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^§3fef^:' San Francisco FOGHORN THE UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO APRIL 23, 1998 http:/'/foghorn, usfca.edu VOLUME 94, ISSUE l8 Upperclassmen Face Housing Crunch Large incoming freshmen class limits on-campus housing options Jessica Dryden-Cook dent currently living in Lone Mountain, said $511 NEWS EDITOR she was "pushed" out of her current room in The monthly "rent" If Mary and Joseph came to the University the ORL housing restructuring. She said ORL each student pays to of San Francisco, they would hear the same has "tossed aside" its upperclassmen to make live in one of USF's thing from the Office of Residence Life as they room for the freshman class. residence halls. did from the innkeeper: "There's no room." "I don't think they are meeting the needs of While ORL will not be housing students in the students," Kinney said. "They are pulling in $2,600 stables, an unexpected change in the housing the new students and pushing out the old. I The total monthly policy has left some upperclassmen searching think it's a money issue." 'rent" for one of the for homes. Maslowski said younger students often re new University As of yesterday morning, 20 students were quire more on-campus services such as resident unable to reserve a room in a residence hall and TODD MARKLE/TOGHORN advisors. had been placed on a housing waiting list, ac Students face a rapidly shrinking supply of "The whole reorganization process was de cording to Gary Maslowski, director of ORL. residence hall rooms. veloped to provide housing to those who need HOUSING'S Under the new system, juniors and seniors Gillson and Hayes-Healy are reserved for fresh it most and those are first year students and sec have priority only at Lone Mountain. Phelan men. ond year students," Maslowski said BOTTOM LINE will be primarily occupied by sophomores; Krystal Kinney, a sophomore transfer stu Search: Page 4 Revamped Comm. Department Almost Zero Turnout Integrated curriculum strengthens department for Ccttldidttte ForUTfl
David Gudelunas Les L. Shu tative. Tonja Harvey-Domingo will MANAGING EDITOR , "Essentially we were running two different MANAGING EDITOR run again for non-traditional age When communication majors departments under one roof..." Candidates for the 1998-1999 student representative. registered for courses this week, ASUSF Senate introduced them Candidates spoke to a handful they noticed more than just a new —Michael Robertson selves at the annual Meet the Can of interested students. They were department number. CHAIR, DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION didates last Tuesday to mostly given a short amount of time to in The 0140's and 0139's have been empty seats in Crossroads Cafe. troduce themselves and explain replaced by the new 0156 prefix, There are 27 names placed on their platform. but the changes are more than just The new program, unveiled this strengthened by pooling resources the ballot for Most candi cosmetic. semester, comes in response tp a previously divided between hu senate and ex dates did not Beginning next fall, the Depart 1995 outside evaluation of one of man communication and media ecutive seats. ELECTIONS use the full studies emphasis. ment of Communication is the College of Arts and Science's The voting will Continue today in Harney amount of time "Essentially we were running launching a new integrated cur largest undergraduate majors. end today at 4 Plaza. Polls are open through given to speak. riculum that encompasses both The report, obtained by the two different departments under p.m. in Harney 4 p.m. Candidate names and One reason is media studies and human commu Foghorn, suggested that the depart one roof — we had complete Plaza. positions are listed on Page 2. that they wre nication. ment of communication could be Curriculum: Page 5 Five sena speaking to tors are up for other candiates re-election to and ASUSF different seats. Heidi Bajurin, off- senators, not potential voters. Af campus representative, is running ter introducing themselves, most for vice president of internal af candidates gave vague and am fairs. Matthew Winters, freshman biguous reasons why they seek Hawaiian Vacation class representative, will run for election. vice president of public relations. Students running for executive Erin Warnke, students with dis offices were allotted more time for ability representative, is running interview questions and some can for president. Vicky Nguyen, didates were "grilled" by the audi sophomore class representative, ence. will run for on-campus represen- Turnout: Page 2 Tuition Raise for Fall Announced demic year and will raise USF's Smallest percent annual tuition to $16,630. "This is the lowest percentage increase in past increase (in tuition) at USF in 40 years," USF President Rev. John P. 40 years Schlegel, S.J., said. In a recent editorial perspective Jeffrey Coleman piece on Bay Area radio station EDITOR-IN-CHIEF KQED, Schlegel admitted that "col In life, the saying goes, the only lege is expensive" and that colleges certain things are death and taxes. have been criticized for increasing Perhaps tuition increases are also. tuition faster than inflation. The University of San He concluded, however, by say Francisco's Board of Trustees ap ing that, "Good teaching, a dia Hui o' Hawai'i will present its 26th annual Lu'au in the Memorial Gym this Saturday. Dinner proved an increase of $780 in the logue between students and fac starts at 5:30p.m. and the show will begin at 7:30p.m. Tickets are still available by contacting Hui annual tuition cost for full-time ulty, as well as pursuing legitimate o' Hawai'i members or purchasing them at the front door. The price for just the show is $7 and for undergraduate programs At their intellectual frontiers cannot be had dinner and the show it is $14. meeting in March. The increase 'on the cheap.'" will begin with the 1998-99 aca Tuition: Page 2 San Francisco Foghorn NEWS April 23, 1998 Senate Low Turnout at Brown Beams Candidates Forum No Surprise .<#% • •• •••••• From Front Page and KDNZ, along with two other interview questions and some can non-AS establishments, KUSF and the Dons Depot. Onto the Hilltop didates were "grilled" by the audi f ence. For the representative positions, Two candidates running for the two candidates will be chosen in same vice president position were each category. The freshman class asked how they would introduce representatives will not be chosen Associated Students businesses until the fall of 1998. The School and services to new students. How of Nursing seats are currently va EGB Chair Gerlie Collado ever, both candidates had trouble cant. briefs this year's candidates with the facts and could only name Only one candidate will be cho on the ground rules. two AS establishments, Crossroads sen for each executive position.
Candidates for the executive offices are: Michael Jacobsen Tuition Raised by and Roberto Duran for vice president of business ad ministration; Heidi Bajurin $780 Annually for vice president of internal affairs; Milton Boyd, Ben From Front Page ASUSF President John Eric jamin Tosi and Matthew 'on the cheap.'" Sanchez said. "With the increase, Winters for vice president of "I don't know why they're (rais students will see results. Tangible public relations and Tony ing tuition) because inflation isn't results that show up on campus. Imbert, Adriana Lopez and rising that fast," said sophomore Marijean S. Roe, a freshman En Erin Warnke for president. English major Owen Campbell. "I glish major, wondered where all don't know much about econom the money went. "I work in de Candidates for senate repre ics but staying velopment and sentatives are: Joyce Libunao with inflation we tell people and Iris Valerio for the Col only makes "I'm just wondering how we need all lege of Arts and Sciences; sense." why it's going up. this money," Roe Allan Aguilera and Fabio Freshman It's not like we don't said. "I don't un Pires for international stu history major derstand how we dents; Matthew Koch, An Janine Holland pay enough already." need all of that gela Robinson and Jasmine also was con —Janine Holland fused by the in and still have to Vergara for the McLaren FRESHMAN, ENGLISH MAJOR raise tuition? Are Business School; Scott crease. we spending Borland and Tonja Harvey- "I'm just money on a lot of silly things? Domingo for non-tradi wondering why it's going up," Hol tional age student; Andy land said. "It's not like we don't pay According to Schlegel, the Uni Richardson for off-campus; enough already." versity is constantly looking for Vicky Nguyen for on-cam Neither student was aware of a ways to improve efficiency. letter Schlegel sent to parents in Schlegel also pointed out that 8SNA PERRAKIS/FOGHORN pus; Brian Murphy, Marjan Former Governor Jerry Brown was on campus on Wednesday, April forming them of the increase and USF's tuition is below the cost of Pehjuhesh and Carolyn 8 to speak about building community. Brown criticized the current giving reasons for it, including a most ofthe WCC schools and is in Schultes for sophomore culture of efficiency, saying that it was detracting from the values of possible explanation for why tu the lower third of all Jesuit schools. class; Bekah Hernandez and the world's smaller communities—like the family. TJte lecture, whkh ition is rising faster than inflation. He also said that USF's location in Marites Alves for junior class took place in the McLaren complex, was attended by approximately Other students were more ac one of the most expensive city in and Christine Smith and 100 students and was sponsored by the MODEL office. Brown is cepting of the increase. the nation make providing neces Krista Chonos. currently runningfor the Mayor office of Oakland. "It's become an inevitable real sary services difficult without in ity that's always going to happen," creased financial revenues.
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"The growing chology, Noriko Nagata in modern languages, Mary Jane Niles in awareness has awareness is partly due to the real After your plastic bottle biology, Rhonda Parker in communications, Stephen Roddy in ization that recycling isn't just for is dropped off at one of modern languages and Stephen Zeitz in mathematics. Crawford, increased at environmentalists anymore, it's for the locations around Nagata, Niles, Parker, Roddy and Zeitz were advanced to tenure. everyone." In the McLaren School of Business, Richard Puntillo was pro USF over the Besides the growing participa campus, it goes moted to professor and advanced to tenure. Manuel Tarrazo was tion by the campus community, through eight steps promoted to associate professor and advanced to tenure. past 10 years the strides by USF Recycles to in before it is fully In the School of Nursing, Mary Lou DeNatale was promoted clude a wide range of recycling Lia Steakley to associate professor and advanced to tenure. options has contributed to the sub recycled. In the College of Profession Studies, Maurice Penner was ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR stantial growth of recycling on • Collected by USF Recycling awarded tenure and James Shaw was promoted to associate pro Do you ever wonder where your campus. • Picked up by Sunset fessor and awarded tenure. (Office of Public Affairs) soda bottle goes once you finishth e "USF Recycles has really Scavenger or SF Recycling last drop? Is it doomed to the trash worked with the science depart • Sorted by type of plastic cans at Marriott or the recycle bins ment to help recycle or dispose of New Chinese Chair lined up against the wall? Either chemical wastes properly," said • Sent to raw materials way, the University of San Fran Patricia Schulz, a professor in the manufacturers specific to The University of San Francisco Jesuit Community has pledged cisco is making a conscience effort USF biology department. "They each type of plastic resin $50,000 to complete a $2 million endowment for the new EDS- to promote the importance of re r are always interacting with our • Plastics are melted down Charles W. Steward Chair in Chinese-Western Cultural History at cycling and making it easy for stu department trying to find new • New resin is added to the the Ricci Institute at the Center for the Pacific Rim. dents to do so on campus. materials that can be recycled." recycled resin The money was raised in memory of the late Rev. Edward In the past year, recycling bins The program started out recy • New bottles are made or, Malatesta, S.J. With the gift which EDS will match, there is an ad have become more abundant on cling only newspapers and alumi if not, fiber insulation is ditional $230,000 remaining to be raised. The new chair will en campus. Most USF building con num cans. Now they offer bins for created able the Ricci Institute and the Center for the Pacific Rim to invite tain recycling bins for paper, glass mixed, white, and computer paper, • Bottles or insulation is scholars to campus to conduct research and teach. (Office of Pub and plastic. glass bottles, certain plastic and reissued for use lic Affairs) The recycling centers around aluminum cans. campus are furnished by the cam Plastic materials are deter pus organization USF Recycles. mined by a recycle insignia marked Telling His Story The organization, which started onto the plastic. The insignia dis about 10 years ago, has come a long plays the popular recycling symbol The Honorable Ming W Chin, associate California Supreme way from the few recycling bins with numbers to indicate whether Court justice and University of San Francisco alumnus, spoke to originally placed on campus. These it can be recycled or not. If the students and faculty last Tuesday not about court cases, but about few locations have now multiplied number indicates one through five, his life growing up as an Asian-American in the United States. into 114 recycling centers on cam it can be recycled. Certain plastics, Chin recalled the difficult life his parents lead as immigrants pus. such as some Marriott take-out from China. "My father didn't have an easy life, but it was a good Students at USF also think re containers, indicate the number six USF. "I do think recycling needs to one," Chin said. He remembered the importance of his parents' cycling is an important part of tak and may not be recycled. be made as efficient as possible, be teaching by example. ing care of the environment and "Regardless of how much the cause most people don't have an Chin went on to talk about his own life growing up in Oregon's are glad to do their share. program has progressed, there is incentive to do it." potato fields, and then,moving away for school. Chin studied po "Recycling isn't a difficult thing always more people can do," said USF Recycles is joined by many litical science at USF and continued his education at the USF to do and it pays off by helping our Brad Samuelson, manager of USF other non-profit organizations in School of Law. Upon his return from the Vietnam War, he worked environment," Annnabell Lee, a Recycles. trying to make recycling a painless as a clerk, and eventually his career leads to his appointment as a freshman at USF, said. "I grew up "I try to recycle as much as pos procedure. California Supreme Court justice. recycling at home and it's some sible, just because there are so Organizations like Sunset Scav "I'm really living the American dream," Chin said. "Only a son thing everyone should try to do. many things that can't be recycled enger and the San Francisco Recy of a Chinese immigrant can rise up and sit on a California assem Besides it makes you feel good." and have to be thrown away, like cling Program focus on working bly." "The campus community's the plastic Marriott containers," towards the common goal of re Chin stressed the importance of "keeping the dream alive" and awareness has grown a lot and is said Denise Seng, a freshman at ducing the state of California's making the present better than the past. "This is a real challenge. waste. The State of California I'm certain we can do it." passed an ordinance which man dated that 50 percent of California's total waste must be re OFF