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CCSUSBSUSB honorshonors VetsVets SSeeee Pg.Pg. 7 Coyote Chronicle Vol. XLV, No. 24 THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT VOICE OF CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY SAN BERNARDINO FOR 44 YEARS Monday,Monday May 28, 28 2012 New 17 unit cap imposed on students Fall 2012 By ALEXIS FIGUEROA versities in the CSU system, regardless of dents for the 2012-2013 academic year will “My problem with this change is that I Staff Writer their fi nancial circumstances, according to see a 9.1 percent increase in tuition. am already on budget, and if I want to keep a report by KRCRTV.com. CSUSB students who plan to take 0-6 my goal to graduate on time I will have to CSUSB students’ schedules will be The main force behind this change is units next fall will pay about $128 more pay more. I do not think it is right that stu- capped at 17 units when enrolling in Fall addressing budget crisis; many CSU cam- and those planning to take six or more dents have to pay the price. I think that the 2012, unless they are willing to pay $700 puses have seen the toll the lack of fund- units will be paying about $198 more than state should help more,” said Buchanan. for an additional four unit class. ing have taken on their budget and CSUSB this current academic year, according to Fellow student Lauren Flynn ex- CSUSB is not alone as the CSU sys- students have seen tuition continuously the CSUSB Bursar website. pressed her worries about this issue. tem issued a memo in early March that rising. CSUSB students like Ashley Buchan- “I think there are other ways to help they will regulate a unit limit for all 23 uni- With the budget crisis, CSUSB stu- an see this shortage as a setback. Continued on Pg. 3 CSU executives paid more than accounted By ALEJANDRA ARANA system get a better picture of how much in Los Angeles has a total compensation of ulty and staff as to where that extra unre- Staff Writer money is missing and fi gure out a way $325,000, whereas records at the Control- ported money is going. students, faculty and staff can really be ler’s offi ce show a salary [of] $372,461 and However, there are no federal rules CSU top executives reported false in- helped. IRS records show he received $515,612,” that mandate executives to report the actual formation to the public about their salary This event was noticed by Senator states the press release. income they earn, which makes it almost information, according to a press release Yee’s team and others when a few websites That is $190,612 that was not reported. impossible for the public to ever receive sent out by the of- the correct amount. fi ce of California “We spend way Senator Leland Yee. more time with pro- According to fessors, get to know the senator’s Chief them and create re- of Staff, Adam lationships but we Keigwin, executives never get to see the reported a much executives. Profes- lower salary than sors don’t get paid what is refl ected by what they deserve,” IRS statements. said Gonzalez. “They should Top executives be helping us out have worked their instead of doing way up the lad- things for their own der and are now in personal benefi t,” charge of education said student Esmer- Chronicle Graphic institutions, but they alda Acosta. Senator Yee and his team noticed public records from the IRS that were recovered, revealed that CSU executives are actually paid much higher than what they reported to the public. are no longer on the “If they were fl oor with the stu- honest from the get-go we would really posted that public records were recovered “It goes to show that if we thought it dents, which can create an organizational know how much debt we are in,” said stu- from the IRS and the public.Keigman sent was bad before, it’s even worse now and barrier with the students. dent Kim Gonzalez. out the press release May 12 to inform stu- it’s a testament to leaders of the CSU Sys- “Senator Yee will continue to monitor Gonzalez expressed that their honesty dents, faculty and staff about these events. tem,” stated Keigman. and provide oversight on this situation with would help those within the educational “CSU claims their campus president There are doubts among students, fac- upcoming bills,” said Keigman. Instagram grad photo contest By MERCEDES WINCHESTER being the stereotype of CSUSB. We wanted to get away Staff Writer from that and fi nd a way to get the students involved”, said Van Fleet. “It’s not about what but how: how the stu- The CSUSB Offi ce of Public Affairs is putting on an dents approach this, how they capture the images through Instagram (graduation photo) contest open to all CSUSB the lens and how creative they can be with their pictures,” students. The grand prize winner receives an 8GB iPod he continued. nano. Students will take pictures of any of the various Students will have a chance to showcase their cre- graduation ceremonies, graduates getting prepared for ative skills through the lens while capturing graduation graduation (doing their hair, fi xing their ties, adjusting themed photos. their hat, etc.), or students with their cap and gown; any Alan Van Fleet and Lauren Morris of Public Affairs graduation themed shot is deemed eligible. expressed that their main focus is to build a stronger cam- However, a student is limited to one win. Students pus community. are more than welcome to upload as many photos as With social media being the center of attention for they would like to Instagram and must send their sub- most young adults these days, Instagram seemed like the missions to @CSUSB (on Instagram). All photos must RREEDEED TTOO RRETIREETIRE perfect route for this contest. contain #csusbgrad, #june2012 and #csusb hashtags to “I’m tired of the term commuter school or classifi ed Continued on Pg. 3 SStorytory onon Pg.Pg. 4 Go online for Rec Sports more coverage coyotechronicle.net Big league hopes for surveys students for Caruso, MLB draft Scan this code with your mobile device to visit potential massage our site. Download the free app Scan Lite for the approaches bed iPhone, Android & Blackberry to get reading. See Page 16 See Page 6 Chronicle Page 2 CoyoteChronicle.net Monday, May 28, 2012 Chronicle Page 3 News Monday, May 28, 2012 Unit cap causes fear and stress CContinuedontinued fromfrom Pg.Pg. 1 Continued from Pg. 1 graduate on time. IInstagramnstagram contestcontest iinspiresnspires #ggradsrads “The plan is to continue to provide the with the budget instead of the CSU system courses students need to make progress to- going this route,” said Flynn. “I have been wards graduation,” stated Rosas. “Students getting used to having a busy schedule have to register in a timely fashion during each quarter so I do not have to add more their scheduled enrollment time and take and spend more during summer.” the courses they need at the time they are However, students are still allowed to offered,” she continued. petition to add more units to their schedule Rosas assures future graduating se- for fall quarter. niors that they will have the opportunity to “They must meet the criteria and have enroll in a maximum of 19.5 units. a compelling reason for the request, there In addition, all seniors will be able to is no additional charge for the request,” register for up to 19.5 units after priority said Olivia Rosas, CSUSB’s director of ad- registration. missions and student recruitment. 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