Students vie for the opportunity to broaden their horizons and study abroad. However, an increase in tuition has caused some international students to expect the unexpected.
Popular universities have a dilemma that international students have to adjust to. Tuition hikes have caused major controversy for the students living in the U.S. For students taking under six units at S.F. State it costs $1,227 and for the students taking six units or more it's $2,115; International students are feeling the woes of tuition increase.
“It sucks, in Australia the government will pay for it [tuition], when you finish and you get a job that’s when you start paying back the government,” said International Student Mel Cooper from Melbourne, Australia.
When asked which American universities are the best, Shohei Yoshimori from Tokyo said, “Yale, Columbia, Harvard and M.I.T. but it’s so expensive and impossible to pay."
The hike in tuition doesn't seem to deter these international students.
The Institute of International Students stated last year there were 671,616 students that came to the U.S.
“I heard the states were really fun…S.F. has a different feel, it’s very relaxed,” said Cooper.
Monday, November 29, 2010
Ribera's Love for his Former Job
Having a job that you are excited to wake up to in the morning is not common. Former SF chief of police reveals how he has persevered through various personal trial woes and has emerged with great dignity to state that he loved his job.
Tony Ribera was once chief of police of San Francisco from 1992 until 1996. Ribera discussed going through three major personal trials made his job harder.
When asked about the trials as a whole, Ribera said, “They were hurtful, frustrating, very very negative in many ways.”
The first incident that affected Ribera was a case where a female officer stated that he sexually harassed her when he was a lieutenant. An immediate investigation followed the allegation. After three years of a Federal Court law suit Ribera was exonerated of all charges.
Ribera said, “The women of the SFPD fully backed me and my innocence. Without the support of the women in the police force I would not have won that case.”
The second case involved a gunman who shot 13 people and killed eight. The police department was criticized for their delays in trying to save the victims.
“There was information on the second suspect,” said Ribera, “we had to clear it floor by floor but we could have done things differently.”
In 1995, there were a group of individuals who requested a permit for a New Years Eve party. They were denied the permit but had the party anyways. The SFPD shut it down at 4 a.m. when 10 partygoers got confrontational. They were arrested. The ones arrested were gay activists and stories about the SFPD being homophobic broke. Ribera said what hurt the most was the good relationship with the Gay Community suffered due to the allegations.
Despite various trials and untrue allegations, Rivera is content in knowing he helped people.
“I loved it [being a Police Officer] from day one, you’re able to help people at a basic level” said Ribera.
At an SFPD commission meeting a woman spoke about she was raped in San Francisco, she lost confidence in humanity until the officer that was assigned to the case changed her mind. He was sensitive and helped her through the traumatic incident.
“That is the epitome of great police work…assure people its okay and give them advice,” said Ribera.
With a new job as a Professor at USF, Ribera has used his knowledge of Criminal Justice to teach future generations. Ribera has fond memories as a Lieutenant and Chief of Police. He never let the negative press or personal trials keep him from being one of the only remaining Chiefs in the public eye.
Tony Ribera was once chief of police of San Francisco from 1992 until 1996. Ribera discussed going through three major personal trials made his job harder.
When asked about the trials as a whole, Ribera said, “They were hurtful, frustrating, very very negative in many ways.”
The first incident that affected Ribera was a case where a female officer stated that he sexually harassed her when he was a lieutenant. An immediate investigation followed the allegation. After three years of a Federal Court law suit Ribera was exonerated of all charges.
Ribera said, “The women of the SFPD fully backed me and my innocence. Without the support of the women in the police force I would not have won that case.”
The second case involved a gunman who shot 13 people and killed eight. The police department was criticized for their delays in trying to save the victims.
“There was information on the second suspect,” said Ribera, “we had to clear it floor by floor but we could have done things differently.”
In 1995, there were a group of individuals who requested a permit for a New Years Eve party. They were denied the permit but had the party anyways. The SFPD shut it down at 4 a.m. when 10 partygoers got confrontational. They were arrested. The ones arrested were gay activists and stories about the SFPD being homophobic broke. Ribera said what hurt the most was the good relationship with the Gay Community suffered due to the allegations.
Despite various trials and untrue allegations, Rivera is content in knowing he helped people.
“I loved it [being a Police Officer] from day one, you’re able to help people at a basic level” said Ribera.
At an SFPD commission meeting a woman spoke about she was raped in San Francisco, she lost confidence in humanity until the officer that was assigned to the case changed her mind. He was sensitive and helped her through the traumatic incident.
“That is the epitome of great police work…assure people its okay and give them advice,” said Ribera.
With a new job as a Professor at USF, Ribera has used his knowledge of Criminal Justice to teach future generations. Ribera has fond memories as a Lieutenant and Chief of Police. He never let the negative press or personal trials keep him from being one of the only remaining Chiefs in the public eye.
Like A Little Comes to SFSU
Likealittle.com has been discovered by its mass audience of college students.
