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FREEDOM AND FAIRNESS sta JTonhorn Vol.108 Issue 22 TheFoghornOnline.com April 14,2011 NEWS Senate candidates debate a week before elections begin; Pg-2 OPINION Students share their favorite sunny-day retreats; pg. 4 SCENE The "Granny Chic" trend that's sweeping USF's campus; Pg-5 SPORTS Sophomore Haden Hinkle pitches well for the Dons against St. Mary's; pg. 7 FOGHORN ONLINE Second Protest Revisits Upward Bound Issue Demonstrators urge University leaders to continue sponsorship VICENTE PATINO StaffWriter Over a month after protesters encircled Welsh field in support of Upward Bound, dozens of students and community leaders lined the sidewalks and lawn in front of the School of Education last Monday afternoon. The second demonstration rallied against USF's decision to no longer host the federally-funded college preparatory program because of an acute shortage of campus facilities. Upward Bound, which traces back to the administration of Lyndon Johnson, operates nationwide. The program prepares underprivileged high school youth for a post- secondary education. Upward Bound chapters supporting local high-school students are housed on college campuses, making use of its host institution's classrooms and dormitories. The program has existed at USF since 1966. Only a handful of people sat in the pews of the First AME Zion Church by 4 o'clock. The church, situated merely one half-block east from the university's Ulrich baseball field, is home to the congregation led by Rev. Malcolm J Byrd. Byrd is a key organizer in the movement to sustain Upward Bound at USF. Byrd and USF Upward Bound Director Janice Cook and USF Professor Bernadette Barker-Plummer, greeted demonstrators while also reading through a letter released minutes before from the university's Associate Vice Provost for Diversity and Community Engagement Dr. Mary Wardell. Wardell's message, distributed via USFconnect around 3:45 p.m. that day, listed four conditions that Upward Bound could retain USF's sponsorship, which included "direct oversight of the program by an advisory committee...which will ensure accountability for the program's management", a requirement that the "program must be integrated into the life of the University", and that "facilities must be located off the USF cam- pus. Demonstrators were optimistic about the letter, but doubts remained over the ultimate future of Upward Bound at USF. Undergraduates Hennessey Donovan and Claire Brennan attended the protest. "I was told about [Upward Bound] in class by my American history professor, and anyone else I've talked to about the issue has been immediately [in support of] Upward Bound," Brennan said. "To be honest [though], I think Fr. Privett is going to do what he wants to do," Donovan added, "But that doesn't mean we should do something." Undergraduate student and freshman Gabriel Vancea works in the Upward Bound office as a tutor. He credits his participation in University of San Diego's Upward Bound program for being able to attend USF. He said the future of the program was "very unpredictable," because of the administration's inconsistencies. Dominique Byrd, Rev. Bryd's wife, felt strongly about recent efforts to retain the program at USF. "I have no idea what is going to happen," she said. "God's will is going to be done...but we can't let this discussion happen without doing anything about it. We want to exhaust all our resources before the decision comes through." By 4:30 p.m. there were about 100 Sean Culligan/Foghorn Rev. Malcom Byrd of the First AME Zion Church (left) and Rev. Amos Brown of the SF NAACP (above) tallies the demonstration. Communityprotestots carry picket signs containing USF ID pictures of current Upward Bound Students (below). demonstrators in the church. After an opening prayer by Rev. Byrd, the group left the church in a police-escorted procession to the front of the School of Education. The procession was joined by Rev. Amos Brown, president of the San Francisco Chapter of the NAACP and pastor of the Third Baptist Church of San Francisco. During the one-and-a-half-block walk to the intersections of Tam- aulipas and Turk, the crowd carried enlarged prints of individual Upward PROTEST: Continued on Page 2 KUSF Nominated for People's Choice Award Check out this week's Street Talk online! SAN FRANCISCO FOCHORN Sean Culligan/ Foghorn From Top to Bottom: DJ Cormac Fawsitt spins a recotd on air. Fawsitt displays records heard on KUSF. CDs are •stocked in the KUSF studio. ROLAND ARGOMANIZ StaffWriter Drea Hightower was sitting in a hotel room in Cuba when a friend emailed her about the sale of KUSF's frequency. Hightower, a USF graduate and current employee of Global Exchange, the San Francisco-based organization committed to human rights and fair trade, said she couldn't help but feel betrayed by the news. Upon her arrival back home, Hightower attended a panel on communication rights and the battle to save KUSF during last week's Human