person. Additional copies tors' opinions are not meant to reflect the views ot the are 25 cents each. Foghorn staff or the University of San Francisco. versity needs to become further involved tary OPINION Wikis, Blogs and Ajax is not Enough JFogharn Online munity has appeared to be at ends with Jesuit school, based on a relatively small each other. It is moments like these that landmass in the middle of a vibrant city have transformed the way I look at how "Our Favorite Comments" that causes us to stick together. our web site should be designed, and op­ Yes, we may not wear our USF gear out erate this day forward. to dinner often, but that doesn't mean we We mustn't silence the arguments of a do not recognize, listen or care about each particular issue; instead we should use other. The community is visible everywhere this as a means to hold those at fault ac­ around USF. countable, with the whole world watch­ Speak to any long-time staff member and ing. Similarly, organizations, departments they will say that they are here for the stu­ and student collaborators should be com­ dents, and it is the USF student commu­ pletely capable of building their own nity that keeps them there. pages and groups for public view on the Similarly, I've had many conversations' USF site. with people within my own department If we can transform our site into this liv­ MICHAEL VILLASENOR that are about others on campus and how ing organ for communication, then not We need to accept each other as Sisters and Broth­ Columnist we all are working towards a communal only do we accomplish our goal of build­ The University of San Francisco commu­ good. So how do we translate this into web ers. No more fighting! Imperialism makes no sense ing a site that is reflective of the Univer­ nity does not need another dead-end so­ design? Well, we must make the University sity as a whole, but we set forth our best when we all share the same genealogy and envi­ lution to an exciting opportunity to stand site a place for all community members. foot forward into the next generation of out. As many of you all ready know, the That means we must take a life-stream ap­ ronment. Let us devote ourselves to peaceful tasks! web sites, the semiotic web. University is knee-deep in the redesign proach and use our page to aggregate all of In summation, I hope that the above- process of the USF home page and all its the various pieces of content being pub­ mentioned is considered. Blogs, wikis and affiliated sites. lished around campus. some AJAX do not make our site any bet­ White Whale, the company hired to It must be an unrestricted flow of infor­ ter than what it is today: a stale, misrep­ spearhead the design process, has been mation about what current events; con­ resentation of the school community as a extremely open and accessible to the Uni­ versations and photos are currendy being whole. Let departments collaborate and versity community and I commend them posted around campus. This, my friends, is build pages, give access to students insert for all the hard work they have all ready what can hdnestly bring our page to the content where they see fit. Let everyone done. They are very open to feedback, so I next level. JackH be able to annotate and construct this site encourage you all to leave a comment via If those on the decision-making board for for the next four years. "Atomic Bomb Survivors Speak for Disarmament" whitewhale. net/usf. the web site want to approve of something But most of all let the endless streams of But in my own experience here at USF, that is up-to-date, then they must not be conversation be visible right on our site. I have come to realize that there are one afraid of user-generated content and all We must remember that the University quality that stands above the rest, and truly that comes with it. only exists to serve its students. And stu­ defines the fibers that make up our unique The USF Community is both strong and dents should never hold back their de­ quilt. Community is that quality. Truth be extremely fragile. There have been times sire for more accountability and visibility told, it is the simple fact that we are small during my own tenure here that the com­ from the administration. Kairos: Gods Time? Real Time? Or Just Real Lame? tween two periods of real time, in which forever. Because of the individualistic na­ something truly special happens. ture of the retreat, all who go have their Kairos refers to God's time. Kairos is an own stories to tell. intense three day weekend of reflection At Kairos I was able to save the suffocating and decision-making. It is a Jesuit retreat person buried inside myself. It helped me used in both colleges and high schools to realize that maybe my mother had died, Nancy Tracy develop community and self-awareness. but I was the one who wasn't really alive. "Crossroads Recieves Five Star Rating from Zagat Kairos, not unlike Catholicism itself, bears I discovered that when the casket closed, I a shroud of secrecy. It's like Cabo, in that was the one trapped, entombed inside my what happens on Kairos stays on Kairos. mother's grave, not her. And that's the way it should be. I wanted not to be sad, not angry or lonely. If you want to know what happens there What I really accomplished was feeling you need to go for yourself. If you want to nothing. My soul had shot itself with No- know what happens at a Delta Zeta meet­ ANNA SWANSON vocaine. My life was like when you can't ing you have to join the sorority. feel your lips, but you can feel them talk­ Columnist This retreat is not about praying devotion- ing. I lived my life just going through the On a Saturday morning I like to luxuriate als, about finding God on bended knee routines of being alive, but never seizing in Bed. I like to wake up when I feel like while muttering off incantations. It's just the day. about answering questions you may never it, get dressed and just leave. No alarm My mother used to say, "ignorance is no have thought about. clocks, no cell phone, no extra company. qualification for serving as a guide in the Just me, on a spontaneous adventure where Forty people pile onto a charter bus that unknown." I think that what she was real­ I can be totally anonymous. is headed for Applegate, a quite reclusive ly trying to tell me was that I had to know I've heard