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HUHH>.\. cV 1 -AIKM-.SS Thirteen USF Students Travel to Belize to Educate Elementary School Students 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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