FREEDOM AND FAIRNESS
VOL. 105 ISSUE 17
SF District 1 Supervisor Eric
Mar met with USF students
to discuss traffic around cam-
pus and other safety concerns.
NEWS
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Can I please see your ID?
Front desk worker Laura Pl-
antholt writes about life be-
hind the desk.
OPINION
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�e Foghorn’s Jonny Heche-
ma continues his compre-
hensive review of the best
video games of all time. �is
week he takes a walk down
memory lane with the Super
Nintendo.
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At USF heading to class
counts as legitimate exercise,
as Nick Mukhar �nds when
he counts his steps and calo-
ries on a recent trek around
campus.
SPORTS
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“Digital Intimacy” is USFtv’s new-
est offering. �e dark comedy series
premieres March 16. See behind
the scenes photos and links to trail-
ers at �eFoghornOnline.com.
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Career Fair Attendance High Amidst Weak Job Market
HUNTER PATTERSON
Staff Writer
A record number of students and re-
cent graduates turned up for USF’s 21st
annual career and internship fair last Fri-
day. �e weakening economy appears to
have prompted students to start looking
earlier and harder for jobs amidst a weak
college recruiting season, where schools
from Harvard to Notre Dame are seeing
a drastic decline in on-campus recruiting
and online job postings.
Six hundred and eighty-�ve students
attended USF’s career fair, according to a
tally kept by Alex Hochman the assistant
director of the Career Services Center.
Hochman said he was impressed with the
turnout and also with the number of com-
panies recruiting at the event. While the
absence of major �nancial services compa-
nies like Charles Schwab, which attended
in past years, was noticeable, there were
still 73 companies who reserved spaces at
the event, down from 93 last year, but still
an impressive number given the state of
the economy, said Hochman.
Companies not only pay up to $350
for a table at the career fair, but also spend
considerable money on marketing materi-
als and employees who work the table at
the all day event. It’s a good sign that com-
panies are still willing to spend so much
money recruiting college students, it says
that getting new people in the door is im-
portant to their business, even in a reces-
sion, said Hochman.
Recent graduates are often far cheaper
to hire than experienced employees, so in
weak economic times students often have
a better shot at getting in with a company
than a mid-career job seeker. “Surprisingly,
it can be easier to sell yourself as a 23-year-
old college graduate with internship expe-
rience than a 26-year-old who has been
laid off for a year,” he said.
Many students at the fair were look-
ing for whatever opportunities they could
get instead of holding out for their dream
job or expecting lavish perks and generous
A student talks with a representative from Zuckerman Farms about asparagus.
Students Lighten Carbon Footprint, Meet
Local Farmers, And Snack On Veggies
LAURA PLANTHOLT
Staff Writer
Local food growers displayed fresh
produce for sale and offered samples of
juices and nuts to buy. Curious �ngers
tentatively picked through barrels of leafy
greens and herbs from a local farmer, and
bagged up handfuls to take home. Plates
�lled with epicurean treats like cheese-less
pizza and turkey burgers topped with fresh
salsa. Mouths were �owing with excited
conversation about fresh, locally grown
foods and the environment. Or as one
student put it, “Why is the caf so weird
today?”
It was Low Carbon Diet Day in the
Market Café at USF, and for one lunch
period, students ate nothing but locally
grown and earth-friendly meals.
According to Holly Winslow, general
manager for Bon Appetit at USF, Low
Carbon Diet Day is Bon Appetit’s annual
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Suit buttoned and tie tied snugly, a USF student steps up to hand his resume to recruiters from the Fairmont Hotels chain.
Students were dressed to impress and took more initiative with recruiters than at last year s career fair, observed Career Services
Center Assistant Director Alex Hochman.
time off, as Generation Y job seekers have
been known to demand in more robust
hiring climates.
Senior Dalia Al-Mahmood, who last
week told the Foghorn of her long and
frustrating job search that has yet to yield
an offer, was at the fair working hard to
put her best foot forward. “[�e fair] was
more promising than I was expecting, es-
pecially for non-pro�ts which is one area
I am interested in, ” she said. “I had an in-
terview today with one of the companies
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program to bring awareness of the con-
nection between climate change and food
service. Winslow said, “We try to create
unique and beautiful foods that make a
lower carbon impact on the world.”
A diet is “low carbon” if it makes a low
impact on the environment. Some strate-
gies for eating low carbon are eating sea-
sonally and locally grown foods, minimiz-
ing food waste, cutting back on beef and
cheese, and eating locally raised meat and
�sh.
Bon Appetit, an on site restaurant com-
pany that provides cafeteria food service
for corporations and universities, has be-
come one of the leading forces in the low-
carbon diet movement. �e company runs
a web site called EatLowCarbon.org and
sets high environmental standards for all
of its kitchens.
At USF, Winslow said all of the pro-
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I met there and they want me back for a hemorrhaging jobs and doing little if any
second one.” college recruiting, even at the most elite
For students looking for �nancial ana- schools. Goldman Sachs was at Stanford
lyst or investment management jobs, there University’s career fair earlier this year, but
was not a lot at the fair. Mawar Sianipar, only as a “courtesy;” they were not collect-
a graduate student in the MS Financial ing resumes or conducting interviews.
Analysis program said she was disappoint- However, the public sector made a
ed with the offerings. “I remember when I strong showing with recruiters from nearly
was an undergraduate at UVA, it seemed a dozen government agencies including
like anybody could get a job in investment the Peace Corps, Federal Deposit Insur-
banking ,” she said. “�eir GPAs weren’t ance Corporation, California Public Utili-
even that good.” Today that industry is
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Administration Offering Prizes For
Participation in Recent Student Survey
BOBBY MARQUEZ
Staff Writer the student play a factor? How about the
workload from major to major? �ese are
important questions that the survey will
Many students may have checked their
be able to answer. I really hope that a lot
Donsmail recently and found an email
of students participate because it will al-
about the University of San Francisco Stu-
low the administration to design programs
dent Survey. Student surveys have been
based on the needs of the students.”
ignored or relocated into the trash or junk
�e survey was initiated by Student
folder of many student mailboxes in the
Leadership and Engagement and support-
past. However that does not seem to be
ed by the Division of University Life and
the case with this particular survey. �is is
the USF Assessment Committee. Greg
due to the potentially positive effect and
Wolcott, Director of Student Leadership
attractive incentives that students have to
and Engagement, said, “We hope the re-
take the survey. Some of these incentives
sults of the survey will help voice students’
include the possibility of winning a �at
opinions about what they want to see on
screen TV, three iPod shuffles and a dorm
campus in terms of leadership, program-
refrigerator stocked with Red Bull.
ming, and involvement opportunities. Fur-
�e student survey is a national survey
thermore, there are questions on the survey
entitled the Multi-Institutional Study of
that will help us gauge other factors such
Leadership. �e survey was �rst conducted
as what is the best day and time to offer
three years ago and over 80 universities
programs, students’ work load, how stu-
participated. USF was invited in 2008 to
dents rate social climate, and more.” �e
participate and accepted the invitation. �e
survey takes about 20 minutes to complete.
Multi-Institutional Study of Leadership
Wolcott said “It is our hope that every stu-
was formulated by well-known experts in
dent who is invited to take the survey will
the �eld of leadership and is based on the
take it. A strong response rate will speak
Social Change Model of Leadership ac-
loudly about what students want to see on
cording to the Higher Education Research
our campus.”
Institute. Several universities such as USF,
�e survey is broken down into six
UC Berkeley, and Loyola Marymount
sections: perceptions before enrolling
incorporate the social change model into
in college, experiences in college, assess-
University activities. Many USF leader-
ing your growth, thinking about yourself,
ship programs or communities, such as the
your college climate, and background in-
Magis Leadership Program or the Esther
formation. Junior Ramsey Hanna said, “I
Madriz Diversity Scholars, focus on the
liked the survey because it made me look
Social Change Model of Leadership. Junior
back at how I was before college and how
Candice Caldera, who was co-president of
I am now. �e survey made me ponder
the Esther Madriz Diversity Scholars in
how much I have changed since being in
spring of 2008, said, “�e Social Change
college.” When asked why he decided to
Model teaches that leadership is a process
participate in the survey, Hanna answered,
and not a position and promotes the value
“Well I wanted to help the school get an
of personal empowerment, collaboration,
understanding of what the students think
citizenship, and service.”
about the University. Plus, the prizes being
When asked her opinion of the survey,
offered are awesome.”
Caldera said, “I believe that the survey will
Every student that completes the survey
monitor what types of students get involved
and why other students choose not to be
involved with campus life. Does the race of
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The Forum Continues: USF Students Take Action Against Sexual Violence
ROTC cadets currently receive more sexual harassment training than other campus organizations
RENAE SANTA CRUZ
Staff Writer
Four weeks ago, a few concerned stu-
dents came together in response to a Pub-
lic Safety bulletin that informed students
about the rape charges against USF stu-
dent Ryan Caskey. �ey ultimately decided
to create a space for the USF community
to come together in an open dialogue and
talk about the issue of sexual violence on
campus.
“�e way Public Safety framed the issue
of these four women who have been raped
is that this was an isolated incident on
campus, taking away from the very wide-
spread culture of rape that we have on this
campus, across the nation, and throughout
the world,” said Maggie Mullen, senior
USF student and one of the organizers of
the forum.
‘Rape is Not an Isolated Incident,’ was
the title given to the forum in order to ad-
dress the frequency of the issue.
�e intention of the forum was to allow
concerned citizens to speak on whatever
they wanted to and in whatever format.
One of the main topics of discussion was
concerning the Reserve Officer Training
Corps (ROTC) program at USF, which
has received a lot of criticism.
“[Sexual assault] is an issue that arose
a lot of different types of conversations,
one of them being ROTC,” Mullen said.
“I do think that is a legitimate conversa-
tion to have because it is connected to this
case, but again, it is only one conversation
among many. �e forum was not orga-
nized with an agenda already in place to
ASUSF President Alex Platt (left of Mar), Hannah Linkenhoker (right of Mar) and members of the USF Politics Society question District 1 Supervisor Eric Mar (center) about
various safety issues around the USF campus, including cars speeding on Turk St. and failing to yield to pedestrians in crosswalks between Lone Mountain and main campus.
Supervisor Mar Listens to Student Traffic Safety Concerns
CHELSEA M. STERLING
News Editor
At a mid-semester USF Politics So-
ciety meeting, newly elected District 1
(which includes the USF campus and the
Richmond district) Supervisor Eric Mar
spoke to Politics Society members and
other students about his �rst impressions
of the job. He also participated in a ques-
tion-and-answer session, in which stu-
dents could present their concerns directly
to their supervisor. �ough Mar promised
to represent USF students and the Poli-
tics Society’s main concerns- pedestrian
safety on Turk Street and extension of the
5 Fulton bus service after 7 p.m.- to the
board of supervisors, some students left
the meeting unclear of what Mar is hop-
ing to accomplish in District 1.
Kasie Favazza, a junior politics major ,
said, “I think he was here to listen to us. I
didn’t leave knowing his top three priori-
ties.” Favazza has been a Politics Society
member since the spring of 2008. She
appreciated Mar’s accessibility and his at-
tendance at the meeting, but mentioned
that when she tried to research Mar and
his campaign, his web site was outdated.
Like several other Politics Society
members, Favazza voiced her concern
for pedestrian safety for students cross-
ing between main campus and the Lone
Mountain campus. �e primary concern
was Turk St., which currently has cross-
poke �ngers at people, particularly ROTC.”
Mary Wardell, dean of students of uni-
versity life, attended the forum and said,
“�e militarism issue and everything that
has to do with the military got attached
to this situation. But some people feel that
these are separate issues from what the focus
of the forum is really about, which is vio-
lence against women.”
