FREEDOM AND FAIRNESS
VOL. 105 ISSUE 15
�e upcoming USF career fair
looks promising for graduating
students, as many employers
are participating despite the
recession.
NEWS
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Banning ROTC not the an-
swer to Caskey rape allega-
tion says columnist Stephanie
Luu.
OPINION
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�e Foghorn sits down with
Project Runway’s Jack Mack-
enroth to talk fashion and
philanthropy.
SCENE
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Spring intramural sports got
off to a big start last week with
hundreds of students partici-
pating.
SPORTS
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Student band Ghost Town
Refugees make their debut at
Bottom of the Hill. Check out
clips and interviews from the
show.
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Lupe Fiasco Rocks Sold-Out Homecoming Show
CHELSEA M. STERLING
News Editor
Apathy was at a low Friday night at
War Memorial Gym as students eagerly
anticipated the arrival of hip-hop artist
and performer Lupe Fiasco, at this year’s
homecoming concert. Although Lupe Fi-
asco only performed for about an hour, ap-
proximately 500 students, alumni and staff
crowded the basketball court to hear him
perform. Even USF President Rev. Ste-
phen Privett, S.J, made an appearance at
the beginning of the concert.
President of the Campus Activities
Board Courtney Ball said that there were
2,500 tickets available and that the concert
was sold out. During the pep rally ASUSF
directed students to the ticket booth, which
may have contributed to the boost in sales.
Attendance at the concert, however, ranged
from 400-500 people. �e doors opened at
7:30, but Fiasco did not come on stage un-
til 9:15. Alex Platt, an event staff worker,
said of the concert, “I thought it went pret-
ty smoothly.” After working with Wyclef
Jean, last year’s homecoming performer, on
his music video “If I Was President,” Platt
was disappointed that Fiasco did not have
much interaction with students. While
Jean let event staff and some students lis-
ten to his sound check before the concert,
Fiasco made students leave and did not
sign autographs or meet with students be-
fore the concert. Platt said, “He wanted to
do his own thing. He didn’t really want to
interact with students.” On the other hand,
Platt said of Jean, “He was very into talk-
ing to his fans.” Platt pointed out that the
way that both artists came on to campus
was signi�cant. Jean entered near Fromm
Hall and walked through campus, shaking
hands and greeting students as he made
his way to the gym. Fiasco entered the
gym through a side door, limiting his face
time with student fans.
Platt was in charge of the pep rally this
A volunteer distributes vitamins and AIDS medicine at a health clinic in Zimbabwe.
Vitamin Drive to Save Lives
USF students lend a hand to AIDS victims a world away
HUNTER PATTERSON
Staff Writer
In many parts of Africa, the AIDS epi-
demic is raging; exasperated by malnutri-
tion, prolonged violence and failed govern-
ments, as is the case in Zimbabwe, a country
of 13 million people, over 1.6 million of
whom are living with HIV/AIDS. Zimba-
bwe, which has seen its economy collapse
and healthcare system crumble under the
reign of President Robert Mugabe, has
forged the most unlikely of bonds with the
San Francisco Bay Area, USF and the man
that connected the two worlds together,
Dr. Robert Scott.
Scott, who has been going to Zimbabwe
with a team of volunteers for 10 years to see
AIDS victims and offer them life-prolong-
ing antiretroviral medication and treatment
they could not get anywhere else, came to
USF last semester to explain the situation
on the ground there with students. Follow-
ing the presentation, students approached
Scott, eager to �nd ways that they could
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Lupe Fiasco, DJ Simon Says and drummer Baby Bam performed several of Fiasco s songs and one of Kanye West s songs at the
crowded homecoming concert on Friday night. Over 2,000 students came to the sold out show in War Memorial Gym.
year. When the band canceled and mis-
communications occurred with the dance
team, student turnout suffered. Next year,
Platt proposes to hold the pep rally before
the concert because students will already
be gathered and waiting for the perform-
er. If the basketball team was brought on
stage before the performer, the audience’s
excitement might transform into school
spirit.
�e music seemed to resonate with stu-
dents. Even students who don’t identify as
Courtesy of Professor Lillian Dube
help. Scott said he was impressed by their
willingness to lend a hand and suggested
they assist him in collecting donations of
multivitamins which get distributed to the
AIDS victims, affording them a nutri-
tional supplement to their one meal a day,
consisting of little more than starchy roots,
which most poor Zimbabweans eat.
Students, including many from the
African studies minor program and Ub-
mthombo Club as well as faculty and staff
from Health Promotion Services and Uni-
versity Ministry, coordinated the vitamin
drive, collecting bottles of pills and send-
ing them to Hayward, where volunteers
repackaged them into bags of 30 to be
given to patients in Africa, where they are
instructed to take one pill every other day
along with their regiment of AIDS medi-
cation.
USF Professor Lillian Dube, a native of
Zimbabwe, who is helping to promote the
vitamin drive, has also traveled to Africa
with Scott to assist him with patients and
AIDS: Continued on Page 2
FEBRUARY 26, 2009
Chelsea Sterling/Foghorn
hip-hop fans enjoyed Fiasco’s performance said, “I was really excited to see him. He
at the concert. Chet Bentley, a sophomore is a real rap artist with great music. I was
media studies major, said the music was not already a huge fan so seeing him live was
his style, but “it was energetic and appealed awesome.”
to the masses.” Bentley liked the concert Ball said that some students were disap-
because Fiasco was cool and young. Fias- pointed Fiasco didn’t perform longer, but
co played many of his popular songs like Platt said that the concert time was previ-
“Superstar,” “Daydreamin’,” “Go Go Gad- ously established for one hour. Sophomore
get Flow” and one of Kanye West’s songs, Katrina Valdez said that although the con-
“Touch the Sky.” Fiasco’s backup perform- cert was shorter than Wyclef Jean’s, it was
ers included DJ Simon Says and drummer better. She said, “He [Fiasco] brought a
Baby Bam. 2007 alumnus Ilya Fishman good atmosphere.”
Students Voice Concern:
Acquaintance rape underreported on campus
LAURA PLANTHOLT rest. Some of the individuals at the forum
Staff Writer were survivors of sexual assault. �omas
explained that a public incident such as
this can reopen those wounds, especially if
University of San Francisco students the individual never fully dealt with those
have made their outcry about the recent issues after they happened.
allegations of rape and assault on campus Many, such as senior Jennifer Herrera,
heard. A group of student activists have were concerned that there needs to be more
organized and released a clear message: education about sexual assault on campus.
rape is not an isolated incident. In other As a resident advisor in a freshman resi-
words, this most recent and highly publi- dence hall, Herrera said she feels well edu-
cized case of a USF senior Ryan Caskey cated about these issues, but she said, “As
being charged with four counts of rape and a freshman, I wouldn’t have known exactly
aggravated assault is not the �rst incident what quali�es as rape. I know our students
of this nature that has occurred at USF. aren’t very educated on this subject.”
�ese concerned students organized a �omas said that in her experience at
public forum for the community to dis- USF, she has not found any means of edu-
cuss their concerns about sexual assault cational training about sexual violence to
on campus. �ough this most recent case be particularly effective, though there have
sparked the discussion, students wanted to been attempts ranging from education
emphasize that rape and sexual assault are during freshman orientation, informa-
ongoing problems. tional programs within residence halls and
Barbara �omas, Ph.D. and director of peer counseling for men. But the reality is
USF Counseling and Psychological Ser- that these methods of education have been
vices, con�rmed that rape and sexual as- ineffective.
sault are more common than most people “I don’t want to be defeated by that, but
hear about at USF. In her 20 years of expe- I think the reality is that people just think,
rience at the university, she has talked con- ‘�at’s not about me; that’s about someone
�dentially with many students who have else.’ �ere’s this in�ated sense of safety
experienced various forms of sexual as- that’s just not there,” she said.
sault. Acquaintance rapes, rapes commit- �omas’s best idea for creating more
ted by “friends” rather than strangers, are awareness about sexual violence is to con-
not unusual at USF, but they most often tinue public discussions and open conver-
go unreported. �ey almost always involve sations. “Let’s talk about sex,” she said.
drugs or alcohol, and many of these stu- Junior Andrew Biederman said simi-
dents do not realize they have been raped larly at the forum, “We need more discus-
until �omas tells them. sion between the sexes. It’s important for
Students came to the forum to discuss everyone to come out and say exactly how
the general lack of awareness and discussion they feel affected by this to understand
about sexual assault taking place right here each other more and prevent something
on campus. Many had other grievances as like this from happening ever again.”
well, such as feeling starved for more infor- Dan Lawson, director of public safety at
mation than was provided in USFConnect USF, encouraged more discussions like the
bulletins. Others complained about the one at the forum.
wider-scale problem of a lack of education “I think this is a wonderful thing that’s
and programs about sexual violence. Oth- happening here in regards to this forum,”
ers digressed into a discussion of whether he said. He only hoped that the conversa-
Caskey’s affiliation with ROTC had led tion would not end as soon as people for-
to his violence toward women. Emotions got about this particular incident. He said,
were raw on this �ursday, exactly a week “People generally don’t get upset and ex-
after the news had broken of Caskey’s ar- cited until something terrible happens.”
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Students Happy With Hip-Hop Choice

Class Defines USF on Wikipedia
DANIELA RICCI-TAM
Staff Writer
Students in Professor David Silver’s In-
troduction to Media Studies class learned
�rsthand about the process of editing
Wikipedia last semester in a �nal project
that required them to modify, rearrange
and in some cases rewrite the USF and
San Francisco Dons Wikipedia pages. Al-
though they encountered some opposition
from the seasoned Wikipedians that edit
the site, another class will be taking on this
same assignment this semester.
“�e overall goal,” said Silver, “was to
make the University of San Francisco’s
Wikipedia page more interesting, accurate,
and up-to-date.”
To do this, students were divided into
teams, each of which focused on a certain
section or subject in the USF wiki article—
for example, campus dining, the baseball
team, or student-run organizations. �ese
teams set forth to research their subject
and �nd relevant, citable sources from
Gleeson Library, as well as on the Internet.
An important factor in creating material
on Wikipedia is sourcing, according to the
Wikipedia policies and guidelines. With-
out veri�able sources, sections of articles or
entire pages may be removed by Wikipe-
dia editors.
