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CHELSEA STERLING school starts, the USF students run a camp News Editor for about seventy five kids that combines sports and academics. Fr.John Savart nstead of parking themselves on the pointed out that the purpose is to "create couch and consuming an unhealthy a learning environment that is fun and Iamount of television, thirteen USF engaging." During the next ten days, the students traveled to Belize with Univer­ students'responsibilities are to prepare les­ sity Ministry during winter break to work sons and assist the teachers. The children at a local school. Kique Bazan, associate speak English, so the USF students have director of University Ministry, said that no trouble communicating with them. the students traveled with two leaders to The differences between education in assist teachers at Sacred Heart, which is a America and education in Central Ameri­ Catholic school in Belize with about seven can countries, like Belize, are reflected by hundred and forty students. the contributions of USF students. Savart In addition to teaching classes and remarked that "USF students have a differ­ leading a camp before school begins, the ent kind of education that is more hands- USF students brought donated comput­ on and they bring that to Belize." Students ers from the university to establish a com­ from USF also improve their education puter lab. Bazan explained that "we always by learning about the culture. Kate Bo- bring something with us. It has to be an han, a junior dual majoring in psychology exchange where we learn something". and education, that went to Belize both Although Belize is a resort area, Dan- as a student and as a student leader, said griga, the town in southern Belize where "I loved being immersed in the country's the school is located, "does not get much rich culture and seeing how it influences of the tourism money" reported Fr John just about everything they do, they are very Savart S.J. He claims that one "can tell by proud of where they come from." This can the houses" that hundreds of citizens are best be seen in the show that the students perform in at the end of the trip, which unable to provide their chddren with even includes dances and songs from their na­ the basic necessities. For many of these tive culture. children, Sacred Heart is not only a place to learn, but a place to eat. Unlike other University Ministry also offers Im­ developed countries, Belize does not have mersion trips to New Orleans, Peru and a public education system. The schools are Nicaragua. These trips allow students to experience the school's mission of reach­ run by churches of various religions and Kathryn Bohan/Foghorn ing out to others and tackling social justice religious denominations. Junior Britt McNany assists Belizean students at Sacred Heart Elementary School with their school work during her recent immersion trip spon­ University Ministry has been travel­ sored by University Ministry. The school benefitted from the USF students' hands-on approach to education. issues. Bohan encourages students to go ing with students to Belize for five years. on an Immersion trip because "it is a great There are two parts to the trip. Before opportunity to see a different way of life." USF Takes Steps Toward Going Green Extreme Weather Impacts Campus ALLISON MCCANN lives in a room neighboring 654, believed StaffWriter otherwise. "The whole hall smells really _ AUDREY SHERMAN gross and mddewy," Montana said. StaffWriter lasses are back in session, and the The wall along the, right side of the hall gardeners and facilities manage­ outside room 654 did appear to have been damaged. The dry wall was ripped off, the SF produces more compost and Cment crew have gone to great paint had stripped and there was a good recyclable waste than garbage. lengths in attempt to restore the campus to sized hole in the bottom corner. Inside the From offering biodegradable con­ its usual pristine condition, but the storm U that hit the Bay Area in early January defi­ room, a large fan was blowing to help dry tainers at Bon Appetit to incorporating out the walls and carpet. green features in new buildings, USF is nitely left its mark. taking steps to reduce its impact on the en­ Assistant vice president of facilities Ashley Gonzalez, also a resident advi­ vironment. Becoming more eco-friendly management Mike London said the storm sor in Phelan, said that Phelan was with­ is not only a matter of combating global was the worst that has hit USF in 13 years. out power for blocks of two to three hours warming, it also fits in with the school's The winds caused 10 trees on campus to for three days. Gonzalez also noted dam­ mission of social justice. Melinda ^Stone, fall, one of which even crushed a car in the age throughout the city. "I was on my way media studies professor, offers hope, "there Lone Mountain parking lot. Two more out of town and there were trees down all is a crisis going on and it is one of the first trees were severely damaged. Bits of the over the Presidio, and branches and leaves in history that is man-made, but it is also damaged trees littered not only the cam­ everywhere," she said. the first one that could be solved. Maybe pus, but the inside of buildings as well. The storm also affected technology at we created global warming, we didn't do it Wade Wilson, a resi­ USF. Leo Pereira, di- intentionally but we can shift it as well." dent advisor in Phelan . ? .* ' , rector of communica­ Hall, said the lobby of •*•'., . • tions and networking By serving locally grown food and try­ services at ITS said ing to eliminate trash, Manager of Bon McLaren was covered -.'-.- ' that all networks were Appetit Holly Winslow said that "we are in leaves and branches. down between up­ dedicated to helping the environment for "The door was open per and lower campus, many reasons including social justice, en­ and the hall was cov­ causing computers and vironment wellness, personal well being as ered in debris," he said. Internet not to func­ well as looking at the future of our world." Tatsuya Kawauchi/Foghorn The storm took its Students exiting the cafeteria are faced with the option of composting, recycling or discarding toll on some residents tion. The outages and When the city of San Francisco called trash to be sent to the landfill. Unbeknownst to most students, the only things in the cafeteria that of Phelan Hall. The downed networks led for increased composting, the university cannot be composted or recycled are the packets of ketchup, mustard and mayonnaise. occupants of room 654 to especially big prob­ stepped up to the challenge. After hav­ were forced to move lems for the residents ing a consultant come in to help get every­ lenge was to get the students to even rec­ paid off when USF finished in fifth place into a room down the of Fromm Hall, who thing up and running, it was a matter of ognize what could be tossed into the com­ in Recycle Mania, a nation-wide contest hall when their ceiling were unable to even getting both the employees and students post. Presently about 80 percent of what is judging universities on how much waste is began to leak. The wa­ enter their building, on board. going into the trash is compost. "We real­ recycled per capita. ter dripped through which require them "It was pretty easy with the Bon Appe­ ized that people have about three seconds Started in 1989 by a group of students the closet, and caused to swipe their USF tit kitchen staff because many of them had to make their decision of where things go. who got. tired of seeing the university Alexandra Villegas/Foghorn damage to the walls ID cards to enter. "If worked in other parts of the city where the Nobody wants to read (the signs) so that throwing everything away, the USF recy­ The extreme wind and rain that hit San and some of their Francisco throughout January made many the power and net­ restaurants were already composting and is why we recently went to pictures," said cling program now has over 200 bins on clothing. Wilson said students prefer to stay indoors. works are down, the they were actually surprised that we weren't Murphy. He reminds students, "if it ever campus. the building manag­ electromagnetic locks already doing it," said USF's Director of lived it can be composted." The recycling program is working to ers were afraid of wa­ on the front doors of Environmental Services Joe Murphy. Another problem is educating incom­ reduce the impact on the environment ter dripping inside the walls and causing the building won't open because there is ing students. "Each year we get a new crop and the school's checkbooks said Murphy. Trying to change the behavior of thou­ further damage to the rest of the building. nothing to enable the locks to work," said sands of people was very hard at first, said of students who either do it differently or GREEN: Continued on page 2 Though Wilson was not aware of a mold Walter Petruska, information security of­ not at all," said Murphy. The hard work Recycling Manager Ryan Mack. The chal- problem, sophomore Joe Montana, who ficer and director of security services.

