January 21St 1999

California State University, San Bernardino CSUSB ScholarWorks Coyote Chronicle (1984-) Arthur E. Nelson University Archives 1-21-1999 January 21st 1999 CSUSB Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/coyote-chronicle Recommended Citation CSUSB, "January 21st 1999" (1999). Coyote Chronicle (1984-). 453. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/coyote-chronicle/453 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]. Echoes from the Highlands VOLUME 33, ISSUE 10 CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN BERNARDINO January 21,1999 Remembering J.C.Robinson By Patrick Pittman Managing Editor for academic personnel, in charge from Indiana University. He was of directing recruitment of new a member of Latin American His The university lost one of its faculty and evaluating existing fac torical Association, American His most positive figures and major ulty, since 1981. In that role he torical Association, Latin Ameri advocates for affirmative action, served as one of the campus offic can Faculty Staff Association, and when an automobile accident took ers for affirmative action. He Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society. the life of J.C. Robinson on De helped to write and oversee the His wife Margaret (Peggy) cember 11. Robinson, associate university's policy on both sexual Atwell, an administrator at CSU vice president for academic per harassment and affirmative action. Fullerton and formerly a member sonnel and professor of history, "In many ways he was the of the College of Education fac was serving his twenty-eighth year epitome of the university. He per ulty at Cal State San Bernardino, at Cal State. formed a number of profoundly survives him. He has two grown A specialist in Latin American important roles. " University children Lisa and Hilton. issues, Dr. Robinson held the po President Albert Karnig said, " He A scholarship honoring sition of associate vice president was the type of person who served Robinson is being established Photo Courtesy of Public Affairs as a role model and a mentor. through the Association of Latino "He is someone who dedi Faculty, Staff and Students The Coyote Bookstore Vs. cated his life to the university. He (ALFSS) of which he was the Inside... watched it grow from a campus presidentelect. Individuals wish of several hundred students to al ing to make contributions can send University Book Exchange: most 14,000 and was very vital in those to the attention of Mary News A Knock Down Drag Out...Stale Mate? helping to recruit faculty. " Moya, president, ALFSS, in the Dinosaur " He was about as alive as office of University Advancement, anyone could be. He had a sharp Cal State San Bernardino 5500 "Sue" page 3 By Amber S. Miner purpose of the Foundation is to wit, " Karnig said, "He was irrev University Parkway, San Bernar Chronicle Staff Writer assist, as well as promote, educa erent and direct in terms of what dino, CA 92407. Checks should be made payable to the CSUSB Opinions & Many students believe that The tion, administration, and other ser he said, and had a wonderful, won Coyote Bookstore is overpriced. vices of CSUSB. The Foundation derful sense of humor." Foundation. Editorials They grumble that there aren't provides grants and contracts, Dr. Robinson received a Memorial services are being Where's the enough used books to choose cfiildcare, and scholarships, It also master's in Latin American history planned for mid-February, which from. Students complain that they helps with special programs such and political science and a doctor will involve the entire Cal State Spirit? page 5 don't get enough return when they as workshops, conferences, insti ate in Latin American History, both Campus. ~ resell their books at the end of the tutes, fiind-raisers, and alumni pro Feature quarter. There is another option grams. The Foundation is run as a Former Student Attempts Suicide for students, they can opt to pur non-profit oi^anization. Martin Luther chase their books off campus, at In a price comparison, UBE car the University Book Exchange. ried books that were signifigantly By D'Lorah De Barge King Day....page 6 rived along with patrol I always buy my books at UBE. lower in price than they were at the Chronicle Staff Writer Sgt.Waterhouse, who supervised The school bookstore is way over Coyote Bookstore. A marketing the situation. With the San Bernar Environment priced," says Nicole McAlpine, a book. New Products Management, In the pre-dawn hours of Dec. 4,1998, university police received dino Fire Department and para junior at CSUSB. "I feel confi cost $85.15 at