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FREEDOM AND FAIRNESS it stantmm JFonhorn Vol. Ill, Issue 10 foghorn, usfca. edu THURSDAY, November 14, 2013 SCENE USF Students Teach Kids to Sprout Up! A Spotlight on on topics like pollination, conserva tion, and oceanography with fun ac Environmental tivities that get kids excited about our world. Education Senior Kirsten Foster, USF chapter director for Sprout Up, believes it is for the Next important to educate younger stu dents about the environment and give Generation them "an experience with nature," she JEANNINE ABUSHARKH said. "If kids are able to connect to StaffWriter science, hopefully they will want to take care of [nature] and feel a con Climate change and the reduction nection to it." ofthe Earth's fossil fuels are growing During the first class, each student problems that future generations will is given a seed to plant and nurture Intro to Media Studies undoubtedly face. Sprout Up, a non throughout the program. For the fol students share their expe profit organization, seeks to provide lowing classes, Sprout Up instructors rience of going 24-hours "environmental education for the work collaboratively with the first without media next generation" by teaching first and and second grade teachers to teach second graders about sustainability, topics of environmental science. Each iourtesy oJ Kirsten i Page5 nature, and environmental science. Sprout Up instructor assists five stu (Left to right) Ms. Lims 2nd grade classroom at Claire Lilienthal Elementary. Caption: Learning about the food to fork process and the importance of supporting farmers markets! USF students volunteering for dents, allowing the each child to fully Sprout Up instructors include Hailee Barnes, Jennifer Dowlan, Takara Sights, Ajouni Singh Sprout Up teach one-hour lessons grasp and connect with the material. and Christine Haas. at elementary schools each week, as Foster indicated that she tutors about tainability and how to reduce, reuse, Santa Barbara in 2009. The program part of an 11-week long program. seed and bee pollination to first grad SPORTS recycle, and compost. has since extended to other UC The Sprout Up syllabus pairs lessons ers. Second graders learn about sus- Every lesson has an associated schools as well as the University of song or dance to get the students San Francisco. involved, along with a hands-on art Today, the chapter at USF has or science component. Last week's 30 instructors who help teach daily lesson was entitled "The Wonderful classes at Claire Lilienthal School World of Waste," and students made and Bessie Carmichael School. art projects using recycled yogurt Sprout Up is unique because it al containers. lows college students the chance to "These lessons go beyond just teach youth. "Anyone can do Sprout teaching science and teach kids Up, since the curriculum is already how to help the environment," Fos written," Foster said. While always ter said. The children learn so much looking for more instructors, Fos about sustainability and conserva ter's main qualification for any new tion that they are eager to use their teacher is that they "love kids and A. lessons at home by turning off lights love the environment." Dons destroyed Notre or recycling, she said. Dame de Namur 95-57 in Foster loves volunteering with To learn more about the organiza season opener. Sprout Up because she feels "there tion, visit http://sproutup.org. is not enough science, especially Page 8 environmental science, taught in el If you are interested in getting in Courtesy of Kirsten Foster ementary schools." volved or donating to the cause, Aya Bensing (USF student 16) teaching Camouflage to first graders at Claire Lilienthal in The Sprout Up program was start email Kirsten Foster at kirstenfos- OPINION her small nature team group. ed at the University of California, ter<®sproutup.org. "We are voluntarily Help the Philippines from Here participating in USF Law * a Food Stamp USF STUDENTS HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO^ fSiuGIVEc Challenge—living Students Bridge BACK TO VICTIMS OF HAIYAN TYPHOON on $4.57 a day, California's new daily the Gap University President, the Reverend Stephen A. Privett, S.J., emailed the USF community on Mon food stamp benefit..." RITA MCNEIL StaffWriter day in response to requests asking how to help victims of typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. —David Kim and Evelyn Second year law student Ashley Rodriguez, Hunger for Oddo interned this summer as a Authorities estimate that over 10,000 people have Justice Law Clerk at the Washoe County been killed by the storm, which struck the Philip Public Defender's Office in Reno, Page 4 Nevada. As an aspiring Deputy pines last Friday. Public Defender, she was immersed in the field of criminal defense and USF's University Ministry, Yuchengco Philippine said the job was "the most valuable experience in my life to date." Oddo Studies, and the St. Ignatius Institute are accepting NEWS attended jail visits, court hearings, monetary donations that will be forwarded directly to and worked on research projects' the Ateneo de Manila, a Jesuit university in the Phil in addition to writing briefs and ippines, to support its relief work with those affected motions. by the tragedy, wrote Father Privett. Oddo was one of many USF law students that were awarded grants to work in a public interest job; a large Any checks should be made out to: Ateneo de part of funds granted to students Manila Jesuit Relief Organization. this year will come from the auction put on last Friday by USF's Public Interest Law Foundation (PILF). Courtesy of Ashley Oddo In addition, students can make Flexi donations PILF is a student run organization Second year law student Ashley Oddo through USF's Filipino-American Student Organiza interned as a Law Clerk this summer after that seeks to allow students to work receiving one of USF's grants to work in a tion, Kasamahan. Kasamahan will be tabling on UC in the public service sector. Last year, public interest job. 1st floor to raise funds for the victims next Tuesday Senior Laura Reilly owns the funds provided by PILF's Annual part of USF's traditions, according Gala, among other fundraisers, raised November 19th, 11:45-1:30. her own online vintage to the dean of the Law School, John over 440,000: enough to send 20 retail business. How Trasvina: "We serve the public sector. students to work with $4,000 grants do other USF students We serve those who might have Outside of USF, Students can also donate through each in Summer of 2013. Totals for have access to an attorney, access to make money off cam funds raised by last week's gala are the mGive Foundation, a mobile giving organization, education, or access to medicine." pus? still being calculated. by texting AID to 80108 to give a $10 donation Oddo finds this tradition to be This past summer, students were crucial because "people from all to the organization's Philippines Typhoon Disaster Page 2 given hands on opportunities to walks of life need representation and Relief Fund. Charges will appear on the user's wire assist communities in jobs that deal assistance navigating through the less bill or will be. deducted from a prepaid balance. with issues within the justice system. ONLINE complexities of the criminal justice Text STOP to 80108 to stop or HELP for assis Students worked for organizations system," said Oddo, who visited two inside and outside ofthe Bay Area, Check out our newly relaunched alleged murderers waiting for their tance. website and subscribe to our including the Law Center to Prevent trial. She realized these clients are e-newsletter. Gun Violence, the National Health "just ordinary people, with families, _et us keep our Philippine brothers and sisters foghorn.usfca.edu Law Program in Los Angeles, thoughts and feelings." the Lawyer's Committee for Civil who have suffered the loss of loved ones, homes The job reinforced her desire to Check us out on Twitter: Rights, numerous public defenders' be successful in the public interest and livelihood in our thoughts and prayers," Father ©SFFoghorn offices, and many other influential sector. Being successful however, does Privett said. institutions. 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