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California State University, San Bernardino CSUSB ScholarWorks Coyote Chronicle (1984-) Arthur E. Nelson University Archives 1-27-2000 January 27th 2000 CSUSB Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/coyote-chronicle Recommended Citation CSUSB, "January 27th 2000" (2000). Coyote Chronicle (1984-). 483. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/coyote-chronicle/483 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]. The Coyote HRONICLE Echoes From The Highlands VOLUME 35, ISSUES CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN BERNARDINO JANUARY 27, 2000 Campus Construction to Continue New Home for Social and Behavioral Science Building in the Works By Denise Zamora phy, History, Political Science, Chronicle Staff Writer Psychology, Social Work, and Sociology. The movement of Ca! Slate is furiher expanding these nine departments into this its campus with t.he construction building will not cause any other of the new Social and Behavioral pre-existing buildings to close. Sciences building; It is designed When finished, the Social to relocate many departments and Behavioral Sciences build into one, closer-working envi ing will measure over 138,OOOsq. ronment. ft. and will have six stories, in Nine departments, previ cluding a basement. Contained ously spread throughout the cam within will be 102 faculty of pus, will be mo-ved into this fices, an auditorium with a ca building, which will be located pacity of 175 people, two lecture between the faculty office build halls with a capacity of 60 people ing,.Physical Sciences building, and nine classrooms. It will also and the Visual Arts building. contain 31 computer and re The departments being relo search labs, a child and human cated are Anthropology, Crimi -Construction nal Justice, Economics, Geogra continued on page 2 An artist's representation of the planned Social and Behavioral Sciences Building Softball Coach Suspended for NCAA Violation- • Roxanne Berch violating the NCAA extra-benefit Nancy Simpson will submit a the last two years, said Clark to computer science where she was accused of giving play rule and will be replaced in the report to the NCAA, about the The Sun, but their donations will named Ail-American in 1984. interim by assistant softball coach university's two-and-a-half month amount to less than. $25 each. Berch is on a year-to-year ers inappropriate gifts. Sandy Klapp. investigation. The NCAA can still Clark said Berch paid for contract. Her return for next year's Athletes involved must The rule, stated a recent article hand out punishments to Berch, the numerous meals, rented her a hotel season will depend on an in The San Bernardino Sun, softball program, and the room on two occasions, and evaluation made at the end of the donate to charity or defines "an extra benefit.[as] any university for these violations. bought her a gold bracelet. Clark year, said Cal State's sports face ineligability. special arrangement by an The athletes involved, including quit the team during last season information director Bill Gray. institutional employee or a Leia Clark, will be ineligible to and is not returning for this season. "This evaluation involves how well the team does this season, By Kristy Rostawicki representative of the institution's play unless they donate to a charity Berch has an overall record of the value of the extra benefit given 174-175 at Cal State. She is how she relates to the players, peer Chronicle Staff Writer athletics interests to provide a student athlete ... a benefit not out by Berch. For Clark to return starting her seventh season as the evaluations, and then the final expressly authorized by NCAA for her last year of eligibility, she head coach of the softball program, overall evaluation by athletic Cal State softball coach Roxanne legislation." Berch was accused must donate $168 to a charity. which started in 19.87. Berch director Nancy Simpson," said Berch has been suspended for the of giving extra benefits to players. About five other students received played softball at U.C. Riverside Gray. first four games of the season for Cal State Athletic Director extra benefits from Berch within while earning her degree in The Roving Reorter attacks campus News ...2 ...page 5 Features.. 4 Opinions....... 