Student Activities Fair Inspires Involvement

UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2007
VOLUME 99, ISSUE 3
Student Activities Fair Inspires Involvement
By Nadia Mahallati
LifestylesEditor
Pacific’s annual activities
fair was held last Thursday
afternoon on the WPC Lawn.
Representatives from various
clubs and organizations were
present to talk to interested
students and promote their
clubs. There were a lot of
freshmen in attendance,
but most of them were
not interested in campus
instruments since they are
not in the Conservatory and
it is forbidden in the dorms.
Mayman explains that the
club’s mission is to “provide
students with a place to come
together and meet others who
play instruments in the hope
of forming bands.”
The club also provides a
place for members to practice
their instruments on campus.
Eventually, the club hopes to
put on concerts and provide
entertainment for other on
campus events with the bands
that they have helped form.
There were a few tables
Greek life. The four of the
social sororities, Alpha Phi,
Delta Delta Delta, Delta
Gamma, and Kappa Alpha
Theta, social fraternity Theta
Chi, had booths set up. There
were also many multicultural
sororities and fraternities,
including Gamma Alpha
Omega and Xi Chi Sigma.
Members want to make it
clear that you do not have to
be a certain ethnicity to join.
Membership is available to all
who share the ideals of the
fraternity.
Overall, the
Activities
Fair
was a success.
K e v i n
Cheng, senior, said “I think
the club fair is great; many
people here are eating and
hanging out. It’s a good
way for new clubs to get
your name out there and
to get
people to join”.
Despite the fact many
students did not know about
the fair ahead of time,
signup sheets at the various
Pacific Holds Service and Discussion on Delaware Shootings
By Christine Le
StaffWriter
On Monday, an Interfaith
Service took place at the
Morris Chapel in honor of
last Friday’s Delaware State
shootings. An 18-year-old
male student was charged
with attempted murder after
shooting two other students
in an on-campus dining hall.
Nine members of Pacific
attended the service. Led by
Reverend Donna McNeil, the
service began with readings of
several psalms inspiring hope
and peace, with moments of
silence for those affected by
this tragedy.
“We gather here today to
pray for those distressed by
this event,” said Rev. McNeil.
After the service, an open
forum commenced to address
matters related to the
shootings.
Topics included reasons why
the incident did not receive as
much coverage as it should
have and what measures to
take to prevent such incidents
from occurring. Rev. McNeil
remarked that in order to be
wary of possible trouble, we
must pay attention to “red
flags,” such as disturbing
behavioral
characteristics
and signs of conflicts among
students.
Other topics consisted of
ways to effectively notify our
campus if a shooting or other
crises were to occur at Pacific.
Mike Belcher, the Director of
Public Safety, talked about
how Public Safety is currently
working on a particular
system that would reach cell
phones of students and staff
on campus, alerting them of
a crisis as soon as it occurs, or
better yet, before so.
“It is not just about notifying
our campus if something
happens, but doing it quickly
and efficiently,” he asserted.
Public Safety also plans to
initiate a mock emergency
exercise in November. This
simulation will test Pacific’s
capability in dealing with
a potential crisis and
collaborating with other
agencies to solve the issue.
Mary Ann Pearson, Victim
Advocate at Pacific brought
up the issue of food supply
in the case of a lockdown
resulting from a crisis.
“It is a good idea to have a
stock of food in the buildings
on campus, just in case,” she
commented.
Vending machines were
mentioned as an alternative
and more reassuring means
of food availability in campus
buildings.
With the Delaware State
occurrence following last
April’s
Virginia
Tech
shootings, the Interfaith
service and open forum
allowed Pacific to share
condolences and address
thoughts regarding school
safety. Together, we can
expect to be prepared for the
unexpected.
booths filled up rapidly with
interested students.
Photographs by Dan
Cammarano
involvement.
Isaac Molsee went because
the dining hall was closed. He
said, “I just came for the free
food, but I ended up signing
up for the debate team. Now
I’m looking to see if there is
anything else for me to get
involved with.”
The fair had tables for
many sports teams, clubs and
other organizations.
The Anime Club was the
most colorful of all the groups.
Casey Carlin, co-president,
had blue hair and was in full
costume. The Anime Club
provides a place for students
to gather to discuss real anime
from Japan. Carlin made it
clear that “not all anime is on
Cartoon Network.”
One of the newer clubs on
campus is Musical Fusion,
which was started last year
by David Mayman and Ian
Keighley. Upon arriving to
Pacific last fall, this group
discovered that there was no
place for them to play their
Inside The
Pacifican
New Degree
Program
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Coffee,
Caffeine and
the Crash
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Athletic
Profile:
Mortiz Starke
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Thursday, Sept. 27, 2007
Red Cross Closes the Book
on Another Family Day
By Deena Sadeli
StaffWriter
On Saturday September 22nd,
Stockton had its Literacy Fair and
Family Day event at University Park.
From the morning until the afternoon,
families could be seen crowding all the
different booths that were set up along
the sides of the streets and on the fields
of University Park. The event featured
live music, art projects for kids, used
book sales, storytelling and other
forms of entertainment.
“Family Day is a day to encourage
family to get together, to work together
and to encourage them to get into
learning and reading,” said Romano, a
volunteer at the bookstore booth, “The
big thing for us is the public bookstore.
The books were donated and we are
selling them cheaply.”
According to Romano, the people
assisting the booths were mainly
volunteers. The event offered much
interaction between families and
organizations, and this had been one of
the main goals of the event. The event
was lively; despite the bad weather,
many people gathered and most were
active.
“What I like about Family Day
is that it’s a good opportunity to
meet other organizations and to get
connections, and it’s a good chance
to get all the schools out here, and to
give out information, like how Red
Cross is actually sponsored by the
health plan of San Joaquin and that’s
why we’re here,” said Nancy Nguyen,
a sophomore at Pacific who handled
the American Red Cross booth at the
fair, “And this is also a safe place for
families to hang out.”
Stockton’s Literacy Fair and Family
Day event is annual, and will be
held again next year with possibly
most of the organizations coming
back to educate, advertise, and give
entertainment to the families as they
did this year.
Photograph by Deena Sadeli
UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
WEEKLY REPORT
Sept 16 - 22, 2007
TOW
PERSHING & BROOKSIDE
091707
Officers located an unoccupied vehicle left in the middle of the roadway. Officers
requested a tow. Vehicle towed.
VEHICLE ACCIDENT
PERSHING & ALPINE
091707
Officers and medics responded to assist a bicyclist who was hit by a vehicle. Victim
refused medical and officers transported the victim to his residence.
THEFT
LOT 1
091907
Victim reported her catalytic converter stolen from her vehicle. Officer responded and
initiated a report.