Given this danger of “speedy deletion,”
students devoted time and care to their re-
search.
Freshman English major Vy Tran was
involved in a group that tackled the sub-
ject of services for and statistics on inter-
national students at USF. Her group, she
said, “spent quite a few hours working on
our section; we had some class time to
make edits, but most of our research and
efforts were done outside of class time in
the library.”
Silver said he was struck by how dili-
gently these amateur wiki-editors attended
to their task.
“What was particularly impressive was
the way in which the project mattered to
students,” he said. “Most of the students got
really into the assignment and worked hard
and creatively to �nd new facts and add in-
teresting content… some groups researched,
wrote, and edited entirely new sections on
USF’s student population, student groups,
and campus green initiatives.”
Some of these entirely new sections faced
a little difficulty in getting off the ground,
and yet more of the content faced difficulty
in remaining intact on Wikipedia.
“Yeah, we had quite a bit of trouble with
Wiki editors. My group was relatively lucky,”
Tran said. “Other groups…had entire sec-
tions or pages removed.”
�e students’ con�ict with the Wikipedia
editors was often polite debate on the dis-
cussion forum, although at times, said Tran,
the verbal battles were less than friendly.
“I think the editors were all well-mean-
ing,” she said. “�ey wanted to help make
the page better and cleaner. I appreciated
that, but I didn’t appreciate how some of
them approached us.” For example, she said,
one of the Wikipedia editors posted a critical
comment saying, “If their parents are paying
over 33K in annual tuition for them to edit
Wikipedia articles, I suppose they must feel
entitled to write about the cafeteria food.”
“It’s just mean,” said Tran.
In the end, she said, much of the student-
editor disagreement “came down to these
questions: Who’s the intended audience for
the University of San Francisco Wikipedia
page? Who visits it the most? If the answer
to those questions are current students and
prospective students, shouldn’t the informa-
tion re�ect what they want to know about
the school? And as a follow-up to that: what
information belongs on Wikipedia? What is
considered encyclopedic?”
By the time the assignment had conclud-
ed, most of the disputes had been resolved,
and a good amount of the student-produced
content remained, if changed and moved
around a little. In many cases, students also
cooperated with the Wikipedia editors to
correct their errors and hone their work.
Tran said she thought that while most
of her group’s section had been modi-
�ed and shuffled around, the essentials
remained intact, and the article bene�ted
from the changes.
“Some of it was amazing,” said Silver.
“In all, I think USF’s Wikipedia entry
grew three-fold in size and content.”
Tran agreed that the USF article looks
much better post-project. “�ere’s a lot
more information on the USF page now
than before, so that’s nice,” she said.
However, there is still work to be done.
“I’d love to see more images on it,” said
Tran. “Our school is so beautiful.”
Also, the project itself had a few �aws.
“I don’t think we - my students and I
- were knowledgeable enough about
Wikipedia - how it works, what consti-
tutes “notable” information, and what to
do when a Wikipedian tries to edit your
work,” Silver said.
�e time constraint was also a prob-
lem for Tran, who said, “[�e work] was
too great to handle for the time span we
had, which I think was about two weeks
at most. We did well, all things consid-
ered, but if, for example, it had been a
semester-long project, I think the USF
Wiki page would be even better.”
Because of this, and because last
semester’s �nal assignment received so
much positive feedback from students,
the Wiki project will be making a come-
back this semester. Instead of around
80 media studies students, the editing
will be performed by a group of just 12: Chelsea Sterling/Foghorn
Although most students enjoyed Lupe Fiasco s performance at the homecoming concert, some
Silver’s Digital Media Production class. wished he had played longer than his scheduled one hour show.
And this time, these would-be Wikipe-
dians will be far more prepared.
“Already, Brenda Hough, a librarian
Freshman Read: Harvest For Hope
and Ph.D student who is writing her dis- MIMI HONEYCUTT
sertation on Wikipedia, visited our class among them. �ere are no easy answers for
Staff Writer
and taught us a lot about the complexity the food industry—from the controversy
of Wikipedia. Also, this semester’s stu- She braved the wilds of Tanzania, revo- over genetically engineered produce to the
dents have the bene�t of having created lutionized an entire branch of zoology, economic viability of local agriculture, de-
and shared digital media for nearly 15 and founded an international conservation bates rage on. At the very least, the book is
weeks,” Silver said. “I’m pretty excited to society. She is Jane Goodall, the scientist, something “students can relate to.”
see what they create.” chimpanzee expert and author of 2006’s At the same time, “Harvest for Hope”
“Harvest for Hope,” the freshman book should not scare off less environmentally-
choice for next year. savvy readers, or even those who might

HPS and University Ministry Coordinate Donations
Courtesy of Professor Lillian Dube
Professor Lillian Dube (Right) poses with her
sister on a recent trip to Zimbabwe where she
worked with AIDS victims.
AIDS: Continued from page one
act as a translator. Dube handed out vita-
mins to hungry patients and had to turn
away 100 people from the clinic where she
and Scott were working after their resources
were depleted. Dube said that every time
Dr. Scott returns to Zimbabwe, which is 3-
4 times per year, he is confronted by more
and more people seeking his aid.
On her trip in late December, Dube said
the volunteers instituted a lottery system
to see who of the hundreds of new people
who had shown up to the clinic would be
taken into the care of Scott. “Dr. Scott held
the box and I called the numbers,” she said.
“�ey were sitting in the rain, hoping they
would get on board - on the life train – it
is like your ticket to life. You are looking at
their faces, hoping they would get called but
we could only take 25. I was sick after that, I
was deciding who lives and who dies.”
Scott, who is now seeing 750 patients in
Zimbabwe, said he is overwhelmed by the
demand for his services. “We don’t have
the �nancial resources or enough doctors,
when you have 100 people standing in front
of you saying ‘please save my life,’ it’s very
depressing.” Scott and the organization he
works with, the Allen Temple AIDS
Ministry, use donations to buy AIDS
medication in India where local pharma-
ceutical companies ignore international
patents on the drugs and manufacture
them for far less than they cost in the
United States. A one-month supply of
a three-drug cocktail which is given to
Scott’s patients costs $8.50, he said. �e
Allen Temple then uses volunteer labor
to solicit donations of multivitamins to
stretch their �nancial resources as far as
possible.
Dr. Scott said he is grateful to USF
students who are helping to collect do-
nations. “�e bottom line is that in
third-world countries where the diets
of people are so poor, people who have
multivitamins live longer and healthier
lives,” he said.
USF will be accepting multivitamin
donations all semester long at Health
Promotion Services outside the cafeteria
on main campus and University Minis-
try. Student volunteers are also working
to get donation boxes in residence halls
and will be accepting donations at 5 p.m.
Mass in St. Ignatius as well as student
Mass in Xavier chapel.
After this year’s politically-charged
“�ree Cups of Tea,” Goodall’s “Harvest
for Hope” urges us back to our kitchens
and supermarkets. Employing her roots
as an anthropologist and conservationist,
Goodall explores the world’s tumultuous
relationship with food. Factory farming,
genetically modi�ed organisms (GMOs)
and Burger King are just some of the top-
ics she addresses. Essentially, the book is a
levelheaded battle cry for local agriculture,
organic food, and mindful eating.
A committee comprised of faculty, li-
brarians and student representatives chose
the book because it addresses economic
and environmental justice. �ough the
committee considered the topic for this
year, the possible books were, according to
program director Professor Fredel Wiant,
“fascinating…but not very readable,” and
the �nal pick went to “Harvest for Hope.”
With today’s economy, environmental
and economic justice are even more im-
portant. “Nutrition is a serious problem,”
said Wiant. One can buy a week’s worth
of organic, local food, but when she tried
this lifestyle, “the bill was exorbitant. �at’s
where the economic justice comes in.”
As for the incoming freshmen, Wiant
hopes that the book will “spark discus-
sion and maybe even some controversy”
disagree with Goodall. “For the most part I
think [Goodall’s] open-minded,” said Wi-
ant. “One good way to alienate an audience
is to never make concessions.”
Wiant also sees the integration pos-
sibilities of “Harvest for Hope” extend-
ing well beyond certain freshmen classes,
to possibilities such as collaborating with
Bon Appétit and promoting locally-grown
food.
Bon Appétit already follows some of
the practices advised by Goodall. “We
push local as much as possible,” said man-
ager Holly Winslow. “If our president had
to choose between local or organic, he’d go
local.”
Actual plans for bringing the book into
the community are still in their early stag-
es, and the committee plans to establish
more contacts.
Some USF freshmen have already en-
couraged the book choice for the incoming
class. Ariana Fischer, an undeclared fresh-
man, sees the book’s issues as “the next step
in solving obesity, global warming and the
collapse of local economies.”
To freshman architecture major Fran-
çois Toves, “Harvest for Hope” “represents
the city a lot. It’s a good introduction to
what [freshmen] will experience in the
city.”
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Career Fair Looks Resilient in an
Economy that is Anything But
HUNTER PATTERSON
Staff Writer
73 companies have signed on to at-
tend this year’s career and internship fair
at USF, down from 93 last year, and on-
campus recruiting and online job postings
are both down year over last, according to
USF Career Services Center Coordinator
of Employee Relations Julia Hing. How-
ever, there are still opportunities for gradu-
ating students, she said, even if they have
to work harder to secure an offer or cast a
wider search net.
Campus recruiting, which remained
strong last spring and into the fall as the
economy slid into recession has started to
show signs of weakness. Most companies
Hunter Patterson/Foghorn
Then senior Christoph Huber speaks with
employers at last year s career fair.
are reporting �at or reduced new gradu-
ate hiring, however it varies by sector, she
said.
Hiring in �nancial services is down
signi�cantly, and many investment �rms,
including Goldman Sachs, are not doing
much if any new-grad hiring this year.
However, several �nancial companies are
coming to the career fair including First
Investors Corporation, Northwestern Mu-
tual and MassMutual Financial. �ere will
also be several accounting �rms and cor-
porate �nance recruiters from companies
such as Oracle at the fair.
