USF Professor Meets Student Sails for the Gold

VOL.104 ISSUE 5 F0GH0RN.USFCA.EDU OCTOBER 4,2007 USF professor Meets student Sails for the Gold HUNTER PATTERSON with Iranian President StaffWriter 'ou might have class with Diego Go mez-Hall - but don't be surprised Ywhen he doesn't show up for the midterm next week - Gomez-Hall will be in San Diego, competing for a shot to rep resent the United States in two man sail ing in the 2008 Olympic Games in China. If 19-year-old Gomez-Hall and his partner, 15-year-old Hans Heak- en, have it their way, they will be come the youngest team ever to repre sent the United States in the two man 49er boat sailing competition next year. The 49er is a small, high performance sailboat that races at top speeds of between 20 and 30mph, it's one of the fastest boats on the water," said Gomez-Hall. 49er rac ing is a relatively new Olympic sport, mak ing its debut in the 2000 games in Sydney. Gomez-Hall and Heaken will go up against 20 other teams from across the U.S. at next week's trials. Only the top team will race at the Olym pics, the second place team gets to go as training partners and as a back-up. Gomez-Hall admits that his team faces a "long shot" at taking first place, noting that they have only been practicing to gether for a year and a half. Many of the other teams have 8 years of experience as well as previous Olympic experience on their resumes. "Two sailors are former Olympic medalists," he said. Many of the Courtesy of Mark Gaudio teams are also significantly older, the next USF student Diego Gomez-Hall and sailing partner Hans Heaken crew their sailboat off the coast of youngest team's members are 19 and 21. San Diego. The two sailors will be back in San Diego next week, competitng for a chance to represent The Olympic 49er sailboat trials the U.S. at the 2008 Olympic Games in China. are an 8 day event, in which each team SAILOR: Continued on page 7 ^onnna Halloran/foghorn On September 26, Dr. Stephen Zunes, politics professor, traveled to New York City as a member Los Locos Grill Up School Spirit of a delegation of Roman Catholic clergy and theologians that met with President of Iran Mah- moud Ahmadinejad. Though not a clergy member, Zunes was chosen because he is an expert on the start of the NCAA basketball season. Middle East. It is the first time college teams can MARIA DINZEO officially practice together for the up News Editor amount of attention paid to him, it wouldn't have been worth it. But because people coming season according to NCAA regulations. fter a chilly introduction at his were making such a to-do over his visit, I Last year the event featured visit to Columbia University by thought that the meeting was important." Bay Area hip-hop artists Federa university President Lee Bollinger, Though Zunes said that President Ah A tion who performed in War Memo Iranian President Mamoud Ahmadinejad madinejad spoke more clearly with the del rial Gym leading up to the debut met with a delegation of religious leaders egation than when he addressed Columbia of the Don's '06-'07 team which and theologians determined to both chal University two days earlier, he did not al included a slam dunk competi lenge his controversial views and speak to ways fully answer the questions posed to tion and scrimmage. Hundreds of him in a spirit of peace and reconciliation. him. "He was evasive, he rambled, and he green and gold clad students helped Among them was Dr. Stepheti Zunes, didn't get his facts right. He spoke in plati rein in the team with Los Locos. professor of politics at the University of tudes. He impressed me that he was more San Francisco. While Bollinger referred pathetic than evil," said Zunes. For this year's event, Los Locos en to President Ahmadinejad as "a petty and Questions to the president were sub visioned a performance on a grander cruel dictator," Zunes said, "We had simi mitted in writing, and Zunes was able to scale; they originally wanted Kanye lar concerns, but we wanted to treat him ask one question regarding Iran's, threats West, but after SLE tightened its with respect. We came in a spirit of peace, against Israel. Unlike in his address to Co Super Fund purse strings, the group but we also wanted to challenge him. Bol lumbia University where the same ques settled for a DJ and a local sports an linger's introduction was insulting and that tion was asked, President Ahmadinejad nouncer to MC the show. Provost is not how you want to treat a foreign dig answered Zune's question rather direcdy.' still has high expectations for the nitary, even if he is a jerk." In an article Zunes wrote following the event and