California State University, San Bernardino CSUSB ScholarWorks Coyote Chronicle (1984-) Arthur E. Nelson University Archives 3-12-2012 March 12th 2012 CSUSB Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/coyote-chronicle Recommended Citation CSUSB, "March 12th 2012" (2012). Coyote Chronicle (1984-). 97. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/coyote-chronicle/97 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]. JJazzazz ensembleensemble performsperforms forfor CSUSBCSUSB SSeeee Pg.Pg. 1010 Coyote Chronicle Vol. XLV, No. 17 THE INDEPENDENT PEPE T STUDENT S ENNT VOICE CE OF F CALIFORNIA C LIIFORORNIN A STATE ATTE UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY SAN BERNARDINO FOR 44 YEARS Monday,Monday March 12, 12 2012 2012 Why so blue? CSUSB keeps student Trees aren’t only blue in Dr. Seuss books, CSUSB’s art department gets info confi dential By KATHERINE VALADEZ creative and partners up with Omni Trans, pushing a green initiative Staff Writer By COURTNEY SIMS As students, we send a lot of our personal infor- Staff Writer mation to CSUSB over the Internet. The university has records of our phone numbers, e-mail and home ad- he blue tree located at CSUSB has turned dresses, even our Social Security numbers. more heads than any other tree on campus. But have you ever wondered how the university CSUSB has teamed up with Green- protects our valuable information from hackers? meme and Omni Trans for the Blue Tree T If you have ever been concerned that your personal Project which provides eco-friendly transportation for the station to be built. information will be susceptible to hacking and malware growing commuter population and new bus station’s de- “We noticed how the trees provided shade for the attacks, take comfort in knowing that CSUSB has taken signs. people, we felt we had to engage with them,” said Bardell. steps to ensure this does not happen. The station’s design will not only impact the way Students are delighted with the Blue Tree Project and “Higher education continues to take the lead in transit riders experience their journey with Omni Trans but asserting that art truly does imitates life. developing strategies to meet the ever-increasing chal- their experience with the environment as well. “I think that the idea behind the Blue Tree Project is lenges of safeguarding information technology,” said “The blue design came as close to the color of the sky, quite innovative,” said student Heather Serdoz. “The con- Lorraine Frost, interim vice president and chief infor- on a clear day you can hardly see the image of the trees, cept of giving the tree new lives in each environment that mation offi cer at CSUSB. but on a foggy or rainy day the tree images become visible, it will be placed in encompasses how the lives we lead are This month CSUSB will host an information secu- like they never left,” said David Rutherford. ever changing and nothing will stay the same forever.” rity conference where information technology person- Freya Bardell and Brian Howe, also known as Green- Faculty members for the university believe the op- nel from all over the nation will gather to address the meme are the forces behind the campus’ station’s design, portunity presented by Omni Trans has had a hand in the growing concerns of keeping confi dential information citing the environment and student engagement as signifi - educational development for students on campus. protected. cant concepts. “Being able to provide students at CSUSB with hands- This will be the tenth time the Secure IT Informa- “The color blue is really site specifi c, we had students on learning experiences is a critical component of their tion Technology Conference has been held, and it’s not research the air quality in San Bernardino and color varia- educational and professional growth,” said Sant Khalsa, the fi rst time that CSUSB has hosted. The goal of the tions of the sky and that’s how we came up with that color art department chair, as stated in a CSUSB press release. event is to build stronger bonds and develop new col- of blue,” said Bardell. Omni Tran’s new project, the sbX Bus Rapid Tran- laborative efforts between California’s higher education According to Bardell, in addition to the blue tree sit (BRT) incorporates 16 new art inspired stations for the systems. based design, she wanted to pay tribute to the trees that 15.7 mile bus route throughout San Bernardino County. President Dr. Albert K. Karnig will be one of the had to be removed from the location in order for the new The sbX BRT is considered the fi rst of its kind and keynote speakers at this conference, which will discuss will