a lot of crazy things about Kai­ Jesuit retreat center high up in the foothills myself before I could make decisions that ros. Maybe it really is just three days of of Sacramento above Auburn. would help me be happy in my life. Monica partying in the woods with father Privett, As we travel along a windy road and down I think she brought me to Kairos because Jack Daniels and reefer. a steep hill, the drive turns and at the end this retreat is about finding knowledge that "Style File: Depression Chic" I didn't know then if this was true and of the bend in the road we stop in front of helps you in your life. now that I do, I still can neither confirm a two story wooden cabin and exit the bus Most of the things we learn in college we nor deny any allegations made about the so that we can enter our voyage into the are going to forget. But self-knowledge is retreat. University Ministry will only al­ unknown. something that will help you live your life low me to tell that Kairos is held once a In a small valley between rolling hills, to the fullest. It, unlike Aristode, will al­ semester and costs S60. amongst the trees in an enchanting forest, ways be useful. Kairos literally means the right and op­ lies the place were will find ourselves. Anna Swanson is a junior communication How did MarioKart get left off the list?! At least portune moment. It is the time in be­ Little did I know that my life would change studies major. an honorable mention is called for! USF Needs New Parking Policy

Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays is ther have to take the bus or walk a long $8.00, and the permits for Tuesdays and distance to my car at night. Thursdays is $15.00. I find both situations unpleasant because I These types of permits are the cheapest, would not feel safe wandering the streets Sylvia Hechema but the cost of paying for them over time alone during late hours. would add up to hundreds. "Geek Squad: SNES" If USF provided convenient parking for The fees for parking at USF are pretty pric­ its students, I would be able to concentrate ey, especially for a college student like me more in my classes and be involved with who does not have extra money to spend my school. on an outrageously expensive charge. USF does not encourage people to drive to Instead of spending hundreds of dollars school because parking is limited. Accord­ on parking permits, I could use the same ing to USF, there are about 700 parking amount of money to buy books for my spaces available on campus, and a majority classes—something that actually relates to of these spots are used by faculty and staff my education. members. USF encourages its students to If I park at a two-hour zone, my eyes LESLIE PAULAR use public transportation, but as I have would be fixed on the clock rather than on Columnist mentioned, using public transportation the material being taught. can be problematic. I usually leave my classes early to move my Clearly there is not enough parking for ev­ For many college students, spring break car before a ticket shows up on my wind­ eryone who needs it, but USF should not has already ended. This means returning shield. favor those who have the money to pay the to the same old habits of school life: go­ Sometimes I am even late for my classes high fees or its faculty and staff members. ing to classes, studying for exams, etc. For since finding parking after 9:00 am is al­ Tuvie After all, the students are the ones paying students like me who commute to school, most impossible. To avoid parking at the to attend classes at USF. "Fog n Grog Reopens, Lures Students with Jell-O Shotst it means going back to hours spent look­ two-hour zones, I have taken public trans­ With the current condition of the econo­ ing for parking. portation, and I have parked several blocks my, more college students are falling into As a student at USF, I know how frustrat­ away from USF that provide all-day park­ debt. The high cost of USF's parking per­ ing it is to find decent parking. ing. However, I find these alternatives in­ mits and its limited parking spaces create USF does have a parking garage, however convenient. The buses are always crowded problems for commuter students. the permits to park there are not cheap and in the morning, and it is difficult walking Therefore, the fees should be lowered and parking is limited. to school with all my books. parking passes should be given out on a USF offers a variety of parking permits The fact that it is hard to find parking first-come, first-serve basis so that the dis­ for commuters. A full-time parking per­ also discourages me from participating in tribution of parking would be fair. mit costs S255.00 per semester and is the school activities since most of them take most expensive of all the parking permits. place around night. The daily parking permits for Mondays, If I stay at school for too long, I would ei­ SCENE

San Francisco Foghorn APRIL 9, 2009 USF Community Members Get Noisy at BSFX or on the stage. As primary colors whizzed would take a bow normally used for vio­ around from the main stage fights and lin or cello and swipe out processed noise strobe lights dotted your eyes out, the smell from a cymbal, while Serra ambidextrously of pot couldn't get you more light headed. controlled pedals and sequencers. Their For me, the main attractions were two piece lasted for a solid 15 minutes without USF kids. I still find it amazing that two any breaks or stops. Miscose & the Maus members of the USF community, Chad Maus explored timbres and tonal structure, Corbi (junior, media studies) and Miguel giving them more depth. Serra (KUSF DJ) tackle noise music com­ Other BSFX artists pushed the limits of position. For those not familiar with the "experimental" music. The more ingenious noise genre, artists experiment with tones, noise artists do not use electronics; instead, pitches and sine waves to create a song they mold from their imagination crazy that's sparse, raw and tonally/structurally contraptions that seem like they're straight unconventional. Songs can come off as out of McGuiver. Musician Dyemark had a giant monsoon of distortion pounding two-foot pumps connected to PVC tubes for 20 minutes or can be like little bubbles with balloons sticking out of the tubes and of bleeps and clicks for one minute. Al­ the tubes all