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Opinion: Presidential Transition—Page 8 Sports: Women's golf capture WCC tourney—Page 20 llpl H San Francisco FOGHORN THE UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO MAY 3,2001 WWW. /•()(,'/ rORNONLINE.COM VOLUME 97, ISSUE 16 Student Credit Use Sexual Assault at Storyville Spivttls Out of CotltVOl Female student attacked in nightclub restroom Jessica Dryden-Cook Shayna Coleon see," Tokishi said. "I already want MANAGING EDITOR FOGHORN STAFFWRITER so many things, like I wanted these A senior female student at the Like a fortune teller laying out her jeans at Old Navy for $6.99, you University of San Francisco was sexu tarot cards, University of San Fran know? But, I can't buy anything ally assaulted in the bathroom at a cisco junior Tarrah Tokishi methodi anymore." nightclub a few blocks from campus cally placed her monthly credit card Tokishi said she felt so confident last Thursday. bills on her dorm floor and groaned when she charged her first big invest "You can't understand it unless at the bleak oudook. ment: a $300 Ralph Lauren bedset you go through it," she said. "You see After receiv from Macy's her it in the movies but you never ever ing her first sophomore year. think it's going to happen to you." credit card in "I saw it in At approximately 1 a.m., the stu 1998, the 20- the store, dent went to use the bathroom at year-old biology thought it was Storyville, a nightclub located on major "maxed nice, and said, Fulton St. at Masonic. She noticed a out" her five 'I'll pay it back,'" man leaving the women's restroom, credit cards Tokishi said and but thought he must have used it ac since then, and is shrugged. "I fig cidentally. now working to ured, $300, that's She entered the single stall bath pay off her so easy if you room and while she was urinating, the Storyville has a reputation for serving alcohol to minors and employing $3,000 debt. pay it in install same man opened her stall door. "I former criminals, according to the San Francisco Police Department. Tokishi real ments." thought I was dreaming. I was like izes that even MARK MCNEF/FOGHORN She becan what is he doing here," she said. back. you." He was serious. working five buying clothes, As she quickly tried to pull up her The man then quickly attempted A rush of adrenaline went through days of the week at three different airplane tickets to visit her boyfriend pants, the man grabbed her calves and to pull down her pants. She pushed her body, and she thought to herself, campus jobs won't relieve many of in Las Vegas, and eating out. yanked her to the ground. She hit her the man away and got up but was still "This is not going to happen to me," her financial burdens. Tokishi said that her spending head on either the wall or the toilet trapped with him in the stall. He said and psyched herself up to fight back. "Every paycheck I get, I don't Students: Page 2 and landed on the tile floor on her to her, "Don't say anything or I'll kill Authorities': Page 5 School of Americas Protestors Nursing Students Learn to Lobby in Washington Must Pass Board Test Nelson Toriano ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR to Graduate Sarah Slakey, 19, is a history ma jor and a student in the Saint Ignatius Institute. She is also a Jessica Dryden-Cook member of USF's chapter of the MANAGING EDITOR School of America's (SOA) Watch. Some nursing students at the From March 29 through April 3, University of San Francisco are USF's SOA Watch made a trip to upset that they have to pay $30 to Washington D.C. take the Health Education System, "It was amazing that we were Inc. Test, which students are re able to bring more consciousness quired to pass to pass (with an 85 to Congress," she said. "It's em percent) in order to complete the powering to know that we helped Clinical Lab VI course and gradu AH HITCIIINCS/FOCIIORN make a difference and our voices ate. Cowell School of Nursing. were heard." The School of Nursing told the They hosted rallies, learned students that they would have op scheduled for a week after the lobbying techniques and the func portunities during the semester to course began, leaving only two re tions of Congress, and publicized take the test. If a student did not maining test dates. the group's cause. Their purpose pass the test by graduation time, When some students found out was to join the national effort to COURTEfY OF SCHOOL OF AMERICAS WATCH he or she could walk but not offi they had to pay for the test, they close the Western Hemisphere In A group of USF students visited various politicians, learning how to cially graduate, and would be were more than unhappy. "When stitute for Security Operations protest the former School of Americas