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Scene: Barrio celebrates 25 years—Page 13 Sports: Baseball in first place—Page 20 HHHB San Francisco FOGHORN THE UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO APRIL 2, 1998 http://foghorn. usfca. edu VOLUME 94, ISSUE l6 USF Student Jailed in Kosova Crawford's non-violent resistance directed against Serbian aggression Jessica Dryden-Cook NEWS EDITOR Teresa Crawford, a University of San Francisco student, spoke last Crawford Tuesday night to the USF commu nity about her experience working during Spring Break on non-vio no Stranger lent protests in Kosova, part of the former Yugoslavia Crawford was joined by James to Activism Wiser, vice president of academic affairs, Stephen Zunes, a politics Tiffany Maleshefski professor and David Hartsough, of FOGHORN STAFF WRITER Peace Workers in San Francisco, in "I am not an activist," is how a panel discussion to inform and Teresa Crawford, describes herself. educate students on the situation "There are people who do things in Kosova and the peaceful actions without thinking and there are taken to curb the violence between people who think without doing. I the Serbians and the Albanians. want to be in the middle." As part of Peace Works, a non Teresa is no stranger to being in violent protest organization based the middle of things. In addition in San Francisco, Crawford and to her work with Peace Workers, five fellow Americans traveled to the organization that brought her Kosova and listened to the views to the former Yugoslavia, she has a of the Serbians and the Albanians slew of other things under her so on the current feuding situation of cial activist belt. trying to ethnically cleanse Kosova She already has a file stored of the Albanians. some where in the vaults ofthe se- Kosova: Page 3 Crawford: Page 3 USF: Clean Bill of Fixing Up This Old School Master plan shows how USF will look next century Les L. Shu faculty. The master plan is the completion date for the master Health until 2007 MANAGING EDITOR University's fourth since the first plan nor is it finalized. Many of Sick of looking at the same tired draft back in 1993. the proposed buildings still await Accreditors requiring a five- buildings at the University of San "We are compelled to do so ev funding. Francisco? Then look forward to ery 10 years," said Glenn Loomis, Construction of the new Jesuit year checkup in certain areas new structures proposed by the director of Plant Services, regard residence building is scheduled to begin in late Spring and will be Jeffrey H. Coleman University slated for construction ing the creation of new master However, the Western As completed by the fall of 1999. The EDITOR-IN-CHIEF in the coming future. plans. sociation of Schools and Col- Plant Services, along with mas Besides new landscaping, the nearby faculty housing along Anza Por the University of San leges (WASC) felt the Univer- ter plan architects Simon Martin- plan calls for the creation of sev Street on the north side of Lone Francisco, the long and im- sity was not without its faults Vegue Winkelstein Moris, dis eral new buildings, the renovation Mountain is also scheduled to start portant process of accredita and will return in 2003 to ad played drafts and a architectural of older structures and the shift construction sometime this year. tion is at an end. dress specific areas of concern. model to a small but interested ing of University departments. Xavier Hall, the Jesuit's current "If [five-year visits] hadn't And the result? Full ac audience comprised mainly of USF The University does not have a Master Plan: Page 5 creditation become stan for 10 years dard proce which means, "There is nothing dure... I could among other be a little dis- Two Bomb Scares Diffused things, that of surprise in the appointed USF diplomas report except that that we have tion became something of a sur "We found a suspicious package will continue several times they to do some of Johnson says realist farce. up at Lone Mountain that was ad to be accepted this again," Director of Public Safety Nate dressed to one of the vice presi at graduate make critical Schlegel said, two unrelated Johnson said that the two inci dents with no return address on schools and comments about referring to dents were it." government issues or activi the visit as a suspicious separate and The pack services like hoop to jump ties based on unrelated. age turned out student loans, through. "But packages were Friday's ac "There's really noth to be a birth financial aid, inadequate infor I think, given tivity began ing here... that would day present. grants and mation." the areas they with a phone A letter, more, making touched false alarms