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Inspiration Through Determiniation Disabled students face extraordinary adversity Matthew Rupel

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I’ve never met this guy in my life. Let’s call him Steve. He’s standing above me and staring down at me with tears in his eyes. He’s holding a Coors Light in one hand and his other arm is outstretched so he can touch my shoulder. “You are such an inspiration, man. Despite all you’ve been through, you’re still out here with us!” When you’re in a wheel-

chair, it doesn’t seem particularly difficult to inspire people. People are amazed that I can still breathe, let alone go to college. If I were to take all of the speeches I’ve heard about how miraculous I am, I would think I could walk — or more accurately, roll — on water. Alcohol seems to amplify this effect. Steve’s only trying to better understand me, and he isn’t being rude or saying upsetting things. He’s just a slightly drunk freshman who’s getting on my nerves. I wish Steve would stop touching me but, See FOLLOWING, Page 7

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Scott Briody, a junior with cerebral palsy, rolls across campus in his power chair. Over 1.1 million disables students across the United States deal with a number of issues on top of the typical issues a student takes into account.

She’s Got Talent

Women take over Mr. RLC and add their own flair Joseph Forte

The Santa Clara For years, Santa Clara has celebrated the talents of its young men in the yearly Mr. RLC competition. For the first time, young women will have their night to shine as well. “She’s Got Talent,” a new talent show sponsored by the Residential Learning Community Association, will showcase the many talents of Santa Clara women on Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the Kennedy Commons. Sophomore Leesa Riviere of the RLCA has high hopes for the event. “The people I’ve talked to seem really excited about the concept of an all-woman event,” said Riviere. “We want to have an event on the scale of Mr. RLC, but for females exclusively.” Currently, Riviere, who will

be the master of ceremonies on Wednesday night, is in the in the process of filling the roster of performers. “We’re going to have a lot of singers and also a few dancers. We’ve been trying to contact (Santa Clara dance group) Hypnotik.” Riviere explained that, unlike Mr. RLC, “She’s Got Talent” is intended to be a non-competitive affair. “We really wanted to showcase the talents of women as a celebratory, rather than a competitive-type thing,” said Riviere. “She’s Got Talent” was created in part to honor the 50th anniversary of female enrollment at Santa Clara. In 1961, it became the first co-educational Catholic University in California with the admission of women for the 1961-62 academic year. Senior John Abdou is optimistic. “I feel like it’ll be a pretty interesting addition to the campus,” said Abdou. “It’ll be great to have a female talent show here. I feel that there’s a lot of female talent out there.” Contact Joseph Forte at JFForte@ scu.edu or call (408)554-4849.

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Students and facility workers gathered outside of Walsh Administration building to protest the ongoing facilities union contract negotiations. Santa Clara’s Provost Dennis Jacobs met the protesters outside to receive a letter from the protesters.

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1. Chinese activist arrived safely in the United States: Chen Guangcheng, a blind Chinese legal activist, was suddenly allowed to leave the country and arrived in the United States on Saturday, ending a nearly month-long diplomatic tussle that had tested U.S.-China relations. After seven years of prison and house arrest, Chen made an escape and found sanctuary inside the U.S. Embassy, triggering a diplomatic standoff over his fate. With Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Beijing for annual high-level discussions, officials struck a deal that let Chen walk free, only to see him have second thoughts. That forced new negotiations that led to an agreement to send him to the U.S. to study law, his long-term goal, at New York University. 2. Eager Egyptians hold landmark presidential vote: After a lifetime of being told who will rule them, Egyptians dove enthusiastically into the uncertainty of the Arab world’s first competitive presidential race Wednesday, wrestling with a polarizing choice between secularists rooted in Hosni Mubarak’s old autocracy and Islamists hoping to infuse the state with religion. Waiting in long lines, voters were palpably excited at the chance to decide their country’s path in the vote, the fruit of last year’s stunning popular revolt that overthrew Mubarak after 29 years in power. For the past 60 years, Egypt’s presidents ran unchallenged. 3. Russian jet crash in Czech Republic injures 6: A Russian military jet’s landing gear malfunctioned as it touched down in the Czech Republic on Wednesday, injuring six people

when it rolled off the runway, broke apart and caught fire, officials said. At least one man was in life-threatening condition. The Russian-made An-30 plane had 23 people on board — 14 Russians and 9 Czechs, Czech military spokeswoman Jana Ruzickova said. The plane was on a mission sanctioned by the Open Sky treaty, which envisages surveillance flights over the territory of its participants, including NATO members, Russia and others. Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Col. Igor Konashenkov said the plane’s front landing gear collapsed as it was touching down at the Czech air force base some 20 miles east of Prague. 4. Yemeni soldiers killed in suicide bombing: A Yemeni soldier detonated a bomb hidden in his military uniform during a rehearsal for a military parade, killing 96 fellow soldiers and wounding at least 200 on Monday in one of the deadliest attacks in the capital in years. Al-Qaeda’s branch in Yemen claimed responsibility, saying in an emailed statement that the suicide attack was intended to avenge a U.S.-backed offensive against al-Qaeda in a swath of southern Yemen seized by the militant movement last year. Al-Qaeda said the bomber was targeting Yemen’s defense minister, Maj. Gen. Mohammed Nasser Ahmed, who had arrived at the heavily secured city square to greet the assembled troops just minutes before the blast ripped through the area. He was reported unhurt. From AP Reports.

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The results from the recall election this Tuesday upheld the original standings, finalizing Jenna Saso and Matt McDonald as next year’s Associated Student Government president and vice president. Four percent of the student body called for a re-election, intending to nullify the results of the May 1 election. In order to turn over the original vote, a super-majority was needed. This means that two-thirds plus one of the original number of students that voted in the original election were required to vote again. A surprising 941 voters participated, which was above the needed 724. The final numbers were close, with 467 students voting ‘yes’ (in favor of the recall and a re-vote) and 474 voting ‘no.’ The super majority that favored recall was not reached, therefore the original results were upheald.

Renovations on Station Increase Train Stops After the completion of the tunnels and new train platform, Capitol Corridor has begun service to the Santa Clara Station, as of May 21. Two new services are now available for Caltrain passengers, in addition to 20 more trains stopping at the Santa Clara Station. The Capital Corridor service will now no longer be providing seven round trips or fourteen trains daily to 10 stops, such as the Oakland connection to BART and Sacramento. However, Altamont Commuter Express is now providing six trains each weekday to additional stops. The Capitol Corridor crews are arranging to install a self-service ticket machine at the Santa Clara/University Station. For the time being, single-ride passengers are able to purchase a ticket using the eTicket alternative online, or through their smart phones.

ROTC Leaders Noted For Its Excellence Lt. Col. John Tao and Capt. Michael T. Pope from Santa Clara’s Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program received 2012 Awards for Excellence from the U.S Army’s Cadet Command this Monday. Tao, the director of Santa Clara’s military science department, was awarded the 2012’s Cadet Command Professor of Military Science of the Year. This award is given to ROTC leaders who are in charge of recruitment, training and commissioning cadets. He is the first from Santa Clara to be awarded this honor. Pope, enrollment officer for Santa Clara’s military science department, was awarded the Recruiting Operations Officer of the Year, noted for his excellence in marketing, recruiting and scholarship management of cadets. Santa Clara has one of the oldest and most successful Army ROTC programs on the West Coast. Last year the program won the MacArthur Award for best battalion in the 8th Brigade. From Staff Reports. Email news@ thesantaclara.com.

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“Documenting One Student’s Second Chance,” page 7, May 10 The article incorrectly attributed the creators of the film. A capstone group is making the documentary. The article incorrectly stated where the group traveled. They have not yet been to Chico, Calif.

“African-Americans Compromise Campus Minority,” page 8,May 17 Regina Davis Sowers was incorrectly identified as professor. She is a lecturer of sociology. The Santa Clara strives to correct errors fully and promptly. If you see an error, email editor@thesantaclara.com.

