Academic Autonomy Emily Johnson Schlegel, S.J

Scene: Finding riches in the Richmond—Page 9 Sports: Dons head for WCC Tourney—Page 20 BGHffil San Francisco FOGHORN THE UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO FEBRUARY 25,1999 h ttp://foghorn. usfca. edu IIJpigfME 95, ISSUE 13 Wanted: Academic Autonomy Emily Johnson Schlegel, S.J. iron out issues regarding Pope John bishops agreed upon an application ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR The dialogue will continue over Paul H's "Ex Corde Ecclesiae" or of "Ex Corde Ecclesiae." The docu A February visit from Cardinal the months to come. Schlegel will "Prom the Heart of the Church." The ment, however, has been found ^mrmm Joseph Ratzinger, who was im the Bay host two discussions with local and ApoBstk Constitution was written unacceptable to many Catholic uni Area to meet with bishops from the reg|onal presidents and trustees, as by the Pope in order to universalize versities in the United States. United States, Canada, Australia and well as Archbishop William Levada tbe goals of higher education There are a number of issues that the South Pacific intensified the de of San Francisco. The goal of these Catholic institutions. Although the concern university presidents. The bate over an attempt by the Catholic? meetings is to discuss the relation document has been applauded for most controversial being a call by the I Church to exercise greater control ship between the Catholic church its concept of creating a community Church to require Catholic theology over Catholic colleges and universi arid academic institutions. that mefges the Church's goals with professors to be approved by the lo ties. "The relationships are cordial," those of the schools, the application cal bishop. "It must be stressed that the dia said ScnlegeL "The stakes are high. of tMs document has been the cause "Catholics who teach the theo logue between bishops and presi But like all things in the Catholic of a contentious debate. logical disciplines in a Catholic uni dents is ongoing. We all have the Church, the Holy Spirit will serve as Regional bishops, in conjunc versity are required to have a man same goal, namely to preserve and;: our guide." tion with university presidents, are date granted by competent ecclesi foster our Catholic identity; we dis Over the last eight years, Catho responsible for coming up with a astical authority,'' states thebishops' agree on the means to achieve this lic universities across the world have governing document that is accept document. goal," said the Rev. President John P. been struggling with the Vatican to able to the Vatican. Lastfall, the U.S. Controversial: Page 3 ASUSF Crossroads $42,205 in Red Calls For Structural and operational problems key factors in hefty debt Changes Jessica Dryden-Cook are operated, while others point to- analyzed the account state NEWS EDITOR David J. Gudelunas wards management problems ments for Crossroads and MANAGING EDITOR No one is sure exactly what is within the Department of Student Crossroads Too from June 1995 responsible for the hefty $42,205 Affairs which oversees operations to May 1998. The Associated Students of within ASUSF. Varlotta said that the actual the University of San Francisco debt of Crossroads Cafe and Cross roads Too, both businesses of the Mismanagement of accounts, dollar amount ofthe debt is sec may soon be reorganized within over-ordering of sandwiches and ondary to making sure opera the department of Student Af Associated Students ofthe Univer sity of San Francisco (ASUSF). But lack of control in managing left tional procedures are met for fairs. over food products have led to the businesses. A new proposal would create some fingers point towards a dys function in the way the businesses fears among some Crossroads and "We're looking very closely a department of Student Activi Crossroads Too employees that with the students and looking ties, headed up by one profes Crossroads, a popular location on ASUSF businesses may be handed both critically and creatively at sional director. campus during the busy lunch over to Sodexho-Mariott, the the Crossroads situation," It would house not only hour, is currently facing a $42,205 University's food service provider. Varlotta said. ASUSF operations, but would debt. However, Associate Vice Presi Aguayo and Mak researched oversee other USF events such as dent of Student Affairs David Bush financial aspects of the busi President's Ball, Homecoming attributes the deficit to a "lack of nesses, conducted personal in and Parents Weekend. systems in place" in the operations terviews with management and The proposal, which began to of the businesses. did walk-through observations take shape following the depar "It's important not to point fin for the report. ture of long-time ASUSF Busi gers because the system allowed it Some of their findings of ness Manager