California State University, San Bernardino CSUSB ScholarWorks Coyote Chronicle (1984-) Arthur E. Nelson University Archives 10-26-2009 October 26th 2009 CSUSB Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/coyote-chronicle Recommended Citation CSUSB, "October 26th 2009" (2009). Coyote Chronicle (1984-). 6. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/coyote-chronicle/6 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]. THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT VOICE MONDAY com OF CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN BERNARDINO FOR 43 YEARS. 10.26.09 . Beefed-up police presence New police substation developed in hopes of lowering crime, bettering relationships. By ERIC BROWN establishing a new office in Ser- lice Department has to offer. Fields explained that the STAFF WRITER rano Village. Sergeant LeAndre Fields is new centralized location helps to Centrally located next to the the officer in charge of the new better promote safety, awareness The University Police De- mail boxes for CSUSB residents station, which was created this and education in ways that the partment at CSUSB has aimed to inside the dormitories, the new past August, and explained that main station, which lies on the build a better community rela- satellite office serves as a one- the secondary location helps to outskirts of campus, cannot. tionship between students, resi- stop-shop for all of CSUSB, in increase the visibility of depart- “We wanted to provide eas- dents and staff through providing all the University Po- ment to the student body. ier access for students in meeting with officers,” Fields said. The new location allows for faster response times to incidents and allows for residents to inter- act with the police department in a community setting. The implementation of this office has been in the works for years, explained Jimmie Brown, chief of police at CSUSB. This new office allows for officers to better integrate with student life; by holding meetings and trainings with students and being in a more easily accessible location students and officers can build “positive relationships” Chief Brown said. Crime hasn’t gone up at CSUSB, in fact it has gone down over the past two or three years explained Chief Brown. Coyote Chronicle The reason for the office wasn’t because it was needed, in Eric Brown | Chronicle Photo the sense that crime was high, but Chief of Police at CSUSB Jimmie Brown, Sergeant LeAndre Fields and Director of Housing Lovellie “Happy” Almogela will be utilizing the new for the reason that it promotes police substation located in Serrano Village in hopes of promoting a stronger community relationship between students and campus police. See Station Pg. 3 Creative cost CSU receives cutting cuts $25 million for CSUSB costs more classes Unanticipated windfall for students By PRISCILLA GUTIERREZ STAFF WRITER The California State University will receive $25 million in one-time funds that will be used to offer courses Furloughs and course and sections for the winter and spring eliminations may be putting a Ashley Abarca | Chronicle Photo terms to help students progress to their damper on the new year for Letting the grass grow in between cuts is just one way CSUSB is experimenting in saving. degrees. some, but CSUSB’s more sub- Campuses will also augment stu- tle attempts to save money are “Looming budget cuts, in- kept for the future. dent services and advising. bringing in the green in more creased energy costs and global “They are issues that de- The addition of up to approxi- than one way. warming make reducing energy pend on the economy and the mately 4,000 course sections across With a shortfall of $26 use everyone’s number one pri- budgets,” Vice President of the system also means the CSU will be million, CSUSB’s energy-sav- ority,” according to Tony Simp- Public Affairs Sid Robinson able to retain as many as 800 lecturers ing accommodations to the son, senior director of facilities said. for the winter and spring budget cut range from letting services. Robinson explained that 2010 terms, according to a CSU press the grass grow longer and leav- According to calculations saving money is not the only release. ing lights off, to updating the made by the facilities depart- factor in enforcing energy sav- The university funds come from heating and cooling systems to ment, CSUSB has already ing, but that currently CSUSB an additional $77.5 million one-time be more efficient and compost- saved over a million dollars this is working to reach a point federal allocation that will help the ing various items that come year from energy reductions where it will be able to generate CSU meet its payroll. through the campus. alone. half of its electrical use. In turn, the CSU will be able to The Student Recreation CSUSB has won the Associa- Future plans for the cam- use state funds and student fee rev- Volume XLIII and Fitness Center also con- tion of Energy Engineers’ en- pus include increasing the use enues, previously set aside for payroll, Number 3 tributes to CSUSB’s green ef- ergy project of the year award, of LED lighting across the in- to add the course sections. forts, thanks to recently but it is still to be decided stitution, implementing solar The CSU will reserve the remain- [email protected] installed elliptical machines whether or not the recent en- powered technologies and ing $52.5 million to manage its (909) 537-5289 that generate electricity. ergy-saving practices will be See Saving Pg. 3 budget, according to CSU officials. Chronicle Page 2 News Monday, October 26, 2009 Financial Fitness Fair preps future students CSUSB reaches out to community’s youth to educate about the importance of financial responsibility. By AUSTIN DODD and entertaining teens to help them get the banking, how to pay for college if they are “The message I want my kids to leave here STAFF WRITER point about being financially smart. financially independent, and a very enter- with is to not accept being average when it “Josh was realistic and down to the taining seminar by CSUSB professor of applies to financial education.” The finances associated with college point,” said Arroyo Valley High School stu- economics Dr. Jim Charkins, about finan- Williams brought many students from can be an intimidating thing, but being pre- dent Richard Williams. “He told us about cial choices and consequences. his JORTC class, offering them extra-credit pared can save a lot of time and money in the negatives of finance to get to the posi- Using props like mirrors, Barbie dolls, to attend the fair. the long run. tives and he did it in a fun way.” Spiderman, and Harry Potter, Charkins got “I am just interested that these kids Paying for college, opening credit As a child, Shipp was abandoned and the point across to students that “there is no move onto college, that is focal to the cards, budgeting, investing and job search abused. Now featured on MTV, Comedy such choice as a free choice,” meaning op- JORTC experience,” said Williams. techniques are all tools that students need Central and touring with Bill Cosby, Shipp portunity cost is the cost you pay when hav- Being financially independent used to to keep in mind when becoming financially has spoken to over a million people in the ing to drive an hour to pick up “free” mean opening a bank account and saving independent and CSUSB is offering those eight years he has been a professional concert tickets. enough to hopefully not overdraft with your tools. speaker, and he is only 28 years old. His basic message was everything rent payment each month. Teens nowadays The Financial Fitness Fair presented by “I've found that sometimes the very costs something. have many more options to think about as California Jump$tart Coalition and the Col- thing that has hurt you the most, is the very “You can't manage money if you don't they make the transition from high school lege of Social and Behavioral Sciences in- thing you can use to help others,” said have any money," Charkins added. to college life. formed teens about those tools in a fun and Shipp on his website joshshipp.com. Major Ricardo Williams, Junior Re- To find out more about managing your exciting way on Oct. 17 at CSUSB. From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., the financial fair serve Officer Training Corp (JORTC) finances better or applying to colleges visit Youth-motivational speaker, Josh offered young kids seminars to attend on teacher at Arroyo Valley High School and calstate.edu, jumpstart.org or csumen- Shipp, was present at the event educating how to take care of their credit, the basics of father to two sons attending the fair said, tor.edu. Coyote Chronicle A WORD OF WARNING: Editor in Chief Ken Dillard The city of San Bernardino has established the University Managing Editor Melanie Hunter Park neighborhood near campus as a no-parking zone for Online Editor Shantal Anderson News Editor Richard Bowie vehicles without the proper neighborhood parking permits. Features Editor Erin Chester Entertainment Editor Melanie Hunter Asst. Entertainment Editor Anjelica Stewart Opinion Editor Eric Brown Sports Editor Chris Baker Classifieds Asst. 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