led to a bucket filled with though there are no rules to making noise poles that looked like a set of interchange­ music, it's a universal sentiment that the able vacuum tubes. Dyemark would inflate crazier, the better. the balloons through the pumps and as the When I arrived and heard Corbi filling balloons slowly deflated, it would cause a the space with a high pitched drone of gan­ tone that Dyemark controlled through the gly distortion from an array of sequencers, bucket of vacuum tubes. It sounded like a pitch shifters, reverb and a big boy metal tonal drone experiment with bagpipes, but zone distortion pedal, while sitting in a without the Irish folklore behind it. For fife size Kinex tee-pee ball, it made up for the finale, Dyemark made himself the hu­ more than the $3 admission. When Corbi man Doppler Effect. He picked up a pump crawled out of his Kinex tee-pee ball, re­ and a tube and spun around the dance floor ferred to as the "Culture Ball," it was like until he fell down. he was one born out of the motherly noise Sky Madden/Foghorn I highly recommend that everybody at­ he incestuously conceived or an astronaut KUSF's Miguel Serra played with his group Miscose & the Maus Maus at San Francisco's Brutal Sounds Festival over spring break. tend a local noise show before leaving San arriving back home from his spaced-out Francisco. It's like going to the symphony: journey. Unfortunately, I arrived at the end when there's a good conductor, a noise piece CHRIS MOORE (BSFX) has taken place since the mid-90s. the primordial soup of Banks' online mes­ of Corbi's set, so I did not experience the can move you to internal places you'd never StaffWriter The occurrence of the festival is always sage board (www.brutalsoundeffects.com). full extent of the maniacal digital interpre­ expect. The clash of beauty and decadence Everybody knows that San Francisco, ambiguous - this year was festival number Since then, it has raised little half-man, tations of his imagination. can force you to confront your own fears or within the depths of her hills and under 56, so it's certainly not annual. Unless your half-machine gremlins that have screeched You can usually hear Serra DJing for can leave you with the love and hope of the the deep shadows of her city lights, holds friend is a noise freak, or you religiously and warped venues from the grimmest of KUSF during the late night new music cy­ reality around you. It's art, performance some glorious wonders. San Francisco's check out the message board, you have bars to prestigious museums like the Yerba cle, but he's also half of the group Micose & and philosophy all compact in one sine Brutal Sound Festival glimmers as one of to find one of the gnarly but very well- Buena Center of Arts. the Maus Maus, a noise group that makes wave. If you want to know the skinny on them. It's more than a glimmer, more like drawn flyers to find the time and place. Be BSFX #56 was within the bowels of intense ambient tapestries. Unlike Corbi's any noise show, ask fellow student Chad an overpoweringly intense glare of white warned, it's nearly impossible to decipher an industrial area of the Mission, roofed approach to making noise with relendess, Corbi. He promotes the Godwaffle shows light in your face. While some of you got a the almost unpronounceable monikers of by the El Rincon Cuban Restaurant. Re­ in-your-face chaotic clamor, Miscose & every other weekend (eat pancakes while nice auburn suntan at your coast of choice the bands and the location under the heavy flecting the diversity of the area, all sorts the Maus Maus' music builds up and falls. watching a noise band, for free!) and helps for spring break (or got a faux one at your metal punk font scrawl. of life crept in for the show. Gutter punks, Their arsenal of pedals freak-wired to cir­ promote other citywide noise shows. The local tanning salon), my ears and eyes were Started by influential West Coast noise tweakers, scenesters, elderly metal-heads cuit-bent sequencers, a guitar and a cymbal next major show is at the Luggage Store seared by some of San Francisco's and the artist Bonnie Banks of Rubber-O-Ce- and other local residents sat around the orchestrate swoons of ambient bliss-outs. Gallery on April 30 at 8 p.m. The fine-up Bay Area's local noise talents. ment (the inspiration for artists like Wolf dance floor on tables or chairs as artists set Serra's partner, a raggedy looking German includes Rubber-O-Cement. Go see the San Francisco's Brutal Sound Festival Eyes and Deerhoof), BSFX spawned from up less than 10 feet from the crowd near punk (who had a sweet half-Mohawk), veterans and masters at play.

Take a Visit to Adventureland kosher as a reform Jew needs to be around boy who quotes Virgil in a suburban, petit the holiday). bourgeois amusement park. 1) Matzo Pizza - This is an easy treat This is the world of "Adventureland." 5_0£?_2O for anyone to make. First purchase a jar An archetypical, straightforward plot of your favorite tomato sauce, tomato would dictate that a character confronts paste and some cheese (I use mozzarella his/her fears, enemies, loved ones, so on with some parmesan). In a small bowl mix ..;...... and so forth. "Adventureland" is oddly a little bit of your tomato sauce with the anti-climatic. Characters begin to con­ tomato paste to thicken it up to the con­ front each other but everything suddenly sistency of pizza sauce. Spread it on your halts. As the characters approach a resolu­ matzo. Sprinkle cheese on top. Stick the tion to their conflict, they literally stop and matzo in either the toaster oven or the real mm away. It's as if pages from the script oven and cook until the cheese melts. It are missing. usually only takes about 10 minutes. Then you have a delicious, Passover friendly piz­ Somehow, the disjointedness works. za alternative. And it works well. Everything in the mov­ 2) Dessert Matzo - I love chocolate ie, however haphazard it feels, seems pulled covered matzo and Passover macaroons together - it's no slick Judd Appatow flick as much as the next Jew, but sometimes with the regular "frat pack" (Seth Rogen, you need to get creative with your Pass­ Jonah Hill, Michael Cera, Paul Rudd, et over friendly desserts. This recipe is deli­ al). But it's sweet. It's literary. It's the cious, healthy and easy to make. You'll kind