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Mental health should be at the cen- Get ready for the fl uffy Gabriel Ontario’s Lazy Dog Cafe has CVol. XLVI, No. 10 C ter of the gun control debate...Pg. 5 Iglesias at CSUSB... Pg. 13 students howling for more... Pg. 9 By MARIELA LIMON increase student tuition and fees and can Staff Writer be used by the university to meet its most pressing needs. Governor Jerry Brown’s newly re- This increase is in addition to the leased 2013-2014 state budget proposal $125 million General Fund that CSU will gives back to higher education, including receive in 2013-14 for not increasing tu- an extra $125.1 million for the California ition and fees in 2012-13, as required by State University system. the 2012 Budget Act.” If passed, the budget guarantees that Chancellor White states, “It will allow the CSU system will receive a total of $2.2 the CSU to address the unprecedented de- billion in state funding. mand for high quality education at our in- According to the Governor’s Budget stitutions, as well as areas of critical need.” Summary, in order to improve student suc- With budget cuts and tuition increases cess, the funds will be directed towards, “... in the last four years, this news sits well improvements in time-to-completion, im- with students at CSUSB. Although having provements in graduation and completion online courses may benefi t students, some rates in all segments, increases in transfer think that most courses are better in a per- students enrolled at CSU and UC and suc- BBudgetudget PProposalroposal ttoo bbeneenefi t CCSUSU son-to-person setting. cessful credit and basic skills course com- “Some classes like chemistry should pletion.” Photo courtesy of The Daily Beast be taken on campus. You need someone to The proposal also caps the number of Governor Jerry Brown presents a proposal to give back to higher education, including an extra $125.1 million to the CSU. explain it in person,” said nursing student units a student who receives money from Leticia Orellana. the state General Fund can take in order to come after the state’s passing of Proposi- White, according to now.humboldt.edu. According to the Governor’s Budget shorten the amount of time it takes to earn tion 30, which increased sales tax and in- In accordance to the budget, $10 mil- Summary, “Priority will be given to the de- a degree. come taxes on those who make more than lion is designated to advance the use of velopment of courses that can serve greater If a student exceeds the amount of $250,000 per year. technology for online alternatives for low- numbers of students while providing equal capped units - 167 within the fi rst two “We appreciate the governor’s recog- er-division general education and highly or better learning experiences.” years - they will have to pay the full cost nition that California will benefi t from the demanded courses for the students’ benefi t. The proposal has been praised by the of instruction. investment of state funds into higher edu- In the Budget Summary, “The pro- California Faculty Association. The additional $125.1 million would cation,” said CSU Chancellor Timothy P. posal should obviate the need for CSU to Continued on Pg. 3 Obama calls for gun control change 23 executive orders are set in action to help begin gun control safety nationwide By MARYSOL GUZMAN Staff Writer

President Barack Obama presented 23 executive actions on Jan. 15 that would reduce future gun violence in America. He called for required universal background checks before the purchase of a gun along with banning military styled guns. “You should at least have to show you are not a felon, or somebody who is not illegally prohibited from buying one. This is common sense,” said Obama. The president’s main focus is to remove guns from the market whose purpose is to do extreme damage. The military style AR-15 rifl e was used for both the Aurora, Colo. and Newtown, Conn. shootings. Obama stressed the limitation on a 10-round limit from magazines to re- strict weaponry from shooting as many bullets possible in a short time. The gun used in the Aurora shooting shot as many as 50 shots per minute. This allowed the shooter to Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons shoot 70 people, killing 12 in just a couple of minutes. President Obama announced 23 executive actions in order to change gun control laws, one of them being a ban on military-style weapons to avoid mass murder. “Weapons designed for the theater of war have no place in a theater,” said Obama. Student Alex Ospina also agrees with Garrett calling is important.” Tabitha Wogerman, a young mother at CSUSB, agrees it unconstitutional. He believes that taking away guns is Obama also focused on the safety of children. He with the president’s proposed executive orders. prohibiting his liberty and rights. introduced the four children who wrote him about their “I initially thought that they were planning on taking In Wednesday’s press conference, the president also opinions on gun control. “This is our fi rst task as a society. guns completely away to kind of cut off all gun violence,” stated that he believes in the right to gun ownership and Keeping our children safe,” said Obama. said Wogerman. also thinks that most gun owners will agree with his pro- He called for the development of emergency model Student Christiana Garrett, said she was raised around posed executive orders. response plans for schools, houses of worship and institu- guns since the age of four and have been a part of her fam- “We can respect the 2nd Amendment while keeping tions of higher education. ily background.“I have a profound respect for guns and an irresponsible law breaking feud from infl icting harm on Student, Liliana Castro, agrees with such measures I feel that that’s something that scares people when they a massive scale,” said Obama. because there’s limited drills provided on campus.“Its don’t have that respect for guns,” said Garrett. The president said that although these reforms are pretty cool. In school we are educated about earthquakes, Garrett added that guns have purposes and they are common sense measures they would not be easy to enact. fi res, things like that but not about a shooting scenario, here to keep us safe. “The only way we will be able to change is if the which is bad,” Castro said. “In my opinion the only way to stop bad people with American people demand it,” Obama said. “We have to Reformation of gun control laws is a process that guns is having good people with guns,” continued Garrett. examine ourselves and our hearts and ask ourselves what America must go through to come to an overall consensus. Chronicle Page 2 News Chronicle Page 3 News Budget propels student success Continued from Pg. 1 The California Republican Party was not as pleased with the proposal. “This budget proposal is the fi rst “What’s disappointing about Gov. step in restoring a prosperous future for Brown’s announcement is that job cre- California. We appreciate the governor’s ation was never mentioned,” said CRP commitment to public higher education President Del Beccaro, “Cutting the regu- and, in particular, to keeping the CSU latory burden was ignored.” affordable for our students,” said CFA The budget will be reviewed again President Lillian Taiz. and voting will take place in July. CSUSB holds forums on school shooting

By LUZ HERNANDEZ “One thing about my job is that I’d Staff Writer like to keep the investigation fair, impartial and not biased,” said Brown. A 38-year-old Cal State San Bernardi- One of the main concerns regarding Tiffi ny Gatson | Chronicle Photo no graduate student was shot and killed by the altercation was whether the campus CSUSB will hold a pre-medical conference organized by the Pre-Medical and Pre-Health Student Society here on campus. campus police on Dec. 8. police offi cer’s actions were appropriate. Bartholomew Williams died during an President Morales explained that the trag- altercation with campus police, just after edy was not only hard for the student and the CSUSB Commencement Ceremonies. families involved, but also hard on the of- The tragedy has left students, faculty fi cers as well. CSUSB hosts student pre-med conference and staff at CSUSB in shock. They are trying to understand what led University offi cials have been holding the offi cers to shoot Williams and why they By TIFFINY GATSON school and to provide them with an insight open forums for members of our university were not able to use other means to take Staff Writer into future job opportunities. community to express their sentiments and control of the situation. According to an earlier press release concerns regarding the shooting. Dr. Schmitt and Dr. Jaworski spoke on Cal State San Bernardino will be hold- from news.csusb.edu, “For students who They began having these forums in behalf of the Psychology Department and ing an informational Pre-Medical and Pre- live in Southern California, our goal and December shortly after the tragedy oc- the Department of Students with Disabili- Health conference on Saturday Jan. 19. our hope is that they come back to the com- curred. ties. The Pre-Medical and Pre-Health Stu- munity and actually help their community; The goal of these forums is to keep an It is a known fact that Williams suf- dent Society here at CSUSB organized the serve their community in the healthcare open line of communication between the fered from a chronic mental illness. conference to prepare students for medical Continued on Pg. 4 university community and university offi - Students have expressed their senti- cials regarding the situation. ments regarding the University allowing Last week they held three open forums a student with a mental illness to live on (Monday Jan. 14, Tuesday Jan. 15 and campus. Thursday Jan. 17) at the Santos Manuel Dr. Jaworski explained that informa- Student Union Events Center. tion about students with disabilities is held On the forum panel were President confi dential. Tomas Morales, CSUSB Chief of Police It was also stated at the forum that ex- Jimmie Brown, Dr. Terry Schmitt, Associ- cluding Williams or any other student with Coyote Chronicle ate Director of Student Health and Psycho- a mental or physical disability from attend- logical Counseling and Dr. Beth Jaworski, ing the university, or living on campus is a Learning Disability Specialist. against the law. Editor in Chief Richard Bowie Online Editor Anthony Lopez In his opening statement at the forum In order to avoid any further tragedy, held on Jan. 15 at 5 p.m., President Morales President Morales has made himself avail- Managing Editors Matthew Bramlett Layout and Design Editor Isabel Tejada addressed his sorrow to the Williams fam- able to students through our Ombuds Of- Koby Heramil ily, and to those involved in the tragedy. He fi ce. Photo Editor Monique McKinley talked about meeting with Williams’ father, The Ombuds Offi ce is located at the News Editor Jonathan Ng Dr. Paul Williams, describing the meeting Santos Manuel Student Union. Dr. Schmitt Asst. News Editor Brenda Acuna as diffi cult. and Dr. Jaworski have also made them- Opinions Editor Julia Matulionis “He comforted me,” said President selves available to any student who needs Asst. Features Editor Gabbie Corral Morales. counseling regarding the situation, or any Features Editor Isabel Tejada CSUSB Chief of Police Brown made other problem in general. Copy Editor Alejandra Arana an attempt to answer questions regarding The CSUSB offi cials, including Police Arts and Entertainment Editors Manal Museitef Copy Editor Megan Davis the incident. Since the investigation is be- Chief Brown, would like to comfort any- Marissa Mooney Copy Editor Nin Garcia ing conducted by Cal State San Bernardino one who has been affected and work with Copy Editor Miranda Moore Police, he explained that there is not much our community to avoid any more trag- Sports Editor Chelsea Underwood that he can answer regarding the matter. edies.

