California State University, San Bernardino CSUSB ScholarWorks Coyote Chronicle (1984-) Arthur E. Nelson University Archives 3-4-2002 March 4th 2002 CSUSB Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/coyote-chronicle Recommended Citation CSUSB, "March 4th 2002" (2002). Coyote Chronicle (1984-). 540. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/coyote-chronicle/540 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]. March 4, 2(K)2 Serving the Students of CSUSB for 35 Years Volume 35, Issue 15 hllp://chroiiicle.csiisl).cdu (Irciilation: 5,000 Karnig Offers a Slice of Reality question and answer session would to organizations such as sororities by Audrey Burrows be loaded down with questions and fraternities because of their age. Staff Writer towards this issue, but the students He wanted to know if the school ers were posted and passed out that attended had different questions would consider doing something campus informing students on their minds. Students had more to gel housing for the non- might have any questions on questions pertaining to parking, traditional students that may be minds for President Karnig, to funding for the recent construction, married and have children. down to the Events Center, have caps on enrollment, differences President Karnig told the audience it^ pizza and join the forum. between traditional and non- that he was 23 when he was married Wyou have a tough question, my traditional students, and information and had his first child, he understood let begins to fade..." was the about the university in general. Lasky's situation and that the y icebreaker President Karnig • The opening question came from University would indeed look into d to begin the Open Forum held Ian Lasky, a senior here at CSUSB. his concerns. ^ay February 26. He stated that traditional students get Richard Hernandez, a Junior here ith the recent publicity of the Gal better benefits than non-traditional '^Karnig continued on faculty's possible strike in students. They gel first shot at President Karnig takes a moment to react to a question from the audience ing, one would think that this housing on campus, and first rights page 20 concerning his quote on the front page of last week's Coyote Chronicle I Parra Parade Packs Downtown San Bernardino "Derek Parra, he's our man, if he can 'l do it, no one can " San Bernardino residents packed the downtown area to welcome Derek Parra Home Pci-e/c Parra Dm in the Arts & Entertainment Section on Pane 11 Inside this weeks issue... And So It Begins... ITS & ENTERTAINMENT on page 14 by Karla Buchanan for students," explained CSUSB process was so effective that CSUSB Staff Writer Associate Provost and Western Chancellor Charles Reed sent the Association of Schools and Colleges reports to the other 22 CSU 'Songs In the Key of Alicia Keys' Behind the scenes at Cal State San (WASC) Accreditation Liaison Jerry campuses with the recommendation wins her a whopping 5 gratnmy's Bernardino an important and time- Pritchard. that they adopt such a program. consuming project is underway: re- The re-accreditation process is a Adding to the difficulty of the accreditation. long project which takes the help of process is the new standards adopted To most people this would not at least 100 faculty and staff and by WASC which includes the sound the least bit important, to many students and several years. preparatory review, where the college students this is an imperative The first step is a self-study of the campus must provide evidence of JULTI-CULTURAL on page 8 part of their college education. campus, including facilities, faculty meeting standards, and having to Without the proper accreditation, and student organizations. Then this prove the fulfillment of the campus Campus Crusade brings a colleges lack the ability to receive information must be analyzed, visionstatement, andifnot, why. In Culture Shock to CSUSB federal student aid and lose studied and reported to the Senior order to accomplish these goals, the credibility with the community. •College Commission of the WASC, Provost explained, the support of the All educational facilities are 4eemed the preparatory stage. entire faculty is needed. A feat some evaluated periodically to ensure that WASC will then send a committee may consider difficult considering they are achieving educational to the campus for two visits so the the current CPA conflict. success. CSUSB must undergo this committee may prove their findings, "If we don't settle the CPA [HE SCENE on page process every 10 years, and are one visit being March 5-7,2003 and contract in one year, the faculty