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HUHH>.\. cV 1 -AIKM-.SS Thirteen USF Students Travel to Belize to Educate Elementary School Students CHELSEA STERLING News Editor Instead of parking themselves on the couch and consuming an unhealthy amount of television, thirteen USF students traveled to Belize with University Ministry during winter break to work at a local school. Kique Bazan, associate director of University Ministry, said that the students traveled with two leaders to assist teachers at Sacred Heart, which is a Catholic school in Belize with about seven hundred and forty students. In addition to teaching classes and leading a camp before school begins, the USF students brought donated computers from the university to establish a computer lab. Bazan explained that "we always bring something with us. It has to be an exchange where we learn something". Although Belize is a resort area, Dan- griga, the town in southern Belize where the school is located, "does not get much of the tourism money" reported Fr John Savart S.J. He claims that one "can tell by the houses" that hundreds of citizens are unable to provide their chddren with even the basic necessities. For many of these children, Sacred Heart is not only a place to learn, but a place to eat. Unlike other developed countries, Belize does not have a public education system. The schools are run by churches of various religions and religious denominations. University Ministry has been traveling with students to Belize for five years. There are two parts to the trip. Before Kathryn Bohan/Foghorn Junior Britt McNany assists Belizean students at Sacred Heart Elementary School with their school work during her recent immersion trip sponsored by University Ministry. The school benefitted from the USF students' hands-on approach to education. school starts, the USF students run a camp for about seventy five kids that combines sports and academics. Fr.John Savart pointed out that the purpose is to "create a learning environment that is fun and engaging." During the next ten days, the students'responsibilities are to prepare lessons and assist the teachers. The children speak English, so the USF students have no trouble communicating with them. The differences between education in America and education in Central American countries, like Belize, are reflected by the contributions of USF students. Savart remarked that "USF students have a different kind of education that is more hands- on and they bring that to Belize." Students from USF also improve their education by learning about the culture. Kate Bo- han, a junior dual majoring in psychology and education, that went to Belize both as a student and as a student leader, said "I loved being immersed in the country's rich culture and seeing how it influences just about everything they do, they are very proud of where they come from." This can best be seen in the show that the students perform in at the end of the trip, which includes dances and songs from their native culture. University Ministry also offers Immersion trips to New Orleans, Peru and Nicaragua. These trips allow students to experience the school's mission of reaching out to others and tackling social justice issues. Bohan encourages students to go on an Immersion trip because "it is a great opportunity to see a different way of life." USF Takes Steps Toward Going Green AUDREY SHERMAN StaffWriter USF produces more compost and recyclable waste than garbage. From offering biodegradable containers at Bon Appetit to incorporating green features in new buildings, USF is taking steps to reduce its impact on the environment. Becoming more eco-friendly is not only a matter of combating global warming, it also fits in with the school's mission of social justice. Melinda ^Stone, media studies professor, offers hope, "there is a crisis going on and it is one of the first in history that is man-made, but it is also the first one that could be solved. Maybe we created global warming, we didn't do it intentionally but we can shift it as well." By serving locally grown food and trying to eliminate trash, Manager of Bon Appetit Holly Winslow said that "we are dedicated to helping the environment for many reasons including social justice, environment wellness, personal well being as well as looking at the future of our world." When the city of San Francisco called for increased composting, the university stepped up to the challenge. After having a consultant come in to help get everything up and running, it was a matter of getting both the employees and students on board. "It was pretty easy with the Bon Appetit kitchen staff because many of them had worked in other parts of the city where the restaurants were already composting and they were actually surprised that we weren't already doing it," said USF's Director of Environmental Services Joe Murphy. Trying to change the behavior of thousands of people was very hard at first, said Recycling Manager Ryan Mack. The chal- Tatsuya Kawauchi/Foghorn Students exiting the cafeteria are faced with the option of composting, recycling or discarding trash to be sent to the landfill. Unbeknownst to most students, the only things in the cafeteria that cannot be composted or recycled are the packets of ketchup, mustard and mayonnaise. lenge was to get the students to even recognize what could be tossed into the compost. Presently about 80 percent of what is going into the trash is compost. "We realized that people have about three seconds to make their decision of where things go. Nobody wants to read (the signs) so that is why we recently went to pictures," said Murphy. He reminds students, "if it ever lived it can be composted." Another problem is educating incoming students. "Each year we get a new crop of students who either do it differently or not at all," said Murphy. The hard work paid off when USF finished in fifth place in Recycle Mania, a nation-wide contest judging universities on how much waste is recycled per capita. Started in 1989 by a group of students who got. tired of seeing the university throwing everything away, the USF recycling program now has over 200 bins on campus. The recycling program is working to reduce the impact on the environment and the school's checkbooks said Murphy. GREEN: Continued on page 2 Extreme Weather Impacts Campus ALLISON MCCANN StaffWriter _ Classes are back in session, and the gardeners and facilities management crew have gone to great lengths in attempt to restore the campus to its usual pristine condition, but the storm that hit the Bay Area in early January definitely left its mark. Assistant vice president of facilities management Mike London said the storm was the worst that has hit USF in 13 years. The winds caused 10 trees on campus to fall, one of which even crushed a car in the Lone Mountain parking lot. Two more trees were severely damaged. Bits of the damaged trees littered not only the campus, but the inside of buildings as well. Wade Wilson, a resident advisor in Phelan . ? .