VOL 119, Issue 11—Dec. 2, 2021

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The Dons remained undefeated after collecting wins over the Towson University Tigers and the University of Alabama at Birmingham Blazers.
PHOTO COURTESY OF WOO NGUYEN/DONS ATHLETICS
MAGGIE ALDRICH
Staff Writer
USF is off to their best start since the 1976-77
season when they began 26-0 under head coach Bob
Gaillard. That season, USF finished with an overall
win-loss record of 29-2, and they also reached the
first round of the NCAA Division I men’s basketball
tournament.
“That was nine years before I was born [and]
that was back obviously when the team was fantastic
and competing for national titles and [was]
nationally ranked and that’s the goal of this club, I
think we should have a chance to be a top 25 team
come next week,” said men’s basketball head coach
Todd Golden in a post-game interview with Pat
Olsen that was uploaded to the USF Dons’ official
Youtube channel following their eighth win of the
season.
The USF men’s basketball team had much to
be thankful for this past Thanksgiving weekend as
they were crowned the winners of the Continental
Tire Las Vegas Invitational, a four team tournament
featuring the Dons, the Towson University Tigers,
the University of New Mexico Lobos, and the University
of Alabama at Birmingham Blazers. The
event was nationally televised on Fox Sports 1.
Action began Nov. 25 as the Dons squared
off against the Tigers. Both sides kept the contest
fairly even in the first half, but once graduate student
guard Jamaree Bouyea found graduate student
forward Yahuen Massalski in the corner to sink a
3-pointer for a 10-9 lead, the Tigers could not rattle
the Dons’ momentum.
At the end of the first half, the Dons led the
game by nine points, and the second half began
with the Tigers cutting their deficit down to five
points through their efforts in the paint.
Although the Dons made 14 points in the
paint and the Tigers came close with 12 in the second
half, Bouyea’s total of eight field goals, four
3-pointers, and nine rebounds carried the Dons to
a 71-61 win and gave USF the chance to go against
the Blazers the following day in the championship
game.
USF’s opposition had eliminated the Lobos
from the tournament, and the Dons found themselves
on the wrong end of an 0-4 deficit within
four minutes of the first half. Following two dunks
and a layup by Massalski, the Dons evened the score
and ensured that the Tigers did not run away with
the contest.
Redshirt senior guard Khalil Shabazz extended
the lead with two back-to-back 3-pointers
and gave the Dons their first 10-point lead of the
game with a score of 22-12. The Blazers’ defense
failed to stop shots from beyond the arc as Bouyea
and Shabazz ran up the score 28-16. With another
set of back-to-back 3-pointers, the Dons closed the
first half going 6-9 from beyond the arc.
Coming out of the locker room, the Blazers
Women’s basketball
embarks on first road
trip of the season.
DONS CLAIM
63–61
THE CUP IN VEGAS
went on a 7-0 run against the Dons and trimmed
USF’s lead down to a mere four points. Eventually,
graduate student guard Gabe Stefanini broke the tie
with a 3-pointer, and junior guard Julian Rishwain
followed up with a pair of 3-pointers.
Once again, the Blazers’ grit evened up the
score at 43 points each with just over 11 minutes
left in regulation. USF protected their lead by routinely
converting on free throws, but the Blazers did
not go down without a fight. Within the last 10
seconds of the second half, the Dons went 3-4 from
the charity stripe, and USF’s defense got the stops it
needed to stifle the Blazers’ comeback. In the end,
the Dons hung on to a two-point lead and won the
tournament by a score of 63-61.
Speaking with the Foghorn, Massalski said,
“A lot of what people don’t see is how we’re interacting
with each other behind the scenes and I
believe that the relationship that you build with
your teammates during practice and going head-tohead
against each other is what really gets you those
wins.” He continued by saying, “You don’t look at
the fans, you don’t look at the opposite team, you
really look at each other and you try to find that
energy, that little spark, that something from the
person next to you.”
With their two wins, the Dons improved to
an overall win-loss record of 8-0 for the first time in
45 years. The Dons return home Dec. 4 when they
host the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Rebels at
the War Memorial Gym at the Sobrato Center.

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REFLECTIONS ON THE FALL SEMESTER,
AND HOPES FOR THE FUTURE
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Miguel
Arcayena
As the fall semester comes to a close, production of the Foghorn is
hitting pause until we return in January. For our last issue, our staff reflected
on our first in-person semester since we went into lockdown
almost two years ago.
Given the circumstances, we managed to work well
together this semester. Moving back to a mostly in-person
work modality was a significant and challenging adjustment
for everyone. However, we feel that our time online helped
prepare everyone for this semester and equipped us with
new tools to accomplish tasks and communicate with
one another more efficiently and successfully. We
were able to overcome challenges presented to us
as a team. Though being in-person was an interesting
adjustment to our new normal, students at
USF seemed to have handled it well, despite the
expected hiccups.
All of our staff members are currently located
in San Francisco, which gave us the highly anticipated
opportunity to convene as a group both
for work purposes and to get to know each other
better outside of the office. We were also happy to
have regained access to our office on the fourth floor
of the University Center, where many of us spent late
nights working and editing together and drawing inspiration
from each other.
Whether it be due to graduations or the pursuit
of internships on the other side of the country, our
staff underwent a transitional period with multiple
new members joining the team this past semester.
As with any new role, these fresh faces are still
learning the ropes, and we look forward to seeing
them blossom as they dive further into their student
journalism careers.
We are pleased with each other’s commitment
to putting out work that we can be proud of. Additionally,
we are grateful to our editor in chief, Lucia
Verzola, and our managing editor and soon to be
USF graduate, James Salazar, for leading our team
with compassion, humor, and dedication.
Our publications this semester were not
always flawless. We feel that, moving forward,
fine-tuning the topics and opinions we publish
to be products of critical thinking and problem
solving is an improvement we should work towards
and maintain for next semester and future
generations of the paper. Straying away from
pieces that voice aimless complaints at the University
and pieces that do not provide a chance for
readers to think critically about our topics will be
a priority of ours. Instead, we hope to use our publication
to report on creative solutions to problems we are
addressing, especially within the University.