VANDALISM
PACIFIC ATHLETIC CTR
091907
Officer reported hearing a door shut in the building and found a picture knocked down
and vandalized. As the officers were checking the building, they heard a door close at
the other end. Officers were unable to locate the responsible. A report was initiated by
the officer.
CASUALTY
KNOLES LAWN
091707
Officers and medics responded to a report of a male subject with a leg injury. Subject
was transported via ambulance.
THEFT
LOT 1
092007
Officers located a second vehicle with the catalytic converter missing from the vehicle.
DUI ARREST
PACIFIC & NORTHBANK
091807
Officer conducted a traffic stop and determined the subject was DUI. CHP responded
and arrested the subject at 1:01 AM. Subject was transported to the county jail.
ALCOHOL ARREST
BROOKSIDE HALL
092207
Officers responded to a report of a possible fight. One subject was arrested at 1:57 AM
for public intoxication and transported to the county jail.
TRAFFIC ACCIDENT
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
091807
Staff reported a truck backed into a light pole outside of the construction area. Officer
responded and initiated a consolidated a report on the accident.
ALCOHOL ARREST
PERSHING AVE
092207
Officers responded to a male and female walking down Pershing with no shirts on.
Both subjects were contacted and arrested at 11:42 PM for public intoxication.
MOTOR VEH RECOVERY
LOT 7
091807
Victim who reported his vehicle stolen on 9/15 to SPD called to report his vehicle was
not stolen, just moved by friends to a new location.
ALCOHOL INTOXICATION
CASA WERNER
091807
Officers responded to a report of an intoxicated female. Subject was released to the
custody of her mother. Subject was not a student.
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Global Environmental and Health Leader Will Speak at Pacific on
www.thepacifican.com
“Confronting Global Challenges: Global Warming – Global Health”
By Patrick Giblin
Pacific
MediaRelationsManager
United Nations Climate
Change Envoy Dr. Gro
Brundtland will speak at 6:30
p.m. Oct. 18 in the Faye Spanos
Concert Hall. Brundtland
will address the twin global
challenges of health and
climate change. The event is
part of the Gerber Lecture
series presented through
the School of International
Studies. The Gerber lecture is
free and open to the public.
“We are thrilled that Dr.
Brundtland
has
agreed
to share her insights into
the global warming crisis
with us,” said Dr. Margee
Ensign, associate provost
of international initiatives
and dean of the School
of International Studies.
“We are looking forward to
hearing her comments about
how the global environment
is so closely linked to the
health of our planet and all
who inhabit it. Brundtland
is truly a trailblazer and an
extraordinary role model.”
Born in Oslo in 1939,
Brundtland was trained as
a physician and served three
terms as the first female Prime
Minister of Norway between
1981 and 1996. As DirectorGeneral of the World Health
Organization from 1998 to
2003, she was the first woman
elected to run a major United
Nations institution.
She
served as Chair of the World
Commission of Environment
and
Development
(the
Brundtland
Commission),
which became the impetus
for the Rio de Janeiro Earth
Summit in 1992.
As chair of the UN
Special Envoy for Climate
Change, Brundtland promotes
environmental causes and
advocates alternative energy
sources, economic parity and
population control. Currently
a distinguished fellow at
Harvard’s Kennedy School
of Government, she recently
became a member of The
Elders, a group founded
by Nelson Mandela and
Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
Recently, Brundtland served
as a member of the United
Nations high-level Panel
on Threats, Challenges and
Change.
As director-general of the
World Health Organization
(WHO),
Brundtland
confronted the global threat
of the SARS virus. Her
rapid response was largely
credited with helping prevent
the widespread growth of the
disease. She also intensified
the debate on global health as
key to economic development,
and began programs to
curb malaria, tobacco use,
tuberculosis, and AIDS.
She left WHO in 2003 after
succeeding in getting support
for the first ever negotiated
agreement on a major public
health issue: The Tobacco
Convention.
Prior to her career in public
life, Brundtland spent 10 years
as a physician and scientist in
the Norwegian public health
system. In the early 1960s she
attended medical school at the
University of Oslo, and earned
New Degree Layout
Program Announced
By Alex Ruano
NewsEditor
The Registrar’s Office will
offer a new way for Pacific
students to follow how many
credits they have accumulated
in their college career. The
Curriculum, Advising, and
Program Planning degree
audit system, or CAPP, will
eventually give students the
ability to access a website to
see exactly what courses they
have taken and what they need
to take in order to graduate.
Starting October 8th, CAPP
enters its initial pilot run.
This will allow only students
with majors in Political
Science, the Eberhardt School
of Business and Doctor of
Pharmacy to get a sense of
how the program will be used.
During this initial run the
Registrar’s office will receive
feedback from students and
faculty advisors to see how the
transition to CAPP is coming
along.
Starting in fall 2008, the
program opens to all entering
freshman
and
transfer
students. The website will give
them the chance to see credits
from other schools they have
attended to see exactly what
transferred, what did not, and
what they still need to take.
Ann Perkins of the
Registrar’s
Office
says,
“Unfortunately we will not
be able to implement graduate
students and current students
into the program. For them,
the course catalog is still their
bible. Although, the program
will cover current undergrads
if they change majors during
their stay here at Pacific.”
Eventually students will
be able to run a “what if”
scenario to see what courses
they would have to take if they
decide to change majors. The
Registrar’s office is confident
CAPP will also smooth out
advising sessions and place
students in classes they need
instead of shooting in the
dark. The site will also offer
a complete list of majors and
minors and will be accessible
through InsidePacific once
the pilot run is completed.
her masters degree at Harvard
University’s School of Public
Health. She worked in the
Norwegian Directorate of
Public Health until 1967. In
1968 she served as assistant
medical director at the Board
of Health in Oslo, focusing
on children’s health issues.
As the main Labor Party
spokesperson on abortion,
she was instrumental in
changing abortion laws giving
Norwegian women the right to
choose. Prior to this, a panel
of doctors made that decision.
In 1974, she became
the
first
female
environmental minister
for Norway. At age 41,
Brundtland became the first
woman and youngest Prime
Minister of Norway.
She has received numerous
awards including the 1988
Third World Prize for
leadership on sustainable
development, the Indira
Gandhi Prize 1989, and der
Internationaler
Karlspreis
zu Achen 1994. She also
received the International
Environment Prize from
the City of Göteborg in
Sweden, and the Blue Planet
Prize from the Asahi Glass
Foundation, Japan.
She also has written
numerous books including
her memoir, “Madam Prime
Minister: A Life in Power
and Politics.”
Her speech will be broadcast
live over the Internet on
a URL to be named later.
Media and bloggers are
invited to submit questions
for Dr. Brundtland via email
to [email protected].
Questions will be accepted up
to noon on Oct. 18th.
The Gerber Lecture Series
has been bringing global
leaders to the University of
Pacific Campus since 2002.
