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news a&e sports Race, ethnicity focus of While their guitars The Drag Ball Making an impression media forum gently weep page 9 page 14 page 3 page 7 Chitresh Das Dance Otters capture Imjin Parkway eases Artist Spotlight: Company offers culture, fifth straight congestion from Marina Kris Charling entertainment Cal-Pac golf title page 6 page 8 page 10 page 15 Otter Realm APRIL 30-MAY 14, 2003 A CSU MONTEREY BAY STUDENT-RUN CAMPUS NEWSPAPER DEDICATED TO INFORMING A MULTICULTURAL COMMUNITY VOLUME 8 NO 13 In search of a fee deferment By Zachary Stahl [email protected] It’s mid-April and homework is piling up as students prepare for midterms and final projects. Fall semester may be four months away, but the burden of paying student fees is ever present for some self-funded students, leaving them in search of a fee deferment in order to register for next semester’s classes. CSUMB, along with many other CSUs, requires prepayment of student fees before registering for fall semester. According to Bonnie Brown, director of Financial Aid, 65-70 percent of the student body is on financial aid, and these students have their fees deferred once they have filed their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Many students who are receiving private loans are also able to get a defer ment, but some students fall through the cracks of this process and have to pay their full tuition before they can register. Terri Ahlmann, a Telecommunications, Multimedia, and Applied Computing sen ior, is one such student. She is a Cal Edge student loan recipient who gets her aid Button, button, check at the beginning of fall semester like financial aid students. Ahlmann said the who’s got the button? only difference is that her fees are not See story page 4 deferred when registering. “We are forced to come up with our full tuition just because we are not ‘Financial Aid Deferred.’” On April 16,t he Libertarian party set up several booths at the Debate Panel in the University Ballroom. Ahlmann does not qualify for financial aid due to her high tax returns last year. Girls, guys, music, and alcohol Other students who may not qualify for financial aid are those under the age of 24 By Chris Ashton “This year we are shooting for 1,200 peo rockabilly group from San Francisco; Ethyl whose family contribution is too high, said [email protected] ple,” said Kelly Bland, senator-at-large. “We 80, one of CSUMB’s very own punk bands; Bonnie Brown. If students are receiving will be opening the event to local colleges the Four 20 Band, coming from LA and private loans, then the Financial Aid office Thought that might grab your attention. as well, such as: MPC, Hartnell, Cabrillo, sounding a little like Sublime; and DJ must be involved in the process to receive Once again, the Student Voice Events UCSC, SJSU, and more.” Abraham Magana, DJ Ray Martinez, and DJ a deferment, she added. Workgroup is sponsoring a much-antici A formal isn’t fun without any entertain Jesus Ruvalcaba, all from CSUMB. “There are students who are financially pated Spring Formal. Scheduled to occur ment, so Student Voice has arranged for the “There will be two rooms of entertain burdened but don’t show it on paper,” said on May 9 at the Monterey Conference group Eek-A-Mouse to headline the event. ment at the conference center,” stated Ahlmann. “I am put in a position where I Center, doors and bar will open at 7:30 p.m. Also performing is SambaDa, a Santa Cruz Student Voice Events Chair, Vito Triglia. ► DEFERMENT: Page 15 and the fun wont stop until 1 a.m. salsa group; Phenomenauts, an outer space ► FORMAL: Page 15 news news calendar of the Environmental Technology Center at Sonoma State University and Gopal Welcome to “What's Up!” This listing of events lets monday 5/5 Crude Wars Dayaneni, a member of the steering com CSUMB students know what’s up on campus. Find mittee of Oilwatch International. out about great activities like what music group is Semana de la Raza By Elizabeth Ahrens What one might have considered a bor coming to campus. “Cinco de Mayo Dance’* You can find "What’s Up”on General News and in [email protected] ing subject or an uninteresting discussion DJ's Spinning House, hip-hop and grooves. actually kept the attention of the audience the Official Events folder, both are located in The 9pm-midnight BBC. Free. Contact Leon Gomez via Source, and on our web site: http://csumb.edu/events FirstClass. even after the program had ended. The every Friday afternoon. You can also have it e-mailed to tuesday 5/6____________ _ I found ‘Crude Wars’ interesting panel members were excellent at