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Vol. 99 Issue Twenty FREEDOM AND FAIRNESS April 3, 2003 Senate Splits Grad Event

SARA STEELE StaffWriter

The commencement ceremony for the College of Arts and Sciences graduates was split in two for this spring. The ceremonies will take place at 3 p.m. on Friday May 23, and 3 p.m. on Saturday May 24. Four different meetings were

RYAN K1TSON/FOGHORN held to reach this decision, which eventually won the majority of stu­ dent votes at a special ASUSF meeting Thursday March 27. More than 100 seniors, about a quarter of the graduating class, attended the final meeting on Thursday, March 27. The meeting Expressing was organized and facilitated by Audrey Lui, the ASUSF senior class representative. B.J. Johnson, frustration Dean of Academic Services, Margaret Higgins, Vice President of University Life, and Archie Porter, registrar, answered students' questions. After some debate, students about voted on five options. The first option was for a full graduation cer­ emony at 3 p.m. on Friday, May 23, with students limited to four tickets per person. The second option was to have two ceremonies on Friday,

SALVADOR FLORES HERNANDEZ/FOGHORN one at 3 p.m. and one at 8:30 p.m. Top [Left to right]: Resident minister Mike Daniels, junior Emily Cohen, Mary Snyder and sen­ This option would limit students to a r ior aarah Silva sing and chant at the peace vigil. Top right: Pro-war/Pro-Bush chalkings covered eight tickets, but only the first cer­ the quad March 27. emony would have a reception. The w third option was to combine the arts and sciences commencement SARA STEELE John Savard S.J., the executive director of life." affects them. Maybe if this war affected their with the nursing ceremony at 9 '''''StaffWriter University Ministry. Savard read a quotation Walters hoped the vigil would make stu­ families more or maybe if they were being a.m. on Saturday, but students from Cesar Chavez, and urged the students to dents stop and think about the war. "I feel like drafted they might feel differently, but it would still have been limited to 8 About 25 students braved the cold, lit pray for the people in Iraq. "I'm here to sup­ this is something where we are getting togeth­ seems to be just a war that's in another coun­ tickets. The fourth option, which candles and prayed for the people in Iraq dur­ port the students, who are showing great er to really reflect on what is really going on try. I don't think people are feeling it." won the vote, was to hold the cere­ ing the Peace and Justice Coalition's 24-hour heart," Savard said. and realize that this is affecting us and should Junior Emily Cohen said hopefully this mony on Friday and Saturday with peace vigil in Harney Plaza March 27-28. The students then lit candles and ate a be something that we are aware of," said form of protest would reach out to more stu­ an eight-ticket restriction, but Sophomore Abigail Stepnitz, who helped meal that was provided by a $250 donation Walters, a politics major. "We are trying to dents than some of the other demonstrations. allowing for a reception for both. coordinate the vigil, said the PJC hoped the from the Jesuit community. Although most provide a peaceful presence of people who are "It seems hke a lot of people are getting frus­ The final option was to move the vigil would make a statement about their passing students only glanced at the protest­ saying we don't agree with this war and to pro­ trated with protests because many of them are ceremony to Memorial Gym. opinion towards the war in a less intimidating ers, many signed a letter stating opposition to vide a space for dialogue and a space to be very violent," Cohen said. "This is a very dif­ Four students voted for option way than other forms of protest. "We are here the war and stopped to talk with the partici­ together in peace. We want to come together ferent kind of presence and response to the one, none for option two, 18 for to stand in solidarity with the people in Iraq, pants ofthe vigil. Junior Erin Walters said that and try to meditate and pray and reflect on war. It's a vigil; we're not going to be option three, 31 for option four, both the combatants and the civilians," many USF students, like others in America, peace." yelling...and we're not going to try to scream and 13 for option five. Stepnitz said. "We want to voice our opinion do not care about the war because they haven't Other members ofthe vigil were frustrat­ our point across. It's a different way of show­ Johnson said under the guide­ that this war is illegal and unjust. We want to been affected by it. "I feel like in America, ed by the apathy of students on campus. "It's ing our support for peace and our sentiment lines of option four, the fine and make it clear th^t we support the troops; we even though we are directly involved in a war hard to be here and continue to watch the against the war." performing arts majors and the support them and want to bring them home. situation, we aren't directly feeling the effects country say it's okay to be at war," Savard said. social sciences majors will graduate We stand in solidarity with the world." of this war unless you have family in the mili­ "I think a lot of people would like to just be REACTIONS: PAGE 2 Friday, and the humanities and sci­ The evening began with a blessing from tary," Walters said. "It doesn't affect our daily students but they can't be because this war ence majors will graduate Saturday. Johnson said all seniors will receive a letter which better explains this process. However restrictions on tickets Board Votes Against School Merger will still be in place, despite student opposition to the idea. About 30 students attended the second meet­ ing to generate ideas and sugges­ tions about how the commence­ KARINA SEATON benefits of this merger would have been But Brewster said even if he wasn't ment ceremonies should be SiaffWriie'r"' potential cost savings and avoiding overlap­ accepted he'd still want to be involved in USF changed. Most students who ping programs that are similar within both life. "I love USF," he said. " I think it's a great attended this session did not want The Board ofTrustees voted not to com­ schools. university. Ifl can't work as a dean, maybe I'll the ceremony to be moved to a dif­ bine the School of Education and the College "Some programming is close enough in look into something else. I love gardening," ferent venue, such as Memorial of Professional Studies into one department. content and intended audience, for example he joked. "Just kidding." Gym. Students discussed either USF will now begin a nationwide search the Organizational Resources and Human Wiser said a benefit of the merger would restricting students to four tickets for a new dean for the School of Education Resources and Organization departments, have been "a bigger college and thus a larger each or splitting the ceremony. said Shannon McMillen-Evans, program might be able to become one program to budget and larger staff to respond to different During the second meeting, assistant of the theology department. College avoid overlapping," Wiser said. situations." Other possible benefits according the senate overruled the student of Professional Studies Dean Larry Brewster No one would have been fired if the to the original task force would have been, vote and voted in favor of a ticket­ will continue as acting dean of the School of schools had been merged, Wiser said. "cost savings," and greater dialogue between ing system by a seven to three vote Education until a new dean is found for the "Possible cutbacks may [have happened] on the two schools to develop better programs. with two abstaining. Kenny White, 2003-2004 year. an administrative level," he said. " For exam­ The task force discussed these benefits the vice president of public rela­ USF had been considering merging the ple, currently there is one dean over each last summer and this semester to see if they tions, said 29 students that he two for the last two years according to Provost school. If the schools [had merged], there were valid. The task force submitted a report approached were in favor of split­ Jim Weiser. A merger seemed even more like­ would have [beenjone dean instead of two." to Wiser, who recommended it to Privett. ting the ceremony, and only four ly since Paul Warren, the former dean of the At this time Brewster is dean of both According to the announcement, which was were in favor of a ticketing system. School of Education, retired last July. departments and was appointed after Warren's posted via USF Connect March 31, the Task The senate asked the students who But the idea began long before that. After retirement. Brewster said he wasn't sure if he Force decided to recommend that the schools attended the meeting to vote, and Stephen A. Privett, S.J., was named president would have kept his job had the merger gone not be merged. The Board of Trustees voted six were in favor of split cere­ of the University, a list of recommendations though. "If the merger [happened], the Board on the proposition March 28 and decided monies, while three supported a was given to the University for a planning and ofTrustees and the provost [were] committed against the merger, McMillen-Evans said. ticketing system. action task force. Among these recommenda­ to doing a nationwide search for a new dean," The decision was made based on finances, COURTESY OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS The debate continued at the tions was the idea to merge CPS and SOE. he said. "I will ofcourse apply for the position, curricula, personnel and University image, CPS Dean Larry Brewster will continue to act as dean of CEREMONY: PAGE 2 According to that taskforce, a few of the but it is not a guarantee that I will get it." according to the announcement. SOE until a new dean is chosen next year. news opinion c&c scene sports This year's Davies Award-winning USF professor Sam Green A USF student Phil Mathews signs Forum Seminars ques­ AIDS essay calls and the media studies interviews Chris a new multiyear inside tion the consequences people to action. department present the Rock about his contract to coach the of digital media documentary "The upcoming movie. Men's Basketball April 3rd 2 3 Weather Underground." 4 6 team. 8 NEWS San Francisco Foghorn «+» April 3, 2003 Lecture in Digital Series Reveals War provokes reactions a Darker Side of Silicon Valley

SALVADOR FLORES HERNANDEZ/FOGHORN

Freshman Hilary Mattis plays the guitar during the peace vigil.