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The Coyote Chronicle is published every Friday for distribution on Monday during the academic session by the Communications department. The opinions expressed in the Chronicle are those of the student writers and editors and do not refl ect the views of the university, its faculty, or any other person or institution unless expressly noted. The appearance of any advertisement in the Chronicle does not represent an endorsement of the products or Luz Hernandez | Chronicle Photo services advertised. The Chronicle reserves the right to edit or reject all materials submitted to the paper. CSUSB offi cials held an open forum for students who had questions regarding the shooting that occurred in December. Chronicle Page 4 News Conference inspires students’ passion for medicine Continued from Pg. 1 profession,” said Rick Cordova, a CSUSB biology major and member of the executive committee. The CSUSB pre-medical and pre-health programs provide students with an opportunity to help others. Sharaya Tran, a pre-nursing student here at CSUSB, came into the medical fi eld for that very reason. “I got into the medical fi eld because I love helping people,” said Tran. “The feeling you get when they show that they appreciate you is unexplainable. When I did my internship in high school, I loved what I did,” she added. The conference will have panel discussions and workshops to provide an educational learning space for students. The conference workshops will have a wide range of activities. According to the press release, it will include primary care, application and admission processes for medical school, surgery, nursing and pharmacy, dentistry, optometry, veterinary medicine and health disparities. There will also be respected keynote speakers from the health care and health education fi elds. Keynote speakers include Alejandro Andrade, a CSUSB alumnus who graduated in 2005 with a bachelor’s in biology and in 2009 graduated from The University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine. Dr. G. Richard Olds, the dean at the UC Riverside School of Medicine, will also be speaking at the conference. According to csusbpremed.org, “This conference Tiffi ny Gatson | Chronicle Photo wishes to promote the availability and profi tability of The Pre-Medical and Pre-Health Conference sponsored by MAPPS is aimed at giving CSUSB students a chance to network with top local medical professionals. health care professions to the pre-medical and pre-health student body of CSUSB and throughout Southern Califor- many health care professions there are.” seeks to inspire students in the city of San Bernardino and nia.” The conference will provide the pre-medical and pre- in Southern California to pursue their education in health The conference is meant to inspire students to explore health programs with the exposure needed to progress and sciences.” further into the health profession and gain a greater under- to further advance. The primary objective is that students will leave the standing of the medical and healthcare fi eld. The goal is to help CSUSB gain a larger student body conference with a greater understanding of the medical Danielle Allen, a CSUSB student who is majoring and to expand into other avenues. and health fi eld and will be able to expand further into the in Biology said, “Doing this degree you learn about how According to csusbpremed.org, “This conference community. Delta Sigma Chi delivers sober choices By ANGELA RODRIGUEZ Elizabeth Moreno, from a tragic drunk driving accident. driving from perspectives of social, victim and convicted Staff Writer Despite their loss, DSC is optimistic towards this aspects. year’s turnout since more participants and co-sponsors are “It’s more than just a workshop that we are present- The brothers and sisters of Delta Sigma Chi co-ed fra- involved with the event. ing, we are trying to educate as many as we can on the ternity (DSC) will host their 7th annual DSC vs. Drunk Different activities will be held throughout the pro- dangers that can affect anybody and can defi nitely be pre- Driving event “Delivering Sober Choices” Wednesday, gram, including educational activities, Casey Goodwin’s vented,” said DSC member Alli Carrasco. Jan. 23 in the Santos Manuel Event Center at 6 p.m. Pledge Story, a toolkit to help spread awareness of the Speakers from some of the nation’s most widely re- Last December was National Impaired Driving dangers of drunk driving, snacks, music and opportunity spected non-profi t organizations such as Mothers Against Month, which coincides with the busiest and most danger- drawings to win two tickets to see the Gabriel Iglesias Drunk Driving (MADD), Drinkinganddriving.org and ous time of year due to high incidences of alcohol and drug show on Jan. 26. guest speaker Chris Sandy, a former inmate, will share dif- related traffi c crashes. Also, the club or Greek organization with the most ferent views and experiences on the topic. Six years ago, CSUSB’s co-ed fraternity became the attendees will receive a donation of a $100 to the charity The mission for many of these non-profi t organiza- fi rst organization to promote drunk driving awareness. of their choice on behalf of Delta Sigma Chi. tions is to prevent drunk driving and to support victims Delta Sigma Chi started to support drunk driving The event will allow participants to gain the knowl- of it. awareness in 2004, due to their unfortunate loss of a sister, edge of the a number of different dangers of drinking and In 2008, Sandy’s story was developed into an award winning documentary “Enduring Regret - Chris Sandy’s Story of Living Life After Causing Death,” which received two Emmy awards in 2009. “I hope new members will really understand the mes- sage and how it’s not only a workshop, this is an issue that is something very important to our organization,” said Carrasco. Since then, the organization has earned the Univer- sity’s Excellence in Alcohol Awareness six years in a row. In 1982, the National Highway Traffi c Safety Administra- tion (NHTSA) began recording alcohol related statistics among persons 21 and under. The number killed in drunk driving crashes decreased 76 percent from the record high of 5,215 in 1982 to a record low of 1,228 in 2010. Ronald Reagan’s increase of the legal drinking age to 21 in 1984 and enactment of higher levels of penalty are one of the many efforts for drunk driving prevention. According to centurycouncil.org, between 1991 and 2010 the rate of drunk driving fatalities per 100,000 popu- lation has decreased 48 percent nationally and 63 percent among those under 21. The upcoming event is to educate not only students about drunk driving but anyone who wants to attend and Photo courtesy of Delta Sigma Chi learn the meaning of cautious decision making which im- Delta Sigma Chi is hosting an educational event to promote drunk driving awareness and encourage all college students to make smart choices when they drink. pact the lives around them. Chronicle Page 5 Opinions Shooting holes through the 2nd Amendment Something needs to be done, but taking rights away from lawful gun owners is not the solution. Regulating who can or can’t buy guns should be at the center of this debate.

By BRENDA ACUNA necessary to prevent criminals and those Asst. News Editor with mental illnesses from possessing a fi rearm illegally. Now more than ever, the issue of gun For me, the right to bear arms is a lib- control has become a controversial topic of erty given to every American; however, it national conversation. is our civic duty to exercise this right re- In the aftermath of the tragedy that sponsibly. struck Newtown, Conn. claiming the lives A press conference aired last Wednes- of 20 children and six elementary school day unveiling President Obama’s new poli- employees and the Aurora, Colo. massa- cies aimed at limiting gun violence. cre, it’s not hard to see that the issue of gun “While there is no law or set of laws Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons control can no longer be ignored. that can prevent every senseless act of vio- Locals shoot through a posted government sign making it a symbol of their feelings regarding regulations on fi rearms. There needs to be a common ground lence completely ... if there’s even one life between public safety and gun control. that can be saved, then we’ve got an obli- needed, but we need to oversee who gets The serial number on the hand gun Personally, the belief that increasing gation to try it,” said Obama. them.” must be registered and the purchaser must gun control is the solution to gun violence If by increasing gun control we aim to We don’t necessarily need rules to be free of restraining orders, free of felo- is just as short-sighted as believing that increase our relative safety, the only indi- make it harder for people to get them, but nies and cannot be a present or former there is one universal cure for cancer; death viduals more likely to be affected are those we do need to keep them away from crimi- mental patient. has always been natural to human beings. who possess fi rearms as a means of recre- nals and those who are mentally ill. While the National Rifl e Association Keeping Americans from purchasing ation or self-defense. Upon tackling this issue, I went to (NRA) claims that increased security is fi rearms is not going to eliminate violence. While it seems that people across the Turner’s Outdoorsman, a local gun store necessary in schools to protect children, This does little from refraining the men- nation are in a paranoid panic over the located on West Orange Show Rd. in San schools should not have to be armed for- tally ill or criminals from purchasing them recent increase in shooting incidents, the Bernardino to familiarize myself on how to tresses. Keeping guns out of the wrong illegally. problem is not the weapons or tools used obtain a hand gun. hands is the best way to control and pre- Instead, measures for stricter gun traf- for murder. The problem is the person who In California, a valid California iden- vent gun violence. fi cking laws should be initiated to prevent has the tool at their disposal. tifi cation card, a second proof of residence The truth of the matter is, we can nev- individuals from purchasing fi rearms from Fellow student Mario Hernandez and a basic safety test must be taken in or- er eliminate violence. But gun ownership the black market. These regulations are shares similar feelings. “I think guns are der to purchase a hand gun. and public safety need to coexist.