With the new COVID-19 variant, omicron, spreading,
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not affect us, or the University, dramatically.
No matter the modality of our work next semester, we as
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ourselves to this publication, learning from our mistakes and
creating new ways to voice the happenings of student life at the
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IN-PERSON GRADUATIONS
RETURN TO ST. IGNATIUS
USF will hold ceremonies
for class of 2020 and 2021
MIGUEL ARCAYENA
Staff Writer
USF recently announced it will hold an in-person ceremony and celebration
on April 8, 2022 for graduates of the class of fall 2020 and spring 2021. As
a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, graduates from these classes were unable
to participate in the traditional walk-through at St. Ignatius Church. However,
next spring, the recent alums will finally get their opportunity to cap off their
college careers with the pomp and extravagance of a traditional commencement
ceremony.
Kellie Samson, head of USF media relations, provided further information
about this announcement in an email to the Foghorn. The April celebration
will include “traditional commencement ceremonies, complete with a platform
party of administrators, faculty, and trustees, and students in regalia receiving
their diplomas from Fr. Fitzgerald as their names are read,” Samson said.
Carolyn Jatul, a spring 2021 graduate, said she is glad that there will be an
in-person ceremony for her because “it means a lot to be celebrated on campus
in the church and recognized and reconnect with professors and fellow classmates.”
The ceremony is still in its late planning stages, but more details will be
The last in-person graduation ceremony held in December 2019. PHOTO COURTESY OF USF OFFICE OF MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS
released by January once attending graduates have been confirmed by Dec. 15.
The University said, “The number of graduates who indicate that they plan
to attend will determine the number of ceremonies and the number of guest
tickets available.”
The University clarified that the ceremony will follow city and county
public health guidelines, including proof of full vaccination for whoever will be
in St. Ignatius Church.
Jatul said she expects some form of social distancing and mask wearing
while inside; however, the recent graduate said she is “going for sure and would
love it to be as ceremonial and performed similarly to other years with guest
speakers and individual departments.”
“The promise made to these graduates was that the University would host
in-person ceremonies for them when it is safe to do so,” Samson said. “We are
delighted to now be able to welcome these alumni back to campus to celebrate
their accomplishments and perseverance.”
The University’s commencement working group, which includes faculty
representatives and staff from all USF schools and programs, recommended the
ceremony be held in April. Samson said numerous factors went into the decision
to hold the ceremony on April 8, including the church’s availability, and
providing enough time for event planning and for graduates and their families
to make arrangements.
The plans for an in-person, but scaled-back, commencement ceremonies
will make their first return after two years with the upcoming winter commencement
ceremonies in December for winter graduates.
Guidelines and protocols for the December 16-17 graduation ceremonies
have been released. As tradition, the commencement will also be held in St.
Ignatius Church, but at a reduced capacity.
Each graduate is only allowed to invite two guests and there will not be
any overflow seating areas available at the ceremony. Guest tickets are not for
sale or resale, and candidates found selling guest tickets will have their degree
withheld until the next conferral period. Additionally, all guests are required
to wear a mask at all times and show proof of vaccination status. Unvaccinated
guests 2 and older are required to show proof of a negative COVID-19 test,
administered within the past 72 hours, to enter the church.
Senior psychology student, Kobi Miller, who will be graduating this semester
said it has been a struggle to decide which family member gets to go given
the limited tickets available. “It’s a bit unfortunate, especially for families of
color and first-generation students,” Miller said. However, she added that given
the circumstances, and with recent classes not having the opportunity to walk
for graduation, “we’re grateful to even have one.”
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04
THURSDAY
DEC. 02,
2021
CAPS ENLISTS TELETHERAPY SERVICE TO MEET
STUDENTS’ NEEDS
IN THE LIMELIGHT: PASJ FALL CONCERT CELEBRATES
A RETURN TO LIVE PERFORMANCE
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NEWS
MEGAN ROBERTSON
Staff Writer
Studies show that amid the ongoing pandemic,
the mental health of college students nationwide is
only worsening, and USF is no exception.
Data from the Center for Collegiate Mental
Health at Pennsylvania State University has found
that out of 43,000 students who sought psychological
treatment in the fall of 2020, 72% of students said
that the pandemic negatively impacted their mental
health.
“During the pandemic, there has been a significant
increase in demand in psychological services,
not just on college campuses, but across the country,”
Molly Zook, interim director and assistant director of
operations for USF’s Counseling and Psychological
Services (CAPS), said.
These mental health concerns, while apparent nationwide,
are being felt here on the Hilltop. CAPS has
been met with an influx of students, and a shrinking
amount of resources, as key staff positions remain unfilled
and students experience wait times as long as a
month. This has led to updated policies and a contract
with the teletherapy service, Uwill, to meet demand.
Sophomore USF student “S,” who wished to remain
anonymous, spent their freshman year of college
staring at a screen, trading classrooms and lectures for
Zoom breakout rooms and emoticons. There was an
air of suspense for them in the move onto campus
this fall, as they left the virtual world for an in-person
reality with the threat of COVID-19 looming in the
background.
“The move to campus was really stressful both as
an environment change and through the fact that the
risk of COVID-19 is much higher in student housing,”
they said.
While the possible exposure to COVID-19 is
challenging enough, their on-campus housing assignment
made them feel “repeatedly invalidated and uncomfortable
as a student with disabilities,” they said.
“S”’s roommates began to spread rumors about
them, which led them to a mental health crisis. “I felt
like I was a danger to myself if I were to continue to
live in that environment,” they said. “I had to talk to
someone.” So, they turned to the resource they had at
their disposal: CAPS.
CAPS offers a multitude of services to students,
such as brief individual therapy, brief couples therapy,
group therapy for marginalized communities, single
session therapy, drop-in workshops, and, most applicable
to “S,” an all-hours crisis line leading to a brief
crisis assessment.
“S” was able to get a same-day, emergency appointment
with a psychologist after calling CAPS’ allhours
crisis line. While “S” planned to simply have
someone to confide in, they ended up leaving the
meeting with an action plan to find different housing
and resolve the issue.