Past speakers have included
Nobel Prize Winner Shirin
Ibadi, Afghani activist and
educator Sakeena Yacoobi,
and Rwanda President Paul
Kagame.
For more information
about Brundtland’s visit, call
the School of International
Studies at 209.946.2650.
It’s all Greek
to me
by Vivian Lee
StaffWriter
From September 1722, the Pacific Greek
social community held
their very own Olympic
games. For each event,
the organizations worked
with each other and
individually to take down
their opponents. Events in
the competition included
flag football, tug-of-war,
a canned foods design
competition, and a boat
race held in the pool by
the Townhouses.
Each competitor showed
great skill, agility, and
strength, but after all the
festivities, Theta Chi took
home the gold.
Approximately 18% of
the Pacific community is
involved in a Greek social
organization and a larger
percentage includes Greek
professional organizations
that may be associated
with similar interests or
academic
scholarship.
Many Greek organizations
recruit new members
during the year, in a
process called “rush”.
However,
a
few
fraternities and sororities
have
limited
their
recruitment
to
only
either the fall or spring
semesters. Many students
attend rush events not only
for the sake of becoming a
brother or a sister in these
organizations, but to make
new friends and interact
with people of similar
interests. Try some letters
on for size and go Greek!
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Thursday, Sept. 27, 2007
Perspectives
Café a la Library at Pacific
Caffeine now available where
students need it most
In college there are a lot of late nights
and early mornings, and for some studious
individuals, many hours of the day are
spent at the library. Lucky for them,
there is a new addition to our campus’s
library, a café complete with sushi and
sandwiches to go, smoothies, snack foods
and a variety of drinks.
A few facts you might not know about
this addition, the brand of coffee is
Jesus Mountain and is roasted right
here in Stockton. The coffee is grown in
Nicaragua and shipped back Stockton to
be roasted. Then brought to campus to
caffeinate the student masses so that we
can finish that late night assignment.
Another advantage for the coffee shop
is that they take Tiger Bucks as well as
Pacific Cash. So those of you who are
having a hard time using up those Tiger
Bucks at the Summit can swing by the
library and pick up a smoothie or any
number of things.
Not only has the café been added, but
also a section specifically for the café
complete with tables and chairs, right
when you walk through the library doors.
Now students can sit in the front of the
library, bask in the natural light, sip on a
beverage of their choosing, and even enjoy
a California roll.
With all the additions Pacific is
making, such as the upcoming University
Center, the campus is becoming both a
better place to learn and a better place to
live.
Above: The new mini-mart located inside Pacificʼs William Knox Holt
Memorial Library. This new shop offers students an array of small
snacks, bottled refreshments, coffee, ice-blended drinks and packaged
to-go lunches similar to those found in the Summit. Similar to the Summit, Pacific Cash, Tiger Bucks, cash and cards are accepted.
Left: Judy Dryer of Bon Appetit closes up shop in order to switch shifts
with her soon to arrive co-worker.
By Jeff Morgan
StaffWriter
John Betjeman was a British poet
who was born in 1906 and died in1984.
Though he called himself a hack in
various interviews, he was a gifted poet
awarded both The Queen’s Medal for
Poetry and poet laureate in 1972.
I could not do this brilliant poet
justice with my limited knowledge
of his work, but research has shown
me he is well respected. Admittedly,
I discovered this poetry through a
London based musician who included
this poem in the background of one of
his songs. ‘Jamie T’ is his name and
the song is called “Sheila” (you can
find the video on Youtube.com). It
should also be mentioned that he was
well respected by other amazing poets
such as Philip Larkin.
Though perhaps not the most
Poetry Revival
well known poet of his time, his skill
in poetry and in satire set him apart
from other poets of his time. The poem
I have chosen to share is called “The
Cockney Amorist,” published April 12,
1958.
Notice the brilliant and mellifluous
rhythm. The reader is so taken by the
flow of the poem it is as if we walk
with him. The final stanza, a four line
stanza like the first, brings a climactic
ending that seems to sneak up on the
reader connecting full circle to the
feeling of the first stanza. I would
not say that this is his best poem but
it is certainly my favorite. I love how
he invokes the imagery, sights, smells
and tastes of London. He invites us to
reminisce about a place we have never
been before.
The Cockney Amorist
Oh when my love, my darling,
You’ve left me here alone,
I’ll walk the streets of London
Which once seemed all our own.
The vast suburban churches
Together we have found:
The ones which smelt of gaslight
The ones in incense drown’d;
I’ll use them now for praying in
And not for looking round.
No more the Hackney Empire
Shall find us in its stalls
When on the limelit crooner
The thankful curtain falls,
And soft electric lamplight
Reveals the gilded walls.
I will not go to Finsbury Park
The putting course to see
Nor cross the crowded High Road
To Williamsons’ to tea,
For these and all the other things
Were part of you and me.
I love you, oh my darling,
And what I can’t make out
Is why since you have left me
I’m somehow still about.
perspectives.thepacifican.com
The Durham Witch Trials
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Many conflicts are still defined along sociological boundaries
By Benjamin Dunphy
OpinionColumnist
Most of us remember
the media coverage of the
Duke lacrosse scandal. In
March 2006, a black female
stripper accused three white
male lacrosse players at
Duke University of raping
her. District Attorney Mike
Nifong prosecuted the students
despite evidence against his
case, including negative DNA
results. In the end, the players
were innocent, acquitted of
all charges on April 11 of
this year. But the fiasco has
illustrated a tendency for
outside observers to conclude
sociological
differences
such as race, sex, and class,
rather than psychological
or personal characteristics,
as the main proprietor in
conflicts involving members
of different sociological
By Devon Blount
StaffWriter
T
o me, life in the
quads seems pretty all right—
then again, I am a freshman;
I do not know anything else.
Through the grapevine, I have
heard that all we “quad people”
do is study, we are all honors
and that we are all close with
the people in our halls. Let me
clear some things up for you.
I live in Ritter and, yes,
we do have unity in the
entire Residence Hall, but I
still don’t know everyone on
the floor where I live. So, it
might not be like Grace Covell
where I might never meet my
groups.
The story had all the classic
polemic ingredients for a
bestseller at the box office. As
summed up by a CBS analyst,
it was an epic story of “black
and white, town and gown,
rich and poor, privilege and
plain, jocks and scholars.”
The
sociological
epithet
conjured by the media dressed
this story with sordid claims
and ridiculous analysis. It
appeared to be a ratings chase
led by whichever network
could make controversial
causation theories in the style
of Ann Coulter.
The media coverage led
to an immediate response
from the university and its
host city of Durham, North
Carolina. Many students
of the university marched
around campus with a mob
mentality demanding justice
be served. The team’s coach
received threatening letters
and phone calls for his
inability to prevent these
types of actions. 88 faculty
members condemned the
lacrosse players in the student
newspaper, 87 of whom refused
to recant their condemnation
once the players’ innocence
came to light. It was as if
the students were branded by
these accusations, and once
they bled they were convicted
of some sort of witchcraft.