Textbook publishers dip further in student pockets By SUU ELEN MANZANO student. books on campus, unless its a professors Kevin O’Rourke Textbook manager Staff Writer According to the California State book that isn’t available anywhere else,” at CSUSB’s Coyote Bookstore explains Auditor reports, the cost of textbooks for explained CSUSB student Esmeralda that publishers establish a price that they have yet to meet a student who, California Community Colleges was near- Becerra. charge retailers. when asked, agreed with the ly 60 percent of a full-time student’s total With high prices like these many stu- “We do use a margin to then deter- price of textbooks. That’s be- education cost. dents try to circumvent the cost of buy- mine the retail price that we sell the book I cause textbooks are just way too If this doesn’t clearly illustrate the ing new textbooks by buying used books, for,” said O’Rourke. expensive. The National Asso- Textbook prices have in- ciation of College Stores creased at a rate signifi cantly breaks down how funds outpacing that of the median are distributed in the cost household income. of new textbooks. According to the Califor- For example out of nia State Auditor report, on every $1 of a new text- average students may spend book, 77.4 cents are as much as $1,815 on required textbook wholesale cost textbooks. (publishing), 10.7 cents I would like to say I am goes to college store shocked, but frankly I am hit personnel, 7.2 cents go by this hard reality at the start to college store opera- of every quarter. tions, 3.7 cents are col- “I think everything in the lege store income, and bookstore is extremely expen- 1.0 cent goes to freight sive,” said Ron Shviro, who expenses. rents textbooks through the Publishers take the Coyote Bookstore. largest portion of every I share this same senti- dollar for the price of a ment, its hard to keep up with new textbook. all the increases in fee’s and What is more loath- having to shell out extra money Photo courtesy of California State Auditor Report some is that publishers for new textbooks is aggravating are frequently issuing new to say the least. exorbitant prices for textbooks then what renting, or purchasing digital copies. editions making it even harder for students Why should I, or any student have to will? Books should not cost more than tu- This is probably the reason many stu- to buy used textbooks when they become pay hundreds of dollars for textbooks that ition itself. dents are inclined to click on their mouse older editions. are realistically only used for a quarter or Chegg is an online website for rent- before heading to their local bookstore. So what solution do we as students semester? ing and buying textbooks and e-books at “I only bought books for the fi rst two have? The fact is that textbooks are not prices far below those found in traditional quarters and resold them for twenty bucks. Buy used books where ever we can cheap, some climb around the $300 mark, bookstores. After that I never bought here again,” said fi nd them and at the cheapest prices we far out of reach of your average college “Now that I found Chegg I never buy student Edgar Reyes. can get them for. Chronicle Page 6 Opinions People using pop culture to defi ne themselves, yuck By JAZMIN JETT In particular, the average salary of a Staff Writer NBA player is about $5 million per year according to eHow.com, while profi lesda- I’ve always found it mind-boggling tabase.com states a neurological surgeon how easily infl uenced human beings are. only makes $589,500 a year. Even the slightest hint of majority rule When speaking with student Courtney and the scale tips towards the new fad. I Petty about her stance on pop culture’s in- fi nd it even more perplexing that think- fl uence, she felt that the signifi cance pop ing for yourself and marching to the beat culture has placed on the usage of technol- of your own drum has transcended from ogy has impaired communication indefi - being what was once ridiculed, to what is nitely by suggesting that, “it seems every- now “hip.” one uses social networks and their phones Peers of mine have even gone as far to solely communicate, there’s barely any as misappropriating themselves as ‘weird’ face to face interaction.” or ‘anti-social’ in order to set themselves I agree with Courtney’s stance. I also apart from everyone else. If one were to feel that relaying one’s thoughts online, take the time for introspection and grasp whether for validation and/or therapeutic the essence of their being they’d see that purposes, has become such a normalcy that they are, in fact, naturally different. being able to articulate one’s self in person According to Dictionary.com, pop cul- has become a rarity. Photo courtesy of YouTube ture is the cultural activities or commercial The concern with others opinions and YouTube is fl ooded with celebrity “how-to’s” allowing just about anyone to look like their favorite pop culture celebrity. products refl ecting, suited to, or aimed at up keep of one’s online presence has indef- the tastes of the general masses of people. initely distracted from what truly matters: self-image and knowledge of self. high school who claim they’re having a Its presence shapes the lives of every self-awareness; in my opinion, lack of such In high school, those who were “cool” diffi culty ‘fi nding themselves.” I feel that occupant on this planet. Whether being has become the new trend. mostly maintained images that gained pop culture played a major role in such brainwashed by trends or consciously de- I’ve always felt that the diffi culty my them notoriety but weren’t necessarily re- stagnancy, if not entirely. fying them, we are a product of its infl u- peers have with being themselves initially fl ections of their genuine personality while The question will always stand: why ence. stemmed from pop culture’s presence in those with the balls to be themselves and are we encouraged, from birth, to idolize Pop culture is so infl uential that as a high school. disregard what’s popular were mostly ridi- other human beings/materials instead of culture we pay celebrities more than our High school, the most pertinent in our culed and/or shunned for such. search for self-worth? armed forces. I fi nd this absurd. Citizens developmental stages, can also be the most On several occasions, I’ve encoun- By all means, disregard the majority sacrifi ce theirs lives, celebrities don’t. traumatic/damaging to one’s self-esteem, tered peers that were considered ‘cool’ in and be yourself. LGBT students repping few and far between By ANGELICE ROMERO campuses which I have attended, students have the fl ag She indicated that there has been a form of “hate crime” Staff Writer hanging in the dorm windows, on their cars or on their against the Pride Center since she has been here at this back packs. They are out in public with their signifi cant school. The lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender, otherwise other and this brings an overwhelming unity to the cam- “A group I will keep anonymous, posted a letter on known as LGBT, community on the CSUSB campus is pus. our dorm with bible scriptures. It was poorly written so we hiding in the shadows when they should be a strong and Donna Guevara, who has been at CSUSB for four edited it and posted it on a board so people could respond open community. years, said the community in the Pride Center is great, but to the letter. But that is the only hate crime I have seen,” This campus is relatively big and although this is a she is interested in spreading awareness. said Sandoval. commuter school, I believe the LGBT community should “We have a long way to go to be recognized on cam- This incident went slightly unnoticed by some of be more out there and make their voices heard. pus,” said Guevara. the LGBT students. I spoke with Jack Monet, a junior at “I would like to see more LGBT couples on campus,” The Pride Center is defi nitely doing their part to bring CSUSB and he said, “I actually haven’t heard of any hate said Gabriela Sandoval, the graduate assistant in the Pride unity and respect, but it can only change if other students crimes. Sometimes people will say rude comments but you Center, a safe haven for all kinds of students. try to be unifi ed as well. grow a thick skin to it.” Not seeing LGBT couples walking around on campus I have been to quite a few campuses and CSUSB’s This is what I fi nd troubling, people should be sup- holding hands and showing public displays of affection is Pride Center is the biggest in size I have seen thus far. porting each other and feel comfortable enough to be out surprising and a bit heart-breaking. This campus is lack- Yet when I walked into the Pride Center recently, I and proud. ing unity in the LGBT community and students are not as noticed there were only a small amount of people in that Unity is what makes a group thrive and the unifi ed open and out in public as I would imagine. big room. I was told only 10 percent of the LGBT students front on this campus is defi nitely lacking. Walking around campus I haven’t seen a pride fl ag actually go to the Pride Center. I implore all LGBT students to become united and anywhere except in the Pride Center. Since I transferred to CSUSB I have yet to see or hear fl aunt their positive attributes so that their attitude will At Buffalo State College and University of Hawaii, of any hate crimes on campus, until I talked to Sandoval. spread allowing all the other students to be proud as well.