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GREEN Continued from page one such as bananas and pineapple, which are not grown in California, Winslow has had to think outside the box. Instead of order­ After the composting program, the waste ing the 2,000 bananas that the cafe usu­ pickup service Sunset Scavengers, offered, ally goes through, she only orders 1,000. to give a rebate of up to 75 percent of the To compensate the loss, she changes the total bill. Thus, the less waste that USF menus as well as ordering three cases of removes to a landfill and the more that is pomelos, a variety of grapefruit that is lo­ recycled, the more money that the univer­ cally grown, sity saves. Winslow hopes to replace the black Today, USF produces two times as much trash cans with green compost bins and compost as trash. The program has recendy blue recycling bins by 2008. They have added a trash compactor, which condenses made the shift from plastic eating uten- the pdes of recycled waste. As a result it sds to biodegradable ones in the past year. has already paid for itself by reducing the Ordering utensils and containers, made frequency of pick ups, said Murphy. from corn or potatoes, has doubled her an­ Putting a dollar figure onto composting nual paper costs from 200,000 dollars to and recycling has also helped to propel the 400,000 dollars, Winslow feels that it is program, Mack said. "It never hurts hav­ well worth it. "I know eventually all op­ ing that extra incentive because ultimately erations are going to go in that way, so you the school is run as a business and anyone might as well be the leader instead of the paying tuition would hope that people are follower." looking at the bottom line. So now not Some of the campus compost also makes only is composting and recycling a green it into USF's Living Learning Community, issue but it can be looked at as a money the Garden Project. Run through the En­ saver as well." vironmental Studies program, the commu­ A student's trash becomes a farmer's nity garden was started by Melinda Stone, find. The compost from USF is taken to a media studies professor, and Seth Wach- Jepson Prairie Farms. Completing a full tel, an architecture and community design circle, the compost is used to grow a good professor. On the quarter acre plot of land, portion of the food purchased by Bon Ap­ the 11 students working on the project are petit. learning about environmental issues on the In addition to using biodegradable con­ local and global level in the classroom and tainers and eating utensils, Bon Appetit is the garden. committed to purchasing the majority of Global warming and working on her their food within a 150-mile radius of the ranch have inspired Stone to create the campus as part of the farm to fork pro­ community garden. "This is only one little Nicholaus Mukhar/Foghorn The Garden Project's garden sprouts a crop of healthy produce thanks to compost-enriched soil. Students in the Garden Project are responsible gram, said Winslow. This can be difficult as part of the change and not only is it satis­ for planting and maintaining the garden, which is located behind the Education building. the cafe usually serves around 5,000 meals fying, it is nurturing. You are taking care a day, but Winslow said that about 80 per­ of the earth and your body because you are cent of the items are from local sources. growing the things you will eat that are tern, USF is looking at the bigger picture. lar panels to a few buildings on campus is From May 2006 to May 2007, USF used "We order our stuff today for tomorrow. much better for you. It is local, and so it is LEED is a system that sets sustainable and not the only source of heat generation on 57,626,939 gallons of water. A good por­ We want it to be as fresh, seasonal and lo­ a way for us to get our students to actually environmentally responsible standards for campus. tion of this number comes from students cal as possible. Sometimes I cannot go to start thinking about the global economy: construction. There are different levels that For the past 20 years up to 50 percent leaving the showers and sinks running, and these really small boutique farmers because how far does your food travel, where is can be achieved, silver, gold and platinum, of the university's heat and electricity de­ not reporting leaky faucets, said London. they cannot provide that much food. This your water from, and what [industrial ag­ based on how well a building meets the mand has been met through a campus run While there are still areas to improve means that sometimes the chef has to real­ riculture] does to the earth?. So it is an criteria. "Up till now, USF has done an engine. In addition to this, the school har­ upon, the university appears to be mak­ ly hunt down the product so some days we entry point of talking about a lot of global inordinate amount of things that are sus- vests the waste heat and converts it into ing new progress in the green campaign. will serve half broccoli and half squash." issues, but we are talking about it in an im­ tainibly conscious," said Mike London, as­ steam, which accounts for a large percent­ London said, "It is the right thing to do. Not only does serving local fare help mediate and local environment." sistant vice president of facilities manage­ age of the heating supply, said London. If higher education doesn't push for that, support California farmers, it also reduces Building green buildings by using the ment. Even with everything that the universi­ who is going to?" the carbon footprint, which is the fuel used Leadership in Energy and Environmen­ What many students may not be aware ty is doing to be environmentally friendly, to transport the food. For some items, tal Design (LEED) Green Building Sys- of is that the relatively new addition of so­ there are still areas that need some work. Wyclef Jean Coming to USF to Perform at Homecoming Concert

LAURA PLANTHOLT that's something we try to focus on." 2SS News Editor Freshman Alexandra Villegas is looking forward to the concert, even though Jean is very spring, USF hosts a weeklong not an artist she usually listens to. "I think homecoming celebration, when it would be interesting to see him live, es­ E alumni and students can com­ pecially since he's going to be right here," ____\__w \__w___w mingle at a variety of recreational events. she said. These events range from a run through The concert will be held in the Memo­ Politics Golden Gate Park, dinners, receptions and rial Gym this year, increasing the capacity a student run carnival. But in the last few to 3,000 people to allow room for both the years, the concert has been the event to top diehard fans and those who are less famil­ them all. iar with Jean's work. The Campus Activities Board has For sophomore Jim Cortez, the crowd- drawn in bigger and better acts each year, edness of last year's Common concert, and this one is to be no exception. Feb­ which was held in the cafeteria, was enough ruary 15, Wyclef Jean, whose hip-hop and to turn him off from the USF concert ex­ reggae inspired music has caught the at­ perience. He said, "I don't think I would tention of critics and fans for years, will be want to go through that again." This year's performing at USF. This year's concert is roomier venue will make the whole experi­ to be bigger than ever, being held in the ence more comfortable for everyone. Memorial Gym instead of the cafeteria as Culkin said, "The gym can hold up to Bimonthly meetings on Thursdays from 5-6. in years past. 4,500 people, but we want to limit the Senior Chris Culkin, who was asked to audience to 3,000 to make it a more in­ Dates as follows: direct the homecoming concert this year, timate show." Culkin said tickets have said the idea to invite Jean as the perform­ been selling rapidly, and he projects they February 7th in UC419 er was initially sparked because he is the will sell out way before the show. "We've uncle of a USF student. Culkin was also already sold as many as last year's cap," he February 21st in UC419 drawn to Jean's Jesuit-friendly image that explained. March 6th in UC419 would not offend students, alumni or their In addition to the concert, Culkin is March 27th TBA families. "If I don't feel comfortable bring­ also excited about the student-run carnival April 10th in UC419 ing my mother to the concert, it's not go­ that will take place the following day. The ing to happen," he said. carnival will feature games put on by vari­ April 24th in UC417 Jean is also gaining a reputation as a ous student groups, as well as face painting, humanitarian since he founded the Yele hot dogs, cotton candy and all of the carni­ Haiti foundation to help the citizens of val favorites. "We're trying to make it very General meetings are a time to discuss the struggling nation where Jean was born. youth-friendly. Alumni might bring their current events and various Society Culkin noted this as a factor in selecting children or grandchildren, and we want Jean as a performer. He said, "He's re­ them to think, 'Wow, this is what USF's projects, refreshments provided! ally big on working for human rights, and all about.'"