FRONT PAGE: REACTIONS Gilbert Marquez, a senior politics major, seemed pleased with the student reactions to the vigil. "I've been out here since the vigil- started at noon," Marquez said. "Surprisingly we've been able to get the curiosity of even the students that feel that this war is the best thing we could do at this SALVADOR FLORES HERNANDEZ/FOGHORN moment, to be in Iraq and free the people. Most of the people that I've Raj Jayadev, coordinator ofthe Silicon Valley De-Bug project, addresses students in a lecture as part ofthe Davies Forum Digital Democracy Series. talked to feel that Saddam Hussein needs to be taken care of. But I'm happy because I've been able to have a real dialogue with them and I think that's very different from some of the other protests that we've had on campus." The University donated coffee to the protesters, some of whom BWAN..STITESand.MT.H.LE.E.N..EMMA learn about the Internet. The documentary boom of the dot-com companies, it became fasted or slept overnight on the Hartley Plaza concrete in sleeping bags. Staff Writers tracked the growth of Plugged In, from the time apparent that many of the people who were not During the night before the vigil, on March 26, other students wrote when it was small and locally known, to when it being educated on computers were the ones that pro-war sentiments in chalk all over Harney Plaza and the campus. was torn down and relocated, up to the point This semester the Davies Forum Digital were constructing computer components in Sergeant Feliks Gasanyan with Public Safety said these chalkings were not Democracy series focuses on the Internet and when former President Bill Clinton visited and places like chip factories. "Our group gives young how computers have affected the masses in praised the program for its outstanding and inno­ people a chance to analyze the environment that America. "We now work in digital media," said vative work. they work in," Jayadev said. Dorothy Kidd assistant professor of media stud­ The other subject was workers hke Jayadev. Jayadev was a Silicon Valley temporary ies and organizer of the series and companion While Hewlett Packard helped to advance the worker before he started Silicon Valley Debug. course. "This course answers the question of what Internet in disadvantaged communities, it failed He worked for Hewlett Packard building printers the consequences of working in the digital media to provide fair wages, a healthy environment, and on an assembly line. He wanted to head the "We have a lot of people with a lot of are." adequate safety standards for those working in Debug program because he felt that the workers The biggest concern that the speaker series the factory. Many workers were afflicted with needed some recognition. addresses is how the Internet is a "threat to our bronchitis, bloody noses and asthma soon after Courtney Krametkaubauer, a junior sociolo­ different views and I would like to see them talk­ civil liberties," said Kidd, who added that the they started work at the factory. Sincehealth gy major who attended the lecture, said she was government is increasingly using the Internet to insurance was expensive, most could not afford it glad that the film exposed how there was both gain personal information about anyone. "On the and their health problems were left untreated. "great wealth and great poverty in Silicon Valley." ing and have it out in the open." Web, none of your personal information is safe. Many times when the workers received their pay­ Molly Dugan, a freshman dual-degree histo­ The government can go to an Internet Service checks, they were not paid for the full amount of ry major, said the lecture and film changed the Provider and ask for entire logs of e-mails. It's time that they had worked. This problem was way she thought about the Silicon Valley. "I [used -John Savard SJ. scary to see where our privacy is going." Kidd only fixed after the workers signed a petition and to] think of millionaires, the dot-com boom, and explained that the U.S. Patriot Act makes went straight to the management. When the technology. I never realized there was another Internet use the least secure it has ever been. workers protested against unfair conditions, they side of everything. When you sit down at your Since Sept. 11 the government has been investi­ were promptly fired for complaining and request­ computer, you don't think about the people who gating more people through the Internet. "This is ing better circumstances. put together the computer, and whether or not approved beforehand by the University and were still under investigation. one of the consequences of moving to the digital After being fired, Jayadev helped to found they have enough money to feed their families. I "The writings were pro-United States, pro-war and said 'Support the age," Kidd said. Silicon Valley Debug, a group of young workers, think this was the most important part of his troops' and 'Support the President,'" Gasanyan said. "I chose this title [Digital Democracy] for writers and artists based in San Jose. They pro­ presentation: to show people the other side of Cohen was frustrated with the authors ofthe chalkings. "I woke up to two reasons," Kidd said. "It is puzzling and caus­ duced a website, a television show, a radio show Silicon Valley." the campus being covered in pro-war sentiments," Cohen said. "I definite­ es people to think about it. Because of the hype and a magazine for low-wage workers in Silicon The "Digital Democracy" lecture series con­ ly think that everybody has a right to express their opinion and just because ofthe internet arid'peoples' ideas that it would Valley, and rely on the use ofthe media to contact tinues until May 3, when a day-long conference I don't agree with their opinion doesn't mean I think they don't have a right liberate the world and bring democracy to all the wide population of temporary workers in and will be held to review all of the issues brought up to express it. But I would hke them to come out and dialogue with us in a people, it's an important subject." The seven lec­ around the field. "We do many different things to by the speakers. productive manner. The students who did this didn't really sign their name tures include subjects such as civil liberties, low try and give the factory workers a sense of soli­ The Davies Forum was established to to it and haven't really come out as an organization. I think having many wage assembly lines, hip hop innovations, hacker darity and collectiveness," Jayadev said. "We are enhance the University's efforts to produce future voices on campus is important, but I would hke it to be more constructive." culture, consequences of informational technolo­ not industry specific; we branch out to everyone leaders dedicated to public service and commit­ Joanna Swanton, a freshman politics major, said she was excited to be gies and the web and global justice. who has an under the radar job in the Silicon ted to ethical leadership. Each semester a differ­ involved in the vigil and hoped that in the future there could be more Raj Jayadev, last Thursday's lecturer in the Valley. We talk to a whole range [of] people— ent group of selected students, or Davies debate between students on campus. She said she has tried to be involved Digital Democracy series, discussed how the dig­ from the people who build the computers to the Scholars, participates in the interdisciplinary in as many ways as she can but that not enough people are participating. ital age has affected the work force in the Silicon people that serve the executives their coffee." Davies Seminar under the direction of that "Unfortunately, I think there is also a large community of students who Valley. About 25 people gathered to watch the Since the rise and fall of the dot-com indus­ semester's Davies Professor. The focus of these don't care to become educated about current events or students who are documentary, "Secrets of Silicon Valley," and to try, many temporary workers have been tossed seminars has included nuclear disarmament, and have a different view. I would be excited to talk to anybody with a dif­ hear Jayadev speak about his experience working around and left uncertain of when their next pay­ leadership and the American presidency, ferent view, or even the same view, about the war." at a Hewlett-Packard industrial plant in a high- checks might be coming. "We reach people all American values in international business, lying Savard agreed that dialogue needed to be opened up between students tech, low-wage assembly line. The hour-long over the place," Jayadev said. "We go to lunch and secrecy, ethics in sports, genetic engineering, with different views on campus. "We have a lot of people with a lot of dif­ documentary portrayed the lives of factory work­ hours, break rooms, and bus stops handing out gender and family, and the environment. A pub­ ferent views and I would like to see them talking