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ostumed, neon-clad and otherwise decorated students from Santa Clara packed into Caltrain at the Santa Clara station at 5:30 a.m. Sunday morning to take the express service to the San Francisco depot. Santa Clara police detained five inebriated individuals at the station. None of the officers at the scene wished to comment. One week before the race, Christine Dunn, spokesperson for Caltrain, said, “We’re working very closely with Santa Clara University to get the word out to the students that although consumption of alcoholic beverages is permitted on Caltrain, intoxicated passengers will be cited and removed from the train.” Despite this warning, chaos ensued on the trains as Santa Clara students were joined by students from Stanford University and other Bay Area colleges on the way. Inebriated students were heard shouting the theme song to the PBS cartoon “Arthur,” while another group discodanced the length of the train. Spectators and participants turned out in full force in San Francisco to watch the crowds walk the course of the race. “I think we should have it more often,” said San Francisco resident Oliver Massey. Tony Lopez, a San Francisco resident and race participant, reflected on the race’s lively, anything-goes atmosphere. “It’s pretty amazing that everybody can express themselves in different ways,” said Lopez. “I’m pretty sure I saw five or six pink gorillas just a while ago.”

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5/15: A student was reported possibly having a seizure in Lucas Hall. He was escorted to Cowell Health Center by CSS for medical evaluation. 5/18: A non-affiliate visitor reportedly lost consciousness several times on campus. She was escorted to Cowell Health Center by a student. SCFD and paramedics were contacted and responded. She was transported to O’Connor Hospital by paramedics. 5/19: A non-affiliate guest was reported having a seizure while attending the Santa Clara Law commencement. SCFD and paramedics responded. He refused transportation to a hospital.

5/20: A Swig Hall fire alarm was activated when a student sprayed air freshener directly toward the smoke detector in his room. CSS responded.

Found Property 5/18: A pill bottle containing a small amount of marijuana was found in the Mission Bakery of the Benson Center and was turned in to the CSS office.

Suspicious Person 5/16: A University Villas resident reported that an unknown male removed the screen from her room window in a possible attempt to gain entry into the room while she was sleeping. He fled upon noticing her inside the room. She made the report four days after the incident. 5/17: A suspicious male was reported checking bicycles at the Campisi Hall bike racks. He fled the area and dropped a pair of small bolt cutters when CSS staff began asking him questions. The incident occurred after 2 a.m.

Drunk in Public 5/17: A non-affiliate male was observed driving erratically while entering Palm Drive and into the Parking Structure. He urinated near his vehicle. SCPD was contacted and responded. He was taken into custody for public intoxication and DUI.

Vandalism 5/19: Two unknown males were reported breaking branches off the trees on the north side of Swig Hall. CSS responded, but was unable to locate the suspects.

Drug & Alcohol Violation 5/18: CSS responded to a Swig Hall resident’s room to investigate a report of several students and nonaffiliate guests having a party in the room with alcohol present. One of the non-affiliates was found in possession of marijuana in her bag and refused to cooperate when questioned. The marijuana was confiscated and disposed of, and she was escorted off campus. 5/20: Four males dressed as catering staff were reportedly making obscene comments toward a student. CSS responded and documented the incident. From Campus Safety Reports. Email news@thesantaclara.com.

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Film Festival Spurs Creativity Student-produced films are submitted to annual festival Katherine Chow The Santa Clara

The Genesis Film Festival is taking a new angle this year as student films revolve around the human condition and social justice. A jury of faculty members as well as outside professionals judge these films based on creativity. The festival will kick off on June 14 at 7 p.m., debuting work of students in the communication department. The festival will be held in the Recital Hall on campus. The Genesis Film Festival is a production by the Montage Film Club, started in February of 2010 by professor Jonathan Fung. It remained mainly underground for a year before it became an official Associated Student Government club, now known as the Genesis Film Festival. Fifteen student-produced films are selected each year to be screened at the festival. They are chosen from a variety of film production courses, ranging from capstone projects to courses in studio production. An open category of film is chosen by the production faculty as well. The films are filtered by the production faculty, consisting of Fung, professor Michael Whalen and professor Yahia Mahamdhi, as well as an outside jury. “The outside jury is different every year,” Fund said. “Last year

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I brought in professional screenwriters, a filmmaker from Pixar, a programmer from Cinequest, and the curator of the de Saisset Museum on campus.” The festival also allows students the chance at prizes, which are sponsored by a variety of companies, from companies like Kodak, Avid Technology Inc. and VMI. The process of creating the festival starts in the winter quarter of every year. The ASG has generously donated money to help fund the festival through holding fundraisers. The communication department also has contributed to making the festival a reality every year. Senior communication major, Vanessa Delgado, said, “I’m one of the montage student leaders.” About five student leaders coordinate the festival. Delgado’s main

tasks are composed of creating the flyer, the program and the logo design. “We’re all coordinating the event, trying to make it nice. For all the people that make the films, it’s a big deal for them.” Fung hopes to inspire people within the community to work together to bring about more artistic events, like the Genesis Film Festival. He describes the movement behind the event as the “beginning of creativity and global awareness and perspective that continues to grow and transform students.” He also described the name ‘Genesis’ within the film community at Santa Clara as having, “planted a seed within filmmakers and in the university.” Contact Katherine Chow at Klchow@scu.edu or (408) 5544849.

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Jack Wagner

End of Social Media? As students in the Leavey School of Business probably heard from their professors, Facebook’s initial public offering last Friday was a bit of a disappointment. Many around the Silicon Valley are asking themselves if social media is fading out and what the future for companies like Twitter and Pinterest, both yet to go public, might be. Originally sold for $38 per share, Facebook’s stock closed at only $38.23 per share, up a dismal 0.61 percent for the day. This is poor, especially when you take into consideration that other technology companies’ IPOs have ended in returns of 30.69 percent, as was the case for Yahoo! in 1996. As of Monday, the stock was doing even worse, closing at $34.03 per share, a 10.99 percent decrease from Friday’s close. There have been other social media companies, such as Groupon and Zynga, which have suffered similar struggles when going through their own IPOs. Groupon’s stock is currently trading for 55.75 percent of its IPO price of $28 per share, less than seven months after its November IPO. Zynga, who are well known around campus for making mobile and social media games like “FarmVille,” “Words with Friends” and “Draw Something”, has its stock currently selling for 35.55 percent of its January IPO price. It is very possible that Facebook’s value will continue to slide, but that is not 100 percent certain. LinkedIn, a popular professional networking site among Santa Clara students looking for internships and post-college positions, went public on May 19, 2011 at $83 per share. Almost a year later, it is trading at $96.84 per share. So it cannot be said that all social media companies are doomed to poor performance on the markets. We cannot be sure whether or not Facebook won’t be trading above its IPO price in a year’s time, but with 900 million users (and growing), the potential for revenue is high. Facebook is not doomed, just experiencing a correction in its valuation. The results of the decrease in Facebook’s IPO price means that newer social media companies, like Pinterest, will have a harder time earning as much money as Facebook from their IPO. Investors will likely be more wary of inflated price-to-earnings ratios and not give valuations at 99 times its revenue, as was the case for Facebook. Overall, the IPO of Facebook shows the maturation of the social media industry and its place in the Silicon Valley and technology sector as a prominent role player and active member. Students interested in investing might not want to start with highly volatile stocks like the ones listed above. Investing based on research and analysis is still the name of the game. Choosing trendy stocks like Facebook, or investing based on gut feelings, are going to leave moneyseeking students with a bad taste in their mouths more often than expected. Jack Wagner is a junior finance major.

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Thursday, May 24, 2012

Veteran Inspired to Help Others

DANIEL MARQUEZ

Daniel Marquez, a current student, poses for a photograph while serving in the army. Marquez has spent 10 years in the military and continues to serve with the Army Reserves.

