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Opinion: Tips on how to rock the vote—Page 7 Scene." We'll show you the tricks—Page 9 §6Mfii San Francisco Foghorn The University of San Francisco OCTOBER 22,1998 h Up://foghorn, usfca. edu VOLUME 95, ISSUE 6 NEW HOME ON Survey Says Binge Drinking at 32% Caitlin Young TODD MARKLE/FOGHORN The new Jesuit residence broke ground this August. It will house 23 Jesuits and include a chapel. Construction starts for Jesuits' new hilltop home Jessica Dryden-Cook NEWS EDITOR The sounds of banging hammers and whizzing drills heard on campus are drifting up from the construction sight of the new Jesuit residence on the lower side of the University of San Francisco's Lone Mountain Campus. Ground was broken for the new residence this August after nearly two and a half years of planning and will house 23 full-time Jesuits, said Rev. Thomas Lucas, S.J. The other seven or eight members of the Jesuit community will live in University housing close by. Currently, the USF Jesuit community is housed in Xavier Hall, which has room for 100 Jesuits. Director of Plant Service Glen Loomis said the new residence is being built because the Xavier space is too big for the 30 Jesuits who live there now. Lucas said the new residence is also smaller because "we have to look at the fact that there is not a vast number of Jesuits (applying). We didn't want to overbuild." Once the Jesuits move out of Xavier Hall, Loomis said the building will undergo six to eight months of minor renovations. Xavier will then become offices for the College of Arts faculty, who currenty have a lack of office space. "The rooms in Xavier are very small but they'd be very useful for office spaces," Lucas said. Rev. Paul Bernadicou, S.J., said he thought the new residence served a double purpose, providing both needed office space for the University and creating an intimate living space for the Jesuit community. "I'm glad to know that we're finally able to build a new residence that allows us to meet more as a smaller Jesuit community, more focused on our own University work, and that we're able to give our larger facility to the University that badly needs a building for the Residence: Page 3 ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR Statistical findings show a large percentage of University of San Francisco students admitting that they binge drink. USF joins roughly 3,000 schools across the country this week to recognize National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week. "Students at USF, especially first year students, have a lot of decisions to make when it comes to Alcohol use," Melissa Kenzig, the USF health education coordinator, said. Alcohol consumption is apparent on campus. The CORE Drug and Alcohol Survey conducted across USF reported that 85 percent of students said they drink, and that three out of four students surveyed did so in the past 30 days. Moreover, 32 percent of USF students admitted to binge drink ing. Binge drinking, according to Kenzig, is characterized by drinking over five drinks in one sitting. Although lower than the 44 percent national average of students, it is still a significant sum. "Even though USF students seem to be making healthier decisions regarding alcohol use than their counterparts at other universities, we understand the need for education is an on-going one," Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs Lori Varlotta said. To increase awareness, a number of programs will take place on campus throughout the week aimed at promoting responsible drinking and respecting the laws regulating alcohol consumption. An Alcoholic Anonymous open meeting was held Monday evening to allow students with alcohol related problems to converse with others in a similar situ- Programs: Page 4 CONSEQUENCES OF DRINKING 11% people experience ethnic or racial abuse 6.5% had threats of physical violence 85% overall sexual assaults involve sub stance abuse (not just USF) 58% experienced a hangover 39% were nauseated and/or vomited 23% missed class —CORE Drug and Alcohol Survey, conducted at USF. Lucky's, New Condos Set to Move into USF Neighborhood David J. Gudelunas MANAGING EDITOR When University of San Fram cisco senior Bronwyn Knight moved into her flat on Fulton St. last August, her landlord explained that the Western Addition neighborhood was a community in transition. For some residents of this neighborhood adjacent to the USF campus, "transition" means gentrification and corporatization. For others, it means progress. In January 2000, the Fulton- Masonic Plaza, built in 1956 and currently the home of Falletti Foods, Scully Drugs and several other small businesses, will be torn down to accommodate a new residential and retail complex anchored by Lucky Foods. The lease on the existing tenants ofthe Plaza expires on the last day of 1999. The proposed project will also include 133 one and two bedroom condominium units above the retail