Angelice Romero | Chronicle Photo Angelice Romero | Chronicle Photo Angelice Romero | Chronicle Photo Signs posted in CSUSB pride center for upcoming events. Student sits surrounded by event fl yers in pride center waiting for other LGBT member to come and represent their pride. CSUSB student Donna Guevara wearing her fl ag with pride. Chronicle Page 7 Features Popescu wins Sony Faculty Award By JOUNGHUN KIM and how we deal with it. Staff Writer Popescu had students think about constructing their own online identities ssistant professor Mihaela using the theories they discussed in the Popescu was selected as classroom in order to explain to their one of the best users of peers their design decisions as they were. Atechnology in the class- Because they were all learning these room in the whole California State Uni- technologies as a class, they said they versity system. had fun and bonded as they went along. Popescu was honored by the 2012 Popescu mentions that it was not just Sony Electronic Faculty Award. The lecturing and that she just had conversa- award is something that early career edu- tions with students through Twitter or the cators receive for their innovative uses of Blackboard discussion columns and the technology in the classroom. issues that were pressing for the class This system-wide award, which about online access and online identity means that the Cal State University sys- construction. tem selects the best professors of the “It was a great learning experience be- year. cause for the fi rst time ever in my career This year there were four professors as an educator I saw most of my students that were selected out of 23 Cal State being engaged in the classroom and not University campuses. Popescu was one actually wanting to leave the classroom,” of the selected professors. said Popescu. “The fi rst time I started using social She is also doing more research on media systematically in the classroom, I digital literacy focusing on privacy on did so because I found that what we were mobile environments and digital literacy doing with that class it was basic com- in cultural capital. munication which was deadly boring to Due to the research Popescu has been be frank,” said Popescu. doing she has begun to question why it is She goes on to say that they were just that there are certain groups of students using the textbook, having students read that get more benefi ts from digital tech- from them about all of these new technology than others. nologies, but at that time none of them To answer her question Popescu is go- or few of them had experience with those ing to offer online classes to see if they technologies. are going to give equal benefi ts to all the So she decided to revise her classes students who are interested in being part and build concepts like online identity of the classes. ASI prepares for coming events

By MICHAEL A. UMAÑA Staff Writer

Want free tuition for spring quarter, while having some fun along the way? Associated Students Incorporated (ASI) provides students the opportunity here at CSUSB. Thanks to ASI, students can look forward to events such as Mr. & Ms. CSUSB Pageant, CSUSB Snow Day, Movie Night, PC trouble shooting and Music Events. These are a few of the events ASI is developing with CSUSB students in mind to relieve some tension, have some fun and even provide the opportunity for free tuition, according to Chris Martinez the Stu- dent Coordinator of Marketing and Promo- tions. Photo Courtesy of ASI The Pageant, which is planned to be Like Ricardo Loza, many students enjoy the different selections of events ASI has to offer through out the school year, keeping students motivated and proud to call themselves Coyotes. held in the Coussoulis Arena on March 8, provides the opportunity for two students will be brought to campus to provide stu- and Ramos are most excited about the up- bers urge us not to ignore. (male and female) to show their individu- dents with the opportunity to sled, snow- coming Snow Day event. ASI is expect- Such services ASI provides are legal ality, talent and school spirit. board, create snowmen and even ice skate ing a large participation by students for consultation services through the legal If they win they will have bragging here on campus. the Snow Day largely because of the time clinic, graphics and marketing through rights of being Mr. or Ms. CSUSB and the ASI staff such as Martinez and Student the event will be available for students, the the Design service, funds for events and greatest payoff to the pageant is having Coordinator of Programs Daisy Ramos as effective quick relief of stress it provides, programs through the CAB Funding and, free tuition for spring quarter. well as others are constantly developing the food that will be available and just the of course, discounted amusement park & Even though CSUSB is located in the and promoting new ways to assist students overall atmosphere the event will produce. movie theater tickets at the box offi ce. Inland Empire, where it never snows, ASI while providing as much fun along the way ASI embodies the idea of their motto Students requesting to receive any has partnered with Rec Sports to bring stu- as possible. “For the Students, By the Students.” Even further information on upcoming events or dents the 4th annual CSUSB Snow Day. Ramos anticipates a larger attendance though ASI is constantly working diligent- would like to use any service ASI provides Thanks to ASI and REC Sports the this year than the roughly 300 students ly to create fun and exciting events ASI are urged to visit the department’s offi cial CSUSB Snow day which will be held Feb. they had at the Pageant in recent years. provides many other useful services for website at asi.csusb.edu or give them a call 14 from 11:00 - 5:00 p.m. 20 tons of snow ASI staff members such as Martinez students here on campus that staff mem- at (909) 537-5932. Chronicle Page 8 Features Looking for more self-confi dence? CSUSB’s Mixed Martial Arts club blends camaraderie and ass whooping

Photos courtesy of MMA Club Duy Tran and Paul Maldonado bring in the fun to the club.

Photos Courtesy of MMA Club Sara Gutierrez | Chronicle Photo The Mixed Martial Arts club welcome all students to join. Whether they are at a skilled level or just getting started, the club offers great training and consist of a friendly environment. Members of the club give pointers on different techniques. By SARA GUTIERREZ Paul Maldonado. The commonality between the mem- This day is an intense training course, Staff Writer The benefi t of having three instructors bers would be their passion for the realm designed to be rigorous and physically specializing in their fi elds means a variety of MMA and agreeable dispositions. hard-hitting. he New Year is upon us and in workouts. Often members seek council from each “It is a great bonding experience as well you might be interested in Member Cody Brouillette said mem- other in order to improve their overall as a chance to push yourself and see just losing weight, gaining some bers can expect, “change of pace with well-being. how much you are actually capable of,” Tself-defense skills and meet- workouts.” The group consists of around 20 mem- said Hughes. ing new people. Each session will deal with different as- bers ranging from all experience levels. A total of eight members participated in If you’ve tried other fi tness and exer- pects of the three disciplines. Members meet Monday through Friday a grabbing tournament held this past year cise programs and after two weeks of exer- Potential new members can expect to be from 2 to 4 p.m. (Monday, Wednesday, Fri- at the University of California, Irvine. cises, it no longer has your attention, then greeted with open arms and warm smiles. day in PE 104 and Tuesday, Thursday in Maldonado placed second in his divi- CSUSB’s Mixed Martial Arts club is what “Joining the club has been a great expe- the Student Recreation and Fitness Center sion and club offi cers commend him on his you’ve been looking for. rience for me. This club has open doors to upstairs). performance. “It’s just about enjoying martial arts, new friendships and growth as a person,” Unlike other clubs, the bond between On March 3 the MMA club will hold a teaching self-defense to those who want said beginner member Natalie Lu. members extends beyond the training grabbing tournament on campus. to learn and making friends,” said Dakota Club dues are $20 per quarter and are room. Attending college can be stressful and Hughes, kick boxing instructor and club utilized to purchase equipment and pay en- “We keep each other in check. That lonely, MMA club offers a fresh exercise Vice President. trance fees for the collegiate competitions. helps people who don’t have an outlet or experience and camaraderie amongst its With sixteen years of experience, Members can train, get in shape, com- the resources. You can come here,” said members. Hughes instructs knowledgeably and ef- pete or work towards the professional level Duy Tran in explanation of the family like So visit them and experience fi rst-hand fi ciently. of MMA. atmosphere between members. the wonders of the MMA club. The club also offers instruction in Jiujit- Members consist of a variety of majors To earn the rank of warrior within the You won’t be disappointed, the mem- su from Ryan Haglund and wrestling from and interests. club, members must complete Warrior Day. bers alone will draw you in. Students fi nd resolutions for the New Year By MEGAN SPENCER tions. Staff Writer “My goal this year is to improve my GPA. I am determined to achieve this goal A New Year’s Resolution is commonly because I want to get a Disney internship a goal or set of goals someone sets out to and they require a 3.0,” said Monique accomplish in the upcoming year. Clarke. Since it is the beginning of the year, Besides doing better academically stu- it is only appropriate to have New Year’s dents also want to become more involved resolutions. A new year means new begin- in their community. nings. “I didn’t have one last year because I Everyone has a reason why they strive like to make a change each day instead for their particular resolutions. The New of once a year. This year I decided I want Year generates people to look back on the to increase my philanthropy involvement past year, but more importantly looking by doing more community service,” said forward into the future. Christina Gonzales. This is the time when people refl ect on Sometimes we tend to jump the gun in the changes they want to make and resolve excitement of a “new” you, but it is im- with the objective to follow through on portant to take small steps to insure your those changes. success throughout the full year. Students at CSUSB are no exception. A step you can take for a “new” you I had the opportunity to speak to students can be to eat healthy like Lindsey Simp- Isabel Tejada | Chronicle Photo on campus about their New Year’s resolu- Continued on Pg. 9 Katherine Broman has smartly pledged to focus more on her studies to become even successful in her academic career. Chronicle Page 9 Features

IIt’st’s a ddog-eat-dogog-eat-dog worldworld Kevin Schaefer | Chronicle Photo The Lazy Dog Cafe offers a huge range of cuisines such as Italian, Mexican, Asian, Indian and many more delicious dishes. With tasty foods and a comfortable environment to eat at, the Lazy Dog is the perfect to unwind after a long day of school.