of movie in which the lead charac­ need Nutella, peanut butter and whip­ Courtesy of Adventureland ter can blame his lack, of "intercourse" on ping cream (I don't use the pre-whipped Review by Shakespeare. stuff, I guess you could). Spread Nutella on BHARAT SHARMA Eisenberg, a star from indie hit "The a piece of matzo. On top of that, spread StaffWriter Squid and the Whale," is like a grown SDE TO SETTJNS a layer of peanut butter (if you don't like "Adventureland" is a new, bittersweet up Michael Cera ("Juno," "Superbad"). peanut butter this is optional). Slice up a film written and directed by Greg Mot- Eisenberg's performance is still deliciously aoon PASSOVEH OK banana into thin slices. Strawberries also tola ("Superbad"). In the summer of'87, awkward, but he isn't afraid to kiss the girl. MELISSA BARON To make the matzo the dough is cooked work well here, or a combination of both. man-boy James Brennan's (Jessie Eisen- Kristin Stewart's ("Twilight," "Into the Scene Editor with lots of litrie holes in it to keep it from Spread the fruit all over the matzo. If you berg) summer plans to travel through Wild") performance as Em is a surprising­ rising. While matzo is quite delicious, it have an electric mixer, mix a little bit of the Europe don't pan out as expected, so he's ly earnest take on the character and shows From April 8-16Jewish kids like myself can get old quickly. Imagine eating crack­ whipping cream until it's the consistency thrust into the summer job search. After off her versatility as an actress. will remove all chametz (leavened treats like bread) from their home and exchange ers for every meal (though matzo ball soup of normal whipping cream. If you don't a tumultuous job hunt, he finds "Adven­ Terry Stacey's lens bathes the actors in them will boxes full of matzo (unleavened is divine). Here are two ways to breathe have one, you have two options. Either tureland," a suburban amusement park in beautiful, ivory-colored light. Aestheti­ bread). Throughout the entirety of Passover, some new fife into your matzo: pour a little of the whipping cream into a its busiest season, and starts his new job cally, the film has an organic and vintage chametz is un-kosher for Jewish people. (DISCLAIMER: If you're dedicated bowl and use a whisk to whip it by hand where he finds a love interest, Em (Kris­ look to it, usually enveloped by the sum­ Eating the matzo commemorates the time to keeping super kosher these obviously or put it in a jar and shake the jar until the tin Stewart), a subtle rival, Connell (Ryan mer night sky. Anne McCabe's editing is when the Jews had to escape from Egypt aren't for you. Not all of these ingredients cream thickens. Put a little on top of the Reynolds) and his two bosses, Bobby (Bill shoddy, giving the film rough, first-draft and didn't have time to let their bread rise. are kosher for Passover, but they're about as matzo and you have dessert! Hader) and Paulette (Kristen Wiig). kind of pacing that matches the characters' The characters are all semi-dysfunction­ state of mind: patchy and unresolved. al and slightly depressed. James'best friend The soundtrack is stunning, featuring Joel (Martin Starr) falls for an anti-Semitic music by the likes of The Velvet Under­ Catholic girl. "So, what are you studying?" ground, Lou Reed and Falco, among many says the anti-Semitic Catholic girl. "Oh, others. Russian literature and Slavic Studies," re­ Adults looking to recapture some of plies Joel with his bookish demeanor, wear­ their youth should watch this movie. As ing rounded glasses and a greasy crown. far as my generation, if you're looking to 24/7 "Oh? What's your career path?" she says. see many of your vulnerabilities manifest "Oh, you know, cabbie, hot dog vendor, themselves on-screen, definitely watch it. drug delivery guy," he deadpans. What a It serves as a reminder of how good we re­ JogbornlOnlinFreedom ana Fairnese s bittersweet moment. Joel starts to develop ally have it. For all of us there will come a feelings for the girl, but the girl is revolted time when we have to leave our own per­ by him because he's Jewish. "But I'm an sonal "Adventureland." Summer always thefoghornoniine.com atheist," he counters. It doesn't matter. ends, though 1 doubt we can blame Shake­ The Student Voice at USF A girl like that doesn't want to be with a speare for that. 8 APRIL 9, 2009 SCENE San Francisco Foghorn Come on, Just Kiss Already Emmanuel Mouret). The two friends are very close and share all their secrets until one day the recently single Nicolas comes to Judith with a dilemma. He says he suffers from a lack of physical affection, so much so that he cannot focus on anything at all. kiss? She suggests that he visit a prostitute for his problems, but he complains that there is a strict "no- kissing" policy and without kissing he simply cannot "perform." Obviously seeking a kiss, the oblivious Judith agrees to help "cure" him of this JONNY HECHEMA problem. It culminates in an extremely StaffWriter 9. GoldenEye 007 adventure games just as the original served awkward love scene, made exponentially While the Sony PlayStation began to In a word: classic. Yes, "GoldenEye" is as the basis for the genre's 2D beginnings. better by the English subtitles flashing pick up steam since its release and the the classic shooter of the N64 and also a Taking place before any Zelda games re­ across the screen. They part ways only to Sega Saturn held strong against the new contradiction to the idea that all licensed leased before it, "Ocarina of Time" begins meet up a few weeks later. Big surprise, competition, Nintendo was hard at work games are bad. Based off the "James Bond" with the story of Link, a forest child who they're completely preoccupied by the at­ developing its own entry into the gen­ movie of the same name, "GoldenEye" stands out from all the others. This child traction they created with their kissing. eration that standardized 3-dimensional takes you through the scenarios and set­ goes on to become the game's hero in a Under the guise of relinquishing the games. Codenamed the Ultra 64, Nin­ tings of the movie and then some as the quest to stop the evil Ganondorf from ob­ Courtesy of Shall We Kiss fantasy of each other created the first time, tendo's 64-bit powerhouse utilized an up­ sleek and suave James Bond. With 18 