Lieutenant Colonel Derek Reeve was
also in attendance at the forum. Head of the
ROTC program at USF, Lt. Col. Reeve has
supported getting the issue out in the open
and taking actions to deal with it. “When
things like this come out of nowhere, we
still have to take responsibility, take action
to correct it and continue on, making sure
everyone understands that we don’t condone
this type of behavior,” said Lt. Col. Reeve.
Since the �rst public meeting, a forum
has been held every �ursday in Parina
Lounge during the lunch hour. “All we orig-
inally planned for was to have a �ursday
forum. We had no idea what was going to
come out of that,” said Erin-Kate Escobar,
another forum organizer and USF senior
politics major.
Student activists are now collaborating
with other members of the USF commu-
nity including faculty, administration and
the ROTC to help create current change
and future prevention of sexual violence on
campus.
Within the second forum, various people
spoke up about what they wanted to see
changed in response to what occurred, and
more importantly in response to the much
larger issue of sexual violence. A list resulted
and people divided themselves into differ-
ent student committees based on what their
walks, but where many drivers speed by
without letting students cross. In addition,
the traffic light on Turk St. and Chabot St.
becomes a �ashing yellow yield light af-
ter a certain hour. Hannah Linkenhoker,
Public Relations Officer of the Politics
Society, said of this busy intersection, “It’s
problematic every day.” In response to this,
Mar said, “It’s a give and take between
those who want to drive and those who
want public safety.” He also mentioned
that neighborhood coalition groups like
Fix Masonic and Walk SF could also be an
outlet and forum for addressing troubled
intersections. Mar acknowledged that get-
ting issues like pedestrian safety addressed
can be challenging. He said, “It’s the peo-
ple who can raise their voice the loudest”
that get their issues addressed.
Politics Society president and senior
politics major Megan Hanley raised a sec-
ond issue about safety. She asked Mar if
the 5 Fulton bus service could be extended
�ve or six stops after 6 p.m. �e 5 Fulton
currently drops its passengers off at Mar-
ket and McAllister streets after 6 p.m. �is
area borders the seedy Tenderloin neigh-
borhood. Hanley was concerned that not
only were students and other passengers
being dropped off in this area at night, but
that younger, freshmen students may not
be aware that it will drop them off before
reaching Powell St. and lower Market St.
Mar did not seem to be aware of this is-
sue and said, “I will de�nitely bring this to
them [Board of Supervisors.] �is is really
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interests were and what sort of projects
they wanted to work on.
“It turned out to be pretty effective
because those groups have been working
on their own in whichever way that they
feel is necessary. �ere have been a lot of
different people taking leadership roles,”
said Mullen.
�e various student groups that were
formed range from implementing sexual
violence awareness in the new student
orientation to working with the art de-
partment toward creating an art project
focusing on sexual violence. One student
committee in particular is working with
Lt. Col. Reeve on addressing the current
sexual violence training for students in
the ROTC program.
In reaction to certain opinions said
about ROTC, Lt. Col. Reeve is attempt-
ing to educate the community about
what the program is and is not. “I think
the most important thing is that the ac-
cusations were against one person in the
ROTC program, but they were also made
against a student at USF. Neither ROTC
nor USF trained him to do that. �e ac-
tions he is accused of don’t match up to
either of the value systems that these in-
stitutions have,” he said.
�is student committee that devel-
oped is concerned with the type of train-
ing that ROTC cadets get in terms of
sexual violence. Speci�cally, they are
focusing on fostering more educational
growth within the program rather than
eliminating the program or relying on
the army alone to educate cadets on sex-
ual assault.
Feeling that the ROTC program is
helpful to me.”
Mar is working on the Transit Effec-
tiveness Project (TEP), which is designed
to collect suggestions about improving
transit and put them into action. He sup-
ports the rail systems, officially known as
Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), that are being
built on Geary Ave. and Van Ness St.
Federal and state funds are being used
to build these rail lines down two of San
Francisco’s busiest streets. Critics say that
a BRT system for Geary Ave. will slow
down the 38 Geary bus service and street
traffic. Mar believes the bene�ts will out
outweigh the traffic the rail may cause.
He said that, personally, “I would like a
rail system.”
Junior business major Jon Coon
asked Mar if he supported the legaliza-
tion of marijuana, which was part of his
campaign platform. Mar replied that he
does support District 13 Supervisor Tom
Ammiano’s amendment to the existing
marijuana laws. Ammiano’s proposal, the
Marijuana Control, Regulation and Ed-
ucation Act, would legalize recreational
marijuana use to persons over 21 years
old. Mar said, “I support the decrimi-
nalization of certain types of drug use.”
In the same breath, he said that he also
advocates for drug and alcohol rehabili-
tation services and programs, which seek
to limit and prevent drug and alcohol ad-
dictions. Mar also said, “I think the de-
criminalization of some substances helps
human rights.”
very isolated, this group of students has
created in order to integrate ROTC more
onto the USF campus. �ey hope to cre-
ate a seminar program that addresses the
stress of these issues and the reality of
sexual assault.
Escobar said, “We want to create a
curriculum for ROTC students that in-
tegrates a diversity of subjects and faculty
that is more geared toward army situations
because this is a population that is going to
experience a totally different reality.”
“At the moment the petition is based
more on ROTC students but there is also
a lot of opportunity here for students to
learn more about ROTC,” said Escobar.
Reeve said, “�e awareness of the mili-
tary is a lot lower now than it used to be.
�ere are a smaller percentage of citizens
in the military than in the past. So now I
think it is even more important to teach
people about what ROTC does. I am
happy to speak with anyone who has any
questions.”
ROTC is a scholarship program that
prepares students to be commissioned as
officers in the Active Army, Army Reserve,
or National Guard. Much of the curricu-
lum is based on leadership training but
there are also classes on general Army pro-
tocol and background information.
Cadets receive sexual assault training
biannually, which is more than anyone else
gets on campus.
“�ey do role-plays, watch videos,
which anyone can access on the ROTC
web page, and they have open discussions
about it,” said Escobar. “But they are also
in a totally different population of people
who are de�nitely in a different position of
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When sharing his �rst impressions of
his new job, Mar said, “Being a supervisor
is very difficult.” He has an eight-year-old
daughter, with whom he likes to watch
graphic novel movies. Balancing his back
to back meetings with spending time with
his daughter is one of the most challeng-
ing aspects of his new job. In addition to
adjusting to his busy schedule, Mar said
balancing the $6.5 billion budget is “an
overwhelming responsibility.”
Junior politics major Paul Tardiff said
that Mar addressed the issues Tardiff
cared about, but, he said, “I don’t feel like
he fully clari�ed what he meant.” Tardiff,
a Los Angeles native, is concerned about
gang activity. “San Francisco, because it
is more compact, is more dangerous than
Los Angeles,” he said. “�e city has a re-
sponsibility to deal with gangs.” Tardiff
was concerned that the San Francisco city
government was pushing the responsibility
of monitoring gang activity and addressing
gang issues onto non-government organi-
zations (NGOs). Mar said that he regu-
larly checks in with Police Chief Heather
Fong and tries to address her concerns
about crime in San Francisco.
At the close of the meeting, Mar
thanked the Politics Society for inviting
him to speak. “Your ideas should drive de-
cision-making,” he said to the 13 Politics
Society members and other students. “I
hope you see as a value, community-based
leadership.”
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power and authority.”
�e student group is working with Lt.
Col. Reeve as well as a few ROTC stu-
dents to �gure out what would be most re-
alistic, feasible and enjoyable for all of the
students going through ROTC.
“We should, as a university, look at how
to educate people, especially freshmen,
in the dangers of not being able to make
good decisions,” said Reeve.
Although participation has thinned
since the �rst forum, the successive fo-
rums have shown that students are taking
action for prevention of sexual assault on
this campus and are realizing that their
concern is necessary for other members of
USF community to participate as well.
“I think responses should come from
both students and administration,” Mul-
len said. “It is unfortunate that all of us
waited until something horrendous hap-
pened to be able to have a movement to
reform these kinds of issues and �gure out
what to do. But I think that now that this
has happened, we have the momentum to
really do something about it.”
�is student movement against sexual
violence appears to be able to go one of
two ways: fade away and become just an-
other past Public Safety bulletin or sustain
itself and actually create positive change
here on campus.
As one who has seen how these types
of situations can evolve, Wardell said, “It’s
so great that we are hearing from students
but there are some things that the institu-
tion has to materialize. All efforts as good
as they are and as passionate as they are at
any given time can die if there’s not some
way of institutionalizing.”
Global
Women s
Rights
Forum
RICKY ANGEL
Staff Writer
USF president Fr. Stephen Privett, S.J
sat at the back of the room, his chin rested
upon his left thumb as he concentrated on
the forum. Most students were mesmer-
ized by the guest speakers and the almost
overwhelming information presented.
�ere were a few students whose eyes wan-
dered, but after just seconds their attention
was jerked back to the guest speakers by
powerful words such as “violence against
women,” “violence against children” and
“genital mutilation.”
Moments before, Rev. Privett intro-
duced the Global Women’s Rights Fo-
rum. He quoted �omas Jefferson by say-
ing that all of humanity is endowed with
inalienable rights to “life, liberty, and the
pursuit of happiness.” Privett said, “No
agency, state, church, police can take away
those fundamental rights.” Despite that,
many women around the world are still
oppressed.
�is year was the 8th annual Global
Women’s Rights Forum, which aimed to
address the many issues facing women,
children and other minorities. �e forum
was divided into three nights and one
afternoon session covering Immigrant
Women’s Rights, Organizing Against
HIV/AIDS, Global Perspectives of Reli-
gious Fundamentalism and Women in the
News. A host of guest speakers came from
both the Bay Area and abroad.
On Monday, Mar. 2, Lideres Campesi-
nas, Bernadette Herrera and Elaine
Villasper led the forum on Immigrant
Women’s Rights in California. �e forum
provided English/Spanish interpretation
for its guests. Herrera and Villasper were
from the Filipino Community Center in
San Francisco.
Sophomore Alessandro Broido said,
“[Campesinas] was pretty inspiring.” He
went on to sympathize with the immigrant
women’s plight. “�eir situation seemed
really dangerous.”
�e next night, the issue of HIV/AIDS
was addressed by Joya Banerjee, Shamilla
Wilson and Kyle Kitson. According to Ba-
nerjee, approximately 6-7,000 people are
infected a day, which is twice the amount
of the September 11th terrorist attack
victims. However, Banerjee was careful to
make the distinction that HIV and AIDS
are not necessarily a death sentence, nor
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Members of the newly-founded Women in Media club gathered Monday to discuss their upcoming community service with local
group About-Face, which educates young women about how to view critically the portrayals of women in the media.
New Club Targets Sexism in Media Industry
DANIELA RICCI-TAM
Staff Writer
Alex Platt, ASUSF president and US-
Ftv programming director, is anything but
a “weak little girl.” She will tell you so her-
self. Despite this, the junior media stud-
ies major found herself treated differently
from her male colleagues during her media
internship last summer.
Platt, who was the only female pro-
duction assistant on the set at which she
worked, began noticing subtle sexism in
the way her coworkers acted towards her.
“I don’t think they meant to do it,” she said,
“but it was happening anyway.”
For example, “All the guys would say,
‘Oh, you don’t have to lift those boxes.
Take a seat and grab some water.’ But it’s
like, I can lift that box of cables,” said Platt.
“I’m not a weak little girl.”
Also, she said, “People on set would
walk up to me and accuse me of �irting
with the extras, when I was just standing
there being polite.”
