Otter Realm, September 15, 2005 (Vol. 12 No. 1)
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OTTER REALM September 15, 2005 California State University Monterey Bay’s Student-Run Newspaper Dedicated to Informing the Campus Community V.12 No. l Kimber Solana, Staff Reporter he decided something had to [email protected] change. “It is not how we want to pro As of this semester, hope vide this service, but budgetary of reading books through constraints or the inability to Electronic Reserve is dead. obtain digital rights permission The web-based system, have caused this change,” said Electronic Reserve (E-res), Robnett. that allows students and fac Publishers ultimately decide ulty access to reading materials how much they want to charge online, has become the victim the library for the use of their of rising copyright costs and a publications. limited budget. Publishers also determine the The library has been forced costs of their materials by tak RIP to remove book chapters from ing into account the length of the Electronic Reserve system, the course and the number of but is allowed to keep journal students attending the class. and magazine articles online. “The costs are there and are Electronic Reserve “When an instructor requests real,” said Robnett. “Paying a book chapter or chapters for these costs year after year also reserve,” said Library Director meant that fewer library materi Cut down in its prime, Bill Robnett, “we now put the als could be purchased for the Image manipulated by Rachel Kane actual physical book on reserve CSUMB collections.” survived by Blackboard. at the library.” Along with rising costs, the Robnett proposed the library has also experienced an Lockdown..................2 Men’s soccer..............7 Blue Fin.................. 12 changes over the summer after increase of publishers denying INSIDE Arson......................... 3 Sailing coach.............S CD Compilation.... 13 seeing the cost of maintaining digital rights for their assets. Pres. Selection.......... 4 Basketball recuits........9 Miss Epiphany.........14 Electronic Reserve rise every This forces students and Green Energy............ 5 War re-enactment.. 10 Letters...................... 15 year. Costs have risen from libraries to buy the materials Sports fee.................. 6 Sir Mix-a-Lot.......... 11 News Briefs............16 $6,000 to $7,000 in the first themselves, increasing the prof year to over $25,000 last year. its for publishers and expand It was last year when Robnett ing their markets. saw the tally of the costs when ERES continued on page 3 s"'" . Alleged rape investigation halted friends soon after, according to the report. Adam Joseph, Managing Editor waiting room at the Community According to the University The night began low-key as the The accuser and the suspect [email protected] Hospital of the Monterey Police Department’s police report, accuser and three of her friends found themselves alone in her Peninsula and cried. sometime between the hours of “kicked back,” drank beer, and room later that night. They had Just before midnight on the Her Residential Advisor, 10 p.m. and 12:24 a.m. on August read tarot cards in her room. The around three beers apiece by Sunday before the start of Larry Lindquist, brought her to 20, she alleged that she had been 29-year-old suspect, a TAT major then and began kissing. the Fall Semester, a female the hospital around 6:30pm that raped in her dorm room in the 211 the accuser had met on myspace. RAPE continued on page 3 freshman at CSUMB sat in a evening. residence hall. com, joined her and three of her News Events Res Halls locked round the clock ‘Safety Hours’ implemented in response to theft Friday, Sept 16 thru 18 Monterey Jazz Festival Scott Horbaly, Staff Reporter halls. lessen their workload.” honestly had no more than 10 e- The oldest outdoor jazz [email protected] “Ultimately we decided 24 However, Keller insists that a mails back from students,” said festival in the country. hours was the way to go,” said mass e-mail was sent to students Keller. Happening at the Monterey What Residential Life refers to as RHA President Stacie Keller. via Open Forum last semester to She continued by saying that Fairgrounds and Exposition For students like Thomas if enough students felt strongly Park. “24-Hour Safety Hours” has been White, who didn’t know about “So if my girlfriend about the new policy it could be Call (831) 373-3366 for enforced in all residential halls the new policy until he came wants to drop by or I reversed, but it would have to go ticket availability. and North Quad suites and apart ments since Aug. 29. home on Aug. 29, the decision is want to visit a friend through the RHA board and that problematic. would take time. Monday, Sept. 19 and 26 Instead of locking main doors in another building, “So if my girlfriend wants