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THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT VOICE OF CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN BERNARDINO SINCE 1965 OYOTE HRONICLE COYOTECHRONICLE.NET C Vol. L, No. 6 MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2014 Coyotes deal with Feed hungry children Weezer rocks the Challenge the holiday faulty Internet, Pg. 5 with No.41, Pg. 8 Belasco Theater, Pg. 11 food craze, Pg. 14 Tuition outruns fi nancial aid By MARLYN RODRIGUEZ Asst. Managing Editor Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) reported that infl ation has caused an increase in tuition. PPIC is an organization whose pri- mary goal is to inform residents about public policies through research. According to recent reports by the PPIC, students nationwide are facing an increase in tuition and a decrease in fi - nancial aid. Within the last four years, the total tuition cost on all CSU campuses has risen by six percent, which is equivalent to $1,000. Students have not seen an increase CSU trustees review proposed plans at UC’s or at private universities. The By CHELSEA GALVEZ website. “The planning approach is tempered PPIC reports a price decrease of about Staff Writer The CSU budget outline states that the by recognition of the state’s fi nite resourc- $1,000 in private universities. increase is necessary for mandatory ex- es, yet represents a credible statement of Students from low-income families An increased budget plan request of penses such as retirement and health bene- the CSU’s key funding needs for the up- are required to pay more than students $269 million for the 2015-2016 school fi ts for employees, a necessary two percent coming fi scal year.” from high-income households. year is expected to be approved by the Cal- compensation pool increase for faculty, The CSU Board of Trustees hopes to Tuition is on a steady rise and stu- ifornia State University (CSU) Board of student success and completion initiatives, invest 38.4 percent of their budget, which dents are not offered fi nancial aid to help Trustees after a meeting on Nov. 12 and 13. as well as infrastructure and maintenance is approximately $103.2 million, into a meet those costs, reports the PPIC. Low- This budget request more than doubles costs. plan to increase enrollment by three per- income students rely on fi nancial aid and Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposal of $119.5 “The plan focuses on critical needs to cent to keep up with the increasing demand federal grants to pay for their education. million that was outlined in his multi-year fulfi ll the CSU’s mission to educate Cali- for higher education. Public universities in California are funding budget for CSU. fornians under the state’s higher education The CSU system turned away over composed of 85 percent low-income “The CSU, which spans the entire master plan and, to this end, seeks ongo- 25,000 eligible undergraduate applicants students. state of California, has an annual budget ing reinvestment by the state in the CSU,” in Fall 2013 and yet the demand for CSU According to The San Bernardino of more than $5 billion,” reported the CSU stated the CSU budget plan summary. Continued on Pg. 3 Sun, 73 percent of students from low-in- come households had to take out student loans, while only 22 percent of students from high-income households took out loans to pay debts. Along with tuition costs there is also Obama urges Internet companies to play fair the cost of living and book expenses. Jeremy Vieth, student and veteran said, “I don’t think I get enough fi nan- By FRANCISCO CASILLAS the plan stating the, “regulation was heavy-handed and would kill cial aid but I get compensated by the Staff Writer online investment and innovation,” according to the New York Chapter 33 G.I. Bill from the VA that Times. makes up the difference. The aid offered On Nov. 10, in a move that could decide the internet’s fu- Obama also mentioned that the Internet should be treated like by the government barely covers tuition ture, President Barack Obama urged the Federal Communications electricity, a public utility per se, and that it should be a reliable let alone living expenses.” Commission (FCC) to protect the internet as an open, accessible way to access content produced by anyone, regardless of whether Vieth is referring to a law which and free service, known as “net neutrality.” they have any special business arrangements with the utility. provides benefi ts for war veterans. Obama believes the FCC should, “implement the strongest “Internet is open sourced and therefore should stay the same,” Budget cuts are not only taking place possible rules to protect net neutrality” by reclassifying consumer said Kyle Baxter, a computer science major. in California. Kelsey Thomas, from the broadband service under Title II of the Telecommunications Act, “Purposely limiting Internet power to the users is not right University of Portland, published an ar- which acts as a utility service. and would change the way we consume it,” added Baxter. ticle explaining the consequences of the This would restrict Internet Service Providers (ISPs) from Computer Science major Victor Lopez also voiced his con- Budget Control Act of 2011. blocking service to certain websites and force them to treat all cern about companies controlling website access for users and Thomas interviewed the director of Internet sites the same, whether they are large media corporations, also said Internet control should remain the same. fi nancial aid on her campus, Janet Turn- such as Netfl ix or Hulu, or small start-ups. “The way television companies handle their content some- er. Turner said during the interview that “There are no gatekeepers deciding which sites you get to ac- times you get restricted to certain channels, is not the way I want a consistent decrease in the Federal Pell cess nor toll roads on the information highway,” said Obama about it to go and not the way I want the Internet to behave,” said Lopez. grants will take place in 2014. the goal of an open Internet. Netfl ix, an Internet content company that streams shows and Although the exact amount of the “Abandoning these principles will be the end of the Internet movies, cheered Obama’s proposed plan in a Facebook post stat- decrease is still unclear, it is evident that as we know it,” continued Obama. ing, “Consumers should pick winners and losers on the Internet, Federal Pell grants will be affected. Although, Republicans and several investment groups oppose Continued on Pg. 4 News Chronicle Page 2 Monday, November 17, 2014 CCBriefs: By JACOBS COLLIN ment offi cials. Staff Writer The cause of death is unknown and offi cials are investigating the possibility Violent Crime at its lowest since of contaminated surgical equipment. 1978 (Nov. 10) In 2013-2014, over four million ster- Violent crime has been on the decline ilizations were preformed, according to reaching an all time low across the coun- the Indian government. try since 1978, according to the FBI. Mass sterilization is widely used in The FBI’s annual report on crime India to curb its over population prob- in the U.S. stated there were about 1.16 lems. million violent crimes in 2013, the low- “If the facts are confi rmed, then a est since 1.09 million were estimated in grave human tragedy has occurred,” said 1978. Kate Gilmore, deputy executive director All violent crimes declined last year, of the U.N. Population Fund. with rape dropping 6.3 percent. Workers of the Congress party, the Murder and non-negligent man- main opposition in the Indian govern- slaughter dropping 4.4 percent and rob- ment, are calling for the resignation of the bery dropping 2.8 percent, according to state health minister and chief minister. an article by Time. Surviving space ship two pilot NYPD will stop arrests for low thrown from cockpit (Nov. 13) level possession of marijuana (Nov. 10) The surviving pilot from the Oct. 31 In a joint policy initiative, New York Space Ship Two crash was thrown from City Mayor Bill De Blasio and Police the aircraft and was able to unlatch his Commissioner Bill Bratton announced seat belt before his parachute deployed the New York Police Department (NYPD) said National Transportation Safety will cease arrests for low level marijuana Board (NTSB) offi cials. possessions and instead issue summonses. Siebold, fell from about 50,000 feet The new policy applies only to mari- after the aircraft broke apart in a chain of juana for personal use in amounts of 25 events, which resulted in the copilot un- grams or less. locking the tail section of the aircraft too Those smoking in public or selling soon. marijuana will still be subject to arrest. The tail is designed to move upward Ten women die in botched Indian during re-entry to ease descent. government sterilization surgery (Nov. Siebold was hospitalized for a few 11) days due to a shoulder injury and has Ten women were killed and 14 seri- since been released.