the campus book ...page 8 medics standing by, intervention dent the UBE will give me a bet store, and $67.41 at UBE. Achem- a call that an individual was chas was completed when the indi ter deal and more money for the istry book. Principles of Biochem ing an employee in the commons vidual was subdued with non-le books I resell at the end of the istry, was $102.00 on campus and area outside University Hall. When Art & university police arrived, the indi thal force. The individual was quarter." $81.32 off campus. A physics vidual had evidently reached the struck in the shoulder with a bean- Entertainment The off-campus bookstore, or book. Fundamentals of Physics: bag type projectile, then trans ...page 10 UBE, has lower priced books and, extended, cost $100.00 at the Coy exterior balcony on the second ported to San Bernardino County often, more used books to offer. ote Bookstore, and $85.00 at the floor. Hospital and placed on a 72-hour However, the campus bookstore, UBE. The off-campus bookstore According to Sgt. Bodily, the Pacific Coyote Bookstore, while higher charged around $20.00 less per former student climbed the railing hold. and slung one leg over the railing. Because of the Welfare and In priced, does indirectly provide book than the campus bookstore. Underground stitutions code, the name of the long term services for thestudents. Kim Ball, Book Department When university police attempted the individual verbally former student is not available. The Maenid' These long- term services hap Manager for the Coyote Book to intervene Information subsequent to the ...page 14 pen because Coyote Bookstore is store, says the Boolcs cost more on- threatened to jump and said, "I individual's hospitalization is also an Auxiliary Program for the don't belong here. And Much The San Bernardino Police De unavailable. - Foundation for the California State partment was summoned for assis More... University, San Bernardino. The See BOOKSTORE page 2- tance. Reportedly, five officers ar News Page 2 The Covote Chronicle January 21,1999 r BOOKSTORE termine a fair price to pay for the students will be enrolled in the The Coyote book, and sell the books back to courses and what text books have Continued from page I HROMCLE the vendor. Then, if an instructor been requested, the information c requests the same books too late, isn't always accurate. Sometimes, campus because "prices are deter the bookstore has to pay more to the instructors will take over the University Hall, room 037 mined by the publisher's net cost buy them back. This is why it is a course. These changes do not get 5500 University Parkway to us." good idea to wait at least until fi forwarded to the UBE. This is why San Bernardino, CA 92407 To help students avoid paying nals week to sell back your text the UBB often has less copies of (909) 880-5000, ext. 3940 (newsroom) top dollar, her first step in order books, because not only does tim textbooks than the on-campus (909) 880-5931 (business office) ing books for the next quarter is to ing affect the buyback price, but bookstore. FAX (909) 880-7009 obtain as many used copies as pos it also affects how many used Ball says ordering all of these E-Mail: [email protected] sible. How many used books the books will be available next quar books cost more because the pub Coyote Bookstore has each quar ter. lishers often require pre-payment. Staff Writers : Natalie Bohan, Sherri Cantrell, John Gray, ter depends on two factors, how John Abdol, owner of the UBE, The UBE may rely on what used Amber Miner, Jaysen Schaffer, Renee' Scherr, D'Lorah De soon instructors turn in orders for says that his bookstore pays more books it has, and then only pur Barge. the books they need, and whether for books that will be used the next chase a few copies of the new the books they order remain in quarter. He also says that they are books. Which does not mailer to print. Ball also contacts four or able to pay about 20% more when many students who are only inter five different wholesalers to find students resell their books, espe ested in paying less. out how many used copies they cially if the computer shows that We sell our books for less be EXECUTIVE EDITOR have available. they can use the books at another cause it is our only way to help the David Cade If these wholesalers have used store for a different campus. students," says Abdol. MANAGING EDITOR copies available, it takes Ball two "If the computer tells us to pay I just go to the UBE early to three weeks to obtain them. If $15, but also shows another cam enough to get the books I need.

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