“I’m glad that CAPS has crisis appointments that
are available day of,” they said. “It’s important that you
are able to connect with someone as soon as possible
out of concern for your own safety.”
Many USF students are having similar mental
health difficulties. According to Zook, CAPS has
“conducted about 50% more intakes, seen six times
Due to protocols, the CAPS front desk office requested the Foghorn not take pictures inside because they are not allowing
in-person appointments. PHOTO BY LIDIA-VELASCO ROBLES/SAN FRANCISCO FOGHORN
the number of crisis clients, and conducted twice as
many single session clients. Compared to this time last
year we’ve seen 115 more students.”
While the demand for student psychological services
is greater than a typical year, CAPS’ resources
have been dwindling. Students have seen wait times
from two weeks to a month to be seen by a psychologist.
Since spring 2020, three staff psychologists have
left the office, and the positions have remained unfilled.
Zook herself is working two different positions
within the office.
“We’re actually seeing more with less people,”
Zook said. “I am so proud of our staff for how hard
they have worked. I have never seen in any other year,
people putting in the time and being there for students.
It’s incredible how many students they’ve been
seeing.”
USF Counseling and Psychological Services Interim Director and
Assistant Director of Operations Molly Zook. PHOTO COURTESY
OF USF OFFICE OF MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS
For “S,” the services received at CAPS were “extremely
helpful.” But for others, CAPS’ lack of available
counselors has left students like Gemmaly Boyd, a
sophomore Japanese studies major, feeling “extremely
dissatisfied.”
After the wait for an appointment, Boyd met with
one of CAPS’ therapists and found it to be surface level
treatment and unhelpful for their own healing. They
never attended a second appointment. “I wish they’d
hire more people or open more lines,” Boyd said.
Zook said that CAPS is aware of the dissatisfaction
that many students are feeling. To combat this
issue, CAPS has contracted the teletherapy company
Uwill to provide another therapy option for students.
Beginning in January 2022, this service will help
CAPS “meet the demand for services and be able to
provide more therapy sessions to students,” Zook said.
CAPS plans on using their hiring search for the
three, empty positions as a way to diversify the office.
According to Zook, they are looking to hire a psychologist
fluent in Mandarin and another who will
address the needs of Black students. Dean of Students,
Dr. Shannon Gary is conducting the search for both
positions.
In another update, beginning next semester,
CAPS will implement what Zook calls a “triage intake.”
As of now, when students call to make an
appointment, they wait before receiving an initial
assessment. With this new system, students will immediately
have a 15 to 20 minute phone assessment “with
a therapist so we can get more information about what
their needs are and fit them into the right therapy service,”
Zook said. “The wait times will come down, and
students’ needs will be met more appropriately.”
These updates to CAPS’ services and modes of
operation work to further fulfill what Zook said is at
the core of CAPS, that students will be “heard, seen,
and understood for the distress they are experiencing,”
she said. “We hope they can leave CAPS feeling supported,
that they have new insights or ways of handling
their struggles.”
The performing arts and social justice department hosts its
first outdoor in-person concert of dance, music and theater.
Sara Ahmed
Staff Writer
The performing arts and social justice (PASJ) department ended a year-long
hiatus and hosted their first in-person event of the year in Gleeson Plaza on Nov.
20. The event marked the first time the fall concert was held outdoors and featured
a combined performance of all three concentrations of music, dance and theater.
Megan Nicely, the PASJ department chair, expressed her excitement about the
many firsts of the show and said that “COVID and returning to campus unable to
perform indoors led to us combining the efforts of the three classes and producing
a shared event.”
Nicely said that there was an added layer of emotion to the performances, a
result of the pandemic’s effect on students’ work. “People are a little more sensitive.
We’ve been through a
lot so there’s this passion
and expression, but
also vulnerability and
tenderness that’s on the
surface.”
Although the show
was a fusion of the different
art styles, the
pieces all grappled with
similar themes of social
justice. “The mission
of the department is to
look at the arts through
the lens of social justice
and social justice issues,”
said Nicely. “A lot
of the works dealt with
issues students are dealing
with now.”
Through expressive
choreography and
somber melodies, the
performances encapsulated
topics ranging
from empathy, ancestral
connection and love, to
darker themes of suicide
and loss. The Dance
Generators, an intergenerational dance company based in the Bay Area, explored
what it means to move forward as a community in their piece “Returning Forward.”
Nicely highlighted the significance of not only bringing these themes to light,
but the emotional forces behind them. “While we want to be entertaining, we also
want to get at some deeper issues,” she said. “We want people to leave feeling to act
or do or just reflect on how they are in the world.”
Laynee Daniels, a senior double majoring in PASJ and psychology, is a vocalist
and musician, and plays instruments such as the bass and the cajon, a box shaped
percussion instrument. She showcased these talents in the concert.“I grew up in a
musical environment. My mom and sisters were all musical people so it was just
natural that I joined,” Daniels said.
Daniels participated in the group piece, “No One,” a cover of the original song
by Alicia Keys which included other music students. However, her most notable
performance was a piece she composed this spring, titled “Everything Will Be Ok.”
The composition served as a dedication to her grandmother who passed away earlier
this May. Daniels said, “I wrote that song because, no matter what, she would say
‘Everything will be ok.’”
Daniels believes that music and social justice are indispensable to one another.
“When we have protests and social gatherings that are done for a cause, and there’s
chants, it’s all considered music.” Daniels stressed the unifying power of music, especially
in large groups, saying, “Music has the power to change and unite people.”
Kevin Sarmiento, a sophomore engineering major and the theater assistant stage
manager, described the collective excitement around hosting the event back in person
after two years of it being online. “Holding it outdoors presented its own set of challenges,
but having not worked a show for almost two years made me feel motivated
to take them on,” Sarmiento said. “Seeing all three concentrations there made me feel
fortunate to have been involved in this process. Everyone came together and created
a truly moving performance.”
For Sarmiento, theater plays a crucial role in social justice issues. “Theater tells a
story that can initiate a
conversation in the audience
and possibly motivate
them to recognize
and take action within
their own community,”
he said.
