San Francisco FOGHORVolume 90, Issue 8 University of San Francisco NovemberN 9, 1993 Los Angeles fires hit home for USF students surrounded by flames and enroachment of LA's suburban sprawl on an ecosystem in smoke. His family home of which drought, wind, and fire have always played a major role. five years located on "I called home to make sure my parents were okay and Mendicino Street in Alta friends from high school who still live in the area. The fire was Dena was threatened by the about three blocks from home and I just feel lucky that my fires that began at 6:00 a.m. house wasn't touched in the fire. Thousand Oaks is my home on Wednesday, October 27, and it scared me to turn on the news and find out it was and were not secured by burning," said senior Jennifer Ahrens currendy studying firefighters until late please see Fires, page 3 Thursday night. "The fire was a block and a half away from my home. It was a scary couple of days for myself and my family to think that our home was in jeopardy of t Brian Ray's Alta Dena neighborhood endangered by heavy flames being destroyed," Kristy Scott commented Ray. News Editor Senior Brian Ray was just one ofthe many University of San Francisco students affected by the raging fires that Flames of helplessness and anger engulfed USF students as took place in the past two weeks in several Southern they watched on TV their neighborhoods burn and their own California counties. homes endangered in the raging fire that swept across the According to a report in Newsweek of November 8, the Southern California. Santa Ana winds fanned more than adozen fires, charring "On the TV, my area was told we would be getting preliminary 720 buildings, 152,000 acres, and causing at least $500 evacuating warnings soon. It was scary to think I would have million in damage. There were 84 casualties, including g to pack up things I felt were important to savage. Luckily, my 67 firefighters. Arson was the proximate cause of many of I family and I never had to leave." Brian Ray, a business major, the fires, said fire officials . But the real cause was the m arrived home to see his new-born niece and found his home collision of humankind and nature - the steady Flames seen from the rooftop of Ray's home Hawaiian native tells of trouble in paradise Author Trask visualizes a sovereign Hawaii Marit Parten government. Still others demanded total secession. The Foghorn Staff Writer sovereignty movement has its roots in the 1893 overthrow when U.S. Marines and then - U.S. Minister to Hawai'i John "The rime has come to create mechanism for self- L. Stevens supported a coup against Queen Liliuookalani. Led government for the Hawaiian people. The question of by missionary-descending sugar barons, the action succeeded Hawaiian sovereignty and self-determination needs to be in a mere four days due to the U.S. invasion and occupation of dealt with now." Hawai'i." - Militant Trask before According to Trask, an all-white oligarchy reigned for five Congress on Hawaiian Sovereignty, 1990 years until annexation was secured in 1898. Despite thousands of Hawaiian signatures on petitions to the U.S. president Haunani Kay Trask addressed a crowd of over 115 gathered protesting the theft of native sovereignty, Hawai'i became a in McLaren last Tuesday about her position on Hawai'i territory ofthe United States in 1900. Trask as well as other becoming a "nation within a nation." Students from University native Hawaiians are now demanding self-government on a of San Francisco, California Berkeley, and San Francisco State land base totaling nearly one-third ofthe state of Hawai'i, or attended Trask's passionate speech. ASAP Speakers Committee about 1.4 million acres. under the leadership of Sharon Han, organized the event to "The suffering and dispossession Hawaiians have endured - inform students and professors about the inj ustices being done and continue to endure - have been justified by a racist ideology to the Hawaiian people. that claims we are better off as American citizens than we ever Trask is an active member ofthe sovereignty movement in were as citizens of our own independent nation of Hawai'i," Hawai'i. Trask recounts the movements' struggle in an article wrote Traskin her book, "FromA Native Daughter: Colonialism that was featured in USA Today. "On January 17, 1993, the and Sovereignty in Hawai'i." Trask continues by saying, centennial of the U.S.