University of the Pacific Scholarly Commons The Pacifican University of the Pacific Publications 10-10-2013 The Pacifican October 10, 2013 University of the Pacific Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/pacifican Recommended Citation University of the Pacific, "The Pacifican October 10, 2013" (2013). The Pacifican. 60. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/pacifican/60 This Newsletter is brought to you for free and open access by the University of the Pacific Publications at Scholarly Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Pacifican by an authorized administrator of Scholarly Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. OpiniOn LifestyLes spOrts Black vs. Orange: Pi Kappa alpha holds a day in the life of a 7 Obamacare 9 fireman’s Challenge 14 cross country runner VOLUMe 105, iSSUe 7 CHeCK US OUt ON SOCiaL Media: /thePacifican @thePacifican thePacifican tHUrSday, OCtOBer 10, 2013 “Women at the Governor Jerry Brown top? Why not?” signs SB 493 into law Nicole Felkins Pallavicini stressed the COPy editOr following advice to aspiring leaders: education, seeking On Sunday, Oct. 6, a panel opportunities that develop of women leaders from a leadership skills, taking risks variety of professional fields and only doing and leading delivered a lecture in response the things that you truly to the question “Women at the believe in. top? Why Not?” for the third Other speakers included annual intergenerational Kathy Hart, president of tea by Pacific’s Women’s San Joaquin delta College, resource Center and in rhodesia ransom, executive collaboration with a variety of director of the Sow a Seed organizations. foundation, alicia Hetman, Located in the derosa statewide president of academy of Student Pharmacists/University of the Pacific University Center Ballroom, aaUW-California, danielle this event is aimed to bring Jamil Burns legislation. physicians. Procope ’14 and doris Wright, OPiNiON editOr women across generations the newly passed law this landmark legislation president of the National will allow pharmacists to came at a time when together to celebrate and Council of Negro Women— On tuesday, Oct. 1, spark women’s leadership and use more of their skills California needed it the Sacramento section. California gov. Jerry Brown to collaborate with other most. the affordable Care success in all areas of society. a panel of women, signed Senate Bill 493 into the event was co-hosted by health care professionals. act provides many more consisting of rayven Williams law. dr. ed Hernandez Specifically, the law allows citizens with insurance, but two Pacific students: Caitlin ’13, ransom and Kimberly (d-24th district) authored trepp ‘14, president of Pacific pharmacists to be declared the number of primary care ellis, the executive director of and proposed the bill back in as providers of health care, physicians is beginning to feminists, and Sydnie reyes emerge California, answered a february 2012. ‘14, past-president of the which will give them a decline. couple questions asked by the the bill, commonly multitude of privileges. those newly enrolled in United Cultural Council. moderator, ronda Sanders, known as the pharmacist Provost Maria Pallavicini, among these privileges an insurance plan will be co-president of aaUW— provider status bill, was are the ability to order able to obtain the care they Pacific’s chief academic officer, Stockton branch, and the heavily supported by delivered the welcome speech. tests, the ability to need even if a doctor is not audience. in response to University of the Pacific’s administer immunizations present. the pharmacist can Pallavicini spoke about part of Student Pharmacist her career and informed the independently, and the intergenerational tea advocacy Coalition (SPaC). audience of many revealing CONtiNUed ON Page 3 ability to review patient Senate Bill 493 the group aims to foster progress. these were once CONtiNUed ON Page 4 statistics about women in the communication in pharmacy workforce. solely the privileges of Fire off the Interstate Five Alex Rooney ablaze. “Stockton fire Chief Jeff Staff Writer Soon after, two propane Piechura said the fire began tanks were exposed to the in a pile of papers burning On the afternoon of Oct. inferno and exploded, which outside the plant just south 3, a small fire broke out at sent further debris into the the Newark recovery and air and onto the freeway. recycling facility off of Stockton fire ​Though the large majority CONtiNUed ON Page 2 interstate five (i-5), which of the fire was concentrated is between the Pershing ave. in that one area, the and Charter Way freeway wind was able to exits. carry burning ash and Inside This Issue Unusually gusty winds pieces of wood all the that day caused embers to way up and down i-5, spread much too rapidly, which created as many tiger growls | 5 so the onsite crews were as 18 other spot fires Staff information | 6 unable to smother the fire in both directions. Sudoku Challenge | 9 before it jumped a field and Sacramento’s aBC event Calander | 9 Maurelle Bagus lit another area of the facility News 10 reported, Sports Calendar | 15 Kathy Hart, president of San Joaquin delta College, spoke at the event. 