By KEVIN SCHAEFER lent, even if they are not waiting on your Staff Writer table they will still come over to ask if you need anything. You don’t really get that at he Lazy Dog Cafe, an up- a lot of places,” she said. and-coming restaurant and With 11 restaurants all around South- bar, offers a wide array of ern California, The Lazy Dog Cafe is the Ttastes under one roof for all fi rst restaurant chain to actually have a lazy the Inland Empire. dog hall of fame that showcases canine They have different cuisines such as photographs inside the store and online. American, Italian and Chinese, just to When I arrived at The Lazy Dog my- name a few. self I was greeted warmly by one of the With most locations open every night servers who was able to sit me immedi- until midnight, The Lazy Dog Cafe is open ately. for friends to unwind, grub and grab a few Looking at the menu, the restaurant drinks after a long day. offers both appetizers around $10 as well When you open the doors to the res- as small plate dishes closer to $5. This is taurant, you will see a country style wait- great for those who do not want too much ing area with much wood decor and a high food yet would still like to experience what ceiling complete with a wood chandelier. The Lazy Dog has to offer. The setting gives a feeling of the Most of the entree items are moder- comforts of home and is reminiscent of a ately priced with most burger and noodle Photo Courtesy of Lazy Dog Cafe wooden lodge high in the alps. You almost dishes on the menu between $10 and $15. The ginger soy salmon is one of many delicious dishes containing grilled salmon, sweet soy glaze and stir-fried veggies. feel as if you are coming in from a long The meat and seafood dishes range from day of skiing or snowboarding. $15 and $20. The cafe has happy hours Monday I began with a small plate of Mediter- through Friday between 3-6 p.m. and Sun- ranean Pizzetti, which was exotic mush- day through Thursday 9 p.m.-close (bar & rooms, caramelized onions, Laura Chenel patio only). goat cheese, tomatoes, olive oil, basil and With a new location in Rancho Cu- balsamic reduction on bread. camonga off of 4th street, The Lazy Dog For my main course I selected the Cafe is not too far from campus. lamb stroganoff, which is shredded braised Upland resident Sandra Sandoval en- lamb, mushrooms and peas tossed with fet- joys the selection of tastes The Lazy Dog tuccine, Romano, rich burgundy wine and Cafe has to offer. sour cream sauce. “The food is really good! I mean, It’s Cafe does not begin to describe this a big variety, which I’m not used to ... you full-sized restaurant which offers booth have Asian, you have Mexican, you have seating and bar seating in addition to patio American, you even have Indian and Ital- seating. ian. Where are you going to fi nd all of that If you would like to learn more about in one restaurant?” said Sandoval. The Lazy Dog Cafe, try their website or Sandoval also stated that the staff does their Facebook page, Twitter, YouTube or a great job at making their guests feel wel- Flickr. comed and catered to. The Lazy Dog Cafe offers a big selec- “The environment is really nice. Ev- tion of delicious food, great staff and fun Photo Courtesy of Lazy Dog Cafe eryone is really friendly. The staff is excel- atmosphere. For the tasty Maggie’s Snake river it contains hickory-smoked bacon, Laura Chenel goat cheese, walnuts and much more. Finding new ways to become a better you Continued from Pg. 8 successful at it. My personal goal is to in the New Year with a promise to make it resolution. box three days a week and train six days a better than 2012 and 60 percent were not 17 percent promise to lose weight, 13 son. Her resolution is, “to eat healthier by week to ensure my success.” likely to set a New Year’s resolution at all. percent say they will stop smoking, 10 having more fruits and vegetables. That is It is no big surprise that New Year’s I myself enjoy partaking in the trend percent would like to be a better person, 9 my fi rst step since last year my goal was resolutions have a track record of deterio- and decided to take a crack at improving percent intent to spend less and save more to eat healthy by cutting out all junk food rating. myself in 2013. My personal goals were to money and 8 percent think they will exer- and I didn’t succeed. So my new goal is One reason is the allure of starting eat healthier and exercise more frequently, cise more. take it one step at a time and slowly cut from scratch. Many feel that the begin- as many others tend to strive for. Whether you like participating in New out sweets.” ning of the year offers a fresh start and a It was also seen in the Marist Poll that Year’s resolutions or you leave it to the Besides eating healthy students also clean slate. among the Americans who plan to make more optimistic bunch, it is evident that it want to get active. Julian Gibson’s resolu- In an article by Marist Poll, they stated New Year’s resolutions for 2013, weight is all with the hopes of create a better and tion is, “to get into boxing and being more that 40 percent of Americans plan to ring loss remains the number one New Year’s more successful year then the last. Chronicle Page 10 Arts & Entertainment Antonio shares her passion for dancin’ By MARIA PERRY classically trained in ballet, but also loves The club also has many benefi ts to the single spotlight on a New York Fire De- Staff Writer lyrical jazz and story-telling dance. dancers. UDC gives everyone a chance to partment helmet in the center of the stage. She says the dancers them- dance and create a family among the fel- UDC also won numerous awards in- he expressive art of dance selves are what she low dancers. Janys explained that she al- cluding SLD’s Outstanding Event that year makes it’s presence on the enjoys most ways wants to include everyone and not and recently the Dedication and Service to CSUSB campus through the limit the skill level to advanced or profes- the Dance-A-Thon held by the Housing TUniversity Dance Company sional dancers. The creation of a family and Residential Life. (UDC). among the dancers would create a network Dancers in the company prepare year Janys Antonio, the current director of that makes this possible. round for an annual dance show on cam- University Dance Company, has been with The dance show that stuck in her pus in the Performing Arts building. the company since it fi rst started in 1991, memory the most was the show that dedi- This year’s dance show called “In- when she was the co-director. Antonio be- cated a special tribute to the 9/11 attacks. stadance” is on Thursday, Feb. 21 at 7:30 came the director when the former direc- UDC thought of taking a leave of p.m., Friday, Feb. 22 at 7:30 p.m. and Sat- tor, Sarah Boeh, left in 1995. absence from the show because of how urday, Feb. 23 at 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Janys actually came from a family much the dancers were devastated from Antonio really looks forward to it be- with a lot of champion swimmers. the events. cause there will be lots of new dancers and Before she got into dance, Janys was a The show was being hosted in Fall a variety of dance genres. swimmer until she got a serious ear infec- so it came right on the heels of the 9/11 She says she can’t wait for the audi- tion. “I got pulled out of the water and sent attacks but UDC kept going to rehearsals ence to see the pictures she assigned each to the dance school that was next door to and subsequent performances. choreographer to create their dances from the swim club,” she said. The Fall show ended with a tribute to and how the picture was incorporated in “History was made,” Antonio was the victims of 9/11 and went dark with a each dance. being the director of the company, especially seeing the hustle and bustle of around each expressing their creativity. UDC has a large variety of dance from ballet to hip-hop to jazz. Most clubs and organizations have goals that they would like to achieve. Uni- versity Dance Company is no different. “UDC is a community outreach organization that gives students and dancers in the community a chance to dance, choreo- graph, and perform,” said Antonio. She also explained that some alumni Photo courtesy of University Dance Company of the company have kept in touch with her Photo courtesy of University Dance Company Members practice together to perfect their dance moves. and some of the members. The UDC take a group picture after one of their long and hardworking practices. The company has grown a close family.

CCOYOTEOYOTE WATCHWATCH: What do you have to say? A large variety of TV shows are coming up in 2013. This week for Coyote Watch we asked CSUSB students:

What shows are you excited to watch this year?

Sara Chin By YEANA KIM TThehe WalkingWalking DeadDead Graduate Student Staff Writer Min Kyu Park Photo courtesy of AMC Sophomore “I am willing to watch ‘Modern Family’ and ‘Breaking Bad.’ I like ‘Modern Fam- “I am looking forward to watch ‘Once ily’ because it is funny and it is humorous. Upon A Time.’ This TV program shows us present and past at the same time with the The show looks at what we now consider same people in the same relationship. modern, like a Southern California family living in Los Angeles and it looks at gen- As a Korean, the story of Snow White erational differences, sexual orientation in this TV program is very new to me differences and the idea of growing up, and seems like an Americanized version which makes the show serious, yet funny compared to the story I used to read when and approachable.” Mateo Pulido I was a child.” Daniel Machado Jr. Freshman Freshman OOncence UponUpon A TimeTime “ ‘The Walking Dead.’ It’s a story about “I also can’t wait to see ‘Bates Motel’ how survivors of a zombie apocalypse are simply because of the ﬁ lm it is based on. struggling to survive in a world of ‘walk- I want to see how loyal they stay to the ers.’ I really like watching horror and it is original plot. the only good zombie show.