Dancers perform "If These Corpses Were Poems, Would We Then Remember? (A Further Investigation)" choreographed by
Robert Moses. PHOTO COURTESY OF JOSHUA MCDERMOTT/USF STAGES.
According to
Nicely, the need to
speak and perform is
more pertinent now
than ever. “The world
has changed so much,
especially in the last two
or three years with a lot
of racial reckoning and
a lot of issues around
labor and disparity.”
She praised the transformative
power of the
arts in sharing our experiences
with one another,
saying, “With the
pandemic, there’s that
foundation of emotion
that’s really starting to
come through in all its
complexity. There’s a lot
of pain there, but also a
lot of opportunity for connection and growth.”
As the production manager, Beth Hersh played a major role in making sure the
technical aspects of the concert came together. She was impressed with the flexibility
of the performers in light of the technical difficulties that came with setting up the
event outdoors. Such circumstances included acquiring stage permits and uncooperative
weather between rehearsals. “I felt such pride in their ability to be professionals,
to keep working even under unideal circumstances where things are changing that
are completely out of their control,” Hersh said.
Hersh was delighted to experience the students’ work in person again.“There’s
just something that never comes across on a screen the way it does in a space,” she
said. Applause and shouts of support from the audience were integral in creating the
ambience of a live performance.
Hersh emphasized that the most important thing was the collective joy of the
students being able to create and perform together. “The real electricity that comes
from live performance was a relief to experience again, and it was so gratifying to see
the students get a chance to have that,” she said.
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DEC. 02,
2021
THIS USF PROFESSOR IS COMPETING IN AN UPCOMING
JEOPARDY! TOURNAMENT...WHO IS J.P. ALLEN?
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J.P. Allen poses with “Jeopardy!” host
Mayim Bialik. PHOTO COURTESY OF
JEOPARDY PRODUCTIONS, INC.
LUCIA VERZOLA // Staff Writer
SCENE
A completed chocolate meringue pie. PHOTO COURTESY OF DURANTE VERZOLA
Ingredients
Smitten Kitchen’s Pie crust:
1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
1 ½ granulated sugar
½ teaspoon salt
1 stick cold unsalted butter, cut into chunks
¼ cup very cold water, plus an additional
tablespoon if needed
Grandma Tucker’s chocolate filling:
1 cup sugar
¼ cup plus 1 teaspoon corn starch
¼ teaspoon salt
1 ½ cups whole milk
½ cup evaporated milk
4 extra large egg yolks, beaten
1 ½ cups semi sweet chocolate chips
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
Meringue:
5 extra large egg whites, room temperature
¼ teaspoon cream of tartar
¼ cup sugar
Method
For the crust: Combine flour, salt and sugar in a large mixing bowl. Work the butter
into the flour with your fingertips until the mixture resembles a coarse meal and the largest
bits of butter are the size of tiny peas. Add cold water and stir with a spoon until large clumps
form. Use your hands to knead the dough together in the bottom of the bowl. If necessary,
add a tablespoon of water to bring the dough together. Flatten dough into a disk and cover
in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least one hour or up to 48 hours.
For the filling: In a small saucepan, combine sugar, cornstarch, and salt. Gradually
whisk in both milks. Cook, whisking constantly over medium high heat until the mixture
comes to a boil. Boil for one minute, whisking continuously. Remove from heat and gradually
whisk hot mixture into egg yolks. Continue to add hot water into egg yolks while whisking
constantly until about ¼ of the mixture has been added to the egg yolks. Poor egg yolk
mixture into the saucepan and whisk well. Add chocolate chips and cook mixture, stirring
constantly over medium heat for three minutes. Remove from the heat, whisk in butter and
vanilla extract, and cover and chill until cold.
Baking the crust: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees fahrenheit. On a floured countertop,
roll the dough out into a 12-13 inch circular shape. Transfer the dough to a standard 9 inch
pie plate. Fold the dough overhang under the edge of the pie crust and crimp decoratively if
desired. Line the crust with foil and pour rice or beans over the foil to weigh it down. Bake
for 20-30 minutes until the crust is golden brown. Cool completely.
Assembling the pie: Fill cooled pie crust with chilled chocolate filling. To prepare meringue,
beat egg whites, cream of tartar, and sugar with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form
and sugar completely dissolves. Spoon the meringue over the top of the chocolate filling,
decorating to resemble fluffy clouds. Keep the pie in the fridge until ready to serve.
CALLIE FAUSEY
Staff Writer
After 20 years of relentless auditions for the long-running trivia game show, “Jeopardy!”,
USF professor of business and innovation J.P. Allen has finally found success. In
September, Allen woke up to the call confirming his spot in “Jeopardy’s” upcoming, first
Professors Tournament.
“It’s kind of like the Nobel Prize calling you,” Allen said.
The tournament, hosted by Mayim Bialik, will include 15 professors from colleges and
universities across the country going head-to-head for a chance to win $100,000 and a spot
in the upcoming Tournament of Champions.
Despite the large grand prize, Allen said he is not in it for the money, a sentiment
shared by the other professors competing in the tournament. He grew up watching “Jeopardy!”
with his grandfather and has been hooked on the show ever since. Allen said he has built
up “warm feelings around the show” and considers it a “part of his history.”
Allen’s preparation for the show has been a process years in the making and said becoming
familiar with the recurring trivia categories is a must. From there, it's all about
“knowing your strengths and building on your weaknesses.”
As a business professor with a Ph.D. in computer science, Allen’s strengths are, unsurprisingly,
business, economics and technology. Having grown up overseas in Saudi Arabia,
world geography is one of Allen’s strong suits as he attended high school in both Switzerland
and Greece and boasts a knowledge of almost 200 world capitals.
“I don’t need to study that stuff,” Allen said. “Canadian geography might be my dream
category.” As a conversation starter during downtime between tapings, Allen inquired about
the other contestants’ dream categories since most contestants also have a niche interest or
two.