Different shades of blue adorn the simple website’s homepage. The purple and gold colors of San Francisco State University draw attention. The top has a Facebook “share” and a “like” tab, showing the users how many people like the website and if they want to post something to their wall about the website they can. The social media site is sparking conversations. It has hit the SFSU campus and is grabbing attention.
With a growing audience of 6,791 Facebook likes according to its website, LikeALittle.com is a social media outlet gaining user support. Multiple campuses across the nation have already adopted the Like A Little website to their schools. It is specifically designed for college students to connect with one another in a new flirty way through the internet.
The site has over 50 colleges and universities represented on Like ALittle.com. The three co-founders are Evan Reas, Prasanna Sankaranarayanan and Shubham Mittal. They run and maintain the site; also they are looking to spread to more colleges, according to Reas.
“The purpose is to facilitate location-based communication...specifically helping people to flirt with people around them in a very comfortable way, getting rid of the fear of rejection and awkwardness,” said Reas, 24.
A team is specifically targeted for each campus, Zoe Nguyen, Beau Noonan and Austin Frischer are the founding members of the SFSU chapter found at http://www.likealittle.com/sfsu/. According to Nguyen, the SFSU team monitors the SFSU Like A Little site by ensuring no one is harassing each other, the users stick to the rules and help spread the word on campus.
“All of the credit goes to Evan. He was inspired to start this because of all the difficulty he personally encountered in school being shy,” said 18-year-old Nguyen. “I'm just the founder of the SFSU website, and promotion of the page.”
The website itself is easy to maneuver. LikeALittle.com is targeted to bring college students together in a way never before explored. With the help of a social media outlet, students are connecting with the people they are interested in by posting a comment about where they saw them, their gender and describing the person. Students that comment each post are given a fruit name; this ensures the person asking the questions stays anonymous.
“I think the website is really interesting and I find it very entertaining to know who and what people actually are thinking about. Others just pass by each other at school and have no idea of the other person’s feelings,” said SFSU sophomore Candace Masaquel, 19.
SFSU sophomore Megan Melstein, 19, said, “I saw a few of my friends liked it on Facebook. I looked at it and I’ve never seen this before, at first I didn’t know what it was but then I saw people were describing people they’ve seen on campus. The comments were talking about how cute the people they saw were and how they wanted to meet them. It’s an interesting way to start dating.”
An actual LikeALittle.com post from November 23, 2010 at 10:41 p.m.:
At MWH4 (Mary Ward Hall 4th Floor): Male, Brunette. NICK JONAS LOOK ALIKE! i literally see you everywhere riding your bike. the only reason why i know you live on the 4th floor is cuz i live in MWH and see you in the elevator all the time. i wanna talk to you but i think you might have a girlfriend =[
The main purpose of the site is for students to flirt and talk to one another through a post.
“I hope people will meet each other through random chance and emotion. This site has the potential to eliminate pre-prejudices between men and women. It has the capability of starting and connecting random people through one simple comment,” said SFSU founding member Beau Noonan, 20.
Some students have found posts describing them, with different reactions about the posts they have seen.
“I honestly felt flattered and I was glad that it wasn't anything that was sexual or demeaning but actually something that was sweet and thoughtful,” said Masaquel. “It just said I had a nice smile and I was amazing…rather than most posts, it was very kind.”
Justine Ling, 18, SFSU freshman said,” I thought it was weird and creepy that someone posted a comment about me. They described me exactly and where I work on campus.”
There are some posts that are under the website’s NO category. Bullying, sexual harassment, sexist comments and negative messages are not allowed on the site. If found, the Like A Little website asks the readers to delete them or report them to keep the site safe.
“For harassment, we basically have five moderators that sign onto the page regularly as administrators. That gives us the capability to delete any comments or posts we find inappropriate. We have some trolls here and there but it isn't unmanageable,” said Nguyen.
Likealittle.com has had success with bringing people together.
“…the other day someone, I don't even speak to, used the site as a conversation starter to flirt with me, which was awkward but interesting. I’ve seen a lot of posts where people who think its describing them, will actually comment their dorm number or have their friends release their name. I know of one girl who went on a date with another girl this past weekend as a result, and I'm excited to hear how that turned out,” said Nguyen.
Noonan said, “A comment was posted about my friend through a party, and she eats at a cafe at our school regularly. They got to talking and now are friends with potential.”
For those who have questions about the site, whether it’s getting involved to be an intern or any other questions or concerns, email to contact Evan Reas at evan.reas@gmail.com.
The site is gaining popularity by the day, as seen on the website’s homepage. As for the future, the SFSU chapter of LikeALittle.com has been planning on promoting the site to gain more interest. Some ideas include a Masquerade party or possible video chatting. According to Nguyen, the plan is to beat Boston University with 2,500 likes for the school.
“I hope people will actually connect offline. We have heard of dozens of couples who have already gotten together and we want to continuously facilitate that and just be a place where people can express themselves,” said Reas.