After Mr. Nifong left the
neighbor, but believe me, we
are not all buddy-buddy.
Ignoring the fact that this is
only the fifth week of classes,
I saw a girl I had never
seen before walk into the
bathroom and begin brushing
her teeth. My reaction to
this was something along
the lines of thinking ‘Oh, I
guess she lives here.’ Then my
eyes bugged out, ‘I thought I
knew everyone on my floor.’
Of course an awkward tooth
brushing session followed.
Of course, not everyone in
the quads feels the same. A
friend of mine, who lives in
Eiselen, does not think people
are friendly enough, but in
John B, Freshman Katie
Bella says everyone is very
friendly.
case in January 2007 amidst
ethics
scandals,
North
Carolina Attorney General
Roy Cooper dropped the case
on April 11. Mr. Nifong has
since been disbarred and
served one day in jail for
prosecutorial abuses.
The Duke scandal saw
irate citizens call for justice
while the preemptive attacks
pulled at the thread that
holds it together. The masses
acted upon a subconscious
irrationality of emotions and
desires void of reason (as
Sigmund Freud might have
argued), ready to jump to
conclusions without evidence.
Lines of racial, class, and
economic differences, among
other sociological concerns,
were sown in the theories to
explain what allegedly, but
officially didn’t actually,
happen.
In
blaming
imaginary
events
upon
sociological boundaries, the
theorists actually perpetuated
the very same boundaries they
criticized.
The Duke scandal gives
us a chance to reflect not
only on the responsibility
of the media, the mob
mentality and prosecutorial
abuses, but also upon these
sociological differences. It is
not my argument that these
differences do not exist,
because I am sure that they do;
but there is a large disposition
by many in the media,
academia, and the public
in general to rationalize
conflicts involving people of
two sociologically different
groups in terms as such.
Houston Baker, a professor at
Duke University, exemplified
the prejudice espoused by
the faculty when he stated
that the players were “young
white, violent, drunken men
veritably given license to rape,
maraud, deploy hate speech
and feel proud of themselves
in the bargain.” Whatever
happened to the presumption
of innocence?
The fact that the Duke case
was false lends substantial
weight to my argument that
sociological differences are
furthered by promoting—and,
as in this case, abusing—
their
existence.
Rather
than creating a culture of
togetherness, it reifies the
very boundaries we are
trying to break down. The
exposition of diversity puts
these sociological boundaries
on display, and while it may
create a sense of togetherness
within each group, it also
brings a sense of otherness
between the groups.
The United States is one of
the most ethnically diverse
countries in the world and
also one of the most tolerant
of
different
religions,
cultures, and traditions. We
are indivisible, yet we are not
one nation. The only way to
create true unity amongst our
fifty states is to completely
forgo these boundaries we
continually reinforce. Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
once famously stated, “I have
a dream that my four little
children will one day live
in a nation where they will
not be judged by the color of
their skin but by the content
of their character.” Only
then, when character trumps
any other status, will true
integration and sensitivity
be the prevailing sociological
culture of our great country.
“Mostly everyone leaves
their doors open,” she says,
“so everyone always says hi to
everyone else and just stops by
to see what’s going on.”
The faults of the Quads?
Well, student advisor Davin
Sturdivant had preconceptions
before moving into the Quads
for the first time. “I did think
that it was going to be really
quiet and there would be a
lot of people studying über
amounts,” he said.
Except for the “über”
studying, I would have to say
this is true. Ever notice the
serene atmosphere on your
walk to the Dining Hall?
Beyond that second set of
double doors, it seems perfectly
peaceful and tranquil. The
Quads are a marvelous place
to get away from all the noise,
but is it too quiet for comfort?
My point here is merely
that the Quads are not always
comfortably quiet. You might
be able to find a grassy spot
in the yard and lie without
bother, but for us loud folk,
it can be stifling to try to
maintain that silence. It would
seem that there is not just
one “Quad life.” Bella’s
open-door-residence
is not universal to
the Quads, and
not
everyone
is focused on
studying.
When asked
about the John
B.
experience,
Freshman Ritter
resident Kiersten
Thompson exclaimed, “I don’t
have anything to compare it
to! [But] it’s quieter than I
would have liked.”
She had heard of the nonQuad residences as being
more social. The Quads may
lack excitement, however you
do not have to live with the
partying and the noise.
“The Duke
scandal gives us
a chance to
reflect not
only on the
responsibility of
the media, the
mob mentality
and
prosecutorial
abuses, but also
upon these
sociological
differences.”
The Quad Life
6
Thursday, Sept. 27, 2007
Building Pacific
Various Thoughts from Pacificans
By Christine Le
StaffWriter
Drill, bang, drill, bang.
For the past year at Pacific,
we have been exposed to these
campus construction sounds.
Having begun last Spring,
we should finish establishing
our new facilities by Fall of
2008. It is exciting to know
we will soon have a new
University Center (UC) which
will include a pub, additional
dining areas and a new
bookstore. The completion of
the new Biological Sciences
building on South Campus is
something to look forward to
as well.
Most people know what
to expect from Pacific’s
current construction but most
students’ personal opinions
and preferences in regards to
what they would like to see
varies. Here is a look at some
ideas from various people on
campus:
Liz Purnell, a sophomore
English major feels a second
pool would not do badly as
part of the UC.
“Our current swimming
pool is so isolated from the
rest of campus that most of us
don’t even know where it is,”
she commented.
To have a pool attached
to the UC would definitely
complement the Baun Fitness
Center, however this dream
will for now have to remain
just that, a dream.
Ben Opp, a senior music
performance major strongly
favors the idea of a new
concert hall.
“We desperately need one,
since the sound in the Faye
Spanos concert hall is now
more absorbed due to the
Fear and
Loathing on a
College Campus
A call for Stalker Tracker
By Mikey Vu
HumorColumnist
addition of curtains [resulting
in bad acoustics],” he stated.
Celine Reyes, a Business
and English major foresees
these additions as a bonus for
Pacific’s level of attraction to
prospective students.
“I know when the new
science building is completed
more prospective students,
especially the Pre-Pharmacy
and Pre-Dentistry majors will
feel more inclined to attend
Pacific. It will also make
[Pacific] more competitive
with other schools,” she
commented.
Furthermore, Reyes feels
strongly about an expanded
library that includes more
resources and a wider selection
of leisure reading.
Photograph by Tina Brehmer
Steve
Wong, the Campus Minister
of
Pacifican
Christian
Fellowship (PCF) hopes the
UC offers an opportunity for
socialization and encourages
the building of relationships.