taining the Triforce, a mystical item that Review by they continue meeting and keep her hus­ dated cartridge format after previous plans movie missions, 2 bonus missions, 3 dif­ will grant its user one wish, in order to ISHTAR SCHNEIDER band and his new live-in girlfriend Caline with Sony fell through, a decision which ferent difficulty settings with varying ob­ gain complete control over the world. The StaffWriter in the dark. When they finally admit their proved to be a double edged sword - while jectives, a handful of different weapons to game has a beautiful score that harkens Shall we kiss? While seemingly love for each other they try to set up Caline games on the system had virtually no load choose from and a great soundtrack that back to previous Zelda games while mak­ straightforward, this French film doesn't with Judith's husband, who sadly overhears time whatsoever, the cartridge technology revolves entirely around the series's main ing great additions to the series' collection. answer the question until the last minute their plan the morning of and leaves for used had a dramatically lower storage ca­ theme, "Goldeneye" would have been Brand new items, collectables, side quests and a half. Unfortunately, all the buildup Italy depressed and alone. It becomes more pacity than that of the competition's CDs, worth its money solely as a single-player and dungeons fill this game up enough to is unfulfilling. This movie's romance has of a tragedy than a love story. leading to lower quality audio and visu­ game. This was not the case, however, as give the player a more than substantial ex­ more twists and turns in it than a roller- Ihe movie returns to Emilie and Ga­ als. Dropping the 'Ultra' from the official Rareware made the brilliant decision to add perience with a dash of 'epic' added in. I coaster at Six Flags, but not the good kind briel, who have returned to her hotel room title, Nintendo released the Nintendo 64 four-player multiplayer with a boatload of still get shivers when playing through the - the kind where you get off feeling slighdy for the end of the story and the sexual ten­ to great anticipation in 1996. settings. Yes, "Goldeneye" was many gam­ game's final boss battle. dizzy and wondering why you ate a hotdog sion is palpable. She informs him that the As far as hardware sales went, Sony had ers'first foray into the world of the console right before. I was disappointed. scorned husband is actually the man she is a substantial edge over Nintendo. Despite first-person shooter, and no one could have 6. Mario Party It begins as many a love story do, with married to, and she didn't kiss him earlier this fact, however, Nintendo had the real asked for a better introduction. Above all, people play video games in a chance meeting between Emilie (Ju­ because she wouldn't want him to experi­ victory in the form of software support, order to have fun, and "Mario Party" is the lie Gayet) and Gabriel (Michael Cohen) ence that again. However, they do eventu­ both from Nintendo's own in-house de­ 8. Jet Force Gemini textbook definition of fun. The game that when she asks him for directions while on ally kiss and Gabriel leaves her room with­ velopment teams and third-party develop­ Another Rareware game that got over­ popularized the implementation of mini- business in Nantes, Fr ance. He gives her out a word, a stranger once more. ers. To put it simply, the N64 was graced shadowed by some of the other company's games, "Mario Party's" main mode plays a lift to her hotel, which leads into an en­ While the plot itself was a little blase, the with a ridiculous number of great games. classics, "Jet Force Gemini"combines Rare- out much like a board game and yet it joyable dinner. Before he lets her go for the wardrobe was hysterical. I've never seen so The system had so many, in fact, that I ware's tried-and-true collect-a-thon roots goes further than any ordinary board game night, he leans in to give her a kiss. She much beige and white in my life! Not sure couldn't bring myself to only make a top 5 with adventure aspects all under the veil of ever could. Four players navigate their way pulls away and when questioned further what they were trying to project with the list. So without further ado, here's a look a third-person shooter. Set in a futuristic around Mario-themed playing fields by admits she's attracted to him, but dares not trench coats, but a little color never killed at games 10 through 6 of my top 10 of the universe, "Jet Force Gemini" puts you in rolling a die and stepping on the amount kiss him because of something that hap­ anyone. It was kitschy and foreign, both Nintendo 64! the shoes of the eponymous peace-keep­ of spaces listed, collecting coins along the pened to a friend of hers. He asks her movie characteristics I usually enjoy. I was ing team of twin brother and sister Juno way and eventually snagging stars in order to explain and so begins a story within a expecting more oomph. However, after an 10. Mischief Makers and Vela along with their hover-capable to win. After each player has rolled the die, story. hour you do get a life lesson in French ro­ From the makers of "Gunstar Heroes" dog, Lupus, who are all sent out to defeat a mini-game is randomly chosen for ev­ It centers around her friend Judith mance. Be careful who you lock lips with, (featured in my top 5 Sega Genesis games) a large bug-like tyrant named Mizar who eryone to participate in, and this is where (Virginie Ledoyen) who married a wealthy because apparently you just might fall in comes "Mischief Makers," the story of a has begun taking over planets. At the same much of the fun of "Mario Party" derives pharmacist, and is best friends with goofy- love with them. Thanks Mouret, we'll all robotic maid named Marina who is forced time, the team is asked to save as many of from. Some mini-games are as simple as looking Nicolas (writer, actor, and director keep that in mind. to save her creator, Professor Theo, after the Tribals, a species of bear-like human- Simon Says, while others require you to do he is kidnapped by his evil twin brother. oids, as possible. Each of the three playable things like riding a skateboard through a Contrasting most of the N64's lineup, characters has his or her own individual stormy jungle, jumping over rocks and logs 1) "Not Home