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Dean is new VP, for now

Nancy Hayes will leave College of Business to become vice president

By Chase Kmec ckmec@mail.sfsu.edu

After professor and Vice President of Administration and Finance Dr. Leroy Morishita announced his departure from SF State April 19, the search for his successor has ended — if not temporarily.

Nancy Hayes, dean of the College of Business, will succeed the outgoing Morishita and serve as interim vice president after he assumes the post as interim president of California State University East Bay July 1.

“I am a great admirer of Dr. Morishita and all that he has done for San Francisco

State,” Hayes said. “I will work very hard to be of service to the University’s students, faculty, staff, alumni and partners during this critical time.”

Dr. Caran Colvin, a business management lecturer and associate dean of the College of Business, will serve as interim dean of the College of Business when Hayes vacates the position.

Hayes’ succession of Morishita comes during a transitional and turbulent period for SF State. In the midst of California’s woeful economic affairs and a projected $500 million funding cut to CSU campuses, SF State faces a $50 million operating deficit and the reduction of the number of academic colleges.

“Nancy Hayes has all of the skills, experience and principles needed to lead this important transition,” wrote President Robert A. Corrigan in an email. “We are fortunate to have a strong and accomplished business leader among our deans.

With Hayes at the helm of administration and finance, we will continue to have strong fiscal leadership that is knowledgeable about our budget and committed to protecting the academic program as much as possible.”

There is a sense of optimism that Hayes, who has served on the University Planning Advisory Council, will serve her new role well. UPAC, which was established in 2009 to address the budgetary concerns affecting SF State, also faces an uncertain future once the merger is implemented.

“Nancy Hayes has brought a wealth of experience and keen insight into her role as dean of the College of Business and to her other work on behalf of the University, including her role on the University Planning Advisory Council,” said Academic Senate Chair Shawn Whalen. “She is a superb choice for the interim vice president

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REPLACEMENT: Nancy Hayes, dean of the College of Business, will serve as interim vice president upon the HAYES continued on Page 9 departure of Dr. Leroy Morishita.

BART contemplates new seating

MENTORS Higher education

Middle school students put on path to college

By Jennifer Terman jterman@mail.sfsu.edu

ready been or will be conducted throughout the summer, Johnson said.

BART seats became national news in March after SF State biology lab supervisor Darleen Franklin tested one seat and found fecal and skin-borne bacteria that is resistant to antibiotics.

Johnson said that while “cloth is more difficult to clean, it’s easier to keep up appearances. A vinyl seat can scratch.”

SF State creative writing senior Carissa Mendenhall said that she would prefer something easier to clean than the current seats.

“I know upholstery fabric absorbs moisture and bacteria and all that stuff,” Mendenhall said. “So I prefer like plastic seats like Muni. That way you can disinfect them easily.”

Kathleen Gilligan, a senior studio arts major, concurred with Mendenhall’s assessment.

“I think if they change the seats more or go with the plastic ones, it

With increasing tuition costs and a difficult job market, the prospect of going to college is a challenge unlike ever before.

But SF Promise, a group that aims to ease the difficulty by placing middle school students on the college track, is ensuring acceptance into SF State as long as grades and SAT scores are at the minimum required level, and all of the required classes are passed.

“We have a mentoring program at six different middle schools across the city, as well as work through the district with building curriculum around creating a college-going culture,” said Justin Woodard, SF Promise coordinator for SF State.

The schools include Everett, AP Giannini, Horace Mann, James Lick, Willie Brown, and Martin Luther King, Jr., middle schools.

“SF State guarantees to students a part of the program if they continue to stay in high school and get GE requirements, we will guarantee that there is a spot for them,” said Jo Volkert, vice president of enrollment management at SF State. “It’s basically priority in one sense. First generation students may think college is an impossible dream. Mentors help them appreciate and understand that it is a possibility,” There are about 30 paid mentors in the program to assist students.

“Four of the mentors actually graduated from the middle schools they went to, so they are going back to the community and helping students like them,” Volkert said.

Money will be raised to offer assistance, though nothing is set in stone. Because the first class of the SF Promise program will not graduate until 2015, Woodard said there is still enough time to figure out funding.

There is also more to SF Promise than just providing mentors to students; some schools are also providing college resources.

“The other parallel piece is at the unified school district — they are doing things in terms of activities to promote going to college,” Volkert said.

“They are creating college centers where students can go and get materials to find out more about

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RELAX: The transit agency is inviting community feedback on seat options for its new “Fleet of the Future,” which will begin service in 2017. Respondents will be quizzed on seat height, width, legroom and material.

Students invited to give feedback in Cesar Chavez lab

By Kelly Goff kgoff@mail.sfsu.edu Horror stories of the things found on BART’s fabric-covered seats range from drug-resistant bacteria to the more mundane used condom or human feces.

With the launch of the so-called “Fleet of the Future” in 2017, however, the transit system is looking to replace those comfortable but hard-to-clean seats with more efficient ones that will provide more space to standing riders and prove easier to keep sanitary.

“We currently have the widest seats in the rail business at 23 inches,” said BART Board of Directors President Bob Franklin. “That doesn’t leave a lot of aisle width.”