“With the construction
of the UC, there needs to be
a cultural push that comes
along,” he said.
From a new pool to
a general emphasis on
socialization, these are just
a few of the viewpoints on
campus in regards to what is
or was desired and expected of
the construction. With much
anticipation, we will see next
fall how the new facilities
appeal to us.
rhythm inc.
pacific’s hip hop/dance club
Practices in the Gym
Mondays 8:00-10:30PM
Tuesdays 9:30-Midnight
Fridays 5:00-7:00PM
Sundays 6:00-9:00PM
From where I am sitting
in the library, trying my
damndest to be studious,
I actually have a perfect
view of almost everyone’s
computer. Not that I am trying to be nosy or anything,
but it is always interesting
to see how many people at
any given point in time are
feverishly checking their
Facebook. Like a heroin addict fiending for a fix, avid
Facebookers like to keep
themselves updated with
everything that their fellow
peers around them are up to.
And I mean everything.
Apparently, nothing is
official until it is up on
Facebook. But once it is, the
whole world knows. I mean,
think about it, sure everything is fun and games now
while you are in college, but
I am sure that eventually,
many students at Pacific are
going to be successful entrepreneurs, businessmen,
and maybe even politicians.
People are not going to have
to dig that hard to find pictures of you passed out with
penises (Penii?) drawn on
your face. Nothing screams
out “he’s a go-getter” like
detailed drawings of male
genitalia. But that is the
world we live in, information is extremely public, and
instead of trying to retain
our anonymity, we relish in
“social networking.”
What a concept that is.
These websites like Facebook and Myspace are used
for “social networking,”
which on paper sounds very
professional and could prove
quite useful, but in reality
just translates to “finding
out what kind of movies that
hot girl/guy that sits next to
you in Business 53 likes.”
Of course the next logical progression is the poke.
What the hell is the poke?
For all intents and purposes,
the poke is generally used as
a pathetic version of flirting,
but with the integration of
the many new Facebook
programs, one can be less
subtle, and instead of poking someone, you can now
“inappropriately
touch”
someone. The wonders of
modern technology, right?
Facebook really is quite a
monumental program. Since
its advent, the line between
someone who is interested
in your life, and being a
veritable stalker has been
blurred. Which begs the
question, what did creepers
do before Facebook? I think
that there should be a new
Facebook application called
Stalker Tracker. I mean, it
would be more useful than
say the other thousand oh
so useful applications like
the “Compare application” where you can learn
to be even more superficial
by comparing people you
know! Or the new “Rock,
Paper, Scissors application”
which is described on the
website as “The classic game
of Rock, Paper and Scissors,
now with improved formula
for extra fun ! Fight your
friends for points and improve your rank. Challenge
your friends today!”
You have got to be kidding me. I think that if
Stalker Tracker were ever
created, it should automatically tag you as a stalker if
you a) are huddled around
a screen with more than 3
people looking at random
Facebook pictures b) are
looking at pictures of someone you do not even know
or c) spend at least half of
your day flipping through
Facebook. Facebook: Big
Brother is watching.
Lifestyles
lifestyles.thepacifican.com
7
A Piece of Paper and a Dream:
A Pacific Student Spotlight
By Josh Chipponeri
StaffWriter
It is a Sunday morning in
Stockton and I am awoken
to the sound of my cell phone
ringing. I answer it to hear
a familiar voice excitedly
asking, “Hey, do you want
to go flying today?” I am all
for a new adventure, and a
Sunday stroll through the
skies sounds like a plan. Ten
minutes later we are on the
road to the airport getting set
to fly. I have known folks who
dreamt of becoming helicopter
or airline pilots growing up
– Pacific Student John Fuller
is out living this dream.
This past summer Fuller
was training with flight
instructors logging in the
hours he needed to earn
his pilot license. I do not
remember how much time
was required in driving school
before getting my driver’s
license, but I know it does not
even begin to compare with the
rigorous standards for gaining
a pilot license. It begins with
twenty hours of flight time
with an instructor, then ten
hours in the air flying solo,
three hours at night, and three
hours of instrument time. The
first three prerequisites are
typically well received. The
three hours of instrument
time is when the pilot is
asked to “put his hood up,” by
covering his windshield and
arriving at a predetermined
destination simply using the
gauges and instruments on
the dash.
While Fuller is busy
releasing the chain tie downs
from the body and wings of
his Piper Cherokee Arrow
at the nearby Lodi airport,
he is describing the trials of
earning the flight time as
matter- of-factly as calling
the sky blue. I kept busy
asking Fuller questions from
how long has he wanted to
fly to the differences between
a soft field takeoff and an
airstrip takeoff.
Finally, we entered into his
four seat single prop Piper. I
asked Fuller why he wanted
to fly. He responded with a
grin, “Why not?” Sitting in
the co-pilot’s seat, I could not
help but be impressed by his
internal drive. “Besides,” he
said, “My dad flies his own
plane, and there are pictures
of me sitting in his lap at the
pilot’s seat of his sea plane
when I was a little kid. So
I guess I grew up with it as
something I knew I could do.”
With the headsets on,
checklist
complete,
and
permission to take off from
the control tower, we felt
the rumble of the propeller
and the sound of the engine
responding to the movements
of the throttle. Rolling down
the runway with a confident
control of his machine,
Fuller’s movements for take
off were like a carefully
choreographed performance.
A lift of the nose after a
touch of throttle and we were
lifted from the ground. As the
airstrip became further and
Photograph by Elise Wayne
Josh Chipponeri with Pacific student and pilot John Fuller in the
cockpit before take off.
further away, I-5 became the
most prominent feature of
development. Save for that,
all that was to be seen was
varying shades of green.
While the passengers were
in awe of the world below,
Fuller was busy with radio
chatter and directing our
flight toward the University.
We have been in the air for
a few moments when Fuller
alerted us to the unmistakable
fixture of Burns Tower on
Pacific’s campus.
When
we got near enough to see
individual people, we saw
Pacific Student Pedro Aquino
outside Farley House waiting
Continued on pg. 8
100 Freshman Volunteer to Restore Yosemite
Gloria Gunn
PerspectivesEditor
Photograph by Andrew Basham
Many came from different countries, different states, and different backgrounds, but
for one night and one day they were connected by nature.
This year marks the first ever freshmen
class trip held by Pacific. 100 freshmen students took a four hour bus ride to reach their
beautiful destination site, Yosemite.
Students chose between three service
groups. One group measured the Giant
Sequoias, another took water samples at
the falls and a final group helped pick nonindigenous blackberries that have become
overgrown in the park.
While students had fun in their separate
groups, they were performing service projects for the park through a group called the
Yosemite Institute. Students were placed in
groups and therefore had the chance to talk
to people they might not have met before.