Many government agencies and non-
pro�ts including the San Francisco Fire
Department, Peace Corps, FBI, FDIC,
and Greenpeace are also scheduled to at-
tend the event. Hing said she was surprised
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that so many non-pro�ts are recruiting this
year, expecting that they would be cutting
budgets as funding dries up.
�e poor economy is causing more stu-
dents to seek career advice. CSC Office
Manager Natalie Casillas said she has seen
many more students and recent graduates
coming into her office looking for help
with their job search than in years past.
“�ere is an overall sense of pressure, stu-
dents are wondering if there will be a job
available to them,” she said.
USF alumnus Nicolae Ciobanu has
been polishing-up his resume and is look-
ing forward to the career fair. He gradu-
ated in December with a degree in �nance
and has been diligently applying to jobs for
several months now, but has yet to secure
an offer. “It’s never been easy to get into
�nance, but I’m still getting interviews and
still getting callbacks so I’m optimistic,”
he said. Ciobanu has written unique cover
letters for 30 job openings and has gotten
8 call backs. “It’s all about me, how hard I
work, how I do in interviews, how I write
my cover letter, I’m out there networking,
shaking hands, trying make connections,”
he said.
With May graduation rapidly ap-
proaching, communications major Dalia
Al-Mahmood found herself at the career
center on Tuesday for the third time this
semester. She wants to work in hospitality
and was scheduling a mock interview with
a recruiter from the Ritz Carlton. Mock
interviews allow students the opportunity
to practice their skills with professionals
in an industry and hopefully make a good
impression.
Al-Mahmood attended a career fair
in downtown San Francisco last week but
did not �nd as many opportunities as she
was hoping. She said she is working hard
on her career search and looking forward
to speaking with several of the non-prof-
its scheduled to attend USF’s career fair.
She is also trying to stay positive, but �nds
the process exhausting. “It’s stressing me
out, when does this economy get better?
By May I hope,” she said with a nervous
laugh. “I’m only taking one class so right
now my job is to �nd a job,” she said.
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USF Creates Award For Mentors
ANDY LAUREANO
Staff Writer
�is year will be the �rst time the Men-
tor of the Year award will be given to a
faculty and/or staff person by the Provost
Council at USF. �e award will highlight
the accomplishments of a nominee who
goes above and beyond in his/her embodi-
ment of the “Vision, Mission, and Values”
of USF.
A challenging component about transi-
tioning into college is �nding out how to
access good resources. It goes beyond mak-
ing friends with your next- door neighbors
and getting to know the best social scenes.
Junior Ramsey Hanna looked back at his
experience at USF as a freshman and said,
“When I got here I already knew where
certain parties happen and who to know,
but it really wasn’t hard �nding the ad-
Davies Forum Gets to Know the Real News
NICHOLAS MUKHAR
Staff Writer
�e 2009 Davies Forum, entitled “Re-
making the News”, entertained the �rst
guest speaker of the semester this past
�ursday.
Paul Jay, founder and CEO of the Real
News Network (RNN), came to USF as
part of the forum and discussed every-
thing from the war in Iraq, to hip-hop art-
ist Chuck Dee, to the new Obama admin-
istration. �e RNN is unique because it is
funded solely by donations and because its
correspondents are native to the area that
they are writing about.
�e Real News Network is an inde-
pendent news and documentary network
focusing on independent journalism. It is
comprised of video discussions and inter-
views, diving into topics that Jay said the
mainstream media will not talk about.
“You will never hear CNN or Fox ap-
proach the question of whether or not we
should cut the budget when it comes to
military,” said Jay, whose media outlet is
solely online right now, but is in the pro-
cess of �nalizing a deal with TiVo to get
the Real News Network on television.
Media studies professor Dorothy Kidd,
who is teaching the Davis Forum class
this semester, learned about Jay by read-
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relationship with faculty members was
easy.” Hanna said that his experience at
USF is great due to the great help of his
professors and advisors who made them-
selves accessible and helped him establish
himself academically.
Provost Jim Wiser said, “We wanted to
highlight the importance of advising and
counseling and bring it to the attention of
the community.” He explained the poten-
tial for two awards if the nominations al-
low, one for a faculty member of USF and
another for a staff member. Every year a
survey is given to graduating seniors in or-
der to rate the quality of performance of
faculty. Wiser pointed out that the qual-
ity is great according to recent surveys, but
there is never anything done to congratu-
ing his work in the Huffington Post. “He
has a very solid background in mainstream
news that’s based on explaining stories to
encourage public debate and discussion,”
said Kidd. “�is approach �ts with the Da-
vies Forum mandate, and the University’s
mission.”
“We are at a crossroads in our exis-
tence,” Jay said to a group of 13 media
studies students in the Davies Forum class
on �ursday afternoon, and later to a group
of roughly 60 students, parents and faculty
members on �ursday evening. Jay, who
began his media career as an independent
documentary �lmmaker, talked about the
importance of the immediate decisions
people make regarding the future. “�is
generation will be the generation to decide
if we continue to exist.”
According to Jay, people still have a mis-
conception that things will soon go back
to normal. However, “We have gotten to
a point at which we can never go back to
the way life used to be,” he said, discussing
the mainstream media’s and the Obama
administration’s oversimpli�cation of the
new economic stimulus bill.
Jay’s Real News Network is run solely
on donations, following the funding plan
discovered and used by the Howard Dean
Presidential Campaign in 2004. “Nobody
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late the hard work of the great men and
women that work at USF.
Although faculty have been great ave-
nues for mentorship, there are a lot of staff
members that are eligible for nomination.
Alumnus Luis Cervantes from USF said, “I
was a resident advisor when I was at USF
and it requires a lot of dedication and the
ability to want to be a resource for incom-
ing freshmen. I would nominate somebody
in that position for the award.”
Lara Hansen, assistant to the provost
and vice president for Academic Affairs, is
now accepting nominations for the Men-
tor of the Year Award. �e submissions
must be in letter format describing why
the nominee deserves the award and must
be received by 5 p.m. on Friday, April 10,
2009. A ceremony for the winners will be
held on May 13.
knew if people would be trusting enough
to give �nancial information over the in-
ternet,” he said. “Dean’s campaign was the
�rst to show that this was possible.”
What makes the Real News Network
unique other than its funding method is
that the network has reporters embedded
in all areas of the world that are native to
the areas that they are covering. �e RNN
has Arabs reporting from Gaza, Chinese
reporting from China, and Afghans re-
porting from Afghanistan. Jay said the
RNN is looking to start a San Francisco
branch, and he recruited a group of USF
students to get the branch started after his
second talk of the day at USF.
“I think that the Real News Network is
a network that is going to appeal to a lot
of people who don’t usually watch news,”
said senior media studies major and Da-
vies Forum student Stephanie Luu, who
said she sees shortcomings in the new
network. “People like what’s convenient,”
she said. “I’m not sure how convenient the
Real News Network is because it’s only on
the internet.”
Soon, Jay plans to take his network to
television and hopes to get enough support
from donors to keep the network alive. �e
RNN can be found at www.therealnews.
com.
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Placing Blame Not Helpful
For Campus Healing
Kate Elston is a senior media studies major.
ROTC Ban Not the Way to Address Safer Campus
Disturbing allegations that USF stu-
dent Ryan Caskey has raped and assault-
ed four other students on campus have
led to many strong reactions from the
university community: fear, sadness, rage,
disgust and confusion to name a few.
Last �ursday, a group of students af-
�liated with the unofficial club Radical
Priorities organized a public forum that
they advertised as an opportunity to ex-
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lighted at the idea of a supportive dia-
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�e self-proclaimed “concerned stu-
dents” who organized the event seemed
primarily concerned with determining in
which direction(s) to point their �ngers
rather than how they could best support
each other in this difficult time.
Students who spoke at the forum had
a long list of grievances against various
departments of the university. Many
pointed �ngers at Daniel Lawson, direc-
tor of public safety at USF, for not re-
leasing copious amounts of information
about the incidents. Lawson told the
Foghorn last week that he provided the
community with the pertinent details
that were in his power to provide. Law-
son was bound by an agreement with the
San Francisco Police Department to re-
lease very little information, as the case
was out of his hands and into theirs as
soon as Caskey was arrested.
One student complained that the way
students were informed of the incidents
– via e-mail – was insufficient.
�e Foghorn cannot understand what
this individual was hoping for: a personal
phone call?
But most of all, many of these angry
students had it in for USF’s ROTC, of
which Caskey was a member for four
years. �e students complained that
the inherent patriarchal structure of the
military made sexual assault towards
women a natural next step. Forget about
the ROTC’s many female members – the
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military teaches violence, and rape and
sexual assault are forms of violence, they
said. Despite 94 out of 95 ROTC ca-
dets not having been accused of rape,
the entire program ought to be shut
down as a precautionary measure?
Questioning the legitimacy of hav-
ing an ROTC program on campus is
an argument that may be worth having.
�ere are valid student concerns about
ROTC that can be expressed in the ap-
propriate context. However, using this
isolated rape incident as a springboard
to launch an attack against ROTC and
its legitimacy on this campus is far-
fetched and irresponsible.
Before we discuss banning ROTC,
we have to take into account the effect
that would have on diversity of the USF
community. If we ban ROTC solely
on the ideas for which it stands, we are
crossing over into censorship.
Ultimately, �e Foghorn would like
to remind the USF community to not
sensationalize when they cannot possi-
bly know enough to draw conclusions
yet. �ere are very few who know the
truth about whether the accusations
made against Caskey are true: him and
the alleged victims. �e legal system of
the United States is designed to careful-
ly and fairly try accused persons under
the guideline of “innocent until proven
guilty.”
�e Foghorn stands 100 percent
against rape and sexual assault, and
hopes that whether Caskey is proven
guilty or innocent, justice is served.
�e Foghorn also hopes that when
the next forum is held, (�urs. Feb. 26
at 12:15 in Parina Lounge) more stu-
dents come to open-mindedly discuss
the issues at hand rather than closed-
mindedly placing blame and pointing
�ngers.
�is forum was a step in the right
direction towards open campus discus-
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OPINION
Open the Sex Discussion on Campus
KATE ELSTON
Columnist
After the forum that was organized
last �ursday in USF’s new amphitheatre
to openly discuss the recent rapes, one
thing was clear.