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SF State students will have the opportunity to comment on the new options today during a seating lab in the Cesar Chavez Student Center. The testing session will be open from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the plaza level.

“We are looking at four different criteria,” Franklin said. “Height, width, legroom and material are all factors.”

BART spokesman Linton Johnson also noted that a variety of other things factor into the seat decision.

“The new cars will also have three doors on each side instead of two, so we will be reconfiguring the cars,” Johnson said.

He also said that though the current wide seats offer comfort, they limit the aisle space for standing.

“Even today, people are seeing that it’s difficult to get out when you get to your stop,” Johnson said.

According to Franklin, participants in the feedback session will fill out a form asking questions about each of the seat options.

Nine similar seating labs have al-

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A weekly unscientific survey of SF State students.

“What are your thoughts on the alcohol ban at Bay to Breakers?”

Reporting by Brittany Doohan, Photos by Edward Chow “I’m the one that actually runs it. It wouldn’t matter to me.”

Spanish, 23

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“It’s going against cultural tradition. I didn’t go last year but I went the year before. It was a ball. I’m sure it will still occur. ” James Merrifield, cinema, 20 “I was unaware of it. I guess it makes sense.

It seems that many people drinking alcohol together leads to less than savory consequences.”

Justin Rhodes, Alumni, 26 “It limits the way that people express themselves for Bay to Breakers.”

hospitality, 19

Becky Mikosz, “I’ve never even heard of Bay to Breakers.”

Alex Yamana, biology, 20

By Aaron Salazar aaronsal@mail.sfsu.edu Keith Sklower sticks out from the rest of the musicians in the SF State orchestra—he has been playing oboe longer than most of them have been alive.

Sklower plays with hunched shoulders and his prescription eyeglasses cover most of his face.

“Being old enough to be most people’s parent, I don’t get invited to many wild parties,” the 58-yearold says.

When he enrolled at SF State in the fall of 2009, Sklower hadn’t been a student for more than 33 years.

The part-time music major returned to school for his second bachelor’s degree to improve his musicianship.

“I want to be the best musician I can be,” Sklower said. “It’s an innate part of who I am.”

His decision to go back to school came after realizing private lessons could only take him so far.

He noticed that players with degrees make fewer mistakes when reading music, have longer stamina and are more confident in their playing.

“My goal is to play chamber music with professional musicians and not feel like I’m holding them back,” he said.

“Sklower is one of 73 SF State students going for a second bachelor’s degree,” said Jo Volkert, associate vice president of enrollment management.

Because of enrollment restrictions, it’s rare for SF State to admit applicants going for their second bachelor’s. Before the system-wide ban was imposed four years ago, SF State housed about 800 second-time undergrads a year, Volkert said.

But Sklower was admitted because the music program needed an oboe player. The chair at the time, Jassen Todorov, had to make a special request to the enrollment office, Sklower said.

Sklower earned his first bachelor’s degree in 1972, when he graduated from a small private college in Portland, Ore., where tuition was $2,000 a year, he said.

After his first concert as a student, Sklower was confronted with the age gap when he was talking to an audience member after the show and

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learned that she was the concertmaster’s mother.

“He’s a homie,” said Grayson Converse, a sophomore music major and classmate of Sklower.

“He was one of the ones who talked the most.”

Since the 70s, Sklower has been working full time as a programmer in the computer science department at UC Berkeley.

“When I do science it’s

very literal-minded,” he said. “When you practice music you have to play precisely, but also there’s a little bit of poetry involved.”

Sklower’s love for music started at the age of 11 when he got his first lesson from his babysitter.

She was playing piano in his home in New Mexico when Skylower asked her to explain the symbols

she was reading.

“My mother was completely flabbergasted when she saw me picking out notes on the piano,” he said.

Soon after that, Sklower switched to the oboe because he heard it was a more challenging instrument than most.

“I’m still having to work hard to improve 43 years later,” he said.

Rec center’s future left to student vote ASI polls gators to gain insight on development plan

By Megan Taros

ch3no2@mail.sfsu

After warring over the establishment of a campus recreational center subsided in spring 2009, people thought the controversy was over. Except for one piece of the puzzle that is still missing.

Associated Students Inc., is now looking to solicit student input over what should be put into the recreational center.

“It’s going to be one of our goals next semester,” said Franko Ali, incoming vice president of university affairs. “We started a survey about this a while ago and got 6,000 responses, now we want to start a supplemental survey to that. We really want to get more student input.”

The Recreation and Wellness Design and Planning Committee, which consists of three ASI appointees, three appoin-

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tees from the student center and three campus recreation appointees, will preside over the plans for the center. The committee is due to meet by June and into the summer.

After polling students in 2008, a floor plan was constructed to fit the most popular student ideas.

With additional input, however, the center could get an entirely new look.

“What we found is a good basis to go by, but student opinions change,” said Travis Northup, chairman of the student center.

The center will cost approximately $93 million by the time it opens in 2014. Student fees have increased $35 since 2009 and will increase by up to $160 by 2014. In addition, fees will go up $3 every semester after 2015 in order to maintain the center, according to the recreation and wellness center website.

