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Volume 98, Issue 23
Thursday, April 12, 2007
“Let’s Talk” Hits Pacific Today!
By Melody Demel
GuestWriter
The moment has arrived
and so have four of America’s
top Communication pros! At
8:00 am this morning, Pacific’s Communication students
began a day of learning, networking and exploring. The
4th Annual Communication
Symposium, Let’s Talk: Pacific
to Professional is finally here!
Pacific mourns for
Virginia Polytechnic
University
See Symposium, page 3
Malalai Joya gives passionate speech
Pacific’s Peace and Justice Coalition hosted Joya
in the afternoon and Sacramento City College’s Peace
and Justice Coalition hosted
her in the evening.
Joya, a woman with attention-grabbing passion in
her voice, called the leaders
of Afghanistan warlords,
drug lords, and war criminals. She has been called an
“infidel” and a “communist”
by her opposition.
Melody Ermachild Cha
By Jennifer Hite-Smith
ManagingEditor
What could an Afghan
woman do to provoke four
assassination
attempts?
Malalai Joya, a member of
Afghanistan’s parliament
is one such survivor. She
is the youngest member
of her parliament and an
activist for human rights.
She spoke at University of
the Pacific on Monday in
the Pacific Theater from 2:
30 to 3:30 PM.
See Joya page 3
Discussion of diversity continues
By Andrew Mitchell
NewsEditor
Pacific’s ongoing campaign to raise awareness of
and campaign for diversity
continued Monday with the
third in a frequent series of
Town Hall Meetings. The 90
minute discussion featured
a new University Diversity
Statement which will even-
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tually be displayed on the
Pacific website.
The University Diversity
Committee helped to draft
the statement, which puts
into writing the goals Pacific
has in regard to inclusion of
all students.
Joanna Royce-Davis, the
Dean of Students, stated that
the agenda of these meetings
was three-fold: 1) to address
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the problems with intolerance on campus, 2) monitor
the progress as changes are
made to improve diversity,
and 3) move forward with
the implementation of programs and opportunities to
become all-inclusive.
The University Statement
is one of many avenues Pacific
See Diversity page 4
Photograph by Dan Cammarano
“We are stunned by the news of this tragedy
and mourn the senseless loss of life that occurred
today at Virginia Tech,” said University President Don DeRosa. “All of us here at University
of the Pacific express our deepest sympathy to
the families of faculty, staff, and students that
were killed, and wish for speedy recovery of
those who were injured. At Pacific, we take the
security of our students and staff very seriously,
and are continually looking for ways to improve
our practices. In the light of this tragedy, we will
again make sure that we are doing every thing
we can to assure the Pacific community of our
vigilance in this area.”
Summary of the weekend!
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Events
Interfaith Gathering
in Support of Virginia
Tech” on Thursday,
April 19 at 6:00pm.
Morris Chapel
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VANDALISM
PACIFIC HOUSE
4-8-07
Officer responded to a report
of a female subject who had broken a window. Officer located
the subject and tried to make
contact. Subject ran from the officer but was later arrested. Subject was arrested at 1:55 AM for
vandalism and resisting arrest.
Report forwarded to Judicial
Affairs.
viewed. Subject was warned for
driving on the wrong side of the
road.
AIDED STOCKTON PD
PRESIDENT’S DR.
4-9-07
Officer observed a full-sized
pickup with major front end
damage driving eastbound on
Brookside at Pershing. Officer
turned around to stop the vehicle and was unable to locate it.
Stockton PD aired a hit and run
that struck a tree at Brookside
and Feather River at 1:16 AM.
Vehicle was located on campus
and turned over to Stockton
Police.
SUSPICIOUS INCIDENT
MAIN GYM
4-10-07
Officers responded to a
report of two male subjects
trying to break into a vending
machine. One possible subject
was contacted, interviewed and
released. Officers checked surrounding areas with negative
results. No damage done to the
machine.
NARCOTIC ARREST
PACIFIC HOUSE
4-9-07
Officer initiated a checkout
of a male subject at 2:07 AM.
Subject brought into custody
for violation of being under
the influence of a controlled
substance. Officer learned the
subject also had two $20,000
misdemeanor warrants.
ARREST
STADIUM DR AT
PACIFIC AVE
4-9-07
Officers conducted a field
check on two male subjects.
One subject ducked into an alley between Dwight and Pacific.
Officer located the subject. One
subject had credit card applications in the name of a student.
He admitted to taking from a
garbage can on Dave Brubeck
and a wallet that did not belong
to him. Subject was arrested for
stolen property, burglary tools
and prowling.
FIELD INTERVIEW
PERSHING AVE
4-9-07
While on a traffic stop, an
officer witnessed a male subject
looking into vehicles. Officer
contacted the subject and inter-
SUSPICIOUS INCIDENT
KNOLES HALL
4-10-07
Officers responded to a report of a male subject pulling
a Pacific trash receptacle from
the campus. Officer contacted
and advised of laws concerning
stealing and taking property.
CASUALTY
FARLEY HOUSE
4-11-07
Officer responded to a report
that a male subject fell into and
broke a window. Subject refused medics. Officer initiated
a report.
BURGLARY
MCCAFFREY CENTER
APTS
4-12-07
Victim reported someone
possibly tried to pry the front
screen off of the window. Officer responded and initiated a
report.
FIELD INTERVIEW
QUADS
4-12-07
Staff reported two juveniles
skateboarding in the area. Officer contacted the subjects. They
were interviewed and revoked
from campus. Parents were notified of the incident.
UNIVERSITY
REGULATION
KLEIN FAMILY FIELD
4-13-07
Officer observed a group of
subjects jump the fence from Lot
3 into Klein Family Field. Officers contacted and counseled
the five subjects about entering
a closed area. Officer initiated a
report of the incident.
BURGLARY
LOT 7
4-13-07
Victim reported his vehicle
had been broken into over three
weeks ago. Items stolen were
used to make phony checks.