Sure, there was a lot of �nger-pointing
and disagreement and some blamed the
administration for allegedly keeping the
facts from students.
Some pointed the �nger at ROTC (of
which the alleged rapist was a member),
saying the military fosters violence and
sexualization and has no place at USF.
�ese are valid points that should be
openly discussed as they were on �ursday.
And that leads to the point that everybody
agreed on: this campus needs more open
discussions, especially surrounding sex.
STEPHANIE LUU
Columnist
At last week’s student-led panel re-
garding the alleged rapes of four students,
many students voiced concern that the ac-
cused rapist Ryan Caskey was a cadet in
the ROTC program.
Several students expressed backlash
against having the ROTC, an army train-
ing program, on a Jesuit campus based
around social justice.
A panel of students will meet this �urs-
day to discuss the future of the ROTC on
USF’s campus.
While I take a lot of issue with our
military - from the inherent patriarchal
structure to the anti-gay and homophobic
policies - I don’t think banning ROTC on
USF’s campus is the best solution, nor will
it further USF’s message of trying to teach
understanding and social justice.
�e ROTC program needs to change
its structure and not tolerate any aggres-
sion, sexual harassment, or sexual violence.
�e ROTC also needs to more care-
fully screen its students and hold its cadets
to higher standards of character so that
our future officers are worthy of serving
our country. Ideally, I would like it if our
country did not need a military, and thus
not need programs like ROTC. However,
with our current foreign policy, we are
Hey Librarian, Let Me Do My Work
CHELSEA M. STERLING
Columnist
If you’ve spent at least one semester
at USF, especially one semester living in
Phelan Hall, chances are you have prob-
ably questioned where your $40,000 plus
tuition is going. Some of the dorms have
not been remodeled since the 1970s.
We do however enjoy some luxuries on
campus- wireless internet, a 24-hour study
room and a semester long MUNI pass at
half the regular cost (that will transport
you to almost anywhere in SF). And while
these amenities are convenient, there is
a limit to how students can use these re-
sources.
Who pays for amenities on campus and
who should be allowed to access them?
I enjoy going to a school that has excel-
lent resources like wireless internet, com-
Several students and I left that forum
on �ursday wondering, as we did when
the minute we �rst set foot on this campus,
“Where are all the sexual health resources
on this campus?”
I know we’re a Jesuit campus, but we
can’t deny that college students are having,
or thinking about having, sex.
And that’s not to say we’re not com-
ing from previous backgrounds, many of
us enter college knowing about our bodies
and what happens when you don’t wear a
condom. Others may not.
But that is where the information stops.
�e minute we are USF students, we are
no longer among a safe, open culture of
sexual knowledge and discussion.
Sure, we’re bombarded by safe drinking
tips—from the mandatory AlcoholEdu
online course to “mocktail” parties put on
by the dorms that try to foster discussions
about drinking and the risks involved.
But where are the online courses and
events about sexual assault? About rape?
About what’s too far, what’s okay and
what’s not? About how no one should ever
be sexually victimized?
We have no sexual health classes or sex-
ual health facilities; unless you count those
measly pamphlets hidden outside the caf
that barely touch on sexual health issues.
�ere are no condoms in dorm bathrooms,
probably closer to a draft than to not need-
ing a military at all.
President Obama deployed 17,000 more
troops into Afghanistan just last week and
our country has reached a one trillion dol-
lar military budget.
�e military is here to stay, and while
we can’t change a lot of foreign policy we
can use the ROTC as way to train more
compassionate, educated, social-justice-
minded military leaders.
During the panel, one student asked
why USF protests the School of the
Americas, yet allows ROTC to train in the
school’s backyard.
�e student failed to make the distinc-
tion between the roles of these two organi-
zations: the School of the Americas teaches
its officers to kill (resulting in the murders
of thousands, including Jesuit priests).
USF ROTC students are educated in a
liberal arts curriculum based in social jus-
tice. If the students in ROTC are going
to be our future military leaders, wouldn’t
we want them to receive their education at
USF rather than somewhere else?
One of the main problems we have
in our military comes from uneducated
troops who blindly follow orders.
�ey lack any historical knowledge or
political context as to why it is they are do-
ing what they are doing.
ROTC students at USF attend the
same classes as most of us, where we dis-
cuss, challenge and debate each other on
many different issues from religion to sci-
ence, from sociology to economics.
�ere needs to be a sea change in our
military, especially around anti-women
practices and sexual violence.
We’re never going to be able to �x what
is wrong with the military if we don’t start
with education.
�e ROTC program at USF provides
94 students the opportunity to afford col-
lege. In a study conducted by the Pentagon,
puter and printer access, but at times I’ve
wondered if my tuition is paying for these
things, shouldn’t I be able to dictate how I
can use them?
�is past summer, I had an internship
with a small online publication that was
in the process of moving their offices to a
central location. In the meantime, my su-
pervisor and I worked at coffee shops that
had wireless internet.
�is proved to be unreliable, thus I sug-
gested we work at Gleeson Library, where
we could use the internet and have a quiet
place to work.
With the Atrium in mind, we packed
up our laptops and headed for campus.
We went no further inside than the front
door when that annoying alarm went off. I
explained to the librarian that my supervi-
sor and I were working on a project.
When she said that he wasn’t allowed
to be in the library if he wasn’t a student,
he said that he was supervising an intern-
ship. Ignoring that we would be working
and not checking out books or using the
online academic resources like JSTOR, the
librarian repeated that he could not enter
the library.
�en she proceeded to tell me that if I
did want to check in a guest, I would need
to give notice ahead of time.
I saw no reason why I couldn’t use the
library- a student resource- to work on my
FEBRUARY 26, 2009
unlike on other college campuses.
Nowhere at USF can you obtain the
morning after pill. Resident advisors aren’t
allowed to even tell us where the nearest
Planned Parenthood is.
Everyone on this campus, regardless of
his or her stance on when or when not one
should have sex, should be aware of the
facts – the absence of sex education di-
rectly correlates with unwanted pregnan-
cies and STDs.
Now, I know we all know the basics
about sex, but what about sexual assault
and rape? If we know that hiding facts
from students is bad, then why are we dis-
regarding further sex education?
We’re in the real world, the real world
where one out of every six women will be
sexually assaulted in her lifetime.
A progressive university in one of the
most liberal cities in the world is ignoring
this statistic, and ignoring the need to in-
form students about a serious matter. �is
is appalling.
We are humans. We are sexual beings.
We are having sex.
But we are young, and we are students
and we have questions. Give us the re-
sources and give us the space to talk about
this openly.
�gures show that the majority of military
recruits only have high school degrees and
are from lower-income areas.
Right now, there are few other alterna-
tives besides the military if one wants to be
able to afford rising college tuition.
Grants, scholarships and loans often do
not provide enough �nancial stability for
students to pay for college.
�e alternative to not having an ROTC
program at all is to have students join the
military out of high school.
Until our country can come up with an
alternative to the military that guarantees
tuition bene�ts in exchange for public ser-
vice, programs like ROTC will be the only
way many people can attend college at all.
While I understand the arguments for
banning the ROTC on our campus, ban-
ning any organization or club based on a
con�ict in ideology is dangerous.
�roughout history, we have learned
that any time a group is banned based on
its members’ thoughts, actions, or ideas,
free speech is compromised.
If USF bans ROTC based on the orga-
nization’s message, who is to say that other
groups on campus are not next?
What if groups that are thought to
be subversive or radical are banned next?
Universities need to be a place for uni-
versal thoughts and ideas, whatever those
ideas may be.
Banning ROTC will not stop the
chance of rape on college campuses.
�ese alleged rapes are the result of one
person’s choices and behaviors, and should
not be blamed or linked to ROTC.
�ere needs to be more education re-
garding sexual violence in the military, and
we should use ROTC as the platform to
reform what we see wrong.
Stephanie Luu is a senior media studies major
with minors in journalism, politics and legal
studies.
internship, which supplements classroom
instruction and course work.
�is happened in June. �ere were
probably eight people maximum in the li-
brary. I pay tuition so I can use the library
- why couldn’t I sit with my supervisor in
the atrium and work on my internship?
Preventing my internship supervisor
from entering the library was a blatant
disservice to students like myself that pay
high tuition to attend this university.
Like many offices on the USF campus,
the library would not exist if students did
not pay their tuition. �e library is a ser-
vice for students and students should have
more control over how, when and for what
purposes it can be used.
I support the proposed ASUSF amend-
ment to change the current library guest
policy, which requires a student to call 24
hours prior to admitting a guest.
In a similar fashion to the dorms, a
student should be able to check in a guest
by holding a photo ID at the front desk.
With the exception of �nals week, students
should be permitted to check in guests at
any time.
Students are paying customers and the
university should adhere to the needs of its
customers before dictating how and when
their products can be used.
Chelsea M. Sterling is a senior English major.

FEBRUARY 26, 2009
Project Runway s Jack Mackenroth Talks Fashion
Melissa Baron and Jack Mackenroth smile for the camera at the annual Academy of
Friends Academy Awards Night Gala at Fort Mason wearing their black tie finest.
MELISSA BARON
Scene Editor
San Francisco’s �nest ventured into the
pouring rain in their formal wear Feb. 22
for the 29th annual Academy of Friends’
Academy Awards Night Gala at Fort Ma-
son. �e event began as a small party in a
home and blossomed into one of the larg-
est parties outside of Hollywood, raising
money to support 12 local HIV/AIDS
organizations. �e theme was “A Night of
Superheroes, Villains & Divas.” A black
tie fashion event, the party drew in a vari-
ety of outrageous out�ts. Most men were
in tuxedos and women in formal dresses
(much shorter than typical black tie), but
there were several men in their most glam-
Ditchin the Dining Hall: Clement Street Edition
Local restaurant Q provides a new take on comfort food
BRIAN BRAUSE
Staff Writer
A few weeks ago on a crisp Friday eve-
ning around 7:30, my girlfriend and I were
walking down Clement Street looking for
a place to eat. We stumbled across the res-
taurant Q, a place she had eaten at before
and suggested we try. It almost looked
like a nightclub from the outside: there
was music playing, people waiting outside
sipping drinks and a curtain blocking the
entrance. �e wait was about an hour and
we decided to head elsewhere, but we were
intrigued. Last Sunday, around 8:30 p.m.,
we decided to try again. �is time, Q was
much less chaotic, proving that the week-
end really does end after Saturday night.
