I was watching the 11 o'clock news on ABC, when to my shock I heard that there was a shooting at the Metreon. A movie theater frequented by several USF students and myself.
An 18-year-old male was shot several times after a verbal altrication with another male in the lobby of the movie theater. The gun-man fled from the scene, but luckily there were police outside the theater and one followed him on foot, police said. Tthe 18-year-old died at San Francisco General Hospital, police said.
The reason for the initial arguement was not given, however to me that is beside the point, how does this affect those, like myself, living in San Francisco? How can one trully feel safe nowadays? Seriously, a movie theater is the last place you would expect that to happen.
I'm from Los Angeles, and I've been in the "ghetto" and even in those movie theaters I've never heard of something like this happening? How is it that someone can just shoot someone because of a verbal fight. That just doesn't make sense to me. More than anything it saddens me. What does an incident like this say about our society, we can't even be civil with one another anymore, that we resort to shooting? Not even physical fights, but actually involving weapons. Honestly where are we headed?
Sunday, November 11, 2007
Thursday, November 1, 2007
Safety on Campus
Due to the recent robberies and car accidents on the USF campus, Dan Lawson, Director of Public Safety, spoke to the ASUSF Senate giving updates regarding what is being done to improve safety at USF.
Within the last two weeks eight rooms have been broken into in the Phelan dormitory, Loyola Village also had three thefts. “All students did everything, but now what more can we do” Lawson said. While some Residence Halls have Once Card locks and new technology as forms of protection, Phelan, the most affected building does not.
It was discovered that several of the emergency exits in Phelan were broken at the time of the thefts. Lawson said the exits are being repaired and that new precautions will be taken to increase students’ safety. Public Safety is fixing emergency exits, installing some CCTV circuits (surveillance cameras), and changing the locks on all residence hall doors, Lawson said.
However there was no specific date for these changes to be implemented. Lawson simply stated that doors locks would be changed in the upcoming summers, or as soon as possible. However Public Safety’s escort service is still running, and students should use it. After all USF remains a safe campus, Lawson said.
Regarding safety on surrounding USF streets, Public Safety is planning to install speed bumps around Lone Mountain, forcing drivers to lower their speeds and hopefully prevent accidents. Lawson asked all USF senators to spread the word and ask students to be safe while crossing streets as well as take necessary precautions to be safe on campus.
In other business, Dr Charlene Lobo, Assistant Director at the Learning and Writing Center spoke in Open Forum to the Senators. The Learning and Writing Center offers tutoring in several different subjects, Lobo said. However the Learning and Writing Center’s space in Cowell Hall does not seem to be permanent space for the Center. Administration has informed Lobo that they will be moving but has not decided where they will be moving.
The Learning and Writing Center hopes to stay on main campus, “because that’s where students are,” Lobo said, however no final decisions have been made.
In other news two candidates were presented for the Financial Committee run by Simmy Singh, VP of Business Administration. Two fellow senators presented the candidates and both candidates seemed to have support from the representing parties. Also International Student Representative reported that preparations for Culturescape, an annual celebration of the diversity on the USF campus, are taking place. Tickets for this event will be going on sale soon, the representative reported.
Within the last two weeks eight rooms have been broken into in the Phelan dormitory, Loyola Village also had three thefts. “All students did everything, but now what more can we do” Lawson said. While some Residence Halls have Once Card locks and new technology as forms of protection, Phelan, the most affected building does not.
It was discovered that several of the emergency exits in Phelan were broken at the time of the thefts. Lawson said the exits are being repaired and that new precautions will be taken to increase students’ safety. Public Safety is fixing emergency exits, installing some CCTV circuits (surveillance cameras), and changing the locks on all residence hall doors, Lawson said.
However there was no specific date for these changes to be implemented. Lawson simply stated that doors locks would be changed in the upcoming summers, or as soon as possible. However Public Safety’s escort service is still running, and students should use it. After all USF remains a safe campus, Lawson said.
