THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT VOICE OF CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN BERNARDINO SINCE 1965 CCoyoteoyote ChronicleChronicle COYOTECHRONICLE.NETNET Vol.VlLIN LI, No. 6 MONDAY,MONDAY FEBRUARY FEB 23, 2015 Isolated incident not Cheap, organic BDSM is not just Students workout a hate crime, pg. 6 facial masks, pg. 9 about pain, pg. 12 with trainers, pg. 15 CCBriefs: By JORGE CAMPOS SSnownow ddayay brings fun to CCSUSBSUSB Staff Writer Robocop prototype (Feb. 14) By TANIYA HARWELL tickets for free T-shirts. events of the day. In Miami, Florida, a group of sci- Staff Writer This year Rec Sports and ASI part- “I’ve never been to a Snow Day. Thee entists developed a prototype of “Robo- nered with the DEN Food Pantry, which slide exceeded my expectations,” said stu-- cop,” robot with elements that allow it The seventh annual Snow Day brought donates food to CSUSB students in need, dent Celina Calderon. to serve as a patrol offi cer, according to snowboarding, sledding, and campus-wide to increase attendance to the event and help Snow Day also featured carnival stylee beforeitsnews.com. philanthropy to CSUSB. generate canned goods for the pantry and booths where students could play gamess Although it’s still a prototype, there Snow Day was held by Recreational students. and learn about resources on campus. are companies who have shown their (Rec) Sports and ASI from 11 a.m. to 4 Students were asked to donate canned The Student Health Center hosted ann interest in the model and the functions p.m. on the Commons lawn on Feb. 19. goods in exchange for something special. alcohol awareness booth where studentss that are being created, according to The Students had the option of snowboard- “We donated a ton of canned food and were asked to pour what they thought wass News-Herald. ing down a long slope, ice skating, and nonperishable items to the den in exchange a standard drink into a red Solo cup. Canada allows strip searching of building snowmen on the play fi eld. for free In-n-Out,” said Amanda Flood, the “I worked the event last year. Theree students (Feb. 17) Some special features of this year’s marketing supervisor for the Student Rec- are defi nitely more people here,” said Saraa It is acceptable to strip search stu- event included well-known campus DJ reation and Fitness Center. Garcia, lead peer adviser for the Studentt dents in Quebec if they are suspected of Infi nity and a photo booth that gave away Students were impressed with the Health Center. carrying drugs, and as long as it is done respectfully. The seventh annual A student stripped down for suspi- Snow Day continued cion of selling weed to a friend stated to amaze CSUSB stu- that the search left her feeling “intimi- dents with all the win- dated, violated, and ashamed.” ter season activities. Man beats wife after not being Students gathered able to get her dress off (Feb. 17) around and enjoyed At 2:55 a.m., Amy Dawson’s hus- the fun while taking band decided to attack her when he their minds off the failed to take off her dress the night of stress of being a col- their wedding. lege student during Dawson’s husband, who remained midterms. Attendees unnamed, attempted to undo his wife’s even put together dress. “Olaf” the snowman After he failed, he got up, and sat (pictured left) while on top of her and started punching her. cooling off in front of Dawson fi led for divorce after the as- the Commons. sault, according to New York Post. Man must pay $30k for a kid who is not his (Feb. 17) Carnell Alexander could go to jail for $30,000 owed in child support for a CSUSB bomb scare child that isn’t his. Alexander was made Who is responsible the father by default after his ex listed OPINION By CLARISSA TOLL him as father when applying for welfare Asst. News Editor benefi ts. The state claims that they notifi ed for underemployment? On Wednesday, Feb. 18 a report of an unattendedd Alexander of a paternity hearing, and backpackb resulted in the evacuation of University Halll when he didn’t show up, the state de- anda the involvement of the San Bernardino Sheriff’ss clared that he was the father. Alexander By ANGIE BURKHART while overlooking other important DepartmentD Bomb Disposal Unit. never received the notice, because he Staff Writer culprits. The owner of the backpack returned to retrieve thee was in prison serving a sentence for an I believe the companies doing bagb a few hours after the incident was reported. earlier crime, according to inquisitor. Employers and college gradu- the hiring play a large role in these The backpack and its contents were being ana-- com. ates are equally responsible