Different shades of blue adorn the simple website’s homepage. The purple and gold colors of San Francisco State University draw attention. The top has a Facebook “share” and a “like” tab, showing the users how many people like the website and if they want to post something to their wall about the website they can. The social media site is sparking conversations. It has hit the SFSU campus and is grabbing attention.
With a growing audience of 6,791 Facebook likes according to its website, LikeALittle.com is a social media outlet gaining user support. Multiple campuses across the nation have already adopted the Like A Little website to their schools. It is specifically designed for college students to connect with one another in a new flirty way through the internet.
The site has over 50 colleges and universities represented on Like ALittle.com. The three co-founders are Evan Reas, Prasanna Sankaranarayanan and Shubham Mittal. They run and maintain the site; also they are looking to spread to more colleges, according to Reas.
“The purpose is to facilitate location-based communication...specifically helping people to flirt with people around them in a very comfortable way, getting rid of the fear of rejection and awkwardness,” said Reas, 24.
A team is specifically targeted for each campus, Zoe Nguyen, Beau Noonan and Austin Frischer are the founding members of the SFSU chapter found at http://www.likealittle.com/sfsu/. According to Nguyen, the SFSU team monitors the SFSU Like A Little site by ensuring no one is harassing each other, the users stick to the rules and help spread the word on campus.
“All of the credit goes to Evan. He was inspired to start this because of all the difficulty he personally encountered in school being shy,” said 18-year-old Nguyen. “I'm just the founder of the SFSU website, and promotion of the page.”
The website itself is easy to maneuver. LikeALittle.com is targeted to bring college students together in a way never before explored. With the help of a social media outlet, students are connecting with the people they are interested in by posting a comment about where they saw them, their gender and describing the person. Students that comment each post are given a fruit name; this ensures the person asking the questions stays anonymous.
“I think the website is really interesting and I find it very entertaining to know who and what people actually are thinking about. Others just pass by each other at school and have no idea of the other person’s feelings,” said SFSU sophomore Candace Masaquel, 19.
SFSU sophomore Megan Melstein, 19, said, “I saw a few of my friends liked it on Facebook. I looked at it and I’ve never seen this before, at first I didn’t know what it was but then I saw people were describing people they’ve seen on campus. The comments were talking about how cute the people they saw were and how they wanted to meet them. It’s an interesting way to start dating.”
An actual LikeALittle.com post from November 23, 2010 at 10:41 p.m.:
At MWH4 (Mary Ward Hall 4th Floor): Male, Brunette. NICK JONAS LOOK ALIKE! i literally see you everywhere riding your bike. the only reason why i know you live on the 4th floor is cuz i live in MWH and see you in the elevator all the time. i wanna talk to you but i think you might have a girlfriend =[
The main purpose of the site is for students to flirt and talk to one another through a post.
“I hope people will meet each other through random chance and emotion. This site has the potential to eliminate pre-prejudices between men and women. It has the capability of starting and connecting random people through one simple comment,” said SFSU founding member Beau Noonan, 20.
Some students have found posts describing them, with different reactions about the posts they have seen.
“I honestly felt flattered and I was glad that it wasn't anything that was sexual or demeaning but actually something that was sweet and thoughtful,” said Masaquel. “It just said I had a nice smile and I was amazing…rather than most posts, it was very kind.”
Justine Ling, 18, SFSU freshman said,” I thought it was weird and creepy that someone posted a comment about me. They described me exactly and where I work on campus.”
There are some posts that are under the website’s NO category. Bullying, sexual harassment, sexist comments and negative messages are not allowed on the site. If found, the Like A Little website asks the readers to delete them or report them to keep the site safe.
“For harassment, we basically have five moderators that sign onto the page regularly as administrators. That gives us the capability to delete any comments or posts we find inappropriate. We have some trolls here and there but it isn't unmanageable,” said Nguyen.
Likealittle.com has had success with bringing people together.
“…the other day someone, I don't even speak to, used the site as a conversation starter to flirt with me, which was awkward but interesting. I’ve seen a lot of posts where people who think its describing them, will actually comment their dorm number or have their friends release their name. I know of one girl who went on a date with another girl this past weekend as a result, and I'm excited to hear how that turned out,” said Nguyen.
Noonan said, “A comment was posted about my friend through a party, and she eats at a cafe at our school regularly. They got to talking and now are friends with potential.”
For those who have questions about the site, whether it’s getting involved to be an intern or any other questions or concerns, email to contact Evan Reas at evan.reas@gmail.com.
The site is gaining popularity by the day, as seen on the website’s homepage. As for the future, the SFSU chapter of LikeALittle.com has been planning on promoting the site to gain more interest. Some ideas include a Masquerade party or possible video chatting. According to Nguyen, the plan is to beat Boston University with 2,500 likes for the school.
“I hope people will actually connect offline. We have heard of dozens of couples who have already gotten together and we want to continuously facilitate that and just be a place where people can express themselves,” said Reas.
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