Allen’s weaknesses? Pop culture, fiction and literature. In terms of the trivia categories,
William Shakespeare is the Montague to his Capulet, otherwise known as a challenger he
did not want to see in the tournament. However, he’s studied up on these weaknesses, taking
notes from the 2019 Jeopardy champ, James Holzhauer, who subscribed to People’s Magazine
and Entertainment Weekly to brush up on his pop culture knowledge.
The instructors in the tournament specialize in a range of disciplines, with random,
sometimes unexpected, hobbies sprinkled in. For Allen’s matchup, viewers will see him
paired against a botany professor from North Carolina and an associate professor of French
literature from Delaware, who he found were fun and interesting competitors to be in “hand
to hand combat with.”
“When you're dealing with your profs, you know that they're really strong in their
particular area. But there's usually some other weird thing,” Allen said. “And then you find
it, it comes out when they start answering these $2,000 clues like they're nothing and you're
like, ‘Whoa, where'd that come from?’”
Interestingly enough, contestants also have to practice hitting the buzzer and mastering
this seemingly simple task is an important aspect of the contestants' success. Buzzing
in, according to Allen, is harder to prepare for than the questions themselves. Luckily, in a
tournament, contestants are granted more time to practice buzzing in and get feedback from
coordinators, as opposed to regular tapings of the show.
Jeopardy is taped weeks to months in advance of an episode’s airing, so Allen has
already been to the studio and met and competed with the other contestants. According to
Allen, his first taste of the “Hollywood lifestyle” on the set included a lot of downtime, strict
COVID-19 protocols, and a sense of camaraderie.
In addition to being tested for COVID-19 twice before being let on the studio lot and
then again every two days while taping, Allen had to carry around a small zip-close bag to
hold his mask and hand sanitizer. Before putting his mask on or taking it off, Allen had to
first sanitize his hands. With the absence of a live studio audience, production crews took on
the task of clapping when the applause sign lit up. “It’s kind of weird to be in that world,”
Allen said.
In a way, COVID-19 guidelines helped him secure a spot on the show. Allen thinks his
previous rejections can be blamed on his height since he is a whopping 6’7’’ tall. This is an
issue because the show’s producers try to even out the height of the contestants with the use
of platforms behind the podiums. Since auditions for the tournament were online this time
around, he felt his height could not be perceived as an obstacle.
According to Allen, sometimes the contestants were able to watch other matchups, but
most of the time, that was not the case because the others’ results affected their performances.
Therefore, Allen spent a lot of time in the dark on the day of the quarterfinals tapings.
“They would call people in, and say, ‘Okay, these are the next three Colosseum gladiators,’”
Allen said jokingly. “And they were keeping us on the “Wheel of Fortune” lot. It
was dark since they weren't taping and they’re like, ‘Don't touch that wheel. You're gonna
die if you touch that wheel.’ I sat there for like six or seven hours, waiting for my chance.”
While sitting in the unlit “Wheel of Fortune” studio, Allen and other contestants were
not allowed access to electronics so as to prevent any potential cheating.
“It's a digital cleanse at the same time,” Allen said. “You’re just stuck freaking out about
your one chance to do this thing you’ve dreamed up, but that’s why it was nice to have a
tournament, because everyone was really nice and supportive.”
Although he hasn’t yet broadcast the information to his students to avoid distracting
them from their lessons, Allen did tell his dean, Charles Moses. Moses, a longtime “Jeopardy!”-lover
himself, was “pumped” when he learned the news, even offering to help train
Allen for the tournament.
Allen hopes to have a watch party organized when his episode airs on Dec. 10 for
USF’s trivia fans, which includes students and alumni who take part in smaller-scale trivia
nights around the city.
“It’s fun to see representation from your own university in such a big tournament,”
said Peter Lassalle-Klein, a USF alum who regularly attends trivia nights at The Bitter End,
a bar on Clement Street.
Although many USF students may not be as big of fans of the show as Allen, it is still
a special moment to see one’s professor competing for academic glory on television.
The tournament will air on weekdays from Dec. 6 through Dec. 17 on ABC. Check
your local listings.
SCENE

08 09
THURSDAY
DEC. 02,
2021
SCENE
DE-STRESS DURING YOUR STUDIES WITH
THE ULTIMATE FINALS PLAYLIST
Jordan DelFiugo
Staff Writer
With finals week just around the corner, many students can be seen around
campus prepping for their upcoming exams. Some students have a set of headphones
in their ears, which begs the question: what is on USF students’ study playlists?
For AJ Langone, a freshman biology major, the answer is folk music from
artists such as Caamp, KALEO, and Bon Iver. “I feel like it has a calming aspect to
it that helps me focus better,” Langone said.
While some may find the background noise to be an unwelcome distraction,
many students, such as Langone, find that listening to music can help them focus.
Morgan Brum, a junior media studies major and KUSF DJ, says she prefers
listening to classical music and gentle jazz when studying. “I usually curate these
playlists by listening through Spotify playlists or greatest hits albums and selecting
my favorites,” said Brum. “If I need to be in the zone but want something different,
I’ll listen to lullaby versions of my favorite songs because they won’t distract me like
the original tracks might.” Artists like Twinkle Twinkle Little Rockstar and Sweet
Little Band create soft, instrumental renditions of popular songs with production
USF media studies major John Shepard listens to the USF Collaborative Study Playlist
on Spotify. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY CALLIE FAUSEY.
16 songs shuffle
reminiscent of classic lullabies, which Brum says provides a relaxing form of background
music as she studies.
Freshman psychology major Nika Bresker finds classical music to be a soothing,
less distracting alternative to the pop and rap music she usually listens to. “The
lack of lyrics in classical music stops my mind from wandering when I need to
concentrate,” Bresker said.
In contrast, senior pre-med student Jorie Gabrysiak finds it easier to concentrate
when listening to music that is familiar to her, rather than lending an ear to
an entirely different genre. “I tend to gravitate towards rap and R&B when I study
because I listen to it all the time and it’s just whatever is on my playlist,” Gabrysiak
said.
Freshman performing arts and social justice major Cecily Felice says that her
genre of choice is lo-fi, which refers to a style of music with an emphasis on possessing
a ‘home-made’ quality that produces subtly predictable, soft sounds. The genre
includes elements of easy-listening, jazz, hip-hop samples, and more. “Lo-fi is very
easy to listen to because it doesn’t have any abrupt or loud noises,” Felice said. “I
know exactly what I’m getting when I listen to it.”