space. Ten percent ofthe housing will be affordable to low-in- TODD MARKLE/FOGHORN Local shoppers sort through a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables at Falletti Foods in the Fulton-Masonic Plaza which will be torn down in the year 2000. come families. Construction on the 40-foot high complex is expected to take 18 months. Oz Erickson, president of the Emerald Fund, the company that is developing the proposed residential and commercial complex, said "it will mainly be a housing project with retail underneath." Erickson said that the USF demographic of college students was considered when planning the project and that the neighborhood was considered a strong rental market. Erickson noted that the City, which is still in the midst of a se vere housing shortage, actively encourages housing above retail space in order to create new living space. For some residents ofthe neighborhood, however, the new development is further proof of the in- creasing gentrification and upscaling of San Francisco. "The reason I loved San Francisco before was that there was no corporate feeling," said USF senior and Western Addition resident Robert Lindsey. "It used to be all mom and pop stores, but now it seems like a backward progression. "It's turning San Francisco into suburbia." Within the last four years new businesses, including Fruitful Grounds Cafe, Starbucks, Storeyville Jazz club and the Fulton Street pub, have opened their doors on the nearby the Fulton and Masonic intersection. "[The neighborhood] has become more busy, there has definitely been a lot more traffic," said Development: Page 5 The Fat on AS Senate Foghorn Staff Report Though the ASUSF Senate did not face any major issues at last Tuesday's Senate meeting, they did address certain concerns through committee reports. One concern Senate foresees is the issue regarding Senate's size. The Senate Size Committee in their report saw key issues which deserve close attention. Currently, the Senate board consist of four executive officers and 26 senators which represent 13 groups (for example, two senators represent the College of Arts and Sciences). Motions have been made to reduce the Senate by half, though with no success. Several points brought up include the Board of Trustees and the Rev. President Schlegel, S.J., expressing their concern of Senate's size, the issue being addressed every year, research has been conducted which calls for Size: Page 5
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Transcript | Opinion: Tips on how to rock the vote—Page 7 Scene." We'll show you the tricks—Page 9 §6Mfii San Francisco Foghorn The University of San Francisco OCTOBER 22,1998 h Up://foghorn, usfca. edu VOLUME 95, ISSUE 6 NEW HOME ON Survey Says Binge Drinking at 32% Caitlin Young TODD MARKLE/FOGHORN The new Jesuit residence broke ground this August. It will house 23 Jesuits and include a chapel. Construction starts for Jesuits' new hilltop home Jessica Dryden-Cook NEWS EDITOR The sounds of banging hammers and whizzing drills heard on campus are drifting up from the construction sight of the new Jesuit residence on the lower side of the University of San Francisco's Lone Mountain Campus. Ground was broken for the new residence this August after nearly two and a half years of planning and will house 23 full-time Jesuits, said Rev. Thomas Lucas, S.J. The other seven or eight members of the Jesuit community will live in University housing close by. Currently, the USF Jesuit community is housed in Xavier Hall, which has room for 100 Jesuits. Director of Plant Service Glen Loomis said the new residence is being built because the Xavier space is too big for the 30 Jesuits who live there now. Lucas said the new residence is also smaller because "we have to look at the fact that there is not a vast number of Jesuits (applying). We didn't want to overbuild." Once the Jesuits move out of Xavier Hall, Loomis said the building will undergo six to eight months of minor renovations. Xavier will then become offices for the College of Arts faculty, who currenty have a lack of office space. "The rooms in Xavier are very small but they'd be very useful for office spaces," Lucas said. Rev. Paul Bernadicou, S.J., said he thought the new residence served a double purpose, providing both needed office space for the University and creating an intimate living space for the Jesuit community. "I'm glad to know that we're finally able to build a new residence that allows us to meet more as a smaller Jesuit community, more focused on our own University work, and that we're able to give our larger facility to the University that badly needs a building for the Residence: Page 3 ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR Statistical findings show a large percentage of University of San Francisco students admitting that they binge drink. USF joins roughly 3,000 schools across the country this week to recognize