I am looking forward to watching ‘The Unlike other ghost or demon movies and Americans” as well because it has to do TV shows I believe zombies could be with spies and conspiracies and those that created by diseases or gene manipulation. BBreakingreaking BadBad have sparked my interest.” Therefore, it is very realistic and scary to me.” Photo courtesy of Sony Pictures Television Photo courtesy of ABC-Disney Pictures Chronicle Page 11 Arts & Entertainment Here’s to hoping last year’s hits stay in the past By ZYRUS CRUZ hit single.“ It looks like a cute pop song,” double platinum after selling 2,060,303 “Boyfriend,” was an upbeat pop song Staff Writer Obama stated according to Politico.com. units in a few months, according to One by Justin Bieber. According to Billboard “Call Me Maybe,” had a positive pop Direction’s website. Biz, the song debuted in April and is the The year 2012 is over, but why is “Eh, The song fourth-best sexy lady, op op op oppan Gangnam style” made Bill- song as far as still in my head along with other repeti- board’s Top digital sales tious songs? Here is a list of songs that we 100 list even at 521,000 would all hope would stay in 2012. with it’s ago- copies sold. “Gangnam Style,” was a catchy, up- nizing “Na “Boyfriend” beat, dance-fi lled song that can have any Na Na” hook, has made his- listener moving. PSY, became very popular which is sung tory by being in a few months since its release in July. over 70 times. played over So what is “Gangnam Style?” It could It seems that Photo courtesy of Universal Republic 3,963 times in be anything, but an online user states, “It boy bands may be coming back, but let’s its fi rst week. is the obsession of pretending to have it all hope this song goes the other direction. The song describes what kind of boy- “Somebody That I Used To Know,” friend [Bieber] would be and claims to was a very depressing song that can make anyone reminisce about past relationships. Gotye’s single was released in July of 2012 and it quickly rose to the top of Billboard’s Hot 100 list with sales reaching Photo courtesy of Interscope over 4.5 million, according to Forbes. The lyrics illustrate perfectly the what feel with a very catchy hook, but was to- anyone going through a tough breakup tally overplayed. Every station was play- might be feeling, but who wants to be re- Photo courtesy of YG ing this song minded of a at one point. breakup ten and the subtext of having ‘it’ means West- “Hey I times in one ern Culture.” With a record breaking one just met you car ride? billion views “Gangnam Style” continues and this is The to play on YouTube channels everywhere. crazy,” but song should No matter what the meaning, this Ko- it’s 2013, so be dubbed rean pop song was quite catchy, even in a later baby. the “Most different language. But with so many ra- “What Overplayed dio stations playing “Gangnam Style” just Makes You Song” of Photo courtesy of Island Records about every hour, by the end of 2012 the Beautiful,” 2012. song went out of style. by British “Some- “Never let you go,” but I hope radio sta- “Call Me Maybe,” by Carly Rae Je- boy band Photo courtesy of Columbia body that tions will let this overplayed track go. psen, sold 5.5 million downloads since One Direc- I Used to With 2012 offi cially over let’s hope its release in September. Even President tion, grabbed at the hearts of millions of Know,” will be that one song that people that we don’t have to hear these played out Obama could be seen singing to Jepsen’s teens worldwide in 2012. The song went wish they didn’t know in 2013. songs again until NOW 45.

2013 poised to be a mega movie year for box office By SHANNON LUSTER and mystical lands in which a young hero, Staff Writer Jack, and a princess in distress cross paths. This fantasy/adventure movie stomps into This year is cinematically jam-packed theaters on March 1. with action, prequels and sequels that are “Oz: The Great and Powerful” trans- bound to attract viewers. ports viewers to the time before Dorothy Fans of drama/fantasy movies are in wanders down the yellow brick road. The for a real treat with the movie “Beautiful prequel showcases the man behind the cur- Creatures.” Written by Kami Garcia and tain from the original movie, “The Wizard Margaret Stohl, production has been in the of Oz.” James Franco takes on the role of works since 2009. Oz in this fantasy/adventure movie in the- Lead character Ethan (Alden Ehren- aters on March 8. reich) accidentally almost kills Lena (Al- “The Great Gatsby,” based on the clas- ice Englert) and then realizes Lena haunts sic book, centers on an obsession over love his dreams. This movie is set to open on and occurrence of tragic events, starring Feb. 13. Leonardo DiCaprio. Every image in the TThehe GreatGreat GatsbyGatsby SStartar TrekTrek intointo DarknessDarkness “Jack the Giant Slayer” takes the trailer is crisp with rich colors and a daz- Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures Photo courtesy of Paramount Pictures epic fairy tale “Jack the Giant Killer” and zling use of lights, creating a visual feast revamps it to a whole other level. This for the audience. Clear your calendar on “Star Trek Into Darkness” is the sec- laughs with the acting talents of Bradley modern spin stars Bill Nighy and Ewan Mar. 10 for a trip to the theater to watch ond installment in the latest retelling of Cooper, Ed Helms and Zach Galifi anakis. McGregor. The trailer showcases daz- a great American classic be brought once the “Star Trek” series released on May 17. All three actors return as the beloved zling special effects including the Giants again to the big screen. Chris Pine reprises the iconic role of Cap- characters of Phil, Stu and Alan and are up tain Kirk. to a new set of hilarious antics. Check out Benedict Cumberbatch is rumored to the latest installment of “The Hangover” portray the villain, Khan. The mystery sur- series on May 24. rounding what villain Cumberbatch will The typical elements like fast cars, play has added more mystery to the mov- jam packed action sequences and Vin Die- ie’s hype. sel all help bring a lot of hype to the highly Director J.J. Abrams also delivers a anticipated “The Fast and the Furious 6.” visual masterpiece in the trailer with daz- The series has attracted many fans that ea- zling space fi ght sequences bound to at- gerly await another installment. tract new and returning viewers alike. Fans A recently released trailer contain- - sometimes called Trekkies or Trekkers ing the prerequisite sports cars, money, - are bound to fi ll the seats too. You may smuggling, beautiful women and scandal want to seek refuge from fi nals and sit in a is bound to attract new and devoted fans darkened theater on May 24. alike. This action packed movie drives into “The Hangover Part III” might be the theaters on May 24. Photo courtesy of Walt Disney Picutres answer to any academic stress you could Viewers have plenty of choices for James Franco stars as the great and powerful Oz in the Disney fi lm about the character’s embark to the Emerald City. have. This movie promises to deliver movies this year, so get your wallets ready. Chronicle Page 12 Arts & Entertainment VIVA LA A$AP: Rocky’s debut lives up to it’s name By MIKE SESSIONS impact like Rocky. Hip Hop its deserving Staff Writer Known for his Houston-style of rap, antidote of lyricism and you can see the inspiration from leg- quality production. It’s The highly anticipated debut album ends like UGK and DJ Screw in his almost like a coalition of from A$AP Rocky, LONG.LIVE.A$AP, style, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony in dope artists exemplifying was fi nally released despite numerous set- his fl ow, and hometown rappers their skills in competition backs last year. Singles such as “Goldie,” Dipset within his delivery. with one another. and the very popular “F***** Problems” The album cover is remi- One of the best verses featuring 2 Chainz, Drake and Kendrick niscent of his previous mix- from Rocky’s short career Lamar, helped continue the hype for the tape’s cover, with the black appeared on this track: “Bag freshman rapper and his crew, A$AP Mob. and white photo of Rocky made of goyard cheffi n’ like Rocky’s critically acclaimed 2011 with the American fl ag. I’m Boyar-Dee probably sell- mixtape, Live.Love.A$AP, was a break- The only difference ing D in your local courtyard through for the New York-based MC, who is now Rocky has the Braids like I’m O-Dog my la fa- seemingly came out of nowhere. fl ag wrapped around milia go hard.” Rarely do we see a rapper without him, almost like he One of the tracks that lacks poten- much musical history top the charts, and has the entire nation tial is “Hell” featuring Santigold. I ex- rarely do we see a rapper do it with such on his back for this pected more from the duo because of project. their promise as amazing artists, but it Long.Live.A$AP didn’t really do much for the album. It begins with the title appeared as a very bland, boring track track, luring you in without much focus or passion at all. Photo Courtesy of Top Dawg Entertainment with the eerie, cin- Santigold didn’t live up to her skill set on ematic and dark intro, the chorus, allowing the song to become maintain the sound that made him famous. almost preparing you to forgetful almost as soon as it ends. He didn’t necessarily move into the pop take cover. Then Rocky Rocky creates a serious tone in the direction like many artists do when they starts to fl ow and the track “Phoenix” when he states, “Bloody release a mainstream album, but instead bass drops, demanding ink on my pad spelled suicide/ Michael made a quality album his fans and others everyone’s attention. Jackson even passed cause you scruti- would be able to truly appreciate. The track serves as a nized.” Rockye raps over an Electronica declaration, with Rocky He later sings in the chorus, “Where beat courtesy of Skrillex in “Wild for the stamping his arrival in the do we lie?/ Tell me where do we stand?/ Night,” where he was able to break bound- music industry, without much Where do we go?/ It’s all part of the plan.” aries within the typical Hip Hop sound. warning to anyone in the way. In this song Rocky shows his listeners that If this is any indication as to how he’s One of the standout tracks aside from his egotistical rapper-esque going to continue making music, we all has to be the highly featured, “1 ways there is a loyal and vulnerable quality have a lot to look forward to. Train,” which brings in newcom- in him. Because Long.Live.A$AP is a problem ers such as Kendrick Lamar, Yela- Other than that, the album lives up for the competition in the industry, every- Photo courtesy of Top Dawg Entertainment wolf, Big K.R.I.T. amongst others, giving to the hype because of Rocky’s ability to one better be prepared for it. A THIN line between album and mixtape By MARTIN SOLANO album release. stepping stone into the rap game. tape earned the “Top Mixtapes of 2010” Staff Writer Rappers work on albums, run them by Rappers pay their dues, show their award and is currently at over 1 million their major distribution labels for approval skill through their mixtapes and use them hits on Datpiff.com. In 2012, Kendrick Lamar took the title and then get released. to earn respect to launch their careers in At the conclusion of 2012, according of hip-hop’s album of the year with good As a rapper, you’re putting out an al- the industry. to Nielsen Soundscan, Kendrick’s album, kid, m.A.A.d. city, while Meek Mill’s mix- bum that has to be approved by more than Sometimes artists produce such qual- “good kid, m.A.A.d city” had recorded tape, Dreamchasers 2 was considered “#1 just your crew or the camp you are work- ity products with their mixtapes, distribu- over 500,000 units in album sales. mix tape of 2012” by datpiff.com, a site ing with. tion labels re-release the exact tape as an Hip-hop artists who make quality referred to as “the authority in mixtapes” The concept of the album has to be album backed by major label marketing mixtapes earn their right to produce qual- according to albumoftheyear.org, thought through and has to make sense in and promotion, which is typically what a ity albums with major labels and histori- Although it is safe to say these two the eyes of the label executives for it to be mixtape lacks. cally speaking, do so.