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Doors will open at 7:00PM and the show will start at 8:00PM San Francisco Foghorn OPINION JANUARY 31, 2008 Clinton Record Inconsistent on Iraq War tration's push for war and its exaggerated specializing in the region (myself includ­ &on ifranciscn Jfaghnrtt claims about Iraq's alleged military prow­ ed), and others argued that a U.S. invasion ess, while Obama was opposing a U.S. in­ would likely result in a bloody insurgency, vasion of that oil-rich country and openly a rise in Islamist extremism and terrorism, challenging the administration's exagger­ increased sectarian and ethnic conflict, and ated claims of an Iraqi threat. related problems. Despite this, Senator Though under no obligation as a state Clinton insisted that her voting to autho­ senator to make any public statements on rize the invasion was "in the best interests HUNTER 2130 Fulton Street foreign policy, Obama took the initiative of our nation." ______PATTERSON San Francisco, CA 94118 (415) 422-6122 to speak out against the prospects of war at Meanwhile, back in Chicago, Obama Editor In Chief C^__w P Fax (415) 422-2751 an anti-war rally in Chicago. was observing how "even a successful war An All-American Publication sf_fogborn_pyahoo.com Advertising (415) 422-2657 ad maiartm dei gleriam 415.422.5444 Obama certainly carried no pretense against Iraq will require a U.S. occupation about the nature of Saddam Hussein's re­ of undetermined length, at undetermined LAURA PLANTHOLT MARIA DINZEO gime, referring;to the late Iraqi dictator as cost, with undetermined consequences." News Editor Managing Editor STEPHEN ZUNES "brutal" and "ruthless," acknowledging that He also recognized that "an invasion of [email protected] Joghorn__pffice_pyahoo.com Columnist "the world, and the Iraqi people, would be Iraq without a clear rationale and with­ better off without him." At the same time, out strong international support will only CHELSEA STERLING MARKDONDERO ike most professors, in deciding he recognized that "Saddam poses no im­ fan the flame.s of the Middle East, and News Editor Advertising Manager who to vote for, I put a high value minent and direct threat to the United encourage the worst, rather than best, im­ Joghorn_news_pyahoo.com Joghorn_ads_pyahoo.com Lon integrity when it comes to ac­ States, or to his neighbors." Furthermore, pulses of the Arab world, and strengthen knowledging that facts of a given situation Obama recognized "that the Iraqi econo­ the recruitment arm of Al Qaeda." NICHOLAS MUKHAR STEVEN BARNETT before making policy. I have little toler­ my is in shambles, that the Iraqi military a As recendy as two weeks ago, Senator Opinion Editor Production Manager fraction of its former strength, and that in [email protected] f^^orn^roduction@yahcoxoin ance for any politician - be they right, left Clinton accused Obama of saying in that or center - who will ignore or twist the concert with the international community, October 2002 speech that "we didn't need he can be contained." LULU MCALLISTER HEATHER SPELLACY facts in order to rationalize for his or her to make any efforts" to deal with a poten­ tial threat from Saddam Hussein, even Scene Editor Online Editor pre-determined policy objective. That same month in Washington, how­ Joghorn_scen._pynhoo.com [email protected] In determining which of the two lead­ ever, Senator Clinton was insisting - incor- though Obama had actually put forward an alternative strategy of enforcing sanc­ SKY MADDEN ing Democratic candidates would make recdy and despite the lack of any credible the most competent and credible com­ evidence - that Iraq was "trying to develop tions, returning UN inspectors and main­ Scene Assistant MICHELLE"MY" NGUYEN taining an international force as a military Business Manager mander-in-chief, it is revealing to com­ nuclear weapons" and that Iraq's possession Joghom_business_pyehoe.com pare the public statements of U.S. Senator of biological and chemical weapons was deterrent. ERIKA HEYER Hillary Clinton and then-Illinois Sena­ "not in doubt" and "undisputed." In summary, on the most critical politi­ Shorts Editor TATSUYA KAWAUCHI tor Barack Obama during October 2002, cal question of the decade, a freshman state [email protected] Photography Editor Senator Clinton then went on record Joghorn__ptoio_pyahoo.com when Congress voted to authorize the insisting that the risk that Saddam Hus­ senator from Illinois was able to figure out JESSIE RHODES U.S. invasion of Iraq. sein would "employ those weapons to what an experienced member of the U.S. Chief Copy Editor MARO GUEVARA Former President Bill Clinton, at a re­ launch a surprise attack against the United Senate Armed Services Committee could not - that Saddam Hussein was no longer Illustrations cent rally on behalf of his wife, insisted that States" was enough to "justify action by the JENNPREIS Senator Clinton and Senator Obama had United States to defend itself," specifically a threat and that an invasion of Iraq would had virtually identical records on the Iraq by authorizing President Bush to launch harm America's national security interests. Assistant Cefiv Editor TERESA MOORE Faculty Advisor war and that Obama's claim that he "had an invasion of Iraq at the time and circum­ Over the next few weeks, Democratic vot­ the judgment to oppose this war from the stances of his choosing. ers will have the opportunity to decide ANNASHAJIRAT beginning" was "the biggest fairy tale I've Whether Iraq constituted a threat to which of these two leading candidates Assistant Copy Editor ever seen." U.S. national security was not the only has the best judgment to lead this country The record from that fateful month, thing that separated Clinton and Obama during this next critical period. however, shows that there were indeed back in October 2002. In the months major differences between the two future leading up to the Senate vote, former State Stephen Zunes is a professor of politics presidential contenders, with Senator Department and intelligence officials, Eu­ and international relations at USF. Foghorn Endorses Clinton supporting the Bush adminis­ ropean and Middle Eastern allies, scholars Stimulus Package Vote No on Prop C, Preserve SF Landmark ast week President Bush de­ with the expectation that the skills Proposition C supporters are asking the San Francisco should not use city mon­ clared war on recession, mark­ they learn there will help land them city to purchase the former prision and for ey to purchase Alcatraz, spend more mon­ Ling perhaps the first time in his a good paying job after graduation. the city and county of San Francisco to ey tearing down the prison to build a peace eight year presidency that he has de­ Many students finance their education look into the possibility for a global peace center, and hope that one day the entire clared war on an enemy that he knows through loans, putting them in a dan­ center to be built in place of the prsion. project will pay for itself with tourism, as how to fight. The president authorized gerous financial situation, should they Proposition C supporters want the city supporters argue it will. San Francisco has another surge, not in troops headed to graduate in a time when the .economy to buy the island with the intention of tear­ other priorities, like maintaining a strong Iraq, but in spending our tax dollars is in recession. ing down the prison and building a global economy. to fight a looming recession. A reces­ While we support a stimulus pack­ peace center that supporters say would be According to the San Francisco Con­ sion that most experts agree will come age, we also realize that getting a check a bigger tourist attraction than the prison. vention and Visitor's Bureau, 1.4 million soon if we do not act to stimulate the from the government is not free mon­ Even if this were true, it would years for people visited Alcatraz in 2007. economy. President Bush, in his usual ey, but a loan that must be repaid by the project to pay for itself. The peace center is a good idea, but not unwavering show of optimism (maybe the taxpayers of this country. We are NICHOLAS MUKHAR The idea for the peace center came a feasible one. It would be irresponsible we should be worried), called the U.S. the generation that will be burdened Opinion Editor from Mill Valley resident and Light Party for San Francisco to spend money on tear­ economy "resilient" but not immune with the social security problem, as founder Da Vid. ing down one of its landmarks. Alcatraz to "setbacks." Mosdy those tied to the well as the national debt. A new ipod ne initiative on the February 8th Vid was the creator of the proposition attracts visitors from all over the world to meltdown in the subprime mortgage right now sounds great, but this stim­ ballot for San Franciscans could C campaign and collected the 20,000 sig­ San Francisco. industry and credit crunch felt across ulus package will cost current students decide the fate of one of our best natures to put the proposition on the bal­ Having the prison helps our economy Wall Street. a lot in the long run. We need to be O lot. known landmarks. and gives people a chance to learn about responsible citizens and recognize This week, Bush plbposed, and Con­ Alcatraz and Pier 39 have been, finan­ Buying, tearing down, and rebuilding a part of our city's history no matter how that there are limits to the amount gress enthusiastically reviewed, a mea­ cially speaking for the last five years, San Alcatraz is not a rational proposition. The positive or negative that history may be. we can spend or that our government sure to give most taxpayers a $300-$600 Francisco's top two tourist attractions, but city has coundess road repairs and and a can spend for us. We live in an age of rebate checks, and more for families Proposition C might bring that to an end. homeless situation to deal with, just to Nicholas Mukhar is a junior media stud­ credit card and government debt, and with children. Taxpayers making more Alcatraz is currently administered by name a few things that are much more im­ ies major and a journalism and legal studies sometime in our lifetime, the tab is go­ than $3,000 but less than $75,000 will the National Parks Service under the juris­ portant and much more worth spending minor ing to come due and it is going to be a receive some form of rebate, meaning diction of the Department of the Interior. our money on. all but the wealthiest and laziest college painful adjustment. students will be getting a little extra al­ We hope that we use times of eco­ lowance from Uncle Sam this spring if nomic prosperity to better plan for the 'Biliary' Incapable of Uniting Country things go Bush's way. future. - Hopefully, Bush's economic ing elsewhere. Obama