National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week. "Students at USF, especially first year students, have a lot of decisions to make when it comes to Alcohol use," Melissa Kenzig, the USF health education coordinator, said. Alcohol consumption is apparent on campus. The CORE Drug and Alcohol Survey conducted across USF reported that 85 percent of students said they drink, and that three out of four students surveyed did so in the past 30 days. Moreover, 32 percent of USF students admitted to binge drink ing. Binge drinking, according to Kenzig, is characterized by drinking over five drinks in one sitting. Although lower than the 44 percent national average of students, it is still a significant sum. "Even though USF students seem to be making healthier decisions regarding alcohol use than their counterparts at other universities, we understand the need for education is an on-going one," Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs Lori Varlotta said. To increase awareness, a number of programs will take place on campus throughout the week aimed at promoting responsible drinking and respecting the laws regulating alcohol consumption. An Alcoholic Anonymous open meeting was held Monday evening to allow students with alcohol related problems to converse with others in a similar situ- Programs: Page 4 CONSEQUENCES OF DRINKING 11% people experience ethnic or racial abuse 6.5% had threats of physical violence 85% overall sexual assaults involve sub stance abuse (not just USF) 58% experienced a hangover 39% were nauseated and/or vomited 23% missed class —CORE Drug and Alcohol Survey, conducted at USF. Lucky's, New Condos Set to Move into USF Neighborhood David J. Gudelunas MANAGING EDITOR When University of San Fram cisco senior Bronwyn Knight moved into her flat on Fulton St. last August, her landlord explained that the Western Addition neighborhood was a community in transition. For some residents of this neighborhood adjacent to the USF campus, "transition" means gentrification and corporatization. For others, it means progress. In January 2000, the Fulton- Masonic Plaza, built in 1956 and currently the home of Falletti Foods, Scully Drugs and several other small businesses, will be torn down to accommodate a new residential and retail complex anchored by Lucky Foods. The lease on the existing tenants ofthe Plaza expires on the last day of 1999. The proposed project will also include 133 one and two bedroom condominium units above the retail space. Ten percent ofthe housing will be affordable to low-in- TODD MARKLE/FOGHORN Local shoppers sort through a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables at Falletti Foods in the Fulton-Masonic Plaza which will be torn down in the year 2000. come families. Construction on the 40-foot high complex is expected to take 18 months. Oz Erickson, president of the Emerald Fund, the company that is developing the proposed residential and commercial complex, said "it will mainly be a housing project with retail underneath." Erickson said that the USF demographic of college students was considered when planning the project and that the neighborhood was considered a strong rental market. Erickson noted that the City, which is still in the midst of a se vere housing shortage, actively encourages housing above retail space in order to create new living space. For some residents ofthe neighborhood, however, the new development is further proof of the in- creasing gentrification and upscaling of San Francisco. "The reason I loved San Francisco before was that there was no corporate feeling," said USF senior and Western Addition resident Robert Lindsey. "It used to be all mom and pop stores, but now it seems like a backward progression. "It's turning San Francisco into suburbia." Within the last four years new businesses, including Fruitful Grounds Cafe, Starbucks, Storeyville Jazz club and the Fulton Street pub, have opened their doors on the nearby the Fulton and Masonic intersection. "[The neighborhood] has become more busy, there has definitely been a lot more traffic," said Development: Page 5 The Fat on AS Senate Foghorn Staff Report Though the ASUSF Senate did not face any major issues at last Tuesday's Senate meeting, they did address certain concerns through committee reports. One concern Senate foresees is the issue regarding Senate's size. The Senate Size Committee in their report saw key issues which deserve close attention. Currently, the Senate board consist of four executive officers and 26 senators which represent 13 groups (for example, two senators represent the College of Arts and Sciences). Motions have been made to reduce the Senate by half, though with no success. Several points brought up include the Board of Trustees and the Rev. President Schlegel, S.J., expressing their concern of Senate's size, the issue being addressed every year, research has been conducted which calls for Size: Page 5 |
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