Photo courtesy of Top Dawg Entertainment Photo courtesy of RCA Records Photo courtesy of Republic Records A$AP Rocky tops his last mixtape with his debut album. Rapper Kendrick Lamar hits the mark with his latest album good kid, m.A.A.d city that got excellent over-all reviews. The Weeknd loses fans with his trilogy released in 2011. rappers made noise in the hip-hop world approved and released. R&B artist, The Weeknd, released his Currently, hip-hop newcomer, A$AP this past year, Meek Mill’s mixtape effort When making a mixtape, however, the Trilogy album through Republic Records Rocky has the spotlight. His debut album can’t be placed in the same category as quality is up to the rapper. on November 9, 2012, which was the exact Long.Live.A$AP, released on Jan. 15, fol- Kendrick’s album. Kendrick can make a mixtape full or replica of his 3 mixtapes. lowing the great success of his 2011 mix- Or can it? Aren’t they two completely recycled beats, rap a bunch of nonsense If the mixtape is weak, it will go unno- tape which carried the same title. Will different things? over 10 tracks, give it a name, upload it to ticed and major labels won’t bother look- A$AP live up to the hip-hop statistics? Mixtapes are released by the artist datpiff and BAM, you have a mixtape. ing at the artist. Students around campus are already independently and albums are released It’s 2013. Anyone can do that. Even Kendrick paid his dues and calling it “hip-hop’s album of the year.” through major record labels. However, it doesn’t mean Kendrick earned the respect of the hip-hop com- Good music can come in any form, Often times, hip-hop heads and mu- will, nor any rapper who takes their work munity with mixtape releases prior to his whether that’s a mixtape or an album. sic fans alike argue the idea of whether a seriously. album debut. Quality is quality, no matter how it’s mixtape release has the same caliber as an In hip-hop, mixtapes are looked at as a In 2010, his O.verly D.edicated mix- served. Chronicle Page 13 Arts & Entertainment “Gangster Squad” incomparable to legendary mobster films By ADAM GHOSSEIN and Jerry suffered from the lack of chemis- The soundtrack was nothing special Staff Writer try between Stone and Gosling rather than and the fi lm could’ve done with some hit Cohen’s iron fi st. songs from the 1940s to add to the authen- Director Ruben Fleischer fails to re- The decoration of the night clubs was ticity of the time period. vive the mobster fi lm genre with “Gangster convincing but lacked a sense of authentic- Squad,” disappointing the following he ity. It feels as if one is in a retro night club gained from his critically acclaimed fi lm in downtown Los Angeles rather than fol- “Zombieland.” lowing events in 1950s LA. Even with an all-star cast made up of The costumes looked genuine and, as Sean Penn, Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling and a testament to 1950s fashion, lacked cre- Emma Stone, Fleischer was better off di- ativity. recting zombies. The movie fl owed at a very fast pace. Set in 1949 Los Angeles, gangster Many scenes suffered from a lack of sus- Mickey Cohen (Penn) has the city under pensful build-up. his control with politicians, judges and po- In a scene where Wooters and Keeler lice offi cers in his back pocket. sneak into Cohen’s house to hide a micro- Playing off the real-life corruption of phone, the process of breaking in and al- the Los Angeles Police Department at the most getting caught takes place within two time, LAPD Police Chief Bill Parker (Nick minutes. Nolte) assigns Sgt. John O’Mara (Josh A common criticism among viewers Brolin) the task of leading a small group is a lack of unpredictability, but it can still offi cers to take down Cohen’s crime opera- bounce back with the action. The action tions. scenes were well shot, the car chase scene O’Mara is still trying to adjust to life in particular stood out with the unconven- after World War II. After fi ghting for free- tional use of grenades. dom, he’s in combat form as he constantly “I thought it was predictable, but fi ghts for freedom and justice in Los An- overall I enjoyed it. I liked the action and geles. I thought Josh Brolin was great.” said stu- His pregnant wife (Mireille Enos) dent Kara Mendez. worries for his safety each day and just Other viewers found the fi lm as a wants him to step back from the fi ghting. cheap imitation of other gangster movies, O’Mara recruits Sgt. Jerry Wooters even acting as a parody of sorts. (Ryan Gosling with an amusingly high- As an avid viewer of gangster fi lms itched voice) and detectives Coleman Har- and member of the CSUSB Society of Stu- ris (Anthony Mackie), Conway Keeler dent Filmmakers, Khalil Bey has his own (Giovanni Ribisi), Max Kennard (Robert opinion on the movie. He feels the fi lm Patrick) and Navidad Ramirez (Michael could have used the element of surprise a Pena). little more. Emma Stone stars as Grace Faraday, “I found the movie very predictable. It Cohen’s girlfriend and Wooters’ love inter- was like Dick Tracy in the sense that it was est. cheesy, but it wasn’t supposed to come off Photos courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures The forbidden love between Grace that way.” Brolin, Penn and Stone are just a few of the all-star ensemble cast, but unfortunately doesn’t hold up in the box offi ce.

Gabriel Iglesias is coming to CSUSB & he’s not fat FLUFFY! ...he’s By MARISSA MOONEY “Magic Mike.” A&E Editor The Coussoulis Arena has developed an impressive reputation for Here comes Fluffy! Stand-up co- bringing a number of different co- median Gabriel Iglesias is hitting the medians to the CSUSB campus, in- Coussoulis Arena this Saturday, Jan. cluding Aziz Ansari, Kevin Hart and 26 at 8 p.m. Anjelah Johnson in recent quarters. uffyguy.com ﬂ Iglesias, known to use storytell- Gabriel Iglesias is just one more top- ing and silly sound effects and voices tier act brought to the table.

Photo courtesy of in his routine, has al- The arena is guaranteed to trans- ways had a thing formed into a full-on laugh factory for comedy. with this sold out show. Hailing from Catch Iglesias in his signature San Diego, Hawaiian shirt this weekend. Iglesias was raised all around South- ern California, including in River- side. Iglesias tried his hand at comedy part- time while working in Los Angeles at a cell phone company until he decided to work full-time in the comedy business. Since then he has appeared on Comedy Central, in his own stand-up spe- cials, performed at different venues across the United States, including The Improv in Ontario and even played a minor role in the 2012 fi lm Chronicle Page 14 CoyoteChronicle.net Chronicle Page 15 Sports COYOTE ATHLETE PROFILE Dy: Mother and athlete overcomes injury By ANTHONY MORALES said Dy. “The fact that I am coming ond year in the Master’s Program for Staff Writer back early and if I push myself too Rehabilitation Counseling but she is hard I can re-injure it.” also completing an internship at the liza Dy, 23-year-old Along with her injury being a Department of Rehabilitation in San alumni point guard at cause of motivation, her one-year Bernardino. CSUSB, has made a old daughter Nyla is another driving Her day begins in the morning Emajor comeback by force that keeps Dy working hard for with internship hours, lunch, spend- scoring a career-high of 30 points her goals. Nyla tags along with her ing some time with her daughter, pre- against Cal Poly Pomona after recov- mother to basketball practice watch- paring for practice, and ending it with ering from ACL surgery. ing from the sidelines being her num- night classes. Despite the injury that occurred ber one fan. She is pursuing her master’s to seven months ago while practicing, become a rehabilitation counselor she’s back and determined to over- to focus on helping individuals with come and play ball harder than ever disabilities and hopes to take it into before. “My daughter makes the sports realm working with profes- “It’s a big accomplishment after sional athletes. coming off ACL surgery,” said Dy. me want to be a better “I want to help individuals fi nd Taking time off to heal her injury player and I want her to themselves with a complete under- has caused Dy to miss conditioning standing of what they want to do in season, which included training in the be proud of her mother. their lives,” said Dy. summer, hitting the gym and improv- Conquering all the challenges ing her game. Coming back early into I want to be that positive faced this season so far Dy looks at the game has motivated her to push her basketball season as a learning and compete harder to be on the same role model for her.” process and this experience has made level as her teammates. her appreciate the diversity of the “It took a good amount of my sport. time waiting for the injury and stitch- Eliza Dy “The diversity and understanding es to heal,” said Dy. “The injury mo- of different background and different tivates me now that I am on the fl oor “My daughter makes me want to people is what I want to take with me and able to play. It motivates me to be a better player and I want her to as something I can use in my future,” work harder than everybody else, I be proud of her mother,” said Dy. “I said Dy. want to be fi rst in every line drill and want to be that positive role model for ”Learning from others and meet- make every shot.” her.” ing others I feel like that’s what However, returning early from With a triumphant career helped me become the individual I surgery can either make or break her. achievement comes along a busy hec- am from basketball. Communication, “Taking pride in my work ethic tic schedule that requires time man- hard work and dedication has made Anthony Morales | Chronicle Photos makes me want to do a lot more, agement. me want to go out and help people by Dy faces the challenges of returning early from injury but that doesn’t hold which can be a good or bad thing,” Not only is she entering her sec- putting it effective in my life.” her back from excelling and improving her skills once she steps into the gym.

