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FIRST CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY SAN MARCOS INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER www.thecsusmpride.com TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2009 VOL. XXII NO. 2 HAT'S ISIDE W" CUSSES? WE DON'T & Places «RESIDENT HAYNES CALL FOR HELP (fan abroad STIIDENTS AND ENTIBE COMMUNITY BY JACKIE CARBAJAL Editor-in-Chief On Aug. 27, 2009, while Cal State University San Marcos' President Karen Haynes addressed canipu$ staff and See Page 4 faculty at the university convo- cation, the California Faculty Association held an alternative Sports convocation to address key con- cerns faculty had in regard to the Sports recap effects of budget cuts. The' alter- native convocation consisted of SÄ8* over 120 faculty members who all worked together to actively plan ahead for the upcoming semester. As the semester pushes for- ward into mid-September, the CFA continues to assemble and rally support in protest of the disabling cuts to higher educa- tion. The effects of such cuts may already be evident to students, many of whom experienced dif- ficulty crashing courses. The j See Page 5 CFA is responsible for the asser- tive stance faculty is now taking against over-enrollment. "Class size is important in & Entertainment CSUSM's GFA chapter President Don Barrett and Professor Heidi Breuer protest the budget cuts during determining the ability of fac- University Hour by passing out complaint forms to students. Cheap eats ulty to give students the appro- priate level of attention neces- ules and campus operations. tion more and more difficult to incubation and innovation. This sary for success, but budget CSUSM's Academic Senate provide." dilemma should keep all of us demands have been steadily comprised of faculty members President Haynes recently up at night," Haynes said. increasing our class sizes to the across departments, compiled wrote an editorial in the August In closing, Haynes called point where we simply could samples of furlough language in 30, 2009 "North County Times" on the "North County Times" not provide the time necessary syllabi. The CFA provides these regarding the budget crisis at readers, and the entire county, for students," said CFA Asso- examples of furlough explana- CSUSM. to rally against the cuts to ciation Chapter President and tions on their website for fac- "There is no question that we higher education, "Join me in CSUSM Associate Professor of ulty to use. The CSUSM's CFA are positively impacting lives, sending this definitive message: Sociology, Don Barrett. "This chapter website, www.csusm. — but how can we continue to Our state budget cannot be bal- decision was a key part of why edu/cfa, also provides students educate and support students anced on the back of Califor- you saw many faculty encour- with the information necessary with quality when our budget nia's future." aging students in their first to help protest the cuts to the was dramatically slashed by $14 This call for help provides an days of classes to file complaint budget. million, or 20 percent of state example of the collaboration forms about the availability of See Page 6 An online complaint form is support, in one year? This is between faculty and admin- classes." available at the CFA website as the question that keeps me up at istration against the budget Last Tuesday and Thursday, well. The form headline reads: night," Haynes wrote. cuts made by the state. While ' mmr Sept. 8 and 10, CFA assembled "Got Classes? We don't. If you're "The fact is, Cal State San CSUSM faculty and staff are CSUSM faculty members in frustrated that you're paying Marcos and the public higher certainly frustrated with the Founders Plaza to protest the more for classes & an education education system in California current state of the budget, budget cuts and furlough days that you're not receiving, please are in crisis. The current options Haynes is not downplaying and also encourage students to fill out this complaint form." of reducing quality service to the magnitude of the cuts or join injhe protest. During the "In terms of complaint forms, students, of turning even more their effects on every member University Hour protests, fac- we have received hundreds [of students away, and of charging of the campus community and ulty members stood in between complaint forms] and will be students more are all distasteful beyond. Craven, Markstein, Science Hall giving those to the President and and largely unacceptable alter- "The faculty agrees with I and Academic handing out Provost, as well as to the Chan- natives — not just for Cal State President Haynes' assertions complaint forms to students. cellor's office and legislators," San Marcos, but for this region. that California's commitment Students may notice their syl- said Barrett. "This sort of visible An even less-educated com- to education is in serious doubt, labi include furlough explana- complaint is key to letting policy munity of tomorrow will not and that it is time to make it tions which detail the reason- holders know that students and be the community that attracts clear that we will not tolerate î Page i ing behind and consequences of faculty won't just quietly accept and retains businesses; it will continued actions that reduce furlough days for course sched- efforts that make quality educa- not continue to be the place of the quality of education." Tuesday, SEPTEMBER 15, 2009 Viewpoint THE PRIDE THE CIPRIDE EDITORIAL STAFF The aftermath of the $4 billion between Disney and Marvel EDITOR IN CHIEF I think Disney JACKIE CARBAJAL BY BILL RHEIN It remains up in the air how Though not all the Marvel Senior Staff Writer will be smart this will work with Univer- films have been successful, FACES AND PLACES * enough to not get sal Studios parks and their 1 do not want Disney to get EDITOR involved. As seen involved in any of the pro- MATT LEWIS Today, Marvel preexisting rides based on Comics releases with Paramount Marvel character. It looks ductions. If they can reserve ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT the highly antici- retaining Ironman, like they will either have to themselves to collecting EDITOR it looks like Disney pay Disney, or remove the profits from those already SANDRA CHALMERS pated video game sequel "Ultimate will let other stu- rides. Only time will tell if making great pieces of enter- COPY EDITOR Alliance 2." Yet dios continue to use AMY SALISBURY the big news sur- the heroes and then LAYOUT EDITOR rounding the comic collect their share RUDY MARTINEZ book company is the $4 bil- of the earnings. lion purchase by The Walt Since Disney bought Pixar, isrtep Company DISTRIBUTION MANAGER BILL RHEIN Disney Company. Disney, they have been wise to let Image courtesy of Walt Disney Co, already the largest entertain- them make their own movies. BUSINESS MANAGER & ment company, now owns the Pixar has had the freedom to Disneyland tainment, and SALES REPRESENTATIVE KRISTINA LAWLER rights to some of the most basically do what they want will acquire maybe throwing PRJD E_ADS#CS ÜSM. E DU popular comic heroes includ- and release films through a superhero some characters ing Spiderman, the X-Men, Disney. This has worked well themed ride. into the theme ADVISOR JOAN ANDERSON and Ironman. over the past 15 years. So if Hopefully, this parks, I will First off, this was a savvy Disney uses Marvel to make merger will not be a happy SENIOR STAFF WRITERS business move. Disney should money that's fine. I hope they really change much nerd. BILL RHEIN have no problem making back can avoid getting involved on the $4 billion spent acquiring the moviemaking side. Marvel. They stand to turn a On a more fun note, I huge profit off this deal. hope Disney can incorporate I am concerned for the fate Marvel characters into their of the comic company, espe- theme parks. Being a Marvel cially considering the rise of geek, I can already imag- superhero movies over the ine changes to Disneyland. past decade. My hope is that I look forward to seeing the Disney can keep its hands off Cajun hero Gambit in New of the comic and filmmaking Orleans Square area of the side. If they start meddling park, or Ironman walking with superheroes, I, among around Tomorrowland. 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