is the only candidate that offers This editorial board is cautiously ex­ stimulus package will get the economy Barack Obama has commented on the and has proved capable of attracting a bi­ cited about the prospect of being $300- back on track, and then we can start obvious tag team by joking that he often partisan majority. $600 richer in the coming months. We down a path of more disiplined fiscal doesn't know whom he is running against. In the Presidential election, the Clin­ believe this is a necessary refund that responsabiliry. Ultimatiy we must face "Biliary" did not appreciate those jokes. tons may take the independent voters will­ will stimulate the economy and cre­ our country's difficult financial prob­ Mr. Clinton has tried to combat this by ing to cast their vote for any Democratic ate jobs, including for recent college lems, however, it would be nice to have claiming that he will not be intruding into candidate after eight years of Republican graduates. Many USF students invest some job security first. Mrs. Clinton's run for the executive office. scandal and abuse, but they would be re­ well over $100,000 in their education This, methinks, is a lie. Mr. Clinton would- turning to the White House with barely remain just as involved as Mrs. Clinton a majority. was during his presidency. The Clintons would invite an old politi­ I have heard many pundits ridicule Mrs. cal regime, with familiar faces and familiar Clinton's political experience by claiming policies, back to the executive branch. This STEVEN BARNETT that her role in the White House during combined with a Democrat controlled congress would result in the complete iso­ Columnist Mr. Clinton's term—as if it were a child's Columns for the Opinion section and Letters to the Editor are gladly accepted from students, lation of Republicans in this country. faculty, staff and alumni. game—does not count. 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hen I showed up for the clos­ ing performance of "Filaments W8c Derivatives" at Counter- Pulse (1310 Mission St.), the doorman was turning away hopeful dance enthusi­ LULU MCALLISTER asts (including important local choreogra­ Scene Editor pher, Sean Dorsey) by the dozen. Edging my way through the small, crowded lobby, ashionistas come gawk at local I grabbed my ticket at Will Call and found threads at the Future Style Clash an equally crowded space through the FFashion Show this Thursday, Janu­ lobby doors. Audience members chatted ary 31 at 8 p.m. This free event takes place excitedly, sitting on pretty floor cushions at 150 Folsom St. (near the Gap budd­ or tucking themselves into unlikely nooks ing) and will offer a good combination of close to the ceiling if they couldn't snag music, food and, of course, fashion. Visit a chair in the small theatre. It was worth www.futurestyleclash.com all the huddling and jostling. The concert, which ran from January 18-20, proved to Visit Russia at home this February 1-3 at be a show that captured the audience's at­ the Russian Center of San Francisco (2450 tention without taking itself too seriously. Courtesy of Larson Associates Sutter St.) where the 20th Annual Rus­ When the lights dimmed and Kegan Francis Ford Coppola directs Tim Roth as Dominic Matei in Youth Without Youth, which is now playing in theatres. Coppola used revenue from his sian Festival will be held. A day of borscht, wine business to financehi s most recent, endeavor. Marling (of Spoon dance company), in a perogies, Russian arts 6c crafts and dancers premiere ^olo performance called "Mem­ from Moscow await you for only $6- $10/ ory," slipped into a variety of dance styles day. Visit www.russiancentersf.com Interview by by Academy Award-nominated Bruno Youth Without Youth} (not least of all "the robot") to snippets KEVIN KUNZE Ganz (Downfall) and Alexandra Maria of familiar pop songs. The movement was On Saturday, February 2nd at 10:00 a.m. StaffWriter Lara (Downfall), Youth Without Youth is FFC: I felt it was a continuation of what cheeky and fun - unabashedly silly. Mar­ you can watch the ocean conservancy film one of the most overlooked films of the I was doing years ago, after The Rain Peo­ ling himself is handsome and agile, with "Why Early Containment Matters: Oil fter spending ten years in reclusion year—criminally so. Although the movie ple and The Conversation—it just took me seemingly more energy than he could pos­ Spill in the San Francisco Bay" at the San working primarily on his wine com­ doesn't hold up to Coppola's previous a whde to figure out where the finance sibly use, even during such an elaborate Francisco Ocean Film Festival at Cow- Apany and restaurant, Francis Ford classics, it is still a meditative work that would come from—but as I said, 'distribu­ piece. It became clear we were witnessing ell Theater Fort Mason Center, Pier 2. Coppola (The Godfather, Apocalypse Now) has would have probably received much bet­ tion' is still the key issue. someone who could truly laugh at himself, The film was created in collaboration with finally returned to the medium that brought ter reviews had come out in the 70s, or and private whispers in the audience shift­ Greenlnfo Network to share importance of him unsurpassed successand erratic fadure. if it contained the name of a first-time SFF: You've tackled nearly every genre ed quickly to shared amusement. rapid response to od spills for ocean health His latest film, Youth Without Youth follows filmmaker and not a master such as Cop­ from horror and drama to crime and war. Marling later joined up with Spoon co- (in response to last year, when a cargo ship Dominic Matei, an aged professor on the pola. Have you ever thought about directing a founder Jane Schnorrengberg and dancers spilled 58,000 gallons of bunker fuel into verge of death that suddenly has a renewal The San Francisco Foghorn recendy sci-fi film or perhaps a western? Ross Hollenkamp and Rebecca Johnson the San Francisco Bay). To purchase event of life when he is struck by lightning and caught up with Coppola in a phone in­ for "The Derivatives," which developed tickets and get more information, visit becomes young again. Now possessing the terview whUe he was filming Tetro over- FFC: Years ago I did try to make a west­ new directions of movement based on www.oceanfilmfest.org. vigor to not only complete his "life's work" ern. We optioned and worked with the "found" material and "seed concepts" from but become romantically involved with sev­ writer oh The Cut-Whore Massacre. I lost choreographers Delia Davidson, Randee If you are 21+, dance to local talent Baron eral mysterious women, Dominic embarks San Francisco Foghorn: Where do you the option after years of unsuccessfully Paufve, and Nigel Charnock. There was Von Luxxury DJing this Sunday, February through the ups and downs that make up think film and media is heading in the trying to get finance. It was later made as curiosity in the movement between the 3rd at Beauty Bar (229 Mission St.) in the this second chance at life. next few years? What can filmmakers do Unforgiven. dancers that draws one into this dynamic Mission District. Although the film mainly acts as a meta­ to prepare for the future? investigation of their dance lineage. phor for Coppola's current directing revival, SFF: What would you say is the most re­ The black sheep of the concert was Tuesday, February 5th is Free Day at the it also packs some pretty insightful com­ Francis Ford Coppola: It's heading pretty warding part about filmmaking and what not a live performance, but a video tided Legion of Honor Museum (El Camino mentary on humanity and the purpose of much where the captains of industry feel inspires you to continue to make films? "Loom" by Katie Faulkner, a professor of Del Mar 6c Legion of Honor Dr. in the life. Considering the fact that it was financed they can continue their monopoly over it dance at USF. In person, Faulkner is clever Presidio). From 9:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. take solely by Coppola's successfid vineyard in and make a killing. Even if it means put­ FFC: Seeing a great film makes one want and particular, and her personal blend of a look at the exhibit on Marie Antoinette. California, and he not only directed but also ting cinema on the tiny screens of a mo­ to make films. choreography and cinematography was no See what's going on at the museum at took on the role of writer and producer, the bile phone. However, the young indepen­ different. The filaments Faulkner has found http://www.famsf.org/legion/index.asp. movie is surprising well shot and contains dent talent is rich with passion and ideas, SFF: Finally, can you tell me about a bit in the world around her - telephone wires, some very powerful images that linger long and it will be their battle to counter this. about your upcoming project, Tetro} iPod headsets, birds on wires, shoe strings, On Wednesday, February 6th the Owl after the credits are over. This, reinforced by The key will be what happens with their clotheslines, detaded stitching in fabrics, Magazine will host "The Rumble" - an some clever editing from multiple Oscar- work in terms of'distribution'which now FFC: It's a personal film, original story, medical drawings of circulatory systems, indie party with Bagel Ted, Lisa Light of winner Walter Murch (Apocalypse Now, The is hard to get and totally, in the hands contemporary setting. About fathers, sons pull-strings on lamps and kites - inspired The Lovemakers and Aaron Axelsen of English Patient), makes for some breathtak­ of the big companies—YouTube shows and brothers. "Loom," which premiered at this showing. Poscene at Harlot (46 Minna St). There ing and experimental montages. what the net can do with short format, The movie came in four parts: 1.Stitch 2. will be giveaways from TankFarm Cloth­ Additionally, the movie exhibits ex­ and when and if the other shoe drops, the SFF: Thank you very much for your time. Lattice 3. Tangle 4. Fray. struggle will be decided over who con­ ing and Atlas, so come dance and celebrate cellent acting from Tim Roth (Reservoir Each section demonstrated a different trols distribution of independent films. the San Francisco music scene. Doors Dogs, Vincent & Theo) who not only plays FFC: Ciao. development between two people (Faulkner open at 8 p.m. The party is $5 at the door both the young and old Dominic, but also and Private Freeman), and the literal and or free with RSVP. Visit www.sonicliving. the ominous and omniscient split person­ SFF: At what point during that last ten Youth Without Youth is currently playing in ality of the character as well. Supported com/theowlmag/therumble to RSVP. years did you realize you had to make select theaters. Dance: continued on page 5 Susie Essman: From Vagina Monologues to Larry David