Not long after these experiences, Platt
spoke to junior Nina Sassoon, also a media
studies major, and found that she too had
been subjected to sexism, as well as sexual
harassment, while interning at the news
desk of a local TV station over the sum-
mer. �e two students joined together to
found the newest addition to USF’s stu-
dent groups: the Women in Media club.
�e club has been in the works since fall
2008, and it has �nally got off the ground
this semester. Its purposes and the issues it
intends to address are manifold.
One key goal, said Platt, is to go out into
the community and reach out to younger
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girls in high school and middle school
who are interested in working in the me-
dia. “We want to help empower them to
feel con�dent working in media and not
have to face sexism, or when faced with
it, know how to respond to it,” Platt said,
“because we’re not prepared for it. �ere’s
no course on etiquette about what to do in
awkward situations like that.”
Mallory Parks, a junior media studies
major, is not a member of the club, but
said she would consider joining. She, too,
has had similarly sexist experiences to
Platt’s in her internships in the media in-
dustry. Working for a recording studio in
Boston, Parks’ role was to do research and
write interview questions for music artists
that would enter the studio. But when the
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duce she orders is as local as possible, or-
dering everything from within a 150 mile
radius, except in cases where those foods
are not seasonally grown here. In fact, at
the Market Café, every day is relatively low
carbon. �e Low Carbon Diet Day was
a chance to bring in new and interesting
foods and gave students the opportunity
to meet some of the farmers who grow the
food they regularly consume.
One such farmer was Grant Brians,
owner of Heirloom Organics Farms. Bri-
ans sat proudly in the middle of the caf-
eteria surrounded with his unusual fresh
greens and root vegetables. “I’m what
you call a ‘specialty vegetable grower,’” he
said, pointing out his prized wild stinging
nettles and watermelon radishes. “I’m try-
ing to cultivate a purple carrot so dark it’s
almost black.”
Brians said that among the USF crowd,
he had been selling a lot of Asian greens
and a salty, mineral-rich leafy green called
orach. Students got to interact with Brians,
a farmer who grows some of the foods they
eat regularly at the cafeteria, as he offered
them samples and talked to them about his
array of vegetables.
Many students reacted very positively
Student Survey to Determine Needs
SURVEY: Continued from page one
is entered into a campus raffle to win one
of the many prizes. �e prizes include a
dorm room refrigerator stocked full of Red
Bull, a �at screen TV, a CD/Stereo System,
three iPod shuffles, one iPod, a $50 gift
card to Best Buy, 5 paintball passes, and 30
USF gear packages from the bookstore.
USF is also offering sports tickets to
survey participants. A few students will
win two tickets to the April 9 NHL game
between the San Jose Sharks and Phoe-
nix Coyotes, four tickets to see the April
13 NBA game between the Golden State
Warriors and San Antonio Spurs, and two
tickets to the April 27 MLB game between
the San Francisco Giants and National
League West Champions the Los Ange-
les Dodgers. Students will also be eligible
for $5,000 in national prizes. �is includes
drawings for gift cards, speci�cally two
$500 cards, 10 cards at $250, and 15 cards
at $100.
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to the event and the opportunity to try
new �avors that are not always offered in a
school cafeteria. Sophomore Hayley Zu-
ercher, whose plate was loaded with beets,
asparagus and a slice of cheese-less pizza
topped with raisins and olives, said “�is is
the best day of my life!” Zuercher said she
thinks about the environment regularly
when making her food choices, shopping
at farmers markets and cutting back on
meat consumption.
�e awareness day served as an educa-
tional tool for Taylor Wood, a student who
said he often thinks about food in terms
of it being healthy or organic, but not in
terms of being low carbon.
“I think this is really cool,” sophomore
Franny Sung said. “�ink about the im-
pact this would make if more schools did
this.”
Sung said eating low carbon is some-
thing she thinks about but can’t always
prioritize. “I try to eat locally grown, but
it’s hard to think about it all the time when
you have such a busy schedule,” she said.
With Bon Appetit regularly dishing
out locally grown foods, even busy stu-
dents can lighten their carbon footprint as
they dine. Winslow said, “You guys think
[Low Carbon Diet Day] is special, but it’s
not. It’s like this every day.”
�e plethora of prizes being offered
indicates how important the University
views this survey. Wolcott said, “Based
on the results, the university will shape
programs and services to better meet the
needs of our students. In addition, the re-
sults will provide us comparative data with
other institutions, including Jesuit institu-
tions, and therefore help us determine best
practices in the �eld of leadership.” Some
results from the survey will be made public
in regards to the improvement of existing
campus programs and services. Nonethe-
less, all responses will be kept con�dential.
�is is the �rst year that the university
has been selected to participate in the na-
tionwide survey. Student participation in
this survey will likely determine whether
USF will be able to utilize the Multi-In-
stitutional Study of Leadership survey in
the future. �e survey will be available in
the Donsmail account of the 4,000 stu-
dents selected to participate. �e deadline
to submit the survey is Friday, Mar. 20.
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Media Students Challenge Depiction of Women Women Tackle Religious Fundamentalism
MEDIA: Continued from page three
artist would arrive, Parks said, “My ques-
tions would be given to the male intern
who would then get to do the interview.
I, however, would be asked to make cof-
fee and get whatever the artist wanted for
lunch.”
Parks said she eventually quit the job,
because when she addressed this problem
with her boss, “He said that the male in-
tern was more quali�ed and prepared than
I was, even though I did all the work for
him.”
�ese are the kinds of incidents that the
club intends to deal with through educa-
tion and meetings, in hopes of preventing
sexism in the future and improving the
experience of women working in media
organizations.
�e depiction of women in the media,
particularly its effect on viewers’ body im-
age, is another concern that Women in
Media will focus on. On Tuesday, the club
collaborated with the San Francisco-based
organization About-Face, which, accord-
ing to its website, hosts workshops and ac-
tion groups for girls throughout the Bay
Area and “equips women and girls with
tools to understand and resist harmful me-
dia messages that affect their self-esteem
and body image.”
“I think that women constantly want
to lose weight,” Sassoon said. “I am one of
them. Everyday when I’m watching televi-
sion or I’m on the internet, I see commer-
cials portraying women and I think, I don’t
look like that. I think, these women, they
have fame, they have fortune, they have
men…they have it all. I think most women
see being thin as having it all.”
Also, she said, minority women are
even more poorly portrayed in the media.
�ey seldom make an appearance, she said,
“And when they do, they are portrayed as
stereotypes.”
For example, she said, African-Ameri-
can women are depicted as acting “ghetto,”
while “Latina women are not really repre-
sented well at all.” Instead of diversity, Sas-
soon saw a slew of tall, skinny blonde girls
prance across her TV screen—girls differ-
ent from her. “It hits home…I’m a Latina,
Number of Recruiters Declines From 93 to 73
CAREER: Continued from page one
ties Commission, �e U.S. Border Patrol
and several branches of the armed services,
among others. While these recruiters re-
ceived less attention from students than
many of the private companies, there are
plenty of students who see working for
the government as an opportunity for job
security. Hochman said that in past years
the majority of students met with recruit-
ers from �nancial �rms and then promptly
exited the fair. However this year, “Finance
I’ve never seen someone like myself rep-
resented on television. Growing up, I had
identity issues because of that.”
Women’s physical appearance is not
only a problem to be dealt with on-screen,
but also comes up in the workplace, where
Sassoon was harassed by two of the male
reporters she worked with. “�ey made
comments about my breasts,” she said.
“One of them even asked me out on a
date.” Worse yet was the day when one
of the female editors made a comment in
front of the whole newsroom about how
large Sassoon’s breasts were and how she
dressed.
“I was morti�ed,” said Sassoon. “I didn’t
even want to go to work the next day.”
However, she continued working at
the station for a month, and “never turned
back.” Because of this experience, Sassoon
said she was no longer interested in work-
ing in a newsroom.
“It turned me off television,” she said.
Now Sassoon works for a public relations
�rm, run completely by women. “I love
it. �ere are no mean, hurtful comments
about the way I look.”
�is positive environment is one that
the Women in Media club hopes to recre-
ate, as it helps females to seek success in
an industry that, Sassoon said, is predomi-
nantly male.
“In the structure of places where I was
working, there weren’t a lot of women in
higher positions,” Platt said.
�is, both suggested, needs to change.
Also, if women want to get involved in the
media industry, Platt added, they might be
able to change the image of women that is
being broadcast to audiences.
�e club will attempt to effect such
changes by helping its members get jobs
and internships in media organizations.
One of Sassoon’s possible projects for
the club is to host an event for members of
the club as well as other women at USF on
internship possibilities. “I’d love to put on
this event on campus,” she said. “It would
cover how to get an internship and where,
what kind of experience you need, what
kind of places to go to…We would have
speakers, maybe guest speakers, who could
discuss the process of getting an intern-
was busy early, but then students spent
time speaking with recruiters in other ar-
eas,” he said. “[Students] are adapting to
the economy, they are working many other
angles.”
Another bright spot for USF job-hunt-
ers is in accounting, despite the fact that
none of the big �rms attended the career
fair. And while the �eld has reduced the
number of new graduates it is looking to
hire, there are still opportunities, especially
with the largest �rms - KPMG, Deloitte,
PricewaterhouseCoopers and Ernst &
NEWS
ship, maybe bring in someone from the
career center.”
In the long run, Sassoon also wishes for
the club members to start networking in
the media studies department.
“Getting internships in the media stud-
ies is really hard,” she said. “We want to
start our own networking system among
ourselves, where we all know each other
and are all friendly with each other.”
As a possible future member of the club,
Parks suggests that the club should also al-
low members to create their own media.
“I would hope the club was very activity-
oriented and allowed for the women in the
club to participate in their own media, be
it a blog, website or other types of media
communication.”
While the club is mainly geared towards
female media students, all USF women are
welcome to attend. “�is club is for any-
one who wants to see women con�dent in
themselves, not just the ditsy blonde that’s
portrayed in movies,” said Platt.
�e males, too, are not excluded.
“Men are totally welcome in this club,”
said Sassoon. “I think that as this club gets
popular, we want to talk about issues about
men in the media and how men kind of
play this role of being providers, obtaining
a lot of money. �ere are body issues for
men, too; men in the media are extremely
tall and lean and buff, qualities that are as-
sociated with men and affect men in the
real world.”
For now, the group has been meeting
on Monday nights, but few people have
attended the meetings, possibly because of
schedule con�icts and lack of awareness.
“We’re having difficulty getting it rolling,
but that’s generally an issue with any new
organization. I think we have several peo-
ple interested,” said Platt, “but we haven’t
had them make it to a meeting yet.”
�e Women in Media club will next
meet in UC 100 on Monday, Mar. 16 at
7:45 p.m.
“I really want to see this club make a
difference,” Platt said. “Even if it’s just go-
ing to one class before I graduate and see-
ing a girl say, ‘Wow, I really can do that
even if people have told me I can’t,’ that
would be successful.”
Young - known as the “Big Four.” Mi-
chelle “My” Nguyen, a junior �nance and
hospitality double major and ASUSF vice
president of business administration spent
the past week wining and dining with
the �rms, and received offers from three
of the Big Four companies for a summer
internship. She said she plans to go with
Deloitte. Before getting an offer, Nguyen
said she was worried about �nding a good
position. “I didn’t want to do another un-
paid internship,” she said, referring to her
job in hospitality last summer.