New Santa Clara student details life stories Elizabeth Mendez The Santa Clara

Daniel Marquez’s mother, Dawn, was supportive when her underage son asked to enlist in the army, but during his deployment, any mention of Iraq in the news would trigger a worried call. “My mom, who should be an NSA spy, figured out how to call the switchboard in Virginia who’d patch her to the consulate in Iraq, who would forward her call to my desk phone,” said Marquez. Marquez, now 29, has spent a third of his life in the military, trav-

eling around the world to train and serve in Germany and Iraq. In 2009, when Marquez was finally allowed to return home, he took a year off to relax and recover. Getting used to life took time. When asked about psychological after effects from the war, he replied, “If you’ve gone to Iraq, you have PTSD, there’s just no way around it.” Now, Marquez is part of the Army Reserve. Every month, he takes a weekend to train people on “Warrior Tasks” designed to help soldiers survive in combat. He has accumulated two associate degrees related to military technology and one from De Anza College from which he transferred to Santa Clara. Enlisting in the army, Marquez was trained to jump out of planes and was pushed to his limits. Transferred to the Fifth Infantry, he worked with both Humvees and Stryker armored fighting vehicles. Marquez wanted

skills that were applicable to a career outside the military, so he retrained to a 33W—an electronic warfare maintenance, integration and systems operation specialist. Marquez’s spirits rose when he was sent for duty in Germany in 2005. After a year, Marquez was sent to his first Iraq deployment in Al-Faw, Saddam Hussein’s palace in Baghdad. After completing a year and transferring to Germany, Marquez returned to Iraq and was stationed in one of the largest U.S. military bases. Marquez helped relay and process information from unmanned air vehicles. Marquez remembered the base was under fire around 670 times during this year. He was never injured on duty, but hurt the most during training. “I have two slipped discs, two traumatic brain injuries, I got blown up once or twice,” he said, nonchalantly.

Marquez has made an impact on the Santa Clara community through his involvement in this year’s model United Nations, helping win three diplomacy awards from the Model United Nations of the Far West. Through a course at Santa Clara last year, Marquez began volunteering at BUILD.org, a college-prep program for low-income high school students. Marquez gained a new perspective on social justice when he became friends with an undocumented immigrant. Marquez now has his sights set on law school. He primarily wants to help others through pro bono work. “Almost my entire life I have been serving this country in its pursuits, now it is time to serve its people,” said Marquez. Contact Elizabeth Ambriz-Mendez at EAmbrizMendez@scu.edu or (408)554-4849.

Students Build Sustainable Solar Panels Non-profit organization brings panels to Uganda Angeles Oviedo

Associated Reporter Seniors Sammy and Charlie Pontrelli and sophomores Nick Leasure and Erik McAdams will be spending their summer in Uganda, volunteering with Energy Made in Uganda, a nonprofit organization that plans to teach students how to

make solar panels by hand. EMIU is a collaboration between students, professors, engineers and volunteers dedicated to making solar energy accessible abroad. This summer, the organization plans to implement a solar energy program at the Nsamizi Training Institute of Social Development in Uganda, an extension of the largest university in Africa. For the past few months, the students have been preparing for their trip by learning how to make solar panels firsthand from industry professionals, working straight out

of Sammy Pontrelli’s garage-turnedlab, as well as at TechShop, an engineering workshop in San Jose. Much of the process involves testing out different techniques to learn how to most efficiently build the panels. Along with helping students learn how to build solar panels, Leasure and McAdams will be documenting the experience with the hopes of making a documentary. For both of them, the trip will be their first time traveling to Africa. According to McAdams, the trip will be a great opportunity to tackle engineering experience and travel.

“I wanted to do something with engineering this summer, but at the same time I didn’t want to have an internship or a desk job.” Not only will these students be applying what they have learned in contexts outside of Santa Clara, but they will also be experiencing a different culture. The students depart from the states on June 29 and return September 1. Contact Angeles Oviedo at AOviedo@scu.edu or (408)5544849.

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here are only 21 days until summer vacation (not that I’m counting), and I am already starting to dread moving out. I feel like every year I accumulate more stuff, and the thought of having to move out this year is frightening. But there are ways to cut down on the amount of things you have to pack and to make moving more sustainable. The biggest factor in making move-out tolerable is planning ahead. Shoving things into boxes and every available space in your car the day of move out is not only stressful, but it often means throwing things out or ruining your stuff in the process. Make a plan at least a week before of what you need to pack and strategize your attack. To make moving out more sustainable, be sure to reuse boxes or use reusable containers to move. I have started to collect a few big boxes that I will start to fill in the coming weeks, and everything else will go in milk crates or storage bins that I already own. Good moving boxes can be found all over campus in or around recycling containers. When it comes time to actually pack and you are frightened by the hordes of junk (or treasured items if it may be), don’t be afraid to cut back. Donate all of your unwanted clothes and other items that are still usable to the locations in every dorm on campus or to a charity that accepts donations. There are also drop-off locations on campus for used rugs and electronic waste. However, be sure that you only place broken items that run off of electricity in the e-waste drop off and donate all of your fans, vacuums and other electronic items that still work. Once you have donated a few items, your load should be lighter, but it’s still important to pack efficiently and carefully. This is especially important if you are flying home . Think back to the countless hours you spent playing Tetris, and try to fit as many items as possible in every box. The more you fit into each box, the fewer boxes you have to carry, and the better it fits into your car. If you have more than will fit in a single carload, consider placing some of your items in storage for the summer instead of usin g the gas and the time to make multiple trips. You can share storage units with friends to cut the cost. Don’t forget to try to pack similar items together and label your boxes to make unpacking quick and easy in the fall. Mandy Ferreira is a junior communication and environmental studies major and managing editor for The Santa Clara.

hey don’t get us.” Those were the words of Vice President Joe Biden at a campaign stop in Youngstown, Ohio last week. On the surface, it may seem as though Biden was speaking in reference to Republicans and their presidential nominee Mitt Romney. The group that Biden was targeting with his sanctimonious and belittling rhetoric, however, is one that this administration has sought to vilify and attack more than any other: rich people. Biden’s remarks came on the heels of the Obama campaign releasing a new television ad entitled “Steel,” which assails Romney for his time as chief executive of Bain Capital, a private equity firm. Romney’s campaign is running largely on the experience and record he accrued during his time working in the private sector. Romney’s net worth — well above $200 million — can be attributed in large part to his time at Bain, and it has become the mission of President Obama and his drones to use this against him. The president’s campaign is seeking to portray Romney as a corporate raider of sorts, a greedy executive that sought only to increase the wealth of his rich investors, destroying hundreds of middle-class jobs while he ran away with the money. Never mind the fact that the largest investors in private equity firms are institutional investors — pension funds and university endowments — it takes away from the false narrative the president is so keen to promote. The president’s lambasting of private equity is not only hypo-

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critical — a 60-person, $35,800-perplate fundraiser for Obama was held at the New York home of Tony Hamilton, president of Blackstone, the nation’s biggest (you guessed it!) private equity firm — but unappealing to fellow Democrats as well. On Sunday’s “Meet the Press,” Newark, New Jersey Mayor Cory Booker, a prominent figure in the Democratic Party, described the attacks on private equity by the Obama camp as “nauseating.” Not exactly what you would call a ringing endorsement of the president’s tactics. In the same speech, our oft-unhinged and loose-lipped vice president gave his best Howard Dean impersonation, screaming, “My parents dreamed as much as any rich guy!” yet another moment in the unrelenting assault on wealthy Americans by the current administration.

We have all been subject to the president preaching how “everyone needs to pay their fair share,”I couldn’t agree more. The problem for the president is, the people who are the target of this intellectually hollow barb, already are. President Obama has decided to ignore the fact that the top 1 percent of earners are responsible for 40 percent of all income tax, despite earning 20 percent of the wealth. In our own fiscally discombobulated state of California, the richest 1 percent pays 38 percent of state income tax, despite earning only 18 percent of the income. As a nation, we rely on the top 10 percent of income earners more than any other nation in the world. We’ve also seen the president parade around to garner support for the Buffett Rule, a piece of legislation mandating that everyone who earns over $1 million annually

pay their federal taxes at a rate no less than 30 percent, a measure that is estimated to only affect 4,000 Americans. The Buffet Rule, a fine example of the president’s political acumen, would generate just $4.7 billion in annual revenue over the next 10 years, an inconsequential sum. While it is not surprising to see a president opt for politics in lieu of producing relevant legislation, it is offensive when the motives for such actions are guised as a moral imperative rooted in the Obaman myth of “fairness.” In front of the Youngstown, Ohio crowd, Joe Biden said, “I resent the fact that they think we’re talking about, we’re envy.” You’re right, Joe, it’s not envy. It’s flat-out disdainful. Trevor Williams is a junior political science major.

