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Erasmus: Stop Paying for Slavery
Pointing a finger at the telltale signs of human trafficking associated with the sex trade, agricultural labor, and sweat shops uncovered in their research, students at the University of San Francisco want San Francisco’s elected officials and residents to pursue new laws and change their habits to rid the city of this underground industry.
[6.30.09] |
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Campus Makes Way For Improvements
Fewer students on campus during summer means construction and maintenance at the University of San Francisco, as hammers and backhoes take center stage.
[6.25.09] |
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New Era for Business and Professional Studies
The University of San Francisco has announced it is creating a new college, the School of Business and Professional Studies.
[6.23.09] |
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The Contender
Renae Santa Cruz has something to prove; namely, that women have every right to take part in amateur collegiate boxing – in spite of what some men in the sport think.
[6.19.09] |
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Distinguished Researcher Marries Math with Art
“If one-sixth of the class equals one-fourth of the museum gallery mural niches, then how many students are in the class?” If that sounds like a new twist on a word problem you aced on a 7th grade math exam, give yourself an A+.
[6.16.09] |
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Student Actors Play Patients for Nursing School
Mr. Smith, 78, sat on his hospital bed, but he didn’t want to be there. He didn’t know where he was, no one was answering his questions, and he didn’t understand why nurses were examining him. Determined to get out of bed, he got himself to the edge of the bed and promptly fell to the floor. The nurses—USF nursing students—were stunned.
[6.11.09] |
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USF Professor’s Research Is Lies
Her waistline hasn’t been as skinny as that of the actress who portrays
her in the Fox television crime drama “Lie to Me” since she was a
pre-teen, jokes USF Professor of psychology Maureen O’Sullivan in her
offhanded way of noting the irony of Hollywood, a place of fiction and
fabrication, being captivated by her work. Still, there’s no denying
that it’s her years of research on deception and lie detection upon
which the show is based.
[6.09.09] |
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Bishop Asks Grads to Fight HIV/AIDS Injustice
Celebrating the University of San Francisco’s 150th spring commencement May 22nd, graduates were urged by Bishop Kevin Dowling of Rustenburg, South Africa to raise “uncompromising voices of principle and outrage” in the struggle against HIV/AIDS.
[6.05.09] |
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Fulbright Winner Headed to Spain
The University of San Francisco’s Yetunde Sonuyi ’09 has been awarded a Fulbright scholarship to teach English in Spain.
[6.04.09] |
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Restaurateurs Win Family Business Honors
Father and son restaurateurs William McDonnell ’47 and Timothy McDonnell ’75 have been named the Gellert Family Business Award winners for 2009 by the University of San Francisco’s School of Business and Management.
[5.29.09] |
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USF Sociologist Wins Guggenheim
In spite of being billed as “The Funniest Woman in the World” in her heyday and rising to become one of America’s most recognized entertainers, even playing Carnegie Hall, the life and times of Jackie “Moms” Mabley has been almost entirely neglected by historians and writers outside of standup comedy circles.
[5.27.09] |
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The Graduates
The University of San Francisco’s 150th spring graduation kicked off with Commencement Mass May 21, followed by a series of ceremonies to honor graduates over the weekend.
[5.21.09] |
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Student Film Debuts in Italy, Travels to Cannes
When junior media studies major Alexandra Platt studied film production abroad last summer in Rome, she had no idea the documentary film she’d make would end up premiering at an international human rights film festival in Italy in April.
[5.19.09] |
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