By Megan Tarosch3no2@mail.sfsu.edu

After nearly a year and a half of controversial closed-door meetings and tense open-door forums, President Robert A. Corrigan an-nounced Friday that the Univer-sity will imple-ment a six-col-lege structure to take effect July 1. The ap-proval follows the faculty’s two-thirds ap-proval of the latest propos-al in a new ref-erendum two weeks ago.

The six-col-lege structure in-cludes: the College of Arts and Human-ities (which will also house the school of arts), the College of Business, the Graduate School of Education, the College of Ethnic Studies, the College of Health and Human Servic-es, and the College of Science and En-gineering.

This proposal still contained parts of original plans, such as the dissolu-tion of the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences. The College of Health and Human Services was created in re-sponse to concerns from faculty over affected departments.

“At San Francisco State, we did not want to make the mistake of acting too

rashly in response to fiscal crisis, espe-cially since doing so might have long term consequence for our students and our academic programs,” said Shawn Whalen, president of the Academ-ic Senate. “Following UPAC’s recom-mendation to transition to a six-col-lege structure, President Corrigan and Provost Rosser continued to consult affected departments so that the pro-

posals that would be considered in ref-erenda reflected the best understand-

ing of the implications of academic reorganization possible.”

The University Planning Ad-visory Council was estab-

lished in November 2009 and released three rec-

ommendations that fac-ulty voted on in Febru-ary.

Alternative two was the only pro-posal passed with a slim margin with

a vote of 266.41-251.85.

This now-ap-proved alternative left the College of Ethnic Studies and the College of Edu-cation untouched

instead of merging them.

Faculty passed the new referendum with 66

percent approval, though some believe there was still

a lack of faculty involvement in the procedure.“I didn’t appreciate that Corrigan

and UPAC kept stirring the pot,” said anthropology professor James Quesa-da. “It was demoralizing that we were all left wondering. I have not seen too much justification for all the unsettled-ness.”

Anthropology will now be in the College of Arts and Humanities, which will become the largest college hous-ing 25 departments, including the School of Arts.

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Now that President Robert A. Corrigan has an-nounced that the University is moving forward with its merger to a six-college structure, many questions surrounding the restructuring are being answered. There is one organization, however, that is still shrouded in uncertainty—UPAC.

While SF State is scheduled to implement the merger July 1, the future of the University Planning Advisory Council, which originally recommended the six-college structure, is unclear.

“It’s hard to say what will happen to UPAC until the transition occurs,” said Academic Senate Chair Shawn Whalen, referring to the college merger that received two-thirds approval by faculty and which Corrigan accepted April 22.

According to Whalen, UPAC isn’t working on any projects at the time. Corrigan and the Execu-tive Committee of the Academic Senate will make a decision on the council’s future position in the next month or so.

Since its first proposal was released in January 2010, UPAC’s responsibilities have shifted solely to the merger. Yet, when UPAC was established in De-cember 2009, it claimed that it would comprehen-sively examine SF State’s budget challenges and an-alyze how the University could best streamline its efforts to conserve money, according to SF State’s website.

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‘Bikers’ take on Potrero HillBy Spencer DeVinespencerd@mail.sfsu.edu

Thousands of determined riders took to the streets of one of the city’s most treacherous hills in a daring downhill slalom Sunday, while riding…plastic tricycles?

The participants assembled at 20th and Vermont streets for the 11th annual Bring Your Own Big Wheel Race to barrel down Potrero Hill on three-wheelers. The unconventional race drew droves of costumed cyclists including a giant Elmo, Mario and Luigi, and even a Mr. T.

“The props, the costumes and custom-made trikes really make this event its own entity and a spot on the map,” said Jon Lovering, a spectator in the audience who was supporting several friends

participating in the race.Guillermo Sanchez, a local dressed as Scooby

Doo, said this was a spotlight of his entire year. “This is my favorite thing to do all year because

I like being surrounded by all the crazy people like me,” Sanchez said. “My favorite thing is the origi-nality of the whole event because I think that it is genius, fantastic.”

Enrique Nable, who chose to dress up as the Flash, loved the event not because of the successful rides down Potrero Hill on his tiny Big Wheel, but because of the mishaps.

“Crashing and burning on these things is the best because there’s not a lot of events like this that let

TRICYCLE Crash and burn

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BURN OUT: Participants in the annual Bring Your Own Big Wheel race speed down Vermont Street on Easter Sunday.

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• December 2009- President Robert A. Corrigan forms the 12-member University Planning Advisory Council

• May 2010- UPAC announces preliminary proposal to com-bine colleges in order to save more than $1 million.

• Sept. 20, 2010- UPAC holds its first town hall meeting in Jack Adams Hall.

• April 6-13- The second faculty referendum takes place. April 15- Second referendum approved.

• April 22- Corrigan announces that the Univer-sity will reorganize itself into six colleges July 1.

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• Jan. 20- The council formally recommends reducing the number of colleges from eight to six.

• Feb. 4- Corrigan accepts the six-plus-one college merger.

• Feb. 23- Faculty strikes down alternatives one and three, accepts alternative two.

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By Brenda Reyesbreyes@mail.sfsu.edu

Julie London, who began the University’s Native American Graves Protection and Repatria-tion Act program, began a sys-tematic search of all the archae-ological storage areas on and off campus to find collections of Na-tive American artifacts.

She came across a box of Na-tive American remains in 1997, labeled “No Site, No., Bones, Lake Isabella, Box 1 of 1,” that took 15 years to repatriate.

This month, SF State’s NAG-PRA program returned the box of partial human remains to the Tubatulabal Tribe, marking the University’s first repatriation of the school year.

The NAGPRA program was established in 1996 to help recon-nect tribes with pieces from their past. The University holds cus-tody of 40 collections containing Native American human remains and associated funerary objects. However, the University has been a repository for archeologi-

cal findings since 1949, according to Enrique Riveros-Schafer, SF State’s associate vice president for academic affairs.

“We have repatriated 25 ar-chaeological site collections to seven different tribes in 13 years, plus an entire basket collection to another tribe,” said Jeffrey Fentress, SF State’s NAGPRA program coordinator and arche-ologist.

Since the program’s inception, its coordinator and members have consulted with federally and non-federally recognized tribes about the cultural affiliation and appropriate treatment of human remains and cultural items.

One of those is the Tubatula-bal tribe, which is non-federally recognized and whose ancestral home is near the Kern River—lo-cated northeast of Bakersfield.

“The individual from Lake Is-abella was an adult, probable male,” Fentress said about the remains. “This means there was only enough skeletal material to estimate the sex.”

According to Kathy Wallace, cultural liaison with NAGPRA at SF State, neither documents nor records exist indicating how the box with the human remains ar-rived at the University.

“Many of the human remains and artifacts the University has

come from excavations that are done prior to construction proj-ects,” Schafer said.

Typically, an agency excavates a site before it begins a construc-tion project. If archeologists find Native American artifacts or hu-man remains, it creates a con-tract with an institution, such as a university, to house the findings and eventually return them to their rightful owner, Schafer said.

The University holds site col-lections for Caltrans, California Department of Parks and Recre-ation, the U.S. Army Reserve and other agencies, according to SF State’s NAGPRA program.