“I think it’s a shame that so much money is being put toward something most of us are never going to use,” said Kimberly Premo, a business major. “The only opinions that really matter are those of the people coming in. I’d

rather see the University putting more interest in things that we can use now.”

ASI board members believed that while students had little input in the actual decision to build a recreational center, the resources it provides should better the student experience.

“What ASI is really pushing for is that we don’t want it to be a campus 24-Hour Fitness,” Ali said. “We want something that fits well and serves the student community.”

According the Northup, the planning committee’s ability to reach out is being hindered by its slow start, leaving members unsure about the next steps in the planning process.

“So little has been done so far, so it’s hard to really say anything,” he said. “We still have the framework to get down to figure out how it will work.”

By the beginning of next semester, the planning committee expects to prepare a survey or other means of outreach to begin gathering student opinion.

“For one, the students are paying for it, so they should care,”

Ali said. “Nothing is final yet, so if there’s a strong enough movement for something like a bowling alley or laser tag, it will seriously be considered. This will be a super rare opportunity for students to be involved in something that directly affects them.”

Although the committee will be making the majority of the decisions, its input may not necessarily be accounted for when the recreational center is built.

“We’d like to hear student input, but ultimately it is the University’s decision,” Northup said.

“They could very well say it’s their land and that they can do what they want with it.”

THE BLOTTER

Campus crime log from the past week

Arrest was warranted An officer conducting a routine traffic stop May 5 discovered the driver had a misdemeanor warrant for his arrest.

The incident happened around 11 p.m. along Holloway Avenue.

The 35-year-old man was arrested for an outstanding $10,000 warrant out of Milpitas, Calif.

Daring dorm robbery Officers responded to reports of grand theft from a dorm room between the hours of 2 p.m. May 7 and 11 a.m. May 8. The subject reported her and her roommate’s laptops were stolen from their dorm room. The laptops were valued at approximately $1,800. There are no leads.

— Compiled by Tom Garcia

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CONSTRUCTION Confusion

New elevator making way to campus garage

By Megan Taros ch3no2@mail.sfsu.edu Dealing with Lot 20 just became more difficult. Thanks to construction on the structure, parking in the garage is even more of a hassle for students.

The renovation of the University’s main parking garage to account for new seismic standards implemented by the California State University has moved forward with a major aspect of its project, digging a pit to add an elevator to the northwest corner of the lot.

The construction has created logistical issues for students.

With staircases blocked and equipment being transported in, students are finding it difficult to find a parking space.

“The construction is causing problems because they take up all the spaces,” said Jasmin Denoga, a broadcast and electronic communication arts major.

The construction project will be divided into four parts: elevator construction, which has already started; additional lot renovation, set to begin May 23 and will cause parking to be even more limited; expansion of the pedestrian walkway, expected to begin early summer; and the regrading of the service road to Lot 20, beginning in June.

At this stage, walls are being repaired and reinforced, which will require various rows of parking spaces to be taped off and put out of use.

“What we’re doing right now is using cement to strengthen the walls,” said construction foreman Gustavo Manjarrez. “What it does is make these walls safer and less likely to fall in the event of an earthquake.”

Each part of the repair and reinforcement process, however, is only expected to last a few days at a time. This segment of the project will last three more days, freeing up parking spaces thereafter.

According the Capital Planning, Design and Construction department, not only is Lot 20 itself blocked off, but also the garage off North State Drive is no longer accessible by pedestrians and cars throughout construction, except on Commencement Day. With finals approaching, some students are worried about making it to class on time.

“It’s probably going to be so complicated,” said Khaledh Tahan, a child and adolescent development major. “I expect there’s going to be a lot of people running around and showing up late to their finals.”

Manjarrez said that students do not have to worry about parking for long, as construction will mostly be in different areas every day.

“We’re almost done here, so we’re going to be out of the way,” Manjarrez said.

“It’s not going to take long before we get out and do some work on other places on campus.”

The CPDC says the renovations will improve access to the main campus, but students still think the timeframe of the project unnecessarily impedes on their travel time.

“There’s stuff everywhere, and you pull up and see it’s not really a space, so you have to keep driving,” Tahan said. “I don’t even see why they have to do this now. It’s hard to get around.”

The entire project is expected to finish in September.

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Play adapts LGBTQ books for kids State students dispel negative image of same-sex families

Music Event: Young Prisms Venue: The Depot Cesar Chavez Student Center Date: May 11 Time: 6 p.m.

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By Spencer DeVine spencerd@mail.sfsu.edu A flurry of color danced across the stage of the Humanities lecture hall.

Children in the audience laughed as giant ducks, jellybeans, a dragon and an outrageous duke performed not only to produce simple entertainment, but also to educate.

Students of communication studies 696: ensemble performance workshop presented a theatrical adaptation of eight children’s books May 6 and 7, titled “Dragons & Dresses & Ducklings, Oh My!,� that featured stories attempting to dispel negative images of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer families.