We passed through the curtain, to discover
that Q was not like a nightclub at all, but
rather a very eclectic diner with a lively at-
mosphere, upbeat workers and fascinating
wall decorations.
�e walls of Q are unlike anything I
have ever seen before in a restaurant. For
starters, there is an electric giant half moon
on the ceiling, adding some mood light-
ing to the restaurant. Below the moon and
on all the walls hangs new age art. �ere
are some very abstract pieces and sculp-
tures with vibrant colors as well as drawn
art. In the back of the restaurant is a table
for a bigger party that has a tree growing
through the middle of it. Christmas lights
and bicycle chains hang from the tree.
Somehow the tree table �ts right in and
does not seem at all out of place because
after your mind has taken in the unique
artwork, you’re ready for anything (A ninja
could come to your table and prepare sushi
for you with his ninja blades of death and
you would accept it as the norm.). My fa-
vorite oddity was the magnetic letters next
to each table that you could make words
with while waiting for the food.
�e wait staff is very friendly, and our
server Alex was upbeat. I even caught him
�irting with the female bartender and wait-
ress and singing along to some of the in-
SCENE
Courtesy of George Nikitin
orous drag and others who took the super-
hero theme to heart.
Guests entered the venue on a blue car-
pet, making their way into the festival hall
�lled with food, drinks, dancers and items
for auction. Men in gold latex bodysuits,
“the Oscars,” circulated through the party
and danced on tables with men and women
dressed as famous super heroes like Poison
Ivy, Batman and Superman. Tables set up
around the venue gave out hours devours
from fancy restaurants around the city and
samplings of wine and champagne. A back
room revealed an in�atable tower to climb,
nerf guns to shoot at posters and an in�at-
able boxing ring.
“Project Runway” season four contes-
die songs playing over the speakers. When
we sat down, he started us with almost
shot glass-sized cups of water. Knowing I
wouldn’t be ordering a soft drink or alco-
holic beverage (still no fake ID), I asked
if I could upgrade my shot of water. Alex
returned with pint sized beer glasses.
�e menu of has a little of everything.
Alex described their diverse menu as
“American funky comfort food” with a
touch of the Southwest. �ey also had a
very extensive wine list although, sadly, all
I could do was admire it.
I decided to be adventurous and try
something I had never eaten before- the
“Slammin’ Loch Duart Salmon Burger on
Potato Focaccia with chili-lime aioli and
garlic Kennebec fries,” priced at $9.75. �e
chili-lime sauce put a spin on the salmon
that was new and different; however I felt
that it left something to be desired. It was
missing that one sauce or ingredient that
would really put everything together per-
fectly. On the other hand, the garlic fries
were out of this world and rivaled the fa-
mous garlic fries sold at the San Francisco
Giants baseball games.
My girlfriend ordered the “Macaroni
& Cheezy with tater tots,” priced at $9.50.
She said that she had had this dish here be-
fore when she was down and it had helped
lift her mood. �is made me worry a bit
when she ordered it again, but our lively
activity of making dirty words on the walls
pushed my worries aside. �e macaroni
dish wasn’t the usual bland macaroni and
cheese that you would expect. It includes
herbs and spices that add an extra kick you
are not ready for on the �rst bite. �e dish
works perfectly, with the tater tots making
it perfect comfort food.
Consistent with the comfort food
theme, the dessert menu offers ice cream,
apple pie and milk and cookies. Unfortu-
nately, we were too full to try to dessert,
but it sounded delicious from the descrip-
tions on the menu. For example, “Pipers
pipn hot chocolate cookies, ($5.00), comes
tant Jack Mackenroth attended the gala
as a representative of “Living Positive by
Design,” his organization focused on HIV/
AIDS education and awareness. He made
a point of being very open about his health
status as HIV positive to foster open con-
versation amongst viewers. Unfortunately,
Mackenroth had to leave the show prema-
turely because of a staph infection, which
can be incredibly dangerous to a person
with HIV. We sat down after the gala and
talked about his fashion career and his new
focus on philanthropy.
San Francisco Foghorn: What did you
do for college?
Jack Mackenroth: I went to Berkeley.
And actually, my father was an ears, nose
and throat surgeon and my mother was a
registered nurse and I was the �rst child so
I was expected to be a doctor so I was pre-
med for two years. �en I realized I didn’t
want to be a doctor so I ended up double
majoring in �ne arts and sociology.
SFF: And why?
JM: I really loved the sciences and I love
the curriculum, but not my peer group. I
was like, if these are the people I’m going
to be working with for the rest of my life...
I don’t like these people. �ey’re just bor-
ing. At Berkeley they were so competitive
it was just no fun. I was taking art classes
on the side and maybe thinking of minor-
ing or something, but I decided ‘this is re-
ally fun,’ but I didn’t know I could make
a career at it so I threw in the sociology
major as well. �en I ended up going to
Parsons after that.
SFF: What was it like moving to the
East Coast?
JM: It was crazy. I drove cross-country,
I didn’t know a single person. �is is not a
joke, totally true story -- I unpacked my
stuff in my dorm which was literally the
size of a table, I walked out on eighth street
where my dorm was and a crack addict put
a knife to my throat.
SFF: No way!
J: Yeah, it was just like totally random,
with a glass of milk or two scoops of Dou-
ble Rainbow vanilla bean ice cream. (Add
$2.00).”
Because the kitchen is in the same room
as all the diners, it both adds and detracts
from Q’s overall appeal. �e sizzling sounds
from what’s cooking while you wait for
your food make you anxious and excited
for what is to come. However, the clanking
of the dirty dishes and the dishwasher can
get a bit loud.
Overall, it was an exciting experience,
which provided artwork to make you won-
der and comfort food for the soul. 4 Stars
out of 5.
Clement Street s Q offers a sophisticated and moderately priced version of comfort
food perfect for USF students looking to leave campus to eat, but not venture too far.
for no particular reason. Like, said some-
thing unintelligible and put a knife to my
throat and I was like “oh my god,” and then
he ran away. I actually wasn’t really scared,
I was like “Oh my god I’m in New York.
Welcome to New York.”
SFF: And how did your college expe-
riences contribute to making a future for
yourself in fashion?
JM: You know it’s funny, I always loved
to draw. And I didn’t really know anything
about, I mean I’m from Seattle, where
there is no fashion industry. I didn’t know
that could be a job. I just thought it was
fun that I could make my own clothes.
And then, you know, I discovered Parsons
and went there and it was a whole new
world. I realized this could actually be a
career. A hard one. Parsons was really rig-
orous, much harder than Berkeley. I pulled
at least one all nighter a week. It was a
good training ground. I think people think
fashion is really glamorous, where you like,
touch models and play with fabrics all day,
but it’s hard.
SFF: And what were your �rst few jobs
out of school?
JM: Right after school I opened a mens-
wear store in the village called Jack. I had
that for a couple years and I sold up and
coming designers. And then my �rst real
fashion design job was at Tommy Hil�ger.
I actually did women’s at Tommy and it was
one of my only women’s experiences. From
there I went to a Levis company, kind of a
brother company to Dockers called Slate,
and I don’t think it’s even around anymore.
And then I worked brie�y at Vera Wang.
Right before I went on “Project Runway”
I was working at a place called Weather-
proof.
SFF: What were some of your favorite
fashion related jobs you’ve done.
JM: I mean, the coolest stuff has come
post “Project Runway.” Since I’m my own
boss now it has been really cool. You know,
I made an Emmy dress for Heather Tom
[from “�e Bold and the Beautiful”], I
did a fashion show called “�e Chocolate
Q
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Show.” So that has been super fun to do.
My job before I went on “Project Runway,”
I was my own boss. I mean, the owner of
the company was my boss, but he thought
whatever I did was perfect, so he would
check in with me like once a month and
ask “are you on schedule?”
SFF: What have you been up to since
the show?
JM: I’ve been doing a lot of things, but
the reason I’m here is because I’m work-
ing on HIV/AIDS awareness with Merck.
It’s “Living Positive By Design,” and that’s
why I was at the gala last night. Because on
“Project Runway” I was open about being
HIV positive for going on 20 years, so it
was really just a great synergy for Merck
and myself. �ey actually came to me and
were like “we have this kind of program
in mind and we want to work together.”
It kind of mirrors how I’ve been success-
ful in managing my own HIV and basi-
cally the point of the program is to, I mean
I’m obviously very comfortable speaking
about it, but trying to get other people to
feel the same way. To talk about it. Beyond
that it’s kind of a road map for HIV posi-
tive people. I think the great thing about
the program is that it talks to HIV positive
people as opposed to a lot of the HIV edu-
cation and outreach now, which is based in
prevention. It’s great, we need more of that
as well, but there is a large population of
people in the US that are HIV positive. So
we’re really speaking to them about �nd-
ing a doctor and getting on a treatment
regimen that works for the individual and
getting on medication that’s tolerable and
minimizing side effects. �e ultimate goal
for anyone who’s HIV positive to maintain
a normal viral load. It’s just kind of repeat-
ing that over and over and trying to get it
into people’s heads. �at’s what I’ve done.
You know I’m not saying, “Do what I do
and you’ll be �ne, but it’s about being pro-
active.”
Visit the Foghorn website for the complete
interview and the Scene blogs for more about
the gala.
MELISSA BARON
Scene Editor
�e mixtape this week is an attempt
to brighten moods. �e semester is in full
swing, the weather is rainy again, and the
stress all over campus is mounting. Here is
some feel good music, some music to listen
to when you’re aggravated, frustrated, up-
set and overwhelmed. Here’s some music
to remind you it’s only one month until
spring break.
1) “Amazing Kids Doing Amazing Sh-”
by Antsy Pants off of “Antsy Pants”
2) “Ghost Mountain” by the Unicorns
off of “Who Will Cut Our Hair
When We’re Gone?”
3) “King Kong vs the U.S. Army” by Mi-
chael Jordan Touchdown Pass off
of “Cash, Money, Etc.”
