FREEDOM & FAIRNESS VOL. 101 ISSU E0~ WWW.USFCA.EDU/FOGHORN OCTOBER 28,2004 STREET TALK Despite Safety Concerns, p®Y©y LL OWE ©m ©mm Interviews by CHINYERE ATUFUNWA Report Reveals Less Crime Photos by TESS MUETING KATHLEEN AMANO include in the report. sure to be with someone else in the burglary in 2002, but Public Safety StaffWriter "Before the numbers were not evening because I know crime has reported only 47 for last year. "Truthfully I don 'tfeel very useful," Lawson said. "The way gone up." The report also indicates that in ^^^_^______%t__. ^ 1 USF's Department of Public the 'neighborhood' was defined Part of the problem could 2003 there was one aggravated any more or less safe. Safety released the 2004 Annual could mean half a block from actually be Public Safety's success in assault, one forcible sex offense, no Naturally I'm just aware __\,m--:-'m-;_^__vfi_* SggJB MflfSatt. • _» Security Report last week, revealing campus in one direction and eight raising awareness of campus crime robberies and no cases of arson. All of my surroundings. a decrease in the total number of blocks from the edge of campus in through its alerts on the department's numbers are decreases from 2002, Public Safety doesn 't do as most on-campus crimes and an another." Since the 2004 report is website and on USFconnect, the when the respective number of cases good of a job as they could increase in crimes reported in the the first to reflect the new counting online network and resource for the was three aggravated assaults, four _________» but they are more visible." USF neighborhood. The report procedure, the number of incidents USF community. Just last week the forcible sex offenses, two robberies may come as a surprise to the only appears to have increased. Public Safety office posted a crime and two arson cases. Motor vehicle Tekk Amaku USF community, as many students In 2002, only two crimes were alert on its website after a robbery theft, one of the types of crime to junior exercise sports sci­ expressed concerns over rising reported as taking place on the streets occurred at Clayton and Fulton see an increase in incidents, went ence major on-campus crime rates in the San or sidewalks adjacent to the USF streets. An unidentified man in front from three reported cases in 2002 Francisco Foghorn in September. But campus: one forcible sex offense and of the law school building stopped to six in 2003. No hate crimes were Dan Lawson, the director of Public one drug violation. However, 2003 two female USF undergraduates reported in either year. The Public Safety, said there is probably no real saw two aggravated assaults, 13 and they gave him their money Safety office noted in its report that change in the number of crimes and burglaries, four robberies, 25 motor when he took out what they thought it counts the number of students that the increase in crimes reported vehicle thefts and one murder or looked like a black water gun. Both involved in cases rather than the near the USF campus is more likely non-negligent manslaughter, which students were unharmed. actual number of cases. Thus a "Not at all. I usually walk due to a new technique in counting is a crime that has not shown up "We don't want to frighten single robbery involving two USF in group J. " the number of incidents. on USF crime reports for some people but we do want them to students is counted as two incidents, Under the Jeanne Clery Act of years. However, Lawson said this is be conscious, and these alerts not one. Ted Achenbach, freshman computer science 1990, all universities are required probably about the same as previous are important," said Lawson, Since the passage of the Jeanne acknowledging that some students major to publish annual reports showing years, though it did not appear so in Clery Act, which was named for a how many and what kind of crimes earlier reports due to the difference might perceive the number of alerts Lehigh University freshman who occur on and near their respective in methods of counting the number as a sign that crime has gone up, was raped and murdered in her dorm campuses. But the act allows of crimes. rather than as just a tool to make room in 1986, USF's Public Safety colleges to report zero incidents As a result, the perception of USF community members more office has made its reports available for the neighborhood if an accurate increased crime persists, despite aware of possible danger. to the public along with its crime counting method is not available. Lawson's assertion that there is no According to the report, one policies, safety tips, and information Lawson said USF did just that until upward trend. "I feel pretty safe on of the most common on-campus regarding prevention and reporting last year