ARREST
BONNIE & STADIUM
4-13-07
Officer made contact with a
male subject on a bike. Officer
learned the subject had a felony
warrant out of Cleveland, Ohio.
BURGLARY
MCCONCHIE HALL
4-13-07
Victim reported that when he
returned from dinner, someone
had taken his computer from
his unlocked room. Officer responded and initiated a report.
ALCOHOL ARREST
ATCHLEY WAY
4-14-07
Officers responded to a report of two male subjects fighting in Fraternity Circle. One of
the subjects was contacted and
the other ran into the McCaffrey
Center. The first subject was
contacted and arrested for being
under the influence. Subject was
transported to the county jail.
INJURY ACCIDENT
ANDERSON HALL
4-14-07
Staff reported his electric cart
rolled over on its side when he
took a turn. Staff refused medical but had pain in left hand and
left leg. Officer initiated a report
of the incident.
SUSPICIOUS INCIDENT
PRESIDENT’S DRIVE
4-14-07
Officers initiated a checkout
of two subjects carrying an Aframe barricade.
CASUALTY
STAGG MEMORIAL STADIUM
4-14-07
Staff reported a female soccer player with a leg injury.
Medics were already en route.
Subject was transported to a local hospital. Officers responded
and initiated a report of the
incident.
News
Malalai Joya
continued from page 1
vis, author of “Meena,”
the biography of the founder
of the Revolutionary Association of the Women of
Afghanistan (RAWA), introduced Joya at the event.
Chavis said that Joya is
“in the same pool with Shirin Ebadi,” a human rights
activist from Iran. Ironically,
Shirin Ebadi will also be
speaking on campus on May
3, 2007.
“She ran for parliament
against
fundamentalism,
misogyny, and warlordism,”
said Chavis before comparing her to Rosa Parks. “Many
people weren’t ready for
Rosa Parks… [In Afghanistan] they think a woman
cannot represent them; they
[too] are not ready for Malalai Joya.” Being ready for
Joya would mean giving up
power to the people.
Joya began her presentation by greeting the
crowd with: “In the name of
democracy and peace dear
friends… “ Joya introduced
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Afghanistan as a “tragedy.”
It has been five years
since the United State’s invasion of Afghanistan, but
“Afghanistan is still in the
chains of fundamentalism.”
Although the Taliban was
removed by U.S. forces, “selected criminals and enemies
of democracy, just as dark-
“Afghanistan
is a failed state;
it is a disaster.”
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minded and cruel as the Taliban” were put into power.
The U.S. began with the intention of bringing freedom
to the people of Afghanistan,
but acted in their own interest when they chose the key
power holders, illustrated
Joya who continually called
the crowd “freedom- loving
people.”
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removed from power and
put on trial,” she said.
“Afghanistan is a failed
state; it is a disaster,” she continued. Economic insecurity
has caused people to engage
in illegal activities such as
opium farming or working
for the Taliban.
Joya told tragic stories
about rape incidents involving girls younger than ten
years old, and of an increased
number of suicides as young
women turn to killing themselves to escape fates such as
being married to 60 year old
men. The life expectancy in
Afghanistan is only 45 years
old. “Human dignity has no
price,” she said.
Joya explained her outrage at a recent law passed
giving amnesty to anyone
committing war crimes in the
past 25 years. She attributed
the law’s creation to fear that
arose at the hanging of Saddam Hussein. The president,
Hamid Karzai, also signed
the bill passing the law. “The
current administration is the
most corrupt ever,” stated
Joya.
“Freedom of speech is
a joke among people,” said
Joya, as she explained that
censorship is a big problem.
Journalists have chosen not
to print some of her comments out of fear. Even inside
of parliament she has been
“attacked,” where a fellow
parliamentary member even
shouted, “she is a whore,
rape her.”
The state of Afghanistan
is suffering under its current
power-hungry regime, according to Joya. Joya came
to Pacific to tell her story and
hope that the international
community will take the
right steps to build democracy and help her people.
The events for Afghanistan continue with
an all-you-can-eat dessert
event: “Sweets for Sakeena”
on Thursday, 4-7pm in the
Bechtel International Center.
All of the proceeds will go
to Sakeena Yacoobi’s Afghan
Institute of Learning.
Symposium
continued from page 1
The symposium was
kicked off last night at a
special welcome reception.
Pacific alumni attended
this event where outstanding communication seniors
were recognized. “I was
very excited that I won this
prestigious award,” said Erin
Hover, senior award recipient. The symposium continues today with a day full of
activities.
“This is one of the most
exciting events to hit Pacific,”
commented Wagner Muhly,
symposium producer and
director. All Pacific students
are encouraged to attend.
Whether it’d be for 20 min-
3
utes, an hour or the entire
day, you will get something
out of this event! “This
year’s program is definitely
attracting attention, it’s going to be a good time,” said
Muhly, “We have people
from Vogue, CBS and The
Weather Channel speaking
to us and it’s going to be
great!”
The Communication Symposium is happening today
in the Grace Covell Dining
Room. Not sure if this is for
you? Come by and check it
out to see if it is! The entire
community of Pacific is invited to attend, faculty and
students. Admission is free.
Let’s Talk: Pacific to Professional, see you there!
4TH ANNUAL
SYMPOSIUM
SCHEDULE
8:00 AM – 8:45 AM: Registration & Continental
Breakfast
8:45 AM – 9:45 AM: Welcome & Elissa Lumley
(Vogue) and Ali Pollock-Gagerman (film publicist)
speak
10:00 AM – 10:45 AM : Let’s Talk Session I - Group
Break-outs (meet the speakers!)
11:00 AM – 11:45 AM: Let’s Talk Session II - Group
Break-outs (meet the speakers!)
