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Foghorn
The   University   of   San   Francisco
NOVEMBER 30, 2000
VOLUME 97, ISSUE 9
Volunteerism
Peaks at Holiday
Season
USF community members
organize and facilitate aid projects
New President Inaugurated
Christopher A. Bess
FOGHORN STAFF
Jessica Dryden-Cook
MANAGING EDITOR
Arnold Castano, a University
of San Francisco MBA student,
and his friend tightly hugged the
brown bags overwhelming with
extra food as they approached a
group of homeless people singing on Haight Street.
"We're passing out food tonight, are you hungry?" The
grubby bunch halted their musical rendition and flashed their
toothless smiles. They began
searching through the left over
sandwiches and pastries from
Crossroad's Cafe, which are left
outside its doors at the end of the
night.
Castano and his friend
watched in amazement as turkey
and cheddar cheese sandwiches
and almond-studded bear claws
disappeared from the once full
bags and brought elated grins to
the rowdy group.
"It's such a wonderful feeling
to be able to give to others and
to be a part of helping someone's
life," Castano said. "I like to get
my friends together and make
[volunteering] an event, to share
the experience with everyone."
Castano's and his friend's effort is just one example of USF's
holiday giving and volunteering
spirit. From food drives to toy
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Amid thunderous tones blaring from St. Ignatius Church's
pipe organ, swirling colors of
academic robes and a general air
of pomp and circumstance, rich
and powerful San Francisco personalities, including Mayor
Willie Brown and Archbishop
William J. Levada, joined the faculty, students and other members
of the University of San Francisco in officially welcoming the
Rev. Stephen A. Privett, S.J. as the
27th president of the University
of San Francisco.
St. Ignatius Church was the
venue for two days of official
events, including a Mass of the
Holy Spirit on November 17 and
an inauguration ceremony on
November 18. The mass and inauguration celebrated both
Privett's new leadership and the
deaths of Jesuits and women employees at the University of Central America eleven years ago.
The dual themes were emphasized by the title of the inaugu-
McLaren Business School to
Move to Army Training Site
New business building to create more room for new
faculty and social space for students
Mill Shah
ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR
Prior to his departure from the
University of San Francisco, Rev.
John P. Schlegel, S.J. designated the
present ROTC building as the future site for the new McLaren
School of Business and Management.
Still in the preliminary planning stages, the new building will
likely be built in what is called the
"underhill" area of the University
of San Francisco Lone Mountain
Campus between the new Jesuit
residence, Loyola House, and the
School of Education.
The actual building is expected
to take up from 50,000 to 70,000
square feet and will be structurally
designed to "hug the side of the
hill," said Eugene Muscat, Associate Dean of the School of Business
and Management.
"We've outgrown the current
business school facilities," said
Muscat.
He said that there were three
main reasons why the University of
San Francisco decided that it was
time to build a new business school
building.
"We've added faculty and don't
have anywhere to put them," he
said.
"There are also no real social
spaces in the present building for
students to informally meet or just
have a cup of coffee," he said.
"I've seen what other business
schools offer their students simply
in regards to space and environment, and we can do the same for
our students," he added.
The third reason for the new
building is the technology issue.
"I think we would be offering
students the highest quality of education," Muscat said.
The next several months are
planning stages, according to Muscat.
"The most important thing right
now is getting the drawings created
and approved, and the dean of the
school [Gary Williams] is overseeing much of that." Williams is in
Asia and was unable to comment.
Fundraising activities are already underway but won't kick
into full gear until designs and layouts for the building are approved
and final.
University Advancement and
the School of Business and Management are partnering in
fundraising endeavors.
The question of the current
McLaren School of Business and
Management is also an issue.
"Right now we're part of a dormitory,' said Muscat.
Once the building is finished, it
is likely that the McLaren building
will revert to dorms, an obvious benefit for students living on campus.
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Rev. Stephen A. Privett, SJ. welcomes Mayor Willie Brown to the
inaugural ceremonies held November 18 in St. Ignatius Church.
ration ceremony: "Educating for
a Just Society."
While the mass was well-attended and began with a long liturgical procession of acolytes,
lectors, eucharistic ministers and
more Jesuit priests than are gen
erally seen in one place,
Saturday's inauguration filled the
church almost to capacity and
began with an even longer procession, mostly composed of professors and administrators in full
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A Fractured Peace
Panel addresses Mid-East conflict
Leah Hltchlngs
NEWS EDITOR
The future site ofthe McLaren School of business will be at the current
ROTC location.
The University of San
Francisco community continued its discussion of the
Middle East conflict and its repercussions for students on
November 27 in Crossroads
Caft. A panel of speakers gave
their viewpoints and opinions
on the conflict in a forum
called "A Fractured Peace." The
speakers included Stephen
Zunes, associate professor of
politics and Seth Brysk, the director of San Francisco Hillel.
Assistant professor of politics
•Cynthia Boaz mediated the
discussion.
Both Zunes and Brysk
called for a peaceful end to the
fighting, but each had a different perspective on the issue.
WhUe Brysk emphasized the
importance of negotiation between Israelis and Palestinians,
Zunes focused on the inappropriate actions of the US government and its involvement
in the conflict.
"As a Jew, as an Israeli citizen, the recent round of violence is something that deeply
troubles me and Israel," said
Brysk, who works with Jewish
students at USF, SF State University and other institutions.
"It's scary and tragic. I think
both sides really want to end
this."
Zunes cited the US as the
cause of much of the Middle
Eastern violence. "There's a
myth out there - that the US is
the best hope for peace," Zunes
said. "It's the opposite. The US
has been screwing things up."
In contrast, Brysk said, "I
think it's naive to say that the
US is causing this conflict.
This violence has been occurring for centuries, since the
rule ofthe Ottomans."
The two speakers disagreed
over the truth of certain points,
and Brysk took offense at some
of Zunes' topics.
"I have problems with some
of Zunes' facts," said Brysk.
Both Zunes and Brysk attacked Yassir Arafat. "Arafat is
really slimey," said Zunes. "The
Palestinian Authority officials
have Rolexes, Mercedes cars
and villas."
Brysk said, "The Palestinians have the reputation of not
being good negotiators. If only
the Palestinians had another
Nelson Mandela."
After the two men spoke,
they fielded questions from
students. Topics discussed included the role of Palestinian
children in the conflict, the reality of a peace and the negotiation skills of each side.
One student, a Palestinian,
addressed the speakers and
audience with an impassioned
description of her background
and emotional reactions to the
conflict. "What's underpinning a lot ofthe violence now
is that it's a war between teenagers," she said. "I'm Palestinian, but we are all part of the
human race."