October 28Th 1999

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For more information, please contact [email protected]. ^ The Coyote I HRONICLE Echoes Fr om The Highlands VOLUME 34, ISSUE 1 CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN BERNARDINO OCTOBER 28, 1999 Vandals Attack Campus By Zach HofTman "and can be punishable criminally help in the search for the guilty came in, and workers from the expressed concern about the usual Chronicle Staff Writer as a misdemeanor crime carrying parties. Physical Plant removed the chalk graffiti that appears on the hill, and fines and possible jail time depend Each police department has a letters by Monday morning. has not placed any 'No Trespass ing upon the severity of the case." 'Gang Team', and has special files Authorities do not know if this ing' or 'Private Property' signs on In addition to the criminal charges, that track different graffiti activ was a campus related, local group, the land. University Physical Plant CSUSB students charged with ity. The local schools are also fa gang, or adolescent act, though all Police officials say that offen workers and the University Police graffiti vandalism can also face miliar with various common graf avenues are being investigated. sive or racial words used for graf Department responded to two dif charges and punishments from the fiti. The Police Department has Detective Sarmiento has issued e- fiti can fall under the jurisdiction ferent graffiti incidents that oc University's Judicial Officer. Pun not indicated that this was a gang mail on the Campus Bulletin alert of hate crimes, and can be punish curred early Sunday morning, Oc ishments vary on a case to case action, but all avenues are being ing everyone to the actions that able even without the charge of tober 24. basis, but can carry as high a pen examined. Police and other agen took place, and asking everyone to trespassing. "Just about every 'tagable' sur ally as expulsion. cies had all of the graffiti either keep their eyes and ears open for Any information about these face on University Avenue from The first instance of graffiti in removed or painted over by Mon any information leading to sus graffiti incidents should be imme Kendal! to the main CSUSB elec volved similar designs spray day the 25th. No suspects have pects in the case. diately forwarded to the Univer tronic sign was painted with some painted on various surfaces includ been found as of yet. Fraternities, Sororities, and sity Police Department. form of graffiti," commented De ing the campus directory signs, The second incident occured other campus groups have long Campus groups must understand tective Saniiicnto from the Univer street signs, and the main CSUSB early Svrnday morning. A practiced the tradition of painting that the hateful nature of this act sity Police Department about the electronic sign at the entrance to fraternity's letters, T^,wntten in their letters and/or symbols in could result in the end of the long "Erst gnirfiii incident. " the University. chalk on Wiggins Hill at the cor chalk on Wiggins Hill. standing tradition of campus orga "Graffiti falls under vandalism The University Police Depart ner of Kendall and University, According to the Police Depart nizations and clubs using the hill in the California Penal Code 594 ment has contacted other police were defaced, and the word "fags" ment, Wiggins Hill is privately as a form of advertising and ex (A)(1)," according to Sarmiento, departments and local schools to was written underneath. Reports owned land. The owner has never pression. History Fetes McAfee, By Bill Marshall cake and sipping red punch. tune that kept toes tapphig. Dr. McAfee Crooi News Editor Attendees chuckled at a collage Dr. McAfee has earned his po-_ of photographs put together by sition as a beloved member of tfie" Who says that history professors department chair Dr. Cheryl Riggs Cal State, San Bernardino history are a bunch of stuffed shirts? and history professor Dr. Kent department through long years of News No one who attended the Friday, Schofield. The collection of pho service to the institution that he has October 19 celebration of Dr. Ward tos depicted Dr. McAfee from his watched grow from what he called —Page 1 McAfee's sixtieth birthday would. infant years up to manhood, each a "desolate" site that was more of voices From In fact, levity was the order of the captioned with ironic or humorous an "experiment" than a university, day when students, professors, commentary. One favorite of the into the expanded campus we the Village staff members and even Cal State group showed a young Dr. Mc know today. ...Page 3 president Dr. Albert Kamig came Afee placed between Benito An original member of the Photo hy Bill Marshall Features together in the courtyard of the Mussolini and Adolf Hitler, the CSUSB teaching faculty. Dr. CSUSB faculty office building to caption read, "It slowly dawned on McAfee has been educating stu class falls silent." ...Page 4 honor the velerai> historian, and to Ward during pledge week that this dents about the value of history In addition to his invaluable Opinion share cake, punch, and a few wasn't the fraternity for him." since classes began here in 1965. presence in the classroom. Dr. laughs too. To further dispel the idea that For McAfee, the students are McAfee has also made important ...Page 5 "Can you see that Dr. Mc Afee history professors are a musty what make his job worthwhile. contributions to the academic Sports is well-loved?" bunch, Dr. McAfee treated the When asked what he feels has been study of history. His most recent ...Page 6 This was how one observer gathering to a performance of a his favorite or most important con- publication, a book entitled "Reli summed up the feeling at Friday's tune that he had written describ tribution to CSUSB, McAfee, gion, Race, and Reconstruction: Arts and function. From the gathering of ing various members of the depart without hesitation, answered," [It The Public School in the Politics Enterainment friendly folks that filled the court ment and History Club. Decked is] the teaching... seeing students of the 1870's," traces the impor yard on the pleasant autumn after out in a shiny, silver top hat and come alive to the subject of his tance of religion and public ...Page 8 noon, that much was readily ap bow tie, courtesy of Dr. Riggs, Dr. tory... [because] history is more schools during that crucial period Calender/Comic parent. The atmosphere was light McAfee strummed his trademark than [dates and places]." Dr. of American history, the post-Civil War Reconstruction era. The work ...Page 11 and informal as student and mandolin and crooned to a de McAfee continued, describing his teacher, staff member and admin lighted and bemused crowd. He satisfaction as a teacher, "You received very favorable reviews in encored with a traditional Irish know you're successful when the McAfee Continea to p. 3 V istrator mingled while munching News I'lie Covote C hronicle Odoher 28, 1999 All-Campus BBQ a Hit By Rick Fleener for students and $4.00 for faculty, The match lasted little more than By Zakiya Holman various elements which unf(^'>;i Chronicle Staff Writer participants were treated to a buf five seconds resulting in the defeat Chronicle Staff Writer tunately exist in society racism, g fet style lunch including hot dogs of the men's baseball team. r I^ed Frontino has launched a sexism, ageism, etc., thus elo^ and hamburgers with all the fix In addition to providing enter "grass f oots^' campaign in hopes quendy he states "the one gr^ On Thursday, Ocl.ober 21 the ings plus three free throws at the tainment and good food, the event to make a diflercnce in the lives equalizer is education." His Student Union and Associated Stu dunk tank where students could was also designed to inform stu of both students and faculty in passion for students and genu-; dents Inc., in cooperation with soak their favorite faculty member. dents about campus organizations this district. ine concern was evident in his other campus organizations held Other activities included a giant and activities. Several information As a candidate for the Board every word. the third annual all university BBQ inflatable slide, a golf sand trap desks were set up around the pe of Trustees, he is dedicate to He has an extensive back and picnic. The event, which booth where students could prac rimeter of the event, run by differ making changes which will ben-^ ground in fighting for student lasted from 11:30 until 1:30p.m., tice their golf swing, and a tug o' ent campus organizations includ efitthe Community Collie dis rights. Hi.s contribution alone took place in the quad area in front war competition where students ing a table for the Student Alumni, trict. When elected, he seeks to may appear small on the soci of Pfau Library and attracted large could challenge other students to various sororities, and the Athlet use outreach efforts to m^e etal scale however with thesup- crowds who were drawn by the a test of strength and will.

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