12 Noon: Symposium Luncheon
12:30 PM – 1:45 PM: Marci Spencer (48 Hours) and
Ned Greenburg (The Weather Channel) speak
2:00 PM – 2:45 PM: Let’s talk Session III – Group
Break-outs
3:00 PM – 3:45 PM: Let’s Talk Session IV – Group
Break-outs
3:45 PM: Symposium Concluded
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM: Special Recognition Program /
Reception honoring professors
Emeriti Jan & Roy Timmons, Communication
Building, South Campus
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Diversity continued from page 1
has taken to fix what many
view as a problem.
There is also currently a
documentary about Pacific being filmed, where students are
interviewed about their perceptions on the current climate
of diversity. So far 25 students
have talked and shared their
thoughts, with not one requesting to be anonymous.
John Carvana, the chair of the
University Diversity Committee, has helped several students
as they proceeded with the film,
which could potentially be seen
by a wide audience of prospec-
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tive students, faculty, current
students, parents, and the community.
A separate group of students
has formulated a proposal to
create a council of around 15
students to aid in making the
Pacific Seminar classes more
reflective of Pacific and the
challenges it faces. Diversity,
already a component of these
classes, will have a more specific
definition. Students may also be
placed on the Pacific Seminar
Course Outline Committee.
The proposal was handed to
University Provost Philip Gilbertson during the meeting.
“Pacific Seminar is unique
Editorial
Here at The Pacifican we are
concerned with the lack of communication between campus
entities. We would like to focus
this, our first editorial, specifically on the school’s lack of adequate advertising. Our desire
to write about this materialized
when we heard that Michael
Midgley from Bravo’s second
season of Top Chef attended
Tiger Nights and cooked for the
guests. Some of us are avid Bravo viewers, and while watching
Top Chef we got a great kick out
of the fact that Michael Midgley
came from Stockton.
Eliminated late in the season,
Michael Midgley became one of
Top Chef’s most entertaining
contestants. He had a loud and
in-your-face attitude that caused
him to stand out amongst the
other more subdued chefs and,
in my opinion, he is a celebrity.
The fact that he was scheduled
to appear at Tiger Nights should
have been advertise with a visible picture of him on posters
all over campus; an ad should
have been in The Pacifican, on
KPAC and PAC2tv; and in addition an e-mail should have been
sent out through InsidePacific
(which was done).
There were posters advertising Tiger Nights but they highlighted what ASuop considered
the main attraction: The Outline. We heard a lot of great stuff
about this band from people
who did attend, and I do think
they deserved advertising—but
so did Midgley. Instead Midgley
got one line under the picture of
The Outline that said, “Free food
with Mikey from Top Chef”. It
did not say that he would be
cooking the food and there was
no picture of him. Midgley is a
in the country, but it is special
at Pacific because it is the only
course every student takes before they graduate,” Gilbertson
said. At the previous town hall
meeting, Gilbertson challenged
the group of students to form the
proposal for the next meeting. If
they did, he would immediately
take it into consideration.
Vice president of student life
Elizabeth Griego then spoke to
the audience. She encouraged
an open discussion on issues
important to audience members.
“To me diversity is a verb,”
she said. “It is the quality of
engagement.” She explained the
: a failure to communicate
celebrity to those who watch the
show and the school have been
excited about his appearance. If
high attendance is desired then
advertisers should get the message out.
When asked if he had heard
about Midgley’s being at Tiger
Nights Junior Raj Matani said,
“Nobody knew—I didn’t see
one flyer.”
It may seem like I am writing
this strictly because I am angry
that I missed Midgley, and
while it is true that I am angry,
that is not why I write this. As
a staff we have noticed a lack
of event advertising on more
than one occasion. We had a
problem with the lack of available information about running
for ASuop offices before Spring
Break, and more recently there
was a lack of advertising for the
Shakespeare in Ashland Rafting trip, and the trip to Great
America.
We asked 30 Pacific students
if, before Tiger Nights on Friday
April 13th, they knew that Top
Chef’s Michael Midgley was
going to be there. Out of the 30
people only two answered: yes,
they did know in advance; 28
said that they had no idea.
Freshman Eric DePauw said
about ASuop’s advertising for
the event, “I didn’t think it was
very good—there might have
been a Facebook group but I
didn’t know about it [Midgley’s
attendance] and I didn’t know
when it was going to be.”
In the grand scheme of
things, Midgley cooking at
Tiger Nights is not a big deal;
the issue is that virtually no one
knew about it. If Pacific wants
its students to take part in fun
(non-boozing) activities then
they need to make them readily
available and extensively advertised. Maybe ASuop needs a
street team; they make beautiful
posters but their presence does
not reach the students.
This could all be a symptom of a problem much larger
than ASuop. Our school has
great difficulty communicating. For example how many
juniors knew the deadline for
their graduation applications?
There is a fine if you apply late.
Have you tried to read E-news
lately on the Pacific web page?
It doesn’t work. The link to
the events page is also broken.
Why isn’t the link to the ASuop
page more accessible from the
homepage?
Another instance of lack of
communication
As several specially designated trees were cut down in South
Campus earlier this week, some
of us at the Pacifican and many
Pacific students were left wondering “why didn’t we know
more about this beforehand?”
While the trees were clearly
marked, students still felt that
they were unfairly excluded
from the
decision-making
process. We believe that Pacific should try much harder to
make students aware of the discussions that affect our environment and the Pacific campus.
For sensitive issues like the
environment, it seems especially important to make sure
everyone at Pacific knows what
is going on behind the scenes.
The Pacifican Staff believes
that completely open communication is an integral part of a
healthy student-administration
relationship, and feel that students agree.
events that led to these meetings of Engineering and Computer
Science, felt that the statement
as “disrespectful behavior.”
The meetings were a result did not contain enthusiasm or
of a Pacifican article that ran in instill a sense of action.
Others believe that more
February, summarizing the visit
staff
members are needed to
of Aaron McGruder to campus.
help
Inez Ruiz-Huston. the
McGruder is the creator of the
Director
for the Community
popular Boondocks comic and
Involvement,
with programs
television show.
and
events
that
seek to recruit a
The Black Student Union
diverse
student
body.
