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Friday, March 8, 1985
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public Safety
Director to Retire
Yasinsky To Call It Quits
After 41 years of extensive police service, Director of
public Safety Sviatoslov "Yash" Yasinitsky has reportedly
decided to retire effective April 7th.
Rumors had swirled for the past three years that he would
step down from his job but he stayed on as head ofthe Hilltop
security. 	
Known       affectionately       as
Yash" to most students and faculty . he ends an eight year career
itl -F.
Bom and raised in Harbin,
China, he came to the Bay Area in
194d. He went on to study
criminology at San Francisco City
College and later continued his
education in thc Social Sciences at
San Francisco State University.
Hc began his police career as a
■Military Policeman in England
Iduring the 1950's.
ater, he became Director of
iPublic Safety at San Francisco City
■College. At this time, the idea of
Isecurity for institutions of higher
Icdu*. (tion was just beginning to
llakt hold with university adminis-
Itrators across the country.
Vash's discipline involving
Ipolice work carried him into the
ISan I rancisco Police Department
l»heic he served for twenty-seven
l-iears.
In 1982, Yasinitsky came under
fire for his handling ofthe Quintin
Dailey case. Allegations of an attempted cover-up were never proven, but nonetheless, they tarnished his long, healthy record.
As of late, Yash had drawn criticism from some administrators for
his handling of Public Safety matters, particularly with the press. As
a result of this, hc was ordered not
to speak to the Foghorn about
Public Safety matters without first
obtaining administration approval.
When question by Foghorn reporters. Yasinitsky s secretary
would neither confirm or deny his
intended retirement.
However, other administrators
and staff have confirmed the
rumor. Foghorn editors learned of
the move when they discovered
room reservations for a retirement
reception had already been made.
No replacement has been named
as of yet for '' Yash.''
Tubes Perform
To Meager Crowd
*-*) KDWARD S. McFADDEN
"•c long awaited Tubes concert
IIfc"' °'* wi*hou* a hitch Thursday,
l^niary   28.   Controversy   still
u*-!** the project's overall suc-
Ss* however.
The show, which started 15 mi-
Cs late was attended by some
it ^'SF students, faculty, and
l^ndv
Exact numbers were not made
available to the Foghorn before
press time, however many seats on
the gym floor and in the stands
remained empty throughout the
concert.
A regular flow of people could
be seen leaving the show as early as
15   minutes   into   the   hour-and-
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Dante Benedetti (center), alumnus and longtime super-booster of USF, is shown here with Dons* baseball
co-captains Chris Kroener (right) and D-asv Sheldon (left). Benedetti. considered by many to be the heart and
soul of USF and the sports teams, was presented with this dedication plaque Saturday, March 2, at a pre-game
ceremony.
USF Honors Benedetti
By JEFF MILLER
USF's soccer facility is
Negoesco Stadium. There is a Bill
Russell Room in Memorial Gymnasium. Now comes Dante Benedetti Diamond — a great tribute
to one ofthe finest individuals ever
connected with thc University of
San Francisco.
Thc decision to rename Ulrich
Field, site of Diamond Don
Baseball, was easy to make. Dante
Benedetti. USFs coach for sixteen
years (1965-80). is almost
synonymous with Don baseball.
Benedetti was thc most important
factor in keeping thc baseball program at USF alive, both financially
and inspirationally.
The former coach was known
for being smart and in getting the
most out of his ballplayers. Although hc was paid little for the job
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Commager to Kick Off
Spring Davies Forum
BY THOMAS C. RUSSELL
Henry Steele Commager, one of
the nation's most famous historians, will be featured Wednesday
April 10 as thc next Davies Forum
guest speaker. His topic, parallel to
the Forum's current path of study
will deal with Democracy in present and future American society.
In addition to the general theme
of current and future aspects.
Commager's speech will focus on
thc 18th century scholar Tocqueville
and his past expertise on democracy. By discussing Tocqueville
discourses and ideas Commager
will interpret his probable reactions to today's America.
An overview of Capitalism, the
threat of Aristocracy, majority-
rule, and commercialism are
further specific angles to be covered.
A tentative three day visitation
schedule has been set for April 8,9
and 10. Forum leaders anticipate
April 11 as an added fourth appearance date.
During his three day visit he also
plans to interact with students and
faculty alike. According to Ann
Williams. Assistant Director of
Academic Services, this interaction with the core of USF is one of
Commager"s most important and
anticipated goals.
On his arrival date, April 8th he
will attend one Davies Forum
seminar class and will meet with
students afterwards.
The following day is to be spent
with Law students and various Law
faculty members. April 11, the
tentative added date, holds an additional   forum seminar where ar
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USF ROTC Takes
Ranger Challenge
BY PENNY DECKER
'"No Guts, No Glory" it a
phrase that expressed the endurance and determination needed to
stick through an extremely trying
experience. Last Sunday the USF
ROTC Rangers proved that they
had both guts and glory during the
First Annual Bay Area "Ranger
Challenge" Competition held at
Camp Parks.
Placing second overall, thc
Rangers of thc USF Don Battalion
battled head on against UC Davis.
UC Berkeley, University of Santa
Clara, Cal State Sacramento. CaJ
State Fresno and San Jose State
University. Similar to a track meet
although based entirely on team
performance. Ranger Challenge
was designed to physically and
mentally test each ROTC detach
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