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California State University, San Bernardino CSUSB ScholarWorks Coyote Chronicle (1984-) Arthur E. Nelson University Archives 3-4-1999 March 4th 1999 CSUSB Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/coyote-chronicle Recommended Citation CSUSB, "March 4th 1999" (1999). Coyote Chronicle (1984-). 447. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/coyote-chronicle/447 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 NICLE Echoes From The Highlands VOLUME 33, ISSUE 15 CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN BERNARDINO March 4, 1999 Mayor Judith Valles: A Vision on Education By D'Lorah DeBarge Staff Writer Valles believes that it is incum policy, to assist me in that task bent upon the three education lev force. Dr. Nabil Razzouk, has been The city of San Bernardino els, namely K-12, San Bernardino very helpful in my task force for wants to develop a plan for local Valley College and CSUSB to co the business community, and Dr. education to bring up the head operate. She wants a "seamless Lee Hansen is helping us develop count. Apparently, education fig tlow" from kindergarten through a business plan..,I recognize and ures cited in the press suggest that university. reach to the university more and too few students in the San Ber Furthermore, she wants to ad more." nardino City School district, don't dress the widely-held notion that Valles extended an open invita make it to college. more minority women are needed tion to CSUSB students who wish Mayo'- Judith Valles wants to in sciences. This action plan would to participate in internship pro change that, "Our goal" she said, address those issues and more. grams. "Through our S.B.E.T.A. "is to increase the numbers." The university is a valuable re program, we would like to hire in While there are those at city hall source for the city because of the terns who are interested in city who believe the" numbers are in experts on staff there. For ex government," said Valles, "those accurate, nonetheless, the mayor ample," Valles said, "I will be em who are interested could work in wants a "solid city-wide action barking upon a major study of our the council office or city plan,"to create a program where charter, and I hope to include and administrator's office. there is more faculty to faculty ar ask some of the (CSUSB)faculty ticulation meetings. members that deal with public Mayor The honorable Mayor Judith Valles page 3 INSIDE... CFA REJECTS TENTATIVE AGREEMENT News New Major By Amber Miner Meisenhelder, was a meeting of Chronicle Staff Writer ...page 3 the CSUSB CFA Executive Opinions & Board held on Tuesday. At this The membership of the Califor meeting, the Board discussed fu Editorials nia Faculty Association rejected ture plans of action. Theyalsodis- US World Role theCal State University's proposed cussed how to communicate the ...page 5 Tentative Agreement with a vole of local chapter's views and opinions 57% to 43%. At CSUSB, 190 to the statewide CFA. Features members voted, with 140, or 74% Then, in the middle of the week, Gallery Opening voting no on the TA. The results a meeting was held between the ...page 7 from the other 21 CFA chapters are Chancellor, Charles Reed, Board Art & not yet available. of Trustees representatives, and of The final results of the vote were ficers from the statewide CFA. Entertainment a surprise to many CFA members. The purpose of this meeting was Battle of the Boy Bands Prior to the rejection of the TA, to discuss what happens next. ..page 12 CSUSB members were discussing The third meeting regarding the on the campus network a merit pay negotiations will be the CFAPresi- boycott as one of the. last options dents' Council meeting, to be held Horoscopes to oppose the TA. Now, CFA mem this weekend. This meeting ..page 17 bers are in a position to formulate brought the presidents of the 22 new plans as to how to handle con chapters together to devise a "plan tract negotiations. of Action". This plan will focus And Much More The first step according to cam on the steps to be taken over the pus chapter president Tom next few months by the CtA. News The Coyote Chronicle March 4,1999 John Locher Memorial Award New Director Calling all student editorial car of $5 in check or money order A new director has been toonists! You can win an all-ex made payable to: AAEC/John named to a new position at pense paid trip to the Association Locher Memorial Award Con CSUSB. Dr. Susan M. Coo of American Editorial Cartoonists' test. Part-Time Job Expo per, formerly the director of Convention in Chattanooga, Ten Entries should include the academic computing and me nessee. following information: naiiie, dia at the university, has been Student cartoonists are invited to age, address, university, student named to the post, a director enter four clean copies of each of newspaper (comics have been Thursday, March 4 of distributed learning. Her their best-published editorial car published in,) telephone, date, 10 a.m. •2 p.m. job will be to guide the toons. Since it is students only, fax, and e-mail. university's progress in deliv prol^ssionals can not enter. 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