Rights Film Festival. She took serious note of the community efforts being made to save the public airwaves from being sold. Within days, officials at Save- KUSF.org received notification they had been nominated for their extraordinary efforts in the community. Save KUSF is being recognized as one of the nominees in this year's1 "People's Choice Award," for the Global Exchange Ninth Annual Human Rights Awards Gala on June 1st. Each year, Global Exchange selects a theme to honor International and National organizations and individuals for their contributions towards making the world a more just place. Given Hightower's connections with Global Exchange, it was a unique opportunity to recognize Save KUSF. Hightower said Save- kusf.org is "demonstrating exactly what the award is given for - those who fight for what they believe in on behalf of the community." As an alumnus of the university and having worked for a public ra- 2130 FULTON STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 9411, dio station that was sold in the past, Hightower expressed a tremendous amount of disappointment in the administration for the sale of KUSF, noting that the university was contradicting its Jesuit principles and mission of cultivating minds and hearts to change the world. She said the effort to save KUSF is a big deal and those leading the charge should be celebrated for their work. "There are a large amount of efforts to get people to buy local goods, and by the same token, we should value and respect the work of KUSF, which is there to serve the community," Hightower said, "that's what this university stands for." Dorothy Kidd, professor of Media Studies, is among those who are mobilizing to save KUSF. She found this special award to be a symbol of praise and recognition for the ongoing efforts of an energized movement and community anchored by students and faculty at KUSF. Kidd keeps a copy of the 1st Amendment and Article 19 of the Declaration of Human Rights posted on her office door. The words serve to remind people of the fundamental rights granted to citizens to "receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers," a message at the core of save KUSF's mission. While the outlook for blocking the sale was grim at the outset, many have become optimistic regarding the petition of the sale. For Kidd, what makes KUSF unique is the ability to "serve students, faculty, special populations KUSF: Continued on Page 2 NEWSROOM 415.422.6122
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Transcript | FREEDOM AND FAIRNESS sta JTonhorn Vol.108 Issue 22 TheFoghornOnline.com April 14,2011 NEWS Senate candidates debate a week before elections begin; Pg-2 OPINION Students share their favorite sunny-day retreats; pg. 4 SCENE The "Granny Chic" trend that's sweeping USF's campus; Pg-5 SPORTS Sophomore Haden Hinkle pitches well for the Dons against St. Mary's; pg. 7 FOGHORN ONLINE Second Protest Revisits Upward Bound Issue Demonstrators urge University leaders to continue sponsorship VICENTE PATINO StaffWriter Over a month after protesters encircled Welsh field in support of Upward Bound, dozens of students and community leaders lined the sidewalks and lawn in front of the School of Education last Monday afternoon. The second demonstration rallied against USF's decision to no longer host the federally-funded college preparatory program because of an acute shortage of campus facilities. Upward Bound, which traces back to the administration of Lyndon Johnson, operates nationwide. The program prepares underprivileged high school youth for a post- secondary education. Upward Bound chapters supporting local high-school students are housed on college campuses, making use of its host institution's classrooms and dormitories. The program has existed at USF since 1966. Only a handful of people sat in the pews of the First AME Zion Church by 4 o'clock. The church, situated merely one half-block east from the university's Ulrich baseball field, is home to the congregation led by Rev. Malcolm J Byrd. Byrd is a key organizer in the movement to sustain Upward Bound at USF. Byrd and USF Upward Bound Director Janice Cook and USF Professor Bernadette Barker-Plummer, greeted demonstrators while also reading through a letter released minutes before from the university's Associate Vice Provost for Diversity and Community Engagement Dr. Mary Wardell. Wardell's message, distributed via USFconnect around 3:45 p.m. that day, listed four conditions that Upward Bound could retain USF's sponsorship, which included "direct oversight of the program by an advisory committee...which will ensure accountability for the program's management", a requirement that the "program must be integrated into the life of the University", and that "facilities must be located off the USF cam- pus. Demonstrators were optimistic about the letter, but doubts remained over the ultimate future of Upward Bound at USF. Undergraduates Hennessey Donovan and Claire Brennan attended the protest. "I