“It was a great opportunity to meet new
people and form new relationships. I got to
learn more about myself, others and nature,”
Freshmen Caroline Fantozzi said.
Those working with the Giant Sequoias
were up nearest the top of Yosemite where
there were ancient groves of trees. Those
picking blackberries were near the infestation
of black berries and those who chose to work
with water were on the river in Yosemite.
Pacific organized a trip for the freshman class to spend a night in
Yosemite and work on three service projects designated by the
Yosemite Insitute. These included: pulling out non-indigenous black
berry bushes, measuring the Giant Sequoias, and taking water
samples at the falls.
“I really enjoyed the scenery by the river.
It was a return to a quieter time,” Freshmen
Tyler Chuang said.
Many students had never been to Yosemite before. There were also those who had
grown up visiting the majestic beauty of
the national park’s forest and mountains.
“It was nice to go back to Yosemite after being gone from California for so long
because it encompasses what the state is
about,” Freshmen Andrew Basham said.
Along with the 100 freshmen there were
fifteen upper classmen and graduate students as well as a few professors.
“Yosemite is a unique and wonderful
place. It is very nice coming up with students and it is very nice [being] in the forest
and appreciating what it is. There is life and
death and it is just a gorgeous sight. I just
enjoyed looking at the view and listening
to the sounds,” Professor of Education Fred
Muskal said.
The students enjoyed a campfire, complete with marshmallows and a visit from
an actor playing deceased John Muir who
answered questions for the students about
Yosemite’s history.
The next students rode back tired, dirty
and with a better understanding of one
of the nation’s most prestigious national
parks.
8
Thursday, Sept. 27, 2007
Coffee, Caffeine and the
By Nicole Van de Star-Silva
and Deena Sadeli
Staff Writers
You wake up early one
morning and the first thing
you think about is getting
a quick cup of coffee before
you walk to that dreaded 8
a.m. class. Later that night
as you are pulling an allnighter before a midterm,
you find yourself hunting
down another cup. Coffee
consumption is becoming more
vital to daily life, especially
among college students. The
need for caffeine never seems
to go away.
“Coffee is my energy drink,”
claimed Lori Osano, a senior
and a Business major. “It
keeps me awake when I’m
tired. Maybe I’m addicted, I
don’t know, but I can’t resist
it. It’s keeping me energized
and ready for my day.”
Osano is not the only
student at Pacific who needs
coffee to get through the day:
the Summit and dining hall
are packed full of students
waiting for their morning
cup of java before class.
Throughout the day, many
students drink beverages such
as Monster, RockStar, and
bottled StarBucks coffees.
Although students drink these
beverages to stay energized
and awake, they sometimes
crash a few hours after having
drank the beverage.
According to an article
published nutrition expert
Dr. Chris Fenn, caffeine
is stimulant to our central
nervous system. It gives
the adrenal glands a kick,
resulting in the production of
adrenalin, a stress-handling
hormone. This produces
short-term benefits such
as heightened awareness,
alertness and more energy.
However,
long-term
consumption may result in
a crash after each beverage
causing a decrease in energy.
This makes a person need
another cup to increase their
energy. A person can become
addicted to caffeine and may
suffer withdrawal symptoms
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such as headache
or drowsiness after
consumption
of
caffeine
stops.
If
caffeine consumption
continues,
adrenal
exhaustion may result.
Drinking too many
cups may also make
it hard for a person to
sleep at night; caffeine
interferes
with
adenosine, a brain
chemical that normally
has a calming effect.
Although caffeine
has
consequences,
there are also some
benefits. According to
an article on WebMD,
Photograph by Erin Birmingham
“caffeine can improve
Pacific
students
consume
large
quantities
of
caffeine that could
memory,
decrease
fatigue, improve your be damaging to their health.
mental
functions.”
Coffee has been shown to awake, but drinking too much energy, and is safer than
prevent many diseases such as can lead to a “crash.” If you coffee. If you have to drink
type 2 diabetes, liver diseases, are pulling an all-nighter to coffee, alternate coffee and
and Parkinson’s disease.
study for an exam, coffee may water to avoid dehydration.
While drinking coffee has not be a good idea. Studies And remember that nothing
its values, it can be dangerous have shown that staying well can replace eight full hours
to the average college student. hydrated throughout the day of sleep.
Often, coffee is used stay is a good way to increase
A Piece of Paper cont. from pg. 7
to see us pass over. John
looked to me and said we were
going to wave at him, “Just so
he knows it’s us.” So we would
not be mistaken for any other
place near campus, the plane
began to gently sway from
side to side as we circled the
perimeter of campus.
After a few runs around
the school, we turned North
to head back to Lodi. Fuller
described the difference in
the physics between the two
forms of lift [take off] and the
effects of adjusting the flaps;
his passion was clear as day.
As our adventure drew
to a close, our pilot kept us
aware of the aerodynamic
differences, and the applied
physics of minor adjustments
in steer and speed. Lining up
for our approach to the Lodi
Airport, John contacted the
control tower, and with the
blessing of the authorities our
26-minute flight came to a
close as we touched ground.
A half hour trip in the sky
was truly an ideal college
experience, not just because
we went 2,000 feet off the
ground. Fuller had dreamt
of flying his own plane as a
child, and now he is living his
dream . More valuable still, is
his ability to share this dream
with friends and see their
faces light up the same way
he did when his dad first took
him into the skies.
lifestyles.thepacifican.com
BJs – No Words. Just emotions.
Elaine Campion
StaffWriter
Monday, September 17th,
marked the grand opening of BJ’s Restaurant and
Brewhouse on Pacific Ave.
Looking for a good meal?
Alert your friends and make
a date to head on over to
the newest local eatery for
Pacific students and Stocktonians alike.
A group of friends and I
headed over to the restaurant, many of us first-timers
to BJ’s. I had never had a
meal there before. While the
wait was over an hour, the
food, along with the service,
was absolutely fabulous.
BJ’s is similar in set up to
other brewery-type establishments. The bar is on one
half of the building while
the tables are on the other,
with several big screen TVs
scattered throughout. The
music played throughout
the restaurant ranges from
90s alternative to techno to
mainstream, and adds to the
social atmosphere.
The food is amazing, and
the menu is filled with lots
of different choices. There is
definitely something for everyone here: soups, salads,
sandwiches, burgers, pastas,
and BJ’s famous deep-dish
pizzas. The drink menu is
extensive, as it is a brewery,
and as I count down the
Photograph by Tina Brehmer
The popular chain BJʼs Restaurant and Brew House opened on Monday, September 17th. Located on
Pacific Avenue, BJʼs is the first establishment to open in the new Stone Creek shopping center.
days until my 21st, I cannot
wait to come back and try
some of the delicious looking cocktails.