Interview by Originally a stand-up comedian, Susie Es­ think, is like Larry's "id." I think it's the come up right away?" So I got the dog. But you? JIMTAUGHER sman has been featured in Crank Yankers things Larry would like to do and Larry's I'm not one to use my celebrity; I don't like SE: Sex. The relationships between men StaffWriter and is costarring with Woody Harrelson way of thinking, not how he behaves. to do that. and women are endlessly fascinating to and John Travolta in Disney's new ani­ He's told me before that he aspires to be me. show about nothing sure turned mated film Bolt. She can also be seen as that guy. Cheryl in the show is extremely SFF: In season four, Larry has sexual fan­ out to be quite the opposite. The the host in Bravos' new show Better Half. different from her character [in reality]. tasies about your character in the costume SFF: What's your favorite role you've genius behind Seinfeld, Larry Da­ A In light of Curb's recent finale and Susie's Cheryl in the show is very pragmatic and episode, so I was wondering, have you ever played? vid, made a household name of himself af­ recent visit to our city's own Cobb's Com­ Cheryl Hynes herself is a pretty nutty, had sexual fantasies about Larry? SE: Susie Greene (from Curb). By far, Su­ ter creating one of the most popular and edy Club, I spoke with Susie to gain some free spirit. Some people say I'm a lot like SE: (Laughs) Well if I have, I've forgotten sie Greene. longest running sitcoms of all time. In Oc­ piece of mind. my character, but I'd say I'm nothing like them the minute I woke up. tober of 2000, he did it again. Curb Your my character. Depends on what day you SFF: So I guess that's a no? SFF: Is your relationship with Jeff as dys­ Enthusiasm hit the airwaves on HBO and San Francisco Foghorn: Our Drama catch me on. SE: Yeah, it's a no. functional in life as it is on the show? quickly became an instant hit with audi­ Department here at USF is putting on a SE: No, actually Jeff and I are very, very ences and critics alike. This time, however, performance of The Vagina Monologues in SFF: Random question: When was the SFF: You've been doing stand-up most of close friends, as are Larry and I, believe it Larry starred as himself. a few months, and since you were once a last time you used your celebrity status to your life and I'm wondering, how it feels or not. I think the reason we can all be so The MOA for Curb seemed to follow Vagina yourself, do you have any advice for get something and what was it? to have the "hardest job on earth" as people mean to each other on the show is because the same guideline: a show about noth­ our Vaginas? SE: Oh, OK, I have an answer for that. say? we are such close friends. ing. In reality it was much more than that, Susie Essman: I did that show many times It was about a year ago and it was to SE: Well it's hard, believe me, it's just that exploring the awkward nuances of day-to­ on Broadway, so my advice is to totally and rescue the dog that I rescued. This dog people either have an affinity for it or they SFF: Tell me something about yourself day life often at the expense of Larry. His completely embrace your vaginalism. was so adorable, and the woman had all don't. I do it because it's the only thing that most of us won't know, something out character in the show seems to make nor­ these people on the list ahead of me and I know how to do and it was what I was of the ordinary. mal situations bad and then worse, and the SFF: It's been said that Larry David bases finally, I'm on the phone with her and I born to do. You have to be a little dement­ SE: I'm an insomniac, but I guess everyone first person to let him know always seems a lot of his characters on himself or his said "Can I come see the dog?" and she ed. I was with Robin Williams and Gdbert is. I'm pretty boring to tell you the truth. to be his rotund agent's Jewish wife, Susie, own life. How much do you think the says, "Well there are so many people Gottfried last night, we all did a benefit played by Susie Essman. Susie's character characters on the show are like the actors ahead of you..." and finally I said "Have together, and they're all out of their minds! in the show, like most of the cast, has the SFF: Recendy, I was going through some in reality, if at all? you ever seen Curb Your Enthusiasm}" and But in a good way. It's kind of a healthy same first name as she does in real life. of the Curb forums on the website and SE: Larry bases things in the show on she says, "Oh yeah! It's my son's favorite way for us to channel our dementia. I was looking at your forum and some Notorious for her "F*** you, Larry's, Su­ events that go on in his life but he's re­ show!" and I say, "Well, I'm Susie." And fan had posted, in all caps, "I WOULD sie became the character everyone loved ally not like his character and his behavior this woman says, "Oh my God, v/e love SFF: When you're writing your stand-up LOVE TO F*** THE S*~ OUT OF to hate, or hated to love for that matter. at all—none of us are. Larry's character, I you, you're our favorite character, can you routines, what topic keeps coming up for Essman: continued on page 5 San Francisco Foghorn SCENE JANUARY 31, 2008 Favorite Tracks of '07 Dance Professor Blends Dance and Film BY JIM TAUGHER, SKY MADDEN, LULU MCALLISTER, ELYZA PIERSON, MOLLY SERRA Electronic Rock Pogo - Digitalism (Idealism) Knocked Up - Kings of Leon (Because of Gravity's Rainbow - Klaxons (Myths of the Times) the Near Future—and especiaUy the sub­ Atlas - Batdes (Mirrored) sequent remixes by the likes of Kavinsky, Icky Thump - The White Stripes (Icky Soulwax, and Van She) Thump) Find A New Way - Young Love (Too Berlin - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Young to Fight It) (Baby 81) Heart Of Hearts - !!! (Myth Takes) (in­ The Underdog — Spoon (Ga Ga Ga Ga cluding the Brother's remix) Ga) Someone Great — LCD Soundsystem Intervention - Arcade Fire (Neon Bible) (Sound of SUver) Set Fire To The Face On Fire - The Blood Fancy Footwork - Chromeo (Fancy Foot­ Brothers (Young Machetes) work) Low A High - Great Northern (Trading Do It Again - The Chemical Brothers TwUight for Daylight) (We Are the Night) Thrash Unreal - Against Me! (New Let Me Think About It - Ida Corr vs. Wave) Fedde le Grande (Robosoul) Standing in the Way of Control - The In the City - Chromatics (single) Gossip (Standing in the Way of Control Rock It - GorriUaz (D-Sides) Re-release)

Rap/Hip-Hop/R&B Indie & Folk Paper Planes- M.I.A. (Kala) Reckoner - Radiohead (In Rainbows) Sensual Seduction - Snoop Dogg (Ego Young Folks - Peter Bjorn and John (Writ­ Trippin') er's Block) Ay Bay Bay - Hurricane (51/50 Ratchet) Brandy Alexander - Feist (The Reminder) I'm So Hood - DJ Khaled (We The Best) On and On and On - WUco (Sky Blue Party Like a Rock Star - Shop Boyz Sky) (Rockstar Mentality) Coconut - The Sea and Cake (Everybody) Courtesy of Adam Shemper Money In The Bank - Swizz Beatz (One Click, Click, Click, Click - Bishop AUen Man Band) (The Broken String) Kegan Marling, one of the co-founders of Bay Area-based dance company Spoon, falls by the bay in a publicity still for "Fdaments and Derivatives." The concert focused on movement inspired by the lines we find in our world and tracing and developing elements of our lineage (dance lineage). Hot Thing(feat. WULLAm) - Talib Kweli Irene - Caribou (Andorra) (Eardrum) Fake Empire - The National (Boxer) Let It Go (feat. LU'Kim & Missy EUiot) What's A Girl To Do - Bat For Lashes - Keisha Cole (Just Like You) (Fur & Gold) Dance: Continued from page four moments was a wide shot of Faulkner and Faulkner also showed her work "Im­ The People - Common (Finding Forever) Imitosis - Andrew Bird (Armchair Apoc­ Freeman's silhouettes against the fading print" (2007), which was created as a I feel like dying - LU Wayne (The Drought rypha) figurative thread between them. The two light of early evening in a San Francisco commission for Kate MitcheU & Danc­ is Ova Pt. 2) Gang Bang Suicide - Broken Social Scene dancers moved together against a vibrant neighborhood. The final instaUment, when ers' production of Spirit House at ODC Presents Kevin Drew (Spirit If...) green sidewalk, tentatively at times, and Faulkner peels an orange, offers the fruit to last spring, and the premiere of "The Dry then swifdy.The background switched to a her partner and is left to sew the rind back Line," which sculpted movement along wharf scene, and the dancers swirled about together by herself is equaUy moving. The meteorological lines. each other whUe stitching themselves to­ movie discusses the intricacies of relation­ You can explore Faulkner's dance gether with the help of a few anonymous ships without saying more than it needs to. company and work (including her video, hands. The movie continuaUy returned to a It was touching - emotional without be­ "Loom" sometime soon) at www.littleseis- shot of Faulkner perched on a bench, bus- ing corny, witty without being gimmicky. micdance.org. Check out Spoon Dance Uy sewing with red thread, looking smaU Faulkner has created a thoughtful piece of Company at www.myspace.com/spoonsf. but engaged. One of the most compeUing visual poetry. Comedienne Susie Essman Bares It All

Essman: Continued from page four SE: (Laughs) No, it was just a little SE: You almost have to do it, I felt like creepy. I didn't have a choice. I had this voice in THIS WOMAN." SFF: I'm an actor myself, so what are some me that had to come out and [stand-up] SE: (Laughs) See, that's why I don't read "words of wisdom" or advice you might was the form for it. If you feel like there N mm the forums. have for any fellows actors out there trying is something else you love, go do that, be­ SFF: What's your thought on that? to make it? cause you reaUy need to love this business SE: WeU, I'U teU ya. On my website, I used SE: Do it because you love what you do, and stick with it because it's so hard. Actu- MM to have an emaU contact, where people do it because the creative process is oxygen aUy, my major advice is keep showing up. I could contact me and I was contacted by so to you and feeds you. Don't do it because think that's so much a part of success. Do many sedo-masochistic perverts who just you want to become rich and famous, be­ any work you can, wherever people can see N ft; ow wanted Susie Greene to yeU and scream at cause that's a misguided goal. Don't give you doing your craft. Keep showing up and them and beat the crap out of them that I up; it's a rough business. sooner or later, something comes of it. No had to cut it off. It was really disturbing. SFF: WeU I'm sure you've felt like that be­ one's gonna discover you, you have to be RAD IQHEA SFF: It didn't help the sex act? fore, what gets you out of it? out there.

