FREEDOM AND FAIRNESS att 3Fmnzmm Jfag VOL.105 ISSUE 11 FOGHORN.USFCA.EDU SEPTEMBER 3, 2009 Gender, Sexuality and Women's Resource Center Opens New center is a safe space for all LAURA PLANTHOLT also a wealth of information compiled by StaffWriter graduate students in the School of Nurs­ In one of the most heavily-trafficked ing advising young people what to do if parts of USF campus, next to the Market they are in an abusive relationship or have Cafe in the University Center, the new been sexually assaulted. Gender, Sexuality and Women's Resource Graduate nursing students are the staff Center (GSWRC) has opened its doors. that keeps the GSWRC going. Joellyn The resource center is the brainchild of Morris, one such staff member who has a group of students and administrators been working in the center since June, said ro in response to several incidents of sexual the center can help people establish healthy relationships, can educate people how to News you can use: Find violence reported last semester (for more prevent sexual assault, and can provide out who's tweeting at USF. information see "Caskey" on page 3). Senior Samantha Sheppard-Gonzales support for survivors of sexual assault. Most importantly, she said, "It is nice NEWS saw the center take shape from the begin­ —PAGE __ ning as the co-director of the club Stu­ to see a safe space on campus for women, dents Taking Action Against Sexual Vio­ and for the LGBTQJlesbian, gay, bisexu­ lence (STAASV) ' al, transgender and questioning) commu- •__ " When these concerned students started nity. meeting to address the issue of sexual vio­ Melissa Stihl/Foghorn The center is not limited to just those lence on campus, they broke into specific Curry Walker is one of the graduate nursing students who staffs the new Gender, groups though. "It's for everyone, men and Sexuality and Women's Resource Center, located in UC 200. action-oriented committees. Sheppard- GENDER: Continued on Page 2 Gonzales' committee was focused on the ||MiM__________________. *_•. vJ-V\';r"_t -. • --i • ^?!__rll^P'_%- J,^_^':i tfrWW^__________n __• ____r ._• need for a resource center on campus, a 11! hJF' safe and inclusive space. "The hardest part was convincing the administration that it was really necessary," Sheppard-Gonzales said. With the sup­ port of Dean of Students Mary Wardell, the center was approved and open by sum­ W ___ Wm m BW I * f. •rf l mer. "It was nice to see student action lead to such tangible results so quickly," Shep­ Junior Jennifer Wil­ pard-Gonzales said. liams reflects on her study The GSWRC is a multipurpose facility abroad experience in according to Megan Gallagher, assistant Uganda. director of Health Promotion Services, 4* 1) i >ke Back the Nigtvtl OPTNTQN who helps oversee the center. "We want to w bring together the themes of gender and PAGft E 6 sexuality issues, working on prevention [of ™ w^sity of San Francisco sexual violence] and guidance and referrals [for victims']." To reach these goals, the center provides Is. a library of thought-provoking literature and DVDs, fiction and non-fiction, about Foghorn Archives gender and sexuality issues, all of which The GSWRC was opened after several incidents of sexual violence were reported on USF campus last spring, launching a student movement against sexual violence, including this Take Back the Night march, lead by Jenna Recupero, Jenny Reed, and Erika Carlsen. can be checked out at no charge. There is In Character: Steff Scholl Scaven§er Hunt Enlivens Orientation Phoenix, chose to attend Discover USF CHELSEA M. STERLING and participate in the GO Game. Waldron the behavior of their chosen characters, News Editor traveled to San Francisco during the first whether to compete or simply to enjoy the Two hundred and fifty freshmen and weekend of July for a preview of dorm life. fantastical environment. some of their parents traveled to San Fran­ The day after hearing Rev. Privett's convo­ Scholl, who is also known by her cos- cisco during the first weekend in July to cation speech about embracing the future GeUCtl tipLipss Ulonl UUVhow\ to play alias Anti Ai-Chan, has been an avid attend Discover USF and participate in and "assuring parents that their kids were translate runway trends into anime cosplayer since 2003. Scholl has the GO (Get Oriented) Game, two new in good hands," a resident advisor told budget-happy outfits in this attended over 10 "cons" in the past seven orientation programs that were created in Waldron and her team members, "You week's Style File. years, four