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FREEDOM AND FAIRNESS VOL. 105 ISSUE 5 A student checks out Anne Cherian's new book "A Good Indian Wife," a humorous account of arranged marriages. Cherian came to campus last week to discuss the novel. Nl _t_JER___|^^H___ H^Rph Anna Shajirat shows her support for the USFFA during contract negotiations for higher wages, heath care benefits and child care facilities. _QE1 » Senior instrumentalists Sky Madden and Nicholas Minnott bring you the band of the month, The Lonely H. _S£ _T Intramural sports started this weekend at Negoesco Stadium while the volleyball team walked away with an undefeated weekend including an exciting game against Penn. SP <m, 0JCO FOGHORN.USFCA.EDU Admin Eager to Resume Negotiations Federal Mediator Called in to Help Move the Process Forward HUNTER PATTERSON StaffWriter USF President Fr. Stephen Privett S.J. announced last Friday in a letter to the University community that the administration has invited the USF Faculty Association to partake in further contract negotiations, facilitated by a federal mediator. The letter, posted on USFConnect and reprinted on page four of the Opinion section, comes in response to last week's USFFA informational picketing on campus, as well as the lead article in last week's Foghorn, which failed to represent the University's position in the contract negotiation process. In the letter, Privett said the University respects the faculty and their right to informational picketing and that through negotiations the two sides have "made substantial progress" in coming to terms on the next faculty employment contract. James Wiser, USF provost and vice president, said that since negotiations started early this summer, the two parties have reached agreement or are close to agreement on 16 issues including healthcare benefits, childcare subsidy and mortgage and rental assistance, but have yet to agree on the terms for salary increases and retirement benefits. USFFA President and USF Professor of History Elliot Neaman said, "It is true that we are close on a good number of issues, but the most important items, the two that really matter, we are not." Last week while picketing around campus, the USFFA circulated pamphlets highlighting its major gripes with the University in the negotiation process, including the administration's refusal to provide an on-site childcare facility and a proposed salary increase that fails keeps pace with inflation, read the flyer. "They dragged their feet all summer, we tried over and over again to get them to move from their original position, particularly on salary, but they stuck to the same or close to the same positions from May Melissa Stihl/Foghorn USF Professor of History Elliot Neaman teaches a class in Lone Mountain earlier this week. Neaman is president of the USF Faculty Association which is currently negotiating new faculty contracts with the University. to the end of July, when negotiating traditionally pauses," said Neaman. Neaman told the Foghorn that the administration can afford to offer faculty better pay and benefits, and said, "The union has never done anything to harm the university, but now is a time of economic surplus for the university, and they should be passing that on to us." The flyer also said the University had run "large surpluses in 10 out of the past 11 years," including $43 million in 2007. However, USF Vice Provost and Associate Professor of Accounting Salvador Aceves said the university has not experi encing nearly as much of a surplus as the USFFA claims. Aceves said the operating surplus in last year's budget was only $5 million. Of the $40 million surplus in net wealth mentioned by Privett in his annual convocation address, Aceves said, "Some of this is available to us and some of this is frankly in accounts that have to be preserved for a particular purpose." Much of the $40 million surplus comes from appreciation in physical assets including land holdings, which "does not translate directly into expendable dollars, unless we want to FACULTY: Continued on Page 2 Only 5% of Students Vote in ASUSF Elections Hunter Patterson/Foghorn Corine Hernandez (left) and Hannah Dekay volunteer at an ASUSF voting booth outside the Market Cafe. Despite conveniently located polling places and enthusiastic staff, voter turnout was extremely low, as in past ASUSF elections. KAMILLA NOSOVITSKAYA CHELSEA M. STERLING Staff Writers The Associated Students of USF elections are over, but the question remains: what happened? The voter turnout this semester was only five percent, down roughly eight percent from last year. It was the goal of the Senate and the Electoral Governing Board to inspire more students to vote, presenting the marketing slogan of "Change Your School, Then Change Your Country." The ballot also included an optional question where students could report if they were registered to vote and which candidate they are voting for. Other publicity efforts included election stickers, posters and handouts with the link to vote online. Alia Al-Sharif, vice president of social justice, said that although Senate is not in charge of the elections, many Senate members volunteered to work at the voting booth, which was set up outside of the cafeteria. Being only months away from the presidential election in the United States, there were high hopes for that enthusiasm leading to higher voter turnout in the campus elections. In response to the low turnout, Al-Sharif said, "Students don't think that their vote counts. Student apathy has a direct correlation to low voter turnout." Despite a disappointing turnout from the student body, the conclusion of the elections last Thursday has left the senate with the motivation to bring improvements to the campus, students, and faculty. Al-Sharif said that Senate's major goal this year is to unite the student body by "[encouraging] collaboration amongst clubs to turn out bigger and better events." Although participation within clubs is high, there is an inclusive attitude and oftentimes clubs don't co-host events, which limits outside involvement from students. Alexandra Piatt, student body president, commented, "We have discussed the fact that there is