THE HILLTOP cycled or reused by the year 2000. A recent review of the state's timeline showed the goal to be Unwanted Visit themselves. It is up to them unrealistic and resulted in pushing Representatives from whether they wish to allow solici the deadline to 2006. Copenhagen, maker of chewing tors into their own homes or not. Sunset Scavenger and the San —Idaho Argonaut tobacco and other tobacco- Francisco Recycling Program are University of Idaho based products, paid a visit to responsible for the recycling pick students at the University of ups around the city in residential Idaho. Students received free Not Even For Science and commercial areas. cans of tobacco from the repre A group consisting of 35 "We have large bins marked for sentatives. Kent State University students certain materials in our apartment and five Oberlin College stu Nutritionist Mary Schwantes, building for recycling which are dents protested against the dis a coordinator of the "Quit To picked-up about once a week, section of animals. bacco" cessation program, dis sometimes twice if they get too covered that the representatives The protestors were oppose full," said Melissa Padilla, a USF visited fraternities. She also dis to the course Mamallian Physi student who lives off-campus. "We covered that the visitors were ology II laboratory. The lab's have never had a problem with promoting their products by dis purpose was to study physiol them not being picked-up. The ser tributing free samples. ogy of blood pressure, electro vice is very responsive to the resi ''They are targeting young cardiogram recordings and res dents needs, if we need an extra age groups to get them totally piration in canines. pick-up they make sure it gets hooked," Schwantes said. "Their The group argued for a total done." •whole goal is addiction and it's abolition of the use of animals "I can remember when we used a form of tobacco where you in the classroom for experimen to have to haul our recycling out can't just quit cold turkey be tation purposes. to a plant by the landfill and it was cause it has such high doses." According to the university, a tremendous hassle," said Michael Because fraternities and so the animals are required to ful Robertson, chair of the communi rorities are on private proper fill the needs of Kent State medi cations department, "But we made ties, solicitors do not need per cal students. No comment, how the trip anyway because it made us mission for solicitation from ever, was issued from the Bio feel good. The curb-side pick-ups the University of Idaho. There logical Sciences Department. TODD MARKLE/FOGHORN have made today's recycling a lot fore, they are not breaking any. The university also said pro A student chooses to recycle his drink bottle in a nearby bin. easier." university codes. testors should not blame stu Though the university is dents who are just trying to Send press releases and calendar listings to: Jessica Dryden-Cook NEWS EDITOR learn. News Department San Francisco Foghorn against the solicitation, they are Contact us at.. Lia Steakley Attention: News Department allowing the fraternities and so —The Daily Kent Stater 415.422.6122 (MAIN) ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR rorities to make the decision Kent State University 415.422.2751 (FAX) 2130 Fulton Street Brian Murphy [email protected] (E-MAIL) San Francisco, CA 94117-1080 ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR San Francisco Foghorn NEWS April 23, 1998 Students Search for Place to Call Home From Front Page their license," Maslowski said. According to Maslowski, the housing re While some students are now searching structuring was done mainly to accommo the classified section for apartments, others date the large incoming freshman class that can still live in the Lone Mountain Residence will occupy all of Gillson and eight of the Hall or the other University housing. Housing's Bottom Line nine floors in Hayes-Healy. The ninth floor Current Lone Mountain residents now So what does it cost to live in San Francisco? Recent national surveys have put S.F. at will house mixed classes. also have the option to move into the the top ofthe list in terms of cost of living, which can make life on a student-budget Maslowski said this large population is University's newly acquired 16-unit prop difficult. This informal listing tries to show some ofthe different options in the City. "greatly impacting life on campus" and that erty on the corner of Turk and Divisidero. Just how much does it cost to live on- or off-campus? Is the Office of Residence Life in although the University has purchased new The property, designed mainly for the 21 line with market prices like they claim? You decide. property and reorganized the housing plans and up crowd, was recently shown to stu on campus, there will still be a "housing in dents last week and Maslowski said the re terest list," or waiting list. actions were good. RESIDENCE HALL ROOM "I am sure that when we get into August "When the students were coming up and there will be students' they were looking $l,022/month names on that interest list around (the Turk and that won't have a place to Divisidero prope^) I • Zero minute walk to campus live," Maslowski said. asked them, 'Was it ev • Approximately 168 sq. ft.* However, some stu erything I said it was,' • Two people per room dents don't have a place to and they said, 'And live now with the resi more.' The students re • Shared bathroom facilities dence halls filling up dur ally are kind of excited • Meal plan required, ing early room sign up about this property," additional $283/month this week. Maslowski said. 'Gillson room size The Phelan Residence Maslowski said there Hall will mainly house the is a lot more to get ex sophomore class, leaving cited about. He said the only a few extra spaces for new property has many UNIVERSITY TERRACE other students. TODD MARKl.F./FOGHORN benefits for students that "There will be some A possible tenant scopes out the other places don't offer, (spaces available). There's kitchen ofthe University Terrace. including a nine-month $2,600/month not going to be a lot. I lease and a fully fur • 15 minute walk to campus would say maybe 15 to 20 nished apartment. spaces (in Phelan)," "I think a lot of • Two double bedrooms; one Maslowski said. people, when you look at and two bathroom units With the three resi having to come up with • All utilities plus telephone, dence halls nearly filled the money to either pur cable, maintenance and some on campus with first-and chase or to locate furni second-year students, ture, would prefer to cleaning provided by USF other students requesting have a furnished apart • Fully furnished on-campus housing have ment," Maslowski said. • 9 mo. (academic year) lease the option oflivinginone The units are set up in ofthe 178 spaces in Lone quads, doubles and Mountain, the Fulton singles, giving priority to FULTON NEAR MASONIC house, purchased last TODD MARKI.E/FOGHORN groups of four, then two year, the new Turk and Empty now, USF's new apart and then individuals. $1.680/month Divisidero property or ments will soon be fully furnished. The units include a mas finding and apartment on ter bedroom and a • Two-minute walk to campus their own. smaller bedroom, both • Four single bedrooms; shared The housing restructuring came at such which can be shared by two students. living room and kitchen; one a late notice that Kinney said having to de The units range in price from $650-$694 cide about next year's housing arrangements a month and also include utilities, Viacom shared bathroom; garage has caused her some anxiety. cable and most of the amenities that stu • Approximately $100/month "We are preparing for finals and now we dents have living on campus, including ser in utilities; telephone extra have to worry about finding a place to live," vices from Able Cleaning Service and Plant Kinney said. Services. There are some parking places • Month-to-month lease ORL does realize that they gave students available for tenants at an extra charge. short notice about their housing options for In addition, the complex will house all the Fall but said they were not sure what USF students and if any problems arise in housing options were going to be made the building between tenants, the University 7TH AVE. AND CABRILLO available for students. To accommodate can take action against them. some student needs, ORL extended the The units are temporarily on a nine- $1,500/month housing deposit deadline. month lease until the University decides how • Twenty-minute walk to "If a person goes through the process they want to use the property during the right now and signs a contract with us and summer. campus pays their deposit (they have) until May 15 Maslowski said they might be used for • Three single bedrooms; (to get their deposit back). If they find a dif summer conference guests to provide "ad shared living room and ferent place or different living option, we'll ditional revenue for the University" but ORL just give them back their $250 and give back will also consider a 12-month lease for stu kitchen; one shared bathroom dents. • Approximately $1007month "So things are in process, which is excit in utilities; telephone extra ing. Some of the ideas and locations we are • One-year lease required looking at, I think, will be exciting too," Maslowski said. If students decide on living arrangements 721 2ND AVE. other than University property, a new hous ing office has been set to assist students with their off-campus housing search. $l,300/month The American Marketing Systems is a • Ten-minute walk to campus home-finding service tailored to fit an • Three single bedrooms; individual's needs. The service has been at USF since April 1 and is just one of the ac shared living room and tions ORL and the University are taking to kitchen; 1V2 shared help with its housing shortage. bathrooms; backyard access The office is located in the University • Approximately $ 100/month Center's fourth floor, room 409B and stu dents can utilize a variety of packages to fit in utilities; telephone extra different needs ranging from $35 to $560. • One-year lease required "Initially students were a little surprised by the prices," Damien Keller, off-campus housing coordinator, said. He added that as the prices increase, the The on-campus housing information is based on an analysis ofthe documents pro services do cover a much wider area of needs vided by the Office of Residence Life; off-campus information was developed from JESSICA DRYDEN-COOK/FOGHORN than a simple extended basic housing list three current Foghorn editors' situations. The prices and details are intended to be A USF student, housing contract in hand, that can be obtained for $35. as accurate as possible and attempt to reflect the situations of three, typical USF waits in line to sign up for a room in Lone For additional information on AMS ser students living off-campus. FYI, none ofthe locations listed have any openings! Mountain during early room sign up this vices and their variety of housing op'tions, week. call 422-5274. San Francisco Foghorn NEWS April 23, 1998
Q H New Curriculum Designed to Meet I Z B tr * < 0 8 Student and Department Needs The new program includes of < o I From Front Page separation of the course loads," ferings that focus on both theory o : and practice. "I think that the new curriculum is very creative o said Michael Robertson, depart and will certainly meet student needs" u_ I ment chair. "I think politically we "We were in agreement that z p will have greater weight in the this is where we wanted to go," —Bernadette Barker-Plummer (T I University when we essentially Barker-Plummer said. "A lot of it COMMUNICATION PROFESSOR < I came down to practicality." I- I have 250 majors who know one o Under the current curriculum (0 8 another and UJ share classes." students with a media studies em z o The new in phasis enroll in 27 core units and One term position professor will by substituting classes from the 0 § tegrated cur an additional 18 units in a spe be filling in for Goodwin who integrated curriculum to meet the 0 z Z £ riculum in cialty cognate in either electronic will be on sabbatical for the year requirements ofthe outgoing pro I Y cludes four media, journalism or media and and a second term position fac gram. < 1- foundational society. Human communication ulty member will teach human Students will also have an op __* U courses that students take nine required de communication courses. Laura tion of switching into the new tr < z will be taken by partmental offerings and 12 to 18 Stein will also be coming to USF curriculum. • 0 every major in units in a cognate that frequently to fill a tenure-track position that "I think that the class offerings Q >- Michael the department derive from other academic de has been vacant since the Fall are more diverse and that students ? < LX Robertson followed by partments. 1996 semester. Stein will teach will have more options with the cn 0 UJ three different Parker, who teaches courses primarily electronic media new curriculum," commented rr > professional development tracks. with a human communication classes. Angela Costa, president of the z UJ The three tracks include a print, emphasis, said she was excited Despite these changes in the Student Communication Associa b_ audio/video and organizational with the integrated curriculum. roster, there has yet to be any full- tion (SCA). O li. 0 communication options. Each "I think that the new curricu time, tenure-track additions to Other students, however, are Q 0 professional development track lum is very creative and will cer the communication faculty. worried that the limited number z encompasses four different tainly meet student needs," she Presently numerous courses in of faculty in the department will i courses. Communication majors said. the department are taught by ad mean that many courses they had i- will also be required to complete The program was introduced junct faculty members. intended to take will not be of o o 18 units in advanced area studies to students as being a more uni "The part-time instructors are fered within the new program. 00 courses. fied yet flexible sequence of hit or miss," said Rebecca Perrine, Lee Mazmanian is reassuring D The new program was devised courses. a junior with a media studies em students that such concerns may o by communication faculty mem The structure of the new pro phasis. "We really need more full not be warranted: "I think that the o o _l bers Bernadette Barker-Plummer, gram might also, however, raise time faculty to help with advising way [the new curriculum] is con UJ Andrew Goodwin, Rhonda Parker, some new problems for the de and to help bring some more con ceptualized and presented is dif > Larry Wenner and Bryan Whaley. partment. tinuity to the course offerings." ferent and that causes anxiety. I'm With more majors taking "We are going to advocate con not really sure that there is as big classes within the department, the stantly and passionately that we a course offering distance as stu i$ LU need for new communication fac get a tenure-track position in the dents might think." ulty is even greater than before. following academic year because To help acquaint current and Parker said that the need for we need it to deliver the curricu incoming majors with the new additional full-time faculty lum," Robertson said. program, the SCA has prepared an "couldn't be more grave" and ex While the new curriculum is informational handbook. plained that the current faculty already part of the Fall 1998 "The idea is to help answer have been advocating the creation schedule, students who are in the questions that students may have," of a new tenure-track position for process of completing their com Costa said. 