Denise Swett last to happen," Bush said. weaknesses within Crossroads summer, would create a new de The "system" which seems to be and Crossroads Too include partment not unlike the Office of at fault, according to some, is the "purchases made without sig Residence Life, Multicultural Op businesses' structure. nificant consideration to sales portunities for Developing Excel A financial report, requested by volume and relevant overhead lence in Leadership or Athletics. Lori Varlotta, assistant vice presi expenditure" and "inventory ASUSF would be one piece of dent for Student Affairs and Dan controls are moderate to weak the department that focuses Marley, ASUSF business manager, in effectiveness," according to more broadly on student activi was conducted by USF graduates the report. ties. Victor Aguayo and Kevin Mak who Students: Page 5 ASUSF: Page 5 A Big Slice of Business Jesuit Speaks on Students can use Flexi to order pizza delivery Political Violence Les L. Shu & Jessica Dryden-Cook were planned, it was deemed too day have been delivered. Extreme George Sanchez Addressing the issues of vio FOGHORN STAFF expensive. Pizza usually delivers about 50 to FOGHORN STAFF lence, counter insurgency policies, Tired of the same menu every The current service is operated 60 orders per day. Colombian Jesuit, Fr. Javier a displaced peasant population, day? Then do something extreme by Extreme Pizza, a restaurant lo "[The service has] been going Giraldo spoke to a crowd of nearly government supported "social and order a pizza. Thanks to a new cated on Fillmore Street in the fine," said Kevin Cooper, food ser 50 people on the issue of political cleansing", and impunity, Giraldo pizza delivery service which ac Western Addition which was vices director for Sodexho violence within his homeland of talked about the horrors that his cepts Flexi-meal points, students hired by Sodexho to deliver the Marriott. "From what I heard, Ex Colombia at the University of San country deals with. can add variety to their regular pizzas. Extreme Pizza gives treme Pizza has been a little over Francisco on Tuesday. One ofthe main topics was vio meals. Sodexho a percentage of their whelmed." With the assistance of USF so lence. According to Giraldo's sta A pizza delivery service was sales for the right to deliver food "So far business has been great. ciology professor Esther Madriz, tistics, more people have died in proposed four years ago when using the Flexi-meal point system. It has really increased the volume who translated the priest's words one year under Colombian rule Sodexho Marriott became the Students, however, are not of delivery service," said Extreme from Spanish to a mostly English than in all 17 years that Pinochet University's food service provider, charged extra for the service. Pizza manager Lance Boone. speaking audience, Giraldo spoke controlled Chile. according to Jeffrey Carr, director According to Sodexho Marriott "We're very happy." about his observations and expe Giraldo also said that in the first of University Center Operations and Extreme Pizza, the service so "We were a little overwhelmed rience of Colombia's "Dirty War," semester of 1998, 2,897 cases of and Services. Though several far has been successful. Since the the first couple of days," Boone which has plagued his homeland violence were reported, 1,622 of variations of a delivery service service began, over 100 pizzas a Delivering: Page 5 since the early 1980's. Speech: Page 4 San Francisco Foghorn NEWS February 25,1999 Students Hunt for Jobs at Career Fair Elizabeth Barnes and jobs." Magazine but they didn't show tive of Forests Forever and self- The internship aspect, which FOGHORN STAFF WRITER However, some students felt up." proclaimed professional tree was added to the fair in recent The McLaren Complex was as though their major was not Jennifer Johnson, class of hugger was pleased to be at his years, has brought more busi crowded with the tables repre represented at the Career Fair. 1996, was at the fair this year first USF career fair. nesses to the fair. senting over 90 businesses and "It was kind of depressing," representing Triage Consulting. "I think it's good that USF "This is our first career fair at non-profit organizations, both said sophomore psychology ma "I think that the fair has dras provides an alternative to these USF," said Wanda Cornelius, of national and regional, sur jor Melissa Maglione. "I went to tically improved since I was a businesses. You know, just to re 98.1 KISS FM in San Francisco, rounded by about 600 Univer the fair looking for information student here. It used to only fo member that there is something who had been sent in search of sity of San Francisco students, for an internship and there was cus on business majors and leave more to life than making money interns for the radio station.

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