All of the books have been censored from schools, libraries and bookstores nationwide because of their subject matter. However, director and associate professor of communication studies Amy K. Kilgard said the purpose is about more than teaching; it is about allowing everyone to have a positive family model. “There are so many negative images of LGBTQ families out there,�

Kilgard said. “We here think that all families should have loving representation available.�

The students performed a series of scenes dealing with the acceptance of people who are different, as well as non-traditional family structures. “Any family is a family if there’s love in it,� said Paul Miller, a junior communications major. “Love is love no matter what it looks or sounds like, as long as the caring is there.�

Many scenes depict interactions between same-sex parents, including

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RAWR: A boy interacts with a dragon on stage during “Dragons & Dresses & Ducklings Oh My!,� at SF State May 6. The performance was put on by communications students enrolled in the ensemble performance workshop class. two male penguins that have to cope with being unable to lay an egg.

The students of the class had to get permission from all eight authors of the LGBTQ books, which, according to performers, took most of the semester.

All students had to complete 180 work hours in relation to the performance, including rehearsals and other preparatory work. “It was kind of stressful as a whole, but it was great to do something and have the kids engaged,� said communications major Joanna Witkowski.

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of these books, the messages of these pieces of children’s literature are not threatening or dangerous, just different. Each year, the bullying of LGBTQ kids becomes a more prevalent issue in the U.S., said Kilgard, who hopes that combining education and entertainment will help dent the wall of intolerance. “I think the younger the kids are when they are exposed to this sort of education, the more hope that is possible,� Kilgard said. “As a whole, when kids are met with a message of love, they respond positively and grow.

This sort of message is something revolutionary for kids out there.�

In order to spur audience participation, the show used a variety of techniques such as dance and even puppetry. In one scene, “The Different Dragon,� a hulking dragon puppet with a large head, two hands and a mound of cloth covering the controllers, plays badminton. “I think it’s really important the work that we are doing,� said Albert Afan, a fourth-year communications major and one of the puppeteers. “It’s a real fun and simple way to teach and promote tolerance.�

The May 14 show is free and starts at 10:30 a.m. in the Koret Auditorium of the San Francisco Public Library.

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100th Bay to Breakers bans booze Despite resistance, organizers prohibiting alcohol at foot race

By Christine Tjandra ctjandra@mail.sfsu.edu Bay to Breakers will celebrate its 100th anniversary May 15 with new rules — including a ban on drinking and floats on the course.

“Come dressed up in your wackiest costumes, come run, come with nothing at all — but just don’t come drunk this year,” said Stephanie Reichin, a spokeswoman for the event.

The changes have faced strong resistance from some participants of Bay to Breakers and residents in the Bay Area.

But it is complaints from neighborhood organizations about drunken runners not behaving themselves that led to the rule changes.

Citizens for Preservation of Bay2Breakers is one of the groups dedicated to battling the changes, and it currently has more than 15,000 members.

“We want to preserve one of the most important San Francisco cultural institutions of the year,” said Ed Sharpless, the group’s creator. “It’s not in the best interest of anybody to turn this into an ordinary 12K road race.

We have enough marathons in this town. We don’t need another one.”

Drawing thousands of runners and even more spectators, Bay to Breakers promises a uniquely San Francisco experience.

“Either you run it or just watching it, it seems enjoyable just being out there for the festivities,” said Susan Ly, a liberal studies major who plans to participate in the foot race this year.

In past years, spectators could expect to see pink gorillas, ballerinas, Elvis impersonators and naked grandpas – some on their feet, some on over-the-top floats cruising the race route.

Opponents fear that this festive atmosphere will be lost if the rule changes are enforced. “(The ban on the floats is) destroying a huge part of the pageantry of the event and really taking away a big part of the spirit of the Bay to Breakers. It’s sad,” said Sharpless, who was on one of the floats last year.

Sharpless said the changes would alter San Francisco values.

“People here are free spirits,” Sharpless said. “By definition it’s different for everyone. And that’s the point.

When somebody comes in and tries to mandate or dictate what values San Franciscans should have … it’s not something that goes over very well. People want the freedom to be who they are, act the way they want to act. It’s one of the reasons that made the city so great.”

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CLUCK: Participants run in the 99th annual Bay to Breakers race on May 16, 2010. The event is both a serious 12K race and a fun costume event where runners often make floats, which are prohibited this year.

For the past few years, the race organizers promised to enforce the rule of no alcohol, but the sight of people getting drunk on the course was still a part of the race.

This year, Reichin said the organizer is serious, with a zero tolerance policy in place when it comes to alcohol consumption.

People will be taken to “sobering tents,” which will be set up along the course, if they appear to be intoxicated.

The tents are meant to lessen the pressure on the city’s resources, such as ambulances, according to Albie Esparza, spokesman for the San Francisco Police Department.

Sharpless, however, questioned the ability of police to stop thousands of people from drinking.

“There are 120,000 people out on the streets and as the police always told us every year that there is no way that they would be able to control drinking,” he said.

The more realistic approach to the problem, Sharpless said, is to promote responsible consumption.

“If people can drink responsibly, then you should be able to drink,” said Ly, a fourth-year student at SF State.

“But then, it’s illegal to drink outside in the daylight (in public.) So I don’t think this race should be an exception.”

Bay to Breakers was created after the 1906 earthquake to boost the morale of San Franciscans following the devastation that occurred.