(BSU) on campus pointed out
Regarding
the
draft statesome racially insensitive comment,
some
commented
that it
ments in the story by respondwas
far
too
lengthy.
The
entire
ing to it. Comments posted
draft
was
two
pages.
Others
exonline to the articles attacking
pressed
some
antipathy
to
the
the BSU alarmed students and
administrators. These served idea of conducting assessments
to demonstrate how prevalent to gauge progress in diversity,
something the draft called for.
intolerance was on campus.
The draft was also described
“I think we capitalized on an
as
vague, unenthusiastic, and
event that is unfortunate but
exclusive.
also maybe fortunate,” Griego
“There have from time to
said. “I think this is hard work
time
been informal gatherings
that is ongoing.”
like
this,” Gilbertson said.
There were however, some
“We’re
always facing ignoquestions and critiques of the
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and
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Perspectives
5
Procrastination is like...
The positive and negative side effects
By Nick Hansen
Columnist
It’s midterm time again
and students all over campus should be hitting the
books and cramming their
grey matter with knowledge
so they may pass their tests
with flying colors. However,
time and time again, when
it comes down to actually
studying, we as college students would rather be do
something else. As you read,
you will find a list of things
that I know I do when I
would should be studying.
I have to admit I am not
the only one, but my living
space is messy and dirty.
Sure it needs to be cleaned
every once and a while, but
usually that only happens
when I’m in a “cleaning
mood” or when I should be
studying.
Most of the time, doing
the dishes will just satisfy
my hunger to not study, but
lately, its spread to vacuuming, mopping the floor, and
cleaning out the refrigerator.
Facebook, as we all know is
the root of most time lost
online. There is something
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about the need to refresh
Facebooks’ “News Feed”
over and over again while
waiting for our friends to put
new photos up, or to see who
is posting on whose wall and
saying what.
AIM or any other instant
messaging application is also
another one of those “computer time wasters”. What
you think will be a fiveminute conversation with
one person turns into a two
hour conversation with four
people. Combine that with
surfing the internet, checking
your e-mail and downloading media and suddenly, its
midnight and you are sitting,
wondering where the time
went.
Others may choose to
spend their time working
on their World of Warcraft
character, playing Oblivion
or playing online poker to
pass their time.
For you non-technology
dependent students, perhaps
hitting the gym is your
anti-study. The feeling after
coming back from running
in place or lifting weights
makes you feel like you have
been productive, but not
in the important academic
fields that you should be
studying.
I will admit, I have been to
Baun Fitness Center maybe
five times in the past fours
years that I have been here.
However, running the stairs
in the stadium, or long boarding around campus or throwing a Frisbee around is pretty
similar to watching TV while
running on a treadmill.
We, as college students
know we have to study to
pass our classes, but as the
old saying goes “Procrastination is like masturbation,
in the end you only screw
yourself”.
Spin-a-thon
“Put a Brighter Spin
on Tomorrow”
11-year-old Laura Snider, daughter of Humanities
Hub Administrative Assistant Nancy Snider, suffered
from a cerebral hemorrhage and passed away. All of
the money will go to her family.
Each team gets a stationary bike : Take turns riding
for 4 hours in 30 min to 1 hour segments
Teams of at least 4 (but no limit!)
Individuals can ride too!
Best Costume Prize!!
Free Lunch & Event T-shirt!
$25 Regular
$10 Pacific Student
Register at Baun Fitness Center or at the event!
BAUN FITNESS CENTER
SATURDAY APRIL 28TH
11AM - 4PM
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Greek Life
ODPhi gives back to Stockton Community
Press Release
ODPhi
Two weeks ago, April 4th, ODPhi did
what Fraternities do. They continued
their tradition. This wasn’t a tradition
of hazing or drinking, it was a tradition of community service.
Every year since ODPhi’s establishment at University of the Pacific they
have participated in Omega Delta
Phi’s annual Easter event, where they
go to the Stockton homeless shelter
and spend time with the kids, playing
games, doing crafts and bringing Eas-
“Community Service
is a big part of ODPhi, and seeing the
smiles on the kids
faces, reminds me
that Stockton is my
community and I am
proud to be a part
of it.”
ter eggs for an Easter egg hunt.
This year OPhi was excited to continue their dedication to service. They
were glad to have the opportunity to hang out with the kids
and even made the same crafts as the kids. It was one of the
most successful years to date. The President of ODPhi, Seyla
“Jun” My, said “Community Service is a big part of ODPhi,
and seeing the smiles on the kids faces, reminds me that
Stockton is my community and I am proud to be a part of
it.”
A New Proactive Council
Press Release
IFC
On Monday March 19th all new pledges
from each of the interfraternity council houses
were sent through a sober monitor training.
The goal of this training was to make each
pledge aware of the dangers of alcohol and
how to deal with situations that may occur
in their houses. The training session lasted for
roughly an hour.
This training was given by Meghan Hoenthaner and sponsored by the Interfraternity
council. The council decided through a vote
that this training would benefit the Greek
community as a whole. If this training is continued each semester all new members will be
more prepared for social situations involving
alcohol in their houses and will be able to
handle the situations that arise.
The IFC has also decided to require CPR
training for all house presidents, social chairs
and risk managers for the house. The IFC also
sponsored this training. The training encourages better safety at social events held by IFC
fraternities. The IFC also invited any member
who wished to go to the training at no cost to
them. The IFC has decided to take an active
approach to alcohol safety on our campus and
will continue to do so.
The interfraternity council hosted a sober
monitor training program for their recent
pledges. In addition they recuired CPR training for all house presidents, social chairs,
and risk managers.
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Tiger
Events
This Week at Pacific
Right: Former Top Chef
contestant Michael
Midgely creates some
fantastic deep fried
Twinkies during Tiger
Nights on April 13th the
Sumit.
Below:The Outline rocks
out in the McAfree center
for a crowd of around 60
students.
