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California State University, San Bernardino CSUSB ScholarWorks Coyote Chronicle (1984-) Arthur E. Nelson University Archives 4-30-2012 April 30th 2012 CSUSB Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/coyote-chronicle Recommended Citation CSUSB, "April 30th 2012" (2012). Coyote Chronicle (1984-). 94. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/coyote-chronicle/94 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Arthur E. Nelson University Archives at CSUSB ScholarWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in Coyote Chronicle (1984-) by an authorized administrator of CSUSB ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact [email protected]. LLubosubos PASOPASO FilFil AmAm JamJam fundraisesfundraises fforor thethe PhilippinesPhilippines SSeeee Pg.Pg. 7 Coyote Chronicle Vol. XLV, No. 20 THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT VOICE OF CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY SAN BERNARDINO FOR 44 YEARS Monday,Monday April 30, 30 2012 ASI presidential race begins Courtesy of Matthew D. Gilford Courtesy of James Walker Courtesy of Matthew D. Gilford Michel’le Jones James Walker Samira Haidarnia By ALEXIS FIGUEROA By MECEDES WINCHESTER By JONATHAN NG Staff Writer Staff Writer Staff Writer ASI is gearing up for the upcoming elections and Time to vote! ASI elections will be held May 2 and Samira Haidarnia hopes to bring the campus together presidential candidate Michel’le Jones is eager to make a 3 and presidential candidate James Walker is counting on as a community through her past experiences with leader- change. your vote. Walker’s fi rst step will be expanding the Lobby ship. Jones’ expressed her desire to make the voice of the Corps which started in ASI this year. Through the experience of being an ASI Board Mem- student population be prominent in all of the decision- “Having a strong and hardworking Lobby Corps is a ber, the Ms. CSUSB pageant winner and the president of making if elected president. great way to get the voice of the student out to our local Make-A-Wish Foundation at her high school, she feels she Jones plans on getting students more involved in any leaders. Most of the other schools have Lobby Corps set has the necessary skills to tackle some of the main issues future activities produced by ASI by setting up meetings up, and over the past few months I have been learning how here at CSUSB. once a week and checking in with her fellow students as I can expand ours, once I win. I love events, and we will “I am persistent, creative, genuine and I am good at well as making decisions with their input in mind. be sure to have those, but the benefi t to the students is so making things happen,” said Haidarnia. “I want students to have a say in the motions that are much more if we can get the CSU funded again, and a Haidarnia feels that a lot of the students here at passed instead of just passing something without their in- great start to that is having a strong relationship with our CSUSB are not fully aware of what is currently happening put. I want to work with them by giving them the clubs legislators, and a Lobby Corps for them to work with,” on campus due to the lack of communication in our com- they want and work with the feedback they give me,” said said Walker munity. Jones. James is aware and understands the issues that face Considering the current school budget, the potential Jones has many ideas on how to improve ASI; fi rst the CSU system such as the budget, the CFA, the unions California Faculty Association (CFA) strike and other and foremost she wants to make ASI well-known on our and tenure. He decided not to point the fi ngers, but instead events that go unnoticed on this campus, Haidarnia be- campus. has been proactive about these situations. lieves that it is her duty to bring those issues to light. “In talking to students while campaigning I found that “I have been to the monthly California State Student “Our job as ASI members is to let the students know many of them did not know what ASI was, and that was a Association meetings, and I’m doing the best I can to about what is going on around us and be that bridge to harsh reality,” said Jones. “People not knowing the current get them to work together. Just this last weekend I was information that is out there,” stated Haidarnia. president of ASI or what ASI is shows the lack of presence in Sacramento meeting with our local assemblymen and Haidarnia’s plan to communicate with the students this program has at CSUSB. I want that to change,” said senators. I spoke with many of them to make sure that they more effectively includes building our community through Jones. understand how important the funding of the CSU is to not better marketing practices, advertisement and greeting stu- For Jones, ASI is present to listen to students and only the student, but California. Developing a long lasting dents face-to-face. make things happen, it is involved in programming, and relationship with the legislators that represent us is a very “Everything is centered around marketing. If we can is a part of managing the budget for all the students too. important start to a long road,” said Walker. market well to the students and raise awareness of what is Jones described her hope of having ASI be promi- James believes that he is the best person for the job. going on around campus, we would have a much bigger nently known to future students and explained how she He’s not in it for the money, so he isn’t getting paid. “We support system,” said Haidarnia. Continue on Pg.3 Continue on Pg.3 Continue on Pg.3 Go online for more coverage coyotechronicle.net Santigold comes out Eshleman has big Scan this code with your mobile device to visit with new album series against USC our site. Download the free app Scan Lite for the iPhone, Android & Blackberry to get reading. See Page 10 See Page 16 Chronicle Page 2 CoyoteChronicle.net Monday, April 30, 2012 Chronicle Page 3 News Monday, April 30, 2012 Michel’le marches Samira sprints to towards the fi nish line secure president’s seat Continued from Pg.1 needs and interests of stu- and fi guring out which or- Continued from Pg.1 such as Alpha Delta Pi will enhance her dents on campus, including ganizations should receive position if elected president. Haidarnia is very pas- a Make-A-Wish Founda- funds based on the needs planned on doing so. Jones pointed to her current role as sionate about her duty to tion club, an Improv group of the students as well as “I talked to a lot of the seniors that academic development coordinator as an serve students and is ac- and a Persian Club. the fi nancial need of these are about to graduate and they mentioned indication of her ability to adapt to on cam- tively involved with her “I want the students to organizations will be one of Future for Better Impact (FBI), which was pus issues such as the budget. community. know that I have their best her priorities. a program on campus four years ago that “I am aware of how limited we are At CSUSB, she works intentions in place. I will be Another thing she says picked people they felt would be good fu- budget wise but I feel that in ASI they as a clerical assistant in happy to be a humble ser- she wants to focus on is ture leaders and potential ASI members,” limit themselves because we do not have the administration depart- vant of the people knowing raising awareness of ASI said Jones. “FBI also gave students well that grand budget which makes the cam- ment in the student union, a that I am doing something among the students and rounded information on how to become pus feel like it can’t put on big events such board member for ASI, she that is productive and mak- market it so that people better leaders, write resumes, and how to as bloc parties,” said Jones. “I do not feel was also a former volunteer ing some one else happy,” know the importance of be professional in the workforce,” contin- we should limit ourselves. In my current for Ecofest and Coyotefest concluded Haidarnia. ASI, what it does and what ued Jones. position with housing, we put on a fash- and works as an actress Haidarnia is interested it is all about. Michel’le further expressed her inten- ion show and with the help of various or- within the theater depart- in seeing some big changes Lastly, she wants to tion to bring back FBI by adding that the ganizations we were able to put on a great ment. within ASI as well. The fi rst pave the way for the next program was benefi cial because it gave show with the help of their loans. There is One goal that Haidnar- thing she plans on changing ASI president by building back to the students. If elected, ASI presi- always a way,” she added. nia is looking forward to is how ASI allocates the a strong student support dent Michel’le added that she wants to be Jones continued on the issue of bud- next year is creating new money to other clubs and system and creating differ- more developmental and provide students get by expressing that a lack of resources clubs and organizations that organizations on campus.