SRFC ready for Winter intramural sports

By INNO SITA fairness. Students are urged to come ex- Staff Writer perience this opportunity. The Department provides two dif- College can be stressful at time and ferent leagues; the A league, which is the students can be overwhelmed with work best team, the B league, which is mostly pressure. Fortunately, the Winter 2013 a bit competitive, yet more fun and enjoy- Intramural Line-up is the most exciting able. Students are also allowed to devel- sport activities for CSUSB students to get op their own free agent team for several involved in. competitions or tournaments. Students are encouraged to come After registering, you have the op- in for an experience of these Intramural portunity to select a team you can play Sports such as volleyball, indoor soccer, against another team. Each game lasts at basketball and tournaments. The Depart- least one hour or so. The front desk pro- ment of Athletics highly acknowledge the vides a basketball, volleyball, soccer, ten- need of exercising for college students nis and dodgeball for you to play. who are stressed about school. This program enables students to Most students who have participated build a leadership, strong friendship and in this program have acquired many posi- championship without any skills or tal- tive perspectives on themselves. How- ents to play. ever, this program is not only available Whether you are an experienced ath- to CSUSB students, but for anyone inter- lete or simply looking forward to learn ested in play sports. a new sport, the department is always Brandon Landrum, who is currently dedicated to provide the same skill level a CSUSB freshman and has registered for and interests. It is provided every quarter the Basketball sport, took his time to ad- throughout the year. dress his experiences. Volleyball is on Mondays and Tues- “The Intramural Sport has taught me days from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. Indoor soccer how to better myself on the court,” said is every Wednesday from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. Landrum. “It was fun, competitive and a and Saturdays 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. Basketball great experience. It was another best tool is every Wednesday and Thursday from 8 of networking. p.m. to 9 p.m. For the tournaments, tennis The best thing about it was the sim- will be on Feb. 9 at 10 a.m. and dodgeball ple fact that not only students could play, is on March 9 at 9 a.m. All of these events anybody could. Therefore, I registered will be located at the Coussoulis Arena. before becoming a freshman.” For more information and how you For those who participate, the pro- can register, visit Recsports.csusb.edu. gram is most likely to provide a safe en- Registration ends Jan. 21st at the recs- vironment for the student, equality and ports.csusb.edu. Call: 909-537-5237. Sports Tuesday, January 22, 2012 Women’s basketball execution brings home win By ERIN LEACH The coach listed Chico as one of the top teams to beat Staff Writer this season along with CSU Monterey Bay, CSU Los An- geles, Cal Poly Pomona and UC San Diego. The Coyote Women's Basketball team dominated on CCAA Player of the week Trinidee Trice shined this the court this past Friday night, January 11, against CSU weekend with two consecutive double doubles. She lead Stanislaus. the team with a high of 13 total points and 10 total re- With a 66-42 victory under their belt, the team took a bounds against Stanislaus and with 22 points and 12 re- heavy blow the following night when they lost Saturday to bounds the next day against Chico. CSU Chico with a score of 62-56. Her teammates Taylor Gipson followed closely be- "We played a complete game against Stanislaus, but hind with 12 points scored against Stanislaus and Alexcia needed to shoot the basketball better against Chico. Our Mack with 11 in Friday night's game. offensive execution in the last fi ve minutes of the Chico Also memorable this weekend was Eliza Dy who lead game was not good," said Head Coach Kevin Becker. with six assists against Stanislaus and 11 points against Chico. Before their next set of games, Becker would like to work on the team's "offensive execution and effi ciency," Erin Leach | Chronicle Photo and noted that they have "improved defensive effort and Kristen Huffman is determined to box out an opponent during foul shootings. rebounding." This was obvious in the game against Stanislaus when "Trinidee Trice is starting to play well," said Becker. according to Associate of AD/Media Relations Mark Re- The coach also noted that senior Eliza Dy is "coming into inhiller, the Coyotes, "out-rebounded the Warriors 47-29 form after missing fi rst part of season recovering from off- with 18 offensive boards." season knee surgery, she will get better every game." Becker said that his assets consist of, "a balanced ef- Well-executed games, plays and techniques are not fort on offense, with multiple players capable of having the only things that hold the team together. good nights," but said that the Coyotes are "not consistent Coach Becker said that "the team does have a great from an individual or team perspective." spirit and very positive attitude, this only helps as they Overall at this point in the season, "our team defense work to improve and develop together." is decent, and we take care of the basketball real well on As the team continues with its season, fans should be offense," said Becker. looking out for improvement in post or inside game, as The team has an even record of 6-6 overall and 4-4 in well as consistency from the wings in scoring and defense. Erin Leach | Chronicle Photo the CCAA league. Coach Becker stated that these are the things that he would During time-outs the Coyotes get right down to business on how to execute plays. With individual players improving on a regular basis like to work on in the latter part of the season. the team can only go up from here. As the Coyotes face more trying opponents, the team Becker may be referring to the teeth-clenching last Coach Becker noted that freshman Alexcia Mack, holds their head high and "concentrates on the things that minutes of the game when our Coyotes seemed unable to who serves as the team's point guard, is doing well, espe- we can control, our efforts, fundamentals and staying to- score until after the Warriors had taken the lead and there cially for an incoming freshman, same goes for freshman gether. We work on these everyday in practice, so we can was only about 30 seconds left in the game. Adriana Brodie at the small forward. carry them over into the games," said Becker.

Men’s basketball falters after eight game winning streak

two personal fouls. double from senior forward Kwame Alex- The Coyotes shot 3-13 from the ander who recorded 15 points with 10 re- 3-point line and a total of 16-31 from the bounds. It was a close game the whole way fi eld in the fi rst half. At halftime the Coy- and went to the wire. otes trailed the Warriors 39-26. Even though the Coyotes lost both In the second half, the team made their of their games at home, "the team learned adjustments on their shot selection and what they did good and also some things their defensive schemes. they need to improve on," said Alexander. Unfortunately, Warriors stopped any “We learned not underestimate anyone and momentum that the Coyotes tried to gain take it one game at a time." and went home with a win. Senior guard Johnny Bell said, “We The Coyotes had season lows in two need to improve our court communication areas where they usually perform well. on the defensive end whether if it’s on ball The Warriors held the Coyotes to a or switching men on rotations." season low of 60 points and a season low Alexander added, “We can shoot, get percentage from the fi eld of 33.9, which to the basket and score easily. Our assist is well below their season average of 43.1 turnover ratio is much better from last year percent. and the biggest key is that we’re not self- Junior combo guard Josh Gooch led ish." the team with 11 points and Goins had 10 Bell had similar comments, “The team points. can score easily and that they don’t give up Saturday’s game the Coyotes looked with out a fi ght and won’t back down from to bounce back after the loss to CSU Stan- any challenge." islaus. With these two losses, the Brandon Landrum | Chronicle Photos This time the Coyotes took team is no longer ranked No. Coyotes watch as the game slips away from their grasps but hopes to learn and execute for the upcoming season. their record of 8-3 into playing 15 but they will try to the 8-4 Wildcats regain momentum By BRANDON LANDRUM The Coyotes started Friday’s game off of CSU Chico. when they leave Staff Writer sluggish while the Warriors jumped out to The game for their road an early lead and never looked back as they was close, but the trip north to The CSUSB men’s basketball team beat the Coyotes 76-60. Coyotes couldn't play Sonoma lost two straight games on Jan. 12 and Jan. In the fi rst half of the game, the team quite fi nish, suffer- State Uni- 13 despite giving it their best efforts. got into early foul trouble when junior ing a 69-65 loss. versity on Jan. The 15th ranked Coyotes played the point guard Brian Goins received two The Coyotes had 25 and San Fran- Warriors of CSU Stanislaus on Jan. 12 and quick personal fouls along with the sixth four players in double cisco State University on Jan. the Wildcats of CSU Chico Jan. 13. man, Jamari Simmons who also received fi gures, which included a double 26.