turning your mailbox-just e-maii Holly White and ask to what seemed like confusing information receive "What’s Up" every Friday. The inauguration of the 2003-04 since it showed a different perspec into common sense scenarios. “What’s Up" is geared toward CSUMB students, Student Voice Officers Von Meier gave a very straightforward although it contains useful information for staff and Lunch immediately following, space is limited. tive on what is happening with our assessment of oil dependency. “Oil is like a faculty as well. To publicize an event on “What’s Up," Please RSVP to Anita Castledlne by Wednesday, drug addiction,” she said. She explained the simply fill out a publicity intake form from the April 30, 2003. 12:15pm-1:30pm UC Conference need for crude oil, it also provided Rooms Contact Anita Castledine at 831-582-4564. stages of this analogy noting that the begin University Advancement conference folder and e- mail it to Holly White on FirstClass or send it inter Wednesday 5/7____________ ning stages of the addiction are shown by a lot of interesting information campus mail to 86A. If you need disability or inter Semana de la Raza the type of car that one chooses to drive. preter accommodations to attend these events, towards how we get oil, and what For many people, that is a Sport Utility please promptly contact the sponsors of the event. “Tianquis” Vehicle (SUV). Whether it is the style of What's Up for Students was brought toy ou by New? and Open Market with live music. Featuring means the U.S. government will go "Huraraches” (live band), clubs and vendors. SUVs, the features or simply the need for Public Information Intern Adriana Gomez-HCOM Major. Noon-2pm Quad. Free. Contact Leon Gomez via speed, these particular vehicles are taking If you would like an event posted in What’s Up, please through to get it. FirstClass. over the roadways. Von Meier mentioned fill out a publicity request form and contact Holly White. —MARIA TASSOS, JUNIOR Semana de la Raza that these types of large vehicles consume a “Perla Batalla’s Reception” great amount of gasoline. Wednesday 4/30...... .. ....... Free refreshments. 9:30pm University Center. Free. April 21 at 6 p.m. in the Teledramatic Arts The next stage in the “addiction” is Contact Leon Gomez via FirstClass. Celebration of Community gala shown by the sacrifices made in order to and Technology (TAT) studio, the depart 6pm University Center Ballroom. $175 (proceeds thursday 5/8_______________ ment of TAT broadcasted a live television pay for a fill-up—simply because one benefit the Local Area Scholars Opportunity). “Civil Liberties and National Security” show. The show was filmed with a live stu chooses to drive this type of car. Many peo Contact 831-582-4141. A discussion hosted by Mel Mason and Bill dio audience and guests on set—similar to ple do not take into account these vari thursday5/1________ Monning and sponsored by the Campus Ministry a scene from a talk show, although the con ables, Von Meier said, and not only is Grad School Personal Statement Seminar Office of the Personal Growth and Counseling tent was much more interesting. money wasted, but gasoline as well. Tips on writing a personal statement that rocks. Center. 12:15pm-1:30pm BBC. Free. Contact Anton This free seminar will help you get into the Prange via FirstClass. The set was an amazing array of artistic All panel members agreed that with the Graduate School program of your desire. Please current price of oil and the lack of close friday 5/9 paintings depicting the idea of an oil crisis. pre-register at http://sacd.csumb.edu/ Oil, fire, earth, land and people were all resources, Americans really are getting a Noon-12:50pm University Center. Free. Contact Spring Formal intertwined within the art of the backdrop good deal on gasoline. Many concur that Jerry de Leon at 831-582-3616. California State University, Monterey Bay Student Voice Events Work Group presents the Spring that was set in the front of the studio. with gas prices through the roof, it is hard friday-sunday 5/2-4_______ Formal. Celebrating the academic year with a for to justify unnecessary road trips and drives. “Crude Wars” was a live broadcast televi Backpack Big Sur mal ball set with music from world-renowned The panelists went on to point out that if sion program discussing the U.S. oil This will be a challenging hike with an awesome musical acts as Eek-A-Mouse, SambaDa, The Four dependency. This was the third program in one takes into consideration inflation, view as a reward. Ventana Double Cone will give a 20 Band and the Phenomenauts.This event Is open a series of Global Wake-Up shows.