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The Artistic Brilliance of Jon Stewart I am fully aware I’m playing into the stereotype of the liberal-minded college student by saying this, but just like President Barack Obama, I think Jon Stewart has a lot of talent. In Obama’s Rolling Stone interview, the president said, “I think Jon Stewart’s brilliant. It’s amazing to me the degree to which he’s able to cut through a bunch of the nonsense — for young people in particular, where I think he ends up having more credibility than a lot of more conventional news programs do.” I could not agree more. Stewart’s comedic genius has impacted me as a person on a level that is only eclipsed by the late Christopher Hitchens. The earliest recollection I have of “The Daily Show” is centered around 9/11. Much like everyone else, I remember that day for the images of the planes smashing into the towers, the horrendous fires, and the buildings’ eventual collapse. However, I also recall the moving and emotional introduction Stewart gave on his first “Daily Show” after the attacks. It was in

this episode that I developed such an affinity for Stewart. Since then, I’ve been drawn in by his whirlwind of political satire, confronting the likes of Tucker Carlson on “Crossfire,” Jim Cramer and countless other public figures. Stewart has often made remarks to the effect that if it weren’t for Fox News, he would easily lose more than half of the potential material for his show. Stewart has led the charge against Fox News, “the most powerful name in news.” By using the same exact tactics Fox News uses in their “reporting/ commentary,” Stewart memorably demonstrated two salient counterpoints. Fox News’ hypocrisy in attempting to tie “Ground Zero Mosque” leader Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf to terrorism. In this clip, Stewart reveals how Fox would be considered a terrorist command center, using its flawed logic. Quite poetically, he uses a clip of a Charlton Heston National Rifle Association speech to solidify his point. The second largest shareholder of News Corp., Fox News’ parent company, outside of the Murdoch

family, is Alwaleed bin Talal; he is the very same shadowy figure Fox News launched a (hypocritical) scare-tactics campaign against, regarding the “Ground Zero Mosque.” Stewart has been accused of demonstrating a double standard in his methods, attacking Fox News and CNN for shoddy journalism practices, while claiming himself to be a comedian first. While this critique is partly true, the fact that Stewart is first and foremost a comedian should not overshadow this man’s insightful, enlightening and brilliant work. The comedic credentials of “The Daily Show” go without saying, but in conjunction with this visceral and up-front humor, true moments of journalistic genius have emerged. One of my all-time favorite “Daily Show” pieces, “Jason Jones: Behind the Veil — Persians of Interest,” exhibited how the show’s writers can accomplish extraordinary feats of journalism without having to use CNN or Fox News as their punching bag. With this series, “The Daily Show” set the

gold standard in its coverage of Iran’s Green Revolution, which is an achievement to be heralded. Whether you lean to the right, the left or forward, it is impossible to deny Stewart’s tremendous influence with millennials. “The Daily Show” is billed as a satirical comedy news show, but is certainly steeped in real-world implications. From classic hits like the “Indecision” election coverage to “Mess O’Potamia” Iraq war coverage, the program remains consistently a cut above the rest. So here’s to hoping Stewart extends his contract past the current 2013 agreement. Nolan Kraszkiewicz of the University of Oklahama.

Articles in the Opinion section represent the views of the individual authors only and not the views of The Santa Clara or Santa Clara University.

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The Santa Clara

Thursday, May 24, 2012

Jonathan Tomczak

Grievances with On-Campus Parking Permits

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ompetition is supposed to drive the prices of things down to entice the consumer. When it comes to parking at Santa Clara, someone clearly failed Economics 101. The parking policy used by the university is a wreck and only makes sense for a limited number of students. Much of it is basic math. An annual parking permit for students is currently $250. However, right across the street is the Santa Clara Caltrain station, which offers parking at $4.00 per day. Thus, a student that purchases one of these permits is, in pure mathematical terms, only profiting after 63 school days (some permits aren’t enforced on weekends and holidays). That’s the entire fall quarter, plus more than a week into winter. Then there are the evening permits, which are $125 annually. Half the price of a regular permit, but only have value from 4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., Monday through Friday. Absolutely not worth it. However, that’s assuming the

system works perfectly. Enforcement by Campus Safety has been, in my experience, severely lacking. There have been many times when I’ve seen unpermitted vehicles park in “C� permit spaces for several hours at a time, and to this day, I’ve never seen a single ticket issued to them. There are some citations being handed out, I’m sure, but this seems to be a rarity more than the norm. My last grievance is the inconsistency between permits. If you read the signs, you see that students’ “C� spaces are enforced “24 hours a day,� yet professors’ “B� spaces, many times right next to “Cs�, are only enforced “6 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday through Friday.� If I can park in one space every Saturday, why not the space six feet to the left? There aren’t many more of one than the other, so little to nothing is being accomplished. Although, if there are any professors that struggle to find parking on Saturdays due to rampant student abuse, please let me know. Yet, why pay for parking at all?

I frequently bring my car down from home, and I’ve always been able to find parking on El Camino Real near Bellomy Field, which doesn’t have a time limit attached to it, other than the three-day maximum outlined by the Santa Clara Municipal Code. Other spaces around campus do have time limits, but if you’re short on cash or have a friend coming over for longer than the two hours allotted by the university for visitors (and don’t even get me started on that), then they’re perfectly fine options. Worse comes to worst, there’s the CalTrain station again, which is cheaper for a single day than on campus ($4 vs. $6). I wouldn’t go so far as to say that the university takes advantage of our laziness or our willingness to spend more of our parents’ money than is necessary by jacking up prices. I’d rather assume that their parking policies are the result of bad bureaucracy, the same as in any major institution. They already alienate a quarter of their potential customers by banning freshmen

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Students get penalized with warnings and tickets for parking in the wrong spaces at the wrong times. A major complaint from students is the illogical parking rules.

from having cars on campus. What they should do to avoid losing many more student drivers is: 1) Lower prices of all permits to be competitive, 2) Create a policy that is the same for all spaces and 3) Do a better job of enforcing that policy.

Until the price is right, though, you’ll find me parking on El Camino Real. Jonathan Tomczak is a sophomore political science and history double major.

LETTER TO THE STUDENT BODY Dear Students: In the past several weeks there has been a lot of dialogue among students regarding the negotiations between the university and SEIU Local 2007 for a successor contract on behalf of 59 union-represented Facilities department employees. The university welcomes indeed expects the engagement of its students with respect to such issues. The administration has kept interested student leaders informed and, to date, the university has met with student leaders of Associated Student Government and Santa Clara Community Action Program on five occasions regarding the negotiations process. I am aware of the event that SCCAP organized last week for union represented employees and students. While the university was not invited to this event, based on legal constraints, the university would not have been able to attend regardless. As an employer, the university is precluded by federal law from meeting with union-represented employees regarding the outstanding offer for a successor contract. Such a meeting could be interpreted as direct dealing, an unfair labor practice under the National Labor Relations Act. The NLRA does not preclude the university, however, from attending an informational meeting for our students. The university would like to provide the general student body with background on the negotiations and details of its Last, Best, and Final offer to the university. Such a meeting has been scheduled for May 29 at 6:00 p.m. in the Nobili Dining Room. In mid-January the university began bargaining with the union for a new contract. Negotiations lasted through March, with the parties reaching tentative agreements on many items. The bargaining covered a wide range of issues, including both economic and non-economic matters relating to the wages, hours, benefits and other terms and conditions of employment. The university gave its Last, Best and Final Offer (the “Final Offer�) to the union on March 27. The Final Offer included an across-theboard 2 percent wage increase each year for the next four years, thus, each employee would receive more than an 8 percent increase in their wages by the end of the contract term. This rate increase matches the merit pool approved for all other staff and faculty by the university’s Board of