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roster who have played in the Super Bowl, NICKOLAS MUKHAR and all have won. The Giants have four StaffWriter players who have played in the Super Bowl, and of those four, two of them have won it. The two players who won it, won it wo wins shy of 800 career with the Patriots. victories as a head coach Every NFL "expert" wants to be the in Men's Division 1 college one to make a case for the Giants having T basketball, Eddie Sutton is now a chance in this game. Everything from taking on the task of trying to reju­ Tom Brady's mysterious injury boot, to the venate Dons basketball. emergence of Eli Manning, to New York's The 71-year old head coach pass rush have been used by analysts as the has said that he is not here to be a secret to beating the Patriots. If these guys "grand-fatherly figure" for his-play­ actually knew how to beat New England, ers and wants to turn the fortunes Giants' head coach ,Tom Coughlin, would of USF. Though Sutton maintains NICHOLAS MUKHAR have already ripped them from their studio he will be head coach only for the Columnist seats and put them on his coaching staff. remainder of this season: sixteen Make no mistake; this Super Bowl will be games at the time of his arrival. uring the eighteen games the a four quarter coronation of the best team "I can still make a difference New England Patriots have the NFL has ever seen. The only way the here," he said, saying their defense played this season the majority Patriots will loose this game is if they miss D has already improved since his ar­ of NFL teams and fans, including myself, the bus. rival. have tuned in to see them loose. It still has There is a two week break between the Sutton said he was offered the not happened and it is not going to hap­ conference championships and the Super job at USF last summer but turned pen on Super Sunday. Bowl. That is two weeks for Bill Belichick it down because he was working Do not be fooled by the Giants' fourth and Tom Brady to study film, practice and on other projects, like his addiction quarter lead over New England (that they dissect every motion Eli Manning makes center on the Oklahoma State Uni­ lost during week 17), or New England's to his receivers and every audible the Gi­ versity campus. close calls in Baltimore, or Indianapolis, or ants defense can call to try to stop New "There is more addiction today at home against Phdadelphia. England's unstoppable offense. By kickoff than we've ever seen," said Sutton It does not matter how much they run on Sunday, New England will probably during a conversation on KNBR up the score on teams or how boring Bill know what the Giants will call before the 680 with Ralph Bafbieri and Tom Belichick is. Throw "spygate" out the win­ Giants do. Yes, the Giants have the same Tolbert. dow. They are just better than everyone amount of time, but the Patriots are just Sutton's troubles off the court else. better. have been well-documented. On Their offense is, in a single word: ridicu­ Do not be surprised when Lawrence February 10,2006, Sutton was cited lous. They are first in points, passing yards, Maroney runs over Michael Straban on his for driving under the influence af­ and total yards. Tom Brady and Randy way to the end zone. Do not be shocked ter being involved in a two car ac­ Tatsuya Kawauchi/Foghorn Moss broke three NFL records: most when you see Sam Madison reading the cident. Sutton admitted to having Dons' Head Coach Eddie Sutton sits with lustration as he watches his new team lose again giving him a touchdowns thrown in a season, most back of Randy Moss'jersey right from the a drinking problem and retired on 1-6 record so far at USF. touchdowns caught in a season and most kickoff. If New York is fortunate enough June 30th of that year. — points in a season and they did this on one to contain the usual suspects, another jiero play. Their defense is not far behind, rank­ will undoubtedly emerge, as they have time Sutton's list of accomplishments 1-6 under their new coach. They are cur­ concerned with anyone's perception. ing in the top ten in fewest points, pass and time again. New England 38, New outweighed his personal trials enough for rendy coming off a 22-point home loss to "I don't care what people think. You'll yards, rush yards and total yards allowed. York 14. It will not ever be close. USF to welcome him in. Sutton's accom­ plishments range from 799 career victories St. Mary's last Saturday night. see me coaching as hard and working as The Patriots have everything they need Let us stop trying to mix together the to 25 NCAA tournament appearances. He Sutton has made it known publicly hard as I've ever done at any other school." to complete the first 19-0 season ever in the perfect formula to solve the Patriots. It is fifth on the all-time wins list for Men's known that he is frustrated with the talent Sutton acknowledged that a turnaround NFL and the second ever undefeated sea­ seems as though this problem has no so­ Division 1 head coaches. He won the AP on his USF squad. at USF may take years, but that he is try­ son. They are battle tested. They have won lution. Instead, take the time to soak in National Coach of the Year award inl978 "They don't compare with Gonzaga or ing to put in the foundation for that turn­ the close games with both defensive stands what the Patriots are doing and what are as head coach of the University of Arkan­ St. Mary's in talent," he said. "If this pro­ around to take place. and offensive explosions. They have the about to do; shattering records on their sas and again in 1986 as head coach of the gram is going to compete with Gonzaga "People here are concerned about the best quarterback and wide receiver in the way to the most dominant single season University of Kentucky. He spent most of and St. Mary's they're going to have to in- program and its reputation," Sutton said. game, they have allowed the fewest sacks ever. Sorry Eli, when Super Sunday has his seasons, 16, coaching Oklahoma State vest some money in the program." "We can start the change today. I didn't in the NFL this reason and they have the come and gone Peyton will still be the only University. Many have questioned whether Sutton sign up here just to win two games, and I'm playoff and Super Bowl experience. Manning with a ring. Since taking over the sideline, Sutton's is at USF only to reach 800 wins before gonna be very disappointed if we don't win The Patriots have 22 players on their Dons have continued to struggle, going the end of his career. Sutton said he is not more."