and have it out in the ers in East Palo Alto, which is in the midst of our magazine." Debug addresses workplace issues lic lecture accompanies the seminars and is pre­ open," Savard said. "The PJC has been trying to do a lot out in the open. Silicon Valley. as well as home life and spiritual topics. "We fall sented by eminent national and international At nighttime there have been other sentiments written on the sidewalks, The film began with a quote: "The people in line similarly to what a union is—give people leaders in government, religion, education, busi­ and that shows me that something isn't healthy, and that people don't feel can't afford to live in the valley they are creating." the experience of collective action," he said. ness and philosophy who address the application free to express a view that might be contrary to what this group is saying. It focused on two subjects. The first was a non­ The "digital divide"—the gap between those of Christian values to current social situations. This is a university; we should be able to debate ideas in an intellectual profit organization, Plugged In, designed to help with access to the Internet and those without— fashion, and hopefully this will lead to that." young people to develop computer skills and spawned Silicon Valley Debug. During the Students vote to split graduation ceremony

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March 25 ASUSF meeting. About 25 students showed that option four was chosen. "I'm allowed to have more up to voice their concerns about how the administration people and that's what I wanted. I'm sad in a way was handling the situation. They were also upset that because I'm not allowed to graduate with my friends the senate, and not the students, would make the deci­ because they're not all in my major, but other than that sion of what to recommend to the administration. "I I'm glad we got some progress." really don't think that they fully understand how impor­ Lui said she did her best to represent the students' tant this is to us," said senior Lisa Whiteside. "People opinions. "At this late in the game it seemed a lot more who have many close family ties want to share every efficient to have the student body, who this is affecting, milestone with that family. Then you add that they paid come in and tell the administration themselves. That's a lot of money and have struggled to graduate-how can basically what seemed to work today. I think most peo­ the administration turn a deaf ear to that?" ple are happy with the decision, but there's always peo­ Some were also outraged after the final meeting ple who aren't, and that's just something we'll just have when the split-ceremony option won the vote. "I am to deal with." definitely petitioning the administration," said senior Kristie Marullo, a communication studies major, Megan Lee. "They talked about how they represent us, was one of the people who was not happy. She said the so how did they reach that vote? They haven't reached administration should be held accountable. "I think out to enough seniors. The administration needs to be that the whole week has been a waste of time," SALVADOR FLORES HERNANDEZ/FOGHORN here, not just the students. This isn't fair." Marullo said. "I've been the one hanging the posters Graduating seniors voted to split the arts and sciences graduation ceremony in a special ASUSF meeting held last Thursday. Vice President of Internal Affairs Andrew Francis said and at the senate meetings and making today happen. that it was a hard decision for the senate to have to I don't think anyone is happy with any of the options make. "But it needed to be done," Francis said. "We or the administration. The administration needs to be and saying different things," Smith said. "I'm glad that student involvement. "I was impressed with the interest understood that not everyone would be happy with the held accountable for what they did because it's not fair finally we've pushed them to do something. I don't think and how in the end there was a vote and at least from results, but senate made the best decision that it could that we've all been screwed because they don't know they would've done anything if we hadn't spoken our appearances, everyone is okay." He said future cere­ under these circumstances." how to communicate effectively. I think they owe a pub­ voice." monies for the College of Arts and Sciences will be Marcela Yerena, a theology major, was pleased with lic apology to each one of these students for messing up Johnson said she was sorry that this situation affected by this decision. "I suspect that in the future the the outcome ofthe meeting. "I'm glad that there's going a huge milestone in their lives. I don't even think an turned out this way. "It was really unfortunate that this split will continue, but we will probably look at combin­ to be a split ceremony, but I feel bad for the people that apology is effective because it's not heartfelt. They are happened," Johnson said. "We had late notice that we ing with the nursing majors because ofthe economics." have to go on Saturday," Yerena said. "I feel bad for my making it obvious that they don't care because they were going to have to change the ceremony. The admin­ "Overall I'm very sorry that we had to go through peers that are very upset. The only thing is that this would have brought it to our attention a month ago." istration would like the thank the students for working this process in the first place," Porter said. "It's unfortu­ decision should have been made quicker. I'm just glad Although Smith was pleased with the outcome, she with us." nate, but I believe that it's the right thing to do because that there is a decision because now I can call home and also felt that the administration needed to "get their Higgins agreed the situation was difficult. "I under­ of safety. That has to come first and we can't turn our say 'This is what's happening.' For me tickets aren't a big communication straight." stand the students' emotion. Not everyone is going to be backs on that no matter how hard it is for all of us." deal as long as my mom and dad are there." "They need to come prepared to these meeting and happy, but we need to make the best of the situation." Ambree Smith, a psychology major, was also happy take notes because they're coming to different meetings Porter said decisions like this should always have OPINION ^an iFranciscn ifaghnrn # University of San Francisco FREEDOM AND FAIRNESS Growing Up Creole AIDS:

JKaG^DECLUSE Campus Facelift Columnist Reflect For the past four years, there have been rumors circulating around My mother came to campus that Campion Hall was going to be torn down, or at least renovat­ California in 1956 from New ed. The rumors claimed that the University wanted to make the building Orleans, Louisiana. She was only more wheelchair accessible and simplify the maze of offices, classrooms and four years old when she realized and stairways. that she was not like everyone But there seemed to be no weight to the claims because USF kept put­ else. ting money into fixing Campion. An example of this is the renovation of My family was on the road the Commuter Lounge and the new Admissions Office on the first floor seeking their fortune and fame of the building. Why would the University spend so much money on when my mother, the youngest React improving Campion and constructing a beautiful and inviting space to wel­ of three daughters, became ill as come perspective students and their families if there were plans to tear it they were crossing through a down a year later? small town in Texas. My grand­ Yet, it looks hke the rumors are actually true. As reported in last week's father immediately pulled off the Foghorn ("Major Changes to Transform Campus"), there are construction side of the road and escorted my QUYNH DAO Columnist plans to completely remodel Campion within the next year and those plans mother into a nearby restaurant include a possible relocation of the newly renovated Admissions Office to to get her some water. My What is AIDS to you? Is it Lone Mountain. The financial responsibility of the University is brought grandfather entered the restau­ just a four-letter word? into question when recently renovated spaces hke Admissions Office in rant carrying my mother who AIDS is a destructive force, Campion are going to be scrapped even before the improvements exist long was blue in the face. The waiter COURTESY OF JESSICA DECLUSE from the Third World to any enough to be recognized. yelled across the restaurant in a Jessica Decluse (fourth from right) and her first cousins at a family Christmas stern voice, "We don't serve nig­ U.S. suburb. It's in urban areas as We at the Foghorn understand no final decisions have been made for party in 2001. well, rearing its ugly face, dis­ the new design of Campion or any of the proposed campus renovations. gers here. Now get your coon ass out of