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The San Francisco Foghom is the official student newspaper of the University of San Francisco and is sponsored by the Associated Students of the University of San Francisco (ASUSF). ©1998 NICK ANDERSON—WASHINGTON POST WRITERS GROUP The thoughts and opinions expressed herein are those ofthe individual writers and do not necessarily reflect those of the Foghorn staff, the administration, the faculty, staff or the students of the University of San Francisco. Contents of each issue are the sole responsibilities of the editors. Advertising matter printed herein is solely for informational purposes. Such printing is not to be construed as written or implied sponsorship or endorsement of such commercial enterprises or ventures by the San Francisco Foghorn. ©MCMXCIIX. San Francisco Foghorn. All rights reserved. No material printed herein may be reproduced Letters to the Editor without prior permission of the Editor-in-Chief. Subscriptions are thirty-five dollars per year. An Invitation... Scipio. You should note that the Dear Editor: person in the picture on page 4 Enclosed is a letter I sent to Mr. SUBMISSION POLICY was misidentified. It is actually The Cost of Housing William Hoist of the DeSoto cab • Columns for the Opinion section and Professor Susan Heicftnreich of company, concerning his troubles letters to the Editor are gladly accepted the University of San Francisco There's almost no heed to re the students, and especially the with several University of San from students, faculty, staff and alumni. Psychology department. Professor Office of Residence Life to wake • All materials must be signed and peat it again. Anyone who has Francisco students. Carol Chihara ofthe USF Biology up and face the obvious facts— include your printed name, address spent more than five minutes in department was the introducer San Francisco knows of the students are being gouged for and telephone number for verification. Dear Bill: • Please include your University Status for one of the Friday evening tight housing market and the housing. The pricing system, as I am writing to invite you to (class standing or title). speakers. Also, I believe that the high cost of living. it currently stands, is completely USF and have lunch as my guest, • We reserve the right to edit materials third type of cloning that you de unreasonable. If Fr. Schlegel and It can be difficult to find de as a small token of an apology on submitted. All submissions become the scribed from Professor Seidel's the Board of Trustees are really property ofthe San Francisco Foghorn. cent housing. It can be expen behalf of my juvenile and irrespon lecture, and the method used to sive to live here. However, it is looking for efficiencies, this • Columns of not more than 700 words sible classmates' behavior. I was create Dolly the sheep, should be neither as difficult nor as expen would be a good place to start. should be submitted by 5 p.m. on the shocked and saddened to learn of labeled "Somatic Cell Nuclear sive as the Office of Residence ORL has claimed in the past Friday before publication. your experience in a recent edition • Letters of 350 words or less should be Transfer." The other two you de Life would have us believe. (and will no doubt claim again) of USF's award-winning newspa submitted by 5 p.m. on the Monday scribed are actually types of 'fis to be pricing at market rates. We Ifyou haven't already, take a per, The Foghorn, where your let before publication. sion,' i.e. cutting or splitting. The absolutely refuse to believe that • Shorter letters which get to the point look at the housing data pre ter and that of an administrator article did well to distinguish the sented on page four. The num these prices accurately reflect have a greater chance ofbeing (David Bush, Associate Vice Presi issues treated in the ethics session bers are absolutely staggering. any market. The experiences of published than long, rambling dent for Student Affairs) was re from those on public policy. I do the three editors whose apart diatribes. • For an additional one hun printed foral l to see. not think it is true to say, however, dred dollars per month, three ments were used for compari • Anonymous letters are printed at the The type of incident you expe discretion ofthe Editor-in-Chief. that all of the speakers in the students currently living in the son are not unreasonable and rienced is not at all indicative of • If possible, material should be policy session were "pro-cloning" dorms could move to 2nd Av we feel reflect the status of most our student body, and I was submitted on disc (any format if that meant that they thought it enue where they would have USF students. If ORL feels they Macintosh/PC). ashamed when I read of it in the was always ethically acceptable. their own rooms, share a bath can support their claims, we • Editorials are written by members of April 9 edition of the Foghorn. Their purpose (or one of them) room with two instead of 50 would love to see the evidence. the Foghorn editorial staff. Please accept my apology and the was rather to point out that diffi people, and have a kitchen and There are two Foghorn issues enclosed fare on behalf of our stu culties that we, in a pluralistic so living room to boot. remaining this year. In either of dents, and know that your efforts ciety have in making laws based • For $1,000 less per month, those issues we will gladly print to inform our students of shame me at your first convenience at on the ethical views of people. Ad four students could move from any response ORL or Student ful behavior were widely read. (415) 422-4793 to arrange foryour ditionally, Professor Charo the University's new apart Affairs feels fit to make. We also Again, I want to reiterate my in visit, and leave your name and pointed out that it would be very ments to a location just off encourage students who cur vitation to be my guest at lunch number if I am not available. difficult to legally allow cloning campus, sharing four rooms rently live off campus to call our here on campus and get a real look Sincerely, that is based on good motives or instead of two. Admittedly the office and let us know your cur at what USF students are like. We Jim George intentions and prohibit cloning cheaper apartment isn't fur rent situation. have some of the finest young ASUSF Senator for Non-Tradi that is based on bad ones. Over nished, but for such a substan It is hard to look at the num people I have had the pleasure of tional Aged Students all, however, you did a fine job in tial savings, most students will bers and not be amazed. It is knowing, with the exception of an covering the conference and the make do with lumpy mattresses hard to believe that ORL can say occasional mindless, drunken and significant issues that human and cinder block bookshelves. the words "market rate" with a Mistakes and Applause immature boob. Please allow me cloning raises. To recap: around $400 a month straight face. Dear Editor: to give you a tour of our fine cam I commend the excellent article Sincerely, for your own room or $700 a It is hard to believe the stu pus, and an opportunity to meet Barbara MacKinnon month to share an ORL room. dents and administration have on "Cloning Demystified" in your some fine young people. Please call This is known as ORL math. allowed this farce to continue April 9 issue and its author, Deana Professor, Philosophy It is time for the University, this long. And to Continue... Only TWO more issues of the This is no conspiracy theory: some students to transfer before the University has revamped its their USF careers began. FOGHORN left! Oh No! housing policies to give under Or, in ORLSpeak—before classmen priority for the simple their tuition dollars began reason that upperclass tuition pouring in. That's right, only TWO, count 'em TWO more dollars are essentially guaranteed. Bottom line: the powers that It is highly unlikely that any be were able to make this current USF junior will trans change in housing policy pre issues of the Foghorn left in the Spring semester. fer away for his/her senior year cisely because they were going because housing on the Hilltop to make money off the deal. is unavailable. Apparently, this $2600 a month fortw o bed That means that it's time to sit down at your was reason enough for the uni rooms? versity to not give a damn about If this is ORL's best offer in these students' housing situa exchange for on-campus hous computer and start typing your letters to the tion. ing, then it seems abudantly ob Last year, parents were an vious that giving housing pref editor and submissions. Send them in... before gered to arrive on campus to erences to frosh and sopho find their sons/daughters mores instead of upperclass would have to begin the semes men was not a heart-wrenching it's too late. ter in triple-rooms. This caused decision for ORL. San Francisco Foghorn OPINION April23, 1998 Benj Barsotti The Marginilzation of Democracy THESOAPBOXXX The primary function of the by George H. McGlynn One way to reduce the tension is major media is not to keep the to remove the public from the public informed, but like any busi by American banks. According to out of every five single parent scene, except in form. Let's Talk ness, to make money for their own Forbes magazine, General Suharto households. Average weekly earn During Reagan's tenure, the of This is a column about abortion. ers. The mainstream media is of Indonesia, one of the countries ings for workers went from a high fice of chief executive was, in ef Have you made up your mind therefore motivated both by norms to receive money from the Ameri of $315 in 1973 down to $256 in fect eliminated in favor of a sym yet? Are you ready to condemn me of private profit (seeking audiences can taxpayer, is worth 30 billion 1997, a decline of 19 percent. In bolic figure constructed by the as a over-privileged conservative or with disposable income) and by dollars. This is the individual re come inequality has also increased public relations industry, and heartless liberal? maintenance of societies hierarchi sponsible for the deaths of thou with the poorest fifth of families aided by the popular media, to, Since we are at a Catholic cal social and class relations in the sands of people in his own coun seeing their income decline by perform certain ritual tasks, ap school, you also have the opportu interest of the elite beneficiaries. try. Hardly a whisper of thought $210, while the richest five percent pear on ceremonial occasions, to nity to classify me as one of those The media coverage of national ful criticism from the media. gained an average of $6,440. Mean greet visitors, read government fiery Christian soldiers who wan and local affairs is usually superfi The media appears to remain while the income ratio of CEO's to pronouncements and so on. For ders around talking about the cial and oriented toward events fixated on the stock market, driven workers in major corporations has eight years, the U.S. government sanctity of life while he supports and personalities, consisting of largely by down-sizing a work force gone from 40 to 1 in 1970 to 200 functioned virtually without a the death penalty and is trying to headline stories and conservative, that is of interest only when its to 1 in 1996. The average pay of chief executive. Reagan's only get rid of welfare. banal commentaries and editori qualification for the presidency Both the pro-choice and the als. Lately there has been an expo was that he knew how to read lines pro-life camps have their orthodox nential increase in trivialized fea written for him. Something he doctrine. tures and gossip items. The media The media coverage of national and local had been doing for years. Probably even more important, have almost nothing to say about affairs is usually superficial and oriented Reagan's duty was to smile, read they also have their caricatures of the damaging aspects of the cor from the teleprompter in a pleas the other side. I think that these porate politico-economy and re toward events and personalities. ant voice, tell a few jokes and keep representations are the most im frain from any examination ofthe the ignorant public properly be portant part of being able to hold fundamental precepts upon mused. This was a major advance onto a doctrine tightly. which policy is based. In addition decimation pushes up stock prices. chief executive officers went from in the marginalization ofthe pub During war, it is important to the popular media continues it's However, there is another story $326,000 a year to 3.7 million over lic. The United States has led the objectify the enemy. If you saw cold war agenda of distorting and that does not find any place, nor the same period. way in devising techniques to con them as human just like you, it fabricating images of countries concern in the popular media. Of course the economic Dar trol public opinion, thought and would take away from your ability that reject or attempt to reject That, for many families, worries winists and those on the political therefore power. This control is to discount their lives. U.S. capitalism. about wages, retirement and health right insist that these figures rep effectively reinforced by the sub Not to mention, this is also an Examples of media bias and care are constant. Thousands of resent the world the way it is and ordination of the political and important part ofthe ad hominem willful negligence are not hard to people in the U.S. have lost their therefore, not news. Poverty is a ideological system to business in attacks that are such a key element find. Where is the outcry from the jobs, their aid to families with de condition of capitalism, period. terests. of each side's doctrine. Pro-choice popular media about a recent pro pendent children, their Medicare, Larry King's recent interview, It is obvious that education to advocates are obviously raging posal to bail out South East Asia at their health insurance, their pride Oprah's latest book selection and ward public awareness is our femi-nazis or liberals that are so a cost that could reach 80 billion and hope. the salary of the latest actor in a highest priority. Americans have open-minded that somewhere dollars. Congress has found it nee-' The number of Americans sit-com fill the news. got to stop acting like beached along the line their brain fell out. essary to cut back Medicare, Med without health insurance stands at It is instructive to look to the whales and become critical par Pro-lifers are probably conser icaid, veteran's programs, afford 40.6 million, an increase of 41 per role of the media during the ticipants in this most important vatives that have been raised with able housing, children's programs cent since the mid-seventies. De Reagan years. The hoax perpetu struggle. The salvation of democ this position from birth (we all and some of the basic needs of spite seven years of nearly uninter ated by the media then is of some racy lies in individuals who will know that there is no way that people in the U.S. Then suddenly rupted economic growth, approxi interest. State capitalist democracy not relinquish their conscience to someone could believe this Unless the government, at a moments mately 50 million Americans, 19 has a certain tension regarding the the state or a corporate controlled they were indoctrinated with it). notice can come up with billions percent of the population live be focus of power. In principle, in a media. They have never seen "real life." of dollars to bail out Asian coun low the poverty line. Those in pov capitalist democracy the people They have a hidden agenda in tries. In reality, securing the prof erty include one in four children, rule, but in reality effective power George H. McGlynn is a profes which they would like to make sure its made from high interest loans one in five senior citizens and three resides largely in private hands. sor of exercise and sports science. that women have to have children to keep them out ofthe work force. They are supposed to be home, Show Me Your DNA by Deana Scipio taking care of children, anyway. Did either of those descriptions complementary bases in the amazing to me that people DNA, deoxyribonucleic acid is fit the people that you disagree sample DNA. When the probes would think that a com the molecule that carries all our with? bind to the DNA scientists can puterized catalog of DNA genetic information. The mol If they did, I would like to wel determine what sequences of would make it any easier ecule itself is a polymer