While SF State officials are not sure about the origins of the Tubatulabal remains, Donna Mi-randa-Begay, chairwoman of the tribe, believes the findings were excavated in the 1940s when the Isabella Dam was built.

Regardless of how the remains made their way to the University, Begay said her tribe is fortunate to have recovered the box with its ancestral remnants.

“We reburied the remains in Lake Isabella, close to their orig-inal burial site,” Begay said. “It’s impossible to rebury remains in their original place because of the new construction.”

The Tubatulabal Tribe, like many that are non-federally rec-

ognized, face greater challenges than federally-recognized tribes when attempting to recover an-cestral remains and sacred arti-facts, according to Wallace.

“Most of the time these tribes don’t have enough money to trav-el throughout the state or coun-try for consultation with univer-sities and museums,” Wallace said. “Even if they could afford the trip, most don’t have the land to keep their belongings.”

The Tubatulabal Tribe looked to the Tachi Yokut Tribe, which resides in the Santa Rosa Ranche-ria and is federally recognized, to speak on its behalf and lead the repatriation process with NAG-PRA, Wallace said.

“We have families who inter-married with the Yokut,” Begay said. “So through blood and mar-riage, we are culturally affiliated. This way they were able to act as the middlemen.”

According to Wallace, the na-tional NAGPRA program estab-lished that a non-federally recog-nized tribe must prove cultural affiliation with a federally recog-nized tribe to participate in repa-triation with an institution.

“It’s refreshing to work with SF State, who is doing the right thing,” said Lalo Franco, director of the tribe’s Cultural and Histor-ic Preservation Department.

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“Hell Hole. It’s hella ghetto. It’s not a place where you want to raise your kids.”

Nefi Perdomo, criminal justice, sophomore 20

“If you had the opportunity, what would you rename the Tenderloin?”

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“I would say the Trapezoid, because of its shape in the district.”

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“I like ‘the Tenderloin.’ I’m used to it; it has a grit to it.”

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“I wouldn’t change it. I have afondness for the name because that’s what I’ve always

known.”

Devon Angus, history, senior, 35

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Workers’ rights brought center stage via Skype FACTORIES Working conditions

By Chase Kmecckmec@mail.sfsu.edu

When college students across the country wear their univer-sity-emblazoned apparel, it is a safe bet that many of them don’t think about who sews it together.

Maritza Vargas, who has been employed with Alta Gracia, a col-legiate apparel manufacturing company from the Dominican Republic for the past year, is one of 144 workers at the company—the majority of whom are wom-en—who have benefited from the protests of American university students and officials fighting for better working conditions of fac-tory workers overseas.

Vargas shared her experienc-es with SF State students via a Skype call in Professor Juanita Darling’s Latin American policy analysis class April 21.

“I thank all students for form-ing an organization and focus-ing on labor standards which has improved our lives,” Vargas said through a translator in her native Spanish language. “This is the kind of factory that allows us to advance ourselves.”

South Carolina-based compa-ny Knights Apparel created Alta Gracia, named for the village in which it is located, and opened the factory last year. The compa-

ny’s mission is to give workers an opportunity to move out of pov-erty and the hope of a better life.

Alta Gracia is unique because the company also allows for shorter work weeks, subsidized education, and health care for factory workers and their fami-lies, according to Vargas, who also serves as Union president for employees.

The Workers Rights Consor-tium, an independent labor rights organization based in Washing-ton, D.C., focuses on collegiate-li-censed apparel and oversees con-ditions at Alta Gracia. According to Vargas, it is the only such fac-tory in the country that allows foreign inspection.

Each of the factory’s work-ers, regardless of gender or age, are paid a living wage around $3 per hour. Workers typically earn around $500 per month.

Earning a higher wage has en-abled Vargas, who has five chil-dren, to enroll at a university un-der a work/study program where she studies English and computer science. She and her family also have better living conditions.

“I now have access to health insurance, am able to feed my kids three times a day; before I was not able to do that,” Vargas said. “The kids all have their own rooms, and I am saving money

and looking forward to what I can do.”

Darling made the decision to hold the Skype Conference at the beginning of the semester.

“We’ve been talking about the conditions that exist in this part of the world,” Darling said about the low wages and living condi-tions that affect many people in Latin America. “It is important for students to see that there are alternatives in such structures.”

According to Vargas, Domini-can law calls for a maximum 44-hour workweek, but many gar-ment factories, all of which are locally owned and contracted with foreign companies, have their employees work longer. Many workers earn the national minimum wage of $0.84 per hour.

“It’s nice for the company to change their worker policy based on the actions of students,” said Carlos Loera, 22, a political sci-ence major. “It’s nice to be con-nected with real examples.”

Daniel Perez, 22, an economics major, liked the idea of a video conference.

“The Skype call was cool,” Perez said. “It really showed me a lot on what workers are going through over there.”

Despite the positive nature of the Skype call and Vargas’ experi-ence, there was some initial skep-

ticism among other students.“I cannot believe 100 percent

of what she said, but if this is true, it’s quite an improvement,” said Sergio Garcia, 36, an inter-national relations major. “This should be an example of improv-ing worker conditions for other countries like China. These com-panies should be doing more.”

Alta Gracia claims to sell its T-shirts, hoodies and sweatshirts at the same price as other major brands.

Apparel made at the Domini-can factory is sold at more than 350 colleges and universities across the U.S., not including SF State.

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SHAPING UP: Jim Wiltschko creates a vase in the glass blowing room for ART 547, Glass Blowing. April 20.

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rom the drawing board to the

runway

FAPPLICATION: NoAmy Henriquez shows the make up artist how she wants the makeup done to her model, Chi Keitaon April 21.

Photos by sandy ha- [X]PressDESIGNER: SF State student NoAmy Henriquez, who is majoring in Apparel Design and Merchandising, does some last minute sewing in the Apparel Design and Merchandising room on the 4th floor of Burk Hall at SF State April 20.

CELEBRATE: Friends congratulate NoAmy Henriquez after the fashion show.

LEFT: NoAmy Henriquez watches her models during the test walk down the catwalk at the San Francisco Design Center.

STRIKE A POSE: NoAmy Henriquez and her models (from left to right) Chi Keita, L.C. Howard, and Jennifer Burke backstage.

ABOVE: Rachel Green walks down the runway wearing one of NoAmy Henriquez’s outfits during the 13th annual Spring Runway show held at the San Francisco Design Center in the SOMA district of San Francisco, April 21.

RIGHT: Henriquez’s models show off her latest designs to the crowd during the spring fashion show.

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Calif., Henriquez dedicated countless hours toward making her fashion designs for the show, which in the end paid off because she will be graduating this spring semester.

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Tenderloin name too cruel for PETA activists

Game museum resets exhibit normsBy Jennifer Termanjterman@mail.sfsu.edu

Dinosaur bones, prehistoric tools and paintings fill museums around the world, but now those artifacts may have to make way for a new medium if a local group gets their way.

The Museum of Art and Digital Enter-tainment project is trying to raise funds and secure a location in San Francisco to display interactive video games in order for people to learn about and play video games.

“We want to give the community a place to go and communicate with each other and hang out socially and exchange ideas and learn about video games in ways they maybe hadn’t before,” said Alex Handy, founder and director of MADE.