In recent years, the race evolved into more of a celebration than a serious race, drawing about 100,000 spectators each year, many from out of town.

Complaints from neighborhoods about drunken runners not behaving themselves led to the changes that the organizer tried or tries to make.

This is not the first year alcohol will be banned, but stricter enforcement is expected.

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MONKEY BUSINESS: Participants of the annual foot race come in all ages, sizes and costumes.

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Ragtag superheroes make neighborhood problems go ‘kapow’

By Molly Sanchez SPECIAL TO [X]PRESS sanchezm@mail.sfsu.edu The sights and sounds of a riot filled the streets on a chilly night in Oakland when strange figures suddenly emerged from an alley.

Covered in glass and grime and with only their eyes visible, they glowed in the mad light of the city.

In the middle stood a man clad in a Kevlar vest, combat boots and a mask covering the lower half of his face, with Taser knuckles glowing on his right fist.

“Who are you?” someone shouted.

The voice behind the mask looked at them and calmly replied, “We are real-life superheroes.”

This is not a story from the pages of a comic book, but one of real people all over the country who choose to dress up and fight for their community.

These self-described superheroes find a variety of different ways to help their neighborhoods, from organizing blood drives to feeding the homeless. They use their costumes as a way to draw attention to the cause.

Peter Tangen, a Hollywood photographer and the de facto spokesman and expert on Real Life Superheroes, calls the people who participate in the movement “a perfect cross section of America.”

Like many denizens of the comic book pages, Motor Mouth, 30, of Oakland (who declined to give his “civilian” name) started out as just an average citizen.

Then the “fan boy” read a comic that changed his life.

That comic was “Kick-Ass,” by Mark Millar, which tells the story of a boy who chooses to dress up and fight crime in his neighborhood. Motor Mouth was instantly attracted to the “poor man’s Batman” aspect of the comic and intrigued by the notion of people in the real world using superhero identities to better their community.

Motor Mouth then did what any comic book lover would do and turned to the Internet. There he found the world of RLSH and knew that he wanted to be a part of it.

The idea of concealed identities and community crusaders is not a new idea, but activity often spikes when the country in times of upheaval, and according to the

RLSH website, there are currently several thousand such activists in the country.

The presence of superheroes, real or fictional, is something that Tangen sees as a reflection of the national mood.

“It can be seen even as far back as World War II,” Tangen said. “People need a hero. There is a need to see someone who stands for something right and good.

The world around them is losing some of their priorities.”

Motor Mouth attributes his desire to help his community to childhood experiences.

Born to medical worker parents, the need to help others was ingrained in him from a very early age. In his youth, he would often stop school bullies from intimidating other students.

“I think too many people in this world nowadays allow for too much gray area,” Motor Mouth said. “When the reality is, bad is bad and good is good.”

Tangen agreed with that statement.

“Apathy exists, but these people are people who reject that idea,” Tangen said.

Motor Mouth, along with members of a larger group called “The Pacific Protector-

ate” often take it upon themselves to go on missions in some of the city’s worst neighborhoods at night to facilitate activities ranging from calling police to report drug deals, to breaking up bar fights, or, as was the case in January 2009, participate in inhibiting the madness that was the Oakland riots.

Over the course of that night, Motor Mouth and his team stopped teenagers from using a battering ram on a building (with the help of Motor Mouth’s non-lethal Taser knuckles) and saved a woman from an exploding building.

When asked if he was afraid at any point during this night, Motor Mouth laughed.

“In order to be a real life superhero you have to take the fear that may be inside of you and manifest it into something that’s useful,” Motor Mouth said.

Officer Holly Joshi of the Oakland Police Department said these groups have been useful to the community and said that she appreciates their efforts.

“They’re on the right track,” Joshi said.

“Citizens have a responsibility to protect their community, it’s not just a police issue.”

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AARON TEIXEIRA Investigative Cartoonist

Voters should not decide taxes’ fate The California Teachers Association is currently conducting a week-long series of protests aimed at preventing additional cuts to public education.

The protesters support Gov. Jerry Brown’s attempt to pass a series of tax extensions that would help alleviate the remaining $15.4 billion deficit.

[X]press has continually supported Brown’s tax increases, without which K-12 and higher education would incur more devastating cuts.

If the state fails to enact the extension, which would maintain a 1 percent increase on sales, vehicle and income taxes that were implemented in 2009, the California State University system would receive an additional $500 million reduction to its budget and SF State’s share would be about $35 million.

Furthermore, the K-12 system would face an additional $4 billion cut to a budget that has already been decreased 12.9 percent since the 2007-08 fiscal year.

California cannot continue to weaken our education system with cut after cut to its budget.

According to the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office, California ranks 31st in per pupil spending.

The state is also 49th in teacherstudent ratio.

This abhorrent ranking leads to less time for teachers to personally interact with students.

As a result, California is 48th and 49th in the United States in math and reading achievement, respectively.

It is unacceptable for a state that once

provided one of the best all-around educations in the country to cripple our system for future generations.

The politicians and bureaucrats in Sacramento are right in saying we need common sense cuts (along with, we believe, tax increases), but cutting education is anything but sensible.