here before I call the criminating against no one, But before any concrete plans are approved we would hke to ask the admin­ Canada and Nova Scotia. story about the way she cried in that police." Tears immediately fell from stealing lives with haste. Young istration to consider a couple of factors that concern USF students. When I was growing up, talk­ roadside restaurant when she was a my mother's face as she heard those and old, man, woman or child, First, we commend the University for looking to create additional ing openly about my culture was little girl and heard those ugly awful words for the first time. AIDS is a major issue because of parking and office space. Our faculty and staff deserve better offices than never easy. Growing up in a pre­ words, I don't think that I would the number of deaths it causes. shared cubicles in the bowels of Memorial Gym. And creating new park­ Now if someone in this day and dominately white neighborhood, I have appreciated my culture as Your neighborhood, your city, ing facilities is a need that no one can argue with. The USF campus great­ age were to look at my mother, had very little to relate to and as a much as I do today. your state, your country, AIDS ly lacks available parking spots for disabled students and staff and addi­ "black" would not necessarily come little girl I never really understood Creoles and Cajuns are both affects us as a whole. Through tional parking should ease this problem. to mind. My mother and the rest of my culture. It wasn't until I came to known for their delicious cuisine. the normal hustle and bustle of While parking and office space are essential to the reconstruction plan, my family on both sides are Creole. USF that I started to truly value my Food defines Creole culture. When everyday life, greater concerns we want to remind the University that valuable and historic spaces on cam­ For the most part Creoles are a mix­ heritage. you hear the word "gumbo" Creole are left abandoned. Society has pus should not be lost or damaged, especially Gill Theatre in Campion ture of African American, Spanish During my first semester fresh­ should be the first thing that comes grown accustomed to the poisons Hall. and French. Because of this unique man year I was given an assignment to mind. Gumbo, a seafood stew of our world, and has turned a Gill, recently made into a black box theater, provides performance combination, the majority of that impacted my life and altered served over rice, is an authentic cold shoulder to the issues that space for the College Players and the Performing Arts and Social Justice Creoles tend to have fair olive skin my perceptions of who I am. My Creole dish. There are various types we should care about the most. Department productions. The space includes dressing rooms, a costume with dark hair. A Creole's race is assignment was to research a topic of gumbo but it usually includes Today, more than one million construction room and a set construction area including a space for tools, considered black even though some that was interesting but also one shrimp, veal, crab legs, hot sausage people in the US are living with paint, lights, large props and wood. The College Players executive office may have very fair skin. People who that wasn't well known. I figured and chicken blended with a savory HIV or AIDS. The numbers of also operates out of the Gill lounge, which serves as a space for actors to aren't familiar with Creoles don't that my culture would be perfect for broth. This particular dish personi­ newly infected individuals is at a meet and prepare before going on stage. These two groups need a func­ always know what to make of us. this assignment. I gathered my fies the essence of Creoles: there are plateau, with roughly 300,000 tional performance space and so far there have been no design plans that Outside of the South, and specifi­ research from various books and I so many unique and flavorful ingre­ people unaware ofbeing infected have come close to fulfilling the needs already met by Gill. If Gill is elim­ cally, Louisiana, people tend not to used stories from my mother and dients that come together to create with the disease. Despite medical inated in Campion and replaced with a theater behind Presentation know much about Creoles. my grandfather. During this proj­ something bold and diverse. advances, AIDS is still a major Someone once asked me if I was Theatre, not only will technical design space be lost but the school will also ect, I noticed I had started to I think that the most frustrat­ problem in our world. What we Japanese and German; often, people be losing a place with great sentimental value and history. change. In the past when someone ing thing about being a part of such cannot see still exists, even if we take me for a Latina. In my family, Gill isn't just a place to perform and learn about theater, it's also a place asked, "What are you?" I would say, a unique culture is that it's difficult choose to ignore its reality. where past College Players-going all the way back to the 1930s-have been for instance, my brother and I are "I'm Creole which is a mix of for other people to recognize that If it doesn't involve us memorialized. And present Players continue to leave their mark on the fair but some of my first cousins African American, Spanish and it's who I am. People have a tenden­ directly, we are seemingly oblivi­ walls inside the Gill with each performance. This cannot be replaced and have darker skin. Due to the French French." Those words came out of cy to want to see me as a particular ous to its effects. Taking the time it would be a shame to lose all of that history. influence, light eyes tend to run in my mouth so automatically before color instead of seeing me as a per­ and effort to care only takes a Furthermore, it seems inefficient to build a black box theater behind Creole families as well. The Spanish that I never took the time to think son who is part of so many things. I few minutes and its conse­ Presentation Theatre where the School of Education teacher credential influence is seen usually by the olive about what that really meant. After am more than just a "black" person quences may touch somebody's program and Learning and Instruction Department already reside. The skin that Creoles have and the I had done my research and listened or a "white" person or a specific life. We have the choice to pre­ school spent money to construct that area a few years ago and it's a beau­ African American influence is usu­ to my family's stories, I put it all color; I'm Creole. For me, being vent it from happening. Ignoring tiful office that meets that department's needs. Why move that department ally seen in our curly hair and facial together. Now when I say what I Creole means that I'm a woman of the problem will not make it dis­ to new offices and build a theater in its place when both already exist in features. am, I hear those stories and feel color who is richly blessed with appear, it will only assist in its locations that work well for the people involved? The word "Creole" is derived those words. three beautiful cultures that have survival. If we do not take action from the Spanish word criollo, The University must consider the practical aspects of theses new For the longest time when I been immersed into one dynamic. I against this disease it may very meaning, "to create" or "beget." The designs, which include a plan to move all the administrative offices up to was a child, I wanted nothing more am very proud to be a product of well attack one ofour loved ones. term "Creole" was adopted early Lone Mountain. This seems unpractical since the administrative offices than to be something that I wasn't. such a union of rich diversity. Being Only compassion will enable us into the United States in Louisiana. are on main campus and are closer to the deans' offices. Why should a stu­ Growing up in Orange County, I Creole has helped me understand to come together and prevent the Creoles are often confused with dent have to literally run back and forth between Lone Mountain and main wanted to be like my classmates and embrace the cultural fabric of virus from spreading hke wild­ Cajuns. Creoles are descendents of campus for signatures from faculty, deans and the Registrar or Bursar who had blond hair and blue eyes. our nation. fire. Becoming aware is the first Africans and the original French Office when all the offices are already conveniently located near each As a child, I was the outsider, always step. The more knowledge there settlers in Louisiana, while Cajuns, other? wanting to be like everyone else and Decluse is a junior communication is about this deadly disease, the who are considered white, are par­ The Foghorn challenges the University to think more carefully about never really understanding what I studies major. better off an individual and their tially descended from Acadia, East the functionality