RIGHTS: Continued from page two
are the pills a magic cure. �e forum went
on to address the conservative mindset of
employing abstinence-only sex education,
which does not work. Shamillah Wilson of
the Sowillo Leadership Solution in South
Africa tied the issue into social, economic
and cultural practices. She said that a thing
such as virginity testing only contributes
to female susceptibility. Afterwards, Kyle
Kitson began lecturing on harm reduction
and passed out pamphlets, with precise de-
tails about the anatomy of a human body
and harm reduction methods.
�e discussion became so heated that
many students participated in the open
discussion. Senior Michael Sanson brought
up the fact that here at USF there were
still some inherent restrictions on sexual
tendencies. For example, most universities
distribute condoms; USF’s Health Promo-
tion Services (HPS) does not. HPS, how-
ever, will be offering HIV testing.
On Wednesday, the forum addressed
Religious Fundamentalism and impact on
women. “Today the world is suffering an
unprecedented amount of hatred and vio-
lence in the name of religion,” said Julia
Dowd. Guest Maria Suarez of Feminists
International Radio Endeavor (FIRE) in
Costa Rica spoke of the changing role of
religion in Latin America. She said, “Poli-
tics and religion came together from the
beginning to wash away the identity.”
Suarez explained that Latin America
went from polytheism to monotheism
because of colonization. According to
Suarez, separation of church and state is
desperately needed so that women can
have a permanent role in society. While
in Costa Rica, she met a 9-year-old girl
that had been raped and impregnated by
her stepfather. Costa Rica at that time had
not separated church and state, and the
church held a �rm stance against abortion.
So, Suarez and a group of others took the
girl to Nicaragua, so that she might get the
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abortion.
Suarez said, “Fundamentalism for the
feminist is the use of religion as a political
tool.” She integrated the concept of being
one with God and offered an understand-
ing of its connection with fundamental-
ism. She explained that fundamentalism is
speci�c to the control of women, and, she
said, “It is critical to deal with, not only to
women but to all people.”
�e panel went on to discuss the many
problems and bene�ts of religious fun-
damentalism. Religious studies professor
Lois Lorentzen talked about growing up
in the traditional American church family
and the inherent roles she felt obligated to
conform to. Teresia Hinga, guest speaker
from the University of Santa Clara, spoke
of the role of Christianity, monogamy and
the role of women. Hinga also stressed
the need for women to have equality in the
eyes of the law.
Karen Mendez, a sophomore interna-
tional business major, attended the forum
and felt that the controversies distin-
guished by the panel were very interesting.
She said, “I really got a better understand-
ing of fundamentalism and the focus on
religious aspects through the panel. I es-
pecially enjoyed that they did not all agree.
�is enabled me to see both sides.”
�e �nal session was held in Cowell 113
to discuss women in the news. �e presen-
tation was led by Maria Suarez, who has
been a radio journalist with FIRE since
1991.
�e Global Women’s Rights Forum
celebrated the progress that has been
made and reminded the USF commu-
nity of the many tragedies that still exist.
Broido pointed out the forum’s greatest
achievement. He said, “I liked how they
talked about youth empowerment and the
connection of what we can do in the com-
munity.”
Additional reporting by Kamilla Noso-
vitskaya.
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It’s Saturday night and a gaggle of
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�ey tumble loudly into their residence
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Letter to the Editor: ASUSF VP of Social Justice
Says Join the Open Forum on Sexual Awareness
Dear Fellow USF Community Member,
During weeks following the sexual as-
sault incidents that have occurred on cam-
pus, individuals from the USF community
including students, faculty, administration
and additional San Francisco commu-
nity members have met every �ursday
at dead hour to participate in a commu-
nity dialogue. �e �rst forum following
the incident was a space in which people
could freely voice their opinions and reac-
tions toward what happened, as well as ad-
dressing the community response thus far.
Education about sexual assault was a key
element at this forum, as well as address-
ing the response from the administration.
�e colonel of the ROTC program at USF
was also in attendance, and he addressed
questions and concerns by community
members.
�e second forum was dedicated to
talking about the ways in which we can
take action, and bring awareness to the
community. Community members decid-
ed on an initiative group they would like
to participate in. Each group focuses on a
different approach to addressing sexual as-
sault on campus. �ese groups are geared
towards, but not limited to, creating a
MARCH 12, 2009
eryone else sleeps soundly can be alienat-
ing, and walking home and crawling into
bed as the sun begins to rise is just bizarre.
Surely there are numerous annoyances
of having a front desk staff to monitor the
comings and goings in the hall. Having to
�ash an ID card at someone just to enter
your own home is tedious, and the require-
ment to check in guests is almost unbear-
ably inconvenient. But how many have
stopped to wonder how life looks from the
other side of the desk?
Personally, my least favorite encoun-
ters are with those who treat me as if I am
somehow sub-human. Here is a pretty
typical scenario: A group of friends will
come in chatting loudly. One will thrust
a stack of ID cards onto my desk and
without looking at me, will say their room
number. I am not an idiot, so I understand
they want me to check in these guests, but
the common courtesy of greeting me and
asking me to check in their friends seems
like the proper thing to do.
But not all residents see me as a mere
annoyance. With those who take the time
to say hello, or ask me how my day is going,
run up the stairs sobbing; I have seen peo-
I have made some cherished friendships.
Sometimes a resident will really need
ple get in violent arguments. I have seen to talk to someone – anyone – and maybe
relationships form and crumble. �ey may because I’m just sitting there with nothing
not notice me, but I notice quite a bit. better to do, he or she chooses to spill his or
I have worked at the Gillson Hall front her life story to me: the latest heartbreak,
desk for two years now. I get paid modest- family troubles, roommate woes. I enjoy
ly to do mostly simple work: maintain the these encounters most. Even if I never
security of the building by verifying who talk to this person again, it is a pleasure to
is entering and exiting, contacting public connect on such a deep level with another
safety if an emergency situation arises, and individual, even in this somewhat uncon-
ful�lling other minor tasks like distributing ventional manner.
mail and packages, checking out vacuum Residence hall front desk workers see
cleaners, and answering random questions more then you might imagine. While we
like how late the 31 bus line runs or what may seem like a mere annoyance in your
pizza places are open past 2:00 a.m. busy day, we too are nice, quasi-normal hu-
Certainly this is no one’s fault but my man beings. Stop by and say hello some-
own, but I tend to work the craziest hours. time. Or at least stop giving us dirty looks
�e hours between midnight and 8 a.m. every time you walk in. With that being
are prime sleeping blocks for most, but for said, can I see your ID please?
my fellow desk workers and me, it’s often Laura Plantholt is junior media studies major
time to go to work. Being awake while ev- and journalism minor.
Cartoon by senior David Louis
women’s center on campus, women’s and to break down societal gender structures
men’s groups on campus, and a 24-hour and roles, and foster unity and empower-
sexual assault hotline for students to call; ment in a safe space.” �e pivotal role of
developing anonymous ways to report sex- this organization is to “create a community
ual assault, implementing a new student that encourages positive relationships and
mandatory orientation on rape and sexual bonding among women,” in addition to
assault, general safety forums, “I consent” “working in solidarity with other campus
workshops, examining the USF drinking organizations... to commit to working in
policy in relation to sexual assault, ROTC coalition to achieve social change.”
curriculum on the USF campus, rais- �e entire community is invited to con-
ing awareness throughout Sexual Assault tinue to meet and re�ect, and discuss how
Awareness Month in April, holding vigils each committee is implementing its goals
on the USF campus, spurring curriculum and also ways in which we can support one
another. Currently, community members
development, cultural diversity require-
ment amendments for the entire student are seeking the avenues in which funding
body, a more progressive sexual assault can be received to make the steps of ac-
tion a reality. �is is not an isolated inci-
policy and art projects to serve as a visual
response to sexual violence. dent and it will not go unaddressed on this
Each speci�c group will address each campus.
individual form of community response, We hope that you will join in the con-
and take the initiative to implement the versation and take action on our campus!
Come any �ursday during dead hour
steps of action on campus. Currently, the
structure for the Women’s & Men’s Sup- 12:15-1:15 p.m. in Parina Lounge.
port/Conversation groups have been de-
�ank you.
veloping. �e current mission statement
for the Women’s group includes forming a
“group that seeks to provide open dialogue, Alia M. Al-Sharif
support, advocacy, education and accessible Vice President of Social Justice,
resources to all USF women” as well as stat- ASUSF Senate
ing that the group will “collectively work
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MARCH 12, 2009 San Francisco Foghorn

Watchmen Release Makes Comics Cool Again Bono Is Still

The release of Watchmen has greatly legitimized the comic book as a sophisticated art form. In honor of its release, the
Foghorn recognizes four other comic books and graphic novels that have made the genre acceptable entertainment for adults.
MELISSA BARON
Scene Editor
I love comic books. With their intri-
cate illustrations, complex storylines and
highly developed characters, readers are
riveted from page one on. Hollywood ex-
posed many of the major costumed heroes:
Batman, Spider Man, Super Man, Cat
Woman and Hellboy and his crew. Now,
with the release of “�e Watchmen” – Alan
Moore and Dave Gibbon’s DC master-
piece commonly hailed as the best comic
book of all time – it’s time for people to
search beyond the common super heroes,
even beyond “the Watchmen.” Without
mentioning all the other great comics that
have already become �lms (“Sin City,” V
for Vendetta,” “300,” “League of Extraor-
dinary Gentlemen”), here are four comics
not to be missed. In no particular order:
1) “�e Walking Dead,” written by
Robert Kirkman with the �rst six issues
illustrated by Tony Moore and issues
seven and on by Charlie Adlard. �e se-
ries began in October of 2003 and is re-
leased monthly by Image Comics. It’s also
sold in trade paperbacks that don’t come
out nearly often enough. �ere are 10 to
date. “�e Walking Dead” tells the story
of America post-zombie apocalypse. It
focuses around a small town police officer
in the South and his family as they try to
survive in a world overrun by vicious zom-
bies. �ey meet other groups of survivors
and, as a group, they all try to stay alive.
Melissa Stihl/Foghorn
�ey must adapt, cope with loss and pro-
tect themselves. Every moment they’re in
danger and every page of the series is �lled
with suspense.
2) “Fables,” written and created by Bill
Willingham, penciled by Mark Bucking-
ham, Lan Medina, Steve Leialoha and
Craig Hamilton. “Fables” is a monthly se-
ries started in 2002 published by Vertigo
Comics. It has 81 issues, 11 trades and has
won six Eisner Awards to date. It tells the
story of our favorite storybook characters
in a very different world. In “Fables,” the
characters we know and love like Snow
White, Boy Blue, King Cole, Jack (from
the Bean Stalk), Big Bad Wolf (reformed,
now able to shift into human form and
renamed Bigby Wolf ) and more have a
society together. �ey once lived together
in harmony, but an evil adversary forced
them out of their native lands. Now all the
“Fables” that can pass as people live to-
gether in New York City and the rest live
on a farm in the country. Unfortunately for
these fables, nothing seems to end happily
ever after.
3) “Swamp �ing,” written by Alan
Moore. �e character of the Swamp �ing
can be traced back to early 1970’s DC com-
ic books. Scientist Alec Holland is work-
ing on a special formula that could make
forests grow just about anywhere. A com-
petitor wants the formula, so he bombs the
laboratory. Holland gets covered in burn-
ing chemicals so he runs into the swamp.
He’s transformed into the Swamp �ing.
In the mid-80’s, DC gave Alan Moore
permission to make over the series and he
wrote the best six trade paperbacks of the
“Swamp �ing.” Moore made the pivotal
decision to change the Swamp �ing to a
monster, taking all the humanness out of
the character. Instead of a man plastered
in swamp, he’s “a plant that thought it was
Alec Holland, a plant that was trying at
its level best to be Alec Holland.” Moore’s
story is infused with horror. You can take
the man out of the swamp, but you can’t
take the swamp out of the man.
