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FREEDOM AND FAIRNESS an jfannato JFoghorn Vol. Ill, Issue 12 SCENE foghorn.usfca.edu THURSDAY, January 30,2014 French Fries in SF get extra Frenchy with the arrival of Quebec's Poutine Page 5 OPINION Tanya Zeif '17 questions the achievable quality of college life in relation to food. Page 4 SPORTS Dickerson, Dons power past Santa Clara on night that celebrates USF legend Ollie Johnson Page 8 NEWS What'cha gonna do when they come for you9 Muni police look out for expired USF passes. Page 3 ONLINE Check out our newly relaunched website and subscribe to our e-newsletter: foghorn.usfca.edu Check us out on Twitter: @SFFoghorn Or Facebook: San Francisco Foghorn SAN FRANCISCO FOGHORN Welcome Back! You're Paying Too Much for Your Textbooks f You Shop at the USF Bookstore' TANYA DZEKON Staff Writer An overwhelming majority ofthe textbooks at the USF Bookstore are more expensive to buy or rent than purchasing the books online, even though the USF bookstore advertises that students should "rent fearlessly" and they could "save on average 50% or more." Foghorn reporters used Amazon.com to compare prices of the textbooks to bookstore prices. The USF bookstore isn't owned by USF; it is operated by Follett Higher Education Group, a division of Follett Corporation, a $2.3 billion enterprise. According to their website, Follett Higher Education Group manages more than .930 college bookstores nationwide. Junior politics major Madeline Meininger does her research about the cheapest options available to her while shopping for textbooks, and avoids shopping at the USF Bookstore unless she needs a specific customized USF textbook. Pricey textbooks are just one of a number of financial burdens college students encounter, and many USF students opt to buy or rent their textbooks through other online retailers to save money. "I'm a savvy shopper," said sophomore sociology major Kristina Rodriguez. "I'll do a side by side price check [of USF bookstore prices versus other online retailers] and very rarely is it cheaper to rent the textbook from the bookstore." However, Rodriguez did acknowledge the convenience of buying books on campus, as did other students. Senior Caroline Christ, a communication studies major said, "If I need a book for class it's easier to go downstairs than to wait two weeks for Amazon to deliver it." Danielle Maingot contributed to the reporting. Udn&ie Mamgoutognorn Students line up to get their textbooks at the USF bookstore Generation Citizen: Teach Teens to Make a Difference, While Fullfilling Your Core Service Learning ALLISON FAZIO Staff Writer Are you interested in making an active change in the community? Teaching high school students about political action? Making middle school students feel safer in their own parks and playgrounds? Generation Citizen is a nonprofit organization that aims to solve problems in local communities through civic education. With the help of teachers and trained college volunteers called democracy coaches, Generation Citizen provides middle school and high school students the opportunity to directly participate in their local government through an in-class curriculum designed to get students to work with local leaders to address an issue relevant to them. Tina Celani, senior communications major, is chapter director for the USF Chapter of Generation Citizen, which started on campus in the fall. "There has been a huge lack of civic education for low-income students and students in general, and Generation Citizen helps change that," Celani said. "By working with students to actively identify and ad- GENERATI0N continued on page 2 . :., New Perspactives on Dreamweaver CS3, Comprehensive USF Bookstore New $126.25 Rent Unavailable Amazon.com New $95.49 Rent $23.88 Deutsch heute USF Bookstore New $240.25 Rent $58.49 Amazon.com New $96.60 Rent $40.01 "HiiiiaaMi llitmaai SISilSHSZl (Left to right) Tina Celani, senior and current chapter director of Generation Citizen USF, worked with 8th graders Magnus, Oak, fellow democracy coach and USF sophomore Noelle Garza, and 8th grader Tyler to create safer park access for middle schoolers at Kimball Park. Western Civilizations: A Brief History USF Bookstore New $218.00 Rent $93.74 Amazon.com New $174.41 Rent $30.74 Interpersonal Communication: Everyday Encounters, 7th Edition USF Bookstore New $180.25 Rent $86.52 Amazon.com New $138.23 Rent $17.00 The Return of Swine '09 RITA MCNEIL StaffWriter In the peak of flu season, a virus that shocked the nation in 2009 has returned. H1N1, also known as swine flu, has been present since the initial pandemic, but this season the H1N1 virus is reportedly emerging at higher levels than ever since 2009. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention reports, "this is the first season that the virus has circulated at such high levels since the pandemic." During the week of Jan. 12-18, 96.8% of the influenza A viruses were H1N1 viruses, according to their Weekly Flu View update. As of Jan. 9, the San Francisco Department of Public Health reported on the death of a flu patient in San Francisco. They confirmed the strain ofthe virus as H1N1. In the past month, the San Jose Mercury reported on eight deaths of swine flu in California — one in the East Bay, one in Santa Clara County, two in Sacramento, one in Orange County, and three people in Stanislaus County. Professor Ong-Flaherty of the School of Nursing and Health Professions at USF thinks students are not currently at high risk of catching the virus. "I am not aware of any students with [swine] flu symptoms. Nor any cases around USF." Luckily for students, the School of Nursing is part of a national initiative to monitor influenza activity and prevent flu outbreaks in the USF community. Mark Smolinski, MD, of the Skoll Global Threats Fund, partnered with the School of Nursing to introduce Flu Near You on campus. Flu Near You is a program that tracks flu activity across the nation. Reports are made available to vol- 2130 FULTON STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94117 Courtesy of Creative Commons One stamp you won't want to be collecting! Stay healthy during this season's flu outbreak. unteers after they anonymously submit flu-like symptoms, as shown in an ABC 7 newscast. Judith Karshmer, the Dean ofthe School of Nursing, appeared on the news report stating, "Flu is something that is really very serious, and is something that we can track and and know how to prevent." Professor Courtney Keeler, who led the Flu Near You initiative at USF, recommends using the program to "help an individual remain aware of flu patterns in their own communities. These local trends are important indicators since one's risk of the flu increases with the incidence of flu in one's neighborhood," she said. Although the risk of H1N1 in the USF community is not currently of paramount concern, Professor Robin Buccheri notes, "A very scary thing about the H1N1 virus that we found in 2009 is that it can be especially serious in children and young adults." So why are young adults more susceptible? "The leading theory is that there is something about the flu that resembles the HI flus that circulated before the 1960's," according to Donald McNeil, New SWINE continued on page 2 NEWSROOM 415.422.6122
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Transcript | FREEDOM AND FAIRNESS an jfannato JFoghorn Vol. Ill, Issue 12 SCENE foghorn.usfca.edu THURSDAY, January 30,2014 French Fries in SF get extra Frenchy with the arrival of Quebec's Poutine Page 5 OPINION Tanya Zeif '17 questions the achievable quality of college life in relation to food. Page 4 SPORTS Dickerson, Dons power past Santa Clara on night that celebrates USF legend Ollie Johnson Page 8 NEWS What'cha gonna do when they come for you9 Muni police look out for expired USF passes. Page 3 ONLINE Check out our newly relaunched website and subscribe to our e-newsletter: foghorn.usfca.edu Check us out on Twitter: @SFFoghorn Or Facebook: San Francisco Foghorn SAN FRANCISCO FOGHORN Welcome Back! You're Paying Too Much for Your Textbooks f You Shop at the USF Bookstore' TANYA DZEKON Staff Writer An overwhelming majority ofthe textbooks at the USF Bookstore are more expensive to buy or rent than purchasing the books online, even though the USF bookstore advertises that students should "rent fearlessly" and they could "save on average 50% or more." Foghorn reporters used Amazon.com to compare prices of the textbooks to bookstore prices. The USF bookstore isn't owned by USF; it is operated by Follett Higher Education Group, a division of Follett Corporation, a $2.3 billion enterprise. According to their website, Follett Higher Education Group manages more than .930 college bookstores nationwide. Junior politics major Madeline Meininger does her research about the cheapest options available to her while shopping for textbooks, and avoids shopping at the USF Bookstore unless she needs a specific customized USF textbook. Pricey textbooks are just one of a number of financial burdens college students encounter, and many USF students opt to buy or rent their textbooks through other online retailers to save money. "I'm a savvy shopper," said sophomore sociology major Kristina Rodriguez. "I'll do a side by side price check [of USF bookstore prices versus other online retailers] and very rarely is it cheaper to rent the textbook from the bookstore." However, Rodriguez did acknowledge the convenience of buying books on campus, as did other students. Senior Caroline Christ, a communication studies major said, "If I need a book for class it's easier to go downstairs than to wait two weeks for Amazon to deliver it." Danielle Maingot contributed to the reporting. Udn&ie Mamgoutognorn Students line up to