4) “Loose Lips” by Kimya Dawson off
of “Remember �at I Love You”
5) “Jimmy Jam II” by Matty Popchart
off of “Good Ole Water”
6) “Crows” by Sexy off of “Por Vida”
7) “�ere Is A Light” by Ghost Mice
off of “�e Debt of the Dead”
8) “Stabby” by Japanther off of “Master
of Pigeons”
9) “Dylan” by Lava Lava off of “Plan-It-X
Records Sampler”
10) “Daylight” by Matt & Kim off of
“Grand”
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San Francisco Foghorn
Foghorn staff videogamer Jonny Hechema engages in a heated game of NES Jackal in his Phelan Hall room. The retro game was an 80s favorite and is now available for Wii.
Retro Nerdcore: Top Five NES Games
JONNY HECHEMA
Staff Writer
Ah, yes – the Nintendo Entertainment
System. For most of you, the NES was
probably your �rst foray into the world of
video games, and boy, was it a good one.
Sure, the system was �lled with a bunch of
junk games that weren’t worth the price tag,
but it also had its fair share of gems. From
the blockbuster titles to the diamonds in
the rough, the NES was �lled with games
that lead to the fondest memories. �at
being said, here’s a list of my personal top
�ve favorite NES games.
5. Jackal
�is �rst game on the list is one I feel
may have �own under the radar for most
gamers. Made by Konami, “Jackal” is a run-
and-gun shooter with an overhead camera
angle and a highly ambiguous plot. Seri-
ously – to this day I still don’t know what
the game’s about, but plot was never really
necessary for most NES games anyway.
“Jackal” puts you inside a tank and chal-
lenges you to navigate through six levels,
rescuing POWs along the way and defeat-
ing an end-boss. You’ve got two weapons
at your disposal: a basic machine gun that
can only be shot upwards and an upgrad-
able explosive that shoots in the direction
you’re moving. “Jackal’s” gameplay is sim-
ple but addictive and, combined with the
game’s highly enjoyable soundtrack, makes
for a memorable experience. Oh yeah, and
you can play it with two players.
4. Punch-Out!!
Come on, do I really have to explain this
one? It’s “Punch-Out!!!” Forget about “Wii
Sports” boxing – “Punch-Out!!” is where it
was at. Assuming the role of Little Mac,
a rookie boxer from the Bronx that lives
up to his nickname, you must rise through
the ranks of the boxing circuit until you
get the chance to �ght the champion who,
depending on which version you had, was
either Mike Tyson or some �ctional char-
acter that didn’t require a license renewal.
Each boxer you face requires a different
strategy to take him down, but all of them
require precision and quick re�exes. Like
“Jackal”, “Punch-Out!!’s” combination of
addictively simple gameplay and catchy
music earns it a spot as one of the better
NES games.
3. Mega Man 3
If you’ve never played a “Mega Man”
game before, let me warn you: they’re
not for people who tend to give up eas-
ily. Most gamers associate two things with
the “Mega Man” games of old – they all
had surprisingly rockin’ soundtracks de-
spite being 8-bit; and the enemies, levels
and bosses were designed to catch you off
guard. “Mega Man 3,” in all its glory, is no
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exception. It features some of the best mu- ter. Put this all together with the game’s
sic I’ve heard on the NES and, to this day, length, its sense of humor, above-average
still is difficult as heck. I recently popped story and pumped up soundtrack (are you
in “Mega Man 3” speci�cally for this re- noticing a trend here?) and “River City
view, and I couldn’t beat even one out of Ransom” becomes a must-play.
the initial eight stages. Yes, “Mega Man
3” might make you want to throw your 1. �e Legend of Zelda
controller into a wall, but it’s so much fun You didn’t really expect me to not
that you’ll just keep coming back. �ough include this, did you? Like “Super Mario
it stuck to the basic formula of the series, Bros.” laid the groundwork for the plat-
“Mega Man 3” changed a few things from forming genre as we know it today, “�e
its predecessors and made some worthy ad- Legend of Zelda” introduced gamers to
ditions to the series. My only gripe is that the idea of an open-ended world that
this is the point where you could tell that could be completely explored at your will.
Capcom was running out of good ideas for Instead of starting at “Level 1-1”, “�e
bosses – Snake Man? Gemini Man? Mag- Legend of Zelda” just dropped you smack-
net Man? Yeesh. dab in the middle of the world. No direc-
tion, no instructions, not even a sword. In
2. River City Ransom today’s world of video games, this seems
“River City Ransom” is a game that holds like an ordinary thing, but it’s tough to
a special place in my heart. Made by Tech- convey just how groundbreaking this con-
nos,“River City Ransom”combines the but- cept was when the game �rst came out. In
ton-mashing action of beat-em-up games addition to “�e Legend of Zelda’s” vast
like “Double Dragon” and “Battletoads” contribution to gaming, the game itself is
with the sophisticated statistic and upgrade exceptionally made - challenging puzzles,
system of an RPG, a combination which engaging battles, a great soundtrack, and a
works ridiculously well. As you go around surprisingly decent story. Truly, “�e Leg-
beating up gangs in an attempt to save your end of Zelda” is one of the most crucial
friend’s kidnapped girlfriend, these en- building blocks in which the video game
emies drop coins which you can use to buy industry sits upon.
items at the game’s various shopping malls
in order to heal your wounds, increase sta- Stick around for next week’s issue for
tistics like power and speed and learn new my top �ve games for Sega’s golden child,
moves to lay the smackdown all the bet- the Genesis.
How to Live Cheap in San Francisco
ously comes up with ways for us to enjoy
our city without emptying our pockets.
Spending his college years at UC Santa
Cruz, he often made the trek up to USF
for friends and began falling in love with
the city, beginning with our very own
Hayes-Healy (but you’ll have to ask him
for those speci�c details).
Before his book there was his zine—a
33-page, single-photo mini publication
with the �rst edition containing only 50
copies. To his surprise, the people of San
Francisco loved his zine and left book-
stores sparse, begging for something more.
Twice he won the “Best Local Zine” award
in the SF Bay Guardian newspaper.
It was at this point that he thought his
entertaining descriptions of various restau-
rants, stores and dive bars might be worth
more than just a good laugh. After some
serious research, which included scour-
Courtesy of Seven Footer Press ing the city for the cheapest and most
enthralling epicurean outlets, he �nally
SOPHIA LORENZI
settled on more than 280 pages of raw
Staff Writer
and fresh San Francisco. However, you’ll
A self-proclaimed, “shameless self-pro- learn more from his book than just cheap
moter,” Broke-A— Stuart, also known and free eats (though the free-food section
as Stuart Schuffman, is in the process of is quite expansive). He breaks down the
making a name for himself. As one of San neighborhoods, describing the best places
Francisco’s mini-celebrities, he continu- to shop, people-watch and loiter.
FEBRUARY 26, 2009
Guided by Voices
Frontman Robert
Pollard Releases
New Solo Album
ADEN JORDAN
Staff Writer
Former Guided By Voices frontman and
current solo artist Robert Pollard puts out
records with the frequency of a well-oiled
factory machine. In Pollard’s case, this is
not always a bene�cial thing for him or
his fans. With both Guided By Voices and
his solo albums, Pollard seems satis�ed to
simply distribute every track he records.
Many critics and fans have deep respect
for Pollard’s seemingly spontaneous lo-
� aesthetics, and entire books have been
written on the GBV hallmarks “Bee �ou-
sand” and “Alien Lanes.” �e Strokes cun-
ningly borrowed much from GBV’s sound
and then created music and an image that
was more commercially friendly. Recent
bands such as Times New Viking have
obviously been in�uenced by Pollard, but
have used his music as a more innocent,
playful blueprint than the Strokes.
Pollard’s most recent solo album “�e
Crawling Distance” starts off promising:
the opening track “Faking My Harlequin”
has guitar chords and bass lines that could
comfortably �t on a Sonic Youth record.
As the album progresses, however, the
music and particularly the lyrics feel less
and less inspired. A typical Pollard lyric
can be found on the song “It’s Easy”: “It’s
Easy/ Safe and please us/ Tax exempt with
Touchdown Jesus,” vague and overreach-
ing at the same time.
Music magazines have sometimes
pinned Pollard the man as a down-to-earth
guy who likes to buy drinks for his fans at
the local bar. �is description of Pollard’s
real-life character contrasts with his music:
most of his songs have a lurking element
of gloom. After all, this is the man who
has written songs with titles as charming
as “Tractor Rape Train.”
Maybe this is because most of Pollard’s
songs sound as if they were recorded in a
damp, dimly lit basement. Even a seeming-
ly hopeful line on the album’s “�e Butler
Stands For All Of Us” feels shrouded by
the next verse: “Everything’s rounder and
longer and safer and stronger/ It pays to
know who you are”.
By the time of the closing track, “Too
Much Fun,” Pollard has taken his faux-
Brit vocals to a place where they almost
sound like an unhappy Bruce Campbell
trying to do Roger Daltry impressions and
the listener’s patience is tried for good.
“�e Crawling Distance” goes to show that
Pollard’s frequent musical output is a great
example of more being much, much less.
Both wise and hilarious, Stuart provides
insight into the city’s underbelly, exposing
some of the most exciting and eccentric
places the city has to offer. In not-so-subtle
ways, he steers away from big corporations
and �ghts for the little guy by endorsing
the small businesses that make the city
come to life. His no-BS descriptions offer
an unre�ned honesty that even make you
want to visit the places he bashes.
Don’t know what to get your friends for a
belated holiday, their birthdays, for forget-
ting their birthdays? “Broke-A— Stuart’s
Guide to Living Cheaply in San Francisco”
is the perfect ‘just for you,’ ‘happy birthday,’
and/or ‘I’m sorry’ gift. Along with check-
ing out some clips from his writing, you
can buy Stuart’s book online at Amazon or
Powell’s, or you can head on down to �e
Booksmith bookstore on Haight.
I couldn’t say it any better than him:
“Broke-A— Stuart writes for busboys, po-
ets, social workers, students, artists, musi-
cians, magicians, mathematicians, maniacs,
yodelers and everyone else out there who
wants to enjoy life not as a rich person,
but as a real person. Namely, he writes for
you.” So buy this book already; then you
and your friends can �nally venture into
the city beyond �e Haight.