Trustees. In the interest of equity, the university wanted to be sure to match wages for union represented employees, whose average annual earnings are comparable to the average annual earnings of the university’s non-union employees. The university’s Final Offer maintains healthcare coverage for union represented facilities employees and their families. The union represented employees will continue to be able to choose from any of the health plans that are offered to all other staff and faculty. During the previous contract, union represented employees had the option of choosing from among any of the health plans that the university offers to other staff and faculty, as well as a specific Kaiser plan that was only open to union represented employees. The university believes that every employee should be offered the same health plan options; therefore, the university is not continuing to offer a union-only Kaiser plan that is only open to 59 employees out of a total staff and faculty employee population of nearly 1500. In fact, 18 percent of the union represented employees previously chose a non-Kaiser university health plan. As between the union-only Kaiser plan and the two Kaiser plans offered to staff and faculty, union represented employees may see either an annual savings or increase in healthcare costs, depending on their individual family circumstances. Recognizing that some employees currently on the union-only Kaiser plan may see an increase, the university’s Final Offer also includes transition credits, in the form of annual lump sum payments, to offset any cost differences in the plans. Our Final Offer commits to pay union represented employee’s Kaiser premium costs at the same rate as is paid to other staff and faculty. In addition, the university has offered to pay, at a minimum, a fixed percentage of the total cost. Cost examples of annual doctor’s visits, medical procedures and prescriptions were distributed to the union bargaining team as well as SCCAP and ASG student leaders. In addition to healthcare, the university’s Final Offer maintains the other benefits that union represented employees had in their previous contract and that they enjoy as staff members of Santa Clara

University. These benefits include: Ć€ É ĹąĹ°É * , (.É - & ,3É )(.,# /.#)(É towards retirement which, in the 2011-2012 contract year alone, amounted to over $300,000 of university contributions to union employees’ retirement accounts Ć€ /#.#)(É , '#--#)(É ),É ." '- &0 -É and their family members Ć€ ( ,)/-É 0 .#)(É ( É -# %É & 0 É policies Ć€ # Ć” Ć É (-/, ( É

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benefits for its employees and their families. The university, in conjunction with the ASG, is sponsoring a meeting for students only next Tuesday. If you are interested in learning more details, I welcome your attendance. Kindest Regards, Robert D. Warren Vice President for Administration and Finances Santa Clara University

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The Santa Clara

Thursday, May 24, 2012

Men’s Lacrosse Changes Coach After 25 Years

Team heads in new direction after losing season Henry Gula

Associate Reporter Folowing a 8-9 season in 2012, the Santa Clara men’s lacrosse team has parted ways with their coach of 25 years, Gary Podesta. He saw success during his time at the helm, but within the last month, the team decided it was time for fresh leadership. The team released a statement on May 17, announcing that the club would be headed in a new direction under new leadership. They said Podesta’s competitiveness will be remembered and adopted in hopes of having continued success in the future. “The countless hours he has put into this team will not go unnoticed and the team wishes him the best of luck in his future ventures,” they stated on their SAMANTHA JUDA — THE SANTA CLARA website. The team will be bringing in Scott Wheaton goes after a ball last year in a game against the University of Nevada, Reno. The men’s lacrosee team has parted ways with long time coach Gary Podesta and hired Bruce Meierdiercks as the new interim coach Bruce Meierdiercks in hopes of moving the team in a new direction. This year they went 8-9 and have not reported a winning season since the 2009 campaign. interim head coach. Meierdiercks has an extensive past devoted to midfielder Dan Bohnert are hope- Championships,” said Bohnert and a smooth transition in preparation this year, but currently have 13 lacrosse. He helped Santa Clara to ful that the Broncos will accom- Wheaton in an email. for the upcoming season,” Bohnert freshmen who will provide hope one of its most successful seasons plish even greater things under the Because Meierdiercks will be said. “We hope to host a fall tourna- for a strong future. Coupled with through 1992 and 1994. He also de- temporary regime of Meierdiercks an interim coach, the team officers ment (and invite) other local teams current sophomore leadership in veloped the NCAA Div. II program and thereafter with the next head will continue to conduct a search in October. This new tournament Bohnert and Wheaton, the Broncos at St. Andrews University in North coach. for a more permanent coach. In will provide a great opportunity for will look to improve and become a Carolina. “Under Coach Meierdiercks we the meantime, the officers will be students to get a look at the Santa force in their division in the future. Sophomore club president and hope to focus more on conference delegating Coach Podesta’s former Clara Men’s Lacrosse team in comattack Scott Wheaton and sopho- opponents and to gain an automat- responsibilities among themselves. petition on campus.” Contact Henry Gula at hgula@ more vice president and defensive ic qualifier in the MCLA National “Currently, the team is making The team graduated five seniors scu.edu.

Fan Beaten at Dodger Stadium

STANDINGS Baseball Team Pepperdine San Diego (No. 23) Gonzaga Loyola Marymount San Francisco Portland Brigham Young Saint Mary’s Santa Clara

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WCC* 14-7 14-7 12-9 12-9 12-9 12-12 9-12 7-14 4-17

Overall 32-20 39-13 32-21 25-26 27-29 25-23 21-25 23-27 25-26

Softball Team Saint Mary’s San Diego Sacramento State Loyola Marymount CSU Bakersfield Santa Clara

PCSC/CD** Overall 15-4 26-21 13-7 26-19 10-9 27-19 10-10 32-21 6-14 13-39 5-15 11-43

Women’s Water Polo Team Loyola Marymount CSU Bakersfield CSU East Bay UC San Diego Santa Clara CSU Monterey Bay Sonoma State Colorado State CSU San Bernardino

WWPA*** Overall 13-0 20-9 13-5 24-17 12-7 19-12 10-3 21-14 8-10 10-27 7-9 18-15 6-13 10-23 5-11 8-22 0-16 4-37

* West Coast Conference **Pacific Coast Softball Conference Coastal Division *** Western Water Polo Association ERIC RISBERG OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

UPCOMING GAMES Baseball Santa Clara vs. Loyola Marymount Santa Clara vs. Loyola Marymount Santa Clara vs. Loyola Marymount

Fri. 5/25 6:00 p.m. Sat. 5/26 1:00 p.m. Sun. 5/27 1:00 p.m.

BRONCO BRIEFS Women’s Tennis Sophomore Katie Le made history Wednesday by becoming Santa Clara’s first-ever NCAA Women’s Singles Championship representative. The match, which lasted three hours, pitted Le, the 2012 West Coast Conference Player of the Year, against Georgia State’s Abigail Tere-Apisah, who was ranked 37th entering the match. Le dropped the match in three sets, 6-7(4), 7-5, 0-6. She broke Tere-Apisah’s serve early in the first set and took a 3-1 lead. Le then had her serve broken, evening up the set at four. They split the next four games, sending the set into a tiebreaker. Tere-Apisah took an early lead in the tiebreak and went on to win the tiebreak and the set. In the second set, the two again found themselves deadlocked at five games apiece, before Le broke TereApisah’s serve en route to a 7-5 set win. Le failed to win a game in the third and final set. The match was played in Athens, Ga., about an hour and a half from Georgia State’s campus. The match was played in 80-degree weather, with 60 percent humidity. Le finishes up her season ranked 60th with a singles record of 18-6.

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The San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers meet in the middle of AT&T Park last year. It was the first meeting between the two teams after a Giants fan was beaten at Dodger Stadium. Another incident occured last weekend, again at Dodger Stadium, after the Dodgers win over the Cardinals.

