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Volume 89, Number 4
The Rev. John P. Schlegel, S.J.:
Striving for a brighter future
Kelly Sullivan
Features Editor
The University of San Francisco
has undergone tremendous changes in
the past year, all of which would not
have been possible without the dedicated and caring hand of our University President, the Rev. John P.
Schlegel, S J.
Looking back to Juneof 1991, when
Father Schlegel first came to the University, he states that he spent that
time generally watching and listening
to the way the University did business, the way they serviced students,
and the image that the University
played in the broader community. He
states that this enabled him to come to
a more clearly defined sense of what
the University is and the role it will
play in the future.
"I made a personal commitment to
myself that I would address any three
of those areas that I found lacking, if
they didn't meet up to what I hoped to
be the role of the institution."
When asked what he feels his major
accomplishment has been within the
last year, Fr. Schlegel states that it is
"survival."
"I say survival facetiously but on
one level I do mean it. For me, survival means the ability to find in the
work I do fulfillment, to find in the
space I work in job satisfaction, to find
in the people I meet comfortable, challenging, and supportive colleagues.
When I say survival, I really mean all
three of those things. I have found
issues, I have found people and I have
found progress, all which complement
Father Schlegel celebrated a one-year anniversary as President
I think my own abilities and my own
temperament and my own deepest aspirations."
While continuing to emphasize the
standards and values ofthe University as
a Jesuit institution, Fr. Schlegel states
that he will also focus on goals that
involve strengthening the University on
a campus level, on a community level
and beyond.
On a campus level, Fr. Schlegel be-
Long awaited improvements
made in Arts and Sciences
Cindy Brown
Foghorn Staff Writer
The College of Arts and Sciences
has made improvements in student
and faculty facilities with money provided by President John P. Schlegel
S.J. and the USF Board of Trustees.
These have been faculty office, laboratory renovations and upgrades. Also,
new full-time, tenure track teaching
positions have been added since the
summer.
The faculty offices, which are located on the fifth floor of the University Center, were originally designed
as temporary office space in 1966.
Before the renovations, the original
furniture from the temporary offices
wasstill being used. Furniture included
metal desks, which were 24 inches
wide and 60 inches long. The floors
were uncarpeted and the original curtains were still in use.
During the summer, the President
took a tour of the University Center
with the Board of Trustees. Upon seeing the condition of die offices, money
was provided for some, but not all, of
the offices occupied by full-time faculty to be repainted and refurbished. |
Faculty were provided withanew.larger
wood desks with the option of having
an "arm" for the desk to accommodate
computers, a new desk chair, and two
matching student chairs. The wood of
the furniture was available in light and
dark colors, and upholstery was also
available in several colors. In addition,
leveler blinds were provided, which
some professors chose to use with the
curtains.
Please see A&S, page 4
lieves that the physical appearance of thc
University has great importance on how
students and outsiders view USF as a
whole. Being a great believer in the
statement, "you have to look successful
to be successful," he states that this perception is very much a part of what a
university is all about. Though physical
appearances are superficial, he feels that
"the bricks and mortars" do portray a
deeper good feeling about the self.
"I am committed to making the place
look good because I think we are good. I
think we're better. I think the University
of San Francisco is better than it looks
physically, I think the product is much
better than that. I think the University of
San Francisco is much better than the
perception in the community and indeed
the nation."
Father Schelgel states that he will also
continue to address die needs of the students. He has encouraged those areas
that service students, such as the Bursar's
office and the registrar's office, to be
more "responsive, more patient, more
understanding.
"Sometimes when crowds come in at
one time people do lose perspective and
sometimes students become numbers
without names and I don't like that at
all."
Internally, Fr. Schlegel would like to
adjust the budgeting process within a
couple of areas.
"I'm very concerned about financial
Please see Fr. Schlegel, page 4
Thursday, October 8,1992
Second annual
University Ball
another success
Rosela Balinbin
News Editor
Students, faculty, staff, administrators
and alumni celebrated USF at the second
annual All-University Ball held Saturday in the University Center.
"In The Air Tonight" was this year's
theme of the four-hour party which included free h 'oursdevours, beverages and
music.
"It's a great opportunity for community," ASUSF President Gandhi
Soundararajan said. "Let's have another
one in the spring."
E.C. Scott and Smoke band, who have
made a number of appearances and have
become a favorite among USF students,
performed in Crossroads.
In Mainstreet Market, a swing band
entertained everyone with their rendition of jazz and big band tunes, while a
pianist set the mood for the more relaxed
crowd of party-goers on the third floor.
"It was truly evident at this function
with everyone enjoying themselves,"
ASUSF Vice-President Aly Carr said.
The evening was a positive event that
brought to USF the unity that the University exemplifies and promises to become
Please see USF Ball, page 2
Inside:
Features
Discovering her identity
after 20 years. (Page 5)
Forum
Bush-Quayle on the
environment. (Page 8)
Entertainment
L.A. punk godfather's
break new ground. (Page
11)
College Living
Which candidate looks
better in jogging shorts?
(Page 13)
Sports
All the scores to all the
games. (Page 16)