through lobbying tactics. charged $30 for each additional my friends found out they had to (WHISC), formerly known as the test. However, the first test date was Nursing: Page 5 School of Americas. Menchaca, 20, said, "Anyone can major and philosophy minor, said Among the representatives lobby. You just need facts, passion, that some representatives and their and respective aides with whom and an open and analytical mind." aides gave general comments the group met were Tom Lantos The group reported that one of fluffed with political and nonsen (D-CA), Ed Royce (R-CA), the most challenging representa sical jargon. "Some of them de Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), and tives was Silvestre Reyes (R-CA). fended the WHISC because the Nancy Pelosi (D-CA). Reyes is the chairman of the Con school maintained 'civilian con SOA Watch West, the national gressional Hispanic Caucus and is trol,'" she said. organization's chapter on the West in support of the WHISC. Such representatives referred to Coast, helped the group to develop Nina Ardalan, 20, psychology the WHISC's effort to fight drug public speaking skills for an audi trafficking along American borders. ence of such high power. Silva said that the WHISC is kill COURTESY OF DELIA ZHIA SORORI'lY ing the cocaine plants in Latin "Keep things simple. Stay fo The Delta Zeta Sorority kicked off its annual Teeter-Totter-a- America. Therefore, they are con cused. Try to not let your emo "Anyone can lobby. Thon on April 24 to raise money for Project Insight, a San Fran trolling the illegal imports of drugs tions get the better of you," Sa You just need facts, cisco after-school and summer camp that builds a community for into the US "They are also carelessly rah Silva, 19, theology major with children with hearing impairments and their families. Sorority passion, and an open fumigating the nearby corn plants. a public service certificate, said. members teeter-tottered in Harney Plaza for 48 hours straight, "The most important thing and analytical mind." Corn is the staple and livelihood for many Latin American families." raising close to $2,000. Project Insight is fully funded by dona about the meetings was just to —Carlos Menchaca tions that enable children to assimilate through weekend trips and The group left representatives maintain a dialogue." outdoor adventures. Political science major Carlos Students: Page 2 San Francisco Foghorn NEWS May 3,2001 Students Descend on Washington to Fight for Social Justice From Front Page in Washington, D.C. to lobby as money by various fundraisers and their aides with information well. throughout the year. One in packets about the atrocities in Menchaca said, "He was there cluded selling milk ctnd cookies flicted by the WHISC. to show the representatives, 'I am around campus. The event raised The group presented a satiri at the other end of your gun bar $70. cal play at a rally near the Wash rel.'" The SOA Watch collaborated ington Monument. One student Every year, various organiza with the Black Student Union for dressed as the Monopoly charac tions meet in D.C. to form what an event called "Slam! Poetry and ter, representative of the Free is called the Catholic Social Teach Open Mic." Audience members Trade Area of the Americas. The ing lobby group. Participants and BSU's own award-winning FTAA is a trade block expansion learn how to lobby from a Catho group of student poets, called ofthe North American Free Trade lic perspective. Jesuit-affiliated Galaxy All-Stars, shared poetry Agreement. The economic entity groups further specify their tech and monologues about racial in is under international and ethical niques according to a Jesuit point justice. The event raised $270 for scrutiny. Another student dressed of view. Schools that have previ the trip to Washington, D.C. as Uncle Sam. The demonstration ously participated include USF, The SOA Watch also held a symbolized the Santa Clara Halloween banquet to raise destructive ef University, and money for a trip to the WHISC at IRir.SY SOA WATCH fect of careless Loyola Fort Benning, GA. People from The Rev. Donal Godfrey, S. J., who accompanied the students to US spending on "No student mobili Marymount across the world gather at Fort Washington, visits the US Supreme Court. global eco University. Benning every November to pro nomic interde zation ever starts Political sci test for its closing. Each year, the to their respective countries to of any movement is to educate the pendence, espe big. The more stu ence major Sa number of USF attendants has maintain economic and social sta public and build a community." cially in Latin rah Suman, 20, doubled, from three participants tus quo through guerilla warfare Marie Nguyen, 21, graduate America.