call in which a give any reason for which Johnson what is tech —Susan Prion upon, they caller with a people to be con said contained nically a vol ASSISTANT TO THE are all going Jeffrey H. Coleman disguised voice cerned beyond these "ramblings" untary pro ACADEMIC VICE PRESIDENT to be very EDITOR-IN-CHIEF threatened a two incidents." about death, cess critically helpful for It was a rare sight on campus, bombing at 1 was also found important. us." or so people thought, to have the p.m. -Nate Johnson but was deter DIRECTOR, PUBLIC SAFETY mined to be "All in all it was very sucr Specifically WASC will Saji Francisco Police "We quickly cessful," the Rev. John P. look at four areas on their re Department's bomb squad parked scoured the unrelated. Schlegel, S.J. said of the pro turn including assessment, the in front of the Lone Mountain campus, start In their cess. "We got our full, clean transition to a learning com- campus last Friday. ing from main campus and work search, Public Safety was aided by bill ofhealth for 10 years." WASC : page 4 When the team returned again ing our way out," Johnson said,re SFPD, police from the U.S. Postal the following Monday the situa calling his department's response. Bomb : page 5 San Francisco Foghorn NEWS April 2, 1998 Spring Break Brings New Habitats USF students worked to build houses for low-income families Melanie Galace Francisco. SPECIAL TO THE FOGHORN I set my alarm for 6:30 every Not unlike many of my peers, I morning to wait with the others for and four other University of San the Muni to the Mission District. Francisco students decided to re After we walked six blocks from the main in San Francisco for most of bus stop to the South Van Ness our Spring Break. building site, we were ready to be However, sophomores Andrea gin our work day. Nelson and Su As grueling san Suarez, and as these spring freshmen Rina Habitat for Humanity break mornings dela Pena, may seem, we Vanessa International is a were more than Gabriel, and I nonprofit, ecumeni happy to help, not only stayed cal Christian organi especially when on campus, we finding out that participated in zation whose mission we were not go one of the is to help low income ing to be work week-long families build their ing alone. community Sixteen outreach pro own homes. other students grams offered from SUSAN SUAREZ by campus Ceaderville USF Students, including author Melanie Galace, volunteered with Habitat for Humanity during their spring ministry. Our volunteer service College in Ohio joined us on the break, building affordable housing for low-income families. benefited Habitat for Humanity, in site each day that week. Most of a program called the Collegiate these students and their advisors Much was shared between our two boundaries, to fasten reinforce The interaction between the Challenge. were from the upper Midwest re -groups: jokes, laughs, food, fun and ment bar cages used as support and two groups did not end when the Habitat for Humanity Interna gion, and experiencing life on the sweat. to shovel ditches for the founda work day was over. The highlight tional is a nonprofit, ecumenical California coast for the first time. We accomplished a great deal tional cement and cinderblocks. of the off-site activities was the fi Christian organization whose mis during the More importantly, the team nal dinner at Planet Hollywood, sion is to help low income families week. For came to understand the value of where humorous stories about the build their own homes. Through many, it was a cooperation and patience. work week were exchanged and monetary and material donations new experience The ground breaking ceremony more memories were created. and volunteer assistance, Habitat to work on a for the South Van Ness lot oc It was an excellent and very re houses can be sold to partner fami construction curred in November of 1997. Most warding experience for me and my lies at affordable prices and fi site, and it was of the work was done in prepara new Ohio friends. nanced with no-interest loans. not a simple tion for the pouring of concrete, As Susan Suarez put it, the week The homeowners' monthly "hammer and so a lot of dirt movement was in was "lots of hard work, but we laid mortgage payments are then used nail" job. We volved. the foundation." A foundation not to build more homes. Their work learned to cut It was not easy to get used to the only of a house, but of a friendship. to eliminate poverty housing and and drill with soil-covered look, as sawdust and Ifyou are interested in becom homelessness is carried out at the power tools, to cement powder were flying about ing involved with this program, community level as well, with over utilize survey the worksite.