The idea started when Handy found an unreleased Atari game at a flea market in Oakland.

“I got to wondering what would hap-pen to this stuff after I go on and I decid-ed I should make a video game museum,” Handy said.

The museum will focus on the cre-ativity and artistry behind the creation of video games and include games from Handy’s collection as well as donors. Demos, which are program graphics in the form of five-minute music videos done in programming code, will also be featured. Handy wants the museum to offer video game programming classes, summer camp and LAN parties, which involve setting up a local area network in order for people to gather with their computers and play multi-player games together.

“One of our core principles is making everything playable,” Handy said.

Isaiah Taylor, 22, an automotive student at Skyline College, said he would be will-ing to pay the museum a visit.

“But if it was about new games and had an arcade, I would go,” Taylor said.

SF State freshman and criminal justice major Kristen Keene, 19, said she would

definitely go to the MADE museum.“I think it’d be pretty cool,” Keene said.

“It would be awesome if it was interactive and showed history. And if we got to test out new games possibly.”

The museum is still in the develop-ment stages, but organization has earned $20,000 from fundraising for the project, with many donations coming through their website at themade.org.

The next step is designing the physical space for the exhibits.

“We can do a 3D model and all the ar-chitect stuff and plan out exactly what we

can do for the space and go to videogame donors,” Handy said.

MADE still needs to raise more mon-ey for the project, but Handy has ideas to gain revenue.

“We have to raise more money and that’s difficult,” Handy said.

However, he is optimistic that his vision will soon come to fruition.

“We’re fairly confident,” Handy said. “The space is in the basement of the Hearst building. The price and space are wonderful, a block from MOMA and near cable cars. And the current owners of the

space hate night clubs and the only oth-er person looking at that space is a night club.”

It will take six months to sign the lease for the space if it is secured.

Until then, the MADE project wants to collect funds to detail the plans for the museum.

“We’ll have more information tacked down at the end of April,” Handy said. “It’s certainly time for videogames to be heralded as the artistic works that they are and it’s certainly time for a video game museum in the San Francisco Bay Area.”

Group suggests city change name to ‘Tempeh’ or ‘Granola Flats,’ reflecting vegetarian ideals

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The Tenderloin has a historical reputa-tion as a haven for crime, drugs and sex, but the animal rights group, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, is pro-posing that with a more animal-friendly name, this could change.

Tracy Reiman, PETA’s executive vice president, called for the change last month in a letter to San Francisco May-or Ed Lee, suggesting that the area be re-named the Tempeh district in an attempt to promote the cruelty-free meat substi-tute of the same name.

The letter to Lee also suggested alter-native names for the district if Tempeh didn’t muster enough support, including Granola Flats or Seitan’s Lair, which also refers to a soy food product.

“You could even run a contest to choose a veggie moniker,” Reiman said in her letter.

Not all San Francisco residents were convinced that the neighborhood needed a name change, though.

“I think associating an intensely urban and sometimes intimidating neighbor-hood known for its rough edges with a tenderloin steak is just what PETA might want,” said SF State student Eliseo Par-ra, who has been a vegetarian for seven years and a vegan for six years.

“I think PETA has some interesting and sometimes misguided techniques that are sometimes more effective in po-larizing the public sector rather than ef-fecting any change whatsoever.”

PETA, however, believes that renaming the neighborhood will work well with the city’s goals for the area.

“The city of San Francisco hopes to re-vitalize the ailing Tenderloin district by enticing Twitter and other businesses to set up shop,” said Amelia Jensen, the col-lege campaign assistant at PETA.

“It would attract progressive compa-nies and prospective residents by show-ing them that the neighborhood is ready for a fresh start and a new image.”

Jensen believes that the Tenderloin district is long overdue for a better title.

“The ‘Tenderloin’ is an outdated name that echoes the violence and cruelty of the meat industry,” Jensen said.

“San Francisco is now renowned for some of the best vegan cuisine in the world, and the city deserves a neighbor-hood named after a delicious, cruelty-free food instead of the flesh of an abused animal.”

Despite many theories as to the nam-ing of the area, most involve bribes to corrupt police officers and other illicit activities.

None involve the torture or mistreat-ment of animals.

For PETA’s animal rights activists, however, the name refers to a form of an-imal cruelty.

Jensen explained that tenderloin meat comes from “piglets (who) have their tails and testicles cut off without being given any painkillers.”

Members of PETA are now hoping that the renaming campaign will gather steam.

“We have already had a fantastic recep-tion to our ‘Tempeh district’ idea,” Jensen said.

“San Franciscans have always been progressive—celebrating diversity, well-ness, and peace—and this new district name will reflect that.”

WHAT’S IN A NAME?

*HUNTERS POINT WAS NAMED AFTER A WEALTHY

LANDOWNER WHO ONCE LIVED IN THE AREA.

SOURCE: UC BERKELEY

*THE RICHMOND WAS OFFICIALLY NAMED IN 1890, DUR-

ING A REDEVELOPMENT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. IT WAS NAMED AFTER THE TOWN IN AUSTRALIA, THE HOMETOWN OF A MEMBER

OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT CLUB.

SOURCE: FOUND SF

*BERNAL HEIGHTS WAS NAMED AFTER JOSE

CORNELIO BERNAL, WHO RE-CEIVED THE LAND FROM THE MEX-

ICAN GOVERNMENT AND BUILT A HOUSE ON THE SITE WHERE ST. LUKE’S HOSPITAL NOW STANDS.

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By Chris Ternatecternate@mail.sfsu.edu

Surrounded by dozens of ecstatic family members with mothers on the verge of tears, a priest delivers a ser-mon about the sanctity of marriage and a couple is ready to embark in holy matrimony.

Capturing treasured moments such as these can be intimidating. Yet for MotionScope Studies, a Bay Area pro-duction company, it’s just another day on the job.

“The goal of this company is em-bedded in the company name,” said videographer and business market-ing major Francis Basco, a junior at SF State.

With a team of eight, many of whom are students, the company de-cided to embrace their education, adding in the word “studies” to rep-resent its studious roots and injecting the student mentality into its business model.

Basco said that MotionScope Stud-ies treats each client as a study, get-ting to know them more than a typical company would.

For MotionScope Studies, the busi-ness side has likewise contributed to the growth of their education.

“People think starting a business makes you busier, but it’s actually allowed us to organize and coordi-nate our time,” said co-founder Ryan Brown, a 21-year-old marketing senior at SF State.

The company, which celebrated its first anniversary in February, was founded by mutual friends Brown and co-founder Jasef Jaciee “J.J.” Ca-sas. They saw it as a way to combine Brown’s talents as a videographer and Casas’ as a photographer.

“I’ve been doing photography since high school and delved into wedding and cotillion photography before fo-cusing on portraits,” said Casas, a University of San Francisco graduate and photo editor for Hyphen maga-

zine. “When Ryan approached me as a videographer on somehow teaming together, we brainstormed the idea of working together and starting some-thing fresh.”

For the two, business has been booming as the company’s total sales reached more than $10,000 last year.

This year, they look to surpass that total with more than 10 weddings booked so far, a number they expect to double during wedding season.