2 | tHe PaCifiCaN NeWS October 10, 2013 Recycling plant catches fire by freeway alex rooney alex rooney the smoke seen from the interstate f'ive highway. Piles of paper at the recycling plant burn beside the freeway. she sat in unmoving eventually the nearby section thursday afternoon marked the Stockton fire traffic facing south on i-5. “it seemed of freeway was shut down because beginning of Pacific’s fall Student CONtiNUed frOM Page 1 as though we watched one fire turn smoke became too large a hazard for Break. into two, and then three, dominating drivers, and also to allow firefighters a statement from the Newark of the Port of Stockton.” the whole right side of the freeway in and other emergency crews, as well recycling facility that was released to they have also stated that while flames and smoke,”t homas explained. as the plant’s own personnel to clean local news stations stated, “[W]e take there were no injuries, two residences “Massive plumes of ominously up the area and ensure the safety of these incidents very seriously, and are near fairmont ave. were ignited by thick black smog clouded every lane, all further traffic moving through the currently investigating the cause of the wind-carried scraps. and once we were able to inch our affected area. fire. We have so far determined that tricia thomas, mother of a Pacific way closer, policemen and firefighters Many Pacific students and faculty the employees at the scene followed student on her way home for the very slowly directed us through the likely saw the main fire, or one of standard operating procedure and weekend, witnessed the roaring darkness.” the smaller ones it spawned, because called the local fire company.” explosion of the propane tanks as October 10, 2013 NeWS tHe PaCifiCaN | 3 Pacific Women’s Resource Center Public Safety hosts third annual Intergenerational Tea of what is going on, to help and support delivered a spoken word, titled “No intergenerational tea CONtiNUed frOM Page 1 each other and learn about the important Ordinary Woman,” where about half of decisions that are being made. the room stood up to clap. ransom mentioned that boards have Corrie Martin, the director of the Weekly Report the question of why there needs to be a lot of influence on the community, Women’s resource Center, commented Sept 29th - Oct 5th diverse leaders, Williams explained that so it is important for women to be that this event is an “incredible it could help change the status quo and represented equitably on those too. collaboration between the Stockton mindset of people at the top. as ellis pointed out, it is not just community and students and faculty University Reg Citation ellis revealed statistics and research, women’s issues but “people issues,” for and staff here at Pacific.” Brubeck Way 09.29.13 such as one that indicated that policies women’s issues affect men too. ellis it was in collaboration with Pacific Officers observed two subjects are more fair, equitable and just when advocated building partnerships with feminists, Pacific alumni association, running across Brubeck Way women are apart of policy-making the male community, for it will benefit the National Council of Negro Women at 2 a.m. carrying a beer keg. a decisions. the entire society. - Sacramento Section, advancing citation was issued to one of the ellis also pointed out that in terms the president of San Joaquin delta Women’s Leadership 2.0 and the subjects. of equitable female representation in College, Kathy Hart, Ph.d., gave the american association of University government, the United States is ranked first of the closing remarks. “Be open to Women - Stockton Branch Citation ninety-ninth, which is behind Serbia what comes your way,” stated Hart and “everybody just gets so much energy Chapel & atchley 09.29.13 and China. emphasized aspiring leaders to sharpen and inspiration from each other,” Officers stopped a silver Honda When a member of the audience their listening and critical thinking stated Martin. “this event is really that failed to stop at several stop asked why that is so, ellis asserted that skills. transformative of both generations of signs at 11:55 p.m. Upon making not enough women run for office. the Hart stated that visualizing the big all generations…we don’t have a lot of contact with the driver, officers organization that she is the executive picture and broadening your thinking is spaces where that happens very often— could smell the odor of marijua- director of, emerge California, is part also especially important.