when the San Francisco campus," said Mary Cajski, a senior crimes - burglary - had the most of crimes. This information can be Police Department began offering graphic design major in the joint significant decrease from 2002-03. obtained in the Public Safety office more definitive numbers for USF to degree program. "But I always make There were 68 cases of on-campus or at www.usfca.edu/public_safety. "During the day I feel StudetltS Struggle tO Find Fun in the Spirit of Halloween fine but at night I don't feel comfortable being by inyuelf." On-Campus Employment SIMMY SINGH no luck. She said she preferred a Julianne Fazio, StaffWriter job on-campus because it would sophomore communica­ be convenient, and on-campus tions major employers would be understanding Finding a job can be difficult about a student's schedule. Overall, for anyone, and the whole process Devito said her experience trying of applying and interviewing can to find a job on-campus was very be overwhelming. This year, a annoying and she found the whole significant increase in incoming process very unpersonable and students has created a higher unfriendly. demand for on-campus jobs. Many According to Samuel Aquino students have expressed concern, Pogue, a freshman sociology and if not complete frustration, with Latin American studies major, "No, not at all. But I finding an on-campus job. "There are jobs available. However, Senior communications major think Public Safety should there are a greater deal of people Elizabeth Devito was forced to find do something about it. who want and need jobs than jobs an off-campus job because, "There KIMIKO BARBOUR /FOGHORN They should drive people to available." Associate Dean for were just not enough positions open," Golden Gate Elementary School kindergarteners, Destiny, Katherine, Academic Services and Director their housed whether they she said. Devito applied to five or and Jaila and classmates enjoy their field trip to a local pumpkin patch. of Financial Aid Susan Murphy live on or off campus." six positions on-campus before she At the pumpkin patch, the students enjoyed the hay ride and hay tun­ confirmed Aquino's view. During the tried to find a job off campus. She nels, and got a chance to pick out their very own Halloween pumpkins 2003-04 school year, work study Miguel Valencia, began looking around the second to decorate at school. JOBS: PAGE 2 junior biochemistry major day of school but continued to have Debating the Debates: VOTER USF professors analyze the arguments in presidential debates INFORMATION For first time-voters, the voting KELSEYRIGG Freddie Wiant, director of and reach out to, rather than isolate, ballot can be confusing. Students StaffWriter the Rhetoric and Composition Muslim countries. In response, Bush who are unfamiliar with the voting "During the day I don't Department, first spoke about immediately said, "September the ballot format or have questions because there '_• always During a dead hour discussion, the varoius ways Bush and Kerry 11th changed how America must about specific issues or measures other people around. But at a panel of USF professors analyzed framed their arguments during the look at the world," and then framed should visit www.smartvof.er. night I wouldn 't want to be everything from President George debate. In defining what framing the war in Iraq as a way to prevent org. Although registered voters should have received a form with alone." W. Bush's highly publicized "angry" is, Wiant said, "We're talking about further attacks because, "Saddam facial expressions during the first discussing a subject in a way in Hussein now sits in a prison cell. their specific polling site, www. debate to the way in which Senator which the audience sees the topic America and the world are safer for smartvoter.org offers information Monica Neville John Kerry refuted his alleged "flip- like you see it." it." At the end of his response, Bush on when and where voters sophomore nursing major should go to vote on Election flopping" about the war in Iraq. The As an example of re-framing, said, "We're pursuing a strategy of Day. Students who are registered discussion, which was sponsored by Wiant showed a clip from the freedom around the world, because with their on-campus housing the Department of Communication first debate of Kerry explaining I understand free nations will reject as their primary residency can Studies and the Leo T. McCarthy terror." why he could do a better job than conveniently vote at the polling Center for Public Service and the Bush in preventing another major Wiant said the way in site in the McLaren Building Common Good, was one ofthe final terrorist attack on the United which Bush frames terrorism as lobby anytime from 7 a.m.