to On the other hand, Roger 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. from 10 p.m. to 8 a.m., doors it’s going to require drop by or I want to visit a friend Tanioka, a CSUMB student, Tabling for on-campus will be locked 24 hours a day. planning,” in another building, it’s going voter registration in Residential Housing Association -THOMAS WHITE didn’t think the new safety mea the Main Quad. (RHA) suggested the new devel to require planning,” said White. sures were a bad thing and cited Contact Lindsey Stetson opment late last semester due “Instead of an ‘increase in secu the locking procedures at other rity’ it feels more like the [resi universities as “much worse.” (805) 901-3698 for more to ongoing grievances of stolen poll students on the issue. “We information. items and strangers entering the dent advisors] and UPD trying to Tuesday, Sept. 20 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Town hail meeting for stu dents to give feedback on the selection of CSUMB’s new president. Held in the University Centers Fireplace Living room Friday, Sept. 23 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. Gamma Zeta Alpha will host a dance for CSUMB students in the University Center Balllroom. Saturday, Sept. 24 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. MPCC Second Annual Texas Hold ‘em Charity Roundup will take place at the Monterey Fairgrounds. Music, food, no-host PHOTOS BY KIMBER SOLANA bar and amateur poker. In honor of the September 11th trag Proceeds go to support edy, the College Republicans dedicated a local non-profit organiza tions. memorial in front of the Dining Commons. It included two flags symbolizing the Twin Thursday, Sept. 29 Towers. Patriotic messages such as "Never 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Forget" and "Thank you NYFD" were writ Vocalist, composer and ten with chalk on the sidewalks on the arranger, Perla Batalla, will perform at the World anniversary of the attack. Theatre. $25 - general admission $22 - group admission $10 - CSUMB students 2 Otter Realm | Sept. 15—Sept. 29,2 005 News The changes in E-Res have not E-res ...from page 1 been easy to some faculty. “I Apartment fire could be arson E-Res was developed to give do think the E-Res crisis over the residents were unharmed. fellow resident on Fredericksburg, students the ability to access summer has made it difficult for Tyler Farm, Saff Reporter The resident of the apartment Lisa Ciraulo, a senior at CSUMB articles and other reading mate many faculty members,” said GS [email protected] collected some of his belongings said, “I have no idea. This is the rials round the clock. The library Professor Julie Shackford-Bradley. before the place was boarded up first time I have heard.about this. introduced E-Res five years ago To be ready for the fall semes After an alleged arson at 3125 and residential life relocated him. I am shocked that they wouldn’t by digitizing articles and book ter, Shackford-Bradley created Fredericksburg Court, police have Within the hours of 7 p.m. and inform other residents on the street chapters that were not in the her own PDF files and hired few leads and a burglary at the 2 a.m. the next day, the apart of something as big as arson.” CSUMB library collection. someone to scan her files over residence to investigate. ment was broken into through the The Dean of Residential Life, “Because it is web based, stu the summer. Police and firefighters boards and a large sum of cash Andy Klingelhoefer said, “First dents at 3 a.m. in the morning or Shackford-Bradley is one of responded to the fire on Aug. 18. was stolen. of all, it is not known if the fire a student who is in Alabama or many faculty members who Alaska can access the files they According to the police report, “a Police are still investigating was arson, burglary or accidental. have decided to use Blackboard, need,” said Robnett. an online classroom tool, to pro plug outlet behind a burnt couch” the arson and burglary. Lt. Earl The office of Residential Life and “It allowed me to provide stu vide readings and assignments was the initial assumed culprit for Lawson of the University Police Alliance Management have been dents access to course materials for their students. the fire. Department said that some evi and continue to be concerned well in advance,” said Professor “The alternative the library Chris Pentony, assistant to the dence, including fingerprints, was about student safety.” Benjamin Nurse. proposed is not viable,” said California State Fire Marshall, found at the scene. Police units continually patrol “E-Res also cut down on the Shackford-Bradley. “There indicated after further investigation The resident was unable to the East Campus apartments amount of copying I had to do should have been some consul that, “the source and location of be contacted for comment.