“We’ve been in the business for only a year and we’re well respected in the wedding industry,” Brown said.

Their work has not only earned the respect of their peers, but also the trust of their clients.

“I’m certain they will do an amaz-ing job capturing all the moments and memories of my big day,” said Maria Aimee Arellano, the bride of one of the weddings MotionScope is shoot-ing.

Despite a rough economy, the two still feel that they can succeed in the

field.“If you have a service you can of-

fer that will truly be useful, you have no excuse at all to not offer it,” Casas said.

For Brown and Casas, starting their own business was not intimidating at all, but rather something that came naturally.

“I’ve always had an entrepreneur-ial drive to start different ventures,” Brown said. “I’ve sold shoes and free-lanced web design work and video since I was 13 years old.”

For Casas, this same instinct for business also started from a young age. His early business ventures came in the form of selling photocopy prints of his cousin’s artwork, giving massages to family members and even selling self-made jewelry.

“For me, the urge to get a business wasn’t as sudden, but instead a natu-ral progression of what I have been doing for the last decade of my life into something even more profitable,”

Casas said.The company is more of a passion

than anything, especially for Casas, who has been photographing since 2003 and feels strongly about his work.

“There are countless ‘photogra-phers’ who just have a digital camera, the difference of being a great pho-tographer is knowing how your im-ages can make an impact,” Casas said.

While Brown and Casas have high hopes for 2011, both try to stay mod-est.

“I can’t really say where this com-pany is going, I’ll just have to wait and see,” Basco said. “There is always room for improvement and growth.”

The company plans to turn their young venture into an established business to inspire the creative to work and prosper, much like they have themselves.

“If you can’t find a job, I’m living proof that you can create your own,” Brown said.

By Noemy Menanmena@mail.sfsu.edu

This past week, Apparel Design and Merchandising students played out part of their dreams: unveiling creations on the runway that were once rough sketches to an audience of six hundred fashionistas and mem-bers of the SF State community.

SF State’s Apparel Design and Mer-chandising program hosted the 13th annual spring runway show at the San Francisco Design Center April 21. The program is part of the University’s department of consumer and family studies, and showcased the collec-tions of 24 students, many of whom are graduating this May.

“It’s amazing how we learn about it in class and apply it onto design,” said Jennifer Burke, a senior and fash-ion merchandising major who mod-eled the collection of her friend, stu-dent designer Noamy Henriquez. “It’s amazing seeing it here.”

According to the designers, they had been preparing for months for the exhibition. From everyday wear to wedding gowns, a variety of styles were on display, though each design-

er had the same objective of utilizing recycled fabrics to create new pieces.

Some designs had a classic, time-less feel with soft and sheer cloth-ing materials, while others appeared futuristic in metallic and neon col-ors.

The crowd cheered as the models, many from SF State, walked the run-way. Many were impressed with the glamorous and sophisticated attire the designers created in class.

“SF State is making a comeback in fashion,” said model coach and fash-ion show producer Charleston Pierce. “I look forward to seeing their collec-tions in the future.”

Some students found fame from previous fashion shows. Christopher Collins, former apparel design major, was showcased a few years ago when he was a student.

Collins later competed in the tele-vision show “Project Runway.” He currently has his own line of high-fashion clothing and a store in San Francisco.

Sanna Chen hopes her friend Jack Lim is discovered

“It’s cool how he can bring his work to life,” Chen said.

The two-hour event featured per-formers from the University Dance Theatre and a raffle with a portion of its proceeds going to Visions of La Moda, a non-profit program in the Bayview-Hunter’s Point neighbor-hood where youths are able to work hands-on in the fashion industry at no cost.

“Their creativity is amazing,” said Toshiko Yomada, a senior and appar-el merchandise major who modeled

four different collections, from over-alls to a hot pink bridesmaid dress. “I could never imagine these outfits could ever be created.”

Loved ones showered the student designers with flowers and praise at the end of the show as they witnessed what they have strived for years to ac-complish.

“These people have a lot of heart and desire,” Pierce said. “A lot of heart, and you need heart in this field.”

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Softball standouts Kelsey and Kendra Wood have heard every joke in the book about identical twins. But don’t be fooled — being twins is just a part of their story.

The Wood sisters have an interesting connection being identical twins, but they extend that connection on the field with Kelsey as the catcher and Kendra as the pitcher. According to them, they know what each is thinking without having to talk, which makes them a dangerous duo.

“For us it’s just normal,” Kendra Wood said. “Being twins is different for a lot of people, but we don’t even realize it.”

The Wood sisters followed in the foot-steps of older sister Stephanie, an SF State alumna who also played softball at an early age. Ironically, their sister ended up dislik-ing the sport while Kelsey and Kendra fell in love with it. Their father, Alan, coached them when they were young girls. Kelsey, a catcher, fell into the role when one of her youth teams needed to fill the posi-tion. Kendra wanted to be a pitcher, but their father felt that the pitcher-to-catcher relationship was too cliché because they were twins.

But destiny couldn’t keep them apart.Both Kelsey and Kendra shined at Lyn-

brook High School in San Jose with Ken-dra achieving first-team recognition from the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League twice and Kelsey achieving the feat all four years of her high school career as well as a two-time SCVA league MVP. In high school they were sought out by vari-ous colleges, but one thing they knew was that they did not want to be separated.

“In college we knew we didn’t want to be split up,” Kelsey Wood said. “When we were being recruited we told coaches that we were a package deal.”

The package deal paid off as they led their team to back-to-back winning sea-sons in their first two years at SF State.

The twins’ leadership on the team is a role they strived for. Their opposite per-sonalities reflect the influence they have on the team. Kendra admits that she is more reserved and passive, while Kelsey is one of the strongest voices on the team and takes it upon herself to keep the team in line.

This kind of leadership was what coach Cristina Byrne was hoping for as she and the Wood sisters entered SF State together back in 2008.

“They’re vocal leaders,” Byrne said. “They push the girls hard and make sure everything is going well. I count on them a lot for team management.”

Kendra and Kelsey Wood also have a great deal of heart.

Each of them has battled with numer-ous injuries and played through them to help their team win. Kendra has had issues with her elbow and leg which has limited her pitching capabilities, and Kelsey tore her rotator cuff her sophomore year, re-sulting in surgery. She had the option of red-shirting but chose to keep playing.

Their lives have been so consumed with softball for so many years that most would think they would not have time to do much outside of the student-athlete realm.

The twins have worked part-time jobs at 24 Hour Fitness and for the San Fran-cisco Giants together. They also com-

pleted internships; Kelsey interned for a behavioral psychiatric ward in San Jose while Kendra interned for Lynbrook High School’s special education program.

They both will be graduating from SF State this year and their plans for the fu-ture continue their ambition. Kendra has been accepted into Notre Dame de Namur’s graduate program and Kelsey is currently awaiting responses from various graduate institutions.

Kelsey and Kendra will soon trade in their softball uniforms for a cap and gown as their four solid years of SF State softball will soon be a memory, but their story has not ended.

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The SF State track and field team battled through inju-ries and fatigue as they made their presence known in the Brutus Hamilton invitational at UC Berkeley.