was told about [Upward Bound] in class by my American history professor, and anyone else I've talked to about the issue has been immediately [in support of] Upward Bound," Brennan said. "To be honest [though], I think Fr. Privett is going to do what he wants to do," Donovan added, "But that doesn't mean we should do something." Undergraduate student and freshman Gabriel Vancea works in the Upward Bound office as a tutor. He credits his participation in University of San Diego's Upward Bound program for being able to attend USF. He said the future of the program was "very unpredictable," because of the administration's inconsistencies. Dominique Byrd, Rev. Bryd's wife, felt strongly about recent efforts to retain the program at USF. "I have no idea what is going to happen," she said. "God's will is going to be done...but we can't let this discussion happen without doing anything about it. We want to exhaust all our resources before the decision comes through." By 4:30 p.m. there were about 100 Sean Culligan/Foghorn Rev. Malcom Byrd of the First AME Zion Church (left) and Rev. Amos Brown of the SF NAACP (above) tallies the demonstration. Communityprotestots carry picket signs containing USF ID pictures of current Upward Bound Students (below). demonstrators in the church. After an opening prayer by Rev. Byrd, the group left the church in a police-escorted procession to the front of the School of Education. The procession was joined by Rev. Amos Brown, president of the San Francisco Chapter of the NAACP and pastor of the Third Baptist Church of San Francisco. During the one-and-a-half-block walk to the intersections of Tam- aulipas and Turk, the crowd carried enlarged prints of individual Upward PROTEST: Continued on Page 2 KUSF Nominated for People's Choice Award Check out this week's Street Talk online! SAN FRANCISCO FOCHORN Sean Culligan/ Foghorn From Top to Bottom: DJ Cormac Fawsitt spins a recotd on air. Fawsitt displays records heard on KUSF. CDs are •stocked in the KUSF studio. ROLAND ARGOMANIZ StaffWriter Drea Hightower was sitting in a hotel room in Cuba when a friend emailed her about the sale of KUSF's frequency. Hightower, a USF graduate and current employee of Global Exchange, the San Francisco-based organization committed to human rights and fair trade, said she couldn't help but feel betrayed by the news. Upon her arrival back home, Hightower attended a panel on communication rights and the battle to save KUSF during last week's Human Rights Film Festival. She took serious note of the community efforts being made to save the public airwaves from being sold. Within days, officials at Save- KUSF.org received notification they had been nominated for their extraordinary efforts in the community. Save KUSF is being recognized as one of the nominees in this year's1 "People's Choice Award," for the Global Exchange Ninth Annual Human Rights Awards Gala on June 1st. Each year, Global Exchange selects a theme to honor International and National organizations and individuals for their contributions towards making the world a more just place. Given Hightower's connections with Global Exchange, it was a unique opportunity to recognize Save KUSF. Hightower said Save- kusf.org is "demonstrating exactly what the award is given for - those who fight for what they believe in on behalf of the community." As an alumnus of the university and having worked for a public ra- 2130 FULTON STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 9411, dio station that was sold in the past, Hightower expressed a tremendous amount of disappointment in the administration for the sale of KUSF, noting that the university was contradicting its Jesuit principles and mission of cultivating minds and hearts to change the world. She said the effort to save KUSF is a big deal and those leading the charge should be celebrated for their work. "There are a large amount of efforts to get people to buy local goods, and by the same token, we should value and respect the work of KUSF, which is there to serve the community," Hightower said, "that's what this university stands for." Dorothy Kidd, professor of Media Studies, is among those who are mobilizing to save KUSF. She found this special award to be a symbol of praise and recognition for the ongoing efforts of an energized movement and community anchored by students and faculty at KUSF. Kidd keeps a copy of the 1st Amendment and Article 19 of the Declaration of Human Rights posted on her office door. The words serve to remind people of the fundamental rights granted to citizens to "receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers," a message at the core of save KUSF's mission. While the outlook for blocking the sale was grim at the outset, many have become optimistic regarding the petition of the sale. For Kidd, what makes KUSF unique is the ability to "serve students, faculty, special populations KUSF: Continued on Page 2 NEWSROOM 415.422.6122 |
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