of which she competed in and an effort to make the freshman summer have four hours to conquer the city." won. orientation friendlier and more effective Dubbed a "high-tech exploration," stu­ "I have always been really into Hallow­ to incoming students. Peter Novak, dean dents were equipped with a web-enabled een," said Scholl. "Ever since I was really of the College of Arts and Sciences, spear­ cell phones that gave them instructions on young, I always looked forward to it, plus headed the new programs and the revision their various tasks, but also timed them. my Mom was very into our costumes. It of Web Track. Novak utilized his perform­ Tasks included recreating their favorite was huge in our family." ing and visual arts background to create music video on a city street, doing yoga Steff Scholl began developing her cos­ a video that explained and showed how in Dolores Park, making a MUNI post­ tume making technique with her mother Discover USF and the GO Game worked card, riding BART, convincing a complete when she was 14 years old, and together this summer. More than a shiny view of stranger to trust them and speaking to they partook in the cosplay mania, until the freshman experience at USF, the op- . the actors that Novak hired to discuss the 2006, when Scholl began to fly solo. tional weekend program resonated with history of USF and the immigrant expe­ Although she is not of Asian descent, some freshmen who were able to assimi­ rience in San Francisco. Neighborhoods Scholl is frequently asked where the strong Courtesy of Steff Schol late to portions of life as students in San included in the game were Haight Ash­ influence of Asian animation originated, Portraying the character Ciel from the Francisco. bury, Union Square and the Mission. There and—like any person proud of their child­ series "Black Butler," senior Steff Scholl Laura Waldron, a freshman media were 14 teams, with eight to 10 students on displays her handiwork. hood would admit—it all started with car­ studies major and university scholar from toons. HUNT: Continued on Page 2 FRANCESCA PALOMO "I was really into anime after watch­ StaffWriter ing shows like Sailor Moon in elementary Unlike the typical USF student, whose school," Scholl said. "At that time, though, weekend agenda is to explore the city and I had no idea that there was a specific name take on its many adventures, Steff Scholl, for what I was watching, I was just really 20, has a different recipe for weekend ex­ into the cartoons and the comic books." citement. Today, Scholl could be considered a When Scholl, a senior English major, is master of the anime subculture and is ex­ not rigorously studying for her literature tremely adept in the intricate craftsman­ exam or writing original screenplays, she ship of making the ensembles, having can be seen creating a garment masterpiece made 41 costumes to date, and she is in for an upcoming anime convention in Las- the process of making four more. Vegas, Sacramento, or even in Japan. Her expertise is evident and has been Instead of meandering through the praised in many anime expos, but that was city's many bars or clubs, Scholl is most not always the case. Scholl jokes about likely at a large gathering with thousands those first few stabs at making costumes. of other fans, wearing a detailed costume, "Oh, wow, those were awful," laughs which she spent several weeks sewing by Scholl, blushing and covering her face. Sky Madden documents hand. "No one will ever get to see those." staff writer Chloe Schild- Scholl is part of a mega subculture Scholl need not worry, however, for her hause's latest edition of Cam­ known as cosplay—a type of performance critic-approved costumes are the ones that pus Chic. See the interview art where large groups of people dress in are strewn all over the Internet—under her at http://foghorn.usfca.edu. self-crafted, elaborate costumes (that are alias, Anti Ai-Chan, of course. created from specific characters, usually In fact, Scholl is so highly esteemed by Photo Illustration by Melissa Stihl from the Asian media. Cosplayers unite her fellow cosplayers.that she now holds Freshman Laura Waldron peeks through the foliage on campus as part of the new Discover USF scavenger hunt that was an optional addition to freshmen orientation. ^mw in conventions to reenact scenes or adopt SCHOLL: Continued on Page 2 SAN FRANCISCO FOGHORN 2130 FULTON STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94118 NEWSROOM 415.422.0122. 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