for high unemployment rates. llyzed by the Bomb Disposal Unit when the owner ar-- Baby boy survives after falling unemployment and underemploy- “For our nation’s youngest rrived on scene, according to Joe Gutierrez, Public Af-- onto railroad tracks (Feb. 19) ment rates among college graduates workers, as well as for the work- ffairs Assistant Director. A baby boy survived after being as colleges and universities are. force at large, there is a real need for The initial report was made at 7:42 p.m. Some stu-- born in a train toilet and dropped down “About 1.5 million, or 53.6 per- employers to reexamine how they ddents reported not being evacuated until 9 p.m. a moving train onto the tracks. Most of cent, of bachelor’s degree holders hire, train, and develop their em- The evacuation was lifted by 9:45 p.m., accordingg the trains in India have holes to drop all under the age of 25 last year were ployees,” stated Katherine Lavelle tto the Press Enterprise. waste directly onto the tracks below, jobless or underemployed, the high- from Accenture, the global manage- No campus alert was made during or immediatelyy which lead to an accident when a wom- est share in at least 11 years,” stated ment consulting fi rm that conducted ffollowing the event. an accidentally gave birth in the toilet. author Hope Yen in her Associated the study. Students were notifi ed of the incident the follow-- Offi cials guarding the railway Press article Half of Recent College It seems more and more com- iing afternoon through emails sent by the departmentt claim to have heard a baby crying and Grads Underemployed or Jobless. panies are overlooking recent col- oof University Advancement and the department of Ad-- informed authorities about this after res- This statistic is alarming, and I lege graduates for lack of due to mministration and Finance. cuing the child who survived with minor believe some are quick to point the lack of experience, and passing off Attempts to contact Campus Police went unan-- injuries, according to The Independent. fi nger at colleges and universities Continued on Pg. 5 sswered. News Chronicle Page 2 Monday, February 23, 2015 Fracking =earthquakes By DANNI YBARRA it’s also lowering my gas prices!” said stu- Staff Writer dent Sameje Palmer. Though some see its advantages, some A new study estimates that over 200 believe they do not outweigh the conse- earthquakes in Oklahoma and Kansas this quences. year are due to fracking. “The earth has its own cycle and if we A “big one” may be in store for the fu- continue to interrupt, we’re going to have ture, reported ABC News. to deal with some pretty serious conse- Although there is a slim chance that quences,” said student Daniel Castellanos. a large earthquake will happen in the near “I think it’s easy to forget that the future, the study, conducted by Geophysi- earth was here before us and not the other cist William Ellsworth of the U.S. Geologi- way around. We got to respect it,” contin- cal Survey (USGS), shows that the contin- ued Castellanos. uous fracking responsible for the increase Whether or not fracking is the only in smaller earthquakes can eventually lead cause of these earthquakes, we do know to a “big one” with devastating results, re- for certain that in the last seven days there ported ABC News. have been nine earthquakes, big enough “Fracking does cause earthquakes. to feel, reported in Oklahoma and two in Last year, Oklahoma overtook California Kansas. USGS reports that nine of the 11 as the state with most earthquakes, and the earthquakes had a shaking intensity of 4.0. only reason is because of fracking,” stated This is a huge difference in the states’ CSUSB lab instructor Ross McIntosh. average of less than two earthquakes per When drilling and releasing the high- year for nearly 100 years, according to pressure water into the ground, it awakens BBC news. long dormant faults and causes movement While Oklahoma is receiving much and fault slipping. of the spotlight for the increase in earth- “Fracking is the process of drilling quakes, many other states where the frack- down into the earth before a high-pressure ing process is being performed also had an water mixture is directed at the rock to re- increase. lease the gas inside,” stated BBC News. However these states, like Texas and The process allows for the retrieval Ohio, are not at risk for a major earthquake of oil and natural gas from hard-to-reach like Oklahoma and Kansas are, stated ABC spots underground. News. It is all for energy purposes and is Other states that have fracking, like helping to increase oil production in the Arkansas, are seeing a decrease in man- U.S.