help to reduce pollution by utilizing compressed gas- the latest topics and issues in information security. He es and accommodating the predicted growing commuter has been an enthusiastic supporter of campus informa- population. tion security initiatives in the past. “The BRT is to help the anticipated increased demand Continued on Pg. 3 Continued on Pg. 3 The search for Mr. and Miss CSUSB By KRYSTINA PEDERSEN committee member of ASI, said that the Staff Writer pageant, “is an opportunity for the contes- tants to showcase themselves, and if they The Mr. and Miss CSUSB pageant of- win they get the owning rights to the title fers more than just a moment in the spot- Mr. or Miss CSUSB.” light for its participants; it’s an opportunity For people like Kaithlyn Huntington, to win free tuition for Spring 2012. the possibility of receiving spring quarter Courtesy of Paul Gardner The pageant will be held on March tuition free was a good enough reason to The school uses donated money in a variety of benefi cial ways like constructing the observatory donated by the Murillos. 13 at 6 p.m. in the Santos Manuel Student audition for the pageant. Union Event Center. Although she didn’t advance to the According to Associated Students In- fi nale, Huntington went into the auditions corporated (ASI), the night is anticipated and gave it her all by singing “Don’t Know CSUSB’s donors prove vital to campus to be a spectacular night full of entertain- Why” by Norah Jones and honestly an- By MELISSA BENTON have set up a family trust fund to help aid ment with performances and hosts who swering the questions the judges asked her. Staff Writer foster youth to continue into higher educa- have volunteered to help make this night “It was defi nitely scary. I have never tion. as sensational as possible. done anything like this before, being on The gift of giving benefi ts not only The $656,000 gift will help under- The Mr. and Miss CSUSB pageant stage in front of the judges made me really those who receive, but those who give as graduate students from foster care receive offers students the opportunity to demon- nervous and even though I didn’t advance well. additional fi nancial aid and participate in strate a talent of their choice and express to the fi nale I would defi nitely like to retry Gift planning or donating money to targeted workshops, cultural activities and their Coyote spirit on stage in front of a full next year,” said Huntington. CSUSB brings joy to those who gladly other opportunities as well. audience. Even though there is a lot at stake for give to the university. “This gift will be a tremendous boost The lucky participants who are those in the pageant; it isn’t all about being Many donors have donated large sums to our effort to identify, recruit and support crowned Mr. and Miss CSUSB will receive serious. to CSUSB to help aid the school in many these young adults who typically do not their entire spring quarter tuition paid off “The pageant is just meant to be a fun ways. have strong social support systems,” said as an incentive for winning the pageant. night, fi lled with entertainment and a night One couple, Mark and Lori Edwards, Continued on Pg. 3 Daisy Betancourt-Ramos, activities Continued on Pg. 2 Go online for Baseball team In honor of Women’s more coverage coyotechronicle.net History Month, WRC splits weekend Scan this code with your mobile device to visit series against presents “We Did it our site. Download the free app Scan Lite for the Stanislaus For You” iPhone, Android & Blackberry to get reading. See Page 16 See Page 8 Chronicle Page 2 News Monday, March 12, 2012 CSUSB grad bikes for disability cause Students vie By JACQUELINE SCHOLTEN Staff Writer for title, free ver 60 percent of capable, educated Americans are unemployed right now. spring tuition OThe national unemploy- ment rate is only 8.3 percent, but is more than seven times larger among disabled Continued from Pg. 1 citizens. To raise awareness, a disabled to bring the student body together. It tru- CSUSB alum will embark on a 20-day ly is a great night and I look forward to cross-country journey from Santa Monica it every year,” said Betancourt-Ramos. to Chicago. For pageant participant Kayla Guti- Chris Russell leaves April 20 and will errez, the pageant is an opportunity travel via the historical Route 66 where he for her to participate in something that plans to stop at universities and meet with she has always wanted to partake in as various media giving the message that well as express her passion for dancing, “Minds Do Matter,” which is the name of Courtesy of Robert Whitehead which is her talent for the show.