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Foghorn
The   University   of   San   Francisco
October 24, 1996
• http://foghorn.usfca.edu •
Volume 93, Issue 7
Big Turnout for CCRI Debate
JUSTICE
Conference
Comes to
the Hilltop
16 of 28 Jesuit
schools send
delegates
James Tedford
Editor-in-Chief	
Delegates from 16 of the
nation's 28 Jesuit universities
will arrive today for a weekend conference to discuss how
their student alliance will promote Ignatian values into the
next millennium.
"It's very important to preserve the Jesuit tradition,"
said Lara Gabriele, co-chair of
USF's chapter of Jesuit University Students Concerned
with Empowerment. "We're
going into a millennium that
is seeing less and less people
going into the Jesuit order. It's
going to be up to the students
to translate these principles to
lay people to carry them on."
Heading the agenda will
be several weighty discussions, including a forum on
revising the 4-year-old group's
constitution and an inquiry
into changing their no-stance
policy on political issues.
A decision could also be
made to create a JUSTICE office in Washington, D.C, to
lobby for financial aid and
other student causes, Gabriele
said.
Even the group's admittedly
bizarre acronym — JUSTICE
— will be up for change.
"It's misleading," Gabriele
said. " [The name] doesn't really fit the acronym."
The Rev. John Schlegel,
S.J., USF president, will inaugurate the conference tonight at 6:30 p.m. with a talk
on the meaning of Jesuit tra-
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Spirit of
Les Shu
Foghorn Staff Writer
Student leaders from widespread
organizations gathered last week to
discuss common concerns at the
Spirit of Collaboration leadership
conference.
First of its kind, the two-day
event was an overall success.
"I think it went very, very well,"
said Kevin Morgan, ASUSF Vice
President of Public Relations and
■ Students treated
to strong opinions
from both sides
Lydia Zarganis
News Editor
USF was the host to a lively debate on the California Civil Rights
Initiative Tuesday night as two
prominent speakers shared their
views with over 150 people.
Best-selling author Dinesh
D'Souza and civil rights lawyer Eva
Paterson grappled over Proposition
209 for nearly two hours. If enacted,
the proposition would prohibit discrimination or preferential treatment on the basis of race, sex, or
ethnicity in public employment,
education, and contracting.
"It was a good debate," said
Rosalina Mira, a sophomore psychology major. "I would say that Eva
Paterson won. She was honest when
she said that affirmative action was
probably not the best solution, but
that's all we have for now."
Tacuma Alexander, a graduate
student in finance and telecommunications, concurred.
"For me Paterson won," he said.
"Her argument made more sense."
A contingent of conservative students who gathered as D'Souza
signed books after the debate disagreed.
"Dinesh definitely won," said
Jason Dommermuth, a senior psy-
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THE PARTICIPANTS
Dinesh
D'Souza
Eva
Paterson
Nader Called for 11th Hour Speech
Todd Markle/Foghorn
Ralph Nader prepares to address USF students who trekked up
Lone Mountain to hear his views on his bid for the presidency.
Green Party
presidential
candidate visits
Lone Mountain
Tiffany Maleshefski
Managing Editor	
Presidential candidate and consumer advocate Ralph Nader spoke
at USF last Thursday, encouraging
students to look at everything from
politics to crime from a different
perspective.
The   Green 	
Party nominee
pitched his political philosophies to some
fresh faces between visits to
U.C. Berkeley
and Santa Clara
University.
"He    knew
coming     here
that his audi- 	
ence would be
students who hadn't heard such
views before," said Bethany Aseltine,
a junior politics and sociology major. A member of the Forum of
Internatinal and Domestic Affairs,
she asked Nader via fax to visit the
USF campus.
The focus of Nader's speech re-
Nader: Page 4
'Every time you
meet a candidate
for office, ask them
how they are going
to strengthen our
democracy.'
— Ralph Nader
U.S. Presidential Candidate
Brings Student Leaders Together
chief architect of Spirit of Collaboration. "I was a little disappointed
on the second night at the turnout,
but we estimate that there were 120
to 130 people both nights."
Positive responses were given by
many who attended the conference.
"At the end ofthe conference I handed
out evaluation sheets to people," Morgan said. "I got very positive feedback.
I didn't have a negative comment on
the evaluations."
Spirit of Collaboration also gave
people the opportunity to meet each
other as Morgan intended. "It was
an excellent event and a great chance
to see other students," said Tami
Gonzales, chair ofthe Programming
Source. "We are so busy, we don't
get to see each other, and we seem
to have the same concerns."
"I learned a tremendous
amount," said Rob Ray, Tri-Gamma
Nursing Fraternity Secretary. I had
a great time, and I met a lot of great
contacts. I would recommend it to
anyone in a club or anyone just trying to get anything done."
"This is the type of event that
generates a feeling of unity and communication," said ASUSF President
Ventura Rodriguez, Jr.
"It offers both new and experienced leaders the resources to make
their clubs sucessful."
Concerns brought up at the con
ference ranged from on-campus
housing to campus noise. "There
were big concerns," said Morgan.
"We worked on technology [regarding] Telecom and the computer labs.
We touched on how USF is presenting itself as a whole to the outside."
"We also touched on the curriculum. There is dissatisfaction among
students with the current GEC system," Morgan added. "We had con-
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