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Intramurals Allow Students to Play Competitively Health Corner: the Numerous
MATT STEINBACH team and have fun while also exercising. If then you can play intramural basketball, Benefits of the Watermelon
Sports Editor you do sign up for an intramural sport and where the competition is intense. Basket-
Do you love sports? Have you played
sports competitively but are not talented
enough or don’t have enough time to play
on the school team? If you answered yes
to both questions then Koret offers some-
thing that you may be interested in. For all
of us that are not athletic enough or good
enough to play Division One sports, Koret
offers intramural athletics for nearly every
sport that you can think of. Some of the
intramural leagues that are offered are �ag
football, basketball, indoor and outdoor
soccer and dodgeball. All sports are avail-
able to play in both the spring and fall se-
mesters.
Playing intramurals is a great way to
get exercise in a fun and competitive man-
ner. If you don’t feel like running on a
boring treadmill for 45 minutes, then get
a group of friends, sign up an intramural
Dino Bichofberger kicks the ball down field as Lance Kipfer (left) and Rob Genz look on during an intramural soccer game last Saturday.
Francesca s Take on Dons Exciting Victory
FAN: Continued from page eight
few players were suspended; Santa Clara,
in comparison, had 13 players on their
squad. Before the 67 to 66 overtime loss,
Santa Clara had a seven-game winning
streak over the Dons. �e last time that
the Dons beat Santa Clara was on January
28, 2006. �is victory also gives the Dons
their second WCC victory of the season.
�is was the best game I watched since
you have never played the sport before, be
aware that intramurals get competitive and
a lot of talented people play them. But they
are fun, whether you win or not.
�e variety of sports that Koret offers
for intramural leagues makes it appealing
to a wide range of students. You can basi-
cally play any sport. �ey even have dodge-
ball, the great elementary school pastime.
�ere is nothing better than throwing a
rubber ball as hard as you can at some-
body else; it’s pure ecstasy. Besides nailing
people with rubber balls, you get to relive a
great childhood memory and play a game
that will always be fun. If dodgeball isn’t
your thing, you most certainly �nd a sport
that you love to play.
For instance, if you have played bas-
ketball your whole life but are not good
enough for the school team or don’t want
to commit that amount of time to a sport
I started attending USF in the 2006 fall
semester. I thought that the Dons played
well in the �rst half, even though their stats
say otherwise. Although Santa Clara had
a six-point lead at halftime, the Dons came
back in the second half to tie the game to
force the game into overtime. During the
second half, I thought that the Dons didn’t
have a chance to win. With Blake Wallace
fouling out of the game in the second half,
I thought that the Dons would lose now
that they had seven players. But somehow
SPORTS
ball is de�nitely one of the most competi-
tive intramural sports. I have played intra-
mural basketball since freshman year and
the level of competition is very high. De-
spite this, it is also fun because I get to play
a sport I love with my friends.
Intramurals are also a great way to
bond with friends. �ere is no better way
to bond with someone than sports. �e
teamwork and trust that is involved with
sports makes it almost impossible not to
bond with people. But be careful, sports
can ruin relationships too; just look at Shaq
and Kobe. Don’t let winning ruin friend-
ships because winning isn’t that important.
Intramurals are great because they allow
you to compete in a sport, get exercise and
build friendships. You can also relive some
childhood memories in the process. So
join intramurals, get exercise and have fun
while relieving stress.
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the pulled off the improbable and won the
game with an undermanned team. Pulling
off the win against Santa Clara only added
to the greatness of this game.
I think that this game has revived USF’s
rivalry with Santa Clara. �is was the last
home game of the season and, to the say
the least, I thought it was a memorable
game. I have high hopes that the Dons
can use this win as momentum to win
their last two games of the season.
NICHOLAS MUKHAR
Columnist
Watermelon is most commonly known
as a summer fruit; remember those July
and August barbecues where you have wa-
termelon for dessert? But as we �ip the
calendar to March we are actually enter-
ing the month when watermelon is at its
freshest stage. �e sweetness of water-
melon always attracted us when we were
younger, but now it is more than taste that
you should look for when watermelon sea-
son ripens.
As is the case with most red fruits,
watermelon has lycopene, which has been
proven time and time again to prevent can-
cer. Watermelon is unique in that it has a
usually high amount of lycopene. It also
has potassium which helps control blood
pressure, prevent strokes, and regulate the
heart beat.
But if you have been reading the
Health Corner week after week, as I am
sure most of you have, you have probably
noticed that almost everything written
about in the Health Corner prevents heart
attacks and strokes and controls the heart.
So what makes the watermelon so special?
Why should you eat it instead of any other
Everybody Loves a Cinderella Story
ROAD: Continued from page eight
on Saturday, so the home court advantage
tips the scale in favor of an SCU victory,
meaning Saint Mary’s will edge the Pilots
for the #2 WCC seed, regardless of what
happens to the Pilots down in San Diego
on �ursday.
In their quarter�nal match-up against
Portland, USF will have momentum on
their side, but is going to have to step
the game up. �e Dons and Pilots faced
off twice this season already with both
decisions going to the Pilots, �rst 78-60
and then 72-67. USF has shown it can
hang with Portland but is going to have
to ask even more from its leading scorer,
Dior Lowhorn who averages 32.1 points
per game but scored just 24 in his latest
appearance against the Pilots. �e Dons
are also going to have to do a better job
defending against three-point shooting
by the Pilots, who set a school record for
most three-pointers against the Dons this
year. USF should be able to go into the
FEBRUARY 26, 2009
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fruit?
Well for one thing, it is delicious. If
you do not like watermelon, especially
on a hot day, I recommend you have your
taste buds checked. Watermelon is unique
for practical reasons. It is a natural thirst
quencher. It was �rst grown in Egypt,
and was a very highly sought after fruit
in Egypt because of its high water con-
tent combined with Egypt’s hot weather,
deserts, and lack of water. Watermelon is
92 percent water. Some hieroglyphics sug-
gest watermelon was put in the tombs of
some pharaohs. Instead of gulping down
fruit drinks with added and processed sug-
ars, why not quench your thirst with some
watermelon? You still bene�t from the
nutrients and you get the sweetness of the
natural sugar. Smart Water has nothing
on the watermelon.
Watermelon is also bene�cial because
it is such a light snack. It will �ll you up
without making you feel heavy and lazy.
It comes in more than one form.
You can buy them baby, regular or seed-
less. But why would you want it seedless?
�at could even be the best part. Mostly
in the Arab world but quickly growing in
the U.S., roasted watermelon seeds are a
popular snack.
Now for the most unique health ben-
e�t of the watermelon: prevention against
erectile dysfunction. ED is caused by
poor blood �ow, so eating watermelon on
a regular basis can improve the condition
because of a new element found in it. Ci-
trulline is converted into arginine, which
causes more nitric oxide to be released. �is
causes blood vessels to expand throughout
the body and increase blood �ow. �is is
similar to the effects of Viagra.
No, watermelon �avored gum and
candy do not count. �ose are in season
all year, but have zero nutritional value.
contest fresh off the winning streak that
started when they shut down the Broncos
last Saturday, and carry that momentum to
upset the Pilots.
Moving into the semi�nals, USF will
face the #2 seed, which in my prediction
will be Saint Mary’s. �e Gaels beat USF
twice this year in a 66-54 bout followed
by a 79-58 blowout. I’m willing to roll the
dice on this one and say USF will bring
their A game and show the Gaels how the
dance is done.
�en it’s on to the WCC champion-
ship, where the Dons will inevitably face
Gonzaga, and even though the Bulldogs
have won eight of the last 10 WCC cham-
pionships and USF has only won one in
the history of the program, that will not
stop us nor will it deter us, because at the
moment of our reckoning, Bill Russell will
appear in spirit and lead us triumphantly to
victory and on to the NCAA tournament,
where we will promptly be annihilated by
the likes of Big East and Big 12 schools
like UConn, Marquette and Kansas.
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San Francisco Foghorn FEBRUARY 26, 2009

Men s Basketball Wins a Thrilling Contest Over Rival Santa Clara
On homecoming weekend, Dons rally in �nal minutes to win last home game of the year 67-66 on Saturday s Game
ANDREA LENNOX
Staff Writer
Homecoming weekend was �lled
with excitement both Friday and Saturday
night. Friday night was the homecoming
concert, in which Lupe Fiasco put on a
stellar show. His energy and intensity were
simply amazing. Fortunately the men’s
basketball team carried the same inten-
sity and energy into their last home game
of the year. Homecoming weekend was
capped off by thrilling game against long
time rival Santa Clara.
�e men’s basketball team challenged
Bay Area rival Santa Clara this past Satur-
day night in War Memorial Gym in their
most exciting win of the season. �e Dons,
who only suited up eight players, defeated
the Broncos 67-66 with 0.6 seconds re-
maining in this year’s Homecoming game.
�e Dons, who have had a seven game
losing streak against the Broncos stretch-
ing over the past three years, stayed neck
and neck with their rivals the entire game.
�e Dons �red off, with a quick answer
from the Broncos. USF pulled through the
�rst half, although never leading by more
than two points. It looked doubtful the
Dons would have such a promising out-
come when later in the �rst half Santa
Clara charged ahead in a 10-1 run. Bronco
Marc Trasolini added eight consecutive
points to the Bronco’s 10-1 run, as well as
eight more in the second half.
Trasolini appeared to have secured
yet another win for the Broncos late in
the second half, giving them a �ve-point
advantage with nearly two minutes left in
the game. �is lead was due in part to suc-
cessful free throws given after Walters was
A Fan s Perspective
called for a technical foul.
�irty seconds later, USF’s Angelo
Caloiaro made a left corner three-pointer,
making the de�cit a mere two points. With
30 seconds remaining, Kwame Vaughn,
freshman guard for the Dons, �lled this
de�cit with a pair of foul shots as the
scoreboard now read 66-66.
With less than 10 seconds left, Santa
Clara Bronco Perry Petty made a three-
point attempt from the left wing. How-
ever, Bronco Michael Santos was whistled
for a foul after Vaughn collected Petty’s
rebound.
Hearts were racing after Vaughn
missed the �rst free throw attempt. How-
ever, as the timer on the scoreboard read
0.6, the �nal shot of the game was sunk
and the losing streak against the rival
Broncos was over.