of such actions. What are the advantages of spending was a part of. Without my mother's loved ones could possibly be. If money to create spaces that already exist? Please keep student interests in we understand the devastating mind; maybe even ask us what we think about the plans before deciding on effects, then more precautions anything, especially since these renovations are supposedly for our benefit. may be taken. Disc over ing a Countless teens are afflicted au with this disease to date. Being Irnmriatn JTonhorn that children are our future, we A ^ U -S...F,,.,- need to abolish AIDS as soon as An All-American Publication possible. Educating youth about ad maiorem dei gloriam practicing safe sex will reduce the • Victoria Leon Guerrero Spiritual Path probability of them contracting Editor in Chief HIV. Education of young people NEE^BAUTISTA I went to college (another presti­ completeness found in oneself is a critical stepping-stone for Melanie Willlngham-Jaggers Stephanie Esposito Columnist Opinion Editor Managing Editor gious Jesuit university). My faith because everyone is part of the All the ceasing of this epidemic. We had taught me that I had to share Good' [higher spirit] that we ah too need to teach them responsibili­ I grew up in the Philippines, a Jessica Robles Teresa Moore my personal relationship with Jesus often believe comes from outside of ty. For sexually active people, the News Editor Faculty Advisor very religion-oriented society. Christ at least once a day. Therefore, our selves. I enjoyed visiting temples best way to prevent the transmis­ Manila, where I was born and Andrea Hill Ryan Kitson like a good, well brought up and shrines and finding out the sig­ sion of AIDS is to use a condom. Scene Editor ' Production Editor raised, is predominantly Roman "Christian", I tried to share with my nificant meanings to the things Taking a minute to protect your­ Catholic. Jitney'drivers make the Ryan Kenkel Nelson Torlano friends. But in college, my closest Japanese do there. self may mean be the difference Shorts Editor Advertising Manager sign of the cross before they go out friends-my roommates-were all I went back to the Philippines between life and death. Without and take passengers; households Klm-Lan Stadnlk Jl Kim Catholic. I invited them to church, to work after my year in Japan. educating the youth of today, it Chief Copy Editor Business Manager either have crucifixes and/or statues and it wasn't until all three of them When I started working, since I had will destroy tomorrow. Our igno­ of saints or of the Holy Family; Kimiko Barbour Melissa Nakama had gone with me that I started to to live with my family again, I used rance today, in turn will affect Photography Editor Office Manager almost everyone has their own think that if I was genuinely inter­ my job as an excuse to not have to our future. Chris Fettin rosary; angry mothers will swear ested in being friends with my attend church with them. We need to take a moment Assistant Production Editor "susmaryosep" (short for "Jesus, roommates, I ought to also know Later on, I simply stopped to reflect and react. If there is to Mary, Joseph") without thinking what their own relationships with going to my family's church and just be a change, we have to get twice about the meaning of what God were like. I felt I ought to go to started spending my Sunday morn­ involved in saving our own lives. they are saying. Religion is so much mass with them when they invited ings quieting my spirit and "cooling Coming together for a common Contact Information The San Francisco Foghorn is the official student newspa­ per of the University of San Francisco and is sponsored by a part ofour lives that we don't even me if I sincerely wanted to worship down," week after week of stressful cause, and in caring about others the Associated Students of the University of San Francisco think about it. That is, unless we (ASUSF). with them. corporate life. 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For More Info: call (415) 422-6066 nized leader in service learning, will design process. Upset about the Vietnam War help facilitate the institute. Time: 7 p.m. and the state of racism in Ongoing Events_^^m Time: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Location: Timken Lecture Hall, America, a group of young, liber­ al radicals came together in the Peace and Justice Coalition Friday Location: UC 400 1111 Eight Street 1970s in an attempt to overthrow Please join in helping students For More Info: call (415) 422-2156 For More Info: call (415) 703-9562 the U.S. government. Often become informed and participate in Human Rights in the Pacific Rim: or e-mail [email protected] using violence and terror as a way social justice issues on campus and Imagining a New Critical School of Nursing Graduate to get their message heard, many in the city. Discourse Small Press Traffic Literary Arts Information Meeting members of the infamous When: meeting every Wednesday, Noted scholars from East Asia, Center at CCAC presents New A graduate information meeting Weathermen were placed on the 9 p.m. North and Central America, and Experiments: Camille Martin highlighting graduate programs in FBI's most-wanted list. Location: behind Salsa, 1st floor Europe will discuss different cultur­ New Orleans poet and translator nursing. This event is open to the University Center al contexts and approaches for for­ Camille Martin will read from a public. Iln a documentary entitled "The For More Info: e-mail peaceandjus- mulating and representing the new work, "codes of public sleep." Time: 5:30 p.m. Weather Underground," director [email protected] human rights ideas in the countries Time: 3:30 p.m. talk, 5 p.m. read­ Location: Cowell Hall 223 for East and North America. This ing For More Info: call (415) 422-6681 'Sam Green (pictured) traces the Weight Room and Cardiovascular event is open to the public. Location: Timken Lecture Hall, or e-mail [email protected] various ways the Weathermen fought against the American Area Orientations Time: 8:15 a.m. - 5:45 p.m. CCAC, 1111 Eight Street government, including successes and failures. Green uses pho­ tos, film and modern-day interviews with some of the group's When: call for appointment Location: Lone Mountain Room Admission: $5-$10, fee to SPT most high-profile members to give an in-depth look into the Location: Koret 148 members and CCAC community Tuesday underground revolutionary movement. For More Info: (415) 422-2944 or Admission: $30 w/ lunch, $15 w/o For More Info: call (415) 551-9278 e-mail @usfca.edu lunch "Turning's Machines, Godel's Green, also a professor in USF's media studies department, said For More Info: call (415) 422-6357 Theorem, and the Mind" he felt compelled to learn more about the Weathermen since Race Walking with Jack Bray or e-mail [email protected] Sunday Lecture by Martin Davis, mathe­ it's a piece of American history that many younger people don't When: Tuesdays and Thursdays matics and computer science pro­ know anything about. 12 - lp.m. John Schneiderman fessor at UC Berkeley and New Location: in front of Campion Hall USF Dance Ensemble in Concert Performing works of Bach, Weiss, York University. Part of the Special "It [the film] is important because it raises important questions at Welch Field The department of Visual 8c Coste, and traditional Appalachian. Lecture Series in Computer about what each person's responsibilities are for their country's For More Info: call (415) 422-2442 Performing Arts presents the annu­ dance tunes. Science. actions," Green said. "The movie is even more relevant al concert of the USF Dance Time: 5 p.m. Time: 12 — 1 p.m. now...there was a war going on that many people disagreed Ensemble. Original works in ballet, Location: Music Sources, 1000 Location: Harney 235 with and unfortunately it looks hke we're going through some­ Thursday modern and jazz dance styles chore­ The Alameda at Marin, Berkeley For More Info: call (415) 422-6530 thing like that again." ographed by Performing Arts Admission: General $18, Students Jobs and Volunteer Activities Faculty will be performed by USF $15 (JAVA) Fair students. This event is open to the For More Info: (510) 528-1685 Wednesday "The Weather Underground" will screen at USF on April 9 in Cowell Hall, room 113 at 7:30 p.m. For more information con­ The JAVA Fair is an expo of non­ public. tact Melinda Stone at 422-5755. profit, social service and religious Time: 8 p.m. Gold, Greed and Gambling Successful Job Seekers Agree: agencies in the bay area, coordinat­ Location: USF Presentation Experience the adventures of the Networking is THE key ed to provide USF students with the Theater 49'ers on this special Employers and career counselors -Stephanie Esposito opportunity to learn about jobs, Admission: public $5, free with Alcatraz tour will discuss the techniques neces­ internships, and volunteer activities. USF ID Time: 5:10 p.m. sary to build a winning career net­ This event is open to the public. For More Info: (415) 422-6507 or Location: Alcatraz work. 