Another man injured in a Dodger Stadium parking lot Matt Leff

Associate Reporter A minor fender bender in a Dodger Stadium parking lot over the weekend led to the beating of a driver and the arrest of four people more than a year after a San Francisco Giants fan was left with brain damage after an attack on opening day, police said Monday. The latest attack occurred Sunday after a 6-5 Dodgers win over the Cardinals, when the victim, a man in his 20’s, had a collision with another driver and three other men pinned him down, police said. The other driver kicked and hit the victim in the head and face while he was on the ground, police Sgt. David Armas said. “It was just a minor fender bender that just got totally out of hand,” he said. The victim sustained injuries to the head, and came away with scrapes and cuts on his face, but the injuries weren’t life-threatening. A pregnant woman was

also in the car when the attack occurred, but came away unharmed. This incident marks the second time in just thirteen months that fans have been beaten in Dodger Stadium parking lot, after last year’s incident in which a Giants fan was put into a coma after taking beatings to the head. Doctors later found the beating to have caused severe skull and brain damage, putting the man in critical condition.

“I want to be around fans as passionate as I am.” Junior Dodger fan Josh Rombrero recognized the severity of the matter, but said he’s not disheartened. “I have never once, in two decades of going to games with my family, felt endangered at Dodger Stadium. It has been overblown in the media and has unfairly portrayed the Dodgers organization and fan-base as the villain of a scenario that they could not possibly have controlled.” He

continued, “With that being said, if I am going to AT&T Park wearing a Dodgers jersey, I’m going to go with a bunch of friends who are Giants fans, and I am going to be as polite as humanly possible.” While violence has been prevalent in the realm of baseball, especially recently, it has not changed the way fans look at their teams or the game itself. It may, however, help make people more aware. Freshman Travis Smith echoed this sentiment. “I’m not saying violence is the answer or that you should go out and try to hurt someone, but for baseball and for other sports, I want to be around fans who are as passionate as I am. You also see this in other places. A Yankees fan about two years ago actually lit a Tigers fan’s hat on fire in the middle of the stands. It almost makes me want to go to Dodger Stadium more.” Although we tend to associate violence with WWE or MMA, after the recent events, it cannot be counted out of America’s pastime either. People can and should be fans, but perhaps it’s time that they find ways to control their anger. Contact Matt Leff at maleff@scu.edu. The Associated Press contributed to this report.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Pat Stover Baseball The sophomore had seven hits in Santa Clara’s three game series at Brigham Young. How did it feel picking up the team’s first conference road win? Anytime you can get a win in a conference like the WCC, it’s something to get excited about. Even though we won’t go to the post-season, we are still playing

the game hard. Was there something you worked on that helped you get the seven hits in the series? I have been working all year at staying very relaxed at the plate and just letting my natural talent take over. Over the weekend I had good rhythm and was able make some things happen.

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Chris Glennon

Keep Your Heads Up, Fans A

s we all prepare to leave Santa Clara for the summer, it is hard for me not to look back on the disappointing basketball season that 2012 brought us. Marc Trasolini tore his ACL in a preseason game. Kevin Foster got suspended halfway through league play and the Broncos subsequently went 0-17 in conference. There’s no way that Santa Clara’s worst season in basketball history has left us any hope for 2013, right? Wrong. While most of us were at home stuffing our faces with turkey and mashed potatoes last fall, Santa Clara was playing in Anaheim at the 76 Classic. The Broncos beat both Villanova and New Mexico in the tournament, setting up what looked to be a strong run into league play for a Santa Clara team that hasn’t made the NCAA Tournament since 1996. While that didn’t happen, we can’t just dismiss those wins. Villanova is a traditional Big East power and New Mexico won the Mountain West Conference, won a NCAA Tournament game, and finished the year ranked 23rd in the nation. They were both high quality opponents and the wins over them give me hope that our team is capable of the type of success the Mission Campus hasn’t seen since Steve Nash was here nearly 20 years ago. The Broncos won these two games without their trusty big man Trasolini, who will be back next season after rehabbing his severe knee injury. During his junior year in 2011, he averaged 12.8 points and 6.1 rebounds per game. Foster’s last game was a hard fought defeat at the hands of St. Mary’s, who won the West Coast Conference and made an appearance in the NCAA Tournament. At the time of his suspension, Foster was averaging 17.8 points, which was top in the conference. The suspension of Foster threw freshman Denzel Johnson into the fire. He responded with three 20 point games before his production tailed off toward the end of the year as teams started to game-plan against him. Fellow freshman Brandon Clark also saw increased playing time, and will help take some of the ball-handling burden off of sophomore Evan Roquemore. Last year Roquemore played nearly 34 minutes a game, far too much for a point guard who had to work hard to bring the ball up the court night after night. A slight decrease in his minutes could result in an increase in his shooting percentage and overall productivity on the floor. With some of the top big men from last year’s WCC departing in Saint Mary’s’ Rob Jones and Gonzaga’s Robert Sacre, a window of opportunity has opened for the experienced Broncos to stake their claim at the top of the conference. If they can utilize their inside game by feeding the ball to their big men in the post, they should find it much easier to get open 3-point looks and much easier to win basketball games. Chris Glennon is an undeclared freshman and editor of the Sports section.

Broncos Fall at Home to Stanford

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James Smith delivers a pitch in Santa Clara’s 10-5 loss to Stanford Tuesday night. The loss drops the Broncos to one game under. 500 with only a weekend series against Loyola Marymount left on the schedule. Smith threw four innings in the game, giving up three earned runs on six hits after relieving starter Tommy Nance in the first.

Stanford rallies late for road win at Stephen Schott Ryan Mahoney

Associate Reporter The Broncos let a close game slip away from them Tuesday night, as they fell to the 11th ranked Stanford Cardinal 10-5. From the first pitch it was clear that it would be tough for the Broncos to beat the Cardinal, a perennial national championship contender. Stanford’s Jake Stewart sent Santa Clara starting pitcher Tommy Nance’s first pitch of the game over the left field wall, giving the Cardinal a 1-0 lead right off the bat. “We come out expecting to win each night. We had a good chance tonight, and the final score just didn’t end up the way we wanted,”

said Quinton Perry. “We’ll still bring that same mentality each night, whether we’re in first place or last place.” Although Nance settled down and retired the next three batters to end the first, he was replaced by James Smith to start the second. The Broncos saved one run in the top of the third with a play at the plate, but an errant throw and two walks allowed Danny Diekroeger to score. In the bottom half of the third, the Broncos were able to score their first run of the night after Stanford’s Austin Wilson dropped a deep fly ball off of the bat of Lucas Herbst. Justin Viele came in to score, cutting their deficit to 2-1. In the top of the fifth, the hot hitting Stewart, who finished the game with two home runs, a double, a single, and a walk, led off the inning with a base hit for the Cardinal. After a much-needed double play for the Broncos, the Cardinal got three more hits and, after capitalizing on an overthrow

on a steal attempt, led 5-1. The fifth would be Smith’s last inning of work on the mound. The Broncos got one run back in the bottom half of the inning by way of small ball, as Greg Harisis’ sacrifice bunt put Viele in scoring position. Viele later scored on designated hitter Pat Stover’s single. In the bottom of the sixth, Quinton Perry hit a ball that careened off the yellow line on the top of the fence for a solo home run. His fourth home run of the season closed the gap to 5-3. “It felt good,” Perry said. “We try to take each at-bat the same, no matter which pitching staff we are facing.” After allowing Stanford’s Stewart to score again in the top of the seventh, the Broncos scored two runs of their own in the bottom half of the inning. Pinch-runner Justin Gisch scored on a passed ball, and Andrew Biancardi drove in Stover, who reached after being hit by a pitch. After seven innings, the Broncos trailed by just one,

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6-5. The top of the eighth once again brought Stewart to the plate. After a 2-out single, he belted his second home run of the night, once again putting the Cardinal on top by three. Stanford would also go on to score two more runs in the top of the ninth. After getting two men to reach base in the bottom half of the inning, Biancardi flew out to right to end the threat and the game. Santa Clara hung tough with highly ranked Stanford, who currently is in a three-way tie for third in the Pac-12 and is a near lock for a NCAA Tournament birth. The loss drops the Broncos one game under .500 on the season. They will head into their final series of the year this weekend at home against Loyola Marymount sporting a 4-17 conference record. LMU is 12-9 in conference. Contact Ryan Mahoney at rmahoney@scu.edu.