plans to allocate more of the event budget to special effects and Zunes said that although he was not a meeting, he said, "[the president] explicitly told our group on Sept. 26 that there was lighting. "Midnight Madness is one member of the clergy, he was invited be Hunter Patterson/Foghorn of the best events of the year," he said. cause he is an expert on the Middle East. ' no military solution to the Israeli-Pales Los Locos member Stephen Moore serves up burgers and hotdogs in Harney Plaza before the Don's Los Locos also hosted a barbecue in The chairs in the room were arranged in a tinian conflict' and that it was 'not inten soccer match against UCLA earlier this Fall. Los Locos have big plans to increase school spirit this Harney Plaza on Thursday, September semicircle, and included President Ahma tion to destroy Israel.'" Zunes explained year. 20, as a pre-game event to the Don's dinejad, a translator, and two or three aides. that although President Ahmadinejad has been accused of threatening to "wipe Israel soccer match against UCLA. At the "The New York Times article reported that HUNTER PATTERSON predent and sophomore, Josh Provost. off the map," this statement is actually a time, the Dons were on a role, having there were about 140 people there, but the StaffWriter "We heckle them pretty good," he said. mistranslation. According to Zune's ar won their past four games including number was actually closer to 80," said "The other teams hate us." ticle, neither did President Ahmadinejad a showdown against Stanford while Zunes. Security was tight, but according he golden age of USF athlet Los Locos board member, sophomore, directly threaten Israel "nor has he dem on the road the previous weekend. to Zunes,' it was no tighter than the secu ics may be behind us, but that AJ Fabrizio said, "we say all the things onstrated a newly hostile Iranian posture Los Locos served up burgers and rity at an airport. They went through our .doesn't mean it can't come back [the players] want to say but can't." toward the Jewish state." T hotdogs and unveiled their new shirts stuff and used the wands." with the help of solid players, good coach The 300-plus members of Los Locos for the '07-'08 season. The shirts are an Zunes said that he thought the dialogue ing and ample student support. At least While Zunes said the media coverage of are a student run group that works with improvement on last year's neon yellow was effective, and the respect and consid so goes the thinking of Los Locos - the President Ahmadinejad's visit to the UN the office of Student Leadership and En design according to Provost, "they bet eration with which President Ahmadine official student section of USF athletics. was disproportionate, meeting with him gagement and the Athletics Department ter represent the school colors,"he said. jad was treated made him more receptive Los Locos is a club charged with main was still worthwhile. "There were other to arrange events like road trips to away leaders there who were much more impor to their concerns. "I think he heard us in taining the home court advantage for the games and Midnight Madness - now in LOS LOCOS: Continued on page 8 tant and said much more important things. ways he couldn't hear President Bollinger," Dons. And a huge part of that advantage is it's third year, which is a celebration of the If there hadn't been such a disproportionate said Zunes. heckling, according to Los Locos co- Women's Soccer What do your Catch the spirit of eft hosts first home H_) Love Fest religious beliefs say J_<; game UP-* about you? £ SAN FRANCISCO FOGHORN 2130 FULTON STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94118 NEWSROOM - - 415.422.6122 ADVERTISING - • 415.422.2657 San Francisco Foghorn OCTOBER 4,2007 NEWS USF Muslim Student Union Celebrates Ramadan KELSEY O'BRIEN endar and the specific days of celebration depend on the StaffWriter cycle of the moon. For the month long period of Rama dan, Muslim practitioners abstain from eating, drinking n Wednesday, September 26, the Muslim Student and worldly pleasure during sunlight. s online support Union (MSU) celebrated the major Islamic holi Mohammad Khan, a member of MSU, said that Ra Oday of Ramadan. The celebration also served as this madan is, "presenting yourself to God and reminding years first meeting of the club. MSU, which is beginning its yourself to be kind to fellow humans." By fasting during 4th vear this semester, is planning many other events to fur the daytime, Muslims learn constant vigilance and espe ther incorporate itself into university life.

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