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VRINDA NORMAND station makes lewd comments at ring, but the main characters make "m'StaffWriter them and in one stomach-turning up for the otherwise rustic quality of masturbation scene, obstructs evi­ the film. Among the bronze sand dunes dence. The corrupt representative in Shobha (Deepti Naval) and of Rajasthan, India, filmmaker charge of Sanwari's village sides Sanwari (Nandita Das) give the Jagmohan Mundhra sought out a with her rapists, lending them his most prominent performances and courageous village woman who money and influence. And in one really ground the story, which seems stood up for equality and justice in chaotic court scene, the close-mind­ unfocused at times. Two male char­ the face of a sexist, male-dominated ed, prejudiced attitudes of the jus­ acters support the protagonists as ruling class. Mundhra's search tice system are made all too clear. illuminating exceptions to male turned up a woman who was gang- Mundhra says the film has been chauvinism. raped by the upper-caste men of her very well received among intellectu­ Her lawyer, Pratap Chauhan village for speaking out against the als and urban audiences in India, (Gulshan Grover), comes from the custom of child marriages and then but it has not been widely distrib­ same high caste as her tormentors, ridiculed in the courts for not hang­ uted because of its controversial but he accepts her case saying, "I am ing her head in shame. content. It was banned for a year in a human first." Mundhra met this woman in 2001 and Mundhra fought to Sohan (Raghuvir Yadav); her simple home that was without release the film without making the Sanwari's kind and timid husband, electricity. He had to park his car far drastic cuts that the Indian authori­ stands by her through all her strug­ away in order to avoid arousing sus­ ties required. It finally came out in gles. During the shocking rape picion from the villagers, who, ten January 2002 and will start showing scene, Sohan suffers a severe beating years after the incident, still treat in Bay Area theaters this March. while trying to defend his wife's her as an outcast. The woman asked Although a Hindi-language honor. Sanwari then tries to protect Mundhra to help her and he was so film with English subtitles, her husband by throwing herself on moved that he agreed and said, "I Mundhra created the film for an top of him, but the five men over­ will tell your story to the world." international audience. The come her. Disturbing images follow And he did. His new movie, $600,000 budget is incredibly low of the men mounting Sanwari and "Sandstorm," recounts the true story for a U.S. production but consider­ stuffing her skirt into her mouth. of this woman, Sanwari Devi, and ably higher than the average Indian The mood of the rest of the unveils the deeply rooted structures art film. Mundhra used digital film is clouded by the memory of of caste-ism and sexism behind the sound technology to boost the film's this ^transgression. Sanwari cries picturesque desert of central India. technical quality so it can compete afterwards and cringes at the men­ in foreign markets. tion of her rape, but retains her The Making of "Sandstorm" The film's visual striking visual determination for justice, despite elements are infused with vibrant the ridicule and condescension she Mundhra had to film the entire colors and graceful fashions. The encounters. movie secretly and in remote loca­ village women wear red shawls Sanwari still hasn't given up. In tions because it criticizes the politi­ draped over their heads and flowing real life, she is a prominent anti- cians, government officials and skirts. rape activist, traveling to rural vil­ policemen involved. In her struggle Above all, Mundhra tried to lages to educate women on issues of for justice immediately after the capture Sanwari's spirit. Gliding equality. She still lives in the same rape, Sanwari finds support from a aerial shots of her walking alone village as her rapists, partly because social worker named Shobha, who over the vast sands signify her she feels she shouldn't have to run visits small villages and empowers strength to stand apart from a soci­ away. Sanwari's story was published women through song and dance. ety that would attempt to subject several years ago in a London news­ They make a case with the financial her to male control and limit her to paper, yet Mundhra says his film has help gained from a non-govern­ domestic roles. finally given her a sense of resolu­ mental organization that cam­ tion. paigned against the injustice of Mundra's Goal is Achieved Sanwari's plight merely to further Beginning March 28, Sandstorm will COURTESY OF LARSEN ASSOCIATES their political goals. Sanwari's tale is compelling. be showing at UA Galaxy in San Nandita Das stars as Sanwari Devi, the Indian woman who stood strong in the face of a society that permitted her Shobha and Sanwari encounter American audiences may find the Francisco, Oaks Twin in Berkeley, and rape and ostfasized her for her non-traditional views. roadblocks at every step of the rough scene cuts and the acting of Camera 3 Cinemas in San Jose. process. A horny guard at the police the secondary characters a bit jar­ Ensemble Fuses Chris Rock Takes a Stab at Politics

TIM KEANE a movie about a presidential candi­ Ballet with Staff'Wrltier'" date. As an actor, Rock delivers the comedic goods as he always does. But he does have help. Casting Chris Rock's new movie, the film served as another new Modern Dance "Head of State," may attract similar experience for Rock. "It's like a audiences and share a sense of football team, or a basketball team. humor with other current releases Someone's gonna shoot, someone's JESSICA ROBLES let on and off for the last 14 like "Boat Trip"- but don't tell him gonna get rebounds, someone's StaffWriter years. "Even on the slow parts, that. gonna play 'D.' Everyone can't be you have to be holding every Rock wrote, produced, starred funny. You've got to know where Tomorrow the Visual and muscle. It's hard to keep up that in, and for the first time in his your funny characters are going to Performing Arts Department energy and emotion. It can get career, directed the film. With so come from." For this, he turned to will put on its second annual kind of strenuous." much vested in it, he is careful to fellow comics Bernie Mac, Tracy dance production, the "USF Their rehearsals have been a separate his movie from other cur­ Morgan and Keith David. Dance Ensemble in Concert." little more stressful lately rent releases such as "Boat Trip" or Rock's directing is not blatant The performance will because their ninth dancer broke "Bringing Down the House." or garish. It is apparent that as a include three ensemble pieces her finger and may not be able to "The average movie [script] I first-time director, he didn't take (two modern, one jazz), includ­ participate. get," said Rock, "is some version of very many risks. Rock himself ing the piece by dance instructor "We won't find out [if she 'Bringing Down the House.'" So admitted, "There are definitely Sharonjean Leeds, and two solo can perform] until [two days instead of accepting these roles, he some scenes I could move the cam­ pieces. Leeds' piece set to before the performance]," said wrote his own. "No one's going to era a little more...everything could Antonin Dvorak's mass in D Dwyer-O'Connor last week. write a movie where I run for have been a little better." In terms major combines elements of "It's a little scary." President...So I've got to do it of direction, there are some unex­ modern dance and traditional Other dancers have been myself." pected gems that highlight this ballet. The piece follows classical learning new steps almost at the As for why he, after producing first attempt. One is a Baz mass form and has five move­ last minute to prepare to take two movies ("Down to Earth" and Luhrmannesque election day mon­ ments, all of which Leeds has her place if they have to. "It's just "Pootie Tang") and writing one tage and shots of rallies in cities sub-titled to add her own con­ hard to adjust to a change like ("Down to Earth"), decided to around the United States, which text: Kyrie (A Prayer), Gloria that—she was one of the main move behind the camera and were actually all filmed in (And God Created...), Credo dancers," Dwyer-O'Connor direct, Rock points to a much-pre­ Baltimore. Another risk that pays (Echoes of Grace), Sanctus said. "I had to switch a turn and viewed scene in the film. In this off is the use of hip-hop artist Nate (Dance the Glory) and Agnus [I was so used to doing] it the scene, a gaggle of gray-haired Dogg as a musical narrator. Dei (Divine Illumination). other way by then." socialites dance- quite well, mind An unexpected circumstance "It's hard to know where Despite the unforeseen loss you - to a mix of hip-hop songs, of this film is the timing of its ideas come from," said Leeds, of their ninth dancer, the team is most notable Nelly's "Hot in release. Rock's character, Mays who is an adjunct professor in well prepared. They have been Herre" Gilliam, is a very liberal mouth­ the visual and performing arts officially practicing twice a "People ask me, 'Okay, why did piece for Rock and LeRoi's politi­ department. She said she was week—7 p.m.