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ERIKA HEYER ball team is Dior Lowhorn. The transfer The women's basketball team is doing Sports Editor student from UConn came to USF last the opposite of the men's. They have won year but could not play until this year and a total of 8 games out of their last 11. The ver the winter break both the is now ranked number 25 in the NCAA Lady Dons defeated Sacramento State, women's basketball team and division 1 in scoring. Lowhorn has been San Jose State, Cal Poly, Eastern Washing­ Othe men's basketball team a great asset to the teams already estab­ ton, UC Davis, San Diego, St. Mary's and have been working hard in their games. lished players such as Manny Quezada Portland. The Lady Dons seem to be on However, the men's team has only won and Danny Cavic. Also, freshman Myron the right track for a better season than they single game in their past nine games. Strong has shown that he can hold his were last year. Senior Domnique Carter is C Irvine, Long Beach State, Notre own on the court. Strong has been add­ leading the Lady Dons by averaging 19.2 ame, Weber State, Holy Cross, San ing a much needed intensity to the Dons' points per game and scoring a career high Diego, and Gonzaga have been able line-up. Since Evans left the Dons do not 35 points in her last game. Head coach, to defeat the Dons over the break. On seem to be improving but maybe coach Tanya Haave, and her team are definitely LISTEN. PROCESS. HELP. December 16th the head coach for the Sutton can turn their season around. It headed in the right direction with, a 12-7 Life is complex. Prepare to help people manage the team, Jessie Evans, stepped down. To would be great if Sutton could make the record and 3 - 1 in the WCC. The Lady challenges of life. replace him was Eddie Sutton from last half of the season a winning one. Sut­ Dons have a good chance of getting into Oklahoma who has 798 career wins. ton just needs to unleash all of the talent the playoffs and doing well once they get Sutton took over on December 28th that his players possess. there. Azusa Pacific University's graduate programs in Clinical on the sidelines for the Dons. The The Dons are 5-13 for the season and Psychology offer: breakout star of the Dons male basket­ 1-2 in the WCC. • An APA-accredited Psy.D. Program • M.A. in Clinical Psychology (Marriage/Family Therapy emphasis) • A curriculum that integrates spirituality and values • A blend of theoretical and practical elements of psychology • Alignment with current California licensure requirements Make Connections - Nourish Your Humanity At Friday Night Folk Dancing For more information about APU's graduate psychology programs: (626) 815-5008 (Psy.D.) (626) 815-5009 (MFT) www.apu.edu/request/grad [email protected] [email protected] ik www.apu.edu/apply AZUSA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY 31" Ave. and Cement 8 to 10:30 PM 901 E. Alosta Ave. • Azusa, CA 91702 (415) 310-3217 ertiierlajidautgyahoo.com TO LEARN ABOUT THE NEW MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK www.foJkdanc#.com/htm!/changiJrtm PROGRAM, GO TO WWW.APU.EDU/BAS/SOCIALWORK/MSW/. San Francisco Foghorn SPORTS JANUARY 31, 2008

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ERIKA HEYER far. Jay Crawford on ESPN's 1" and 10 said, ERIKA HEYER teammate of Clemens, Andy Pettit, ad­ help him perform like he needed to. Sports Editor "It was like calling Tiger the n-word and Sports Editor mitted to using HGH after being noted The day after the 60 Minutes interview, then putting the word on the front cover." in the Mitchell Report and was injected Clemens organized a press conference and n Friday January 11*, Golf There could have been many other choices oger Clemens is known as one of by McNamee. After this discovery Cle­ played a taped telephone conversation be­ Channel anchor Kelly TUghman for the cover such as a picture of Woods or the greatest pitchers of all time. mens was instantly lodged into the same tween himself and McNamee. McNamee uttered words that would cause TUghman; why would the first thing that category as Barry Bonds. Until Clemens repeatedly asked, "What do you want me O The soon to be 10 time major one of the biggest racial uproars in profes­ came to Seanor's mind be a noose and why R th league all star was drafted in 1983 by the appeared on 60 Minutes on January 6 to do?" Clemens wanted McNamee to sional golf history. When on the air talk­ would he think that this would be a good Boston Red Sox's and became a savior he had not commented about the accu­ clear his name and asked his friend why ing about Tiger Wood's exceptional per­ idea? sations made by his trainer. In the inter­ he did this. McNamee could not give a whenever he stepped onto the mound. By formance she said in order for any PGA Because of this scandal in the golf world view Clemens stated that the injection of straight answer. Who should one believe? 1996 Clemens had won three Cy Young golfer to be better than Woods they would there has been some questioning of simUar HGH and anabolic steroids, "never hap­ Although most baseball fans do not want Awards, become a two time MVP and have to, "lynch him in a back alley." View­ past cases of this kind of journalistic behav­ pened" and what was in the report were, to believe that their diamond hero is using Pitcher of the Year and was named the ers were outraged that these words were ior. The last case that comes to mind is the "complete lies" and stated, "I am pissed performance enhancing drugs, these play­ th Major League Player of the Year in 1986. chosen by Tilghman. On January 17 she case of Don Imus and the Rutgers women's off." Clemens pleaded with America and ers'bodies cannot function the same way as He was the pride of Boston baseball until apologized to Woods on the air and in basketball team in April 2007. Imus was said that he was respected by the base­ they did when they were at 21 years of age. 1997 when he joined Toronto and then person and said she chose her words poor­ fired by CBS from his radio show for us­ ball community because of his talent and Muscles cannot magically get bigger in a in 1999 he unthinkably joined the New ly and that she would never want to inten­ ing racial slurs to describe the team. Imus contribution to the game and was won­ three week span, and an injury to the elbow York Yankees and this created a loss of tionally offend him or the viewers. Woods' is known for his rude and crude behavior dering why no one believed his side of or the knee cannot heal in two days with­ respect amongst Red Sox fans. Since then reps released a statement to ESPN: This on the air and he also apologized on the air the story and that he was, "guilty until out some sort of narcotic help. Clemens' Clemens has retired twice and in 2007 he story is a non-issue. Tiger and Kelly are and to the Rutgers players, but he was still proven innocent." Clemens did admit to teammate, Andy Pettit, admitted to using returned to the Yankees for a half season friends and Tiger has a great deal of re­ fired. TUghman received only a two week McNamee injecting him with some sub­ HGH for an elbow injury which was in­ and was paid $4.5 million. Baseball fans spect for Kelly. Regardless of the choice of suspension. She should have been the one stance saying it was a B and Lidocaine jected by McNamee. Pettit is a close friend felt this was an outrage and did not know 12 words used we know unequivocally that that was fired because she is on the air to shots. Clemens said he has no idea why of Clemens but Clemens denied knowing if it was disparity of the Yankees to make there was no ill-intent in her comments. be a proper anchorwoman and the word his friend that, "he treats like family" that his friend and teammate was using such an outrageous deal or if it was Cle­ This story is a non-issue in our eyes. Case lynch should not be in her vocabulary. I am would betray him in such a manner. Mc­ HGH. Seeing Clemens go down for us­ mens who could not let go of the game. closed, (espn.com) not defending what Imus said about the Namee was approached to reveal some ing steroids would definitely be karma for * On December 13th- the Mitchell Rutgers basketball team, but these cases big name for the report or he would go Clemens. He did after all leave the Red After Woods'people released this state­ Report was released which examined all should show consistency. If Imus was fired to jail. He also would go to jail if he lied Sox for an evil team known as the Yankees. ment and Tilghman was suspended for then TUghman's case should have taken players in Major League Baseball that about one of his clients using steroids. In the phone conversation Clemens never two weeks the golf world thought that the same action. This would show that any could have used illegal steroids. Roger This made it so that McNamee had little accused McNamee of lying, he just asked this slip-of-the-tongue issue was over, but kind of racial insensitivity wUl not be put Clemens was the biggest name in the re­ reason to lie. why. Now that Clemens is suing McNamee Golfweek Magazine fueled the fire more. up with in the broadcasting world. Seanor port. The spotlight went went from ste­ for defamation of character, Clemens will In their latest issue of Golfweek, because Clemens is 45 years old, which is a rare was fired for his actions and like TUghman roids'poster child, Barry Bonds, to Clem­ not be able to testify to the Supreme Court the Tilghman story was the biggest story age to see on a baseball roster. Clemens never showed any sign of racial inconsid- ens almost immediately after the report's about his involvement with the drugs. Co­ in golf, the editor and vice president, Dave is also known to have intense work out eration. Racial slurs should not be publi­ release. In the report Clemens'trainer and incidence? I think cop-out. Seanor, chose to put a noose on the front friend Brian McNamee stated that he in­ regiments, but at his age Clemens would cover. This caused more of an outrage than cized which Imus, TUghman, and Seanor jected both steroids and human growth have needed some help in order to keep Tilghman's words. Seanor gave the final are aU guUty of doing. The Golf Channel hormones into the body of Clemens. A pitching for that long and steroids would OK on the front cover art and was fired went easy on TUghman, maybe too easy. a few days later for such a poor and in­ They should have foUowed the actions of considerate choice. Even though it was a CBS and Golfweek to show that racial slurs tough choice to fire a man who has not wUl not be tolerated. I thought the times been known for being a racist and has of racism were far behind us, but it seems done an exceptional job at Golfweek, the as if Tiger Woods is trying to be the PGA decision was inevitable and the right one Champion with people who are still stuck Street Talk: Eddie Sutton to make. The picture of the noose went too in the time of 1808 instead of 2008.