After searching through
the menu trying to settle on
something to eat, I had a
turkey cobb sandwich that
came with the most glorious
steak-cut fries I have ever
had. Nicole Eicholz, a junior
at Pacific. said the fluffy potato inside the crispy fried
exterior was, “like a cloud”.
I could not agree more.
These potatoes were sliced
and fried to perfection, and
lightly seasoned with addicting spices.
As completely stuffed as
SUDOKU
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we all were at the end of
our meal, there is no way
one can dine at BJ’s without
eating at least a couple of
bits of their famous Pizookie
desserts. Trying to stop after
one or two bites, though, is
damn near impossible.
These little slices of
heaven consist of a warm,
9
oven-fresh cookie topped
with two scoops of vanilla icecream. You have the
choice from chocolate chunk,
white chocolate macadamia
nut, peanut butter or oatmeal raisin walnut cookies.
Even if you go to BJ’s simply
for the Pizookie alone, these
desserts are worth the hourplus wait. As we all dug into
our Pizookies, everyone at
the table was moaned in
satisfaction, with the occasional utterance of “oh my
God…” “It’s like an orgasm
in my mouth,” remarked my
friend Christina Argyres.
Never have I heard truer
words spoken.
As I sat there, listening to a techno remix of Celine Dion, eating one of the
most amazing dessert I have
ever tasted (second only to
my mother’s homemade
from scratch apple pie), only
one word came to mind: perfection.
I urge, nay, command you – go to BJ’s! And
leave room for dessert. It is
a definite must. The food
is great, the service is awesome, and the Pizookies are
in a class of their own. You
do not have to take my word
for it, though, since about
half the student body of Pacific was enjoying the brewery’s delicious cuisine. And
who could blame them?
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column and
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of the digits 1
thru 9.
Sports
10
Cross Country Finishes Ninth at Pepperdine Invitational
Thursday, Sept. 27, 2007
in the race were Kristina
Hammarstrom (Manteca, Calif.),
Francesca Au (Concord, Calif.),
and Victoria Lam (Oakland,
Calif.). Hammarstrom finished
in 66th place with a time of 23:
23, Au finished in 85th with a
time of 24:01, and Lam finished
in 111th place with a time of 28:
52.
The Tigers will next be in
action on Sept. 29 when they
will compete in the Stanford
Invitational in Stanford, Calif.
The race will begin at 4:00 p.m.
PacificAthletic
MediaRelations
Malibu, Calif. - With the
help of a 33rd place finish by
junior Micaela Klaus (Peru,
NY), the Pacific cross-country
team finished in ninth place at
the Pepperdine Invitational on
Sept. 22. USC’s Sarah Cocco was
the first individual to finish the
race, covering the 6K course in a
time of 20:00, while Cal State LA
took home the meet’s team title
with a total score of 64.
Junior Meghan Mullen (South
San Francisco, Calif.) was the
second Tiger to cross the line
behind Klaus in the event, as
Klaus recorded a time of 21:55.
Mullen finished with a time of
22:35 in 50th place overall.
Other
Tigers
competing
Pacificʼs Micaela Klaus and Meghan Mullen lead the Tigers at the start the 6K course last Saturday. Klaus finished in 33rd place Mullen finishesd 50th overall.
Soccer Scores Victory over Bakersfield
Benjamin Laskey
AthleticMedia
RelationsAssistant
The Pacific soccer team
notched its fifth win of the
year with a 2-0 victory over
Cal State Bakersfield on
Sunday, September 23. With
the win the Tigers moved
to 5-2-1 overall while the
Roadrunners dropped to 2-6
on the season.
A slow game through the
first 45 minutes of the contest
picked up in the second half
for both the Tigers and the
Roadrunners as Pacific held
a slight 6-5 shot advantage in
the final half. However, the
Tigers took advantage of their
six second half opportunities
as they struck twice to remain
a perfect 4-0 at home this
season.
Senior Carla Vellutini
(Elk Grove, Calif.) struck
first for the Tigers in the
58th minute of action as she
made a run on the backside
of the Roadrunners’ defense
to the back post where senior
Natalie McCrackin (Rio
Linda, Calif.) found her for
the score. McCrackin laced
a ball through the middle of
the box untouched to the foot
of Vellutini who redirected
the pass into the back of the
net. The goal was Vellutini’s
second of the season while
the assist was McCrackin’s
second.
Up one goal the Tigers
continued to press the
action as they looked for the
insurance goal that eluded
them on Friday night. Senior
Bunny Dickson (Millbrae,
Calif.), the lone scorer from
a game ago, obliged her team
with a safety strike in the
78th minute to put Pacific
up by the final count of 2-0.
Dickson, as she has done now
four times this season, used
her speed to get behind the
defense and onto the end of a
perfectly slotted pass through
the defense, this time off the
foot of junior Andrea Carrara
(Belmont, Calif.). Behind the
defense and in a 1v1 situation
with Nicole Padilla, Cal State
Bakersfield’s keeper, Dickson
rolled a shot past Padilla right
before she could close the gap.
The goal gave Dickson nine
points on the year and and
share for the team lead while
the assist was Carrara’s first
point of 2007.
Two goals were enough
cushion for the Tigers as
Pacific’s defense led by senior
keeper Jaime Souza (Gig
Harbor, Wash.) posted their
fifth shutout of the season.
The Tigers gave up seven shots
on the day with three being
on frame for Souza to save.
Padilla posted two saves on
four shots on goal.
The Tigers will be back in
action on Friday, September
28 as they play host to UNLV
at Stagg Memorial Stadium.
Game time is scheduled for
7:00pm.
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REC-SPORTS POWER RANKINGS: WEEK 2
Flag Football
Rnk/Prv Rnk
Men’s A
1(2) Pike –
Crisp route running by
receivers compensates for
sporadic play by QB, Foster
2(1) Not Approved by
Housing –
The offense has zero
continuity inside the red
zone…A QB change may be
in order
3(3)BlazersTeam is overmatched on
both sides of the ball
Men’s B
1(1)Kappa Psi54-0 drumming in opener
has quieted any skeptics
2(2)Hands Across America
– Pirozolli, in his 8th year
of RecSports, looks like he
hasn’t lost a step
3(4)Too Serious is Our
Middle Name–
Townzen displays
Peyton Manning-esque
mannerisms
4(5)Juice–
A lot of hype surrounding
this squad over the past 2
years…this could be their
year
5(3)Pacific EislendersThe idle Eislenders are
eagerly awaiting their first
taste of competition
6(6)Team Ditka –
It’s been a tough go for the
Sigma Chi fraternity thus
far
7(8)Pacific Athletics
– Laskey solidifies an
offensive line similar to the
likes of an Anthony Munoz
8(7)Essex Dub All StarsThe schedule will only get
easier for the All Stars.