-backed overthrow of the Hawaiian "Now, some 30 years later, Hawai'i is less Hawaiian, culturally, government, nearly 15,000 people demonstrated for sovereign ty ecologically, and politically. Hawaiians themselves are fast in downtown Honolulu. Some of the speakers asserted they outmigrating to California and other parts ofthe U.S. continent, * were not Americans. Others called for the return of lands and and our islands have become the premier military fortress from Haunani-Kay Trask speaks out on the Hawaiian Nation federal recognition of native status, including a claim to self- please see Hawaii, page 3 Features: Special Insert: Entertainment: Platfroms are back in, g &page SportsWeek Review of College Players' get yours now! Baskteball Preview nstrata Wednesday, November 10 "Networking Know-How" - a Career Services workshop, 5 p.m. INTERSESSION 1994 Thursday, November 11 "Conversation with the President" January 3-21 an open forum with Fr. John P. Schlegel, S.J. refreshments will be served, UC Faculty Lounge, 12:30 p.m. GEC, travel/study, and elective courses offered Lysistrata Toga Party during an intensive, three-week session. Toga preferred, but not required - sponsored by ASAP Crossroads & Grog, 10 p.m. Friday, November 12-14 Silent Retreat "Finding God in All Things" - spend a quiet weekend in the Sierras $25 for students, $40 for faculty/staff, sponsored by Campus Ministry Japan Club meeting UC 421,3:15 Saturday, November 13 Horseback Riding in Half Moon Bay - sponsored by Koret Monday, November 15 Black Student Union general meeting UC 421,9 p.m. Wednesday, November 17 "Corral cancer with the Texas Rose" the American Cancer Society's Third Annual Humanitarian of the Year Dinner Honoring Charlotte Mailliard Swig, Grand Hyatt in Union Square, 6:15 p.m. call the American Cancer Society for more info. (415) 394-7100 UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO Sunday, November 21 slide lecture on Malta and Sicily COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES Mr. Louis Lake Bryant, President ofthe Archeo d'Iralia Club all are welcome, donations appreciated MCLAREN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS Harney 232,1:30 p.m. For more info, call 9284511 SCHOOL OF EDUCATION SCHOOL OF NURSING Calendar For more information call 415/666-6848, Office of Summer, Intercession and Evening Programs Introducing Macintosh TV. Jam. Packed. It's a computer. It's a television. It's a CD player. The Apple® Macintosh®TV is packed with all the Macintosh TV is also a cable-ready color television. This one not only plays audio CDs in stereo, it also lets computing power you need to crank out papers, create Just hook up an antenna or cable to watch your favorite you access the tons of data stored on CD-ROM discs. graphics, and crunch numbers—everything to help you shows. You can also connect your VCR, camcorder, or And place photos stored on Kodak Photo CDs into your succeed in college. It also comes loaded with six video game player. What's more, it comes with a handy reports. Macintosh TV even includes seven CDs to software programs to get you up and running right remote control for the TV and the audio CD player. launch you into the world of multimedia-. away. And that's just for starters. Did we say CD plaver? Why not come by and check out Macintosh TV today' It's maximum power, requiring minimum space. For further information, contact the USF Bookstore Computer Department or call 666-2889 © 1993 Apple Compuicr, Inc. Apple, /.he Apple logo, and Macintosh arc registered trademarks of Apple Computer. Inc Kodak and Photo CD are trademarks of Eastman Kodak Compam Mention of non-Apple products is for informational purposes only, and constitutes neither an endorsement nor a recommendation Apple assumes no responsibility wiih regard to the selection, performance, or use of these products. All understandings, agreements, or warranties, if anv, take place directlv between the vendors and the prospective users. Page 2 November 10, 1993 News USF students are doing it the Olds way Special to the Foghorn to gain business experience in the marketing and promotions fields. On Tuesday, November 16,1993, students The students will develop their skills by in the Advertising and Promodons class at planning and implementing a promotional USF will implement their marketing and project in market research and analysis, budget promotional skills through an internship control, public relations, media planning, and program sponsored by Serramonte presentation skills. Oldsmobile. The promotion will be an active and exciting This will provide a unique learning USF event that leads to a grand finale in opportunity, and USF is one of many colleges November. throughout California and other states Total campus awareness is expected at this participating in the General Motors intern year's event, the students are looking forward program. The event will give students a chance to linking their education to real world business. Fires, from page 1 Hawaii, from page 1 communications at USF. Jennifer's family which the U.S. patrols and nuclearizes the has been residents ofThousand Oaks for seven Pacific." years.