4) “Batman: �e Killing Joke,” written
by Alan Moore and drawn by Brian Bol-
land. �is is the best Batman ever written
and it’s only one trade. Never released in
issues, this one shot 1988 DC comic is
the most sophisticated and terrifying de-
piction of these old familiar characters
(only rivaled by Frank Miller’s Batman).
�e story chronicles the Joker, recently es-
caped from an asylum, as he attempts to
drive the police commissioner crazy (liter-
ally) and psychologically beat Batman. �e
trade is �lled with �ashbacks of the Joker’s
life, giving context to the man behind the
supervillain. Moore gives depth and un-
derstanding to the Joker, explaining that
perhaps people aren’t born evil, but life can
make them evil.
Bringin It
Review by
ADEN JORDAN
Staff Writer
It’s easy to mock and question the sin-
cerity of U2 with lead singer Bono’s globe-
trotting efforts to save the world, the band’s
use of Christian themes and imagery run-
ning through their entire discography and
their frequent title as “the biggest band in
the world.” Whether U2 is worthy of their
massive popularity should not be the issue.
�e band’s music should speak for itself,
and U2’s newest album “No Line On the
Horizon” doesn’t just speak, it shouts in
unique and beautiful ways.
“No Line On the Horizon” is a soni-
cally layered album with a remarkable
compositional architecture. Even on the
opening title track, guitars roar in the fore-
ground while the drums can be heard in
an unusual middle location. �is is more
than just adjusting the volume on each re-
corded instrument at different moments
in the song, but instead these are complex
spatial relationships that envelop the lis-
tener at the same time. Albums like this
one are the reason avid music fans are will-
ing to invest in high quality headphones or
speakers. One of the three co-producers on
the album is Brian Eno, one of the most
forward-thinking and famous producers in
the history of popular music. Eno’s touch is
apparent on most of the tracks here, mak-
ing the album sound more like a world of
pleasing and surprising sounds rather than
simply four guys rocking out in a studio.
Many of the songs on “No Line On the
Horizon” thematically revolve around the
longing for human connection that is an
inherent part of the human condition. �e
gorgeous guitar solos on songs like “Mo-
ment of Surrender” and “Breathe” seem to
yearn for human touch and emotional links
themselves. One theory as to why U2 is so
popular is the hopeful optimism and advo-
cacy of solidarity that has run through the
band’s entire history, and these ideals can
be heard on a song like “White As Snow”
with its subtle pleas for forgiveness. �e
only outright failure out of the 12 songs

Falling in Love with the Beautiful St. Vincent

come and go; they wind up tucked away in
the back of the band or their transparent
masquerade reveals their lack-luster abili-
ties. Talented female artists that skillfully
pave the walkway, not getting their heels
stuck in the wet cement, do exist. �e best
ones present themselves shyly to the spot-
light or do not get the press hype they de-
serve.
�e ears and minds behind this year’s
San Francisco Noise Pop Festival recognize
one of today’s talented female artists, Annie
Clark (who goes by St. Vincent under the
neon lights). Clark headlined at the Great
American Music Hall showcasing her ac-
claimed album “Marry Me,” which won
her Plug 2007’s Best Female Artist award.
Over the years, Clark’s hands have beau-
tifully molded textures and soundscapes
through the multiple instruments that she
has mastered since the age of twelve. �ese
instruments include the guitar, bass, drums,
synthesizers, xylophone, �ute and various
types of pianos. Amongst all the big in-
die female acts like Feist, Cat Power, Rilo
Kiley, and Jenny Lewis, who share similar
styles and presence, Annie Clark is refresh-
ingly unique.
Clark manipulates all the feelings as-
sociated with love into a larger-than-life
sound tapestry throughout “Marry Me.”
Her compositions are on the verge of
avant-garde, bridging gaps between differ-
ent genres. Melodic lullabies wrap around
poetic irony, Moog synthesizers twinkling
along gentle slopes of piano ballads, horns
deeply breathing out cinematic qualities
of despair, orchestral strings that sweep
Chris Moore/Foghorn you into rising and falling passions and
Charming St. Vincent, also known as Annie Clark, played a stunning concert to an resounding drums and guitars. All these
eager crowd of Noise Pop attendees at the Great American Music Hall on March 1. either cry out tones of harsh bitterness or
melt together in sweet harmonic syrup.
Review by pectations of women in the more alterna- �ese lush sounds elevate Clark’s compel-
CHRIS MOORE tive and underground music scenes. She’s ling jazz voice to be bold as Beth Gibbons
Staff Writer got to have a sultry or powerful voice, the of Portishead or tender as Gallia Durant
Female musicians - they’re coveted in ability to play at least one instrument and of Psapp.
mainstream music culture, mainly recog- an attitude that doesn’t conform to the Although “Marry Me” may sound epic
nized for their vocal talents among other usual oozing-with-sex-appeal standard. recorded, St. Vincent is a totally different
�ne assets (not just their dancing skills). Attitude aside, her natural talents always experience live. Clark does not bust out all
However, people seem to have bigger ex- hold the most weight. Female musicians the bells and whistles. Instead, she keeps
her setup very minimal: a guitar with a
couple of effect pedals, a drum machine
and an electronic keyboard draped in tas-
sels. �e simplicity of her live set only
makes her more powerful, like Bob Dylan
back in the day when he performed his be-
loved electric material on a lonely acoustic
guitar. Some female artists exude sex, while
St. Vincent exudes love. A full-�edged
back up band behind her, despite its glori-
ous sound, would only distract the listener
from her raw manifestation of love.
While watching St. Vincent in a mes-
merized stupor, I felt all the emotions of
falling in love, being in love, the heart-
ache and the aftermath, all in one hour.
�e minute Annie Clark stepped on stage
with her black dress, frizzy black hair, red
heels, red lipstick and those bright green
eyes, it was hard not to be struck by her
beauty. She sang about philosophy with
her song “Jesus Saves, I Spend.” She’s in-
telligent, beautiful, has an amazing voice
and can wield a guitar better than most.
�en, she exposed her dark wild side with
“Your Lips Are Red.” While grooving in
the middle of the song, she burst into a fe-
rocious guitar solo that was sharp, violent
and impulsive, but somehow subtly erotic
as she �ailed around, her head bobbing
up and down. Next came the title track,
“Marry Me.” Clark’s graceful touch on the
piano inspired complete infatuation. �en
she suddenly stopped. She took time in the
middle of the song to show her gratitude
to the crowd and thank San Francisco for
welcoming her; she’s modest too! Every-
thing seemed to go smoothly with a couple
more ballads of affection. Heartache hit an
all time high with a cover of Nico’s “�ese
Days.”
�e St. Vincent experience left me with
an unforgettable internal body experience.
I don’t know if everybody felt the exact
same way in the room (some girl on the
balcony had her laptop out looking incred-
ibly bored), but it seemed as if the majority
got a rush and high off the love that lin-
gered, captivated by the mouth, hands and
eyes of St. Vincent.
here is the sloppy “Get Your Boots On,”
which sounds like U2 trying to do another
version of their messy hit “Vertigo” while
channeling Death From Above 1979. �e
muddled and wildly uneven tone of “Get
Your Boots On” does not �t at all on this
thoughtful and complicated record. Be-
sides that song, the new album proves that
U2 may deserve their acclaim and title of
“the biggest band in the world.”
MELISSA BARON
Scene Editor
As the sun �nally appeared this week it
was a reminder that spring break is only
one week away. One week until that bliss-
ful little vacation that never seems quite
long enough. �is mixtape is for spring
break, it’s also for keeping spirits high
while enduring the seemingly endless
week before spring break. You can do it!
1) “Springtime Hibernation” by Parts &
Labor off of “Stay Afraid”
2) “Days” by Bears off of “Bears”
3) “Van Helsing Boombox” by Man Man
off of “Six Demon Bag”
4) “Counting Down the Hours” by Ted
Leo and the Pharmacists of “Shake the
Sheets”
5) “Warm In Winter” by Your Heart
Breaks off of “New Ocean Waves”
6) “When the Sun Drops Like an Anvil”
by the Russian Futurists off of “Let’s Get
Ready to Crumble”
7) “Sanddollars” by Why? off of “Elephant
Eyelash”
8) “Silver Tiles” by Matt & Kim off of
“Demo”
9) “Here Comes the Summer” by the
Fiery Furnaces off of “EP”
10) “England” by Ghost Mice off of
“Europe”
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San Francisco Foghorn
JONNY HECHEMA
Staff Writer
While the NES’s hardware was grow-
ing obsolete and the Sega Genesis was
sending shockwaves through the industry,
Nintendo’s loyal fans waited anxiously for
their next system. Finally released in 1991,
the SNES (Super NES) ful�lled its des-
tiny as Nintendo’s defense against Sega.
And while the SNES had a slower proces-
sor compared to the Genesis, its strongest
asset was its game support, both from in-
house development teams (�rst-party) or
outside companies (third-party). With de-
velopers like Capcom, Konami, Rareware
(now known as Rare), and Squaresoft (now
known as Square-Enix) primarily backing
Nintendo, the SNES was delivered a slew
of amazing games that many gamers still
consider to be absolute gems.
5. E.V.O.: Search for Eden
Much like “Gunstar Heroes,” this is
one of those games that few know of but
universally love. An action RPG created
by Enix, “E.V.O.: Search for Eden” is the
video game equivalent to evolutionism.
Skipping over a few of the more awkward
and eccentric details to the story, you start
out as a tiny �sh in the pre-land setting of
Earth and go through the various pre-his-
toric ages as you evolve and grow into new
forms. �e RPG �air comes in through the
evolution system – by killing other animals
and eating the meat they leave behind, you
gain evolution points, which you can ‘spend’
on modifying different parts of your body,
increasing attributes like walking speed,
jumping height, and attack power. With
its addictive gameplay and quirky story-
line, “E.V.O.: Search for Eden” is a sleeper
hit that deserves more recognition.
4. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV:
Turtles in Time
I’m just going to say it: if you haven’t
played “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV:
Turtles in Time,” your childhood sucked.
Bar none, “Turtles in Time” is one of the
most fun games you can play on the SNES
with another person. After Shredder’s
goons snatch the Statue of Liberty, the
Ninja Turtles head down to the Techno-
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Harvard
Review by
Beats Yale 29-29
ISHTAR SCHNEIDER
Staff Writer
“Harvard Beats Yale 29-29.” Could
this movie be any more self-explanatory?
I wasn’t expecting a “Longest Yard” or
“Miracle” kind of movie, and this certainly
wasn’t one. However, I enjoyed this docu-
mentary almost as much. It’s a look back
at one of the most intense and gripping
Ivy League football matchups. Filmmaker
Kevin Rafferty highlights the nail-biting
game in a play-by-play analytical style,
broken up by interviews with players from
both sides talking not only about their
perspectives on the game itself, but Ivy life
and some of the social and political themes
that affected them during the ‘60s.
�e cinematography was well put to-
gether, taking into consideration the ma-
terial they had to work with: mostly grainy
play clips and newly shot talking heads.
�ere’s an intense excited curiosity one
gets watching one team slaughter another,
no matter if it happens on the court, rink
or �eld. What’s even better for the audi-
ence is when that underdog team pulls up
from behind and makes a surreal victory.
Yale was the clear favorite and stronger
team on the �eld that day. With Harvard
down throughout the entire game, the
score was 29-19 with 42 seconds on the
clock. Nicknamed “God” by his team-
drome, only to get hurled back in time.