The teachers’ protests are an attempt to place education as a top policy priority once more. Their approach, however, differs from Brown’s proposal.

Since his gubernatorial campaign last year, Brown has stated his intention to have voters decide the fate of the extensions in a special election this summer.

The teachers, on the other hand, believe the legislature should bypass the public’s opinion and approve the extensions themselves.

While [X]press admires Brown’s commitment to the state’s direct democracy system, putting the extension to a vote is naive and detrimental to the fate of the public schools.

California voters have a history of poor fiscal decision-making. Since the 1978 approval of Proposition 13, voters have embraced a three-decade backlash against taxes.

Unfortunately, they cannot be trusted to make the right decision in this case.

And with the CSUs and K-12 schools in limbo until a decision is made and with Brown’s revised budget expected Monday, the legislature must act quickly and unilaterally approve the tax extension.

CAUTION Hands-free required

New app will create dangerous parking distractions for drivers

By Jessica Heller jeheller@mail.sfsu.edu

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n San Francisco, driving in circles is a right of passage for car owners.

It is a competitive, sometimes fullcontact sport. Even drivers that possess a coveted lettered area parking permit don’t always get celebrity parking.

An application, developed with help from the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, claims to have the ability to help drivers eliminate the eternal search for street parking in the city by using sensors that SFMTA installed under metered spaces and in city-owned parking garages to detect where available spots are.

In an ideal world, the driver would be able to use this app to eliminate the need to circle endlessly in search of an open spot.

In the real world, however, where using a cell phone without a hands free device is illegal and cell service in the city is spotty at best, the app won’t give most drivers any relief from the dizziness and frustration of trying to park.

This app will only add to the already dangerous amount of distractions that dominate San Francisco’s streets.

Not only will drivers have to keep a look out for pedestrians, bicyclists, motorcyclists, taxis, buses, those weird go-kart

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things, jaywalkers, pets, strollers, children, the radio, their cigarettes, coffee, texting, Twitter, Facebook check-ins and greatgrandmas on the phone, but they’ll also have to deal with the temptation of picking up their iPhone to check for parking.

In response to concerns about the havoc an app that offers cell-guided parking could cause in already congested and often dangerous areas, city officials have released safety tips for app users.

The tips include guidelines that instruct drivers to pull over when using the app, locate a spot and then park. But, where exactly, is a driver supposed to pull over?

The project, called SFpark, is backed by $20 million in funding from the Transportation Department and the Federal Highway Administration. It’s looking to ease the congestion that arises with limited parking but runs the risk of creating hazards.

Even with the new app in place, and even if drivers use it safely, the city still has a finite number of parking available.

The app takes into account 7,000 metered parking spots and 12,250 spots in cityowned garages but doesn’t lessen demand or increase open spots. It also won’t end the perpetual problem of arriving at a spot right as it gets taken.

For now, city drivers should continue praying to the parking gods — for spots and patience.

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CONSPIRACIES Redirect the focus

Trump can’t take real American comebacks

By Jennifer Terman jterman@mail.sfsu.edu Political leaders are not always known for having the best moments in speech-making history — yes, we know you didn’t have sexual relations with that woman, Mr. Clinton, and yes, thank you Dan Quayle for letting us know that space is almost infinite. Nonetheless, it is typically standard that the president should be professional when delivering a speech.

But when Obama responded to comments by Donald Trump that he was not really born in the U.S., his speech was filled with jokes and sarcasm. Because of the severity and ridiculousness of this issue, I say, good for you, Obama.

Trump has not been shy about his concerns that Obama may try to be hiding something by not publicly showing proof of his birth certificate, as he has voiced his worries in public speeches and on “The View.” Finally, the state of Hawaii released Obama’s long form birth certificate to put the rumors to rest. But this was not without delivering an entertaining speech criticizing Trump at the Correspondents’ Dinner.

“No one is happier, no one is prouder to put this birth certificate matter to rest than ‘The Donald,’” Obama said. “That’s because he can finally get back to focusing on issues that matter.

Like, did we fake the moon landing? What really happened in Roswell? And where are Biggie and Tupac?” Instead of laughing it off, Trump, a potential 2012 presidential candidate for the Republican

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Party, sat stone-faced while the crowd laughed and clapped enthusiastically.

It may seem unprofessional for the president to say such comments at a formal ceremony, but it was also undermining for Trump to publicly question Obama’s birth certificate. On “The View,” Whoopie Goldberg commented on how the only reason this concern was brought up is because of Obama’s race and that white presidents never needed to show proof of a birth certificate before, which is true. Because Obama was born in Hawaii—one of the most remote and disconnected states in terms of geography— and spent a few years in his father’s native Kenya, the Birther movement gained momentum.

Trump did say publicly after Hawaii released Obama’s proof of birth that he was glad that the issue was dispelled so he can focus on more important issues.

I give props to Obama for making light of a serious and disrespectful situation. In difficult times like these, with war and the economy, people should be focusing on more important issues rather than questioning his origin. Obama was most offended because the press was more concerned with the rumors of his birth certificate than they were with commenting on his newly formulated budget.

