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THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT VOICE OF CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN BERNARDINO SINCE 1965 OYOTE HRONICLE COYOTECHRONICLE.NET C Vol. L, No. 2 MONDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2014 Parking on campus at Night market in OC “The Walking Dead’s” Men’s soccer “kickin’ its worst, pg. 5 with food & fun, pg. 8 explosive debut, pg. 11 up the heat, pg. 16 Snapchat Proposition 1 Photos leaked on the internet plans to By JACOB COLLINS “I would like to inform the public that Staff Writer Snapsaved.com was hacked. The diction- save water ary index the poster is referring to was An unauthorized third party service never publicly available. We had a miscon- By ANTHONY SILVA that saves Snapchat photos called Snap- fi guration in our Apache server. Snapchat Staff Writer saved was hacked on Thursday, Oct. 9. has not been hacked and these images do According to The Daily Beast, about not originate from their database,” said the Proposition 1, a measure aimed at 90 thousand photos were leaked. third party Snapsaved.com in a statement millionilli activei users, accordingdi to a MMash-h addressing the state’s water crisis, will Forbes Magazine states that as many on their Facebook page. able article. be on the ballot on November 4th. as 200 thousand photos may have been Snapsaved.com has now been shut When student Courtney Polk learnedd Proposition 1 proposes $7.1 billion leaked. down and users are warned not to seek out about the hack she was shocked. in general bonds to fund the improve- The attack has been dubbed as, “The the photos. “People’s personal pictures that theyy ment of California’s water supply. Snappening” by 4Chan and Reddit users, According to an International thought would only last for seconds are The funds would be allocated into referencing the iCloud hack which oc- Business Times article, some of these pho- now out on the internet for everyone to categories: $520 million would go to- curred over the summer called, “The Fap- tos are explicit with underage children and see. It defeats the purpose of Snapchat,” wards public water system improve- pening.” distributing, downloading and viewing said Polk. ments, $2.7 billion for new facilities for This attack is different, however. The child pornography can carry severe penal- Privacy has been a touchy and com- groundwater storage and $725 million iCloud attack was targeted toward celebri- ties including a prison sentence up to 20 plicated issue with the rise of technology. for drinking water protection. ties but “The Snappening” is an un-target- years, according to experienced criminal “Privacy is an interesting piece. Peo- The bonds will be repaid over the ed attack that impacts a large amount of lawyers. ple say they want privacy but seem to be next 40 years using general tax rev- Snapchat users. Snapchat was created by Josh Meyers, willing to trade it on a whim. For exam- enues. This amounts to an average of According to a statement made by Reggie Brown and Bobby Murphy. It is a ple, last year Sony released a free albumm $360 million a year that would be paid Snapchat, the majority of affected users messaging app that allows users to send through a special app for Android. Whenn back by taxpayers. are in Europe and are between the ages of photos and videos with text and drawings you installed the app it downloaded all No money has been attached to spe- 13 and 17. to their friends. your recent contacts and calls right off yourr cifi c projects as of yet. If the measure As a result of the hack, Snapsaved The media is meant to be deleted au- phone. Did that dissuade people? No,” passes, any proposed water projects will alerted users of the breach through social tomatically after being opened by the re- stated Tony Coulson, Ph.D. professor andd be subject to a legislative vote. media. cipients. Snapchat has approximately 100 director of the cyber security center in ann This provision was added to the bill Continued on Pg. 3 Continued on Pg. 4 Myths on Ebola debunked By YARA DEL RIO-DOMINGUEZ Ebola exposure,” said Dr. Patricia Smith, Staff Writer CSUSB director of the student health cen- ter. he Ebola virus has entered “We have a large community here on the U.S. Here are some facts campus,” said student Luis Portobanco. about the Ebola virus and “International students and those who Thow it spreads from one per- studied abroad this summer should all be son to another. more aware of the Ebola symptoms be- According to Nature World News, cause they go hand-in-hand with fl u-like “Ebola is thought to have had originated symptoms if they are feeling sick.” in small and unassuming animals in West The campus is in direct communica- Africa.” tion with the county epidemiologist and It is not transmitted through air and has a campus-wide disaster plan, which water, contrary to what many people be- includes communicable disease response. lieve. It is also untrue that expensive hand According to the Centers for Disease sanitizers are necessary for aiding in the Control and Prevention (CDC), Ebola is prevention of contracting Ebola. transmitted through direct contact with “Routine hand washing with soap and broken skin, the eyes, nose, or mouth water is recommended. Ebola can be killed where bodily fl uids such as urine, saliva, with disinfectants like bleach,” according sweat, vomit, breast milk, and semen can to ABC News. enter. Students should be aware of the symp- “Students with a positive recent travel toms of the Ebola virus, because they are history to the endemic countries in combi- very similar to fl u symptoms. nation with symptoms are referred directly Early symptoms of Ebola include sud- to a local ER equipped to handle possible Continued on Pg.4 News Chronicle Page 2 Monday, October 20, 2014 Struggle over food and technology tightens wallets Americans cut back to afford electronics, neglecting daily necessities By CHELSEA GALVEZ the American people. Staff Writer “The most important piece of technology to me is my cell phone. This is mainly because I use it all day to keep merican spending is being compromised track of my schedule for my three jobs and school,” said in order to keep up with the latest and student Kaytlin Gretzner. greatest forms of technology. Cell phones have evolved from being a luxury to be- A A survey conducted by the Consumer ing a necessity in our fast-paced society. News and Business Channel (CNBC) showed that out of “Cellphones have quickly become the primary means 805 Americans, 394 claimed to have economized or cut of communication, and it’s not uncommon to fi nd people back spending on items such as food, healthcare, vacation using cellphones without using landline phones or com- and entertainment in order to keep up with advancing tech- puters for that matter. In short, the cellphone has quickly nology. moved from being a luxury or fl uff item to being a neces- “Technology is important because it is constantly sity,” said CSUSB Economics Professor and Chair Mayo changing, and has become a way of life since you are able Toruño. to do anything with technology; it keeps us connected, While cell phones and other means of technology which is why people feel lost without it,” said CSUSB stu- have grown to become a necessity in our society, it is no dent Amy Szerlip. surprise that many fear the possible consequences of this The survey further revealed that in order to afford trend. Chelsea Galvez | Chronicle Photo advancing technology, one third of those surveyed cut “One of the biggest consequences of this trend is that U.S. citizens prefer spending on new technology rather than on food and travel. back on entertainment spending, 11 percent purchased less people are going to lose the ability to have proper face to food, 20 percent cut back on clothing, and 10 percent re- face conversation. Using technology to communicate is ef- ported to have cut back on overall healthcare spending. fortless and emotionless, and people are relying too much “Technology is the greatest distraction and The general effects of economizing for technology are on technology to talk for them,” said Carollo. still unclear, as the CNBC survey continues to be analyzed Some believe that this new technology is worth econ- as this trend continues, people are never and studied for further information. Some feel that spend- omizing for because it helps us manage our daily lives ef- ing more on this new technology is justifi ed. fi ciently, some believe that it is too consuming and will going to put their phones down and look “In a way, having the latest technology has become cause people to miss out on life. a fashion statement and it provides a source of entertain- “Technology is the greatest distraction and as this up, they will miss out on life.” ment on the go,” said student Brittney Carollo.