Anymore" by Whiskey- "Mischief Makers" is a 2D side-scroller, route to get to Mizar's Palace, with more while avoiding getting eaten by a vicious town off of "Strangers Almanac" focusing on platforming and puzzles. The planets and routes becoming accessible as piranha plant. The game has many varied game has your standard action levels where you progress through the game and ob­ boards to play on and multiple different 2) "The Island of Children's Children" by you simply go from left to right pummel- tain more items. The game also features an modes to go through, offering an almost Mum off of "Summer Make Love" ing everyone in your way, but it also has enjoyable multiplayer mode, but it doesn't endless amount of replayability. So go more unique levels that require thought feel very polished - the single player is ahead - grab 3 of your friends, bust out the 3) "Punks in the Beerlight" by Silver and precision to get past. Like "Gunstar where it's at. N64, and have a party. Jews off of "Good Numbers" Heroes," "Mischief Makers" also features a MELISSA BARON bevy of fun, diverse and challenging boss 7. The Legend of Zelda: You've already got this far, why stop Scene Editor battles. Add a tinge of humor and a boun­ 4) "My Family Tree" by John Vanderslice Ocarina of Time now? Check back next week as we con­ This coming weekend is a major fam­ cy soundtrack and you've got a plain old off of "Cellar Door" Proclaimed by many to this day as the tinue with this console, and count down ily weekend for both Christians and Jews. fun game that deserves much more recog­ greatest game ever made, "Ocarina of my top five N64 games! Trust me, there There's Good Friday, Easter and Passover. 5) "Candy Land" by CocoRosie off of nition. Time" broke historic ground in shaping 3D should be a few surprises in store. On one hand, this means an extra long "La Maison de Mon Reve" weekend. On the other hand, it means Pretty Faces Can't Redeem Shallow Plot a weekend FULL of family or for those 6) "Song Song Song" by Final Fantasy of us staying here, for trying to make Review by to realize he's being a complete jerk. notonous. off of "He Poos Clouds" the holiday work away from home. This The history surrounding the movie, the Overall the movie had the potential to ISHTAR SCHNEIDER is a mix for chilling out when you need StaffWriter excellent setting and the ability of the film be great, but it wasn't. Instead of feeling 7) "Peach, Plum, Pear" by Joanna New­ a break from grandma, grandpa and all crew built up the audience's expectations strongly about the characters, I felt they som off of "The Milk-Eyed Mender" your litde cousins. It's a mix to listen to Keira Knighdy seems to be following for a rich storyline. Unfortunately, it was were underdeveloped and the plot was re­ after finishing your first Cedar away from a period film trend in her career. There disappointing. The movie would have been dundant. Some viewers might enjoy the 8) "Mt. St. Helens" by Mirah off of home or your first holiday making every­ was "Atonement," "Pride and Prejudice," improved with a more in-depth look at the full frontal nudity, but for the most part I'd "Advisory Committee" thing yourself. It's a mix for the long car the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series and story surrounding the "love rectangle." By say this movie is for you if you're simply in ride home, Sunday morning when you now the confusing romance "The Edge the end, the story had become slightly mo­ "the mood for a pretty face or two. 9) "Fidget and Fudge" by White Whale realize you're too old for a candy filled of Love." The glamorous looks and viva­ offof"WWI" cious personalities of Caidin MacNamara Easter egg hunt and when you want to pass out after a four hour Passover Cedar (Sienna Miller) and Vera Phillips (Keira 10) "Helen" by Horse Feathers off of and way too much Manischewitz wine. Knightly) are two of the few things that "House With No Home" captivate the audience in this twisted love Stream it online! story. Loosely based on real events, the film Improv Audience Lacks Respect is set in 1940's London during the blitz. Review by Struggling poet and freeloader Dylan phering the excuse and then telling his or CHELSEA STERLING Thomas (played Matthew Rhys) balances her boss. The audience cracked up when StaffWriter his tumultuous married life with MacNa­ the employee realized that he was late to mara while toying with the affections of The noisy presence of conspicuous work because Cher was singing and bak­ his first childhood love, Phillips. The three brown bags, low attention spans and a ing pies in his kitchen. Another favorite live together in a small, one-bedroom distracted improv team contributed to a skit, The Dating Game, was popular and apartment with wife and new love interest slightly disappointing Awkward Silence struck a chord with the rowdy audience. just inches from one another. show last Friday. My expectations were The three contestants were Maro Guevara, The plot was fairly predictable and the high, based on previous shows. Last Friday, Juliann Fawsitt and Anthony (TJ) DiFran- dialogue mediocre at best. It was however, the noisy crowd and some disorganization cesco. Maro was a large nosed marlin, Ju- refreshing to see recognizable faces like left me yearning for a tear inducing laugh. lianne was a smiley Rachael Ray and TJ Rhys ("Brothers and Sisters") and Cillian However, the show commenced with imitated the extravagant Monopoly Man Murphy ("Batman Begins") as the two a game that incorporated serious themes, while Amber Dennis tried to correctly main heart breakers. Most of the movie is which is unusual for the team. Host Kate identify the contestants and find true love. shot in a semi-black and white "Titanic"- Elston explained that this serious game Performances by Maro Guevara, Isaac esque aura, which is both depressing and was only a warm up, but it seemed to take Samuelson, Pete Thoene and Sarah Hobin foreshadowing. The musical score for the more than one act to warm up the con­ saved the show from being ruined by the movie was divine. Knightly even sang fused, disassembled crew of improv mem­ noisy, inattentive audience. The final skit, some of the songs herself. bers. I was disappointed that the audience "Sex is Like...."best utilized the team's im­ Unfortunately the good looks of the did