Starting in the prehistoric era and eventu-
ally ending in the future, the Ninja Turtles
swing, slash and kick their way through
some of the comic/show’s most memora-
ble baddies. You’re given the ability to play
as any one of the four Ninja Turtles, each
with its own unique characteristics. �e
combination of a great soundtrack, game-
play that never gets dull, subtle humor and
references to the series makes “Turtles in
Time” a satisfying experience for gamers
and fans of the series alike. And for the
love of God, play it with someone else.
3. Mega Man X
As if “Mega Man” wasn’t hardcore
enough, Capcom decided to make an all-
new series with the dawn of the SNES,
and so “Mega Man X” was born. Much
more fast-paced and with an entirely new
cast of characters, “Mega Man X” takes
everything about the original “Mega Man”
series and makes it so much better. �e
game features a slightly more intricate sto-
ry, detailing the battle between human-like
robots who have gone crazy with a virus
and a group of robots trying to stop them,
of which X is a part. �e game still retains
the standard “pick between 8 levels until
you beat them all and gain access to the �-
nal boss” format. As for the music, well, it’s
just plain awesome. For the X series, Cap-
com switched out the techno-y sound of
the original series and made it much more
metal-sounding, a welcome addition to go
along with the fast-paced nature of the
game. And while there were indeed two
sequels on the SNES, the original keeps
things simple and fun – plus the story gets
way too convoluted afterwards.
2. Tetris Attack
Other than being a puzzle game and its
ridiculously addictive nature, “Tetris At-
tack” doesn’t have anything at all to do with
“Tetris.” Sorry, “Tetris” fans. But if you’re
still willing to give it a try, “Tetris Attack”
offers countless hours of puzzling fun, ei-
ther by yourself or playing against a friend.
�e game is simple – you’re given a stack
of multi-colored blocks, and you eliminate
them by swapping adjacent pieces to make
mates, Yale quarterback Brian Dowl-
ing was watching his winning streak slip
slowly from his grasp as Harvard’s offense
closed up the score to 29-27 on a pass in-
terference call. Within three seconds the
game went from a runaway victory to a tie,
which people to this day still refer to as a
“Harvard victory.”
If you’re not an avid Monday Night
Football fan, the �rst 15 or 20 minutes
of this movie could be difficult to muscle
through, but once you do, it’s surpris-
ing how many juicy facts there are to be
had from a “football movie.” Tommy Lee
Jones, famous for movies like “No Coun-
try for Old Men,” “Batman Forever,” and
the “Men in Black” series, was a Harvard
offensive guard in the game. Apparently
Jones’ college roommate was former vice
president Al Gore. Who knew?
“Wow” moment number two came af-
ter Yale player Ted Livingston revealed his
college sweetie was Meryl Streep and his
roommate was George W. Bush. My per-
sonal favorite, however, were the shots of
the all-male cheerleading squads warming
up and performing on the sidelines.
�is movie was well executed. I was
surprised the last 42 seconds of a game
could be hyped into 25 minutes on the big
screen. �is is one sports movie you might
actually �nd stimulating. It starts screen-
ing Mar. 13 at the Lumiere �eatre.
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groups of three or more. In a way, it’s like
old-school “Bejeweled” with “Yoshi’s Is-
land” characters. But the game would get
old if that’s all there was to it, so Nintendo
introduced a competitive aspect: by mak-
ing groups of four or more or chaining
groups in succession, you send unmovable
blocks to your opponent’s board. �e game
is simple to pick up yet hard to master, en-
suring an insane amount of replayability to
try and get your technique just right.
1. �e Legend of Zelda:
A Link to the Past
Oh yes! When you take the original
“Legend of Zelda” and improve on it in
every aspect, this is what you get: an ac-
tion-packed, head-scratching, tune-hum-
ming classic. One of the lengthier if not
the lengthiest of the games in the series,
“�e Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past”
makes sure that you get the maximum bang
for your buck. �e story is standard fare for
a “Zelda” game: Zelda gets kidnapped by
Ganon, Link must go through dungeons
to collect mystical items/save magical en-
tities, free Zelda and kill Ganon. Unlike
this game, the next generation of “Zelda”
actually has a good storyline, but that’s
for another list. “�e Legend of Zelda: A
Link to the Past” is �lled with new items,
new techniques, a much bigger overworld,
more dungeons, more collectibles, more
side quests, great music and a few special
secrets – what doesn’t this game have? I
guess it doesn’t have multiplayer, but I’ll
let that slide. �e bottom line is that “�e
Legend of Zelda” is the ultimate SNES
experience. If you get the chance, pop it in
and see for yourself.
Looking back at this list, I must admit
that some tough decisions had to be made.
To whittle down the SNES’s enormous
list of great games into just �ve is almost
disrespectful, but it had to be done. Hon-
orable mentions include “Zombies Ate
My Neighbors,” “Donkey Kong Country,”
“Earthbound,” “Super Metroid,” and “Su-
per Mario World.”
Next week, we’ll leap into the 64-bit era
with the PlayStation, so be prepared!
Conference Reflects on Music Industry
CHRIS CROWLEY
Staff Writer
Independent music label executives,
artists and fans gathered at the Swedish
American Hall in the heart of the Cas-
tro for the �rst annual Industry Noise, an
event at which to discuss the current issues
surrounding the business and the artists in
the independent music scene.
Industry Noise, now part of the Noise
Pop week in San Francisco, featured pan-
els and keynote speakers throughout the
day to talk about the economy’s impact on
artists and label executives and how tech-
nology is changing the industry.
It seems no matter where people look,
the economy is affecting everyone. �e
day’s �rst speaker was punk legend Fat
Mike who is the cofounder and owner of
Fat Wreck Chords, considered by many in
the industry to be the most successful in-
dependent music label. He did not pretend
to be optimistic about how the economy
is affecting the industry and Fat Wreck
Chords.
Comparing his company’s revenue over
the last two decades he lamented, “[in the]
nineties [we made] $10 million in gross a
year. Now we’re doing $1.5 or 2 million.
We’re at about half staff than we were two
years ago.”
Miles Hurwitz, who owns MH Man-
agement, a small company whose clients
include alternative rock band �e Matches,
mirrored the sentiment: “Reduced income
means laying off staff, trying to do more
with limited resources.”
�ough many indie labels are being
forced to make cuts and layoffs, there was
a sense of optimism that independent la-
bels will be around longer than most of the
major labels. Greg Werckman, who runs
Ipecac Records out of his house in Marin,
said that expectations for independent la-
bels are not that of major labels, therefore
they don’t necessarily take the same hit.
He described how major labels throw large
amounts of money into artists they think
Local Band Rocks Café
Du Nord for Noise Pop
Review by
MATT YOKA
Staff Writer
To see �ee Oh Sees live is to cut
open San Francisco and feast on its major
rock organ. �ey’re bloody. �ey’re sticky.
�ey’re pulsating. �e band’s performanc-
es have been explosive ever since they put
out their contorted, psychedelic, creeper
classic “�e Master’s Bedroom is Worth
Spending a Night In.”
Last weekend they performed for
Noise Pop at Café Du Nord. �e crowd
was �lled with bobbing-head scenesters,
digital cameras and drunken dancers. �e
band’s performance was clean, which left
me wishing they had been more raw. �ee
Oh Sees played a set that got the crowd
dancing and screaming for more. After the
band apologized for being too drunk (even
though they were respectful of the crowd
and their instruments, not skipping a beat),
they came back on to play an encore.
All in all they put on a great show as
usual, but to catch �ee Oh Sees in their
most visceral groove you must travel south
of Market St. to the best and only gay bar
I’ve ever been to, �e Eagle Tavern.
�ee Oh Sees thrive off seedy rock ven-
ues where the drinks are cheap and the
crowd is rambunctious. However exuber-
ant the crowd might be, lead singer John
Dwyer has even more energy.
Despite the roughness of the rock �ee
Oh Sees perform, the band members are
kind and their lyrics are beautiful; “What
for? My connection is your connection /
�e sun is shining I see your face / Turn-
ing it over I see the clover / �e things that
San Francisco band Thee Oh Sees, fronted by lead singer John Dwyer, dress up in
masks while posing for press photos. They played at Noise Pop on Feb. 27.
will break, and when these artists don’t
make the cut, the label takes a huge loss in
an industry that is already hurting.
Many of the panelists explained that the
key to success is to sign artists that create
good music, and hopefully people will buy
the album and purchase tickets to see the
band live. “It is still about �nding a good
band, making a good record and touring.
�at’s still our best strategy,” said Vanessa
Burt of Fat Wreck Chords.
�e other big theme of the day was how
technology is changing the way artists dis-
tribute content, bring in fans and deal with
copyright issues.
Along with touring, the Internet is cur-
rently by far the most important method
of promoting music and attracting new
listeners. Social networking sites like
Myspace, Twitter and Facebook are mak-
ing it easier than ever before for fans to
feel as though they are connected to the
artist. �is puts pressure on the artist to
constantly have new content uploaded to
keep both old and new listeners interested.
Artists reiterated that the pressure is hard
to handle and never existed before the In-
ternet boom.
Shawn Harris from �e Matches re-
membered having a video and a story on
the front page of the music section on Ya-
hoo. Within a couple days it was nowhere
to be found. �e overwhelming feeling
from the panelists was that the Internet is
revolutionizing the relationship between
artists and fans, but as attention spans grow
smaller it becomes harder to maintain that
relationship.
During the panel on the Internet, John
Dieterich of the San Francisco indie band
Deerhoof commented that the Internet is
a useful tool in determining what listen-
ers are thinking. �e web is also helping
people discover and purchase new music
more easily.
Dieterich and the panelists also stressed
some fears about how easy it is for people
to write whatever they want on the Inter-
net, even if it isn’t factual. He said that the
MARCH 12, 2009
I love dear are taking shape.” Or for ex-
ample, “Hey there waterfall / Tell me how
you’re rolling by yourself / Tell me that is
all you know to do,” off their earlier album,
“Cool Death of �e Island Raiders.”
Dwyer describes that album as a “come
down album with a lot of pretty songs on
it.” What began for Dwyer as ventilation
while he wrote and performed for his pre-
vious bands (�e Hospitals, �e Coach-
whips, and Pink and Brown), turned into
�ee Oh Sees. Originally named OCS,
Dwyer’s basement recordings can still be
found around town and online.
“I just need to be writing songs,” said
Dwyer, referring to the hundreds of short
OCS songs he put out a few years back.
�ose tracks from the early OCS record-
ings are the beautiful, stripped down and
experimental version of what �ee Oh
Sees would become.
“�e bridge between the OCS stuff
and �ee Oh Sees is “Cool Death,”” says
Dwyer, “Normally nice studios don’t get
the sound I’m looking for but something
just clicked for “Cool Death” and we had it
done in a week.”
Today the band is comprised of lead
singer and guitarist John Dwyer, tambou-
rine and vocals Brigid Dawson, guitarist
Petey Dammit and drummer Mike Shoun.
During the band’s live set they will drift
off into a distorted frenzy of feedback and
eventually transition into a transcendent
androgynous harmony created by Dwyer
and Dawson.
�ee Oh Sees’ new album, “Help,” will
be out this month. “Our guitarist, Petey,
hates the Beatles, so I think were trying to
get back at him for that,” said Dwyer.
Courtesy of Noise Pop
difference between 1909 and 2009 is that
you don’t have to be a professional to write
a story on your blog. �e inability to regu-
late reviews, comments or videos on the
Internet can help an artist or a band, but a
lot of the time it only causes damage.