a lack of spirit within the student body, and each senator wants to invest time to improve that." The election results filled all of the empty positions on senate with the exception of two non-traditional age representatives, and one school of nursing representative. Al-Sharif explained that the non-traditional age representative seats are challenging to fill, because that demographic is very small. In addition, the seat for the school of nursing representative is hard to fill because the nursing curriculum is rigid and time consuming. Another open position, senior class representative was filled by write-in candidate, Ben Kerelian. There were also several changes that were approved by a majority vote of the student body including changes to the constitution, changing the title of the vice president of social justice to the vice president of mission and adding an LGBTQ_repre- sentative position. The approved changes will go into practice next year, and will be included in the spring 2009 elections. ASUSF intends to not only unite the student body but also bring freedom and expression to the university. Piatt said, "I'm personally very excited to have these changes approved. It speaks volumes of our diversity, especially at a Jesuit university, to have the possibility for an LGBTQjepre- sentative on senate, and providing another outlet for communication and expression." OCTOBER. 2 2008 Judaic Studies Minor Garners International Recognition Renamed and Revamped Program Now Emphasizes Social Justice within the Jewish Religion and Culture LEIGH CUEN StaffWriter The Judaic studies minor at USF has been gaining attention by offering controversial courses that focus on modern issues like the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. USF's Judaic studies minor was founded by the Swig family over 30 years ago, a historic addition that made USF the first Catholic university to offer one. Now, department chair Aaron Hahn Tapper has made history once again, revamping the program to include an emphasis on social justice, and renaming it Judaism and social justice. Tapper's own experience with Judaism and social justice began when he founded the organization Abraham's Vision, which unites and educates young Jews, Muslims, Israelis and Palestinians in hopes of creating more understanding between the groups for a more peaceful future. The program has received numerous awards, including recognition from former president Bill Clinton in the Clinton Global Initiative conference. The new minor has made USF the talk of Jewish world news, attracting media attention from publications such as The Jewish News Weekly of Northern California, Forward Newspaper, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, and even the Jerusalem Post, which heralded it as "the first academic program of it's kind in the coun- try. USF Hillel President Stacy Petersohn, a senior, says she chose to attend USF solely for the Judaic studies minor in hopes of fulfilling her dream of becoming a rabbi, and is thrilled with direction the new program has taken. "To me Judaism has always contained social justice... there is a whole civic law in the Torah for social justice," said Petersohn. "But I think adding social justice to the classes gives a deeper understanding of Judaism as a religion." Judaism, Jewish texts and social justice, a core course in the program, utilizes San Francisco's vibrant Jewish community by bringing in prominent Jewish activists from around the Bay Area as guest speakers. One such guest speaker, rabbi Lee Bycel of America Jewish World Service, has already recruited Petersohn for his organization, which offers Jewish students the opportunity to spend a week in January 2009 volunteering in Central America. Petersohn is most excited about the opportunity to study Kaballah, or Jewish Mysticism, next semester under renowned Bay Area scholar, rabbi Lawrence Kush- ner, who has previously taught courses at the Graduate Theological University in Berkeley. The minor also offers courses on Jewish culture, Jewish-Christian relations, Jewish-Muslim relations and intensive Hebrew classes with an emphasis on Biblical Hebrew. During the summer, the Ulpan San Francisco program allows anyone to enroll in a non-credit, three week Hebrew class. The program is already turning heads for some controversial course offerings: Professor Tapper, in collaboration with USF politics professor and head of the new Middle Eastern studies minor, Stephen Zunes, recently applied for and received funding from the Jesuit Foundation Grant in order to create a course focusing on Jewish social activism's elephant in the room: Palestine. The course, to be offered this spring, will focus on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from a social justice perspective rather than a historical or religious lens. Until then, students craving Tapper's brand of educational nourishment can attend any of the four lecture series he is hosting in November. Topics include the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on American university campuses and anti-Semitism in the Bay Area. SAN FRANCISCO FOGHORN 2130 FULTON STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94118 NEWSROOM 415.422.0122. ADVERTISING 415.422.2057 ■
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Publication Date | 2008-10-02 |
Volume | 105 |
Issue | 5 |
Newpaper Title | San Francisco Foghorn |
Issue Title | San Francisco Foghorn Volume 105 Issue 5 |
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FREEDOM AND FAIRNESS
VOL. 105 ISSUE 5
A student checks out
Anne Cherian's new book "A
Good Indian Wife," a humorous account of arranged
marriages. Cherian came to
campus last week to discuss
the novel.
Nl
_t_JER___|^^H___
H^Rph
Anna Shajirat shows
her support for the USFFA during contract negotiations for higher wages,
heath care benefits and
child care facilities.
_QE1
»
Senior instrumentalists
Sky Madden and Nicholas
Minnott bring you the band
of the month, The Lonely H.
_S£
_T
Intramural sports started this
weekend at Negoesco Stadium
while the volleyball team walked
away with an undefeated weekend including an exciting game
against Penn.
SP
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