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the RHA table for Profile
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the Pacific Registrar’s Office in Knoles Hall or go to
www.pacific.edu/cpce to view and download.
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Fear and Loathing on a College Campus
Laughterhouse 5
By Mikey Vu
LifestylesEditor
In last week’s article, I commented on the various different types of people that fall
asleep in class, from the head
nodders, to the full on passing
out sleepers. But what I realized as I sat in class today is
that there are far more menacing and insidious characters to
be on the look out for during
class time.
Imagine, you have just gotten out of a meeting and had
to run halfway across campus
(the long way, mind you, since
half of the school is under
construction) and you barely
make it to class in time, and
plop into your seat. The teacher opens up her same bland
PowerPoint presentation, with
all the bells and whistles like
the dissolving text and sound
effects, yet something seems
off.
Your stomach begins
to ache. It’s singing a four
part harmony of hungry
rumbles as you do your
best to stifle what sounds
like a large animal yawning
from your tummy region.
Too bad you didn’t have
time to stop by the Summit. But then, in the midst
of the cheesy powerpoint
sounds and your stomachs
symphony, a smell hits
the air. What is it? The unmistakable scent of fried
grease. Wait. Seasoned
grease. Someone brought
curly fries to class. You
look around the room as
the smell intoxicates your
sense, your gaze hopping
from student to student,
until you spot him. “The
Buffet Kid.”
There he is, snacking
away from his packaged
Styrofoam lunchbox you
got at the dining hall, dipping his curly fries in his
ranch sauce. Not only that,
he has actually brought a
full buffet with him. He’s
got some chicken noodle
soup (with a soda on the
side), some chicken legs,
rib eye steak, a hot dog,
some burger patties, two
slices of congealed pizza,
and a salad (you know, so
he can be healthy.) You are
almost surprised that he
didn’t bring napkins. That
is of course, until he busts
out his napkin dispenser he
stole from the dining hall.
“The Buffet Kid.” The only
reason you really hate him
is because you didn’t think
of it first.
My most reviled person
in class however, is not the
“Buffet Kid” or one of the
sleepers. No, because they
didn’t really do anything
wrong. My most hated
person is “The Answer
Jacker.” Without fail, there
will always be someone in
your class that will try to
gain favor with the teacher
by stealing other peoples’
answers. I’m not talking
about plagiarism; I’m talking about what happens
when the teacher asks the
class a question. Usually
one of two things will happen. One, someone may say
an answer, yet the teacher
will not hear or acknowledge the answer, to which
Music Management’s Upcoming Events
Saturday, April 21st in the
Pacific Theater at 11AM
Bored with the same old music all the
time, then Pacific Music Management has
the event for you. Pacific Music Management in association with the 2007 Mission
Creek Music and Arts Festival presents a
fun filled day of workshops and a FREE
CONCERT.
On April 21st join us in the workshop on
“How to Plan a Music Festival” at 11AM in
thePacific Theater. Then at 2PM rock on out
to:Penchant, Radius, Ellul, and Barn Owl
playing live in the McCafferyCenter.
Thursday, April 26th at
WPC 140 at 7:30PM
Join the Pacific Music Management Club for
an exclusive showing of Before the Music Dies,
a documentary featuring a variety of popular
musicians who share their views on the music
industry. “Filmmakers Andrew Shapter and
Joel Rasmussen traveled the country, hoping
to understand why mainstream music seems
so packaged and repetitive, and whether corporations really had the power to silence musical innovation. The answers they found on
this journey–ultimately, the promise that the
future holds–are what makes BEFORE THE
MUSIC DIES both riveting and exhilarating.”
(www.beforethemusicdies.com)
the “Answer Jacker” will
immediately repeat the answer and take all the credit
for it. There’s not much you
can do here short of calling
the person a dick. If you’re
lucky, he’ll repeat it out of
habit. The second scenario
happens when you whisper
your answer to a friend or
neighbor just to see if you are
right, then said person will
repeat your answer out loud.
A good way to combat this
is to first condition the “Answer Jacker” to always say
your answer after you have
whispered it. Then, when the
teacher asks another question such as, “What country
had the most to lose in the
War of 1812?” Whisper an
answer that is on the surface
somewhat plausible yet completely not at the same time
such as, “Nazi Germany.”
That’ll teach ‘em.
For those who care, prolific
writer, artist, and outspoken
Humanist, Kurt Vonnegut
passed away on April 11th.
Because I feel he has so heavily influenced some of my
writing styles, I must leave
you with one of my favorite
quotes from one of his plays,
Happy Birthday, Wanda
June.
“Don’t lecture me on race
relations. I don’t have a molecule of prejudice. I’ve been
in battle with every kind of
man there is. I’ve been in bed
with every kind of woman
there is - from a Laplander
to a Tierra del Fuegian. If I’d
even been to the South Pole,
there’d be a hell of a lot of
penguins who looked like
me.” Rest in Peace Mr. Vonnegut. Give ‘em hell.
Sigma Chi Blood Drive
This Thursday Sigma Chi
will be hosting a blood
drive, held in the Tiger
Lounge of Grace Covell
Hall.
The event is open to all
students and Greek houses.
The Greek house that
donates the most blood will
receive a $300 prize!
Come support our
community by participating
in this life saving event!
Lifestyles
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Scoot and Big Tone’s Getting Hyphy
Restaurant Review
Jordan Sumodobila
WritingForMedia
Gian’s Deli
By Tony Madrigal &
Scooter Bloom
Columnists
Tony and I were sitting
around deciding where to
go this week and sandwiches
sounded really good. Tony
said he didn’t want to go to
Subway where your sandwich comes out looking full
of junk. We were looking for
a classy joint and Gian’s Deli
is perfect.
Gian’s Deli is a little Italian
deli that specializes in sandwiches. Gian, the owner, is
straight from Italy and everything is either homemade or
kept fresh and prepared right
in front of you. They make
their own amazing focaccia
bread and have every sort of
deli meat and cheese.
