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Address www.coyo techro ~icl e .com C A L F 0 R N V E R S T y S A N B E R N A R D CALIFORNIA COLLEGE MEDIA ASSOCIATION AWARD WINNER Serving the CSUSB camp us for 41 years .Tuesday May 27, 2008 Vol. 41 Issue 22 $28.8 million to go Shantal Anderson Staff Writer an Be<rnardino Mayor Patrick Morris joined S the fight against the Governor's education budget cuts. The California Faculty Associ­ ation (CFA), Associated Students Incorporated (ASI) and Students for Quality Education (SQE) held a rally for the Governor's restoration of $288 million back into the Cali­ fornia State University (CSU) sys­ tem. "What we will try to do is our very best if there are budget cuts. San Bernardino, Riverside and Ontario ranked the worst fo r teenage We'll do our very best to make sure car crash fatalities in Califor nia (Melina Perez/Chronicle). the needed classes are offered, but there will probably be fewer of them offered, there probably will be. fewer services and there may be Crash fatalities larger classes. But we will try our very best to make sure no one slips in terms to time of graduation. We need to make sure the legislators overshadow IE also listen in and let them know that CSU and higher education is the so­ Melina Perez County experienced 61 teenage fa­ lution," said Morris. Staff Writer \ talities in 2007. There will be I 0,000 fewer stu­ Car crashes are the leading dents in the CSU system next year <ifeless teens atop a cause of death for teens in the US, than this year, which is about a 2.5 gurney wheeled away according to the Centers for Dis­ percent cut in the number of stu­ L from disfigured vehi- ease Control and Prevention, with dents. According to Morris, the cuts cles have become a common scene 6,000 occurring every year. will result in fewer college gradu­ across the Inland Empire, accord­ "The reason we are seeing ates in the ·future. The CFA, ASI and SQE held a rally for the Governor 's restoration of $288 million back into the Califor­ ing to a study released by Allstate such a high number offatal teen car Continued on P..K· 2 nia State University (CSU) system (Brian Spears/Chronicle). Insurance. The crashes is lack study examined There are 30 of education," 50 of the na­ Riverside CHP tion's largest fatalities for every Officer George 10,:year·plan seeks.affordability metropolitan 100,000 teenage Foard said. areas. "This includes Felice Deduyo them to act by informing their cau~ parency translates into greater stu­ Access to Excellence names · According collisions. .. four factors: Staff Writer cuses and making decisions that dent learning and informed con­ three major priorities for the sys­ to the study, San peer pressure, support education." stituencies," Achtenberg said. tem. First, increasing student access Bernard ino, speed, DUI and r hile more and more "Access to Excellence" pur­ "This is not a plan in theory, and success. Second, meeting the Riverside and Ontario ranked the restraints. At least one of the four students may not ports to be the gate to an ~ffordab l e but one crafted through an extraor­ state's need for economic and civic worst for teenage car crash fatali­ factors is involved in most teenage W be able to afford college education of reasonable dinary consensus process and one development needs. Lastly, sustain­ ties in California and 13th nation­ fatality car crashes." college, the California State Uni­ quality in the CSU system. · that will guide our decision making ing institutional excellence through wide. Speeding led all causes of car versity (CSU) Board of Trustees "Access to Excellence" is an to meet the challenges of the fu­ investments in CSU members.. For every 100 ,000 teenage col­ crashes, accounting for 34.5 per­ adopted "Access to Excellence, " a attempt to bridge the existing stu­ ture,." Achtenberg added. lisions, an estimated 30 fatalities cent of crashes. 10 -year plan fpr academic quality dent achievement gap and public occurred in the area. Lack of seat-belt-use followed and external programs. accountability, Roberta Achtenberg, Riverside and San Bernardino The goal of the plan is to make Chair of the CSU Board ofTrustees college educa- said. tion affordable. "How The 10-year "We want can students be plan builds upon affordable. .. and expected to pay the foundation quality these yearly fee . of the "Corner­ increases. How stone Initiative" education." can we continue adopted in 1998, to keep up with which identifies them?" asked priorities needed to meet the chal­ Duro .. "We are working more than lenges facing CSU students and one job and going to school full­ fa(fulty. time. Some of us have families and Nathonas Duro, student organ­ other expenses to attend to. If it is . izer for Students for Quality Edu­ taking an average of six years to cation (SQE), explained this CSU . graduate, how will I be able to pay effort in her statements:"We want the. six years worth of fees? Not affordable, accessible and quality only that but also books, gas, park­ education," Duro said, "I want our ing, living expenses, etc." legislators to understand the impact "Through 'Access to Excel­ budget cuts and fee hikes have on lence', the CSU positioned itself as the students. I want the legislators a leader in strengthening public ac­ The goal of "Access to Excellence" is to make college education af­ to hear our cry for help and I want countability and ensuring that trans- fordable (Felice Deduyo/Chro~ icle). ' (Page 4) ..--·---~-, ,> e s CHRONICLE PAGE 2 MAY 27.2008 2008-09 ASI officers set goals Dafne Solano · nance, Johnathan Billinger, gave She hopes to improve market- Staff Writer details about his position and ob- ing and advertisement of ASI jectives for his term of office. events and to conduct surveys to get 1th the school year coming "l plan on maki~g all clubs and student opinion on events they'd be organizations aware about the Club excited to see. to a close, the newly elected Allocation Budget (CAB) funding "It's going to be a great year 2008-2009 Associated Stu- process and the benefit of receiving for ASI. We've all known each W funding for their programs. As of other for a while and we communi­ dents Incorporated (ASI) officials have now, a little over half of the clubs cate very effectively, I know we big plans for the future at CSUSB. and organizations on campus do not will work well together," said use CAB funding which is a re- Madrigal. According to ASI's mission ·Natalia Carvajal who decided to re- source that should be taken advan- Palm Desert's newly elected statement, they are the recognized move herself from the race. tage of," said Billinger. vice president, David Pomeroy will voice of CSUSB students. The battle for Executive Vice be in charge of the club allocation ASI attempts to represent the President was initially too close to budget, chairing the advisory com­ interests, needs and concerns of the call. mittee, and interfacing the voice of 16,500 students to the CSUSB ad­ The ASI Elections Board de- ASI has big plans the students with the faculty and ministration, faculty and staff. cided that a run-off election would for the 2008-09 staff. · ASI includes the Board of Di- be t4e only way to determine the school year. ln an outgoing message for the rectors, the Finance Committee, the final outcome. newly elected officials, Anthony The rally gave students the opportunity to sign up for the "Alliance Club Allocation ·committee, the Tyree is now gearing up for a Conley gave his words of advice for the CSU" (Shantal Anderson/Chronicle). Activities Committee and the year ofdedicated service to CSUSB for success. · elected executives of ASI. students. In regards to Billinger's vision "Having the ability to really Continued: Jeremy Vasquez, the newly "My hopes are to enrich our for CSUSB's image in the upcom- . listen to those you represent and elected ASI President was unavail- campus and the surrounding com­ ing year, he anticipates this campus those you work with will truly able to comment regarding his ASI munity. I hope to see campus spirit will be viewed and respected as a allow you to become a better per­ victory. increase and for students to gather force to be reckoned with for our son and achieve your goals," said Students rally The position of Executive Vice as a unified voice to take on battles thriving campus pride. (;onley. "Comments have been made ing the CSU is so critical. President will be filled by Tyree against budget cuts and other prob­ J~ssica Madrigal will be the ASI hopes to achieve the before about the type ofpeople who "The CSU really is the oppor­ Vance who was scheduled to com- lems that affect us all," said Vance.