Regarding safety on surrounding USF streets, Public Safety is planning to install speed bumps around Lone Mountain, forcing drivers to lower their speeds and hopefully prevent accidents. Lawson asked all USF senators to spread the word and ask students to be safe while crossing streets as well as take necessary precautions to be safe on campus.
In other business, Dr Charlene Lobo, Assistant Director at the Learning and Writing Center spoke in Open Forum to the Senators. The Learning and Writing Center offers tutoring in several different subjects, Lobo said. However the Learning and Writing Center’s space in Cowell Hall does not seem to be permanent space for the Center. Administration has informed Lobo that they will be moving but has not decided where they will be moving.
The Learning and Writing Center hopes to stay on main campus, “because that’s where students are,” Lobo said, however no final decisions have been made.
In other news two candidates were presented for the Financial Committee run by Simmy Singh, VP of Business Administration. Two fellow senators presented the candidates and both candidates seemed to have support from the representing parties. Also International Student Representative reported that preparations for Culturescape, an annual celebration of the diversity on the USF campus, are taking place. Tickets for this event will be going on sale soon, the representative reported.
USF Journalism Panel
Ten USF graduates sat before 50 aspiring Journalists on Tuesday the 16th ready to answer questions and give all the advice they could. Vicky Nguyen, class of 2000 graduate and current reporter for NBC 11, told current USF students there will always a place for a Journalist. Other panelist had similar advice and positive energy towards the audience.
Among the panelist was 2001 graduate Myra Sandoval, 27. As the current Copy Writer for The GAP, Myra proves that despite a convergence and bloggers, Journalists still have a place in this world. Prior to this job, Myra worked for Bay Area magazine as the Assistant Editor. This job was taking over her life, Myra said. A remark echoed in other panelists.
Jennifer Jolly, class of 1993, also expressed how much a job in Journalism could interfere with one’s personal life. There were times when she could not spend enough time with her child, Jennifer said. However, she like many others also commented on the exhilaration and addiction to the Journalism industry.
Several of the Journalist, particularly on-air Reporters, expressed how much a person has to be willing to give up, Jennifer Jolly moved eight times in five years, 2000 graduate Toan Lam spent holidays away from his family, but nearly every single panelist said that if you have enough passion for it, everything is worth it.
Nearly every single panelist stressed the importance of internships, connections, passion, and the blog. Panelist included the aforementioned alumni as well as, Tanning Su Hu, a very comedic Tiffany Maleshefski, Kent German, and Jessica Dyrden Cook.
Perhaps the most powerful words came from Toan Lam. While young hopefuls asked him and his colleagues, he asked students in the audience “Are you willing to be broke? Do you love it? Do you want it?” His words impacted the audience more, because instead of telling students what they should be doing he suggested that students listen to themselves before they dive into their careers.
Among the panelist was 2001 graduate Myra Sandoval, 27. As the current Copy Writer for The GAP, Myra proves that despite a convergence and bloggers, Journalists still have a place in this world. Prior to this job, Myra worked for Bay Area magazine as the Assistant Editor. This job was taking over her life, Myra said. A remark echoed in other panelists.
Jennifer Jolly, class of 1993, also expressed how much a job in Journalism could interfere with one’s personal life. There were times when she could not spend enough time with her child, Jennifer said. However, she like many others also commented on the exhilaration and addiction to the Journalism industry.
Several of the Journalist, particularly on-air Reporters, expressed how much a person has to be willing to give up, Jennifer Jolly moved eight times in five years, 2000 graduate Toan Lam spent holidays away from his family, but nearly every single panelist said that if you have enough passion for it, everything is worth it.
Nearly every single panelist stressed the importance of internships, connections, passion, and the blog. Panelist included the aforementioned alumni as well as, Tanning Su Hu, a very comedic Tiffany Maleshefski, Kent German, and Jessica Dyrden Cook.
Perhaps the most powerful words came from Toan Lam. While young hopefuls asked him and his colleagues, he asked students in the audience “Are you willing to be broke? Do you love it? Do you want it?” His words impacted the audience more, because instead of telling students what they should be doing he suggested that students listen to themselves before they dive into their careers.
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