“We are not going to be able to solve our problems if we get distracted,” Obama said. “We don’t have time for this silliness. We’ve got big problems to solve and I’m confident we can solve them, but we’re going to have to focus on them. Not on this.”

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HAYES: Businesswoman takes over for Morishita continued from Page 1 role, and we are lucky that she has agreed to take on this new role.”

Corrigan added that in her nearly six years as Dean of the College of Business, Hayes developed a thorough understanding of the University and its budget.

Hayes was named SF State’s dean of the College of Business in August 2005.

Hayes, a Chicago native, had previously served as CEO of nonprofits WISE Senior Services in southern California and the STARBRIGHT foundation, which aims to empower children who are seriously ill to combat their medical challenges.

Prior to her positions at nonprofits, she served as an executive at IBM for more than 20 years.

However, Hayes has emphasized that her temporary role as

interim vice president at SF State will remain just that.

“For personal reasons, I plan to retire from San Francisco State once my appointment as interim vice president is completed,” Hayes said.

In light of Hayes’ eventual resignation from her position, Corrigan added that plans are already underway in finding a permanent replacement for Dr. Morishita.

Morishita, who will leave SF State after nearly 30 years of serving the University in various capacities, finds Hayes to be a worthy successor.

“I believe that Dean Hayes is an excellent choice to be the interim VP for Administration and Finance,” said Morishita. “She has a lot of experience and is very intelligent.”

Hayes will likely serve as interim vice president for most of the 2011-12 term while a permanent replacement is found.

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can go onto college. Without SF Promise that wouldn’t be able to happen.” college.

For parents who want their We’re doing forums in schools.

So there’s more to it than just the children to be able to achieve college admission, the program mentor program.”

Volkert said the point of the offers a unique opportunity.

“Parents are really excited that program is to bring educated their child members of has the opsociety to SF portunity State. to go to col“Basically it’s lege,” said sort of a longKoka. “I had term vision,” a parent the Volkert said. other day ask “You’re tryme ‘so there ing to create an is a space no educated work matter if my force for the child just has cultural vibrana 2.0 GPA?’ cy of the city.”

Which is a For students, really excitparticularly ing thought those in the for parents neighborhoods that with all of San Francisco with lowPatricia Koka, parents liason the pressures er income, the at Martin Luther King Jr. Middle going on that program is esSchool there is (acceptance pecially helpful.

“It’s a great program,” said even with) a bare minimum.”

Students still must meet basic Patricia Koka, parent liason at Martin Luther King, Jr., Middle requirements to be admitted.

“Student should not feel someSchool, a school that serves the how someone is getting a bonus Bayview district.

“It helps our students tremen- or an advantage,” Volkert said. dously. A couple of the mentors “The whole idea is to get educatare actually alumni from our ed workers from SF who contribschool which shows our students ute to the economy and be good the reality is strong that they citizens of San Francisco.”

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It helps our students temendously. A couple of the mentors are actually alumini from our school which shows our students the reality is strong that that can go onto college. Without SF Promise that wouldn’t be able to happen.”

BART: Billion-dollar seat switch has 13-year goal continued from Page 1 will be a little more clean,” Gilligan said.

Mendenhall said she often stands during her 45 minute train ride from the East Bay. “Sometimes I just stand cause I can wash my hands but my clothes and stuff, you can’t put that up,” she said.

According to Franklin, the overhaul project will cost $3.4 billion and new cars will begin being introduced in 2017, with older cars being rotated out with newer ones until the entire fleet has been replaced by an end goal date of 2024.

“Once we get all of this feedback, they will build a mock-

up vehicle that can also be tested, so there will be plenty of opportunities for community feedback,” Franklin said.

The overhaul comes as BART anticipates a jump in ridership in the coming years.

“We currently have 350,000 to 375,000 riders,” Johnson said. “We’re looking at 500,000 in the future and our (current) train cars cannot carry the crowd of the future.”

“We’ve got to try to figure out how to try and have the same number of seats but accommodate that extra set of doors,” Johnson said. “Something’s got to give.”

Christine Tjandra also contributed to this story

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Seniors’ sendoff dampened by loss Shutout to Stanislaus ends season, cements Gators in last place

By Sara Donchey sdonchey@mail.sfsu.edu Wearily throwing his mitt high above his head, senior pitcher Nic Banaugh walked off the Maloney Field mound Sunday afternoon for the last time as an SF State Gator.

In an unfortunate end to the spring 2011 season, the SF State baseball team suffered a shutout loss to the Cal State Stanislaus Warriors, 5-0.

The final loss solidified a 16-34 overall record and its place at the bottom of the conference standings, and was the end of an important chapter in the lives of nine graduating seniors.

“It’s pretty bittersweet, but mostly bitter, to be honest,” said senior outfielder Ben Mielke. “I love baseball and I never really wanted it to end. I knew this day was going to come when I started, but I figured I would enjoy the time I had.”

Mielke was honored at Sunday’s game along with fellow graduating seniors Nic Banaugh, Tyler Overstreet, Drew Andersen, Michael Cala, A.J. Comaskey, Kevin Dultz, Nic Gauldin and Doug Stinson.

Head coach Mike Cummins acknowledged that it was a difficult time for the athletes who would be moving on.