Tony went for a turkey and
jack cheese sandwich on the
focaccia bread with just mayonnaise and mustard. That’s
it. Tony and I wanted to keep
it simple. I had prechutto
and provolone on focaccia
with only mayonnaise. Tony
said, “It doesn’t seem that
much but it is so good.” Take
away all olives and pickles
and just keep it simple at
Gian’s. Another specialty of
Gian’s Deli is his homemade
ravioli. Certain days you can
get them for lunch but if you
are ever looking for an easy
but delicious meal buy them
frozen with the sauce.
Gian’s Deli is very reminiscent of the Soup Nazi
from Seinfeld. It is a very
small deli and everyone
lines up in a straight line and
you have to know what you
want when you get up to order. They will pull out your
meat and slice right in front
of you so everyone gets the
freshest sandwich. Gian isn’t
mean but people are always
waiting so you don’t want to
slow up anyone.
Gian’s Deli is located on
Pacific Ave. just behind See’s
Candy, so go South on Pacific
from campus and it will be on
your left hand side. Tony and
I give Gian’s Deli 10 “finger
licks” because sometimes the
best things in life are simple.
For the perfect sandwich try
Gian’s Deli.
Friday night, any given
dance party on UOP’s campus. Arms flailing, heads
shaking—insane, nonsensical dancing. “What you gonna do? Ghost ride it! Ghost
ride the whip!” chanted a
group of excited partiers.
What’s wrong with these
crazy students, you ask?
Nothing! They’re getting
HYPHY! Unless you have
been living under a rock
lately, you’ve at least heard
the term. But what exactly is
hyphy, you ask?
“The same way the South
gets crunk, the Bay Area gets
hyphy,” stated rapper Goldie
Gold of the Federation, in his
interview with MTV News.
Originally coined by Oakland-based rapper Keak da
Sneak, the term hyphy is a
combination of “hyper” and
“fly.”
Hyphy can most plainly be
described as a style of music
associated with the San Francisco Bay Area. This hip-hop
music is characterized by
gritty, pounding rhythms.
Numerous rap artists native
to the Bay Area, such as the
Federation, Mac Dre, Mistah
F.A.B., and E-A-Ski, have
popularized the trend with
their catchy, spirited lyrics,
and completely nightclubworthy songs. “It’s the kind
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“A way of life”
of stuff that makes the ladies
and the dudes get up and
dance!” explained one Pacific
party host.
Hyphy is more than just
music and dance, however.
According to music producer
Traxxamillion, a San Jose native, “Hyphy is a way of life;
it’s basically a culture…just
the way of life, period.” Elements of this unique culture
include everything and anything that involves forgetting
about your problems and
just having fun, or “going
dumb.”
Slang is an important
aspect of the culture. If you
take a drive west of Stockton,
you aren’t in the Bay Area;
you’re in the Yay Area. At a
party, people aren’t consuming alcohol; they are “perkin.” Calling a friend’s name
across a room won’t get their
attention, but a hollering
“YEE!” will get everyone’s
attention. “Stunna shades,”
better known as oversized,
sometimes ridiculously sillylooking sunglasses, are a
necessity for any hyphy individual. They are preferably
worn at night. At a club, you
don’t dance to good song;
you “gig” to a “slapper.”
In the Bay, even cars are
getting hyphy. Vehicles that
you would expect to be in
either the scrap yard or in
the driveway of a senior citizen are getting their second
wind with the increasing
popularity of hyphy cars, or
“scrapers.” Usually painted
a bright, flashy color, with
shiny, chrome rims, hyphy
owners will do anything to
show off, or “flamboast”
their car. “Ghost riding,” a
particularly popular practice,
involves the driver getting
out of the vehicle and dancing next to it while the car is
still moving.
Vallejo-native, rapper E-40,
also known as “The Ambassador of the Bay,” brought
the Hyphy Movement national with his 2006 album
entitled My Ghetto Report
Card. The album debuted at
#3 on the Billboard 200 and
#1 on the Hip-Hop/R&B
charts, and has spawned the
#13 hit “U and Dat”. With
the increasing popularity of
the music, perhaps the trend
has what it takes to continue
to make young people across
the nation get out of their
seats and get hyphy.
“Turn it up, this is my
SONG!” yelled a Texas-native Pacific student, as the
latest hyphy track came on
the radio. Young people
from all over the country
can’t help but to jump on
the bandwagon—or as it
might be described in hyphy
language, “ride the yellow
bus”—and groove to the hottest Bay Area tracks.
Put a Brighter Spin on Tomorrow
All proceeds will go to Humanities Hub Administrator Nancy Snider’s family in honor of her daughter Laura Snider. Laura suffered a severe cerebral
hemorrhage passed away in March. All gifts are greatly appreciated.
The event will take place April 28th, 2007 from 11:00am to 4:00pm.
Please use this form
to sign up for the
Spin-a-thon at the
the Fitness Center!
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HOROSCOPES
3/21- 4/19 Aries
Think now about future
travels to far-away places
that will round out your appetite for life. It is never too
early to make your plans for
your next vacation.
6/22- 7/22 Cancer
Open your arms to change,
but do not let go of your values. Your perceptive abilities
are at a high point and you
will enjoy a positive outcome
in whatever you involve
yourself with today
9/23- 10/22 Libra
You have much charisma
and clarity. This afternoon,
while visiting with friends,
you may be tempted to add
your thoughts on some controversial subject.
11/22- 12/21 Sagittarius
You may be unable to get
the support you require just
now. A holding pattern until
some more appropriate time
in the future might be advisable. Someone may challenge
you and you are not ready
Lyrical Astrologist Priscilla Park
providedby
www.dailyhoroscopes.com
1/20- 2/18 Aquarius
You are feeling healthy
and unaffected by any negatives today. There is a chance
to have a special time with
someone you love this evening. This a happy time.
2/19- 3/20 Pisces
Think now about future
travels to far-away places
that will round out your appetite for life. It is never too
early to make your plans for
your next vacation.