Copyright laws were a concerning topic
that arose on many panels throughout the
day. Since the Internet has made it easier
for people to upload a bad performance
from a concert or a lower quality advance
copy of an album, artists have been trying
to play damage control over content they
cannot completely manage. When ques-
tioned as to what to do about copyright in-
fringement on the internet, entertainment
lawyer Owen Seitel explained that there
really is nothing that you can do most of
the time, other than try and get it removed
which can be time-consuming. He also
explained that lawsuits can take years, and
once an artist adds in legal fees it becomes
very expensive.
Industry Noise’s inaugural conference
was well received by many of the music
fans that attended. “ I felt it was very good
for getting my foot into the industry. I
thought it was a cool conference because
since it was so small you could really talk
to these industry people,” said Chad Hei-
mann, a freshman media studies major at
USF.
�e day was �lled with both fear and
optimism for the future of artists and la-
bels. Some expressed hope that, in the eco-
nomic crisis, independents will survive over
the major labels, but others wondered how
long until they would be forced under.
Many felt the conference was re�ec-
tive of San Francisco’s music culture. “It’s
genuine, not corporate. Very indicative
of what the San Francisco music scene is
about,” said Rolling Stone and the Onion
freelancer David Downs. Industry Noise
offered powerful discussion on the state
of the independent music scene and what
artists and label executives are doing to
promote quality music at a level below the
mainstream.
San Francisco Foghorn
Women s Tennis Wins 7-0
Tennis player Sarah Oudomvilay serves a backhand as USF dominates Southern
Utah 7-0 last Friday in Golden Gate Park. Sophomore Jennifer Lee-Heinser played
a perfect match against Ksusha Nazarova, winning 6-0,6-0 in first singles. Heinser
is currently ranked 64th in the nation. The Lady Dons next travel down south for
the San Diego Tournament this weekend.
WCC Season Over, Recruiting Now Focus
RECRUIT: Continued from page ten
guard Patty Mills is from. �e players
they have signed from Australia are 6-
foot-1-inch point guard Jorden Page and
6-foot-3-inch shooting guard Matthew
Dellavedova. Both players are ranked 74th
at their positions. �ey have also signed
shooting guard Tim Harris from Valley
Christian High School in San Jose, who
is ranked 111th at his position. Harris and
Page have both received an 84 ranking and
Dellavedova received an 86 ranking. �ese
three solid contributions will help keep
St.Mary’s near the top of the WCC. With
�ve players leaving, this solid recruiting
class should �ll in nicely. Look for them to
sign one more big prospect.
�ird place �nisher Portland has yet
to sign a recruit according to ESPN. If you
are interested in who they will sign, check
back on ESPN in the next few months.
Fourth place �nisher Santa Clara has
perhaps the most solid recruiting class so
far in the WCC. Niyi Harrison, who is a
6-foot-7-inch power forward out of Bel-
larmine College Prep in San Jose, head-
lines their recruiting class. Harrison is an
89th-ranked prospect who has improved
signi�cantly every season at Bellarmine.
I saw Harrison play as a freshman and I
must say that he has developed a nice game
since then. �e Broncos have also signed
three more solid prospects, including two
mid-major level prospects. With four re-
cruits ranked 80 and higher, look for Santa
Clara to surprise some teams next year as
they compete for a top three standing in
the WCC.
San Diego also has a solid recruiting
class. �ey have signed three mid-ma-
jor level prospects so far. Including 57th
ranked point guard Cameron Miles out of
Skyline High School in Texas. San Diego’s
solid recruiting class will help them �ght
in the WCC. Expect them to �nish about
the same or better than last season.
USF has signed only one recruit so
far. Perris Blackwell out of Etiwanda High
Melissa Stihl/Foghorn
School in California has signed with the
Dons. Last week I wrote about him sign-
ing at USF, so check out that article for de-
tails. But besides Blackwell, USF has failed
to sign a recruit so far. In order to continue
to rebuild the program they need at least
one or two more mid-major level recruits.
Hopefully the Dons will sign at least a few
more solid prospects so that they continue
to revitalize the program.
Pepperdine has signed only one recruit
so far. �ey signed Josh Lowery, a 6-foot-
3-inch shooting guard out of Desert Vista
High School in Arizona. Lowery has re-
ceived a 76 rating from ESPN. Pepperdine
will need to sign some more higher ranked
recruits if they hope to improve upon last
season.
Loyola Marymount has perhaps
signed the best recruit in the WCC this
season. �ey have already signed Given
Kalipende, a 6-foot-3-inch shooting guard
out of Episcopal High School in Virgin-
ia. Kalipende received a rating of 90 by
ESPN, so far the highest out of any WCC
recruit, he is also the 26th-ranked shooting
guard. LMU has also signed 6-foot-10-
inch center Edgar Garibay from the Im-
pact Basketball Academy in Nevada. He
has received an 84 ranking. Signing two
solid prospects will help LMU better upon
last season. Kalipende could help this pro-
gram tremendously and he will be exciting
to watch.
So pretty much nothing has changed
in the WCC; Gonzaga continues to get
a great recruiting class and everyone else
tries to compete. �at said, Santa Clara,
Loyola Marymount and St. Mary’s have
done a great job of recruiting so far. Each
program has signed a few impact players
that will improve their team immediately.
Hopefully USF will sign a few more solid
prospects so that they can compete for a
top seed in the WCC. But so far, so good
for coach Walters, as he has gotten a solid
prospect; keep it up and maybe we’ll be
back to the glory days.
SPORTS MARCH 12, 2009
9
Health Corner: Trekking Around
Columnist �nds that 16,724 steps later he has only burned 173 calories
NICHOLAS MUKHAR to my car on Masonic and McAllister to again not including laughter. �e Har-
Staff Writer unload a few notebooks; 754 steps and 17 ney Plaza Mall seemed unappealing after
calories in total, including the three extraroughly seven seconds, and we lost inter-
steps it took on the way to the car to turn est. Before returning to the Foghorn of-
and say hi to Spencer, who works in the �ce we dashed over to the Harney Plaza
politics department. My friend and I de- Foghorn distribution box and snagged an
cided to ditch the studying and go for a issue before they were gone. From the
walk when we got to my car, unwilling to Harney Plaza Mall to the Foghorn Dis-
waste such a sunny San Francisco after- tribution box, we took 82 steps and again
noon. We approached the corner of the burned 2 calories. Paper in my hand, we
Education building, faced the long drive- made it back to the office in 294 steps from
way leading to Lone Mountain, and de- the distribution box, including the 20 extra
cided to answer the burning question on steps it took to stop and talk to Heather.
every USF student’s mind: Is it quicker to At 2:30 p.m. I realized I had little time
walk up Heart Attack Hill by taking the to move my car before my parking ex-
long driveway past the Education building pired, so I hurried back to my car; same
We’re buried in the hills of San Fran- and ROTC, or should I tackle the beast steps, same calories as before. As I found
cisco at USF, where a walk from class to straight up and ascend via the stairs? We a parking spot on Golden Gate near Ko-
class on this deceivingly small campus can walked up the long driveway, into Lone ret, I knew it was time to hike the concrete
build up a steady sweat. If you’ve ever con- Mountain, and ended at room #365 where mountain once again. I parallel parked,
sidered making your daily schedule part of I had my Globalization and Resistance hopped out, and 976 steps, 22 calories, and
your workout or thought about measuring class later on: 673 steps and 15 calories. nine minutes later I was entering my class
your walking distance throughout the day, We turned around and headed for the exit, sweat-stain free but feeling fatigued from
don’t bother. I’ve done the cardiovascu- eventually taking the stairs down and end- my light sprint up Lone Mountain.
lar experiment for you, risking noticeable ing at the corner of Chabot and Turk: 493 I got out of class at 5:15 p.m. and head-
armpit stains in class and being known as steps and 11 calories gone. If you’re ever ed over to the infamous KHall 163 for the
the sweaty, smelly guy no one wants to sit late to class, the stairs to heaven are the third time. �e classroom that was home
next to; all to bring you your own personal way to go. to my morning blunder is also where I
guide: Walking USF. We cut through Chabot, and eventu- take a 3-hour night class. I sat in class and
�e morning was contemplated which of
Monday, Mar. 9, 2009. I the two situations in that
was racing to school for room, the embarrassing
my 9:40 a.m. religious one or the current one, I
ethics class, and luckily I would rather be in. It was
found a parking spot clos- a draw, they both lost:
er than usual; Masonic and 976 steps, 22 calories.
McAllister. Since USF Once my class was
decided not give parking over, it was Foghorn time
permit priority to a se- for the rest of the night. I
nior who lives 45 minutes walked over to my second
away, I usually park on home, let out a sigh of re-
Fulton St. along Golden lief, and began to work. I
Gate Park and hike up to was almost done with my
class. �is spot today was excursions for the day, and
prime, saving me roughly by the time I left the Fog-
1,000 steps, approximately horn in the early morning
10 minutes, and preserv- hours and arrived at my
ing my good mood. I now car, I was admittedly ex-
had enough time to cruise hausted.
through the Foghorn of- I had taken 16,724
�ce, drop off some cargo, steps on campus but was
and slide into class just as angered to learn I had
Professor Miller had be- only burned 173 calo-
gun his lecture. ries. To me this could
Walking from the car not have been right. I
to the office took me 584 had walked 5.3 miles and
steps and 13 calories. I not even reached the 200
did my thing in the office, calorie mark. So walking
and trekked to my �rst around school isn’t that
class: KHall 263. I walked great for you? Don’t get
through the front en- discouraged and write off
trance of KHall, sped past your class schedule as be-
rest rooms and professors, ing nothing more than a
Melissa Stihl/Foghorn lazy stroll just yet. �ere
and swung open the last
Nicholas Mukhar runs up the steps of Lone Mountain to attend an afternoon
door on the right. I saw class. He carried a pedometer with him for an entire day earlier this week. are easy ways your calo-
a woman giving a Power- ries burned can be expo-
point presentation and I was bewildered; ally arrived at KHall 163 where I demon- nentially higher than mine, with the same
Professor Miller is a man and does not use strated for my walking buddy my morning amount of steps. For one, my walk was by
Powerpoint in class. I glanced around the incident. Again, it took me 10 steps. all means a stroll. I was moving around
room and didn’t recognize anyone; some On the way out, we took a detour on the campus at a pace of less than two miles per
students had turned to stare at me. Awk- �rst �oor of KHall to say hi to Professor hour (trust me I did the math). �e faster
ward. I realized I was in the wrong class- Moore at her office, but no one was home. you walk the more calories you will burn.
room, one �oor below my actual classroom. It was an uneventful move; just a solid Also, as I walked slowly, took in the sun,
I smiled, embarrassed. I turned around and 109 steps and 2 calories. I left the front irritated people in front of K Hall, stopped
walked out of the class, hearing muffled KHall entrance with my walking partner to look at things and talked to people, I
laughter behind me. I climbed the steps to as two gentlemen opened the door for us. was taking shorter strides. My average
K Hall 263, peeked through the door, rec- I walked through and said thank you, to stride length was only two feet. �e longer
ognized everyone, walked in, sat down and which one responded that he opened the strides you take, the more calories you will
laughed out loud as I told a classmate what door for my female friend in front of me. burn.
a fool I had just made of myself. �is mis- Being my sarcastic self, I turned around, Finally, my calculation only encom-
sion took 542 steps (ten extra due to my walked back through the doors into KHall, passed my steps and stride length against
miscue). According to my USF pedom- and back out again as the gentlemen con- an average speed. It did not take into ac-
eter, I burned 12 calories, not including the tinued to hold the doors and let out fake count incline, temperature, or any other
laughter. I was still on time to class. laughs; my laughter was genuine. It was things you do throughout your walk (like
At 11:25 a.m. I walked out of class and well worth the six extra steps, three going laughing). All of these things increase the
hit the Foghorn to do some last-minute in and three back out. amount of calories burnt. Clearly, my cal-
homework. As I left the classroom I took Looking for something to ease our dis- orie count was higher and the pedometer
the extra two steps to turn and admire appointment caused by Professor Moore’s can only be used as a �oor level number for
some artwork on the wall and continued disappearance, we spotted a sale on clothes the amount of calories you burn. What I
on my way. I got to the Foghorn Office in Harney Plaza and decided to take an- found was this: USF being on hills gives us
at 11:40 a.m. in 494 steps and burned 11 other detour. �e mission from Professor a better chance of staying in shape, but if
calories. I crammed some studying in and Moore’s office to the Harney Plaza Mall getting around campus is your only form
then headed to drop some mail off at the took us 265 steps (including the door in- of exercise, make sure I’m out of the way as
�rst �oor of the UC Building, then back cident) and shed six calories off my body, you’re sprinting up Lone Mountain.