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Is This Fur-Real? Yes, “Furries” Are Here Animal enthusiasts gather at local restaurant Liz Wassmann

The Santa Clara Anyone who has been to Wicked Chicken or Blondie’s on a Thursday night has seen them: 40 or so people, mostly male, hanging out at the tables outside the restaurant, eating wings and drinking beer. Some wear stuffed ears or tails, many wear badges, and they all seem to know each other. “It’s a bunch of geeks hanging out,” said Richard, a man from the group who was there on a Thursday. But these Furries have a particular interest in anthropomorphic animal characters with human personalities and characteristics. This translates to animals that have human facial expressions, can speak and walk on two legs. Furry fandom is prevalent nationwide, with annual conferences held all over the country, attracting thousands. At these conferences,

Furry art, costumes and badges are sold and shared. The Wicked Chicken group is just one small part of the national fan base. But what does it mean to be a Furry? Many Furries enjoy creating art featuring anthropomorphic animals, as well as performing as animals in full-body fur suits. Most of the people in the group own at least one fur suit, and many own more than five. The costumes are either bought – for more than $1,000 – or made by the Furries themselves. Furries also have an alternate persona, called a “fursona,” which is how they refer to each other in person and online. When they meet in person, they wear badges that share some information about their fursona. For the men I talked to, most gratifying part of being a Furry was performing in their fur suits at charity events, children’s hospitals, parades and fairs. “Seeing the children’s faces, how excited they are to see us, it brings us so much joy,” said Tren Sparks, who has been part of the Furry community for over 20 See FURSONAS page 8

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Dressed as Terraluna, Richard, an animal enthusiast of the group called Furries, is one of about 40 members who gathers once a week to celebrate passions for dressing up and transforming into animal characters with human personalities and characteristics.

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at the same time, he’s the only one at the party who seems to acknowledge my presence. Most conversations are happening two to three feet above my head or at the beer pong table no one invited me to. I’d say no anyway, beer pong is stupid, but still. This is the disabled college student’s dilemma. Should I wholly and completely accept that I’m “different” and choose to be some shining example of what the kid in the wheelchair can be? Do I try and abandon this huge part of me and force myself into situations that were clearly not designed with me in mind? The disabled student has to deal with eyes that stare at the back of his head, existing in both the spotlight and on the fringes of the social life.

Disability In College Steve wasn’t wrong to notice the uniqueness of my presence at the party. According to data from the 2010 U.S. Census, there are 19.7 million college students in the United States, and only 1.1 million of them are physically disabled. Some of us will roll into class on wheels. Others bring a tape recorder because they can’t write anything down. Some are led to a seat obscured by the haze of a vision problem. Sometimes a student might be late to class because he has no muscle tone below his knees and his pace is slower. A student might have to miss class due to a missed injection. Another might not have her homework ready because she was at her doctor’s office the entire

day before. The disabled student also might be heading to wheelchair ice-hockey practice. She could be getting ready for a date. We might be running the school newspaper. The average disabled college student — if there really is an average — is trying to live her life, just like any college student. As one of the 1.1 million, I face a balancing act everyday. What’s ironic is that my disability literally makes balancing harder and harder for me everyday. I was born with Friedreich’s Ataxia, a progressive neuro-muscular disorder which affects one in 50,000 Americans. It causes my nervous system to decay so that over time my brain can’t communicate with my muscles, essentially making my body think it’s constantly drunk, without giving me the misplaced self-confidence to approach any girl I see. My family couldn’t quite tell anything was up throughout my younger childhood; I was simply nicknamed “Klutz.” I received an official diagnosis in middle school, but it wasn’t until my junior year of high school that my perpetual drunken swagger made me require a wheelchair. My slow physical transition was accompanied by a parallel mental progression in how I understood the way a disability affected my life. The pieces of my understanding bear an eerie resemblance to the five stages of death: denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. Except the last piece of the model, acceptance, is a fiction. Instead, there’s a grim determination. I both hope for a better tomorrow while I accept that it will only get worse. I

am deeply saddened at the direction my life has gone, but I wouldn’t trade myself for anything. I am furious with whatever caused this to happen in my life, but I am thankful for the drive it has given me. The reality of it stares me down everyday, but it can’t consume me.

ADA Law The law requires schools that receive federal funding — virtually all of them — to provide a limited number of accommodations to students like me. Schools must provide reasonable access to all programs offered, according to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For most colleges, this means offering services such as note takers in class, including special desks that a wheelchair can be seated at, and extended time on tests, according to Chris Wise Tiedemann in her book, “College Success for Students with Disabilities.” Accommodations, however, are only required to give disabled students access to those programs that other students participate in: classes, student organizations, etc. I’ve noticed that they do not give an opportunity to be fully integrated into other parts of the college experience, like parties, concerts or managing social life. Nor are there many ways established for the non disabled student to develop an understanding of his peer in the chair. In fact, the lives of the physically disabled don’t seem to attract much attention. Almost all of the academic studies I found on the physically disabled were published around the passing of the ADA laws in 1990. One study

focused on the dating habits, determining that disabled students were a lot less likely to get a date. The cruel irony the study found that non disabled students thought that their handicapped peers were less sexually active. In turn, disabled students thought that they made bad dates.

What We Face A set of first world and seemingly mundane problems plagues disabled students. The student in the wheelchair is always separated from the rest of the class by a row of desks. The visually impaired student can’t walk to her dorm by herself once the sun sets. The student with multiple sclerosis can’t take that second shot. To the outsider they seem small, but their weight starts to build when they happen everyday. Sophomore Daisy Muñoz, a partially blind college student, knows this all too well. “You shouldn’t be ashamed of any aspect of yourself, especially if it’s out of your control, you know?” Muñoz pointed out to me. Sitting across the table from Muñoz, I couldn’t help but notice that she was pretty. Her skin was an olive tone and she had a way of ending her sentences with the question, “you know?” She had large round eyes — the left slightly bigger — that didn’t quite focus on me when I talked. I attributed this to her vision impairment. Muñoz tells me that ordering food is something she always does with a partner, and she often catches herself staring off when she talks to someone. “Just little ways like that that people don’t think about it,” she says.

Some schools, the ones that Tiedmann calls ADA Plus colleges, cater to the less-obvious difficulties that students like Muñoz have; they have services that extend beyond the minimal requirements of Section 504 and Title II of the ADA. Colleges that offer these kinds of opportunities are few, and often, students with disabilities turn outside of their college communities for an outlet. The San Jose Sharks sled hockey team practices on weekends at Sharks Ice in San Jose for wheelchair users that junior Scott Briody plays on. Briody has cerebral palsy. Like me, he uses a wheelchair — although his is electric — and is unable to make full use of all of his muscles. He depletes his energy quickly, and the muscles he can use don’t work as well as most of his peers. Unlike me, Briody loves sports. He’s been playing sled hockey since he was four years old. He was one of the developers of wheelchair lacrosse. He is on the board for Far West Wheelchair Sports. He loves broadcasting, particularly sports broadcasting because it’s “fast paced, requires you to think on the spot and react to new developments.” Those are things I don’t like precisely because I’m in a wheelchair, let alone things I would expect of Briody. His neck struggles to support the weight of his head as it rolls from side to side on his shoulders. His hands curl inward to his wrist, and he can only use two of his fingers with any accuracy, but Briody isn’t sad. And neither am I. I’m determined. Contact Matthew Rupel at mrupel@ scu.edu or call (408) 554-4859.

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The Santa Clara

Thursday, May 24, 2012

Scene Spotlight

Lauren’s Locales: Let’s Play Ball at AT&T Park

ANDERS RODIN FOR THE SANTA CLARA

From the vantage point of the bleachers, Giants fans join with other enthusiastic supporters to support the black and orange, “fear the beard” and cheer on the Panda.