of nucle come you to the wonderful world DNA the sample contains and to verify a person's identity. otides which are made of phos of stereotypes. It must be nice to also what amounts of those se I say computerized because phate groups, sugars and nitrog live in such an easily categorized quences. The number and posi as long as this information enous bases. There are four ni world. Asians can make a com tion of specific sequences is dif becomes part of a computer trogenous bases in DNA; ad puter out of a watch. African- ferent for every person, this is the database, it will not be totally se enine, thymine, cytosine and Americans are born to dance and DNA fingerprint. cure. All someone would have to guanine. The bases have comple sing. Hispanics have a real under do is "hack" into the system and mentary shapes and bind to each You can see why this technol standing of family. switch names and DNA finger other to create the backbone of ogy can be both useful and con I would like to let you in on a prints. the DNA molecule. Adenine al troversial. If we could create a little secret: stereotypes are not ac Imagine someone could steal ways binds to thymine and cy catalog of every person then it curate. you identity by substituting their tosine always binds to guanine. would be possible to track down I realize that I am going out on DNA fingerprint for yours. The sequence of people who had a huge limb with that statement. Don't think that this infor the nitrogenous been kid This is the '90's, we all know that mation would be pro bases in your napped. We stereotypes are a byproduct of ig Some people tected enough so that DNA is what could take norance. already think of it "those things" would makes you an in DNA samples But if we all know this already, never happen. Hackers dividual. These as an attack on from newborns how come there is still such a per are always*a step ahead of nitrogenous privacy for govern and make that vasive belief in the abortion stereo the designers of the sys bases code for procedure part types? Don't worry, I already know mental offices to tems that they "hack" into. proteins that de of the process the answer. These stereotypes are Even if this information termine what request social of getting a .different because they are right. could be protected, who you will look like. security numbers birth certifi Isn't it funny that all of the ste could be trusted to do so? DNA finger cate. Not only reotypes are gross exaggerations ex on forms. I feel sorry for the poor printing is a tech would we have cept for the one that you believe in. man who can't work be nique that uti- all the informa I have never met anyone that cause he cannot give a lizes the fact that tion about a said, "You know, until I picked up clear set of finger prints. every person has unique DNA to person's life we would also have one ofthe pamphlets, I believed X, The problems that he is create a "fingerprint". a record of their DNA. All we but now I am definitely on the Y having are symptomatic of DNA fingerprinting has re would need to identify a person side." our society's dependence on cently become more feasible be would be any small piece of the I know that there are routine fingerprinting as a way to iden cause ofthe polymerase chain re person that contains DNA. Paper debates on abortion, but there is tify people. I know that a if DNA action (PCR) which amplifies the and ink fingerprints would be just about as much exchange of fingerprinting was used he would amount of DNA in a sample. This come totally obsolete but so viewpoints as there is at a gang not have this problem. However has made it possible to take a very would the semblance of privacy fight. Everyone comes with their I would rather not see this tech small piece of intact DNA and that we have now. friends to try and beat the other nology used to create a catalog of make copies of it so that the tests Some people already think of side into submission. people for the very simple rea used to create the fingerprint can it as an attack on privacy for gov What this all boils down to is son that I don't want to be be done. After copies have been ernmental offices to request social that it is time for people to start part of one. made using PCR. Enzymes are security numbers on forms. In a talking—even if that means that used to cut the sample DNA into world where DNA fingerprinting you might have to be a little recep Deana Scipio is fresh pieces. The next step is to create is the norm you would probably tive to what someone else believes a DNA probe. The probe is a se be asked to provide a sample of man undeclared science quence of bases that binds to DNA to verify your identity. It is major. Molly Sweeny The Hillbarn Theatre Yi-An Heidi Chen perform cello complex (or whatever the heck you APRIL 23 Chamber Stage presents "Molly sonatas by Schubert, Strauss and call it). Campus Ministry is right Sweeny". Blind since infancy, Molly Samuel Adler in the Campbell Recital next to us. You can't miss us. Phelan Thursday Sweeny's chance to regain her sight Hall at Stanford University. The is the structure that looks like a General Elections Get out there and has unexpected consequences for her, performance starts at 8 p.m. For Soviet-Communist building— vote. It's time for a new ASUSF her husband and her surgeon. more information, call (650) 723- functional but bland. And Campus Senate, and your vote counts. Performances will be held today 3811. Ministry has the office with the through May 17. Performances on mother of all green awnings. For Chill Cook-off The Source will Friday and Saturday will be held at 8 more.information, call x6122. APRIL 25 present its annual Chili Cook-off in p.m. Sunday performances will be Harney Plaza starting at 12:30 p.m. held at 2 p.m. all performances at Essence of Style: Chinese Furniture The game here is to see which chili the Hillbarn Theatre, 1285 E. Saturday of the Late Ming and Early Qing came out of a Hormel can. Don't Hillsdale Blvd., Foster City. Admis KUSF Every Saturday afternoon at 4 Dynasties Dating from the late forget the Beano. Come sample some sion is $13. For tickets or more p.m. DJ PUSH, Arc Angel Gabe Real sixteenth to mid-eighteenth century, of the Foghorn's chili— it's what information, call (650) 349-6411. and Miss E mix up a tight batch of the 44 pieces in this exhibition were keeps us up for over 24 hours on futuristic beats and rhythms, originally created for members of the production nights. Japan's War Memories Today, the premiering the latest cuts from DJs most sophisticated and wealthy University of San Francisco Center and recording artists from the Bay classes. The exhibition explores the Blew Willie For your listening for the Pacific Rim presents, "Japan's Area and beyond. Listeners will hear aesthetic concerns directly reflected pleasure during the Chili Cook-off, War Memories: Amnesia or Conceal the local junglistic event calendar, in the decoration and form of the the Source Concert Series presents ment?" at the Lone Mountain special guest MCs, and international furniture, as well as broader issues of "Blew Willie." The band won't be the Campus. Speakers from around the drum 'n' bass masters sharing the use and social status. The exhibition only thing making noise, ifyou know globe will gather today starting at world of the global jungle movement. is at the Asian Art Museum of San what I mean. They start playing at 8:30 a.m. and ending at 5:30 p.m. to So be sure to tune into 90.3 FM every Francisco, Golden Gate Park. For 12:30 p.m. in Harney Plaza. discuss Japan's actions during World Saturday for "Future Breaks." more information, call 379-8800. War II. For more information, call Admission is $7. Jazz Cafe The Source presents "Jazz Ikebana Demonstration A demon Krysten Elbers at x6357. Cafe" in Crossroads at 7 p.m. So, grab stration of Ikebana - the Japanese art yourself some English breakfast tea, a Artaud and His Double A tragicomic of formal flower arrangement with APRIL 28 scone, sit back and relax to some jazz. waltz with the visionary Artaud as he special regard to balance, harmony, I'll be over at Taco Bell ifyou need pirouettes along the thin line and form - is conducted by Sue Tuesday me. between creativity and madness, Morford, a certified teacher of the Social Security Privatizing Debate Sogetsu School, today from 4 to 5 Today at 5:30 p.m. in the UC Faculty Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the "Artaud and His Double" will be p.m. at the Bedford Gallery, 1601 Lounge, Lisa Davis, senior policy Desert The Source presents "Adven performed today and tomorrow at 8 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek. Call (925) analyst for the National Committee to tures of Priscilla, Queen ofthe p.m. and Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. 295-1417. Preserve Social Security and Medicare, Desert" as part of its gay, lesbian, at the Julia Morgan Theatre, 2640 College Avenue at Derby in Berkeley. and a representative from Economic bisexual, transgendered film series. Hui O' Hawaii's Lu'au This is the Tickets are $10 for general admission Security 2000, a non partisan, The movie starts at 9:30 p.m. in mother of all signature events. The and $7 for students, seniors and the grassroots organization that presents Harney 235. Lu'au usually sells out, so better get disabled. For advanced tickets or a plan to transform Social Security to your tickets soon. The event will Davies Forum The Davies Forum will more information, call (510) 548- a capitalized system, will debate the feature performances, Kahlua pig and present a lecture entitled "Prisons, 6476. pros and cons for the privatization of Race and Crime" as part of its theme poi. Ifyou don't attend, you'll Social Security. Go check it out. "Widening the Gap Between the Rich One Acts and Solos New one-act definitely miss out. Hui O' Hawaii's and Poor: Social Inequality and the plays and solo performances by Bay 26th annual Lu'au is held in Memorial Chinese Calligraphy The Asian Art Demise of the Welfare State." The Area and Dominican College writers Gym (it's that big!) starting at 6 p.m. Museum of San Francisco is proud to lecture will feature Robert Gangi, will be performed in Meadowlands present "Chinese Calligraphy of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911)". On loan executive director of the Correctional Assembly Hall between Palm and APRIL 26 Association of New York. The event is Acacia Avenue at the Dominican from the exceptional collection of free, and will be held in McLaren 252 College of San Rafael today at 7 p.m. Sunday Harold Wong until September, this o and tomorrow at 2 p.m. Dominican exhibition presents a superb group of tonight at 7 p.m. Earth Week Celebrate Earth Week students and Bay Area actors will seventeen calligraphies dating from with ASUSF today. There will be Computer Music Concert Them enact ten new works ranging from the late seventeenth, eighteenth and several community service activities 0) smart folks at Stanford will present a fantasy, farce and family drama to nineteenth centuries. Included are a with free lunch. For more informa Q) concert on Computer Music Concert, current issues. General admission is number of masterpieces by the tion and registration, call Tenielle with works for piano and electronic $7, seniors and students $5. For more greatest Chinese caliigraphers of the Thompson at x2857. tape. The event will feature Argentin information, call 673-3131. period. Admission is $7 for adults, $5 Q) ian pianist Nora Garcia. The event Stanford Music Enjoy music by for seniors and $4 for youth aged 12 Black Sea Treasures The dynamic starts tonight at 8 p.m. in the Knoll Vivaldi, Damase, Jongen and Thuille to 17. For further details, call 379- music and dance of the Balkan Ballroom at Stanford University. It is as the Stanford Woodwind Quintet 8812. gypsies, Jews, Turks, Ukrainians, free, and for more information, call performs with guest artist Robin (650)723-3811. Russians and Georgians will fill the BeatsPerMinute KDNZ presents Sutherland on piano (who are these stage of the Cowell Theater as "BeatsPerMinute" in Harney Plaza at people?). This show cost $4 for Westwind International Folk 12:30 p.m. Good excuse for having students, and it will take place in the APRIL 24 Ensemble's 50 singers, dancers, and lunch outside today. Dinkelspiel Auditorium at Stanford musicians take center stage with a Friday University. For more information, performance that features the music Sixteen Candles The Source presents call (650) 725-2787. Titanic! No, not the movie, the and dance of the exotic Black Sea. "Sixteen Candles" as part of its discussion and slide presentation. Performances are tonight at 8 p.m. Spring 1998 film series. The movie Come to UC 413 today from 1 to 2 and tomorrow at 3 and 8 p.m. Tickets APRIL 27 will be shown in Harney 235 at 9 p.m. for "The Last Days of the range in price from $13 to $17, For p.m. And it's free, what more do you Titanic - Photographs and mementos advanced ticket sales, call 441-3687. Monday want? of the tragic maiden voyage" by the The San Francisco Foghom We will Senate Senate will meet tonight at 6 Irish Jesuit archivist and author, E.E. Stanford Music Here's another senior have a meeting tonight at 5 p.m. in p.m. in UC 413. Come join your O'Donnell. recital with free music. 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APRIL 29 Wednesday Stanford Music The Aiea II: New Music Ensemble will perform works by Kris Falk, Juan Pampin, Hyo Shin Na, Jonathan Norton, Jun Kim and Oded Ben-Tal. The event is free, and Compiled by... will take place in the Campbell Brian Murphy Recital Hall at Stanford University at 8 p.m. tonight. For more informa The Scene Calendar is a weekly listing of events at tion, call (650) 723-3811. and around USF. Hopes and Aspirations: Decorative To have an event listed H "Un Painting of Korea Exploring the in the Scene Calendar, native Korean aesthetic sensibilities mail (e- or snail-) or bring , i.,*400* for abstract forms and bold composi your information to the tions, this exhibition of sixteen Foghorn office no later paintings (six folding screens, seven than one week before the requested date of hanging scrolls and three framed publication. paintings) reflects important aspects ,,^..l^iftt|jg|» of Korean culture and is indicative of the customs and folklore of pre- Contact us... modern Korea. This exhibition is at 415.422.6122 the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, Golden Gate Park. For 2130 Fulton Street more information, call 379-8800. San Francisco, CA 94117 The Titanic and its last days will be the topic of a discussion and slide presentation by the author of "The Last Days ofthe Admission is $7. [email protected] Titanic," E. E. O'Donnell. The lecture will feature photographs and mementos ofthe tragic voyage— see Friday. TODD MARKLE Fr. Schlegel ott form. Further, what was up with Cross Another plus was the free, yes free, roads? This was the real threw one hell of drinks. None of that $2 nonsense we The whole Studio 68 event just fell magic of the night. had to put up with last year. flat. I'm sure we all appreciate the at Not that I looked like The only criticism I have of the tempt to pull in faculty and alumni abash April 18 food was that there wasn't more of it into the event, but that is done by be a Robert Palmer 80's on the first floor. The third and sec ing fun and upbeat. Except for the girl, but that once a in the UC ond floors were well attended, but the soda, Crossroads seemed a very lonely, year we can all get lack of resources on the first floor kept yet private, place to spend the evening. Alexandra Haines people going upstairs for more. Which leaves one other room on together and stop SCENE EDITOR the first floor to frolic in, and that worrying about papers We practically devoted a whole is would be the Foghorn sponsored and tests long enough sue to it, and now as all the beer bottles karaoke event in the Fog'n Grog. to actually look at are being recycled, aching feet nursed .mi As a faithful member (hey I'm the and massaged, and soiled garments on Scene Editor) ofthe Foghorn most of each other, talk to their way to the cleaners, it's time to my time was spent here supporting each other, and cel ask ourselves if President's Ball was fellow staff members Tiffany ebrate with each worth it. Maleshefski and David Gudelunas other. I'd have to answer with an unquali who were hosting. They stole the fied yes. stage away from other I'm not saying I didn't have my karaoke groups more than once, but I'm sure doubts. I did, and lot's of'em. (USF students can be a tough crowd). And not the freshman doubts like they were just trying : While kicking offthe evening, they if anyone was actually going to go, or • : to ease everyone's gave thanks to Father Schlegel for if I really had to dress up to go to UC stage fright hosting the event before launching of all places. into "Love Shack." I mean, veteran concerns and On the second floor the kids were doubts. There was a tremendous already hopping in World Fare. Those amount of pressure to top last year, DJ's must have hit every genre in the and since last year was a spontaneous book by the time the evening was over. effort that just turned out right, there Yes, there was a lot of that nineties was more than a few times I doubted catch phrase at the Ball — diversity. that the magic of UC would be with While the music upstairs swayed from us again. 80's glam to hip hop, the music down But what do you know? President's stairs wandered from karaoke classics Ball and the ever lovely UC didn't let to ska and country. us down. I could never quite time it right So in case everything that hap though. I would hear one of my fa pened after the second rendition of vorite tunes on the 2nd floor, rush to "Tainted Love" is all but a blur, let me the dance floor, start to groove and refresh your memory. . then be thwarted by a completely dif The best food was found in Parina. ferent beat of a totally different style From those little quiches we have all of music. come to love so much, to the cheese Well I couldn't keep up, and by the and fruit trays that no University of crowd in the lobby that raced in and San Francisco event can go without, it was all there and in perfect Marri Ball: Page 16