The Gators competed against top-notch Division I schools such as Harvard, Stanford, UC Berkeley and Utah State in the two-day event April 22-23 with two athletes placing in the top five in their respective events as they prepare for the California Collegiate Athletic Association championships.

“I’m happy with what we’ve done,” said coach Terry Burke. “I think we’re about as prepared as we can be go-ing into conference.”

In the first outing, freshmen Maya Cabiness and Lau-ren Hendrick placed sixth and eighth respectively in the

400-meter hurdles among 19 other competitors. Cabiness recorded a season-best time of 1 minute, 3.37 seconds. Hendrick also earned her best time with a time of 1:04.52. Freshman Kayleigh Hendrix recorded an eighth-place finish in the 100-meter relay with a time of 12.72 seconds.

Three Gators competed in the hammer throw, SF State’s only field event on the first day, but failed to crack the top 10. Senior Cassie Freeman earned the highest score on the team with a mark of 151-08 for 14th place.

The next day was the Alicia Chambers show.Chambers, who only competed in two events in 2010

due to injury, has had her best season as a Gator, improv-ing on her times each week.

This didn’t change at the Brutus Hamilton Invitational as she captured first place in her heat in the 400-meter dash with a time of 55.45 seconds. She currently has the highest time in the CCAA conference and is eighth in the nation after her performance.

“I didn’t expect to get number one,” Chambers said. “I felt pretty prepared. I wanted to come in with 100 percent

and ended up coming in with 110 percent. I wanted it re-ally bad.”

There is an adage in track and field that no one is sup-posed to win out of lane one. Yet Chambers did just that.

The Gators also competed in the 4x400 meter relay in the final day of the contest after scratching the previous day due to injuries to freshman Keenya McDaniel and ju-nior Carrie Thomas.

SF State’s Chambers, Cabiness, sophomore Stefany Butler and freshman Brionne Baucham were the only team that competed against Harvard and fell short with a time of 3:50.27. Harvard took first at 3:45.17, the school’s fifth-fastest time ever.

Despite earning her personal record, Baucham claimed she really wasn’t eager to do the event at first.

“I didn’t want to do it because I’m not really good at the 4x400,” Baucham said. “That’s not my event. They forced me, but in the end I’m happy I did it.”

The Gators will move on to the CCAA championships in Tulare, Calif., starting May 5.

Two Gators land top five spotsInvitational prepares track & field for regional champs

DOUBLE TROUBLE: Sisters Kesley Wood, left, and Kendra Wood, right, pose for a portrait at the SF State softball field April 26.

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FINALITY: Restructure of college system nears endcontinued from Page 1

The merger is expected to save the University $1 million annually.“(The savings are) not the point,” said Frank Bayliss, biology pro-

fessor and member of UPAC. “When you’re trying to save for some-thing, the first dollar is as important as the last dollar. Over the long term, the savings will add up.”

The entire process took 17 months, leaving some faculty members feeling strung along. The administrators said the appropriate amount of time was taken considering the issue at hand.

“The campus took the necessary time to consider the implications of reorganization so we could realize the cost savings while doing our best to ensure the quality of the academic experience,” Whalen said.

According to Whalen, the students will not feel a significant im-pact of the merger, but they will have to get used to the new structure should they need assistance from a new dean or college office.

Students, however, are concerned about the amount of classes that will be cut if a new dean does not protect their department.

“It’s hard enough for me to get classes as it is and I keep hearing they’re going to cut more,” said Cristina Lerma, a biology major. “I really want to minor in dance, but if I can’t get in, I don’t know what to do. I hope the new dean doesn’t do anything too drastic to our classes.”

The administration and deans are currently working with faculty in order to establish a smooth transition.

While the majority of the transition is expected to take place by July 1, it is anticipated that some components will carry on until the fall and spring of next year.

Although a conclusion was finally reached, one hindrance to the merger’s completion is that the University has yet to receive its bud-get. For the 2011-12 fiscal year, the University is facing a $32 million deficit if the budget is approved. According to University spokes-woman Ellen Griffin, if a new budget scenario is approved, this defi-cit could increase.

“This isn’t the end,” Bayliss said. “Everyone recognizes that this is stressful. No one is trying to take advantage of anyone. When we see that budget, that’s where it really begins. One million dollars may not seem like a lot, but that saves 150 classes for students.”

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you ride big hills on kid wheels,” Nable said. “This sort of SF event lets you act the fool for a day.”

Besides the outrageous costumes, the Big Wheel bikes themselves were each unique. Kristian Akseth, a third year participant in the downhill ride. Akseth, who dressed in traditional Amish garb, spent 59 hours crafting a finely made Big Wheel bike composed entirely of recycled wood.

“I thought to myself, why not make wooden wheels?” Akseth said. “Then after I had done that, the rest sort of fell into place.”

After this year’s success, Akseth plans to make a Big Wheel with stone wheels and possibly dress up as a caveman for next year’s race.

SF artist and musician Jon Brumit started the BYOBW Race in 2000. Brumit sponsored the first race with his own money and the event has run on donations and volunteer efforts ever since.

“I volunteered in order to check it out because I figured what bet-ter way to investigate than to put myself in the middle of it,” said vol-unteer Karen Fagundes. “It’s fun and it’s a community activity.”

Fagundes said the beauty of the whole thing is it allowed a break in the age barrier and let everyone have fun.

“It’s nice to see adults enjoying themselves while doing kid activi-ties,” Fagundes said. “There’s no time for people to say, ‘oh, that’s a kid thing and I’m not a kid’ because we’re all getting older sooner rather than later.”

TRIKES: Adults embrace inner child with tricyclescontinued from Page 1

members, one staff member and four administrators — three of whom are deans — was appointed by Corrigan in consultation with the Executive Committee.

Meanwhile, University spokeswoman Ellen Griffin said the possi-bility of UPAC having a future role exists. However, there is not any-thing specific to announce at this point.

“The focus at this time is for deans and faculty to proceed with implementing the reorganization decision that has been made,” Grif-fin wrote in an email.

The recently approved decision eliminates the College of Behav-ioral and Social Sciences and leaves SF State with the College of Arts and Humanities, the College of Business, the Graduate School of Edu-cation, the College of Ethnic Studies, the College of Health and Hu-man Services, and the College of Science and Engineering.

“The six-college structure is better than imposing a new struc-ture,” Whalen said. “We worked hard toward achieving something that is agreeable with the campus.”

The new college organization is predicted to save the University $1 million annually if the transition is managed well, he said.

Whalen said the reorganization of colleges will mostly affect fac-ulty, who will have to work with new deans.

“Faculty will have to adjust to new circumstances,” Whalen said. “This is an unavoidable situation during a time of budget cuts.”

UPAC: Uncertainty looms as merger draws closercontinued from Page 1

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By Aaron Salazaraaronsal@mail.sfsu.edu

If SF State was a nightclub and President Robert A. Corrigan was a disc jockey, right now he’d be leaning into the microphone and telling ev-eryone to do the shuffle.

In the center of the dance floor, shuffling with gusto, are three deans.

Next semester, these deans won’t be doing their routine steps.

Instead, they’ll be sidestepping their positions of leadership by re-turning to the classroom as full-time faculty because of the University Planning Advisory Council’s plan to save SF State about $1 million annu-ally.