will currently two years away from their the second in October of 2003. lose heart and morale will fall. They The Faculty Spotlight gets accreditation expiration, although it According to Pritchard, CSUSB would talk to the team {from the Job "Doane" with is unlikely that CSUSB would lose already possess an advantage in that Margaret Doane... their accreditation. we have been conducting self- --Accreditation con­ " The main goal of accreditation evaluations within departments tinued on page 3 is to prove educational effectiveness since 1994. In fact, the evaluation ] The Coyote Chronicle March 4,2002 Palm Desert Campus Buildings Named for Education will how local communities are no By Peter Tsai be called the Betty adding financial support to Staff Writer Barker Sculpture strong political support they ha: What's in a name? Sometimes a Garden. Barker, a tendered to their educationi lot, especially if that name happens major and institutions in the past to lend major support to the CSU longtime supporter particular, Karnig cited the city San Bernardino Palm Desert of education and a Indian Well's $ 5 -million gift t Campus. At the recent CSU fundraiser and the off-campus education cent Trustees Meeting, Chairman contributor to the along with The City of Ranchi Franklin W. Pierce, of the Palm Desert Mirage's generous monetary Institutional Advancement Campus was Clearly, local city governmwi committee announced the naming honored at the have become inieres of three areas of the campus after request of The H. stakeholders in the prospect major contributors. N. and Francis C. providing their communities First to be honored is the City of B e r g e r high quality institutions of hi Rancho Mirage, which donated $1 Foundation, learning. million to the Palm Desert another staunch In a heartfelt tribute, the CS Campus's overall construction supporter of this Board of Trustees Chair costs—The Student Union and fast-growing Laurence K. Gould thanked th Bookstore now become the Rancho college in the N. and Francis Berger Foundati !n Mirage Student Center. desert. /or granting him a scholarsl^ CSUSB Palm during his freshman year at colle^ ,\ The second permanent building ^V'u Buildings ai the Palm Descn Campus on the campus will be named the Desert President Gould said candidly that this gift Annenberg Foundation in honor of construction of the now eponymous Finally, the garden area of the AI Karnig, in commenting on these generosity "essentially changedn^n its contribution of $ 3 million to the building. newly christened Annenberg Wing new names, noted the new trend of life." CSU-San Bernardino Stuck in AOL Hell listening to the radio. Many people classes, do homework, or you can know," says Kolarz. is not allowed to be on the compul- By Ryan Casey use AOL as their primary internet just cruise the intemet and have fun." A spokesperson in the computer ers, other programs are on thereaia Special to the Chronicle service so it only seems fitting to Kolarz was downloading AOL on to lab said that, "due to limited memory as Yahoo and MSN messenger. Internet use at Cal State San Ber­ have AOL on the computers in the the computers in the lab everyday so on the computers, America Online hoo seems to be on a lot of the nardino is free to students. However, computer lab in Jack Brown Hall, that he could check his email and use is not allowec^^^^^^k^qaj computers and no one seems4p| it appears that student are not •*4towev«f,' no matter how many thnes theintemet. ' — lowed to have total complete use of AOL is downloaded on to the com­ For two months Kolarz down­ According to her, it is not that The computer lab. owlheomj hand, says that programs like Va the intemet. puters, it never remains. loaded AOL on to the computers but AOL users are picked on by the com­ messenger and MSN me.ssengert America Online is one of the most Frederick Kolarz, a student at Cal was constantly losing the battle with puter lab, it is just that it takes up the computers becai popular internet providers and State, uses the computer lab in Jack the people running the computer lab. too much memory to keep on the allowed on they take up less memory than a pr CSUSB will not allow its use on its Brown Hall on a daily basis. Kolarz "It would be nice to allow us to in­ computers and besides the comput­ gram like America Online. computers. an avid America Online user. He stall AOL, people that have AOL can ers are supposed to be used for aca­ Kolarz believes that this decisipnl Computer u.se in the United States says, "It's (JB Hall lab) very useful check mail, go to a chat room, or talk demic purposes only.