Each student interviewed for this article was asked to suggest a few songs to
help curate the ultimate study playlist. Here is what what was created:
“All the Pretty Girls,” KALEO
“Strawberries,” Caamp
“Bloodbank,” Bon Iver
“White Winter Hymnal,” Fleet Foxes
“i’m closing my eyes,” Potsu
“this girl,” Elijah Who
“I’m on Fire,” Soccer Mommy
“Normal Girl,” SZA
“Can’t take my eyes off of you,” Lauryn Hill
“Claire de Lune,” Claude Debussy
“Moon River,” Emile Pandolfi
“I fall in love too easily,” Chet Baker
“Linger,” Twinkle Twinkle Little Rock Star
“Dear Lord,” John Coltrane
“Un Sospiro,” Van Cliburn
“Plastic Love,” Friday Night Plans
DILLION MCNEIL is a
senior media studies major,
film studies minor.
In a few weeks, I’ll graduate
from USF. Though I’m excited
to finish school and move on
with my life, I’ve loved the time
I’ve spent as a student here. It’ll
be hard to say goodbye.
It’s been a journey full of
crossroads and plot twists. For
three long years, I was a student-athlete,
living out my lifelong
dream of playing college
baseball. Looking back, it seems
like I spent nearly every second
of those three years on the field
or in the weight room, pouring
blood, sweat, and tears into a
game that I’d worked to perfect
since I first picked up a bat and glove at five years old.
Growing up, I loved baseball, and was proud to be a baseball
player. It was all I ever wanted to do. In college, the game
became something different. With what was demanded of myself
and my teammates, it became a job, and as a walk-on, I
wasn’t being compensated for my work. It became increasingly
difficult to justify the hours I was spending working on what
had begun to feel like a child’s game.
During my junior season, I began to wonder if I still
wanted to be a baseball player. I felt disconnected from my
identity as an athlete. Searching for motivation, I asked myself,
“why do I play baseball?” and couldn’t find an answer. I had
fallen completely out of love with the game. In a postseason
meeting with my coaches, I told them I was hanging up the
cleats and leaving the team. My baseball career was over.
Up until the spring of my freshman year, I was undeclared.
Taking Mark Taylor’s Intro to Film Studies class that
semester inspired me to declare as a media studies major and a
film studies minor. I’d been vaguely interested in film growing
up, but Professor Taylor’s course cemented it as a pillar of my
life. It taught me what it means to value and think critically
about film, and more importantly, art.
During my sophomore year, I learned the basics of video
production in a class taught by Danny Plotnick, and began to
create short films of my own. My passion for images continued
to grow, and although I’d only been trained in moving pictures,
I became interested in still photography as well. When I
wasn’t working on a video project, I was taking photos, trying
to teach myself the mysterious language of color, composition,
and light that serious photographers speak fluently.
Over the last few months, my video work has felt less
significant as photography has become my primary focus. As
I’ve become aware of the various genres of the medium, I’ve
found myself specifically drawn to street photography. Some of my best memories
from this semester are from long, aimless walks around our beautiful city with my
camera.
These walks, and my camera, have taught me a lot. Don’t get me wrong, I love
my major, and I’ve learned a ton from my media studies classes, but I’ve always felt
that the most valuable lessons are the ones that can be directly applied to my dayto-day
life. I learn these lessons through photography every day.
One thing I’ve realized is that beauty and nuance surrounds us at all times,
available to us as long as we are present enough to see it. Photography has changed
the way I move through space. It has transformed me from a passive and disconnected
individual moving through the city to an active and engaged observer, inextricably
connected to my surroundings.
I recently read a book about Henri Cartier-Bresson, a French photographer
who did much of his work walking the streets and capturing seemingly trivial moments
in beautiful ways. The book refers to the “visual rhythms” of which Cartier-Bresson
so masterfully captured. His photos turn seemingly insignificant subjects
and backgrounds into visual poetry, bringing order to the chaos of urban life.
Deeply inspired by Cartier-Bresson’s photography, I’ve worked on training my eyes
to work the way his did, aligning shapes and structures in ways that turn the city’s
random visual cacophonies into well-composed and intentional works of art. This
process has taught me that life itself is art.
MY BEST TEACHER
GRAPHIC BY SAMANTHA CADENAS-ARZATE/GRAPHICS CENTER
PHOTOS COURTESY OF DILLON MCNEIL
Lastly, I’ve learned that you can’t take your camera everywhere you go, and
you shouldn’t. You can’t take a photo of everything you see that might be worth
photographing, and that’s okay. If the photo you are about to take feels unoriginal,
or boring, or meaningless, or shallow, it’s better to lower the camera and look at the
world through the best lens you have: your eyes. To take a photo is to stop time,
to freeze the constant motion of life in a frame that will live on after the moment
has passed. Taking too many photos turns your present reality into a means to an
end, the here and now becoming just another opportunity for a photo that will
soon be buried in your camera roll. Learning to distinguish when to put down the
camera has allowed me to become more aware of my level of presence in any given
moment, whether I’m isolating myself from my surroundings or allowing myself to
embrace the present and be here now.
When I graduate from USF on December 17, I’ll bid farewell to the media
studies department, and along with it, some truly incredible professors. People like
Mark Taylor, who gave me the vocabulary to speak and write about film, and Danny
Plotnick, who showed me that I could make my own. Leaving these people and
countless other media studies professors who have challenged and inspired me is a
tough pill to swallow. But as I leave behind my identity as a student of this university,
I’m still very much a student of another school. My classroom is the world, and
I can go to class any time I want. All I have to do is pick up my camera and walk
out the front door.
OPINION

10
THURSDAY
DEC. 02,
2021
CAN AN INFLUENCER EVER TRULY BE RELATABLE?
FINDING MY FOOTING THROUGH SPORTS JOURNALISM
11
OPINION
SOFIA CHAVEZ is a junior
international studies major
In ancient Greece,
the infamous philosopher
Aristotle outlined
a set of criteria that
men (only men) had
to embody to reach
fame or “eudaimonia.”