Contact us... 415.422.6122 2130 Fulton Street San Francisco, CA 94117 [email protected] 10 San Francisco Foghorn SCENE April 23,1998 The Orpheum's First 'Show'
So the sun finally has decided to return to the Hilltop. While Scenester is excited that we are no longer armed with an umbrella at all times, we are worried about the trends that coin cide with the warmer weather. For instance, why is it that as soon as the temperatures rises above 60 degrees Phelan residents have a need to strategically place their stereo speakers so that the entire campus is forced to listen to hideous, brain-numb ing music? Really, no one listens CATHERINE ASHMORE/BROWNE ZUKOW CASE to Pearl Jam anymore. Show Boat, directed by Harold Prince, stars Tom Bosley, the guy who played Mr. Cunningham on "Happy Days" Secondly, sunny days do not mean that Harney Plaza turns 'Show Boat' Launches Orpheum's Season into a makeshift whiffle ball field. David Gudelunas Broadway revival. worked out in any coherent review, Equally impressive are the auto MANAGING EDITOR As a related note, if we Wonderfully stitched together by but the musical does touch upon mated sets of Eugene Lee. From the have to dodge one "Show Boat" docked at San Prince, "Show Boat" manages to be many epochal events in American massive showboat itself to the Chi Francisco's Orpheum theater last both grand in the way Broadway history. cago Street scenes, settings come more frisbee, there will week and has been reminding au musicals aspire to be and as slick as Of particular interest is the is and go with a fluid effortlessness, be a big price to pay. diences that if nothing else, theater modern producer demand that they sue of overt racism in the South. lending an almost cinematic effect And, showing exces loves to celebrate itself. be. The depiction of segregation and to the ten million dollar production. Not only does Oscar Tom Bosley (you'll remember sive amounts of skin is miscegeny is honest and frightful Which, by the way, when you Hammerstein him not from his long list of stage — in that cheery musical sort of consider what that other boat cost simply not acceptable. H's and credentials, but rather as Mr. way. the film industry, seems like a hell We do not care if Jerome Cunningham on "Happy Days") While Prince has said that he of a bargain. global warming turns Kerns 1927 takes center stage as Cap'n Andy, the "was committed to eliminating any Of course, if the sets, costumes, story revolve conductor of the Cotton Blossom inadvertent stereotype in the origi and opportunity to chat about so this place into a thfiatftr around an with timing as sharp as the Fonz' nal material, dialogue which may ciological constructions of race dur burning inferno, we do extended sideburns. seem 'Uncle Tom' today," we ing intermission don't lure you on not want to see your Wl *' theatrical Cap'n Andy's wife, Parthy couldn't help but to think that he board, the music should. midriff. Attempting to family on a (KarenMorrow) is a flintyNe w En- followed the same philosophy as the With dynamic renditions of turn-of the-century river boat, but glander who is dubious about the producers of "Different Strokes" "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man," "I dress well does not Harold Prince's ("The Phantom of theater types attracted to her hus and "Gimme A Break." Have the Room Above Her," and turn into an optional the Opera," "Evita") remounted bands floating palace theater and While overt racism isn't the is "Ol'Man River,""Show Boat" main activity in the Spring. production extols the magic ofthe spends most of her time looking out sue, the story is essentially one from tains a strength that many modern contemporary American musical. Please people, let's at for the welfare of their daughter and about an Anglo perspective. Go mega-musicals have all but forgot Appropriately enough, "Show Magnolia (Sarah Pfisterer). figure. ten about — the music itself. least feign self-control. Boat" is also the firstproductio n to Pfisterer, who played Christine There is, however, plenty about "Show Boat" continues at the Sunny days are meant be staged on the Orpheum's recently in the touring "Phantom" company, "Show Boat" that is accurate. Orpheum through June 10. Tickets to skip class, sip some enlarged proscenium. matures on stage from an innocent The costumes, designed by Flo range from$3 7 to $77 and are avail The touring production cur teen to a struggling single mother, sloe gin, and lounge rence Klotz, are flawless. From the able through all BASS ticket centers rently wowing local audiences is a and plays every age in between with primness of 1887 to the more ris or by calling 776-1999. The around in a climate- synthesis of elements from the surprising conviction que flapper styles ofthe 1920's, the Orpheum is located along the 21 controlled environment original 1927 Broadway produc The details of the "Show Boat" threads help provide the audience Hayes line on Market Street in the listening to dreamy tion, the 1936 film, and the 1946 are far too complicated to be with some chronological footing. Civic Center. summer pop tunes while wearing retro sunglasses. Highs and Lows At Animation Festival Finally, Scenester is Christopher A. Bess distressed that people man and roach, lasting just three minutes Also, the hand drawn Swedish short FOGHORN STAFF WRITER assume we work in and forty seconds. "Hand in Hand," features three really skinny Crossroads and listen Spike 8c Mike's Classic Festival of Ani Though it might not have the most de tight-rope dancers who don't want to dance mation definitely has its highlights: a wide veloped or complicated animation style, with a really fat tight-rope dancer. This film to ska. While we do variety of animation styles, stories, and char "Lily and Jim" by American Don Herzfeldt seems to think it has a point, but I'm not frequent Crossroads, acters from several nations; but this two exactly sure what that point might be. ska is not in our music hour collection of short films is not without The evening's 'biggest disappointment' its disappointments. vocabulary. award goes out to the Brits at Aardman En The show has a "Geri's Game" goes by very tertainment for "Stage Fright" directed by While speaking of strong start, beginning quickly so don't blink. A Steve Box. It tells the story of a "dog juggler" Crossroads: can with the German film strong finish to an OK show. harassed by a silent film star. someone please stop "Shock," which humor Though its clay animation style closely ously portrays an ani the onslaught of 80's mimics that of Nick Park's "Wallace and mator sucked into his Gromit" stories (produced by the same com tunes? drawings and abused by certainly has the best dialogue and charac pany), "Stage Fright" has an uninspired— Thanks for your his creations. ters in the show. even annoying—plot and lacks a single sym Then, the Bulgarian On the downside the German clay anima support and concern, pathetic character to which the audience can computer animated "Giiten Appetit" keeps, tion piece, "Frilling," which features forks relate. however. the audience's attention with an action growing out of tables, makes absolutely no Imagine Wallace and Gromit without Happy B-day K.G.H. packed, visually stunning battle between sense and was visually less than stunning. Cartoon: Page 14 San Francisco Foghorn SCENE April 23, 1998 11 Sounds 'Nightwatch' Doesn't Better Than
Deserve Watching So it's Spring and the It Looks flowers are blooming, Dustin Stegner the birds are singing Brendan Cosgrove FOGHORN STAFF WRITER and love is in the air. FOGHORN STAFF WRITER Nightwatch, starring Ewan MacGregor, The cover screams in large, cartoon lettering Nick Nolte, and Patricia Arquette, begins What a better place to MEET THE DEEDLES. outrageously well. be in love than the Hmmm... Judging from the movie trailers, the There is only one problem: after the great glorious city of San movie is a 90's surf version of "Bill and Ted's Ex beginning, it deteriorates. Francisco. With all cellent Adventure" without time traveling or wit. The picture opens Or even worse, maybe a with Martin Bells these gushy vibes in the horrible modern take on (MacGregor), a law air, we took the liberty the best surf movie ever, school student who is to scope out all the "North Shore." starting his job in the great places to flirt here As much as I like a few city morgue. ofthe songs, I can't, in good The opening se in the city, as well as on conscience, recommend quence of the old campus. buying this thing. Half of watchman, played REV J this CD is complete rub wonderfully by Lonny bish. Chapman, guiding Martin through the Outside World Fare- Supporting imitators like Radish or Perfect morgue is wonderful. There are constantly Thyroid is unforgivable. Every other good band The dark passages, the morgue, and a people standing outside on this CD has better material available on their strange yellow room with vats of formalde our beloved dining hall. own albums or other compilations. hyde are extremely creepy. Outside, there are There is no better place At first glance the "Meet the Deedles" two trees completely wrapped in black plas DARREN MICHAELS/DIMENSION FILMS soundtrack looks very promising. And even tic that gust in the wind. Ewan McGregor, hottie with a body of to stalk that one elusive though half of it is rubbish the other half isn't. All of this creates the perfect environment "Trainspotting" fame, can't save this movie. cute boy/girl on cam The album boasts some very popular names for suspense. pus. It is also the best in alternative music, such as Goldfinger, Save Ferris, and The Mighty Mighty Bosstones. place to tell someone I'm sure a lot of people in this world are sick of Joyce is one very strange how great they look hearing about the Mighty Mighty Bosstones. They smoking a cigarette. were aU over the radio, MTV, and music media in looking prostitute. The general. And why not? They are one talented band, scenes where James tears and something needed to fill the void in between her apart mentally are very The Library- This is not Chumbawumba and the Wallflowers. painful to watch. only a great place to Here they are again on this soundtrack, with find people sitting one great song, "Wrong Thing Right Then." The tune is certainly a departure from their happier around, the library is radio songs like "The Impression That I Get," In one episode Martin listens to music in where you can find the which is why this song is a standout. his walkman and there is the sense at every intellectual members of A groovy bass line begins the track before a moment that someone is watching him. In the opposite sex, soothing horn melody enters and takes over the addition, there is a creepy picture of a mur song. Lead vocalist Dicky Barrett, sounding noth der that hangs in Martin's workstation. actually doing their ing like his old, rough voiced self, croons about a Finally, there is a red light above his work. Not that they mistake he made that obviously screwed some desk that will ring if one ofthe dead people wouldn't mind a little thing up. Its never made clear exactly what the mis ever wakes up. All of this is extremely ef distraction. Hint, hint. take is, but I think it is really unimportant. fective. The lyrics are used to keep with the somber Unfortunately, the focus shifts to mood of the music, and start the soundtrack off Martin's relationship with Katherine Crossroads- This is a right. (Arquette) and his friend James (Josh DARREN MICHEALS/DIMENSION FILMS given. The social scene The rest of the CD ain't too shabby either. The Brolin). Their relationship seems quite Patricia Arquette adds "Nightwatch" to her here is excellent and the producers, keeping with the movie's target audi empty and are quite uninteresting com long list of film noir credits. ence, go for the high school market by filling the pared to the dark morgue. music is usually pretty CD with modern ska music, grunge, and add a James and Martin have this idea that tin, the movie revolves around whether or good. This is also the little surf to make it all interesting. they should live like they are two heroes not he is the killer. place to find all those Keeping with the surf theme, the Dance Hall in a movie and dare one another to do out Director Michael Obel really fails in Crashers'"Lady Luck" flirtswit h surf music in be rageous things. These include challenging building the suspense at this point in the deliciously pale people tween the pop-punk music. to stereotypically large men in a pool hall movie. who refuse to bask in Following*Dance Hall Crashers is Goldfinger and even having an encounter with a pros Nevertheless, this is an amazingly aver the sun in Harney during — I really want to hate Goldfinger. The band, how titute. age movie. The interactions between the dead hour. ever, can write catchy songs. In this case, the prostitute is seventeen- characters are interesting, and Nick Nolte is Label-mates Cherry Poppin' Daddies' offering, year-old Joyce (Alix Koromzay), a very amazing as a very weathered looking inspec "Dr. Bones," mixes ska with big band swing, and strange looking girl. It is painful to watch tor. Any club in the city- fails miserably. James tear her apart mentally. In the end, this movie should never have This is a given as well. Hepcat fairs considerably better. They have a The plot unfolds as there are a series of left the morgue because every scene within People go to these more soulful feel than their peers.' murders taking place of prostitutes in the city its walls makes the audience's skin crawl. Re Fortunately, the CD offers a much-needed and Inspector Cray (Nolte) is the head in ally, is anyone comfortable in a deserted places to meet other break from the ska sounds. Unfortunately, much vestigator. bihlding with lot of dead bodies? Probably people. Makes perfect of it falls flat As the clues begin to point towards Mar- not. sense. At any rate, I'll take the soundtrack over the
Any bar in the city- Any place where liquor is involved may lead to a more flirtatious state of mind. Watch out for the beer goggles though.