"I think it was a terrible decision. It's just too short-lived. USF still has to figure out what Eddie SllttOn the Miracle Man? do we do next." my tickets up and go home." -Jack Domenik, senior,finance major Sutton came to USF, optimistic about the positive change he would have on the Dons after Head Coach Jessie Evans took a leave of absence. Sutton put the team on a two-a-day practice regiment and declared that he expected to see pos­ itive improvement quickly. This improvement has been hard to see. Under Sutton the Don's are 1-6 with their lone victory coming from a 60-59 "Personally I think Eddie Sutton is just coming back to get 800." win over Pordand on January 19. -Nathan Herr, junior, international business This past weekend the Don's invited St. Mary's over to the Hilltop, handing them an easy victory. St. Mary's sits sec­ ond in the WCC and has been ranked as high as 20th nationaUy in recent NCAA HUNTER PATTERSON poUs. StaffWriter Sutton got his second chance at the big e made headlines and brought number 800 on Monday night, in a game national attention back to War against Santa Clara that was conducted Memorial Gym for the first with an air of circumstance that has not H graced War Memorial Gym in a long time in a long time, but is Eddie Sutton "It's a good thing for Eddie Sutton to be here because it gives us a name and it puts us back on helping the University of San Francisco time. News vans and satellite trucks bar­ the spot but he's only going to be here until the end of the year and it puts us back at zero. What and more importandy is he helping our ricaded the gym and inside yeUow "800" we need is better recruiting." once legendary men's basketbaU program signs were passed around to an audience -Chris La Rosa, junior, nursing major that now stands at 5-15 on the season? that was at noticeably less than capacity. Despite the grand affair, the Don's lost Sutton, despite his repeated denials, 66-48. Sutton's frustration was apparent only accepted the position as interim as he rested his head in his hands as the head coach at USF for the purpose of BuUdogs puUed away in the second half. winning his 800th game, after being fired as head coach at Oklahoma State in Sutton now has nine more regular March 2006 for a drunk driving convic­ season games to get his 800th win. Af­ tion. Sutton arrived at the Hilltop with ter that he can leave USF with a loosing 798 wins under his belt in a celebrated season and litde prospect of recruiting career spanning 36 seasons at the helm talented new players. Returning players "Since he's accomplished so much it's a good thing to have him working with our team. of several NCAA powerhouse schools. will start next season with either a yet- Hopefully they'll learn and benefit from someone who has accomplished so much." Now he is using the Dons for the sole to-be-found coach, or Evans, and neither -Jessica Potter, senior, exercise and sports science purpose of pursuing his own personal prospect screams "winning season." goals to the detriment of the team. Over Sutton's role as interim head coach at the course of his several weeks as head USF is a selfish move, surrounded by fan­ coach, Sutton said of the Dons, "this is fare and not much else. I honestly hope the least amount of talent I've ever had he leaves without achieving his goal, and to work with" and in their game against the way this season is going that just Holy Cross, "I told our guys at halftime, might happen. if I were a season-ticket holder, I'd tear 8 SPORTS JANUARY 31, 2008 San Francisco Foghorn St. Mary's and Santa Clara Prove Too Much for Dons he has stated numerous times to the media after USF made him part of the athletic staff. HopefiUly Sutton can achieve his milestone within the next few games, so he can get past the hurdle. Sutton also com­ mented to usfdons.com about Monday's match up against Santa Clara, "We don't have much time to get these things cor­ rected. But I would think Monday night would be a better gauge of where we are than tonight." Monday night was not a better gauge for Sutton and his new team. Even though the Dons came out with a lot of intensity, intensity does not score points. Their high energy seemed to bubble over making most of the Dons'plays sloppy. There were many turnovers and missed shots that should not have been missed. The Dons did not move their feet quickly enough resulting in care­ less fouls and Santa Clara missed very few of their foul shots. Lowhorn and Quezada were again the dominant players but teammate Myron Tatsuya Kawauchi/Foghorn Alexandra Villegas/Foghorn Strong, who usually complements Low­ Senior Manny Quezada dribbles past his opponant in Saturday's 22- USF senior Danny Cavic makes an attempt to breakaway past a Santa Clara Bronco on Monday night. horn and Quezada's game, could not find point loss against St. Mary's. the whole. The Sanata Clara Broncos were up at half by 13 with a score of Santa Clara MATTHEW STEINBACH first half, installing a press at the half court score at halftime. Considering that the St. Lowhorn wUl be the key players to help 35 and USF 22. • StaffWriter line. This slowed down the Dons'offense as Mary's team is ranked at number 24, the Sutton reach his 800th mUestone. It was By the second half the Dons used their ERIKA HEYER they struggled to establish an inside game. Dons played fairly weU in the first half. evident that Coach Eddie Sutton was lustration to convert some early baskets. Sports Editor On the other hand, Saint Mary's tried to The Dons continued to keep the game frustrated with the way his teams played, Senior Danny Cavic showed tremendous establish the inside game early. One of St. close in the beginning of the second half, as he sat on the bench with his head rested hustle by diving on the floor for rebounds Mary's center players touched the ball on closing the lead to four at the 15 minute on his hands. Sutton continuously shook and contesting shots right and left. USF's ddie Sutton's pursuit of career the offensive end for the Gaels nearly ev­ mark. However, half way through the his head in frustration because no one downfall was Santa Clara's use of their win number 800 wiU continue as ery possession. Although the Gaels estab­ second half, St.Mary's went on a run that could stop MiUs. Sutton commented to center fowards. They outsized USF and Enumber 24 ranked St. Mary's blew lished the low post game early, nearly all eventuaUy stretched to 30-8. During the usfdons.com after the game saying, "I was were hard for the defense to stop on the out the Dons 79-57 on Saturday. With a their shots were contested. The Dons did run, St.Mary's point guard, Australian na­ really disappointed, because I thought I post. Santa Clara also were able to shoot packed crowd filling up the War Memo­ a good job of contesting shots early in the tive Patty MUls, seemed unstoppable. He had made a lot of strides," Sutton also lights out from the three, something USF rial Gym, the energy was high. Despite the game but the Gaels were able to get offen­ started the run with a pair of free throws commented, "I thought we were way be­ had trouble executing. energetic vibe, both teams started out slow. sive rebounds, which led to second chance and continued the run with puU-up three yond most of that." HopefiUly Sutton wUl be able to find The first basket was scored almost three points. At the ll-.minute mark in the first pointers and creative baskets. The Dons Coach Sutton is going to have to wait that 800th win within the next few games. minutes into the game. From that point half, the game was tied at 12 and after that could not stop MiUs as the freshman point to reach the mUestone of 800 wins as he The Dons need to tighten up their game on, the first half was fairly sluggish and had Saint Mary's went on a 13-2 run. Despite guard played like an experienced senior drops to 1 -6 in his career at USF and his and sink their shots in order for them to little offense. Both teams struggled to cre­ this run, the Dons were able to keep the ending up with 24 points for the night. team drops to a 5 - 14 record and 1-3 get a decent spot in the WCC. ate opportunities. Saint Mary's pressured game fairly close. At the end of the half, Dior Lowhorn and Manny Quezada both in the WCC. Right now Sutton's main the Dons' point guards throughout the USF cut the Gael's lead to 5, with a 35-30 led the Dons with 19 points. Quezada and concern is to help his players improve, as Rob Valentino Invited to Play in the MLS

Scott Chandler Major League Soc­ cer 1st round draft pick, Rob Valentino, goes for the clear whUe playing for the Dons in 2006. (Left)

Scott Chandler Rob Valentino, a soon to be professional player for the New England Revolution, attempts a pass to his teammate in a match against UCLA. (Right)

ERIKA HEYER top 15 MLS picks in the past 5 years. "I excited for Rob. He is joining an out­ Hermann Trophy Watch List, is a three "I am not nervous," says Valentino, "just Sports Editor am very excited about being drafted and standing franchise and wiU develop and time WCC first team selection, was West anxious'to get there and start playing."The starting my professional career," said Val­ compete for a strong coaching staff. We Coast Conference Player of the Year in soccer world should be looking out for this n January 18th it was announced entino. "I am very pleased about playing are proud our coaching staff has had the 2006 and played on the 2007 U-23 USA new up-in-coming player and be ready for (that USF's own Rob Valentino for New England, they are a great team." privilege to develop a first round selection. National Team in Japan and was the only him to make his mark in the MLS. Val­ was drafted by the Major League Valentino says the first game is March Rob has worked extremely hard for this college player to start. Valentino suffered entino joins USF basebaU player Aaron Socceor tea m the New England Revolu­ 29th but the pre season action starts this and we are thriUed he has the opportunity an injury last season which put him on Poreda as two USF athletes going onto the tion. Valentino was the 13th pick in the first Wednesday. to pursue a career in the MLS." Valen­ the disabled list for the end of the season. professional arena. Poreda was drafted by round which makes Valentino the 5th West USF's head soccer coach, Erik Visser, tino built up a solid soccer career here at However, Valentino is now 100% and will the Chicago White Sox in 2007. Coast Conference player chosen in the commented to usfdons.com, "We are very USF. The AU-American player made the be ready for his big professional debut.