get their textbooks at the USF bookstore Generation Citizen: Teach Teens to Make a Difference, While Fullfilling Your Core Service Learning ALLISON FAZIO Staff Writer Are you interested in making an active change in the community? Teaching high school students about political action? Making middle school students feel safer in their own parks and playgrounds? Generation Citizen is a nonprofit organization that aims to solve problems in local communities through civic education. With the help of teachers and trained college volunteers called democracy coaches, Generation Citizen provides middle school and high school students the opportunity to directly participate in their local government through an in-class curriculum designed to get students to work with local leaders to address an issue relevant to them. Tina Celani, senior communications major, is chapter director for the USF Chapter of Generation Citizen, which started on campus in the fall. "There has been a huge lack of civic education for low-income students and students in general, and Generation Citizen helps change that," Celani said. "By working with students to actively identify and ad- GENERATI0N continued on page 2 . :., New Perspactives on Dreamweaver CS3, Comprehensive USF Bookstore New $126.25 Rent Unavailable Amazon.com New $95.49 Rent $23.88 Deutsch heute USF Bookstore New $240.25 Rent $58.49 Amazon.com New $96.60 Rent $40.01 "HiiiiaaMi llitmaai SISilSHSZl (Left to right) Tina Celani, senior and current chapter director of Generation Citizen USF, worked with 8th graders Magnus, Oak, fellow democracy coach and USF sophomore Noelle Garza, and 8th grader Tyler to create safer park access for middle schoolers at Kimball Park. Western Civilizations: A Brief History USF Bookstore New $218.00 Rent $93.74 Amazon.com New $174.41 Rent $30.74 Interpersonal Communication: Everyday Encounters, 7th Edition USF Bookstore New $180.25 Rent $86.52 Amazon.com New $138.23 Rent $17.00 The Return of Swine '09 RITA MCNEIL StaffWriter In the peak of flu season, a virus that shocked the nation in 2009 has returned. H1N1, also known as swine flu, has been present since the initial pandemic, but this season the H1N1 virus is reportedly emerging at higher levels than ever since 2009. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention reports, "this is the first season that the virus has circulated at such high levels since the pandemic." During the week of Jan. 12-18, 96.8% of the influenza A viruses were H1N1 viruses, according to their Weekly Flu View update. As of Jan. 9, the San Francisco Department of Public Health reported on the death of a flu patient in San Francisco. They confirmed the strain ofthe virus as H1N1. In the past month, the San Jose Mercury reported on eight deaths of swine flu in California — one in the East Bay, one in Santa Clara County, two in Sacramento, one in Orange County, and three people in Stanislaus County. Professor Ong-Flaherty of the School of Nursing and Health Professions at USF thinks students are not currently at high risk of catching the virus. "I am not aware of any students with [swine] flu symptoms. Nor any cases around USF." Luckily for students, the School of Nursing is part of a national initiative to monitor influenza activity and prevent flu outbreaks in the USF community. Mark Smolinski, MD, of the Skoll Global Threats Fund, partnered with the School of Nursing to introduce Flu Near You on campus. Flu Near You is a program that tracks flu activity across the nation. Reports are made available to vol- 2130 FULTON STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94117 Courtesy of Creative Commons One stamp you won't want to be collecting! Stay healthy during this season's flu outbreak. unteers after they anonymously submit flu-like symptoms, as shown in an ABC 7 newscast. Judith Karshmer, the Dean ofthe School of Nursing, appeared on the news report stating, "Flu is something that is really very serious, and is something that we can track and and know how to prevent." Professor Courtney Keeler, who led the Flu Near You initiative at USF, recommends using the program to "help an individual remain aware of flu patterns in their own communities. These local trends are important indicators since one's risk of the flu increases with the incidence of flu in one's neighborhood," she said. Although the risk of H1N1 in the USF community is not currently of paramount concern, Professor Robin Buccheri notes, "A very scary thing about the H1N1 virus that we found in 2009 is that it can be especially serious in children and young adults." So why are young adults more susceptible? "The leading theory is that there is something about the flu that resembles the HI flus that circulated before the 1960's," according to Donald McNeil, New SWINE continued on page 2 NEWSROOM 415.422.6122 |
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