-8:30 p.m. you direct?'" said Rock. "For that cal views. In the midst of so much inspired by the music, which Tuesdays and Thursdays—since scene, most people would have controversy and opposition to the COURTESY OF DREAMWORKS PRODUCTIONS Actor and comedian Chris Rock stars as a presidential candidate who real­ features sober, soft compositions the semester began, but had made the white people dance bad. nation's current political situation, ly speaks his mind in his directing debut "Head of State." between swelling crescendos learned most of the piece the The music would have been off. perhaps now is a questionable time that underscore the operatic year before in the classes Leeds They would have played one song for this movie's release. Chris chorus. "I've always loved this teaches at USF. Leeds said she through the whole dance routine, Rock disagrees. "There's always a kind of lyric, dramatic dance," actually has been teaching the and not changed it up. You know, war somewhere, just it's not our she said. "My background is in choreography for the first move­ when it's time to C-walk, you've guys dying sometimes. But there's Rock's Quick Picks ballet and modern dance but I've ment of the mass in her dance gotta have C-walk music on. always a war, some horrible thing been influenced by choreogra­ classes for the last five years. You've got to have some Dre, you going on. As horrible as it is today, Directing Influences: Woody Allen, Baz Luhrmann, and Kevin Smith pher Jose Limon." The piece features eight know?" Growing ever-more pas­ ifyou looked at [the world] a year Comedic Influences: Eddie Murphy, George Wallace, Richard Pryor, Sam Limon made use of energy dancer, all of whom are strong, sionate about what he calls one of ago today, you could find the exact Kinnison and gravity in relation to fall, although some are more graceful his favorite scenes in the movie, same thing going on someplace rebound, recovery and suspen­ while others more athletic. The Rock continues, "Steven Spielberg else in the world." Jesus' Ethnicity: Black; "He'd look more like Bob Marley than Barry Gibb." sion, all of which are evident in first segment of the mass has would not know [that] you don't When it comes to politics, [Note: In "Dogma," Rock played an Apostle who claims that Jesus was Leeds' piece, which requires sweeping arm movements and a C-walk to 'Hot in Herre.'" Rock also believes that the college black.] dancers to hold positions and lot of up-and-down kneeling- In "Head of State," Rock, age group is the future. "Who's then fall out of them. standing action, while the sec­ along with co-writer/producer Ali going to be running s— in ten Presidential Nominee: Oprah Winfrey; "I think she could do it." "It's a pretty hard piece to ond tells a clearer story. "I want­ LeRoi, crafted a fun-for-the-whole years? You guys. And you're do for 17 minutes," said Brianna ed it to be like they were all little family type of movie. While cer­ gonna go, 'Hey, Chris Rock was a Mindless TV Show: Jackass Dwyer-O'Connor, a sociology creatures, animals crawling out tainly not lacking his trademark nice guy!' And you'll cut me some major who has been taking bal­ sense of humor, the language is slack, when my 'Boat Trip' comes DANCE: PAGE 7 cleaned up. Besides, one can only out." Driving Force: Adam Sandler; "I've got to work harder, man. This guy is fit so many crack-whore jokes into busting his ass." SCENE 7 San Francisco Foghorn «+• April 3, 2003

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PAGE 6: DANCE of the ocean, birds hatching," said Leeds, a petite, feisty woman with a long white braid of hair, as she demonstrated the steps. "And then "I didn't want it to be too abstract. I at the end they turn around, and they're people." wanted feeling, emotion—a story." The third movement is the principle one, with a lot of color, jumps and light, which also fea­ -Sharonjean Leeds, Visual and Performing Arts tures a sort of "call-and-response" whereby the group imitates a soloist's gestures. Leeds called Department them "gestures of faith." The fourth features a lot of quick, jumping movements, while the last is more solemn. "I didn't want it to be too abstract," Leeds said. "I Ballet and Smuin Ballet, wore a final product and the dancers can't wanted feeling, emotion—a story." purple suite and eyeliner and was wait. They have been working on Rebecca Daly, a dual-degree quiet for most of the rehearsal, Leeds' composition for so long that student, said she likes the piece although he made sure everyone's they don't feel like twice a week is because it is more unconventional. costumes fit well and that the head­ too little—in fact, Dwyer- "My training is in classical and con­ bands would stay on. O'Connor said fitting practice into temporary ballet," said Daly, who "I wanted to keep in mind the her busy schedule is hard enough as has taken ballet since she was three. stained-glass effect [Leeds] want­ it is. "Yeah, I'm not taking any hon­ "This is more modern and it's fun." ed," said Avery, who hand-dyed all ors classes this semester," she said. The performance takes place the unitards himself in order to "I get so tired coming here late at on a relatively bare stage to allow a achieve the look he wanted. He night and then who even wants to focus on the dance. Leeds plans to mentioned that the special lights, think about homework?" use a lot of light: there will be can­ called gobos, which use cutout But Dwyer-O'Connor thinks dles, stained glass images projected shapes and colored gel to project the result is worth the effort. "It's a onto scrim, and contrasts between the stained-glass images, might lot of work, but it's so fun on per­ bright shafts of light and dark shad­ look a little bizarre on the gowns. formance nights," she said. "Just ows. The costumes consist of color­ "It's a plastic-based material," he being onstage in indescribable." ful unitards under transparent, explained. Leeds cringed. gauzy white gowns. "We spent $200 on those "The USF Dance Ensemble in Last Thursday the dancers lights," she reminded him. Concert" will be held in the were able to practice in costume for "No, bizarre meaning cool," Presentation Theatre on Friday and the first time. Their costume Avery replied. Saturday, March 4 and 5. designer, Vincent Avery of Oakland All these details add to the 8 SPORTS San Francisco Foghorn *+• April 3, 2003 Phil Mathews will Return Men's basketball head coach receives contract extension

ALESIA HARRIS rebounder Darrell Tucker for six contests. """i'iaffWnier Two of their best players, Alvin Broussard and James Bayless were also sidelined as Eight years ago, Coach Phil Mathews midseason transfers until December. took over as head coach at the University of The Dons were able to overcome this San Francisco following a successful span at loss and ultimately led the WCC in field Ventura College. After completing his last goal (49.2), three-point (43.9%) and free- year of a five-year contract, Executive throw (74.4%) percentages this past year. Director of Athletics Bill Hogan announced It was the first time the team led the a new multiyear contract extension for league in field goal percentage in WCC Mathews with incentives. play since 1979, the first time they have "Coach Mathews has already met some ever led in 3-point percentage, and the of our goals. He tied his best league record first time the Dons have led in free-throw set in 1996-97 after playing the toughest percentage since 1995. schedule in the WCC this year. We also While the question of Mathews' COURTESY OF USF ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT have a top recruiting class, ranked 26th in future at USF is sealed for now, questions the nation," Hogan said about the exten­ arise regarding the future of the men's Men's Basketball head coach Phil Mathews talks strategy with his team. Mathews led the Dons to the semi-finals ofthe WCC tournament before sion. "We are looking forward to having basketball program. falling to eventual champion San Diego. some good seasons ahead. We've always had Before the program was disbanded great kids in the program and high gradua­ from 1983 through 1985, the Dons made Dommanic Ingerson from Michigan who the USF coaching staff led by Mathews will Mathews is going to get the best out of tion rates." the NCAA Tournament 14 times and the was in the top 20 nationally out of high be key to the success of the program. them." During Mathews' reign as head