They had to be wealthy,
respected, and, most
importantly, virtuous.
Fame used to be worth
something. It said
something about a person’s
character. Nowadays,
one only needs
an internet connection
and opinions to achieve what Andy Warhol coined
as “fifteen minutes of fame.” With today’s technology
and the rise of social media apps, it’s easier than
ever to become famous. In the early 2000s we saw
the rise of what we now call the influencer. People
who are famous almost exclusively because they
know how to sell themselves. Paris Hilton was a
pioneer in the field, closely followed by Kim Kardashian
and her family.
Apps like Instagram and YouTube allow everyday
people to create content that can be consumed
by millions with the click of a button. Once influencers
grow a following and attract dedicated fans,
they monetize that by selling their followers their
own products or products from a brand deal with
a company. Currently, influencing or content creation
is a career with seemingly limitless earning
possibilities. Some influencers are millionaires, like
Logan Paul, whose net worth is an estimated 19
million dollars. These influencers sell whatever image
they wish to portray to brands for profit. They
give normal people a peek into their life where they
do things just like we do, but so carefully curated
and choreographed that it becomes readily consumed
entertainment for us.
The way I understand it, the trend of influencers
came from a desire to see normal people represented
in the media. Not everyone is ready to idolize
figures, like traditional Hollywood celebrities, who
are so far removed from the reality of most people’s
everyday life. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic it
was evident that performative activism would no
longer be celebrated after the release of the “Imagine”
video (a tone-deaf attempt to lift spirits where
celebrities filmed themselves singing “Imagine” by
John Lennon). While celebrities like Gal Gadot and
Will Ferrell sang from their secluded mansions, people
were losing their homes and getting sick. At the
same time, random people on TikTok were getting
famous for choosing outfits in front of a camera or
sharing about their lives.
The inherent problem lies in the fact that when
someone is elevated into fame, no matter how “normal”
they were before, they immediately lose what
made them palatable: relatability. I would describe
relatability as being able to connect with people,
their humor, values, and aspirations on any scale.
The more an influencer makes themselves vulnerable
while maintaining a wall around themselves and
what makes them unique and special, the more I’ve
noticed they succeed.
YouTube creator Emma Chamberlain manages
to remain relatable because she has everything we
want, the clothes, the relationship, the money, the
fame —and yet she’s just like us. She films herself
making coffee in the morning, chooses outfits to
go grocery shopping, and delivers heart-wrenching
moments of relatability when she opens up about
issues many people face such as anxiety. The only
difference between her and any other young adult
is that she makes coffee from a brand that she owns
in a house worth millions in Beverly Hills. This is
not to say that it is a small difference. In fact, it is
a difference of such magnitude that it is worthy to
consider whether Chamberlain has lost what made
people love her in the first place. While millions enjoy
her content (myself included), it is important to
understand that her career has surpassed the reach
of her fanbase.
At the opposite side of the spectrum is Kim
Kardashian whose allure is due in part to the fact
that she took control of her sexuality when it was
exploited and somehow still found a way to profit
off of it. The lifestyle she portrays is so far removed
from that of the average person, having elevated
herself to a state of a quasi-goddess with the help
GRAPHIC BY LEO TAFOYA/GRAPHICS CENTER
GRAPHIC BY BEAU TATTERSALL/SAN FRANCISCO FOGHORN
of luxury and good PR to present herself to her intended
audience. She is extremely controversial because
of how she attained her fame and what she
does with it now. Sex tape aside, Kim’s brand has
been beauty and luxury from day one. She has been
constantly critiqued, along with her whole family,
for promoting unattainable beauty standards and
appropriating Black culture. She has a whole TV
show based on family drama with every pixel covered
in product placement. She is not relatable in
any way but keeping up with her family makes us
feel a bit more normal, or perhaps some can identify
with their petty squabbles and handbag fights.
The line between love and hate is a thin one.
The normalization of parasocial relationships with
celebrities has forced us to look within and contemplate
what we as a society value and respect. Audiences
now want people they can relate to enough
to understand but different enough they can look
up to. However, the question remains: can celebrities
ever be relatable? Is what sets them apart what
makes them famous? Will we ever truly admire our
mundanity?
JAMES SALAZAR
Staff Writer
Three and a half years ago, I came to the University of San
Francisco determined to start a career in journalism. Throughout
elementary school and all of high school, I told teachers,
classmates, and anyone else who listened that I wanted to be
something between a sports writer and a sports broadcaster.
Admittedly, nothing in my life made me think I had a chance
at excelling in this craft, but my perception changed when I
signed up for the San Francisco Foghorn.
Whether it be due to funding or a lack of interest, none of
my schools had a student journalism outlet. Despite the lack
of experience, I clung to the idea that my major and future career
would combine two things that I love: writing and sports.
Enter the plucky freshman who jumped at the opportunity
to sign up for the school paper and write extensively for
the sports section. My first piece recapped a women’s soccer
game, and I felt a rush getting to utilize terminology that I
had learned through playing and watching the sport. Unfortunately,
my involvement was short-lived as I stepped away from
writing for two months to focus on my academics.
It was not until the end of fall semester that I returned
with fervor and passion. My first op-ed dealt with the lack of
fair wages given to WNBA players. At first, I was discouraged
because the editing process was intense and made me feel like
I did not have as much of a handle on my topic as I originally
claimed. However, I quickly realized that edits are the nature
of the business and within a few articles, my writing adhered
to a journalistic style that still let me express my voice.
What followed was a blur, as I spent my freshman and
sophomore years determined to be the first one claiming a story
from the weekly budget emails. I covered tennis, basketball,
soccer, and almost every University-sponsored sport under the
sun. More importantly, I realized that sports writing was in
fact a field that I wanted to be a part of because every article
left me feeling fulfilled with my work.
Toward the end of my sophomore year, it was all but confirmed
that I was going to become the Foghorn’s next sports
editor. Finally, a lifelong dream of mine was about to become
a reality. With every passing article, I dreamt of being a reporter
on the sidelines who could speak to players and coaches
alike about the triumphs and heartbreaks of collegiate sports.
Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic had other plans and
quickly derailed the visions I had for myself as a section editor.
Instead of interviewing people on the sidelines, I was
holed up in my childhood bedroom watching Dons games
when possible and pouring over stat sheets when I did not
have the luxury of a nationally or regionally televised broadcast. It also became
harder to recruit new writers, as telling someone to stare at a screen and
write about a game as opposed to being at a venue in person was a hard sell.
Still, I found colleagues along the way who helped out in more ways than they
could possibly know.
That said, my move toward sports editor unlocked growth in me that
extended beyond the section I knew all too well. Throughout the course of
the pandemic, I got to refine my reporting skills by working with the news
section, and I got to display some of my colorful language in writing for the
scene section. I gradually learned that there was more to me than just being
a sports reporter.
Despite all the restrictions one may encounter in a pandemic-confined
box, I am proud of the work I did as sports editor. I worked with our staff at
the time to come up with the Dons Weekly Roundup as a way to consolidate
sports coverage and open up the section to other stories. I stepped out of the
University bubble and got to profile the Oakland Roots Soccer Club and all it
took was a gutsy Instagram direct message.
My greatest work as head of the sports section came when I got to profile
Jennifer Azzi. Originally, the profile started out as an assignment for my Magazine
Writing class that I took with Professor Teresa Moore, a mentor whose
James Salazar and Lucia Verzola commemorate their first Involvement Fair together. PHOTO COURTESY OF
PRIANA AQUINO.
praises I will sing until the end of time. She encouraged me to submit the
piece to the paper as a way of extending the profile’s shelf life beyond a class
assignment. It was exhilarating to connect the dots when determining who
could speak on Azzi’s career, and I found it even more exciting that I got to
speak to a women’s basketball legend as a junior in college.
I rode this high into this past semester when I became the Foghorn’s
managing editor. It was hard stepping away from the sports section, especially
when the allure of returning to campus and finally executing all of my visions
loomed in the horizon. However, my editor in chief, Lucia Verzola gave me
the push I needed to move up the proverbial ladder and for that I am forever
grateful and indebted to one of the best coworkers I have ever had.
In my four short months as managing editor, I was still able to work
with the sports section. I covered the men’s and women’s basketball programs’
Tipoff Madness event and got to write opinion pieces with a level of detail
that seemed unfathomable when I first began writing.
As I graduate, I want to say thank you to the freshman who stood in
Gleeson Plaza determined to finally start their writing career. More importantly,
I want to thank the staff and mentors along the way who pushed me to
pursue my craft. Though I do not know what the future holds, I am certain
that my tenure at the Foghorn has given me the tools needed to succeed as a
journalist in sports and beyond.
SPORTS

12
THURSDAY
DEC. 02,
2021
THE COST OF A LAST-SECOND TIE
SPORTS
Junior Jasmine Gayles (#11) tallied a total of 21 points in the Nugget Classic Tournament hosted by the University of Nevada. PHOTO COURTESY OF CHRIS M. LEUNG/DONS ATHLETICS
MAGGIE ALDRICH
Staff Writer
Playing their first set of away games this season,
the USF women’s basketball team headed
to the Lawlor Events Center in Reno, Nevada
this past weekend to face off against the Drake
University Bulldogs, the University of Idaho
Vandals, and the University of Nevada, Reno
Wolfpack in the Nugget Classic Tournament, an
event which was hosted by the Wolfpack.
The Dons’ weekend tipped off Nov. 26 with
a match against the Vandals. Both sides opened
the contest with a run in the first quarter, but
the Vandals took the lead by four points going
into halftime. USF outscored the Wolfpack in
the third quarter 25-15, shooting 63% from the
field and going 3-4 in 3-pointers. In the end, the
Dons held on to their lead and won by a score
of 77-70.
Saturday told a different story as the Bulldogs
routed the Dons on the way to a 24-point
victory. USF found themselves trailing by 14
points at the end of the first quarter, but they
trimmed their deficit down to 9 points as both
sides headed back to their locker rooms for halftime.
Feeling refreshed and recharged, the Dons
came swinging out of the gates in the third quarter,
whittling their deficit down to five points.
The Bulldogs were not shaken by the Dons’
comeback, and USF was not able to regain the
lead. They lost by a score of 60-84.
The Dons’ time at the Nugget Classic drew
to a close Nov. 28 with an afternoon matchup
against the Wolfpack. The Dons kept it close in
the first quarter, with a nine point contribution
from redshirt sophomore guard Ioanna Krimili
and five points from senior guard/forward Abby
Rathbun ensuring that the game stayed within
striking distance. The greatest deficit of the game
came when the Dons were down by six points,
but a quick 3-pointer from Krimili and a layup
from sophomore forward Kennedy Dickie trimmed
the Wolfpack’s lead down to a single point.
Krimili tied up the game at 18 points a piece
in the second quarter, 18-18 but the Wolfpack
quickly answered back with two jumpers. Rathbun
grabbed a defensive rebound and assisted
senior guard Kia Vaalavirta for a fast break
bucket, and before they knew it, the Dons were
up by a score of 25-23 with the help of two free
throws from Krimili.
The score remained tight in the third quarter
until redshirt junior guard Amalie Langer
drained two back-to-back 3-pointers in the left
corner, giving the Dons their greatest lead at 46-
39.
The Wolfpack held a 5-0 run over the Dons
in the fourth quarter, but Krimili put up six
consecutive points to keep the team up by a
score of 55-48. In the fourth quarter, the Dons
went 6-7 in free throws and brought the deficit
down to a single point. Two successful trips
to the charity stripe from Krimili put the Dons
up by three points, but a last-second Wolfpack
3-pointer forced the game into overtime.
Though Langer and Krimili put up a total
of six points, mostly through free throws in
overtime, the Wolfpack’s 12 points pushed them
to victory, and the Dons fell by a score of 67-73.
The Dons now hold an overall win-loss record
of 4-3 and will return to the court Dec. 2 to
face the Washington State University Cougars.