“Being a dean has forced me to acquire new good traits,” said Joel Kassiola, dean of the soon-to-be-dissolved College of Behavioral and Social Sciences, who will be teaching in the political science department next fall.

“I look forward to sharing whatever skills I have learned with students as I’m returning to the faculty,” he said. “I’ve always considered teaching a

privilege.”The University expects to save

about $1 million annually by eliminat-ing two dean positions, two associate dean positions and two college de-velopment officers, said Shawn Wha-len, chair of the Academic Senate and head of UPAC.

Although the positions will be eliminated, the people who fill them will remain employed, because deans have retreat rights, according to Uni-versity Provost Sue Rosser. The deans will return to their respective depart-ments for full-time, tenure faculty po-sitions.

Kurt Daw, the dean of the College of Creative Arts, will teach in the the-atre arts department, and associate dean of creative arts Ronald Caltabi-ano will be leaving SF State to take a job as a dean at another university.

“This is a University that is truly making a difference for its students and I have relished being a part of that and look forward to continuing in whatever role lies ahead,” Daw said.

Paul Sherwin, who is the current dean of the College of Humanities, will act as the head of the newly cre-ated College of Humanities and Arts.

Associate dean of BSS Sasha Bunge will return to the psychology depart-ment, where she chaired before being invited to take on the role of associ-

ate dean by Kassiola in August of last year.

The University will save money by reducing the deans’ salaries, Ross-er said. Savings will also be realized because the deans will be teaching, which allows their departments to of-fer more course sections.

Kassiola’s annual salary currently exceeds $160,000, according to the 2010-11 budget report. Bunge earns a salary of $115,008.

Daw has an annual salary of $195,000 and Caltabiano earns the same as Bunge.

Salaries for full-time tenured pro-fessors range from $72,142 to $128,400, Rosser said.

According to Kassiola, when he first came to BSS the college was undergoing major changes. Faculty members from the 60s era were retir-ing and Kassiola had to hire a whole cast of new teachers.

He also helped start new programs like criminal justice, environmen-tal studies and child and adolescent studies, which is now in the College of Humanities where many BSS de-partments will go.

In the mid-90s, budget cuts inflict-ed the campus, but the past two years have been the worst.

“We’ve been through a lot,” Kassio-la said. “We ran out of lives I think.”

As the dean of BSS, which houses 3,500 full-time students and 135 full-time faculty members, Kassiola is responsible for the operation of the entire college. His job includes devel-oping curricula, budget management, hiring new personnel, assessing facul-ty and staff, and handling complaints.

BSS is the biggest college at SF State and has had the largest enroll-ment growth in the CSU system since 2003, according to its 2006 State of the College report.

“This has been the best deanship I could’ve imagined and probably the best deanship in the United States,” said Kassiola, who came to SF State in 1995 after serving as a dean of under-graduate studies at another college on the East Coast.

“I’m a much better person than I was when I started,” he said.

In addition to teaching next semes-ter, Kassiola hopes to further his re-search on environmental problems in China, and continue coordinating the environmental sustainability and so-cial justice program.

“The faculty, staff and students have helped me cultivate myself and I am forever indebted to them,” he said. “You have to grow to succeed.”

Brittany Doohan contributed to this re-port.

College leaders may move down ladder

Deans cope with pending merger

Students respond to restructureBy Chris Ternatecternate@mail.sfsu.edu

Volcanoes and plate tectonics usually do not reside in concepts of perception and personality, but come July 1, geosci-ence will be lumped together with psy-chology in the larger College of Science and Engineering.

With SF State President Robert A. Cor-rigan officially approving the implementa-tion of a six-college structure, faculty and deans have expressed their concerns over the decision—yet students are equally concerned.

“I think it makes things more complicat-ed,” said psychology major Crystal Lanu-za. “Especially with classes you’d need to take like a required science class versus the ones I’d need to take for my major.”

The merger, and the uncertainty that surrounds some departments, has left stu-dents in a tenuous situation.

“Nothing is set in stone. We’re still kind of meddling it out, but we’re get-ting there,” said Amanda Chamsi, Associ-ated Students Inc., junior representative and University Planning Advisory Coun-cil student appointee. “The kinks are not worked out yet, but they will be.”

For those who have been keeping them-selves informed about what has been go-ing on with the restructure since UPAC released its recommendation, the merger may not be surprising.

But for the majority of the campus, no one seems to know what is happening in

regards to the merger.“There isn’t much promotion on it and

with finals coming up, its hard to stay cur-rent on some issues,” Chamsi said.

With the controversy over the merger largely focusing on the affects to faculty, ASI creative arts representative and up-coming vice president of university affairs Franko Ali understands the lack of student involvement.

Ali said that although faculty will large-ly be affected, students will soon enough realize their involvement.

“The silent majority doesn’t know what’s going on,” Ali said. “For the most part, it’s involving faculty, but obviously it trickles down to us.”

Ali, a visual communications major, feels that Creative Arts, with its inclusion into the College of Arts and Humanities, is one of the colleges that will take a big hit when merged.

“It’s very disappointing that Creative Arts won’t be recognized as a solitary thing anymore,” Ali said. “There’s even go-ing to be a new building for Creative Arts, but Creative Arts itself is gone.”

With the College of Arts and Humani-ties set to become the largest college with 24 departments, one obstacle will be the ability of the dean of Arts and Humanities to manage disciplines he may not be en-tirely familiar with.

“If you’ve ever had to withdraw from a class, you know you have to get it signed by the dean. It’s little things like this that can be tough,” Ali said.

IMPACT Gator voice

SF State SpeakS out:

UPAC“What do you think Will happen to your

department noW that the merger is

finalized?”Reporting by Chase S. Kmec,

Photos by Karen Kinney

“It’s an encouragement of small departments to align their interests with other small departments so they can talk to

each other.”

Barbara Holzman,Professor of geography and envi-

ronmental studies

“From what I know, it is supposed to help the lower

division students to have more access to classes. I wish I had more information and knew

the full story.”

Yang Fan,Professor of economics, 31

“As a transfer student, it doesn’t offer me any

additional classes. I already feel my department can’t get

anything done.”

Nick Gast,design and industry, 25

“Reorganizing and merging would be really bad because of the budget cuts; all of this takes away from the whole

college experience.”

Huyen Choeun,marketing, student assistant, 21

Paul Sherwin,

current dean of Humanities

Kurt Daw,current dean

of Creative Arts

Joel Kassiola,

current dean of BSS

Number of Departments in Each College

• 24- The College of Arts and Humanities counting the School of the Arts

-5- The School of the Arts

• 10- The College of Business

• 5- The College of Ethnic Studies

• 7- The College of Health and Human Services counting the School of Public Affairs/Public Policy

-4- School of Public Affairs Public Policy

• 9- The College of Science and Engineering

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begin a drastic transformation.President Robert A. Corrigan announced April

22 that the University is moving forward with its plan to reduce the number of colleges from eight to six, with full implementation by July 1. This brings closure to a nearly year and a half process filled with closed and open (mostly closed) door meetings, administrative lip service, and faculty uncertainty. Unfortunately, the uncertainty for faculty looms.