Any cafe in the city- This is a nice combina tion of interesting and intellectual people. You can meet some great people and count the ways you love them DARREN MICHAELS/DIMENSION FILMS over a steaming cup of Meet the Deedles soundtrack beats the McGregor with Arquette in the movie 'Nightwatch' that doesn't quite deliver. movie, but just barely. joe. 12 San Francisco Foghorn SCENE April 23, 1998
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Enjoy yourself, take time off and have a The Gate good time, and while you're at it get tickets to these shows. Call BASS ©510.762.2277 Christopher A. Bess historic feel to it. FOGHORN STAFF WRITER Surrounded by gnarled, ivy covered trees As our April weather gradually begins to iS .-life and "Jurassic Park"-style tree-ferns, the calm Blew Willie resemble spring (i.e. not hailing on us quite .-;!%. -if : waters of the pond are home to the friendli The Last Day Saloon so much) and the elemental wrath of El est ducks in the park. These ducks will not April 23 Nino seems to be exhausted, San Francisco's run from you, and might even allow an ami great outdoors is becoming a welcome des able pat upon the head (provided you bring tination. them a hand-out of some sort). Capsule As days lengthen and The Music Concourse, home to the Acad Hotel Utah Saloon get warmer we who emy of Sciences, Steinhart Aquarium, April 23 dwell in and around the DeYoung Museum, Asian Art Museum, University of San Fran Temple of Music, and the Japanese Tea Gar cisco are in an enviable den, is further along, off to the left of JFK Vinyl position, living virtually Dr. m The Last Day Saloon on top of what many The Academy of Sciences and Steinhart April 24 consider to be the City's Aquarium buildings are connected and, in ad most valuable treasure: dition house Morrison Planetarium, the sec Golden Gate Park. ond largest planetarium in the US. Chrome w/A Minor Although most of us are aware that the The Temple of Music is home to weekly Forest three and a half mile long park is only about concerts by the Golden Gate Park Band, which two minutes down the hill, there is much in Great American Music plays on Sundays. it that even long-time San Francisco residents If anyone reading this has not yet seen the Hall are not aware of. Japanese Tea Garden, go right now; the $2.50 April 24 For instance, did you know that in Golden admission price is well worth it. Though it's
Gate Park you can: row or peddle a bolt CHRISTOPHER BESS/FOGHORN more than one hundred years old, this exhibit through serene pastoral scenery; see dozens from the 1895 Midwinter Fair is very much Crewsade 2 Goethe and SchfJIer are in the USF library of live buffalo; find one ofthe nation's great- stacks as well as (hSlin' in Golden Gate Park. alive. ,' Justice League est collections of rare plants; sip jasmine tea H J? It is home to clear ponds and streams filled April 24 served by kimono-clad ladies among the bo the least quiet places in the park: the with brilliantly colored koi, magnificent, well tanical artistry of the Japanese Tea Gardeif Children's Playground next to Kezar Sta proportioned landscaping, Shinto shrines, view famous works of art and antique furn% Buddha, a. miniature Mt. Fugi, and a fully No Use for a Name dium. ture in the DeYoung museum; ride a wild,% Ike Golden Gate Park Children's Play functional tea house. Bottom of the Hill hundred year old merry-go-round (by sum ground, completed in 1886, was the very first In the centrally located tea house, ladies April 25 mer) and take inexpensive art classes in the playground ever created in the United States. in traditional Japanese dress serve a variety Children's Playground; sit in actual quiet be Points of interest in the Playground for of teas and Oriental cookies. Tea for two costs low towering redwood trees in the AIDS me those of us who have moved beyond swing- around $5.00. Third Eye Blind w/ morial grove; or visit with tame ducks in the sets and jungle gyms include a world class, Just beyond the Music Concourse along Dance Hall Crashers shade of primeval tree-ferns surrounding the hundred year old merry-go-round. This is a JFK Dr. is Stow Lake Drive (on the left) which San Jose State Event Lily Pond? genuine work of art, currently undergoing leads to (you guessed it) Stow Lake,. These are just a few ofthe attractions wait This is the largest lake in the park set Center its second major restoration in just two de ing for you within the vast Golden Gate Park. cades. around rocky Strawberry Hill (the highest April 25 Regardless of how one enters the park There is also the Sharon building, a stone point in the park). Aside from its status as an (the closest entrance is at the corner of Victorian palace originally constructed as a aesthetically pleasing sight, Stow Lake features Cheap Trick Fulton and Stanyan) one is almost certain refuge for parents of children at play. The boat rentals. to run into John F. Kennedy Drive, the main Sharon building is now home to an art stu Row boats and peddle boats are available Fillmore drag of Golden Gate Park. Because of this, dio which provides inexpensive classes for all for around $10 at the Stow Lake Boathouse. April 28 all directions to attractions within the park ages year round. Or, you can climb to the top of Strawberry will based upon the site's location relative Returning to JFK Dr., on the right hand Hill for a great view of the Ocean, Bay and to JFK Drive. San Francisco. There you will find the top of Lee "Scratch" Perry side of the street stands the familiar white, Starting on the Eastern end, ever wonder glass structure of the Conservatory of Flow Huntington Falls — the largest waterfall in Maritime Hall what that lone, ivy-covered stone building at ers. This building, erected in 1877, is one of the park, which flows majestically down the May 1 the bottom of our hill (Stanyan and JFK Dr.) the oldest in the park, aid is currently closed hillside and into the lake. standing by the entrance to the park is (or for repairs. When operational, the Conserva The final major point of interest found in was) ased for? tory houses a variety of visually stunning the eastern side of the park is Lloyd Lake, D.O.A. w/Zeke The McLaren Lodge, the building which tropical plants. home of the famous Portals of the Past (the Maritime Hall now serves as park office and conference A relatively secluded point of interest near relocated entryway of a Nob Hill mansion May 10 space, was the residential home to the park's the Conservatory is the Lily Pond. Accessible destroyed by the great fire of 1906). superintendent John B. McLaren for more from a path directly opposite the Conserva Located right next to JFK Dr. (on the than fifty years. tory (across JEK Dr.), the Lily Pond has a pre- right), Lloyd Lake is absolutely full of turtles. Jungle Biskit Heading into the Because it is trie sub Kimball's East park, a left hand turn ject of so many pho May 14 a short distance be tographs and post yond the Lodge, onto cards, you really Bowling Green Drive, should know where The Mavericks will take you in no Lloyd Lake is. Maritime Hall time to the entrance That's it for this May 14 of the AIDS Memo installment of hidden rial Grove. adventures of Golden Only recently Gate Park. Stay tuned Bob Dylan w/Joni made a memorial to for stories of buffalo, Mitchell, Van Morrison those San Franciscans windmills, miniature boats, polo, chalets, San Jose Arena who have died of AIDS, this beautiful and lots more. May 19 grove of redwoods In these final and pines surround weeks, as the year Sonic Youth ing a quiet brook is winds down, take a one of the most moment to visit. You Maritime Hall peaceful places in the can bring your books; May 25 park. the park is a great Continuing down place to study. God Lives Underwater Bowling Green Dr. This is truly our beyond the Lawn park; one might even The Great American Bowling courts think of it as an ex Music Hall (someone still has to tension of our cam May 28 explain Lawn Bowl CHRISTOPHER BESS/FOGHORN pus; a genuinely mag ing to me) is one of The Lily Pond is a hidden treasure just offthe beaten path in the park. nificent backyard. San Francisco Foghorn SCENE April 23, 1998 13 San Francisco's Reading Rainbow The City has plenty to offer in the way of independent book sellers. Dustin Stegner Salinger's Catcher in the Rye for $3.75 and $3.75 FOGHORN STAFF WRITER for Isaac Asimov's Foundation. Hardbacks are San Francisco offers a great range of inde also cheap, such as William Faulkner's The pendent bookstores where one can find many Stores in Review Reivers for only $7.00. Scenester sometimes books unavailable in chain stores. A Different Light (489 Castro) The bookstore is owned by Brian Beard, who gets tired of Crossroads In addition, the broad range of used and spe Carroll's Books (1195 Church at 24th) opened the bookstore about two months ago and that wonderful 80's cialty bookstores allows an avid reader to find Cover to Cover (3910 24th Street at and many of the books are out of print, but still rare or out-of-print books. The City offers a Sanchez) very reasonable in price. The shop does not music, so we were large choice of book- Green Apple (Clement and Sixth) carry computer books or new age books, but is wondering... ••••••••• stores, many of which are Phoenix Books (Corner of 24th and very strong in history and all forms of litera I near the University of San Vicksburg) ture. It is definitely worth visiting. "What is your favor Francisco. They provide San Francisco Mystery Bookstore (24th and Cover to Cover (3910 24th Street at Sanchez) ite dive?" an exceptional alternative Diamond) Cover to Cover is a small bookstore that car Urban! to the campus bookstore. Used Book Company (24th and Diamond) ries only new books and has relatively limited GQCIUBti Green Apple (Clement selections of all genres. ••JflAUHl and Sixth) All ofthe books are cover price and most can Green Apple is one of be readily obtained at any bookstore. the closest bookstores to USF and probably one are signed by the authors, and the books are Although it is limited in most areas, Cover of the best bookstores in San Francisco. priced quite reasonably. The Mystery Bookstore to Cover has a wide ride range of children's Green Apple's main store carries a vast range also host many authors, such as Michael books and books on parenting. There are also a 0&0kK of art, history, philosophy, and poetry books. Connelly, and Jon Jackson. lot of children's classics such as The Wizard of There is also a Fiction and Music Annex that is The bookstore is open Wednesday through Oz, multiple printings of CS. Lewis' The JJ»^IU» JMJI JJ-;; located three doors down. It carries a broad Sunday and is definitely worth visiting if you Chronicles of Narnia and a Ronald Dahl col range of comic books, many of which are signed like a good mystery, or are looking for a hard to lection. by the authors, such as Will Eisner and Alan "Filthy's" Moore. I John Symkowick, Many of their graphic novels are reduced in Sophomore price as well. The Music Annex carries tapes that range from $2.98-$5 and compact disc's from $5.98, for a P.I.L. CD, to the standard $31, for Pink Floyd's "The Wall." Records are mostly under $ 10.00, with many for only a dollar. Green Apple also has a good selection of bargain books, such as Stephen King's The Stand in hard cover for $5.98. Although it is a little disorganized, Green Apple stocks CD Roms, many computer books, and even a selection of tarot cards, for as little as $8. Ifyou take the time, Green Apple has some great finds and good bargains. A Different Light (489 Castro) A Different Light is a specialty bookstore that houses all things homosexual. If it is gay fiction, 'Red Room" law, psychology, or even magazines, A Differ • Ali Battit, Freshman ent Light carries it. All of the books are new and sell for cover price and the books almost