California State University, San Bernardino CSUSB ScholarWorks Coyote Chronicle (1984-) Arthur E. Nelson University Archives 1-28-2002 January 28th 2002 CSUSB Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/coyote-chronicle Recommended Citation CSUSB, "January 28th 2002" (2002). Coyote Chronicle (1984-). 545. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/coyote-chronicle/545 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]. California State University San Bernaraxno Volume 35, Issue January 28,2002 Serving the Students of CSUSB for 35 Years Records are Made to be Broken! 4,297 People Crowd the Coussoulis Arena in Support of Nations #1 Ranked Coyote Basketball Team Lights! By: John Eddy Executive Editor Camera! Fhoio by Jolm Emig A full view of the Coussoulis Arena iluring the first half of the men s Baketball Game Saturday Night The walls shook ... the floor Action! rumbled... Men, women and past week by defeating the children all screamed. Broncos of Cal Poly Pomona 67 Cal. State San Bernardino to 56 on Saturday night. This Inland Empire! experienced an event of such improved their record this, season to 12-0 in the California seismic proportions that the shock By;John Eddy waves had to have been felt clear Collegiate Athletics Association Executive Editor out to Pomona, reaching even and 17-0 overall. further west to Los Angeles. The crowd on Saturday No, this wasn't an earthquake, shattered the previous the Pacific and Continental plates attendance record of 3,914 set on were still and silent. The Students, January 22, 2000 by over three Alumni and Faculty of Cal. State hundred people. Bui it wasn't San Bernardino however were not. only the guys who were 'mio h\ llrti'uloii Siiylt'S Saturday. January 26, 2002 welcomed by a large crowd. The Spirit Squad in action, dancing during a lime out w ill iorcver be remembered as the The Lady Coyotes attracted a day it all came blether. The day crowd of 1,760 by halftime of the Univ««ity moved out of its' the early game, which started at cozy shell of North San 5:30 PM. Fans who came early Bernardino and rivaled the world. witnessed an impressive first 4, 297 people packed the half and a hard fought second Coussoulis Arena to cheer, gel half as the Lady 'Votes fell to the absolutely wild and show their Cal Poly Broncos, ranked # 1 in massive support for the nations nation in their division, 87 to 76. top team in the NCAA Division II The ladies were lead by Leilani Fhulo by John J. Eddy Photo by Brandon Sayles men's basketball poll, Cal. States Tirona who scored 29 points off Fraternities came out to support the The Coyotes have a team meeting during own undefeated Coyotes. Coyotes, here members of Delta a short bredi in the action. The "Yotes have jelled this season The 'Votes proved why they Record Continued on Sigma Phi hold up a poster f)age 17 were ranked #1 in the nation this A"Win-Win Situation Inside this weeks issue... for New- Hire Teachers ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT onpagkio because "there is such a demand By: Peter Tsai for teachers and school districts A Traveiing Troop of Coy­ Staff Writer who want to get a look at our otes Acts Tantantiskt^ at students". the American College Forget about headlines The annual career fair is Theater FestivaL. bemoaning the current recession. "extremely successful" says Never mind the staggering job Gordon. "The school districts tell losses in the wake of mega failures us that they get more qualified like Enron Corp. and K-Mart. candidates at this job fair than at on page 7 If you're planning a career as a any job fair that they've attended MULTI-CULTURAL teacher, counselor or school nationwide". It's so successful, administrator, your timing couldn't in fact, that last year more than The Brothers of Omega Phi be better. This month's CSUSB 1,200 participants attended the Psi Show off their Pride Job Fair could be your ticket to a fair. " School districts actually and Stomp in African- secure, well-paying job for the have students on the spot," adds 2002-2003 academic years. Gordon. As an example, last year American History Month According to Dr. Rodger- The San Bernardino School Gordon, Director of the Job Fair, District gave leaching jobs to it is "an incredibly awesome event, more than 100 CSUSB students. THE SCENE on page 4 a win-win situation" for both In order for prospective job educators seeking jobs and the seekers to get the most out of the more than 75 Northern and career fair, Gordon advises Top National Honor