* Hall, said the lobby of •*•'., . ■ McLaren was covered -.'-.- ' in leaves and branches. "The door was open and the hall was covered in debris," he said. The storm took its toll on some residents of Phelan Hall. The occupants of room 654 were forced to move into a room down the hall when their ceiling began to leak. The water dripped through the closet, and caused damage to the walls and some of their clothing. Wilson said the building managers were afraid of water dripping inside the walls and causing further damage to the rest of the building. Though Wilson was not aware of a mold problem, sophomore Joe Montana, who Alexandra Villegas/Foghorn The extreme wind and rain that hit San Francisco throughout January made many students prefer to stay indoors. lives in a room neighboring 654, believed otherwise. "The whole hall smells really gross and mddewy," Montana said. The wall along the, right side of the hall outside room 654 did appear to have been damaged. The dry wall was ripped off, the paint had stripped and there was a good sized hole in the bottom corner. Inside the room, a large fan was blowing to help dry out the walls and carpet. Ashley Gonzalez, also a resident advisor in Phelan, said that Phelan was without power for blocks of two to three hours for three days. Gonzalez also noted damage throughout the city. "I was on my way out of town and there were trees down all over the Presidio, and branches and leaves everywhere," she said. The storm also affected technology at USF. Leo Pereira, di- ' , rector of communica tions and networking services at ITS said that all networks were down between upper and lower campus, causing computers and Internet not to function. The outages and downed networks led to especially big problems for the residents of Fromm Hall, who were unable to even enter their building, which require them to swipe their USF ID cards to enter. "If the power and networks are down, the electromagnetic locks on the front doors of the building won't open because there is nothing to enable the locks to work," said Walter Petruska, information security officer and director of security services. Stephen Zunes accesses Democratic primary leaders c Francis Ford Coppola discusses his new movie "Youth Without Youth" m u c/i Eddie Sutton comes to USF to revive the sD C/3y program and reach his q_^ 800th win milestone §3 SAN FRANCISCO FOGHORN 2130 FULTON STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94118 NEWSROOM 415.422.6122. ADVERTISING 415.422.2657 .
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Transcript | HUHH>.\. cV 1 -AIKM-.SS Thirteen USF Students Travel to Belize to Educate Elementary School Students CHELSEA STERLING News Editor Instead of parking themselves on the couch and consuming an unhealthy amount of television, thirteen USF students traveled to Belize with University Ministry during winter break to work at a local school. Kique Bazan, associate director of University Ministry, said that the students traveled with two leaders to assist teachers at Sacred Heart, which is a Catholic school in Belize with about seven hundred and forty students. In addition to teaching classes and leading a camp before school begins, the USF students brought donated computers from the university to establish a computer lab. Bazan explained that "we always bring something with us. It has to be an exchange where we learn something". Although Belize is a resort area, Dan- griga, the town in southern Belize where the school is located, "does not get much of the tourism money" reported Fr John Savart S.J. He claims that one "can tell by the houses" that hundreds of citizens are unable to provide their chddren with even the basic necessities. For many of these children, Sacred Heart is not only a place to learn, but a place to eat. Unlike other developed countries, Belize does not have a public education system. The schools are run by churches of various religions and religious denominations. University Ministry has been traveling with students to Belize for five years. There are two parts to the trip. Before Kathryn Bohan/Foghorn Junior Britt McNany assists Belizean students at Sacred Heart Elementary School with their school work during her recent immersion trip sponsored by University Ministry. The school benefitted from the USF students' hands-on approach to education. school starts, the USF students run a camp for about seventy five kids that combines sports and academics. Fr.John Savart pointed out that the purpose is to "create a learning environment that is fun and engaging." During the next ten days, the students'responsibilities are to prepare lessons and assist the teachers. The children speak English, so the USF students have no trouble communicating with them. The differences between education in America and education in Central American countries, like Belize, are reflected by the contributions of USF students. Savart remarked that "USF students have a different kind of education that is more hands- on and they bring that to Belize." Students from USF also improve their education by learning about the culture. Kate Bo- han, a junior dual majoring in psychology and education, that went to Belize both as a student and as a student leader, said "I loved being immersed in the country's rich culture and seeing how it influences just about everything they do, they are very proud of where they come from." This can best be seen in the show that the students perform in at the end of the trip, which includes dances and songs from their native culture. University Ministry also offers Immersion trips to New Orleans, Peru and Nicaragua. These trips allow students to experience the school's mission of reaching out to others and tackling