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Vol. XLV, No. 18 THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT VOICE Monday, April 25, 2011 OFCoyote CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN BERNARDINO FOR 44 YEARS Chronicle Coyote alums offer career conference By CHRISTOPHER JOHNSON Staff Writer CSUSB graduates in need of net- about getting to know alumni and future working and job opportunities will get employers,” said Assistant Director Jo- that chance when the Alumni Association anna Oxendine. hosts a career services conference on Sat- There will be places set up where stu- urday, May 7, from 12-5 p.m. at the Col- dents can have an one-on-one with alumni lege of Education building. rotating to the next person every two min- The event will feature a keynote ad- utes. dress from career coach Cindy Chernow. There will also be a resume clinic Chernow has experience as a human where alumni will critique students’ re- resources manager, career counselor and sume. alumni director at UCLA, according to “We really want to support our alum- CSUSB Public Affairs. ni and students in getting the employment Chernow will address the importance competitive edge in today’s job market,” of networking, and making key contacts said Oxendine. that could result in employment. This will be the fi rst time in several Workshops such as interview skills, years that this event returns to CSUSB and negotiation, social media, and the job the Alumni Association is aiming at mak- searching will be held in rooms through- ing it an annual occurrence. out the fi rst fl oor and will be taught by Those interesting in registering are NASA Photo | Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons alumni. encouraged to do so by Wednesday, May Coyotes promoted environmental awareness and conservation on the CSUSB campus in honor of the 41st annual Earth Day. One of the highlights of this event 4, so information packets can be gave out will be a speed networking mixer brought prior to the event. forth by alumna, Dr. Cheryl-Marie Hans- Registration can be done by phone: berger. (909) 537-3700, [email protected], or by CSUSB celebrates Earth Day “It’s kind of like speed dating, but it’s visiting www.csusbalumni.com. By ERIC SANCHEZ County, said Dr. Diane Podolske, director Staff Writer of CSUSB’s Community-University Part- nerships (CUP). SUSB joined the nation in The service helps people with such di- celebrating the 41st annual verse issues as domestic violence and fi nd- Earth Day with games and ing free health clinics as well as environ- McDonald’s: “Looking for work?” Centertainment as well as free mental issues, Podolske said. recycling of electronic equipment on April Other organizations on campus focused 22. on a resource conservation message. The multi-billion dollar corporation offered jobs to Events were held throughout the cam- “We are trying to get people to be more pus to both educate people about the envi- cognitive of the energy they are using,” said thousands of career hopefuls during National Hiring Day ronment and bring people together. Michel’le Jones, Green Campus intern. By LINDA TRAN Dixon encourages students who come “Our goal is to bring students and fac- Green Campus encouraged students to Staff Writer into the Career Development Center to ulty together in unity, as well as eco-friend- sign a pledge to practice conservation tech- have passion and aggressiveness, for Dix- ly businesses,” said Johnson Lo, president niques in their daily lives such as taking To celebrate an unemployment de- on believes those two motives help stu- of World of Works (WOW), which orga- shorter showers. crease McDonald’s hosted their fi rst na- dents get their careers kicking. nized one of the events. CSUSB is one of eight campuses in the tional hiring day on Tuesday, April 19, Continued on Pg. 3 WOW’s event included demonstrations CSU that offer Green Campus, which is a where thousands of hopefuls showed up from the Chemistry Club on water purifi ca- student-led initiative that promotes energy at their restaurants. tion as well as live music and a display of effi ciency outreach through educational In the LA county, McDonald’s aimed hybrid vehicles from local dealerships. campaigns, as stated in the CSU report at hiring 3,000 people, where the employ- Both the campus and local communi- “The CSU Commitment to Sustainability”. ers would be hired at 800 restaurants in ties were also invited to recycle their used All of this coincides with the CSU’s Southern California. electronic equipment such as laptops and month-long focus on sustainability issues They planned on hiring 50,000 peo- cell phones at no charge. in which energy independence endeavors ple on that Tuesday nationwide. The recycling of such “e-waste” offers throughout the system are highlighted. McDonald’s believe that the national an alternative to simply throwing it away The CSU is focusing on reducing its hiring day will bring bigger opportunities in traditional trash receptacles, which in carbon footprint by utilizing several types for everyone. California is illegal according to calrecycle. of alternative energy sources on its cam- The unemployment rate in Califor- ca.gov. puses. nia dropped to 12 percent in the month of “Electronic waste contains signifi cant Solar power capacity at the CSU has March, making this rate the lowest num- quantities of heavy metals, such as lead more than doubled in the past fi ve years, ber since Sep. 2009. and mercury, as well as petroleum plastics, and it is proposed to double again by the In 2010, the rate was 13 percent. that can leach into our environment with end of 2012, according to a CSU press re- With this record, CSUSB’s Career unhealthful impacts,” said Michelle Dyck- lease. Development Center has seen a differ- Turner, CSUSB Utilities and Waste Man- “Universities are the training ground ence in employment with their students. agement specialist. for a better, greener future,” said CSU “We’re seeing a slight increase [in The proceeds from items recycled Fri- Chancellor Charles B. Reed in the release. employment] yes, a little bit more posi- day will benefi t the United Way’s local 211 “We teach our students to deal with tomor- tive outlook,” said Carol Dixon, interim program, which is a 24-hour telephone re- row’s problems and our campuses are living director of the center and Coussoulis Are- Thomas Beck Photo | Courtesy of Flickr ferral service for people in San Bernardino Continued on Pg. 2 na director. A dip in employment is an encouraging sign for students. Make sure you CSUSB faculty wants students to Campus rocked Steriod usage: worth the risk for actually “learn” in school See Page 3 know your by Papa Roach, the reward? See Page 13 meat and how There’s no coyote calling at CSUSB, AAF and Panic! Catch all these stories and much more online at to handle it but there should be at the Disco See Page 7 See Page 5 See Page 11 coyotechronicle.net Chronicle Page 2 News Monday, April 25, 2011 Ban threatens right to bear arms By KYLA COOK Staff Writer acramento is faced yet again with a decision that borders a right outlined in the United SStates Constitution: the 2nd Amendment. The California legislature is faced with a bill that would ban people from openly carrying unloaded handguns in public and in plain sight (AB 144). “Open Carry” is currently legal in California and one does not need a per- mit or license to openly carry, but there are restrictions. Generally, if the fi rearm is not concealed, not loaded and not in a prohibited area (such as a school zone or government building) then it can be carried legally. According to ABC News, the contro- versy began when supporters of “Open Carry” began showing up at public places with their guns on display and making pe- Kyla Cook | Chronicle Photo destrians uncomfortable. California’s current controversial “open carry” policy allows citizens to carry weapons in plain site, but a proposed ban may restrict this policy if the bill passes and becomes a new law. Currently there are people and organi- zations on both sides speaking out on the says, “A gun in a public setting has to be Miller said he thinks that those who The California Assembly Public Safe- issue. viewed by a police offi cer as a threat. And oppose rights to carry a fi rearm (open or ty Committee has made “Open Carry” a State Assemblyman Anthony Portan- as such, it takes our resources away to deal concealed) are based on that they are not misdemeanor offense which can be pun- tino (D-La Canada Flintridge) said, “It’s with that threat,” also reported from ABC used to seeing it. ished by a $1,000 fi ne and up to six months just too close for comfort for average Cali- News. “People quit exercising their rights so in jail. In all but seven states and the Dis- fornians. You don’t need a weapon to buy On the other hand, those against the when people see a gun they panic,” Miller trict of Columbia, there is some form of a cheeseburger.