exclusively deal with homosexuality. The bookstore is also a host ofthe Bay Area Writer's Queer Conference which takes place JESSICA YAMASAKl/FOGHORN between April 1-5. A Different Light is limited Whatever your book interests, San Francisco bookstores have got you covered (paper or hardbacked). in a general selection, but is definitely a trea sure trove of literature relating to gays and les bians. find item in the genre. This store is quaint, but has nothing out of San Francisco Mystery Bookstore (24th and Used Book Company (24th and Diamond) the ordinary. Diamond) Noe Valley is home to many bookstores, and Phoenix Books (Corner of 24th and Vicksburg) The Mystery Bookstore is another specialty the Used Book Company is one ofthe finest. It Phoenix Books has a selection of new and store that obviously specializes in mystery carries only used books and is clean and well used books as well as a selection of music. Tapes books. From Sue Grafton to Sherlock Holmes, organized. There is also a coffee shop right on range from $2.98, for Lou Reed and John Cale, Tn and Out" this bookstore carries it in either new or used the corner. to 5.98 for Tori Amos. • Stephanie Connor, condition. The prices on used paperbacks are very rea Many of the new books are on sale, such as Freshman Tl*ey also have a few copies of books that sonable; $5 for Victor Hugo's Les Miserables. I.D. photography book on Bob Dylan that costs only $4.98. A nice feature of Phoenix Books is that they carry many first edition books at a reason able price like John Updike's S for $10 and H.G. Well's Meanwhile from 1927 for $10. The selection of new and used books is quite comprehensive and all types of books are car ried from Astrology to Music. In fact, Phoenix Books carries quite a few music books which include Beethoven and Haydn. Carroll's Books (1195 Church at 24th) Carroll's Books finishes the chain of books located on 24th Street in Noe Valley. It is next to an Antiques and Tea Room that serves a pot of tea for about $2.50. "330 Ritch" The bookstore itself has a large selection of • Brendan Cosgrove, bargain books that range from free to $3. They Freshman also carry National Geographies from 1960- present foronl y seventy-five cents each. In addition, there is a wide selection of SF and mystery books for about $3 each in paper back. There are also a few unique categories, such as paranormal section and books on Scientology. You might have to search for quite awhile through the many periodicals and music books, but Carroll's Books carries almost everything that you are looking for. There are many other bookstores in San Francisco, such as City Lights on Columbus and Acorn Books. Almost every bookstore offers a little something unique for the book buyer. "Royal Oak" Whatever tickles your fancy, you are sure to find JESSICA YAMASAKl/POGHORN • Alexis Walker, Senior, the book that you're looking for. Don't Judge a book by its cover, but judge a bookstore by its book selection. waitress at the Royal Oak 14 San Francisco Foghorn SCENE April 23, 1998 Nooner Dear Tiffany: written by Chili Tiffany Maleshefski Dear Tiffany, April 23, 1998 There was this really drunk and obnoxious girl at President's Ball this past weekend. She mo who doesn't do that? I am afraid Mr. Spice Man Cook- nopolized the karaoke table, thought she was I do not see what you mean. Good luck in your God's gift to rock stardom and was convinced that future and may someone grant you the strength her air guitar was in fact a real instrument. to be stronger against cute Southern California Off Would you know anything about that? beach bunnies who sing and dance. Sincerely, Dear Tiffany, President's Pout How are you? TODAY Dear President Pout, Sincerely, No! Joe 12:30p.m. - Dear Tiffany, Dear Joe, 1:30 pm. My favorite Spice girl is Emma/Baby Spice. This gives such a new perspective on every You wouldn't believe the crap I put up with for thing, you asking me how I am doing, instead liking the blond in pig tails. I think she is the of me consoling your condition. I'm okay, you Harney smartest because while she is acting feminine and know. Some days are better than others. I have Plaza sweet she is also being really tough. Do you see developed this annoying cough that hassles me what I mean? Not even Sporty Spice can achieve at the most inopportune times. It's not a such a level of strength no matter how many smoker's cough because I don't smoke, but it weights she lifts. What do you think? can't be a cold because that would mean I have had a cold for about a month. Sincerely, My schoolwork is at its all time low in qual Spice Man ity. I have a bad case of senioritis. I have had it since my sophomore year so it has just got Dear Spice Man, ten more intense as the days pass. I mean I What do you mean Baby Spice is the tough have no idea what the hell I am going to do one? Hello. Do I need to refresh your memory, with my life, so I have become more prone to or should I say, do you need to regress your heart failure. At least I am still insured. I am memory? So, sucking on lollipops incessantly going to France for a month in June. I am ex (very phallic) while wearing stockings that child cited but you know you hear so many bastard ishly roll to her knees and skipping and swing stories about the people in France. How many ing all the live long day on the Spice bus is tough? of you out there have heard that the people in Or is it more or less a mechanism you have de Paris are just sweethearts? That is what I veloped to desperately cling to days of youth that thought. have surpassed you once you left the elemen Actually, what is funny about your whole tary monkey bars for the other kids to play on. I question, Joe, is that I have no idea how I am think Emma has used her adorable ways to de feeling. I have clues here and there but overall ceive you into thinking something she certainly I feel kind of numb. Not numb with fear or THIRTY-THIRD ANNUAL TRI-GAMMA FASHION SHOW is not. And you call yourself a Spice Man. Can excitement, just kind of floundering around. I you even name all five? Sure you think you un am waiting for something, not Godot, but 7oelmkliM. derstand the Spice Girls because you might have something. I will tell you when I feel it. Hope set up some funky shrine to her lollipop in be fully it isn't death, but something grander then (&aiuJul^ TICKETS ON SALE IN FRONT OF CROSSROADS APRIL 20 THRU MAY 1 (MON-FRI) Cartoons Not Always Fun FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 422 8195 From Page 10 years ago). frame twelve minute production Gromit; this is "Stage Fright." Other winners included the jumps around a great deal, tell Following intermission the short and sweet, "Man's Best ing a story of abuse, murder, and show resumes with another Friend." Ben Gluck's version of travel. This is art. bomb— "Underwear Stories" by biblical creation (from the point "Welcome" by Russian Alexei American Blair Thornley. This of view of a dog) makes for an Karaev gave me the creeps, but film, which makes even less entertaining two minutes. the crowd seemed to enjoy it— sense than the dancing forks, has "T.R.A.N.S.I.T," from the Il especially the four years and more titles than actual anima luminated Film Company of En under crowd. Dr. Seuss fans tion. It is further weakened by gland, requires the most audi should enjoy this, but the immature innuendo and old ence concentration in the show. strange voice-overs are undeni jokes (the 'wonderbra' is so two This highly stylized 30,000 ably disturbing. The show concludes with its cleanest, finest piece, Academy Award winner "Geri's Game," by "Toy Story" creators PIXAR Ani mation Studios. "Geri's Game" features a computer animated old man wearing specially de signed computer animated April 16-May 7 clothing in a computer animated JAZZ CAFE park playing computer ani mated chess. Geri is an interesting, visually inspiring character in a strange situation (fighting himself to the death). This film goes by very quickly so-don't blink. A strong finish to an OK show. Spike & Mike's 1998 Classic Festival of Animation, while, on the whole, nothing to write 7-9pm home about, makes for a mod in the Crossroads erately entertaining evening, es sponsored by the SOURCE pecially in the beautiful Castro COURTESY OF SPIKE & MIKE Theater, which features a live Stage Fright is one ofthe weaker pieces ofthe show, but there are good organist and giant balloons be pieces too. fore the show. ksantranSan Francisco Foghorn SCENE April 23, 1998 15 Hui O Hawai'i presents its starSCB0 26TH ANNUAL LU'AU ArieArlosc IMsrr(March 9241 - ApriAnrlll 191 Q)l ,'.,,,Com, • mitment. Is it a word that you are this ability so it will be twice as familiar with at all? No, it's a word hard for you to do this than if you <^Xa 'tytkcme Q$<^£oko Q(^Kahm you have never heard. There was a were say, a Capricorn. TH E SPIRIT IS WITHIN US point in your life when you were Libra (September 23 - October 22) able to devote yourself to the things It is really early in the morning Doors open at 4:30pm that mattered, but now look at you. because I am writing on deadline Dinner <.i,trtsHt 5:-i()pni A mere blubbering fool who and went out last night, so I had to Show starts at 7:30pm doesn't know their arse from their get up at an unheard of time to book bag. What has happened to write this column. Now the sun is Dinner k Show S1<> A.lulls you Aries? Why the radical change streaming though my window, % l t Students with valid id Cup-A-Joe on Hayes offers a neighborhood feel in a corporate society. San Francisco Foghorn SPORTSWEEK April 23, 1998 17 Attention all Fraternities, Sororities, Clubs, Organizations, and Individuals! Get ready to have some fun! 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Date 18 San Francisco Foghorn SPORTSWEEK April 23, 1998 Dramatic Comeback Only Highlight vs. LMU From Back Page "We're not going to take any "The best teams that I've ever thing for granted though," said coached are the teams that decide Pritchard. "We're going to go after for themselves," said Head Coach Gonzaga like they're Pepperdine or Rich Hill."Hopefully, this team will LMU. So this weekend's series is do that." going to help prepare us for the two "We want to win it," said out scries alter that." fielder )eff Pritchard. "Everyone's San Francisco made a miracu seen how we bounce back after lous comeback in the nightcap last losses. After we lost that first game Saturday after LMU jumped to an against LMU, we came back from 8-0 lead. The Dons' did not score 8-0 in the second game. I think it's until TJ. McCall blasted a three- stuck in our heads that we want to run homerun and Pat Walsh con take the conference." nected on an RBI-single to make So, with the question of desire it 8-4. LMU put another run on the out of the way, the focus will be board in the top of the sixth, but shifted to first beating Gonzaga, USF scored 6 runs in the bottom then battling Pepperdine and San of the seventh to take the lead. Diego. Freshman first baseman Tag "We're fighting for our lives in Bozied singled in sophomore Tony all our games now,"said Hill."This Hurtado with two outs to complete team is young and inexperienced, the Dons' dramatic victory. but we seem to rise to the The other two games were not occassion. The better the opponent as exciting for the Dons. Nor we're the more we try." they particularly pretty to watch. USF swept Gonzaga earlier in In the first game of the series, the season, Mar. 20-21 in Spokane, San Francisco's pitchers gave up 11 Wash., and the Bulldogs remain 11 runs on 15 hits; in Sunday's finale, games out of first place in the Dons hurlers yielded 16 runs on 18 KRIK AI.MAS/KKiHOKN Freshman Chris Thogerson has been one ofthe stalwarts ofthe USF starting pitching rotation this season. Thogerson WCC. hits, as LMU compiled a 14-0 lead going into the bottom of the fifth. is 5-3 despite a 6.75 ERA, and also leads the Dons with 76 strikeouts, 13 games started and 76 innings pitched. "LMU's hitting was unbeliev able," said Pritchard. "I just don't "The real test is their desire on both sides of the ball, offense and defense. think we made the pitches we needed to make to get their guys Their competitiveness is what's going to win ball games." out at the plate." —Rich Hill Senior Sean Buller (7-2) re USF HEAD COACH, ON THE DONs' TITLE HOPES ceived only his second loss of the season in the first game, as did freshman Chris Gossert (7-2) in just too exhausted." On Tuesday, Apr. 14, the Dia doubleheaders and a fifth game the third game. Freshman Chad Now, with the LMU series be mond Dons met Cal at Benedetti on Saturday, Apr. 11. The Dons Soares (2-3) picked up the win in hind them, the green and gold will Diamond, winning 6-5 over the won three ofthe five games, split the second game after striking out have to gain ground in their final Golden Bears to even the teams' ting the first doubleheader 6-0 six LMU batters and giving up home series this weekend, against season records against each other and 5-8, sweeping the second, 10- only one unearned run in four in Gonzaga, then travel to San Diego at 1-1. 