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California State University, San Bernardino CSUSB ScholarWorks Coyote Chronicle (1984-) Arthur E. Nelson University Archives 11-2-2009 November 2nd 2009 CSUSB Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/coyote-chronicle Recommended Citation CSUSB, "November 2nd 2009" (2009). Coyote Chronicle (1984-). 5. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/coyote-chronicle/5 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 INDEPENDENT STUDENT VOICE MONDAY com OF CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN BERNARDINO FOR 43 YEARS. 11.2.09 . Broken constitution Concerned Californians call for a complete governmental overhaul By DAVID CHERNIN However, cities, communities Staff Writer and organizations state-wide have felt the impact of these cuts. As the wounds of the economy Among the most impacted are allegedly heal, the flesh of the Cali- the California State Universities. fornia state government continues to According to the California State bleed. University Committee of Finance, The state continues to struggle there is currently a $584 million with budget cuts, tax increases and deficit in the 2009-2010 school year. policy-making decisions. With these cuts have come Currently there is an internal mandatory furloughs, class reduc- struggle between Republican and tions, increased tuition and lower Democratic representatives over admittance to the CSUs. Essentially, policy, budgets and political reform. tuition is 30 percent higher for 10 The idea of working together seems percent less class time due to to be impossible. mandatory furloughs. A major focus of the govern- There have been many proposi- ment is to close our estimated $24 tions made, such as the recently billion budget shortfall while avoid- voted-down Propositions 1A-C, ing the raising of taxes and avoiding which proposed to extend the tax in- as many cuts as possible. See Constitution Pg. 3 Chronicle Graphic Pot users breathe easy By ERIC BROWN edicinal marijuana ate at CSUSB explained how many Opinion Editor users and distribu- Californians are on the fence about the tors in California issue concerning marijuana. Schneider and 13 other states pointed out that marijuana is a horri- Coyote Chronicle M that allow for the use of medicinal ble substance, but that since it is legal, marijuana can rest easy now that the widely popular and it can help people, federal government has reached a new it's use is permissible. decision concerning marijuana. "If you use it legally for the right A new directive was issued Octo- reasons its OK, but only for the right ber 19th by the U.S. Department of reasons, and only for those who really Justice which allows federal investi- need it," Schneider said. gators to relax their Marijuana proceedings is very prevalent in against medicinal California, both users and distribu- "After trying every- legally and ille- tors as long as they gally, thus the con- comply with state thing to help ease the cern over the laws. pain... I decided to go for recent decision is This is due in something different." extremely high. Pg. 7 part to the Obama Many, administration's An anonymous student such as Schneider, Eric Brown | Chronicle Photo pushing for federal believe that people authorities to focus will abuse the sys- their resources on serious drug traf- tem due to the fact that they are not fickers whilst protecting and taking under constant scrutiny from federal into account state laws. This is in stark authorities. Still, there are many sup- New federal directive contrast to the Bush administration of porters who advocate full legalization dealing with all marijuana users as of the drug because they believe it will protects medicinal marijuana criminals and using all available re- lower crime and boost the economy. users and growers sources to investigate users in all Whether people are undecided, states regardless of state laws. for or whole-heartedly against medic- Chris Schneider, an undergradu- See Marijuana Pg. 12 Water shortages threaten California Sizzlin’ Singles Sizzlin’ Check out our all-music Entertainment Special Section Volume XLIII Number 4 [email protected] Story on Pg. 3 (909) 537-5289 Chronicle Page 2 News Monday, November 2, 2009 Coyote wannabes get a campus peek By AUSTIN DODD One of the attributes the campus boasts is its conven- Staff Writer ient location in inland Southern California. San Bernardino is just a short drive from the mountains, beaches and CSUSB opened its doors for prospective students to amusement parks. attend its annual Open House event on Oct. 24, but just for Riverside Community College transfer student Amadis a peek until admissions open in fall 2010. Licerio, says that he is planning on attending college in the Some 300 high school and community college students fall but has not yet chosen between CSUSB and San Diego got a chance to visit the CSUSB campus and meet with fac- State. ulty and staff, attend seminars on financial aid and other “San Bernardino is a pretty nice campus. The price is programs, check out the different clubs and organizations a lot cheaper and it's really close to me coming from and meet with faculty from the five different academic col- Moreno Valley,” said 25-year-old Licerio after taking one leges. of the campus tours offered at the open house. “This is probably the first time prospective students CSUSB, along with the other 22 schools in the CSU get to see a university,” said Joe Gutierrez, the assistant di- system, are definitely some of the lowest costing universi- rector of public relations. ties to attend in the U.S. with prices per quarter ranging “And many incoming students at first don’t focus on from $1,000 to $1,600 for undergraduates. what it takes to get into college like submit transcripts and On the tour, Licerio visited the student recreation and apply for financial aid so this is a good intro to university fitness center and said that was his favorite part about the life,” Gutierrez continued campus. Even with the recent fee increases, many potential stu- “I go to the gym now and pay for it but I'd rather not Austin Dodd | Chronicle Photo dents, most of them community college transfers, showed plus there are free towels and that rock climbing wall is Many participants of CSUSB’s Open House event expressed little worries about up to the event to confirm their choice of university before sick,” Licerio said. the budget crunch, saying they were excited about hopefully being Coyotes. the Nov. 30 priority deadline for fall 2010 admission into Students should know, however, that California is es- the CSU system. timated to remain under the current budget crunch through- “I tried to get into the spring 2010 class but admissions out 2011 and university fee increases and future may still were already closed,” said future CSUSB student Tara happen in the future as well as even more reductions in stu- Coyote Chronicle Igler. “I applied two weeks ago just to make sure I made it dent enrollment. for the fall.” “We have to trim enrollment by 2000 students in the Transferring from Citrus College in Glendora, Igler next two years,” said Gutierrez. Editor in Chief Ken Dillard describes that her reason for wanting to come to CSUSB is “We still encourage people to apply because that per- Managing Editor Melanie Hunter the location. son might have more of what it takes to be a college student Online Editor Shantal Anderson “I'm commuting from Glendora so the traffic is oppo- than another,” Gutierrez continued. “Don’t close your op- News Editor Richard Bowie site me and makes it much easier,” said Igler. tions without first trying.” Features Editor Erin Chester Entertainment Editor Melanie Hunter Asst. Entertainment Editor Angelica Stewart Opinion Editor Eric Brown Classifieds Sports Editor Chris Baker Asst. Sports Editor Jesus Romero Studio Apartment $475 Photo Editor Moe McKinley Crestline. Easy com- mute. Utilities in- cluded, furnished. Faculty Adviser Jim Smart Spacious, lots of win- Advertising Manager Linda Sand dows, bonus room, galley kitchen, park- Staff Writers ing. 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