social justice issues. Bohan encourages students to go on an Immersion trip because "it is a great opportunity to see a different way of life." USF Takes Steps Toward Going Green AUDREY SHERMAN StaffWriter USF produces more compost and recyclable waste than garbage. From offering biodegradable containers at Bon Appetit to incorporating green features in new buildings, USF is taking steps to reduce its impact on the environment. Becoming more eco-friendly is not only a matter of combating global warming, it also fits in with the school's mission of social justice. Melinda ^Stone, media studies professor, offers hope, "there is a crisis going on and it is one of the first in history that is man-made, but it is also the first one that could be solved. Maybe we created global warming, we didn't do it intentionally but we can shift it as well." By serving locally grown food and trying to eliminate trash, Manager of Bon Appetit Holly Winslow said that "we are dedicated to helping the environment for many reasons including social justice, environment wellness, personal well being as well as looking at the future of our world." When the city of San Francisco called for increased composting, the university stepped up to the challenge. After having a consultant come in to help get everything up and running, it was a matter of getting both the employees and students on board. "It was pretty easy with the Bon Appetit kitchen staff because many of them had worked in other parts of the city where the restaurants were already composting and they were actually surprised that we weren't already doing it," said USF's Director of Environmental Services Joe Murphy. Trying to change the behavior of thousands of people was very hard at first, said Recycling Manager Ryan Mack. The chal- Tatsuya Kawauchi/Foghorn Students exiting the cafeteria are faced with the option of composting, recycling or discarding trash to be sent to the landfill. Unbeknownst to most students, the only things in the cafeteria that cannot be composted or recycled are the packets of ketchup, mustard and mayonnaise. lenge was to get the students to even recognize what could be tossed into the compost. Presently about 80 percent of what is going into the trash is compost. "We realized that people have about three seconds to make their decision of where things go. Nobody wants to read (the signs) so that is why we recently went to pictures," said Murphy. He reminds students, "if it ever lived it can be composted." Another problem is educating incoming students. "Each year we get a new crop of students who either do it differently or not at all," said Murphy. The hard work paid off when USF finished in fifth place in Recycle Mania, a nation-wide contest judging universities on how much waste is recycled per capita. Started in 1989 by a group of students who got. tired of seeing the university throwing everything away, the USF recycling program now has over 200 bins on campus. The recycling program is working to reduce the impact on the environment and the school's checkbooks said Murphy. GREEN: Continued on page 2 Extreme Weather Impacts Campus ALLISON MCCANN StaffWriter _ Classes are back in session, and the gardeners and facilities management crew have gone to great lengths in attempt to restore the campus to its usual pristine condition, but the storm that hit the Bay Area in early January definitely left its mark. Assistant vice president of facilities management Mike London said the storm was the worst that has hit USF in 13 years. The winds caused 10 trees on campus to fall, one of which even crushed a car in the Lone Mountain parking lot. Two more trees were severely damaged. Bits of the damaged trees littered not only the campus, but the inside of buildings as well. Wade Wilson, a resident advisor in Phelan . ? .* Hall, said the lobby of •*•'., . ■ McLaren was covered -.'-.- ' in leaves and branches. "The door was open and the hall was covered in debris," he said. The storm took its toll on some residents of Phelan Hall. The occupants of room 654 were forced to move into a room down the hall when their ceiling began to leak. The water dripped through the closet, and caused damage to the walls and some of their clothing. Wilson said the building managers were afraid of water dripping inside the walls and causing further damage to the rest of the building. Though Wilson was not aware of a mold problem, sophomore Joe Montana, who Alexandra Villegas/Foghorn The extreme wind and rain that hit San Francisco throughout January made many students prefer to stay indoors. lives in a room neighboring 654, believed otherwise. "The whole hall smells really gross and mddewy," Montana said. The wall along the, right side of the hall outside room 654 did appear to have been damaged. The dry wall was ripped off, the paint had stripped and there was a good sized hole in the bottom corner. Inside the room, a large fan was blowing to help dry out the walls and carpet. Ashley Gonzalez, also a resident advisor in Phelan, said that Phelan was without power for blocks of two to three hours for three days. Gonzalez also noted damage throughout the city. "I was on my way out of town and there were trees down all over the Presidio, and branches and leaves everywhere," she said. The storm also affected technology at USF. Leo Pereira, di- ' , rector of communica tions and networking services at ITS said that all networks were down between upper and lower campus, causing computers and Internet not to function. The outages and downed networks led to especially big problems for the residents of Fromm Hall, who were unable to even enter their building, which require them to swipe their USF ID cards to enter. "If the power and networks are down, the electromagnetic locks on the front doors of the building won't open because there is nothing to enable the locks to work," said Walter Petruska, information security officer and director of security services. Stephen Zunes accesses Democratic primary leaders c Francis Ford Coppola discusses his new movie "Youth Without Youth" m u c/i Eddie Sutton comes to USF to revive the sD C/3y program and reach his q_^ 800th win milestone §3 SAN FRANCISCO FOGHORN 2130 FULTON STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94118 NEWSROOM 415.422.6122. ADVERTISING 415.422.2657 . |
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