coach, NIT four times. The Dons won the NIT in school, and local talent, Bret Rubin, a 6-1 Mathews brings strong tradition to the team "I think individually we put pressure on the Dons have performed 122-109. He 1949 and the NCAA Tournament in '55 guard who averaged 24 points and 8 assists with assistant coach Billy Reid who played ourselves and coach puts pressure on us, he guided the team to their first NCAA tour­ and '56. Mathews comments about this as a at Mission High School. during the Bill Cartwright era and went on wants the best out of us all the time, regard­ nament game in 16 years after winning the challenge belonging to "a program that has "I think we have a good recruiting class, to play professional basketball for two sea­ less of the stakes," Gaines said. "It comes West Coast Conference in 1998. so much tradition and an active alumni from but we got a good solid returning class com­ sons. The staff also consists of assistant with the competitive nature of an athlete The future of Coach Mathews the 70's early 80's era with Bill Cartwright." ing back," said starting point guard Jason coach Justin Piergrossi, assistant coach and playing. Our motivation is we want to appeared in jeopardy, though, when the Priding himself with an approximately 90 Gaines. "We have a lot of experience com­ Anwar McQueen and administrative assis­ win," Dons started this year 1-6 even after a percent graduation rate he remarks, "the ing back, losing only one starter, but we are tant Phillipe Doherty. promising season preview. Proving them­ bottom line is you have to win." "We started out kind of slow, and the looking forward to a good year with the "We spend a lot of time with our guys games we lost after that were close games selves ready to challenge, the Dons "We have short-term goals of finishing addition of the new recruiting class." and a lot of time coaching our guys and we we could have won and next year we want to rebounded from their beginning play, and first or second in the conference and win­ Gaines was a finalist for the Defensive want to continue to concentrate on that," win those games and be focused early and won 14 of their last 22 games and seven of ning a WCC championship," Mathews said. Player ofthe Year Honors and led the WCC Piergrossi said. "Coach Mathews wants a continue to do that throughout the season the final nine league games. The Dons fin­ "And long-term goals of being an annual this year in assist/turnover ratio. His other team that reflects his style of play and the and we'll be successful," Cox said. ished in third place in the WCC and lost in participant in the NCAA." returning starting counterparts are best representation of that is working hard The coaching staff consistently affirms the semifinals ofthe conference tournament This year's recruiting class coupled with Broussard, Bayless, and John Cox. Cox was and getting up and down the floor and play­ that players as well as coaches are expected to champion San Diego. an excellent mix of returning players and named first team all-West Coast ing defense. We spend a lot of time on to show their skills every single day, which "There is always a pressure to win. As a coaching staff aims to accomplish just that. Conference and will return his final season defense. We try to get good kids that repre­ must be why their motto is "We play hard." coach, I always want to win," Mathews said. Next year, the Dons will be led by Julian after being second in the league in scoring sent the University well, on the floor and off We have yet to see whether their commit­ "When coaches show signs of added pres­ Sensley, ranked sixth in the nation out of and also ranked in field goal percentage, the floor. We have good players that play ments will pay off. "In the end, the most sure, players can feel that and I didn't want high school, who played at Los Angeles free-throw percentage and three-point per­ well together and love to play together. We important thing is that these kids go to that to happen." City College this past season. Recruits also centage in league play. want guys that fit our system, that are ath­ school and graduate," Doherty said. This year, USF suffered the loss of the include Allen Wiggins, a 6-7 power forward The Dons are loaded with talent and letic and can get up around the basket. WCC leading scorer and leading team from Horizon High School in San Diego, Sauer Off DONS the Court Spring 2003 Home Games ROMEFORMOE Baseball Staff Wit'er CAREY SAUER, #42 Santa Clara Apr. 4 @ 3p.m. Santa Clara Apr. 5 @ lp.m. Carey Sauer undergoes a radi- . Position: Forward Santa Clara Apr. 5 @ 1 p.m. cal metamorphosis when she puts away her Lady Dons jersey after Class: Junior the game. On the court, Sauer is a Men's Tennis. ferocious competitor, constantly Height: 6-0 Saint Mary's Apr. 5 @ 3p.m. @ The Olympic Club putting the ball through the hoop to achieve an 11.3 ppg average in Hometown: Newport, WA the 2001-2002 season. Women's Tennis Off the court, Sauer charms Major: Dual Degree in Saint Mary's Apr. 4 @ 2p.m. with a ready smile and a mild man­ mathematics and education Gate Park ner. But this isn't to be mistaken for softness. Throughout her col­ Favorite Ice Cream Flavor: lege career at USF, Sauer has man­ Cookies 'n Cream aged to balance .playing for the Dons, community service and a Sign: Pisces full course load. Sauer attributes her successes DONS on and off the court to her love for setting and achieving goals. It is this becoming widespread, and Sauer spirit that makes her competitive feels that it is "much too soon" to scoreboar and fuels her love for sports. "It's all abandon Title LX. After a recent game, Sauer and about perseverance," she said. "You Baseball Opponent / USF men'.s.Te.nni.s.^R?-:-.'.;:."?.':. struggle all season with injuries and her teammates were signing auto­ the ups and downs on the court, and graphs for their younger fans (pri­ UC Davis 6/5 Santa Clara 5/1 at the end ofthe season when you've marily girls), when one girl asked Portland 7/2 Portland accomplished your goals, you feel Sauer "What team are you going to 4/6 Portland 8/6 really satisfied." play for after college? I think you Since she was old enough to should play for the Sparks." Sauer swing a bat, Sauer has been involved was surprised, because she had not in sports. While she was growing up previously considered going pro Sauer played T-ball, Softball, soccer, after college. "That option didn't SALVADOR FLORES HERNANDEZ/FOGHORN volleyball and basketball. Basketball used to exist for women," she said. Junior Carey Sauer led the Lady Dons in scoring during the 2002-2003 has always been Sauer's favorite "I would like to see other sports sport however and she easily chose opened up to women before we do the Women's Basketball team over away with Title IX." When asked to list some of M e n' s.. TennIISi s...Oiipoircn. yeixnsl E.' UU /. 1' ' ". Women's Gplf the Women's Volleyball team when USF are in the same conference, so math, and been good at math," her most valuable assets Sauer she began her career at USF. Sauer actually played against her sis­ Sauer said. She said she hopes to Portland 2/5 Pioneer Electronic Bruin immediately mentioned her family. The role that Title LX has ter this season. "It's okay though, share her passion for math with kids Pacific 5/2 Classic Eighth "My dad coached me in high school, played in the development of because she is a freshman so she isn't that may find it frustrating. and both my mom and my dad were women's sports has been crucial in on the court as much" Sauer said of In addition to being a teacher, at all of my games," she said. "Now Sauer's opinion, and she avidly sup­ competing against her sister. Sauer would also like to coach girl's that I am in San Francisco, though, ports keeping Title LX for the fore­ If she could change one thing sports, especially basketball. The they can only come to a few." seeable future. "Men's sports are an about the current state of her life, lure of playing pro has recently American tradition, and women's Aside from missing the support Sauer said it would definitely be to entered into Sauer's thoughts and sports are so new in comparison," of her parents and grandparents bridge the physical distance between she said, "Ifl get picked up by a pro she said. "Girls need women athletes who reside in Washington, Sauer her and her family. team, ofcourse I would love to keep also misses her little sister. A student as role models, and eliminating Title In the future, Sauer sees herself playing!" For now though, Carey at the University of Portland, IX would totally devastate women's teaching middle school or high- Sauer will have to settle for being a Sauer's younger sister also plays col­ sports." In her opinion, the positive school children the fundamentals of leading scorer for the Lady Dons lege basketball. Both Portland and effects of Title IX are just recently mathematics. "I've always liked here at USF.