9(9)Bulldogs –
The absence of a vocal
leader is already making a
negative impact
10(10)S*** Happens –
I’m noticing a trend…Pike’s
teams are either really
good or really terrible
Men’s C
1(2) S-Dub– The division is
theirs for the taking
2(6)Y God Y- Lepp has
kept his guys focused on
winning the shirts
3(8)The Asian TsunamisThe Tsunamis are truly
looking to wreak havoc in
the division
4(7)”Foot”balls of FuryThe most athletic MBA
squad in decades
5(3)Kappa PsiLosing can not sit well with
Whitt and Kim
6.(4) A Fresh Start –
McSeeney and Alpert aren’t
going to intimidate too
many folks
7.(1)808 Boys –
Guys were a little too
overconfident going into
their first game
8(5)Is This Soccer?Team is in a world of
trouble
Co-Rec
1(1)Numero UnoAddis and Saavedra are an
electric 1-2 punch
2(2)Hawaiian BBQSurprisingly struggled
against overmatched Duck
Fat team
3(4)Pacific AthleticsCoonan has assembled a
legitimate championship
roter
4(5)Punk Rock Beezy’sTeam is plagued by
inconsistency
5(6)Duck FatMitch Tom is the 3rd down
specialist wooing all the
ladies
6(3)Enginerds –
Team needs a strong
bounce back performance
against SW Hall
7(7)SW HallDidn’t make a strong first
impression
Women’s
1.Hardcore –
Their pre-game routine
is enough to scare the
competition
2.’09ers –
Dramatic win over DG has
the team’s confidence sky
high
3.Delta GammaHolmquist at QB gives this
team a chance to win every
game
4.Alpha Phi –
Will struggle to score a
touchdown let alone win a
game
Grass
Volleyball
Rnk/Prv Rnk
Men’s
1(1) Kappa Psi- Proved that
it has the experience and
maturity to win the close
game
2(3) Nonoxynol-9 – Came
out on the wrong end in
best match of the year vs.
Kappa Psi
3(2) Da Kane- A pounding
by Kappa Psi has left Da
Kane shell-shocked
4(NR) Flying Ace- Whaley’s
boys will be flying around
the court come Saturday
5(NR) Bulldogs- Even
Zanini can’t turn Delta
Upsilon into legitimate
volleyball players
Women’s
1(1)iHop- Team is just
rolling over people
2(3)Alpha Phi- dramatic
win over DG has Alpha Phi
riding high
3(2)Delta Gamma-tough
week for DG with losses in
flag, softball, and volleyball
Co-Rec A
1.Banana Hammock- No
one has come within 11
points of them…wow
2(3)Always HI- A deep
roster but team lacks big
hitters
3(2)The Flamingo’sSaavedra is losing sleep
over the dismal play of her
teammates
Co-Rec C
1(1)Dawn Patrol- Still
awaiting their first
opponenet
2(NR)The Duhs!- Everyone
loves a great underdog
story
3(NR)Pa’ani Le’a- Team has
exceeded expectations and
has sights set on a title run
4(4) Embassy- Team must
win out to assure itself a
playoff birth
5(6)Cincinnati – double
header on Friday will make
or break the team’s season
5(5)Hands Across AmericaIntersquad turmoil has
this team on the brink of
crumbling
Softball
Rnk/Prv Rnk
Men’s A
1(2) Nalu Shredders
– Hawaii blanked Banchero
and the boys
2(1) Sigma Chi – Tough
early season losses in both
softball and football have
Banchero on the hot seat
3(3)Nonoxynol-9 – You
know the well is dry when
the best Pike softball player
is a bottle of ketchup
Men’s B
1(1)Bulldogs- The Bulldogs
are rolling and no one is
capable of staying with
them
2(2)Pacific AthleticPhilobosian & Co. have
been busting out the
lumber
3(4)The Other Team- Solis
is Pudge-like the behind the
plate
4(3)Sigma Chi – Sandoval
and his boys have just been
getting owned
Rec
1(2)Give Me a Crystal Light,
Holmes- Team headlines
the worst RecSports
division in recent history
2(1)Squirrel Nut RippersAlmost guaranteed a spot
in the championship game
3(3)Delta Gamma- Not a
great first outing but DG
can still hang with the guys
4(4)D-League – You can’t
keep a good man down
Co-Rec
1(1) Awwwright – Hawaii
has no glaring weaknesses
either offensively or
defensively
2(4) Hands Across
America- A 2-0 start has
Roshau holding his flex
poses in the mirror a little
longer these days
3(2)Nimrods- A
demoralizing loss to Hawaii
was eased by the thumping
of Team Envy
4(3)Team DynamiteMildbrandt’s & Alpert’s
teams are becoming way
too accustomed to losing
5(5)Pacific Athletics- Not
the breakout game that I
anticipated from Vitale and
friends
6(6)The Opponents- And
a mighty easy opponent I
might add
7(7)Team Envy – Not much
to envy on this team except
the team’s charm and
striking good looks
The Pacifican
Athlete
Profile
Heather Breen
StaffWriter
Like all of us, Junior
Moritz Starke has a lot
on his plate. Not only
is he a business major,
but he also excels as
a member of the Pacific Tennis team on
campus. A German
Native, Moritz came
to Pacific with the
sole intent of playing collegiate tennis.
He remarks that an
added bonus was
the school’s location. “I’m able to
travel around the
world because of
tennis. [It allows
me to] study abroad
at UOP.” Moritz believes that experiencing
American culture is a welcome addition to his college
experience.
Moritz began playing tennis at the age of 5, and he
largely credits his parents
for establishing the successful tennis career he enjoys
today. “I’m mostly proud
of my parents because they
made it possible for me to
play tennis. They helped me
talent-wise and financially
to get where I am today.”
It certainly looks like his
early experience and parental guidance have paid
off: twice Moritz has taken
third place in German Tennis Championships, and last
season he was named Big
West Player of the Year.
In keeping with the completive spirit that all athletes
have, Moritz “hates losing”
and takes pride in “winning
games, especially with my
serve.” He’s also quick to
point out that support from
fellow teammates makes
his Pacific tennis experience
truly worthwhile. “I love
tennis as a team sport. The
Men’s Tennis
Mortiz Starke
Junior:
Mortiz Starke
Height:
6’ 2”
Hometown:
Bamberg,
Germany
Major:
Business
RH/LH:
RH
entire team bonding is indescribable. I’ve developed a
lot of friendships that I cherish.”
This coming year, Moritz
wants to “stay healthy and
win the Big West Tournament.” After college, Moritz
aspires to “play competitive
professional tennis to make
some money…or [maybe
I’ll just] go straight into the
business world.” No matter
what he decides to do, it’s
clear that Moritz sets high
goals for himself. But if the
past is an indicator of future
success, it looks like Moritz
is on his way to a fulfilling
and enriching future as a
tennis player.
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