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THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT VOICE OF CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN BERNARDINO SINCE 1965 COYOTECHRONICLE.NET Vol. LIV, No. 1 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2016 “Sustainabilty Plan” denied by CFA Class time on phone see pg.3 By Crystal Norman Staff Writer alifornia Faculty Association (CFA) allows us to fulfill this core mission,” stated CFA Trustees were presented with a “Sus- Bargaining Team Chair and Sociology Professor tainability Plan” by CSU schools at Kevin Wehr in a news release. a conference in Long Beach this past The sustainability plan was a result of trying weekC and immediately rejected the proposal, ac- to consider how to manage the cost, revenue, and cording to the CFA. resources of the CSU’s in the most effective way, The proposal focuses on increasing reliance in according to the CFA. private funding and student tuition instead of public “Adding these proposed fees year after year support to pay for CSU professors and faculty sal- on top of the huge increases already imposed since ary increases, according to calfac.org. 2000 would be unfair to CSU students and coun- “It is time that the trustees examine their bud- terproductive to the CSU’s mission of access and get as a moral document, one that should put our affordability,” said former president of CFA Lillian core mission of instruction at the center, keep tu- Taiz. ition as low as possible to ensure access to the peo- Student tuition won’t increase this year or next, ple of California, and pay faculty a decent wage that but annual fee increases will cause inflation in later Elle Carlos | Chronicle Photo Continued on Pg. 3 SODEXO gives back Achievement gap closing By Jordan Mitchell Staff Writer inority students close achievement gap - but we should in on the achieve- not be, and are not, satisfied that ment gap with an in- only half of our undergraduates crease in graduation from under served communities rates.M graduate within six years. That is The achievement gap, as de- simply not inclusive," said Chan- fined by the National Education cellor Timothy White in his 2016 Association (NEA), serves as a State of the CSU address. representation of the academic Many programs, such as the difference between groups of DREAMers Resource and Suc- students based on race, ethnicity, cess Center, have been created Jennifer Martinez | Chronicle Photo gender and socioeconomic status. to further bridge the achievement Canned foods are donated and stored for students that are having a tough time getting by. According to an article in gap and provide the resources mi- The Press Enterprise, the six-year nority students need to succeed at By Jennifer Martinez graduation rate for Latino fresh- CSUSB. Staff Writer men reached a total of 51 percent "At the end of the day, we in 2009, two points away from the all - the state and the university he DEN (Delivering Emergency Nourishment), CSUSB's 53 percent rate of white students. - share a common cause in seeing Food Pantry, received a $1,219.95 donation from Sodexo "The CSU has long ac- more students succeed at higher on Jan. 13. knowledged the existence of an rates, so they can go on to design Photo courtesy of Chris Branson According to news.csusb.edu., the donation was 20 Continued on Pg. 3 Minorites are closing graduation gaps in CSUs. percentT of the sales made from Sodexo's grand opening event at the CSUSB Commons on Sept. 30, 2015. The CSUSB Dining Services and Sodexo approached The DEN, seeking ways to help contribute and help with the needs of students. CSUSB is among eight other CSU campuses that now operate student food pantries, according to sacbee.com. Women’s equal pay movement see pg. 2 “About 91 percent of San Bernardino city students are on free or reduced lunch, so when they come here [CSUSB], it shouldn't be a surprise that they don’t have lunch,” said Diane Pedolske, director of the Office of Community Engagement. The DEN is located in the Faculty Office Building Room 227, and is available to all CSUSB students who are in need of assistance. The food pantry offers CSUSB students weekly bags, day packs, hygiene kits and gift cards. All donations are welcome and can be given in the form of cash, canned food, and hygiene products. Continued on Pg. 2 Marriage loses Surviving V-Day, Rihanna releases Softball sweeps at value, pg. 5 pg. 7 “Anti,” pg. 11 home, pg. 16 News News Chronicle Page 2 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2016 Chronicle Page 3 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2016 Men and women will get equal pay Student achievement gap closing Continued from Pg. 1 California's future," said White. reason is because of the competi- system is easy," said White. "Perhaps the graduation rate tiveness in finding jobs leading to While there are a mix of opin- has gone up in years because it is careers," said CSULA latina grad- ions of what has truly contributed so important to have a college de- uate Jaci Garcia. to the graduation increase, White gree these days. My grandparents Stanford Center for Educa- acknowledged that closing the never went to college, but they tion Policy Analysis (CEPA) stat- achievement gap and increasing were able to build a very comfort- ed, the gaps between white-black the number of college graduates is able life for themselves and their and white-Hispanic achievements a responsibility shared by both the family. I don't think that's realistic have been declining for the past students and the CSU faculty. now," stated Latino student Chris 40 years, but White says it can be "It is our shared responsibility Branson. brought down to zero. to chart the course...which closes By Kyle Richardson back in 2007 took her case to The Supreme Court, a man’s median, for the same criteria, is $50,400, Others argue that graduating "Now a graduation achieve- the achievement gap...that enables Staff Writer when she found out that her employer was paying according to whitehouse.gov. with a college degree is vital to ment gap of zero is possible. It any Californian with the will and her less than the men at her workplace for the same According to whitehouse.gov, the proposed compete in the current workforce. has been accomplished. We have intellect to read the moon's Sea of President Barack Obama proposed a new rule to job. plan by the president and Equal Employment Op- "I think there are many rea- CSU campuses that have closed Tranquility... to earn a degree at help create equal pay for women in the workforce, Women have taken charge in the workforce for portunity Commission (EEOC) would partner with sons as to why the rate has gone the gap. But, I do not hold the il- the CSU," said White. Raequan Harrison | Chronicle Photo after the seven year anniversary of the Lilly Ledbet- years. Many students commented on the fact that the Department of Labor to annually collect summa- up. However, I feel the biggest lusions that taking this step as a Some minority students are the first to graduate with a bachelor’s degree from a university. ter Fair Pay Act. Hilary Clinton is a leading candidate as the next rypayouts from companies with at least 100 employ- A topic that isn’t as openly spoken about, equal president of The United States. ees. The data collected would be divided by gender, pay, has always been a hot commodity in the United “The more women come into power, the more race and ethnicity. States history. the issue arises, and with Hilary (Clinton) as a favor- The proposed rule expands on a previously pub- Today, women in the United States, on average, ite to win the democratic ticket, it would make sense lished rule by Department of Labor, which would’ve are paid on average 79 cents to a man’s dollar ac- that this issue is one she speaks on,” said CSUSB applied only to federal contractors, according to cording to the Associated Press. senior, Sean Egle. CNN. Cellphones distract students “As a society, we need to acknowledge that Grad rates addressed “A woman is running for President of The Unit- This would result in data from 63 million em- women are just as important,” said CSUSB student, ed States in this upcoming election, that glass ceil- ployers in the U.S., according to whitehouse.gov. By Elle Carlos By Elle Carlos Katherine Vargas, a junior. ing myth needs to be demolished, women should be September 2017 looks to be when the first re- Staff Writer Staff Writer “It’s a big deal that women are still getting paid able to do anything that a man does,” said CSUSB ports of the new rule will be finished, if adopted. less than men, but I think some people are just un- student, Joe Haro. At the White House press conference about the Chancellor Timothy White discussed upcoming College students spend one-fifth of their time in the it up," said Fryxell.“I warn people that if it goes off while aware that women still, in 2016, are trying to get “I don’t think there should be a difference in the proposed rule, Obama commented on the situation.