3 and 11-7, then losing on Satur nings. and Pepperdine in hope of regain "Cal is a Pac-10 team and day 2-11. "The series was an emotional ing the WCC lead. they're playing in the toughest con "This team does have the abil rollercoaster," said Pritchard. "We Last Tuesday, Apr. 21, USF com ference in the country," said Hill. ity to concentrate and play hard," came back from being down 8-0 pleted a game with California at "Anytime USF beats Cal it's an up said Hill. "The real test is their de Sophomore Leftfielder Pat Walsh in the second game after losing the Berkeley that had been halted at 5- set. To step up against a Pac-10 sire on both sides of the ball, of is among the Dons leaders in first game. So, by the last game we 5 in the fifth inning but which was opponent is very impressive." fense and defense. Their competi batting, and leads USF with 51 were mentally out of gas. When eventually lost by a final score of Over Easter weekend, USF tiveness is what's going to win ball runs and 20 stolen bases. they scored those 14 runs, we were 10-9. hosted Southern Utah in two games." Rugby West Coast Conference Team >*-» mBg> Koret Intramurals WC,«iwC^ f-•y Learns on STANDINGS Koret Flag Football Koret Men's Basketball W L T W L GB the Job xRambling Wreck of xBlucs & Bruise 8 0 — xKendrick Tech 4 0 0 xWe'reTall 7 I 1.0 From Back Page xThe Scrubs 2 I 1 xFestcring Soars 6 2 2.0 turning players next year, we should xREFC 2 I 2 xPeninsula Players 5 3 3.0 Laces Out 2 I 1 Thursday Bricks 5 3 3.0 be good." When asked what it was lect 2 2 0 Very Fine Chillers 4 4 4.0 like having to often teach the team Igorots 1 3 0 Fighting Illini 4 4 4.0 from scratch he replied, "It's fun. APALSA 0 5 0 Educated Fools 4 4 4.0 Sometimes it's a bit frustrating, but x Clinched Playoff Berth Different Strokes 3 5 5.0 Playoff Schedule (4/26/98) Village Bicycles 3 5 5.0 I see guys improving really fast." -I Rambling Wreck vs. #4 Laces Out Bout It Bout It 0 8 8.0 If USF can keep up the rapid pace #2 The Scrubs vs. #3 REFC x Clinched Playoff Berth of improvement it should spell good Games begin at 12:00 pm at Negoesco Field Playoff Schedule (4/30/98) #1 Blues & Bruise vs. #4 Peninsula Players things for the future and possibly a Koret Indoor Soccer #2 We're Tall vs. #3 Festering Soars victory down the stretch this season. Games begin at 7:00 pm in Swig Pavillion xColchoneros 7 at Koret They play San Francisco St. this xFresh Peppers 6 Saturday and are hoping to enter a xThe Phoenix 6 xThe Illegals 6 VMK ALMAS/FOGHORN tournament at Golden Gate Park A-Team 5 Koret Women's Basketball Sophomore Second Baseman Tony Hurtado beats the throw to first on May 2 which features many big- F.C. Tear Away 4 2 I L GB against LMU. Hurtado leads the Dons with a .382 batting average. name schools. The Tortfeasors 3 4 0 w Underground 6 I --- Happy Hamsters Utd. 3 4 0 Wildcats 5 I 0.5 Natural Born Players 3 4 0 Court Jesters 3 3 2.5 Coral Reefers 2 4 1 The Blue Meanies 1 6 5.0 Batting Average Runs Scored Won-loss % Bulldogs 1 6 0 Tony Hurtado .382 Pat Walsh 51 Jeff Bowman 6-1 Food Here I 6 0 Gregg Omori .360 Tony Hurtado 43 Sean Buller 7-2 The Funk I 6 0 x Clinched Playoff Berth Pat Walsh .346 David Meliah 42 Chris Gossert 7-2 Playoff Schedule (4/26/98) Koret USF/UCSF #1 Colchoncros vs. #4 The Illegals Co-Ed Softball #2 Fresh Peppers vs. #3 The Phoenix Home Runs Hits Earned Run Average Hilary Lives Games begin at 6:00 pm in Swig Pavillion Rock Lobsters Gregg Omori 12 David Meliah 65 Sean Buller 4.16 at Koret Tony Hurtado 7 Gregg Omori 64 Chris Gossert 4.23 Harry Caries Koret Volleyball Eve of Destruction 0.5 Jeff Pritchard 6 Jeff Pritchard 63 Paul Deffner 4.47 Those Crazy Christians 0.5 W L GB The Beach Bums 6 2 —- Class A Rookies 1.5 Runs Batted In On Base % Strikeouts Re-direct 5 3 1.0 Pharm I's 1.5 Gregg Omori 55 Tony Hurtado .508 Chris Thogerson 76 Hilltoppers 5 3 1.0 Duff Dry 2.0 PWO 4 4 2.0 Med Sox 2.0 Jeff Pritchard 45 Jason Howard .485 Jeff Bowman 55 Rollin'Deep II 4 4 2.0 Who's On First? 2.0 Taggert Bozied 43 Gregg Omori .440 Sean Buller 50 San Francisco Foghorn SPORTSWEEK April 23, 1998 19 Louis Galian ^^ A College Degree Robert Downey Jr. Heather Graham Natasha Gregson Wagner The Wi and no plans? • "EROTICALLY CHARGED! 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SportsWee APRIL 23, 1998 http://foghorn.usfca.edu/sports VOLUME 94, ISSUE l8 The Dons Hit WCC Home Stretch SkMhe After dropping 2 of 3 to LMU, Dons trail Pep by 2 in WCC race Will wKmm m^_\w Jeff Match Baseball ASSISTANT SPORTSWEEK EDITOR USF 6 USF 6 USF baseball squandered an opportunity Southern Utah 6 California 5 to cut into Pepperdine's West Coast Confer Southern Utah 8 LMU 11 ence lead when the Dons dropped two of USF 5 USF 4 three games to Loyola Marymount last weekend at Benedetti Diamond. San Fran USF 10 USF (8 inn) 10 cisco (30-17, 14-7 WCC) now awaits the ar Southern Utah 3 LMU 9 rival of Gonzaga before the team travels to USF 11 LMU 16 Southern California to complete their WCC Southern Utah 7 USF 4 schedule. Southern Utah 11 USF. 3 Pepperdine (16-5 WCC) now leads both USF 2 California 2 USF and San Diego (14-7 WCC) by two games and LMU (12-6 WCC) by 2.5 games with nine league games to go. WCC Baseball Standings "We want to win it. WCC t Everyone's seen how we Pepperdine 16 5 27 San Francisco 14 7 30 17 San Diego 14 23 bounce back after losses. I ... 7 25 Loyola Marymount 13 24 !7 6 Santa Clara 11 22 20 think it's stuck in our heads JO Gonzaga 5 10 28 16 Portland '4 9 27 that we want to take the 15 Saint Mary's 3 7 21 conference." —Jeff Pritchard However, with six of the last nine games USF OUTFIELDER on the Dons' schedule in Southern Califor nia against San Diego and Pepperdine, the Diamond Dons will have their work cut out Numbers for them if they want to catch the Waves. In addition, USF's lackluster perfor mance last weekend has created more head 32 aches for the team, as the Dons lost the first School-record for wins in one sea and third games ofthe series against LMU, son for USF baseball, set in 1971. 11-4 and 16-4. In the second game, San Francisco had to recover from an ugly 8-0 The 1998 Dons, at 30-17, could deficit to steal a dramatic 10-9 victory in a break the record this weekend at game shortened to eight innings because of home when they host Gonzaga for darkness. With the upcoming road trip and the a three-game series at Benedetti Dons' recent slump (2 wins in 7 games, 6 in the last 14) the team's desire to win the con Diamond. KRIK ALMAS/FOGHORN ference should be the x-factor in how San Dons Catcher Josh Goldfield looks to the umpire for the call after a play at the plate last 107 Francisco closes out the WCC season. Sunday. When the dust settled, Loyola Marymount had scored one of its 16 runs in routing Comeback:Page 18 the Dons and winning two of three games in the series. Number of doubles recorded by USF baseball this season. The Dons broke the schools single-season record of 102 in the second game of a double- USF Rugby Plays First-Ever Home Match header on Saturday, April 18 Despite loss, young rugby history, playing in yet earned a victory, but has Domingo. against Loyola Marymount. only its second year. However, the made significant strides to be "With each game we are im Otters also have one of the best coming competitive with its proving," said Joseph. "As long as team has made coaches in Northern California. neighbors. "We are showing a we can get a good number of re- Joseph stated that the key dif lot of promise for next year," said Learning: Page 18 Briefly huge strides in ference in this game was the im provement in upfield aggressive The USF men's and womens tennis first season ness by USF's backs. Women's Rugby Starts Up, teams head to Malibu this weekend "In football you usually try to Rob Baird run around the defender, (but) in Hopes to Play Next Semester for the West Coast Conference cham SPORTSWEEK STAFF WRITER rugby, unless you see a hole, you pionships. In their final warmup be The first home game in USF's usually try to run at them because Foghorn Staff Report She-Hawks, a local club team. fore the WCCs, the Lady Dons lost young rugby history took place it is a contact sport," he said. Soon, it won't just men "Rugby is a challenging last Saturday at the Polo Fields "The forwards played very to Saint Mary's 7-2, as Lindsey limping around campus on and intelligent game that any in Golden Gate Park, as the aggressive and our backs were Monday mornings. one can learn and have great Beeman and Sarah Mahoney racked Hilltoppers fell to Cal State- quick and efficient," said team Women's rugby has ar fun with," said freshman Ma up singles victories. Monterey Bay, six tries to three. captain Mike Domingo, who has rived on the hilltop, and rina Sardo, one of founding Despite the loss, the outcome played for eight years. This sea much like the men's team did members of the team. was quite pleasing to the team, son, Domingo and Joseph, a na last semester, the squad is in One of the USF squad's considering their competition tive of Singapore, have shared the process of clearing the organizers, freshman Su Fern This Week and the progress they have made the large responsibility of trying administrative red tape that Khoo, encourages women in this, their first season. The to teach a sport that the players comes with being recognized with or without experience to Baseball three tries (rugby's version of know hardly anything about. as an official campus club. practice with the team and vs. Gonzaga Apr. 24 @ 2:30 pm touchdowns) that USF put up "They've gone from not In the meantime, the learn the basics of rugby. was the highest score so far this, knowing the basic concept of the vs. Gonzaga (DH) women's team has begun Practices are Tuesdays and season. sport to being able to hold their practices with a core of 8-12 Wednesdays at 6:30 pm and Apr. 25 @ 12 pm "Everyone really wanted to own against some of the best players and plans to begin Fridays at 5:30 pm; the team win," said freshman George Jo schools in the nation," said competitions with other uni meets at the Koret front desk. Rugby seph, one of the team's leaders Domingo. The schools that he versities next semester, as well Anyone is welcome, said Khoo. vs. San Francisco St. and elder statesmen of the is talking about are Bay Area as hire a coach. For more information on sport."To lose by three tries is neighbors UC-Berkeley and The team also looks forward the team, please contact Khoo Apr. 25 @ 1 pm pretty good." Stanford. to playing with the Bay Area at x8202 or Meg Kelly at x8792. @ the Lower Sunset Field Like USF, CSUMB also has a In its first year^ USF has not