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Nov 21, 2024 | 
sffoghorn.com | Phebe Bridges
On Nov. 14, Health Promotion Services and Period USFCA hosted a workshop titled “Menstrual Health Celebration: Our Voices, Our Future.”. The event, which drew approximately 15 attendees to UC 503, invited students to discuss menstrual health openly as part of a larger effort to reduce period stigma through the Period Equity Project. The Period Equity Project is an ongoing initiative by the nonprofit organization The Period Movement, which began housing a USF chapter in August.
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Nov 14, 2024 | 
sffoghorn.com | Phebe Bridges
The 2024 election resulted in political changes for both San Francisco and the United States. Former President Donald Trump reclaimed the White House against Vice President Kamala Harris and the Republican Party took control of Congress, gaining four seats in the Senate and two in the House of Representatives at the time of print.
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Nov 7, 2024 | 
sffoghorn.com | Phebe Bridges
The University administration announced the membership of the Presidential Search Committee (PSC), which will search for and decide on candidates for the next university president. The PSC will be “composed of current and former trustees,” according to the email. The announcement came on Oct. 28, just over a month after the news of President Paul Fitzgerald, S.J.’s resignation. The PSC does not consist of any faculty, staff, students or alumni.
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Nov 7, 2024 | 
sffoghorn.com | Phebe Bridges
This year, Bay Wheels, a Lyft-owned bike and e-bike share service that operates in cities around the Bay Area, has seen its largest usage spike since the pandemic. Users are able to find a bike station, a rack that holds the bicycles, unlock a bike with the Lyft app or their Clipper card, and ride it. Riders are charged by the minute, and are able to end their ride at any other bike station in the city.
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Nov 4, 2024 | 
sffoghorn.com | Phebe Bridges
In our final issue released before the 2024 election, the Foghorn has compiled a guide to the Board of Supervisors elections taking place in USF student populated districts. The Board of Supervisors is a nonpartisan legislative body charged with serving and representing the citizens of San Francisco within their elected districts. According to GrowSF, the Board also “shapes policy on everything from housing and transit to the City’s budget.
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Oct 31, 2024 | 
sffoghorn.com | Phebe Bridges
The 2024 presidential election will take place on Nov. 5, and USFVotes is hosting a watch party for students and faculty. The event will take place from 4:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. on the first floor of the University Center. Caitlin Kennedy, a senior politics major and USFVotes program team lead said, “I’ve gone to every watch party [since the fall of 2022], and it’s just been so energizing and so captivating to share space on campus to see all of the different election results coming in.
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Oct 11, 2024 | 
sffoghorn.com | Phebe Bridges
San Francisco has 15 local propositions on the ballot this year. The Foghorn has created a simplified proposition guide, with most of the information from the San Francisco Department of Elections Ballot Simplification Committee’s digests, and how propositions may affect USF students. Prop A:Proposition A would allow the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) to borrow up to $795 million in bonds in order to upgrade or repair San Francisco’s schools.
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Oct 3, 2024 | 
sffoghorn.com | Jordan DelFiugo |Phebe Bridges
President Paul Fitzgerald, S.J.’s decade-long chapter on the Hilltop has come to a close. The USF Board of Trustees announced his resignation via email on Sept. 23. President Fitzgerald said, “It has been an honor and privilege to serve as USF’s 28th President. I am very proud of all that we – faculty, librarians, staff, administrators, students, and alumni – have accomplished together” in a statement to the Board of Trustees, according to the email.
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Sep 26, 2024 | 
sffoghorn.com | Phebe Bridges
USFVotes joined organizations across the United States in an effort to get people signed up to vote on Sept. 17, National Voter Registration Day. USFVotes is a nonpartisan campus initiative run through the McCarthy Center, with the goal of registering “100% of all eligible USF students, [educating] them about issues and candidates, and [turning] out 100% of registered voters at election time,” according to USF’s website.
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Sep 26, 2024 | 
sffoghorn.com | Phebe Bridges
Sheryl Davis, the former executive director of the Human Rights Commission (HRC) and a USF adjunct professor in the sociology and African American studies departments, resigned from her position in city hall at Mayor London Breed’s request on Sept. 13. The San Francisco Chronicle and San Francisco Standard conducted investigations into Davis’ behavior while working on the HRC, and “identified a litany of problems with spending by the Human Rights Commission,” said the Chronicle.
