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California State University, San Bernardino CSUSB ScholarWorks Coyote Chronicle (1984-) Arthur E. Nelson University Archives 10-8-2001 October 8th 2001 CSUSB Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/coyote-chronicle Recommended Citation CSUSB, "October 8th 2001" (2001). Coyote Chronicle (1984-). 508. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/coyote-chronicle/508 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]. A&E A&IA&E A&E A&E A&E A&E A& The Scene The Scene The Scene The Scene Multi-Cuitural Multi-Cultural Multi-Cultural Musical Duo Kick off President Kamig Speaks Hoy! 'The Debut" First Weanesdays on about the Chronicle Opens in this area. page 10 on Page 4 Sige na. On page 7 October 8, 2001 Serving the Students of CSUSB for 35 Years Volume 35 Issue 2 Are we Prepared to Respond? By John J. Eddy Evacuatkm Procedures: Executive Editor 1. Evacuate as instructed by How safe are we at Cat State emergency personnel, ft-oceed to the nearest/safest San Bernardino? Do we run the Assembly Point area (see risk of a potential disaster? Are Evacuation Map for locations) we prepared to respond to an and wait for further emergency? When was the last instructions. time we had an all campus evacuation drill? The recent tragedies on mmm 2. Sedc and assist any persmis American soil have caused a with disabilities in vacating revamp in security measures the premises. - throughout theentifc hattonr'fttjrrr airports to college campuses, •.v .-fc; 3. Be aware of falling debris security officials from local, state or electrical wires as you exit. and federal departments have been Notify Assembly Point reviewing potential weaknesses in personnel of such dangers. their operations in hopes of providing more protection f(»' tte 4. Take precautions against American citizen. any other hazards. California State University San Bernardino is no exception. 5. Immediately follow any Last year's blackout scare emergency instructions given propelled the University's Public by emergency personnel. Safety, Emergency operations Center, and Policy Makers to build 7 saw firefighters being knocked to their knees by the wind last year when we had 6. After an evacuation, DO upon the campus evacuation plan. 'O ^hut do^n the campus," -Chief Steve Nowicki NOT re-enter a building The Emeigency Operations Center unless it has been declared (EOC) is an organization designed major emergency response. It will activated at the direction of the management team member, and organized to function under be activated any time an President, the Policy Council, the safe by the EOC or Public Safety Department. If you are the State Standardized Emergency emergency on or near campus Emergency Operations Executive, unsure of the Management System (SEMS) requires extraordinary the Director of Public Safety 1 building's status, guidelines during a disaster or management. The EOC can be (EOC Director), or by any EOC contact Public Safety at 5165. Campus Candids Look for Chronicle writers CSUSB Keeps Quarter System and photographers around Campus Candids campus... By Rody Rodriguez to the three point scale. Therefore gram, President Kamig added. the student takes the same amount "The change in the summer Staff writer of class hours which reduces from classes was to allow a year round 12 units to 9 units. So there's a operation here at CSUSB. The President of CSUSB 5% to 10% reduction in enroll state of Califomia is now financ Albert Kamig has decided not to ment until the students get better ing the summer school for the stu proceed with changing from the acquainted with the new system." dents. The student now gets more current quarter system to the se "I wanted to protect against stu advantages." mester system. This change, if it dent reduction and budget cuts that The consensus among students had been approved, would have would have happen as a result of and faculty was mostly all in fa gone into effect in the fall of2004. this change. There was no assur vor of the cancellation. Ms. When asked why the semester ance that the same amount of stu Jacqueline Wilcoxen, an English changed was canceled. President dents would still attend and 1 professor here at CSUSB, said of Kamig answered, "There are a wanted to continue to fund the the semester cancellation, "I'm number of advantages changing to current building project here at glad. The quarter system works the semester system. But students CSUSB." very well. Students don't need to changing from the quarter system Also, there will be no change have sixteen weeks to be taught. Delta Sigma Chi co-ed Fraternity, fueled to the semester system tend to take to the Summer School Program for Rush... the