not share my enthusiasm for the show. prov skills. The audience picked Disney­ actors were not enough to distract the The audience crowded into the room, but land as a theme and the Awkward Silence audience from the asinine characters and their disinterest was heard in their side actors had to come up with phrases to awkward friendship that forms between conversations and untimely laughter. The complete the sentence "Sex is like..." Pete MacNamara and Phillips. I came to detest black shirted improv team was able to Thoene had one of the funniest phrases Dylan's character for being such a leech capitalize on some of their energy by per­ with the line, "Sex is like Disneyland, it's and manipulator, not worthy of either forming skits that relied on physical acting free on my birthday." The next Awkward woman's affections. The whiny poet is too in the form of elaborate gestures, like the Silence show will be held in a different engrossed in writing (both English gov­ game in which three people have to act out venue, which hopefully will improve the ernment propaganda and personal pieces) an employee's excuse for being late to work sound and ultimately restore the quality of at the same time that the employee is deci­ the Awkward Silence experience. 9 San Francisco Foghorn SPORTS APRIL 9, 2009 THE HEYER SCDRE Health Corner: Allergy Season is Upon Us 1 23 456 7B9 1 D I R H E UUU LIU I JUU BDSTDN TIT J J AT BAT BALL STRIKE DUT (fl) (g) Should Amateurs Receive Compensation? ERIKA HEYER basketball coach. According to ESPN, how much time do these players actually Columnist Calipari's deal also includes perks such as spend in a classroom or doing school work NICHOLAS MUKHAR Citrus Bioflavinoids are all natural anti­ a "membership to the country club of his outside of class? Most are probably con­ StaffWriter histamines, much better than any over- This weekend one of the most talked choice, two cars and incentives for reach­ centrating on their game and the players the-counter nonsense pharmacies and about and most popular college sport­ ing the NCAA Sweet Sixteen and Final spend so much time on the road that they We're about three Kleenex boxes deep drug stores try to sucker you into. They all ing events will occur: the NCAA Men's Four and winning a national title." What will miss many classes. The school probably into allergy season and I'm battiing a stuffy stabilize the mast cells, which react when Basketball Tournament. The culmination about the talent of the players that got him encourages this mentality that basketball nose and losing sneezes as I bring you the the allergen is inhaled and produce hista­ of the March Madness Tournament fea­ to this point? The players are what the fans is more important so that the team can go best ways to stay healthy during the most mine. tures the "Final Four" teams, which then pay to see, not Calipari screaming from the further into the tournament and the school irritating time of the year. I wasn't able Eating essential fatty acids is a proven comes down to the final two to play for the sidelines. Of course having a good coach can make more money off of the players. to, but hopefully you can keep yourself un­ way to lower symptoms from seasonal al­ National Title. These teams this year in­ means having better recruits and a better They are not getting the same education as scathed by a runny nose through spring by lergies, along with flaxseed. clude UConn, Michigan State, Villanova, teacher for the players, but paying $31.65 the rest of their colleagues. Giving some following these anti-allergy tips and avoid Take the extra time to clean your and North Carolina. Every year millions million for that seems to be a bit much. other compensation like perks or a salary over-the-counter drugs. house. Coming into a clean home every of sports fans print out their brackets and would make up for the education they are These players make money for not only The best way to prevent allergies is to day will make you feel better in general, try to predict who will reign supreme in losing. their coaches and schools but also the big first know what exactiy an allergy is. Al­ but it will also get rid of the dust and mold the college basketball world. With these Some fans believe that a salary for these TV networks. Every year CBS and ESPN lergies are a body's oversensitivity to drugs, that's giving you allergies. predictions come the inevitable bets from air the NCAA Men's and Women's tourna­ players would ruin the integrity of the foods, or things in our environment. They If you usually get allergies during this pools with your friends, to putting $200 ments and millions of viewers tune in giv­ game. They believe if these players got paid are commonly brought on by stress, but season, then mold is almost certainly one down on Syracuse to win it all at the Ve­ ing them higher ratings making them more they would not play as hard and it would they are linked to a number of things. Pol­ of the main contributing factors. If you're gas Strip. For the winning team, the shin­ money. The players cannot see any of this be like the NBA with lackadaisical defense luted air, food, and water can lead to aller­ living like a slob then you're definitely get­ ing players will be called up to play in the money being generated by their hard work. and no heart from the players. Fans love to gies. If you eat the same foods every day, ting allergies. NBA and the coaches will forever be re­ Also, the venues that the games are being watch college basketball because of the in­ your body can build up intolerance to it When you go outside this time of year, membered as an NCAA Championship held at also make more money due to these tensity the players give and the madness of and you may become mildly allergic. The you're definitely bringing pollen back into coach. These coaches will in turn receive exciting games. The first time the March a lower ranked team to come out on top. allergies that many are experiencing now, the house, which is also going to make substantial pay raises. But what about the Madness Tournament was introduced the Even though these players are not profes­ seasonal allergies, can be brought about you breathe through your mouth and talk players who make it all happen? Millions NCAA lost money. Today is obviously a sional salary-wise, their