Southern California School students to dress professionally to Awarded to Cal. State San districts that are trying to fill make a good first impression, to Bernardino History Profes­ positions for the upcoming school Win-Win Continued sor Dr. Robert Blackey... year. Gordon emphasized that this year's event is earlier than usual on page 17 The Coyote Chronicle January 28, 2002 A 'WaterWorld' War.. over water," the Boston Globe said By; Jesse Henderson in a recent article. Staff Writer A California think tank recently reported that the world's Now his belly full and he freshwater resources are more about to flood somethin. threatened now than ever before. So I'ma throw a rope that ain't Water in the world is facing tied to nothin. degraded quality, climate change Til your crew use the H2 in ^d wetland destruction. wise amounts since It's the New Embroiled in this crisis is the World Water; and every drop Water Resources Institute (WRI) counts. on campus, the new Image Courtesy ofalta vista Logo of the Water Resource Institute of Cat. State San Bernardino Could future wars be fought over water instead of oil? You can laugh and take it as a interdisciplinary center for joke if you wanna research, policy analysis and predict that this nation will not face Boston Globe. number of people on Earth But it don't rain for four weeks education. "The WRTs role is as severe shortages as other parts "How we respond to today's increases by more than a third, to some summers. primarily education and research- of the globe will. water crisis will determine whether more than 8 billion, by 2025, 40 And it's about to get real wild oriented," says Director Jeff Although the U.S. population we, actually know how to survive percent more water will be in the half Davis. "We definitely want our has grown substantially in the last or only know how to misuse a needed." You be buying Evian just to faculty to be involved in research 100 years, its water usage has resource on which survival As with other global crises, take a (expletive) bath. that helps stretch water supplies increased at a slower rate—that is, depends," says Jeffrey Rothfeder, experts will draw upon technology. "hip hop artist Mos E>ef, from and improves water quality," but Americans have become more Boston Globe reporter and author The cc^t of desalinatingseawater has "New World Water" on Black on he also said the WRI will not be efficient in their water use than in of "Every Drop for Sale: Our already come down substantially. Both Sides, 1999. on the crisis frontlines. the past. Desperate Battle Over Water in a "It is fair to say that in our "As a regional institution, there Nonetheless, the nation's and World About to Run Out." lifetimes the use of seawater for In a world where doctors are natural limits on our influence the world's supply of freshwater, "Global population has tripled in drinking will be commonplace on advise a person to drink at least on global issues." which theoretically is always the the past 70 years while water use both the East and West coasts of eight eight-ounce servings of The WRI and other non­ same, is actually diminishing. has grown sixfold due to industrial America and probably overseas as water per day, what if that were governmental and governmental Rivers, streams, and lakes have all development, widespread well," says WRIT Director Davis. not possible anymore? organizations around the world are been compromised by "centuries of irrigation, and lack of "This, along with conservation, is It could happen. .re-examining water resource damming, diversion, sprawl, and conservation," he said in the paper the long-term solution to global "The next world war will be policy and management, but they industrial pollution," stated the on Jan. 6. "If, as expected, the water shortages." Web Based Applicants to CSU on the •The California State- of 2000, which had oyer 93,000 By: Shane Vanderfin University system has seen a applications, and follows a 70% Copy Editor steadily increasing rise in the increase from Fall of 1999. number of applications to the 23 . It is estimated that over , While you're driving CSU campuses. Current half of all CSU applicants will around the parking lots looking for enrollment for all campuses is apply online this year. So start a space, does it ever occur to you over 376,000 students as of Fall leaving your house a little earlier, that there are just loo many 2001, with over 14,000 ri^t here be ready to spend some time students here at CSUSB? In a way at CSUSB.