The College of Behavioral and Social Sciences is dissolving; the colleges of Creative Arts and Humanities will combine. Additionally, 23 departments are being shuffled to different departments. These departments will likely become unprotected.

In an email to faculty, Corrigan justified his acceptance of the newest alternative by noting that two-thirds of faculty approved it. [X]press believes faculty merely chose the less of many potential evils and still prefers the status quo. Also, [X]press continues to believe that a college reduction,

considering the minimal short-term impact on the budget, is a reactionary and inappropriate proposal. It would save at most $1.5 million from the school’s $50 million deficit.

Yet, considering the administration’s obstinacy, the University community must accept the finality of this decision and look toward the long-term implications of Corrigan’s decision.

First, neither Corrigan nor Academic Senate Chair Shawn Whalen nor anyone from the budget office has publicly stated the long-term benefits on our overburdened budget.

If fiscal efficiency is the endgame, as the University Planning Advisory Council has claimed since its inception, the administration must give an estimate on savings over the next five years.

Second, how will the merger affect the smaller departments and their faculty?

This has not adequately been explained. Many department chairs and faculty fear that a reshuffling would leave them vulnerable to devastating cuts. We agree.

This merger has been over-scrutinized on a short-term scale. It has not been analyzed enough for its long-term implications. Until it has, the restructure should not move forward.

EDITORIAL Merger

SARA DONCHEY Starving Artist

CONSENSUS Working together

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Kelsey Avers - kavers@mail.sfsu.edu

MANAGING EDITORChris Haire - chaire@mail.sfsu.edu

MANAGING EDITORAudrey Arthur - audreya@mail.sfsu.edu

CROSSROADS Higher education

UPAC consequences

Six college plan creates savings, new prospects

University should protect courses despite consolidation

By Robert A. Corrigancorrigan@sfsu.edu

Robert A. Corrigan has served as SF State Presi-dent since September 1988.

More than a year of discussion, con-sultation and input from hundreds of faculty and staff, coupled with two faculty referendums, has ended

decisively: On July 1, SF State will move from eight to six colleges. This new structure won approval from two-thirds of the voting faculty – in electoral terms, a landslide.

Upon learning that Provost Sue Rosser and I had approved the six-college structure, a number of col-leagues have told me how pleased they are that the process would be finished. We have accomplished a great deal, but we are far from done. In key re-spects, our work is just beginning.

It will be difficult and it is work for which we have no model. In fact, SF State may become the model. We will be seeking ways to make multi-mil-lion dollar, permanent cuts in operating expenses while maintaining our academic excellence and our values. And we are going to do this – just as we did over the last 17 months – by giving the campus com-munity a role and a voice. We know we can achieve consensus. We have just done so. And we will con-tinue to work in that spirit.

Once the six-college structure takes effect, col-lege deans will work with their faculty to refine the internal makeup of each college and explore the educational and fiscal benefits of possible de-partment and program mergers. I fully expect that strong feelings will arise, but I believe that shared concern for SF State’s healthy future will drive our decisions. One guiding principle will be our efforts to focus on savings that are administrative and op-erational in nature, preserving teaching, academic support and student services.

At the same time, we have vital off-campus work. We need to maintain the educational campaign – and the pressure – on both elected officials and the electorate. They need to see our future as their fu-ture, our well-being as their well-being. Affordable, accessible higher education made California great. Now, hard realities make clear that we must all grapple together to create a new, but still workable, model for supporting California’s public colleges and universities. The last 18 months have demon-strated how insightful and creative a community SF State is, and how strongly faculty, staff and ad-ministrators care about our students. That concern gives me confidence that we will look back at this academic reorganization process not with pain, but with pride. We are working to secure SF State’s fu-ture and I believe we will succeed.

The new college and departmental structure is spelled out at http://www.sfsu.edu/~news/announce/sixcolleges.htm.

By Ramon Castellblanchramonc@sfsu.edu

Ramon Castellblanch is an assistant professor of health education and is the California Faculty Association presi-dent for the SF State chapter.

As we go forward with the consolidation of colleg-es at SF State, we should take all possible steps to

ensure that we continue playing our part in providing Californians with access to quality higher education.

This means that we should contin-ue to look for ways to assure class siz-es that provide college-level educa-tion, and that students have access to the full range of courses traditionally

associated with higher education. As Creative Arts and Social Sciences are the two areas of learning that are be-ing directly affected by the consolida-tion of colleges, it is particularly im-portant that we work to see that their offerings are carefully protected.

The consolidation means that changes in departments and programs are now pending. Any such changes should be made in a way that gives the University community a clear oppor-tunity to consider relevant proposals and make counter-proposals. It is not enough to have proposals emanate from behind closed doors for up or down votes without any opportuni-ty for serious deliberation. Proposals could be put to departmental bodies, and time should be allowed for the de-

velopment of well-considered views. Final decisions should take into ac-count deliberations from across the campus as they pertain to providing both needed resources for the class-room and support of classroom work coming from non-academic staff.

Whatever decisions are made, the California Faculty Association is ready to vigorously enforce our union contract and make sure that all chang-es are done in accordance with its pro-visions and protect the rights of facul-ty. The union continues to call on the administration for fiscal transparency and for special attention to potential savings among positions classified as being in the Management Person-nel Plan, i.e., top management. We are particularly concerned that auxiliary

organizations within SF State should reveal the resources they may have to protect access to higher education.

Of course, the overarching prob-lems facing SF State flow from our state budget crisis, the refusal of Re-publicans to let Californians vote on revenues for California, and an in-creasingly regressive tax structure that gives breaks to corporations as we are pressured to take cuts.

I hope that we can continue to work with the administration in pres-suring the governor and legislature to fund the CSU and education in gener-al. California higher education is at a crossroads. We owe it to students and all Californians to do all we can to en-sure that accessible, quality higher education continue to serve our state.

Wednesday, April 27, 2011 15GOLDEN GATE [X]PRESS - goldengatexpress.org Opinion

San Francisco city employees, who have long planned on using their pensions to live out retirement with ease, may soon face grim cir-cumstances.

Unless the city seriously addresses comprehensive pension reform, city workers — particularly police offi-cers — may find themselves unemployed.

As San Francisco’s rising deficit surpasses $300 mil-lion, it is obvious that soaring pension costs, which have risen $100 million each year, is one of the most challeng-ing obstacles in reducing city debt.

The deficit has become so overwhelming that city of-ficials are on the verge of closing local fire stations on a rotating basis and laying off approximately 171 police officers.

The budget problems are complex, but creating a sus-tainable pension system is one sensible way to lessen the burden.

Fortunately, three plans for pension reform may lead San Francisco out of the red.

The three plans are the work of Public Defender Jeff Adachi, author of the controversial 2010 Proposition B, Mayor Ed Lee and a citizen-led labor coalition, respec-tively.

Though the plans all vary and are subject to change or even consolidation, they all have the same goal in mind: digging us out of our deficit.

Adachi’s proposal would incorporate a sliding scale so

that employees making less than $50,000 would not face any pension increases, but employees at the higher end of the income bracket would be required to pay more into the system.

Lee’s proposal, on the other hand, would increase the pension payment of all employees by one flat percent-age, though the exact figures are not yet known.