Vaughn nailed a free throw attempt
with half a second left in the game. He also
kept the Dons in the game with a total of
17 points, nine rebounds, three assists, and
one steal. Dior Lowhorn helped his un-
dermanned Dons with 13 points and nine
boards.
Santa Clara player Kevin Foster played
an incredible game with a total of 20 points,
which include seven in overtime when the
Broncos had a 66-61 lead. Bronco John
Bryant had an impressive game as well for
his own personal stats as he �nished with
17 points and 12 rebounds for his 23rd
double-double of the season.
�e Broncos (14-15, 6-6 WCC) go on
to play the WCC leading Gonzaga Bull-
dogs. USF (10-17, 2-10 WCC) will go on
to play Loyola Marymount next �ursday
in Los Angeles.
FRANCESCA CRUDO
Staff Writer
Freshman guard Kwame Vaughn was
fouled with 0.6 seconds left in overtime
and the score was tied at 66. As Vaughn
went up to shoot his �rst free throw,
my heartbeat went up and I hoped that
Vaughn would make this shot. However,
he missed. I thought that Vaughn would
miss the second shot and the game would
go into double overtime. I thought that
the agreement I made with two of my
friends to storm the court if the Dons won
would have to wait. I thought our cheers
of “Dons ride horses” and “Buck the Fron-
cos” were premature and that they jinxed
the Dons’ chances of winning. As Vaughn
went to shoot his second free throw, I had
high hopes that he would make it. Vaughn
made the second free throw to give the
Dons the 67 to 66 lead. We, meaning Los
Locos, waited until Santa Clara put up the
last shot of the game before storming the
court.
Since Santa Clara missed the shot, we
stormed the court. I have seen students at
other colleges storm the court after games,
especially in games where there was an
upset, but I never thought that I would
get the chance to do this at War Memo-
rial Gym since, in my opinion, the Dons
wouldn’t be able to pull off an upset (with
the exception of the Dons almost upsetting
nationally-ranked Gonzaga on Feb. 14).
I went to the game thinking that Santa
Clara would beat the Dons, that Santa
Clara had a huge advantage over the Dons.
Andrew Jimenez/Foghorn
�e Dons suited only eight players since a
Blake Wallace shoots a jumper over Santa Clara s defenders as he helps the Dons
secure their victory over the Broncos. FAN: Continued on Page 7

San Diego The Disadvantages of Fantasy Sports

San Diego
How playing fantasy sports can change
Loyola
Santa Clara the way you perceive professional sports
Santa Clara Gonzaga MATT STEINBACH
Sports Editor
Gonzaga
Fantasy sports are a growing industry
in the United States and Canada with over
San Francisco 30 million players. Playing fantasy sports
is now a social norm, most males 12 years
old and above play some form of fantasy
sports. �is growing hobby is great for
Portland people who love playing the game but are
fantasy sports hurting professional sports?
Saint Mary’s San Francisco �e way fantasy sports work is pretty
basic. You draft a team with the goal of
Pepperdine San Francisco getting the most points, and whoever gets
the most points wins the league. �e way
San Francisco you get points is by accumulating statistics.
So let’s say you play fantasy football. �e
San Francisco team that gets the most touchdowns and
Hunter’s WCC Tournament Predictions yards wins the match up against the oppo-
nent. Everything is based off of individual
pionships, not great players but because of
fantasy sports’ popularity, the performanc-
es of individuals matter more. As great as
Michael Jordan was, he would have never
won those six championships without
Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman, Steve
Kerr and the rest of his teammates. But
in fantasy sports, Michael Jordan’s team-
mates would not matter as long as Mi-
chael Jordan continued to dominate. �e
team game is less appreciated. All sports
are team games and it is impossible to win
in a sport unless you have a great team. An
individual player cannot win a champion-
ship, only a team can.
For me, fantasy sports are a hobby
that teaches me about players I would
never know about. So fantasy sports have
some positives to them for the sports
world. �ey make people more aware of

The Dons Road to the WCC Championship

statistics, and the players who produce the little-known players, because to be good
best stats are the best players to have. Like at fantasy sports you have to know about

Even if it s a long, winding, perilous, unlikely, highly speculative road

professional sports, there are a regular sea- good players who are not superstars. Fan-
son and playoffs. In the end, the winner of tasy sports gross billions of dollars a year
the league gets bragging rights for the year for many media companies. Numerous
HUNTER PATTERSON perdine (5-7, WCC). to beat USF, and that SCU and USD will and maybe a trophy, but not much else. websites and magazines are devoted solely
Staff Writer Moving on to the WCC “Advance to both lose to Gonzaga but have the oppor- Fantasy sports seem as if they wouldn’t to fantasy sports coverage. �is industry is
�e Dons are likely to end the regular the Dance” championship in Las Vegas, tunity to win against Portland, there is a affect professional sports, but they do in a �nancial gold mine and it continues to
season second to last in the WCC, having the Dons are going to be put to the test. 75 percent chance Pepperdine winds up some ways. grow in popularity.
won only 2 -10 conference games so far: Coming into the tournament in 7th place ranked 6th, a 25 percent chance USD is Before fantasy sports, watching a sport With all this said, I am an avid fantasy
one against Santa Clara in a riveting 67-66 means they will match up against the 6th 6th and no chance that SCU holds that was all about rooting for your favorite team sports player. I have been playing since my
overtime victory on homecoming Saturday seed, which can only be Pepperdine, San spot. Going with the odds here, I choose and watching them every time they played freshman year of high school. My friends
and the other against Loyola Marymount Diego or Santa Clara. Assuming that nei- Pepperdine as USF’s opponent in the �rst on television. But when you play fantasy and me have teams for nearly every fan-
in a 73-53 pounding in late January. With ther SCU nor USD will upset the nation- round of the tournament. USF barely lost sports, you only watch the players that tasy sport, baseball, and basketball and of
only two games left in the regular season, ally-ranked 12-0 (WCC) Gonzaga jug- to Pepperdine 69-67 in late January so this you have on your team. Instead of rooting course football. It’s a hobby that consumes
the Dons have no chance of moving up gernaut, and that Pepperdine will lose to match-up should be a good one, and with for the 49ers, you root for Tom Brady to numerous hours of my free time but once
from seventh place but must keep a wary Saint Mary’s in a fashion similar to their Lady Luck on her side, the Dons will be throw three touchdowns against them but if you play fantasy sports you would under-
eye on last place 1-11 (WCC) Loyola early season thumping, there are only eight able to splash the Waves and advance to you still want the 49ers to win. �e fact the stand why. It is the most addicting thing;
Marymount, as the Lions still have an op- ways the Pepperdine-USD-SCU ordering the quarter�nals. Tom Brady dissected your favorite team’s it’s like a drug. Analyzing all those stats,
portunity to overtake the Dons in their can go as the three teams will be con�ned In the quarter�nals USF will play defense is upsetting but as long as you won drafting a team and picking up free agents
�nal two games. LMU and USF square to the 4th, 5th and 6th seeds. �e number the third seed - either Portland or Saint your fantasy match-up you are happy. It’s are the best highs. It’s all done in fun but
off this Saturday in Los Angeles, in what three spot, occupied by 8-4 Saint Mary’s, Mary’s as both teams are still vying for the difficult to root for a professional team it can get a little out of control, because
should be a fairly scrappy game as the two is within the reach of only SCU, which #2 and #3 tournament spots. It’s highly and a fantasy team. Sometimes rooting for the amount of time it takes. Since I play
teams duke it out for the honor of being would have to beat Gonzaga and Portland likely that the Gaels will win their �nal your fantasy team becomes more impor- so much, I think that it has hurt my level
worst in the WCC. while Saint Mary’s loses to Loyola and two regular season games against Pepper- tant than rooting for your favorite team. of fan hood for some of my teams. For in-
However, for LMU to overtake USF Pepperdine to overtake the Gaels. dine and Loyola, bringing their record to Someone I know recently bought season stance, last year my fantasy football team
in the rankings, USF will have to lose to �ere is no way the Gonzaga Bulldogs 10-4, 24-5 overall, meaning that Portland, tickets to the San Francisco 49ers to prove became more important than my favorite
both LMU this �ursday and Pepperdine will let Santa Clara walk away with a “W,” currently 9-3, 18-9 overall, will have to that he still loves the team more than his professional team, the 49ers. My fantasy
on Saturday in their �nal game of the sea- after beating the Broncos by more than win its �nal games against USD and SCU fantasy team. Instead of watching his fan- team won a championship and the 49ers,
son and LMU will have to clench its �nal 40 points earlier this season. It’s equally to hold onto the #2 spot. Portland nar- tasy players on Sunday, he’s going to watch well; they �nished on a good note but only
game against Saint Mary’s. Given that the unlikely that Saint Mary’s gives up games rowly defeated SCU 53-52 when they met the team that he has watched since a child. won seven games. Maybe if the 49ers were
Dons already beat LMU handily once this to Loyola and Pepperdine, after destroy- earlier this season, where SCU mounted One way that fantasy sports hurts profes- more like my fantasy team I would root for
season, and that Saint Mary’s delivered ing both teams back-to-back in January, a strong rally from a 17-point de�cit to sional sports is that it makes you choose them with more intensity. Hopefully my
LMU with a thorough 78-53 spanking Pepperdine by more than 50 points. �is nearly clinch the win even while shooting between your fantasy team and favorite addiction won’t further affect my appreci-
in mid-January, I think we can safely de- outcome is so unlikely I’m going to rule it well below their season average from the team and sadly a lot of people chose their ation for professional sports. Foe everyone
clare the Dons will �nish 7th in the WCC, impossible, meaning that SCU can’t enter �oor and hitting just 5-21 from the -point fantasy team. out there that plays fantasy sports, don’t let
meaning the team will have rounded out the WCC top three. line. Portland will face SCU in Santa Clara Since fantasy sports are all about indi- them consume your life or your apprecia-
this rebuilding year either 3-11 or 4-10 Given the assumptions that Pepperdine vidual statistics, this takes away the team tion for professional sports because your
depending on how things go against Pep- will lose to Saint Mary’s, but has a chance ROAD: Continued on Page 7 aspect of sports. Great teams win cham- teams need you to root for them.