“Every person who has ever played baseball comes to that point where it’s over,” Cummins said. “When you start playing you think that this day will never come. It’s a tough time. It hits them hard, but it’s a part of growing up.”

In what Cummins refers to as a “disappointing season,” the team fell short of ending the regular season on a positive note.

The game remained scoreless until Stanislaus got on the board with four runs in the top of the third inning. Stanislaus’ David Contreras hit a powerful groundball that zipped by third base, scoring first baseman Boomer Donnell.

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riors loading the bases. Stanlislaus’ Bryce Smith drew a walk, scoring John Canepa.

Then, David Contreras came home when Vince Hungerford was hit by a misguided pitch. The Warriors scored again in the sixth inning.

Meanwhile, starting pitcher Andrew Stueve stifled the Gators, striking out seven.

Despite the frustration of the team’s inability to score, senior Gators were commended for their efforts with vigorous standing ovations from the home crowd as they exited the game one by one.

“I feel like I worked my ass off, and that’s all I could really do,” Mielke said.

“Of course, our record didn’t really show much of a season for us, but I feel like I worked as hard as I could and enjoyed every second of it.”

Banaugh, who Cummins dubbed one of the team’s most consistent pitchers, did his best to make light of his last moments as a Gator.

“It’s super emotional, that’s for sure, and I’m pretty sad,” Banaugh said. “I’m going to miss them all. Everyone’s different, and everyone brings something new to the team. I’m definitely going to miss them and I hope we stay in contact.”

Cummins recognizes that one of the biggest challenges in the upcoming season will be developing the right chemistry to build a successful team.

With nine new spots to fill, Cummins stated the team’s focus in the offseason will shift to recruiting and team bonding.

“We spend a lot of time working on baseball skills, but sometimes the most important thing is having our guys get along better and pull for each other,” Cummins said. “Sometimes I didn’t think our team chemistry was as good as I would’ve liked. That’s something we probably have to work on more as a coaching staff. It’s something the players have to do, but it’s something that we have to facilitate more.”

Cummins also noted that the void left by his graduating seniors will be challenging to fill.

“The seniors have given our team leadership,” Cummins said. “We’re going to miss that group. We just hope that the guys that are coming back have learned some things from them so that we can keep making strides forward.”

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SPEED: Pitcher Nic Banaugh pitches the last game of his collegiate career during the Gators’ senior day against Cal State Stanislaus at Maloney Field Sunday, May 10.

Freshman captures 1st place in track & field Gators place fourth overall at CCAA championships

By Al Scott ascott@mail.sfsu.edu The SF State women’s track and field team entered the Al Brenda Track Field at Warriors Stadium at Cal State Stanislaus May 6 in fifth place in the Western Index Regional for outdoor competition.

With nationals just a week away, the Gators needed the momentum at the California Collegiate Athletic Association championships.

With the CCAA championships May 5-7, the Gators had two weeks of rest coming into the tournament after a strong showing at the Brutus Hamilton Invitational at University California, Berkeley.

This proved to be vital as five Gators earned allconference standings and fourth place overall, putting them in good position to make the national championships.

“I’m really proud of my girls, we finished strong,” said junior Alicia Chambers. “We were looking for third place overall. We got fourth as a team. I’m just really happy we came out and placed as high as we did.”

Chambers, unable to compete last year due to injury, rebounded in this year’s CCAA championships by earning 2nd place in the 400-meter relay with a time of 55.65 seconds.

She admitted that she was tired during the race, which caused her to lose her form and allowed senior Nancy Blake of Cal State Dominguez Hills to

can junior Luisa Musika earned second place in the edge her out for first with a time of 55.07 seconds.

With Chambers’ storied successes, the biggest shot put, discus and hammer throw events.

Musika, who was seen cheering her teammates surprise of the weekend for SF State was freshman from the sidelines, kept focused on her competiKaylie Belk.

In her first year participating in the CCAA cham- tion.

She attained a personal best time of 45 feet and pionships, Belk captured first place in the 800 me3.75 inches in the shot put. ter with a time of 2 minutes, 14.82 According to Musika, clearing 45 seconds — marking her personfeet was like getting a monkey off al best and moving her to fifth in her back. school history.

“This was one of my most memoBelk said she had no other exrable days,” Musika said. “I’ve been pectations for herself other than at a wall with shot put. I’ve been to take first.

“I had a good feeling and I’ve Alicia Chambers, junior trying to break 45 feet for three years now and I finally broke it. I’m been positive,” Belk said. “I had two race plans and I went with one of them which really excited and hopefully it gets me to nationals.”

With the national championships May 13 at Cal worked. I was pretty sure I’d win.”

Belk was not happy with her personal record State Stanislaus, the track and field team is anxtime earlier in the season, but believes that finish- iously waiting to see who will represent the Uniing first in her event in the CCAA championships versity. was a good way to finish the season and give her confidence for next season.

In other action on the track, freshman Maya Cab- THE GATOR SCOREBOARD iness took third place in the 400-meter hurdles with The latest game scores and statistics a time of 62.79 seconds, marking her personal best.

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This performance places her second in school history in outdoor competition.

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