10
San Francisco Foghorn
USF Basketball Teams End Season
With Losses in WCC Tournament
HUNTER PATTERSON
Staff Writer
USF’s post-season basketball hopes
came to an early end last weekend when
both the men and women’s teams were
knocked out of the WCC tournament in
the �rst round games at the Orleans Arena
in Las Vegas.
�e men entered the tournament as the
seventh seed and faced off against sixth
seed Pepperdine, whom the Dons had just
defeated 70-62 in Malibu, in their last
regular season game. �e Dons lost to the
Waves in a high scoring 93-85 contest, in
which USF’s star player Dior Lowhorn
scored a career high 32 points.
�e Lady Dons’ hopes of tournament
glory ended with a 73-64 loss to San Di-
ego. �e Lady Dons entered the tourna-
ment ranked seventh in the WCC and
ended the season with a 7-22 record.
Gonzaga clenched the women’s WCC title
after defeating San Diego 66-55 in the �-
nal round.
Gonzaga, currently ranked 12th nation-
ally in both AP and ESPN polls, swept the
Men’s bracket to claim their 10th WCC
championship after entering the contest as
the �rst seed. �ey defeated Saint Mary’s
in an 83-58 blowout in the championship
game, demonstrating their continuing
dominance over the WCC and earning au-
tomatic entry into the NCAA tournament,
although they almost certainly would have
been invited had they lost the WCC.
�e Dons were no favorite to win the
tournament, and ended this rebuilding year
with a 11-19 record. �ey were plagued by
losses in games they should have won, no-
tably against Loyola Marymount late in
the season when the Lions were ranked
last in the WCC.
However, the season was not without
moments of triumph. �e Dons hung with
some of the country’s best teams, notably
losing to Gonzaga by only 5 points, and
showing strength against Cal and USC.
USF Tennis Player Ranked 95th Nationally
FRANCESCA CRUDO
Staff Writer
On March 3, senior Tommy Tu entered
the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Di-
vision I men’s singles rankings. Out of
the 125 athletes ranked, Tu is 95th. Tu
becomes only the second USF player from
Northern California to be ranked in the
past 10 years.
Being ranked nationally is a big deal in
any sport, especially in an individual sport
like tennis. “I’m very happy and proud of
myself for this accomplishment. I couldn’t
have done it without the support from my
family, teammates, coaches, and friends. It
was one of the goals that I’ve set for myself
when I �rst came to USF as a freshman,
and to �nally accomplish it during my se-
nior year is an incredible feeling,” said Tu.
�e only other USF Northern Califor-
nia player to earn a national ranking is cur-
rent tennis Assistant Coach Pablo Pires de
Almeida. In the past 10 years, USF is the
only school in Northern California to have
two region natives to be nationally ranked.
Tu is the second Northern California na-
tive to earn a national ranking in the past
�ve years.
Prior to going to USF, Tu was ranked
number one in Boys’ 14s, 16s and 18s and
under for USTA/ Northern California.
As a freshman in high school, he was the
NCS Doubles Champion. Tu won the
NCS Singles Title as a senior in 2005; in
conjunction, he was voted the 2005 Ath-
lete of the Year by the Alameda Journal.
So far this season, Tu is 5-4 in singles
matches. He is 1-3 against nationally
ranked players; his sole win was over num-
ber 30 ranked Hendrik Bode of HPU
(which was ranked number 7 at the time)
on March 6. He is 1-4 against ranked col-
lege teams; he has lost in matches to num-
ber 17 University of Arizona, number 41
University of Nebraska, number 72 UNLV
and number 22 University of Washington.
In doubles, Tu is 5-2. His only doubles
losses were early in the season against
number 22 University of Washington and
against UNLV; in both occasions, his part-
ner was Rainer Nachbauer.
SPORTS
Courtesy of Lily Yuan
Junior Lily Yuan is arguably the Dons
biggest fan. She shares her experience at
the WCC tournament in Las Vegas with
the Foghorn.
In Her Eyes
USF junior Lily Yuan was at the tour-
nament to cheer on the team with a group
of dedicated USF alumni including for-
mer Los Locos President and Dons a�cio-
nado Ryan Dunlop. Yuan is arguably USF
basketball’s biggest fan. She only misses
games when scheduled to work - as an
intern for the Golden State Warriors, her
other favorite team - and was until recently
the highly visible president of Los Locos,
wearing sparkly gold spandex pants and
donning green and gold face paint while
cheering on the team from the sidelines.
Yuan said she was one of only a handful
of current USF students who attended the
weekend event, however noted the pres-
ence of many prominent alumni, many of
whom are donors to the basketball pro-
Senior Tommy Tu becomes the second USF tennis player in the last ten years to be
ranked nationally.
Tu’s pain, time and effort have paid off
at last, but he isn’t going to rest on his lau-
rels. “I worked hard to get myself to where
I am currently,” he said, “and now I will
work harder to show that I deserve it.”
�e Dons are now 6-3 on the season,
gram and active contributors to the Dons’
unofficial online messageboard, DonsCen-
tral.com.
Yuan was expecting the Dons to beat
Pepperdine and advance to the second
round where they would have faced Port-
land, and was very disappointed with the
loss, placing much of the blame on the ref-
erees who were making “ridiculous calls,”
she said. “At one point it looked like [Head
Coach] Rex Walters was going to get a
technical foul called on him because he
was yelling so much at the refs,” she said.
Yuan, who promised she does not usu-
ally make a point of blaming game officials
when her team loses, said it was apparent
to everyone in the arena that the game was
not being called fairly. “When they �nally
called one for us the entire USF fan base
stood up and clapped,” she said.
But there was revenge: “On Saturday,
the day after the Dons lost, we met with
a bunch of USF fans and people from
DonsCentral and went to a bar and the
refs from the game came through and we
booed them. �at was so funny,” she said.
Even though the Dons didn’t make any
progress in the tournament, Yuan is still
happy she went. “It was a good experience
and I’m excited for next season. I hope
more people come out next year,” she said.
“Who wouldn’t want to go to Vegas?”
She was also pleased with the reception
USF fans received in Las Vegas. “�ere
was a USF hospitality event in the hotel
next door. It was for all USF fans. Coach
Walters did a ‘chalk talk,’ explaining what
to expect from the other team, how he
thinks we will play and answering fans’
questions.”
Yuan also had warm praise for USF’s
Spirit Squad, who were on sidelines cheer-
ing for the Dons. “Our cheerleaders were
so much better than [Pepperdine’s]. �eir
dancing was so ugly, we on the other hand
were very classy and technical. Our cheer-
leaders were doing splits and had nice
moves,” she said.
Courtesy of USF Athletic Department
and will play a series of away matches be-
fore returning to San Francisco for their
�nal three home matches of the season
in early April. �eir next home match is
against Loyola Marymount at the Cal
Club in San Francisco on April 4.
USF Track Competes at Berkeley
USF junior Byron Williams (front) and freshman Thomas Estrada (back) compete in
the 1500 meter race against Fresno State, UC Berkeley, UC Davis and Stanford at the
Cal Outdoor Opener in Berkeley last Saturday. Lady Dons Nicole Bowler and Michelle
Born each set school records at the event, in the 1500 and 3k, respectively.
WCC Recruiting Heats Up
Men’s Basketball Signs One Talented Recruit, Courting Others
MATT STEINBACH
Sports Editor
�e end of the WCC tournament
marks the beginning of the off-season,
which, for colleges, is the time to sign re-
cruits and adjust the roster. Although the
WCC is not a major conference, there are
a handful of solid to great recruits that en-
ter the conference every season. Recruit-
ing is how teams go from bad to good or
good to great. Since there is no free agency
in college sports, recruits are the only way
for a team to improve. �at said, here’s a
look at the key recruits that every WCC
team has signed so far.
Before I delve into which players
each team has harvested, I will explain the
rankings system that ESPN.com uses for
recruits. Every recruit is assigned a number
that explains how good a prospect is. If a
player is assigned a 70-72, that means he
is a low-major minus player. A low-major
minus player is a player who could con-
tribute to a low-major team (a team that
plays in a very small conference that is not
well known) for three or four years with
the potential to eventually start. A player
ranked 73-76 is someone who will be a
solid contributor and a two or three-year
starter at a low-major program. Someone
ranked 77-79 is considered a player who
will be a signi�cant contributor as a fresh-
man to a low-major team and has the tal-
ent to play for a mid-major team (a team
that plays in a small conference but is well
known enough to compete against power-
house conferences, like USF).
A player ranked 80-82 is considered a
mid-major minus prospect, which means
that he could be a contributor for three or
four years and may eventually start. An 83-
86 ranked player is a mid-major prospect,
meaning he will be a solid contributor
MARCH 12, 2009
Courtesy of Margaret Gallagher
and a two or three-year starter at a mid-
major school. Someone ranked 87-89 is
a mid-major plus prospect, which means
he could be a three or four-year contribu-
tor at a high-major program (a prestigious
program that competes in the major con-
ferences) or have a signi�cant impact as a
freshman on a mid-major program.
A player ranked 90-93 is a high-ma-
jor minus prospect, which means he has
the potential to signi�cantly contribute
to a national program as a freshman and
may eventually start during his college
career. A 94-97 rank means the player is
a high-major prospect; someone who has
the potential to signi�cantly contribute
as a freshman to most national programs.
�is person is also capable of starting for
three or four years with all-league talent.
Someone ranked 98-100 is a high-major
plus prospect, meaning he possesses rare
abilities, with the potential to go pro early
and will have an immediate impact at any
national program. Basically the higher
ranked prospects are the ones that you see
in the McDonald’s All-American game
and the players that play for powerhouses
like North Carolina and Louisville.
Now that the rankings system has
been explained, here are the players that
the WCC has signed so far.
West Coast Conference powerhouse
Gonzaga has already signed two mid-ma-
jor plus prospects. �eir highest ranked
prospect is Samuel Dower who is a 5-foot-
9-inch, 210-pound center out of Osseo Se-
nior High School in Minnesota. He is the
20th ranked center overall and received a
grade of 89 by ESPN. Gonzaga has also
signed Mangisto Arop, a shooting guard
out of Canada. Arop went to the National
Elite Development Program in Canada
and he is the 54th ranked shooting guard
prospect in the nation. He received a grade
of 88. Although Gonzaga will lose some
key players, including Jeremy Pargo, Josh
Heytvelt and Micah Downs, adding these
two prospects will help make up for these
losses. Look for Gonzaga to add at least
one more top recruit.
�e St. Mary’s Gaels have been great
the past two seasons and they hope to
continue their success with their recruits.
So far they have signed three mid-ma-
jor level prospects. �ey have signed two
guards from Australia, where star point
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