Finally, the labor coalition’s proposal would gradually increase the pension payments by 2 to 4 percent annu-ally.

All three measures are expected to save between $90 and $144 million each year. If reform does not pass, Lee said the city is likely to go bankrupt.

Each proposal would decrease the deficit, but Lee’s would place too much pressure on lower income work-ers.

[X]press finds Adachi’s progressive measure more fit-ting to the city’s needs.

The Public Defender’s proposal would not only save the most funds, but it would also benefit a larger number of San Francisco citizens.

Distributing the burden of pension reform based on income is the far more pragmatic choice.

Without pension reform based upon income, a city employee working as a janitor, making a shallow $40,000 anually, would be expected to wear the same weight as a San Francisco police officer who made more than $500,000 in a single year.

The present pension system is unsustainable because city employees are required to pay a fixed rate on their pension while at the same time the city’s costs are not fixed.

Despite the differences of opinion in how the pension reform should be enacted, the proposals agree that there are certain attributes of San Francisco that must come to an end.

For example, the trend known as “spiking”, has stunt-ed the growth of the city.

“Spiking” consists of city workers being prompted during their very last years in the workforce in order to reap the benefits of a higher pension plan.

This may seem beneficial to the city workers on the higher end with their eye on a cruise ticket to Maui, but for depleting social programs and educational systems, it’s plain overindulgence.

The pension reform must take all citizens into consid-eration by implementing careful and fair policy.

Without reform, more budget cuts will inevitably hap-pen, and social programs, our education system, and our police and fire departments will all suffer.

If San Francisco does not fix the problem, the pen-sion system’s costs will inexcusably continue accumulat-ing to unbearable levels to which our great city will be crippled by deficit.

During such tough economic times, the city cannot af-ford a bout of fiscal irresponsibility.

By Noemy Menanmena@mail.sfsu.edu

Nicotine fiends, your days of smoking in public may be numbered.

According to the Centers for Disease Control, by the year 2020, all 50 states could impose a smoking ban in

bars, restaurants, parks, and the workplace.Currently, 25 states and cities, such as Washington D.C. and San

Francisco, have already enacted anti-smoking ordinances in which users may be cited for lighting one up in public.

Smoking is, after all, a choice, but those who choose to light up shouldn’t have to surrender all their rights to those of the non-smok-ing variety.

According to the CDC, states are welcoming bans to not only de-ter new users, but to also shield non-smokers in the area.

For every ban that goes into place, whether it’s in a bar, a restau-rant, or school, there needs to be a designated smoking area. With-out this, smokers risk being taken advantage of by the law.

Although the local and state governments intend to ban smoking in public as the right direction to protect the health of non-users, the ban fails to accommodate tobacco users who pay taxes.

Smokers are taxed 87 cents per 20-pack of cigarettes, according to the California Board of Equalization, 12 cents due to a cigarette tax as well as a 75 cent surtax. Out of the 87 cents, 10 of those go into the state’s general fund while 50 cents provide low-income child care programs throughout California.

The remainder of the funds go to anti-tobacco education as well as fire prevention and environmental conservation programs.

Smokers are already paying an elevated price to exercise their right to smoke through these high taxes, and they shouldn’t have to worry about being in the correct area on top of everything else.

In reality, unofficial smoking areas already exist. If you’re in a bar and California law states it’s illegal to smoke in that bar, you go out-side to smoke.

While cigarettes are still being sold in this country, law-makers need to provide alternatives such as designated smoking stations for users, and they need to do so through laws similar to the ones in place to ban smoking, thus guaranteeing the preservation of smok-ers’ rights.

SF State’s designated smoking areas are the ideal example of how smokers can be accommodated while keeping the remainder of the campus tobacco-free.

Beginning fall 2004, the University became a smoke-free campus. Designated smoking areas were created at least 30 feet away from campus buildings. Smokers caught in prohibited areas were cited. Why not have a system like this everywhere?

Smokers normally abide by the rules because non-smokers are straightforward if bothered by the fumes. If a smoker is told to move, most would comply.

It just doesn’t make sense to ban an item when the government benefits from it financially.

Cigarettes are already regulated based on age, making them nearly impossible for minors to purchase because of the requirement of an ID and scanners that detect fraudulent identification.

It is right to protect the lives of the innocent, the young who can-not defend themselves against second-hand smoke. However, what about offering smoking-friendly bars where non-users could expect to be surrounded by it?

Like alcohol, smoking cigarettes is a lifestyle that individuals choose, and it’s up to their discretion when and where they should do it as long as they comply to local and state laws.

It is like the government giving a gun to someone, which is legal, and telling them not to pull the trigger.

If someone is given it, they should know when and where is the right time to use it—or else not offer it at all.

By Chris Ternatecternate@mail.sfsu.edu

On a list of growing disappointments that result from crushing budget deficits, a lack of jobs and an overall shaky economy, the last thing we’d

want to include on that list would be sports.Yet in the last 10 years, American sports have

had many tumultuous moments.The growing strife between the NFL and its

players that almost caused a lockout, and very well still could, is toying with a football-obsessed na-tion.

Hometown hero LeBron James went from re-vered to despised in an instant when he casually broke the heart of Cleveland and decided to take his “talents to South Beach.”

To top it all off, America’s pastime is not able to shake the monkey that is performance enhanc-ing drugs off its back as Barry Bonds was recently found guilty of obstruction of justice because of his indirect answer under oath about injecting drugs.

So while we can all agree that businessmen and politicians have not been performing with the ut-most integrity, we have to admit that the touch-down scorers, homerun hitting, wide receiving, small forwards and left fielders we idolize haven’t been much better.

However, in the midst of all this, things are looking up.

Despite what many thought, the formation of the Miami Heat’s “Big Three” of Chris Bosh, Dwayne Wade and LeBron James was actually part of something bigger that would happen in the NBA.

We witnessed the blooming of franchise star Derrick Rose from a humble prospect into the pre-mier MVP candidate, as well as the emergence of some young talents such power forwards Kevin Love and Blake Griffin.

We saw teams rebuild and gut entire rosters all with the hope of beating the Heat.

All this came about from a few all-star caliber players banding together to form their own troop and accepting their role as the villains - and relish-ing in it.

As a result, everyone stepped up their competi-tion and revamped themselves as competitors.

The New York Knicks snagged two big name and highly expensive starts in Carmelo Anthony and Amar’e Stoudemire.

The Bulls utilized the rapid development of Rose and center Joakim Noah, and the signing of forward Carlos Boozer to capture the best record in the NBA.

So what’s the point of all this? In spite of the athletes who took PEDs, were

dishonest, broke rules and lost our trust, we saw something worth idolizing.

The NBA is now in the middle of what could be one of the most intense post-seasons in a genera-tion.

Take Rose, for example: We saw the guy who was laughed at when he suggested he could be MVP this season become arguably the game’s best player because of his hard work, determination and good old “can do” attitude.

What could be better for American sports than a guy who’s modus operandi is “I’m going to work as hard as I possibly can, never give up, and most importantly win - the right way?”

Looks like things really are looking up.

Pension reform required for city

Smokers could forfeit puffing rights by 2020

Hard work pays off for NBA

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