04/20-5/20 Taurus
Your charisma and charm
are blossoming with the
coming of spring. This time
of the year brings invitations
and makes you the recipient
of many unexpected kindnesses.
5/21- 6/21 Gemini
There is a possibility for
material or monetary gain
at this time; you could be
reckless through gambling
or speculation.
7/23- 8/22 Leo
You are against a particular change today, but that is
just what may be happening
in the employment area of
your life. Think your ideas
through, before making your
presentation.
8/23- 9-22 Virgo
ou could be most persuasive with others, and
eloquent in speech and communication. The situation is
a natural for self-expression
and lends itself to your particular ideas and thoughts.
10/23- 11/21 Scorpio
This is a perfect time to be
assertive and to move forward with your career decisions. You have all the drive
and energy necessary. Channeling this energy should be
easy.
12/22- 1/19 Capricorn
Take time this evening to
catch up on letter writing
and phone calls and remember that being alone so much
can have an alienating effect.
Sudoku
To solve the puzzle, each row, column and box must
contain each of the numbers 1 to 9.
Intermediate
COMICS
Answers to
this week’s
Sudoku:
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Sports
Rec Sports Power Rankings
INDOOR
VOLLEYBALL
POWER RANKINGS
WEEK 2
Rnk/PrvRnk Men’s
Competitive
1. #1 Fa-Q – Randall Gee is just
makin’ it rain
2. #3 Kappa Psi – Team out
hustles everyone in the league
3. #2 Lasers – Sigma Chi seems
uncharacteristically apathetic
about volleyball this season
Men’s Recreational
1. #1 Danielle’s Boys – Sigma
Chi’s Rec team would give its
competitive team a run for its
money
2. #3 Pledge Monkeys – Team
is able to grind out some tough
games
3. #2 Flying Ace – Team just laid
down in the 3rd against Pike…
not the sign of a championship
team
4. #5 Sigma Chi – 3 games over
the next 7 games…conditioning
is going to be huge
5. #2 Kappa Psi – Team should
devote its energy to soccer
Women’s Competitive
1. #1 iHop– The team is just
scary good
2. #2 Delta Gamma – I just
don’t think DG has enough
firepower to hit with iHop
3. #3 Theta – Win over iHop…
Not happening. Win over DG…
possible.
4. #4 Delta Delta Delta – Better
hope that one of the other team
takes them lightly
Women’s Recreational
1. #1 Alpha Phi – Locked up
the #1 playoff seed…How will
Alpha Phi handle the pressure?
2. #2 Delta Gamma – DG
brought 37 girls to their last
match so fatigue shouldn’t be an
issue
3. #3 Beta Theta – On the
bright side…You’ve clinched
the #3 seed
Co-Rec Competitive
1. #1 Flight of the Phoenix
– There isn’t even a close 2nd
2. #3 Always HI – Surprising
team that has made easy work of
lesser foes
3. #2 Costello & Co. – Team in
search of an identity
4. #4 What is the Alex Trebeck
Fan Club? – Absolutely no
team chemistry…McSweeney
has lost his team
5. #5 The Next Best Thing
– It will be a showdown with
“Trebeck” for the last playoff
spot
Co-Rec Recreational
1. #1 Awwwright – Sakamoto
makes everyone around him
better
2. #2 Alpha Chi Sigma – Joe
King has Jeter-like intangibles
3. #3 Diggin’ & Swingin’
– Team is still a little rough
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by Bryan Lenz
around the edges
4. #4 Comrades of Chairman
Wang – Mitch Tom, a.k.a.
Charles Barkley, has been
pounding the calves over at Baun
5. #6 Fireball – Team might be
able to surprise a few folks
6. #5 Phi Delta Chi – Just can’t
seem to win the close games
7. #7 If We Win, U Suck – Team
is witty but not athletic
OUTDOOR SOCCER
POWER RANKINGS
WEEK 2
Rnk/Prv Rnk Men’s
Competitive
1. #1 Delta 9 – Sigma Chi vs.
Pike this week should live up to
the hype
2. #4 Samba–Team is teetering
on the verge of greatness
3. #2 The Fuglies- The team got
worked by Samba, but in their
defense, they were shorthanded
4. #3 King of the Castle- These
boys just have it on cruise control
until playoffs
Men’s Moderate
1. #1 Polo –Counting dodgeball,
Hirsch is on a 6-game win streak
2. #2 Kappa Psi – Kappa Psi
finishes their season 3-1 and will
be a fan favorite come playoff
time
3. #4 Freedom – Pike needs to
find another level if it wants to
compete with the big boys
4. #3 Sigma Chi – Sigma Chi
could find itself in playoff limbo
after the Polo showdown
5. #5 Jackson – Each of
Jackson’s games have been
decided by 1 goal. They can stay
with anyone.
6. #6 Yayoers – It just isn’t in the
cards for Harris this season.