Exploring San Francisco’s Official Home of the Giants Lauren Bonney

Associate Reporter Take me out to the ball game! Summer is just around the corner and one of my favorite summer activities is attending Giants baseball games at AT&T Park. Most cities are proud of their ballparks but none is finer than San Francisco’s AT&T Park. I may be

slightly biased because I have grown up attending Giants games, but this park is truly remarkable. It is a great place to spend the day rooting for your favorite team. Whether you are sitting in the promenade, club or view levels, every seat offers a great view of the game while simultaneously offering a beautiful view of the San Francisco Bay. All kinds of fans show up to the games — some more vocal than others — but who doesn’t enjoy listening to a good ribbing every now and then? The sights, the sounds, not to mention the food, make the atmosphere in the park quite enjoyable. You have not truly enjoyed a

baseball game until you have settled down with a large helping of garlic fries or a Sheboygan bratwurst. If you are not a fan of baseball, not to worry! The park offers various alternative activities. The Coca-Cola Fan Lot features a super slide, photo booths and even a place to practice your fastball pitch. Wander around to Levi’s Landing and take a picture in one of San Francisco’s iconic trolley cars with McCovey Cove for a backdrop. You can also visit the Wall of Fame and gaze upon some of the Giants’ finest players ever to grace the field, like Tito Fuentes, Willie Mays and Willie McCovey. So settle down with some peanuts and Cracker Jacks, and root root root for whatever team you like, preferably the home team. Even if your team does not win, I guarantee a great time for all at AT&T Park watching the old ball game! Contact Lauren Bonney at lbonney@scu.edu.

AT&T Park 24 Willie Mays Plaza San Francisco, CA 94107

MoMo’s

The restaurant sits directly across the street from AT&T Park and is one of San Francisco’s premier dining destinations. The outdoor dining decks are a SF favorite. SFMOMOS.COM

Amici’s Amici’s East Coast Pizzeria is about quality, convenience and celebration of Italian cuisine. Enjoy this delicious pizzeria before or after a game, and fill up on some good eats. AMICIS.COM

Public House Located adjacent to Willie Mays Plaza, Public House is a prime year-round destination for great pub-style food and sports: the restaurant boasts 22 TV’s decorating its walls. INSIDESCOOPSF.SFGATE.COM

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years. Everyone had a story to tell about a favorite memory with a child who was delighted with his fur suit. Richard shared a story about a child in the burn unit of a hospital who loved bats. He was acting as Terraluna, a black bat, doing his normal rounds in the hospital, when a nurse came and found him. She told him about a boy who had burns over 85 percent of his

body and really loved bats. When he went down and saw him, the boy lit up, even though he was in a great deal of pain. “I looked back at the nurse, and tears were streaming down her face, and I was crying inside the costume. It was so gratifying.” Sparks shared his experiences dressing as a kangaroo, and told humorous stories about the difficulties of maneuvering inside the costume. Furries typically go out in public with a “handler” who helps them

by

Erin Chadwell, ’13

“I would really like to schedule a kayaking trip with my Baja buddies.”

navigate, since their vision and mobility are so impaired. It is also incredibly hot in the costumes, under all of that thick padding lined with fur. But it is quite worth it. “Seeing the kids faces, this is why we put up with it all. This is why people do this,” said Sparks, after recounting a story about being at the zoo and trying to hand out fliers to kids, but only being able to hand out 15 at a time, instead of one. So why does the group meet here, and what exactly do they do?

“Make a trip to Santa Cruz.”

social aspect of the group. They will admit that they are pretty geeky and usually introverted, but dressing as a Furry gives them the opportunity to interact with all different types of people, as well as an opportunity to express themselves in a different way. “It’s like any other group of guys that like sci-fi or something,” said Richard. “We just like to hang out.”

Contact Liz Wassmann at ewassmann@scu.edu or call (408) 554-4958.

What do you want to do before the end of the year?

Samantha Juda

Matt Kelley, ’14

The Furries have been meeting long before it was called that. Since at least 1987, they have been meeting every Thursday at the same location. They’ve been going there for the cheap wings and conversation since the building housed a liquor store; they would simply meet at the chicken counter inside Safeway. By day, the group consists of all types of professions including engineers, veterinarians, students and computer programmers. But they share a common passion for all things furry, not to mention the

Sami Tasaki, ’13

“Survive.”

Louise Nistler, ’15

“I want to go rafting.”

Andrew Reeves, ’13

“I want to hike Mission Peak.”

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The Santa Clara

Thursday, May 24, 2012

TOP REASONS TO LEAVE YOUR COUCH THIS WEEK

SEE “HAPPY 75TH,” 5/28 MICHAEL ERKELENS — THE SANTA CLARA

5/24 | THURSDAY Spring Jazz and Concert Band Concert Time: 7:30 p.m. - 9 p.m. Location: Music and Dance Facility Recital Hall Why go? Snap your fingers and tap your feet to the cool, suave sounds of music. Misa en Español Time: 8 p.m. - 9 p.m. Location: Mission Church Why go? Campus Ministry and the Comunidad Latina invite the community to join together to celebrate Mass held in Spanish.

5/25 | FRIDAY FanimeCon Time: 3 p.m. - 12 a.m. Location: San Jose McEnery Convention Center Why go? This is the largest anime convention in Northern California. Theology on Tap Time: 5 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Location: The Hut Why go? Join campus Ministry for Happy Hour at the Hut to discuss “Sex in the City of God.” Shoot for the Moon and Play Among the Stars Fact: Today in 1961, President John F. Kennedy revealed to Congress his goal to put a “man on the moon” before the end of the decade. Go celebrate: Grab your blankets and camp out under the night sky.

Go celebrate: Step 1) Get a piece of paper; Step 2) fold into a plane; Step 3) decorate; Step 4) Fly! Bonus: Challenge your friends to a paper airplane duel

5/27 | SUNDAY Sunday Liturgy Time: 10 a.m and 9 p.m. Location: Mission Church Why go? Come to sing, join with friends, and reflect on the week. Movie Day! Fact: In 1895, British inventor Birt Acres built and patented the first working 35 mm camera in Britain. Go celebrate: Go see either “Men in Black III,” “The Avengers,” “The Dictator,” “Dark Shadows,” “Battleship” or any other movie of your choice with your friends.

Santa Clara University Gospel Choir Concert: Reviving Our Destiny Time: 7:30 p.m. (doors open at 7 p.m.) Location: Mission Church Why go? Sing along with Santa Clara’s very own Gospel Choir! National Paper Airplane Day Fact: This is a legitimate, unofficial observance!

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5/28 | MONDAY Happy 75th Birthday to San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge! Fact: In 1937, President Franklin D. Roosevelt officially opened the bridge that created a vital link between San Francisco and Marin County. Did you know? All President Roosevelt had to do was press a button from the Oval Office that signaled the start of vehicle traffic over the span. Go celebrate: Since today is an academic holiday, plan a bike trip across the bridge.

SEE “NATIONAL PAPER AIRPLANE DAY,” 5/29 SAMANTHA JUDA — THE SANTA CLARA

5/30 | WEDNESDAY 5/29 | TUESDAY

5/26 | SATURDAY

SEE “THEOLOGY ON TAP,” 5/25

City Beneath the City Time: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Location: San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art 560 South First Street Why go? This contemporary art gallery collection designed by Rene Young features over sixty artifacts from the site of the 19th century Market Street Chinatown in downtown San Jose. A great archaeological find!

Business Alumni Forum Time: 6 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Location: Music and Dance Facility, Recital Hall Why go? A great opportunity for Business Majors and all those interested in learning about how to be a “plugged-in manager.” Professor Terri Griffith will host and shed insight on this important skill. She’s Got Talent Time: 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. Location: Kennedy Commons Why go? RLCA presents the first ever all female talent showcase

in honor of the 50th anniversary of Women at Santa Clara. Come cheer on these talented ladies!

5/31 | THURSDAY Athletics Department Internship Information Session Time: 6 p.m. Location: Benson Parlor B Why go? All students interested in interning with the Athletics Department for the 2012-2013 school year should attend this informative meeting.

Interfaith Dinner Discussion Time: 6 p.m. - 7 p.m. Location: Campus Ministry, Benson Center Why go? All students are welcome to join the Santa Clara Interfaith Council for an in-depth talk about various religions. There will be food!

To suggest events for the calendar, please contact Katie Girlich at: calendar@thesantaclara. com.

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