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FOGHORSan Francisco N UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO Volume 92, Issue 5 October 5, 1995 Grads May Walk Late LYDIA ZARGANIS Foghorn Staff Writer A number of business and arts and science students who expected a graduation ceremony in December might have to wait until May, student officers announced in this past Tuesday's senate meeting. Senior Class Representatives Jennyjohnson and Joseph Montano Jr. said that several students have approached them about the problem. Johnson said that the students were told that an extra ceremony would be offered in December due to overcrowding at the May graduation. The students are now being informed that there are no open dates for Saint Ignatius Church in December and that there will be no TIFFANY MALESHIFSK ceremony for them. "I already made the plans to go back to Europe after I graduate in December," said Powell to the People — Next Prez? Shalini Bitzer, one of several international students who are being affected by the change. SF Crowd Throngs Van Ness Bookstore as General Signs Copies "My family had planned to come and see the ceremony in December. Now they will TIFFANY MALESHEFSKI Lighted Place for Books," on Van Ness. manager of the bookstore. still be coming, but I will be really disap Foghorn Features Editor On Sept. 25 a crowd accumulating over The event was put on by Kepler's, Print pointed if they won't see the ceremony." 1500 streamed in and out ofthe bookstore ers Inc. and A Clean Well-Lighted Place for Both Johnson and Montano noted that Potential presidential candidate, Colin so they could have their copies of "My books, all independent bookstores. international students who were planning on Powell admonished any hints of "writers American Journey," signed by the authot Due to the stores' good relationship with leaving after graduation would have a difficult cramp" and signed his John Hancock on himself. Random House they were fortunate enough time coming back for a ceremony in May. each copy of his newly released biography, Crowds had begun to from around 6 a.m. to recruit Powell, said McCurde, "Our store Bitzer, a communication major, said that until his last fan exited "A Clean Well- that morning, said Amy McCurde, co-op Pleose see "Gulf" on page thirteen Father Maloney announced the planned De cember ceremony at a meeting sevetal months ago. Bosom Buddies on 3rd Flea Circus "He said that since so many people were graduating in May of'95, those who only had Men Placed On All-Female Phelan Floor one or two classes to go to graduate in Decem Comes to Town ber would have their own ceremony. Now DAVID J. GUDELUNAS Page four I'm being told that there are no open dates in Foghorn Staff Writer floor resident participating in the Academy of the whole month, which I think is hard to Art College program. believe." Picture a dorm room twice as big as the one "We have to use the lounge now, but some At least one other student was notified in you're living in now. Envision a wall of win times there are people in there, so we're left Russel Blackwood writing about the December ceremony. dows, ample closet space and sharing a floor with nowhere to go." Adeline Gubler, another international stu with the opposite sex. Sound like a dream The hostility, howevet, hasn't been directed Onstage dent, received a letter promising a December come true? No, actually it's what happens towards the art room's two male occupants. Page fourteen ceremony from Sheryl Barker, Director ofthe when there are too many students for too few "I didn't ask to get put here," said Andres McLaren School of Business Undergratuate dorm rooms. Trolf, one of the students currently living in Business Program. An art room on an all-women's floor in the room usually reserved for students work Fashions for "She told me not to worry, that I would be Phelan Hall is now being used to house two ing on art projects. "It's not my fault that I'm able to have a cermony when I graduate. I told male students because of a shortage of on- taking the art room away." my parents, and they made their vacation campus male housing. Many ofthe students who had planned to the Fall plans to come here. I think it's really unfair Not everyone is smiling about the make use the room for theirlarge scale projects are Page twenty that they told us we would have a ceremony shift dorm assignment. angry over being confined to doing their work and now we don't," Gubler said. Especially upset are art majors since the in crowded dorm rooms. "I'm an older student—I worked for seven space had previously been reserved for Phelan In past years the art room had also been a Soccer Teams To years after I graduated from high school—and residents to work on projects. storage space for works in progress. coming to an American university was some- "There's absolutely nowhere for us to go Some art majors feel that they were misled Face # I Please see "Grads" on page seven Pleose see "Dorm" on page six and do our work," said Sarah Burns, a third Page twenty-eight _-. CALENDAR r On National Depression Screening Day, Delta Sigma Pi and USF present At the next Davies Forum, Laurie Hear an original Johnson organ, circa 1870, Oct. 5, learn the signs and symptoms the 44th Annual Rose Dance. Flynn, director of the National Alliance and view fine stained-glass windows. of depression and get a free screening. Music by Spintronix. 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