Men’s Recreational
1. #1 Kings of Mediocrity
– Team is well rested and ready
to go on a tear
2. #3 Y God Y – Pike pulled
itself out of an offensive slump
by dropping 6 goals on Beyond
the Hype
3. #2 Bulldogs – Team has just
as much of a chance as anyone in
this wide open division
4. #5 The Gorgonzolas – Not
quite as bad as Pataria’s clan
5. #4 Beyond the Hype – Team
is beyond bad
Women’s Competitive
1. #1 Corona #2 – Corona is
well on its way to a perfect
season
2. #2 Delta Gamma – The only
ladies that have a true shot at
taking down the Club team
3. #4 Delta Delta Delta –
Untested bunch that has its work
cut out for them
4. #3 Underdogs – Forfeited out
of league
Women’s Recreational
1. #1 Kool Kidz – Team just had
its way with Theta
2. #2 Alpha Phi – Alpha Phi is
on a mission and is capable of
the upset
3. #3 Theta – Not much Theta
love
4. #4 Jzelbeck – Breakaway goal
was the one bright spot for this
battered bunch
Co-Rec Competitive
1. #1 Better Looking Team
– Berger’s defensive debacle
prevented the team’s first shutout
2. #2 No Brakes – Nicco has
his team primed to make a late
championship run
3. #3 Kappa Psi – 2-2 will get
them into the playoffs, but the
team must be disappointed
4. #4 Ritter Strikers – Even
with last week’s loss the team
has locked up the #4 playoff seed
5. #5 Brad Delp 4 Eva – Laskey
is just a sitting duck back there
in goal
Co-Rec Recreational
1. #1 Gangster Lady Bugs –
The mid-season favorite to hoist
the trophy
2. #2 We Don’t Play Soccer
– Monday night showdown with
GLB will prove whether team is
for real
3. #5 Cincinnati Bowties- Team
fights back after being left for
dead a week ago
4. #3 Townhouses– A complete
team that lacks explosiveness
5. #4 Nalu Shredders – The
only thing they’re shredding is
the loss column
In The Wake of the Week
By Arash Behnam
SportsEditor
Major League Baseball
should pat itself on the back
with its fantastic job of Jackie
Robinson’s 60th anniversary
debut in the majors.
The same cannot be said
with Mr. Stern and his handling of Barry Bonds and the
home run record.
Playoffs, we’re taking
about the playoffs, playoffs,
that’s right Jim Mora the
Golden State Warriors are
going to the playoffs. The
last time Warrior fans saw
their team in the post season,
Don Nelson was the coach
and short shorts were way
rad.
Head coach Lynne Roberts hard work recruiting
has paid off for the women’s
B-ball team. The 07-08 class
includes Dallas/Fort Worth
District high school players
of the year Jennifer Fath.
What’s up with basketball refs this month? Joey
Crawford calling out Tim
Duncan, and the Final Four
being foul out city.
The men’s volleyball
team ends what looked like
a promising season with a 7
game losing streak.
The Sharks-Predators is
what playoff hockey is all
about and the best sport to
watch on da tellie.
Matt Goodwin left the
Pacific basketball team due
to personal reasons related
to his family. Hopefully everything is alright with the
Goodwins and personal reasons did not include realizing
there will not be enough minutes next year for Goodwin if
the rumors are true.
No April Fools! The rumor
on the streets is this blue chip
B-baller from Washington
might be headed to Stockton
thanks in part to his friendship with Steffan Johnson.
This guy is supposed to be
the missing link to taking the
Tigers back to the glory days
of yesteryear.
Student vs. teacher. Don
Nelson vs. Avery Johnson.
Son vs. father as Nelson
works for the Dallas Mavericks front office will be great
story lines but that will not
take away from the fact that
the Warriors match up real
well with Mavs and did
sweep them this year.
If I was the Mavs I would
be rooting for the Clippers.
Hey what do you know?
Pacific’s lady tennis players,
playing in their last home
game of the season, beat Riverside 6-1, adding to a two
game win streak.
The Pacific softball team
is making a case and getting hopes up for postseason
play with its seven game win
streak, unbeaten in league
and 31-13 record. The Tigers
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their own two hands.
The Oakland Raiders are
flirting with the idea of taking Calvin Johnson with the
first pick in the NFL draft but
that is all a smoke screen as
Al Davis has something up
his sleeve and it is probably
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PacificCrew:StrokesofSuccess
Jennifer Hite-Smith
ManagingEditor
Pacific’s newest athletic
club, Pacific Rowing has
made tremendous strokes
since its creation last year.
Just last month, the women’s
club A team won the gold
metal at the 34th annual
San Diego Crew Classic. The
women’s club B team won
fourth. The men’s team is
also seeing great improvements.
The eight-boat that earned
the gold was powered by
Ashley Lee, Liza Boyle, Jessica Cicone, Stacy Costello,
Jane Unruh, Katherine Lindsey, Lindsey Garehime, and
Whitney Royse with Kristin
Heller as coxswain.
It may seem that with such
success, the team would become part of Pacific athletics
officially, but Head Coach
Eric Weir said that for now,
“We are very proud to represent student life as a Club
Sport, so we are not currently
looking to become an NCAA
women's sport.”
Coach Weir is new to the
team this year, “I started
coaching in 1987 after completing my collegiate rowing
career at Sacramento State,
which was also a fairly new
program…
Rowing had a profound impact on me
and I knew
that I wanted
t o
give back to the sport.”
Ashley Lee, the President
of the Pacific Rowing Club
was the main component
to bringing crew to Pacific.
Now in its second year, she is
very pleased with how things
are going, “This experience is
like nothing else I have experienced in my whole career
as an athlete. I feel totally
connected to the team and
the University now that I'm
involved with Crew. One
of the reasons I wanted to
bring crew to Pacific was the
raw talent and personalities
that come with it. Crew is so
connected. It's what we do,
we tap into each other and
produce fast boat speed.”
This weekend a tremendous effort will be made by
the team as a fundraiser. The
event is called “Pacific to Pacific.” The team will row 100
miles from the Golden Gate
Bridge in San Francisco to the
Calaveras foot bridge behind
Baun Fitness Center. The 30
person team will rotate every
hour with eight people in the
boat at a time. The team will
stay overnight in Pittsburg,
about halfway to their
final destination.
There will
be a reception at 5PM
at Baun Fitness Center
on Sunday
April 22nd,
just as the team is scheduled to arrive. Everyone is
encouraged to come and
greet the team as they finish.
The team is still accepting new members,
no experience necessary.
Practice times are Tuesday,
Thursday and Friday at
the boathouse(10 minutes
from campus at the end of
March lane) from 6-7:30 am,
Wednesday 6:30-7:30am at
Baun Fitness Center, and
Saturday at the boathouse
8:30-10:30am. Fall rowing
will start again September
10, 2007. Interested future
Pacific Crew members
should come see Coach Eric
Weir in his office, room 116
in the Main Gym, or e-mail
at: [email protected].