same number of courses they that went under way this past sum would in a quarter system, which mer. "The semester cancellation -Quarter System Fraternity and Sorority Rush wrap up inside changes from the fom point scale will not affect the summer pro Continued on Page 16 The Scene, page 4 2 The Coyote Chronicle October 8, 2001 - Safety Nowicki who was named Chief Operations Executive on susceptible to. Any returning of police this last year at Gal campus), on developing a student or faculty member on Clubs get a Continued from page 1 State San Bernardino. "Our committee or hosting a forum to campus is aware of how "Last Spring the blackouts personnel slots are full for the investigate the problem." dangerous the conditions were a potential problem, but it first time...we have fourteen Associated become on campus during high chance at wind advisories, especially around Jack Brown Hall. "It's Big Bucks CALii=ORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN BERNARDINO like a wind tunnel down there. I saw firefighters being By Shane Vanderfin Evacuation Assembly Points knocked to their knees by the Copy Editor wind last year when we had to The Career Development shut down the campus," said Center is sponsoring a contest Chief Nowicki. for the various clubs on campus, Cal State San Bernardino is with prize money donated to the also located frighteningly close winning club or organization's to the San Andreas Fault line. treasury. Despite the retrofitting and The way the contest works careful construction of all is points will be awarded for campus buildings, (none of participation in various CDC which are higher than five appointments, sessions, stories), a major earthquake presentations and tours, to all centered on San Bernardino club and organization members could cause significant damage. registered for the contest. So what can we do to as Points will be deducted, students and faculty to better however, for missed or skipped prepare ourselves? First, events. The contest runs from check the walls of each October 1 to November 30, and building on campus and look at the end, total points for each for the evacuation plan and club will be tallied and then map. Study it and become' (UU-irORKIA ITATU Vf«"NEH«TT divided by the number of 9UM BenHAriBrMo familiar with it. Also, look registered entrants for each up the Public Safety web site organization. allowed us to refresh our sworn in officers as well as Students Incorporated second off of the CSUSB server at First place will be awarded evacuation procedures," said officers from Cal State term President Luis Portillo has http://publicsafety.csusb.edu/ $150, second place will earn Faculty Senate leader Ted Roml. Fullerton and Los Angeles to also been in contact with Vice- emergplan/eocmain.html. $100, and third will get $75 "Our chief concern is to deal help fill shifts." . fres^ent Demauro to discuss Talk to your professors at the contribttfed'te^^k respective with personal safety at night When asked about the iftcreasing the campus beginning of the class, and treasury. such as escort services and schools vulnerability, awareness of the evacuation discuss a plan for evacuation. informative way for your club increasing the lighting on main specifically the unguarded procedures for each building. How safe are we at to earn some extra bucks, so get arteries, but the concern with campus roads. Chief Nowicki "We have never asked for a California State University over to the Career Development safety is a continuous matter." responded, "We are looking at campus wide drill, but I think it San Bernardino? The more Center in UH-329 and sign up Chief of police for Cal Slate these concerns, such as the might be a good idea," said the campus practices to help your organization. San Bernardino, Steve Nowicki relative easy access to the Portillo. The last known campus procedures and educates the Who knows, you just might spoke of heightening campus buildings by vehicles. We are wide drill was over a year and a community on the campus learn something to aid your awareness about possibility of working with the Vice- half ago, during evening classes, emergency operations, the future while helping out your a disaster. "Instead of reacting President of Administration and according to Chief Nowicki. better prepared the entire club at the same time. to a problem, we want to Finance, David Demauro, (who And it is not just one problem school will be in the future. respond to that problem, " said is also the acting Emergency or potential disaster that we are Evacuation Tips for the Disabled: Building Fire 1. Make sure you have arranged for extra supplies in the event of an Upon discovery of a fire in the building: emergency/disaster.