games are being by dust, mold, and the pollen of trees and through your nose. Wash your clothes and of dollars are circulated from the March different story and it is all due to the ath­ treated as such. The games are aired on na­ other plants. yourself as soon as possible to get the pol­ Madness Tournament yet the players who letes' talent. The only way these players tional networks, ESPN has complete game When you encounter something you len out of your house. are the ones that made this tournament an could try to see any of the money they are wrap-ups evaluating players, and fans pay are allergic to, your body releases hista­ Following these tips will improve your athletic sensation cannot see any of that generating from these groups would be to top dollar to get into the big time arenas mine. This causes inflammation, which chances of staying hive-free through al­ money or compensation for their efforts. form some sort of players union like MLB that these college athletes play on. Besides is the reason behind your miserable feel­ lergy season, but they will not work alone. players made in the 1970s. But again, the getting paid, what is difference between After being head coach of Memphis for ing. Many people take anti-histamines A healthy diet and exercise is essential to NCAA says these players cannot do this players on a nationally ranked number one nine years, John Calipari has been chosen to battle this, but they do not solve the a strong immune system, which is the best because they are strictly amateur play­ NCAA team and a professional basketball to be the new head coach for the Univer­ problem and often leave you feeling more way to prevent all illnesses and allergies. ers and would be kicked off their team if player? Not much. If the NCAA does not sity of Kentucky. After taking Memphis fatigued than the allergies do. There are Trust me, going to Koret won't hurt and money is accepted. want salaries for the players then take away to the Elite Eight this year in the March more natural approaches to battling the it will save you the irritating allergy symp­ the big venues, the high priced tickets, and Madness Tournament he decided to take These players do receive some sort of allergic reactions. toms I failed to avoid. Is there anything the top TV networks. That would truly Kentucky's offer of S31.65 million mak- compensation: a college education. An Vitamin C, Pantothenic Acid, and more annoying than losing a sneeze? ihg him the current highest paid college education is important and valuable but make these players amateurs. GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY

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San Francisco Foghorn SPORTS APRIL 9,2009 Dons Take Weekend Series Against St. Mary's the seventh inning giving them two more good for the Dons at first when St. Mary's ning Poppert singled to score Robert Able Poppert stepped to the plate and singled runs. The Dons tried to catch up in the infielder Troy Channing homered to left to give the Dons a 7 - 6 win which took up the middle just passed the second bottom of the 7th inning when senior cen­ belting in two runs. After a few more one, the series from the Gales. The Gales scored basemen. "I don't think words can really ter fielder Bobby Ethel hit a single to left two, three innings the Dons were able to in the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th innings but the describe how you feel when you do some­ and then was moved to third by a double answer back in the bottom of the third in­ Dons answered right back tying the game thing like that," said Poppert. "I just feel off the bat of catcher Ryan Lipkin. Ethel ning. After Dane Braunecker was hit by at three in the 6th inning. The Dons then blessed that it happened." Poppert lead then scored after senior third basemen a pitch, Steven Yarrow singled to right. took a 6 - 3 lead going into 9th inning. the team on Sunday going 3 - 6 at the Dane Braunecker singled to left. Lipkin Junior second baseman Robert Able then Sophomore Garrett Luippold came in for plate with a double, a single, 2 RBIs, and then advanced to third and then scored af­ bunted Yarrow to second and advanced relief in the 8th inning but gave up a run a stolen base. Matt Hiserman, a sopho­ ter an error by St. Mary's second basemen. Braunecker to third who then scored on making it a 6 - 4 game going into the 9th. more transfer from Santa Clara, pitched 7 superb innings for the Dons giving up only two earned runs, seven hits, and had seven strikeouts. "I had a talk with coach and Matt Lujan who pitched on Friday and they told me to take it just one pitch at a time. That really helped me stay in the zone," said Hiserman. When asked if he was worried about the 6 - 6 tie in the 9th Hiserman said, "I think our team has Erika Heyer/Foghorn battled enough with all the road games we Sophomore Matt Lujan pitched in Friday's 5-2 had to play and I thought we have been loss vs. St. Mary's. The right hander pitched through way too much not to pull it out. six innings and only allowed five hits and two homeruns and struck out seven Gaels. bo no, 1 wasnt r .ally worried. ERIKA HEYER Columnist This weekend the Dons had their sec­ ond weekend series at Benedetti Diamond against the Gaels of St. Mary's. The Dons 1 /fij v Bu lost the first game on Friday 4 -2 in a tough MHBH pitchers duel against USF's Matt Lujan ___T*^______p* (2-4) and St. Mary's Brian Justice (5-1). Saturday was a better outing for the Dons !»* as they came back from a 2 - 0 deficit to win 4-2. Sunday the Dons won in extra innings going to 10. They won in exciting Erika Heyer/Foghorn p| fashion by the strike of Derek Poppert's Senior outfielder Zach Kim slides into third in Friday's WCC match up against St. Mary's. Kim led the Dons at the plate by going 2-4 with a triple • bat in the bottom of the 10th. on the day. The Dons went on to lose to St. Mary's 5 - 2 but took the next two games winning their first WCC series of the season.

On Friday the Dons (14-18, 3- • Unfortunately the Dons could not get the senior outfielder Zach Kim's ground out Junior right hander Johnathan Abramson 3 WCC) fell to the Gaels (19-13, 3-3 bats going for any more runs and the Gaels at first. With Yarrow on third Bobby Ethel (2-0) came in for junior right hander Alex WCC) 5-2 with eight hits in the game