5 Fj...... .,,8 Need Help with your Wally's thoughts on Sports ..11 Credit Card debt? Super Bowl XXXIV .page 3 ...page 13 Comics ..15 News Page 2 The Covote Chronicle January 27, 2000 Semesters at Cal State? Not Before 2005 By Chris Elwell college campuses, including all tial policy change. More than three sense of security with the extra To the relief of many students Chronicle Staff Writter junior colleges, are currently op fourths believed students should time in a semester system. Stu who were afraid of being disrupted erating successfully on the semes have a say in this major shift. Only dents also said the quarter system academically by the change to se Students can breathe a sigh of ter system. Changing to a semes 5 percent said students should not more closely parallels the real mesters, the semester system can relief. Despite persistent rumors, ter system will also make the trans have a voice in the matter, leaving world, in that deadlines come rap not even be implemented until the there arc currently no active plans fer process to CSUSB a much around 20 percent undecided. idly and that functioning in a quar computer management system, for CSUSB to change from the smoother one. Once on the semes All of those who supported ter system better prepares them for which will make the semester quarter system to the semester sys ter system, CSUSB will be able to student involvement said there life after college. system possible, is installed. This tem, a switch that could have af- offer the same courses as other should be a vote and some also On the other hand, one means that most students will have Tected students' registration for colleges. Also, Pritchard said that suggested a meeting with the presi CSUSB student, Jeremiah Lack, graduated by-the time the change Fall 2000. semester systems are more cost- dent or a petition.; One student, supported the change, saying, "The takes place. A decision on the change has effective for the university. even suggested a state mandate. quarter system puts too much em . Whether or not they will be been postponed, probably until at Last quarter, rumors of the The 72 percent in favor of the phasis on accumulating credits, affected, most students arc in least 2005, after the CSU system change to semesters shocked many quarter system supported their while the semester system puts agreement that such a major deci enacts a new information integra students, who believed that this view with a variety of reasons, the more emphasis on accumulating sion should be made with more tion program, according to CSUSB change would directly affect them most prevalent being that the knowledge," student input. Associate Provost of Academic in the near future. Of 73 students longer duration of the semester Programs Jerrold Prilchard. intefviewed last quarter about the causes students to become bored, /T % The decision for CSUSB to idea, 84 percent said they were procrastinate more, and get further Covote convert from the quarter to semes unaware such a major change behind on their work. Students 0®ONI([CLE ter system is attractive to the uni could immenently take place. also said they liked the sense of versity for a variety of reasons. For These students were upset they had deadline that the quarters offer and University Hall, Room 037 one, 92 percent of United States not been informed of this poten^ that they would experience a false 5500 University Parkway . San Bernardino, CA 92407 (909) 880-5289 (newsroom) (909) 880-5931 (business office) Construction sociate vice president of academic poned after the Northridge earth FAX (909) 880-7009 Qont.frompg l personnel. There will also be an quake struck. Instead of con E-Mail: [email protected] development center for research Anthropology museum located structing a new building, the pre and observation, and a Political within the building, and a Psychol existing buildings were retrofit Science debate room, which ogy counseling center, which will ted for future safety. will be modeled after the United be open to the public. , At present, the project is still Staff Writers : MIndy Stevenson, Kelly Denny, Nations. The Social and Behavioral Sci in the bidding stages. The con Nicole Randolph, Chris Elwell, Blllie Jo Morgan, The conference room will ences building was originally tractors' bids will be in by Feb Carol Smith, Patricia Barreto, Carol Nishida, Lance be named in honor of J.C. planned to be built in 1991, but be ruary I and ground breaking will Cook, Tia Hem, Lewis Mireles, Nino Lopez, Rick Robinson, a history professor cause of the budget cuts that oc begin In spring of this year. The Fleener, Phyllis Calderon, Gilbert Cervantes who taught for over thirty years curred that year, was postponed. two-year, $32 million project is at Cal State and was also the as Construction was further post set to open in spring of 2002. Executive Editor Katherina Seigworlh The first floor of the new Social/Behavioral Sciences, courtesy of the Department Managing Editor Jeremiah Newhouse News Editor Bill Marshall III Features Editor Jorgie Salazar Opinions Editor Donald Willis Arts/Entertainment Editor JenniferThierry Sports Editor Chris Walenta Copy Editor Stacey Fullwiler Design Editor JenniferThierry Online Editor Jeremiah Newhouse Production Assistant Lance Cook Advertising Manager Brandon Harms Distribution Manager Booker Chatman Faculty Advisor Robin Larsen Business Manager Dan Tuckerman The CoyoW Chronicle (The Chroiiicte) is published on every Thursday during • COLLEGE cmAOUATE RESEARCH ROOM (he academic session by ihe Depuriment of Coin muni cation .Studies, Caliroriiia • AUDITORIUMS State University.