California State University, San Bernardino CSUSB ScholarWorks Coyote Chronicle Special Collections & Archives 10-27-2000 October 27th 2000 CSUSB Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/coyote-chronicle Recommended Citation CSUSB, "October 27th 2000" (2000). Coyote Chronicle. Paper 465. http://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/coyote-chronicle/465 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Special Collections & Archives at CSUSB ScholarWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in Coyote Chronicle by an authorized administrator of CSUSB ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Sotv^e Soofh(dr)<f nOVEmBER Simpsons Meet S^oofri DISmEmBER X-Games ...Page 5 ...Page 9 ...Page 14 THE C R O I C L E October 27, 2000 California State University, San Bernardino Circulation 5,000 Invasion of the Greens! Ralph Nader and "if you don't Native Ameri­ ium on to poli­ cans Fight for Medea Benjamin Tour tics... politics will turn on Political Sover­ the Inland Empire you." eignty: ~Ralph Nader Harvard professor By John J. Eddy News Editor speaks on economic • prosperity in Ralph Nader took South- desires to the ills reservations _ em California by storm this of corporations past Friday, touring and and rousing up By John J. Eddy speaking in three counties to ^ the spirit of News Editor a combined estimated total change with en­ of nearly 6,000 supporters couraging words Manley Begay, Jr., direc­ and inquisitors. of once again tor of the Native Nations Nader's day started in Riv­ putting the Program for the University erside County at the Univer­ "It's not easy being green..." power of the of Arizona and co-director sity of California, Riverside. country back into for the American Indian There he spoke to 1500 stu­ Cal State Fullerton. It Media Benjamin, articu­ the hands of the people. Economic Development dents and faculty on the dan­ wasn't until 4:00p.m.that late and well spoken, was the Concentrating on local and Project at Harvard, spoke on gers of corporate investment Nader made his way back to first to speak, addressing the student issues, Nader spoke campus this past Tuesday in politics, and the need for the Inland Empire to give his crowd on issues of establish­ directly to the people, not about political sovereignty a strong third party system. final speech in Southern ing universal health care, over their heads with politi­ and economic prosperity for By 12:30 p.m., Ralph California before moving up stopping the power and cal jargons. the Indian Nations. Nader was on his way to North for a scheduled super greed of world banks, mora­ Speaking as a true re­ Begay, who has had expe­ Orange County to speak at a rally in Oakland. toriums on prisons and other former, Nader explained to rience as a prirtcipal of the mini rally and informatory Nader moved the large in­ progressive ideas that are the audience that change Navajo Nation and high speech set up by students at formed crowd with his rampant in the Green Party does not come with the elec­ school teacher on the White Mountain Apache words against big business ideology. tion of one man, but in the Reserva­ and political corruption at Benjamin, one time United involvement of many men tion as well as his leadership Pomona Pitzer College, re­ Nations ambassador and and women on the local in curriculum development ceiving a standing ovation as democratic elections advisor level. Describing progress and indigenous education, he exited the stage. The for industrialized countries, as a process in which aware­ has traveled throughout 'In­ crowd however was not full cooked a perfect mixture of ness precedes action, Nader dian Country' in search of of "yes" men and women platform topics and personal urged the audience to edu­ political policies which help who had already cast their experiences all of which cate themselves on politics, Native Americans gain inde­ allegiance into the 'green' over qualify her for the of­ to take a stance and put in pendent rights. They aspire light. The students and fac­ fice of U.S. Senator of Cali­ some time and effort to see to work directly with busi­ ulty of the Claremont Col­ fornia that is now held by these changes fulfilled. nesses and developers with­ leges wanted to be con­ Diane Fienstien. Nader summed the activist out the intervention of the vinced that the Green Party Benjamin's coverage of ideology by stating, "If you United States Federal Gov- was the future of youth poli­ the party platform allowed tics, the catalyst to environ­ Nader to speak directly at the -Greens -Souerelgnty mental, social and political conscious of the people. He Continue on page 7 Continue on page 7 evolution. cautioned their consumer News The Coyote Chronicle ^nda^Octobei^T^OO^ Looking for One Off the Wire... Good Briefs from your school and the World Woman By Andrea Gonzales Managing Editor The college of social and Behavioral Science has an Puttin to the opening for Coordinator of women's Studies. This is a three-year ap­ pointment in which the co­ ordinator is responsible for War on providing academic leader­ ship for the program, devel­ oping and monitoring cur­ Dr. Mary Textu riculum, monitoring the mi­ nor offered in women's stud­ and. o ies, scheduling classes, hir­ ing part time faculty, col­ laborating with other depart­ By John J. Eddy News editor ments, managing the bud- let, advising the students, protesing the and working with the advi­ ".. .And until that day, the 1.1 million have been incar­ criminalization of drug sory committee. dream of lasting peace, cerated for non-violent drug use In order to qualify for the world citizenship will re­ related charges. The num­ carcerated in our federal position the candidate must main but a fleeting illusion ber of prisoners has in­ prison system are of African hold a PHD in women's to be pursued but never creased from 500,000 in or Latino descent, even studies, hold tenure at a rank attained...now everywhere 1980 to the current number though they represent a sig­ of associate director, must is war." reaching 2 million. In Cali­ nificant minority in relation have produced publications -Robert Nesta Marley In­ fornia alone nearly 30 pris­ to the white population. in the field and demonstrate spired by the words of Em­ ons have been built in the These men and women have a commitment to the pro­ Enrollment peror Haile Salasie I last thirty years to accom­ been stripped of their rights gram. modate the increase of con­ and stripped of their fami­ If you are interested in ap­ Continues For nearly forty years now victed drug felons, while lies, leaving their communi­ plying send a VITA, the the United States h .iS been only 2 U.C.'s have been ties in the hands of the po­ names and addresses of to Climb at engaged in a social war that built. lice who, as Dr. Texturia three references and a co ver has cost billions of taxpay­ The War on Drugs stated,".. .do not protect and letter addressing why you Cal State ers dollars and stripped the has also handicapped our serve these communities, but wish to be chosen for the freedoms of peaceful citi­ education system. The cost occupy them." program, to Dr. Nancy Rose zens whose only crime is of education on an U.C. What could be a solution by November 1,2000. The number of students, addiction. level according to Dr. to the ending the cold War including first-time fresh­ The War on Drugs, ac­ Texturia ranges from on Drugs? Dr. Texturia of­ USS Cole men, at Cal State, San Ber­ cording to Dr. Mary Texturia $6,000 - $10,000 per year, fered these politically and nardino continues to in­ of the Sociology Depart­ yet we spend nearly socially viable answers. The crease over previous years, ment, has worked to in­ $22,000 per inmate per year The tradgedy of the attact development of a public according to a preliminary crease the problems of our to keep them locked up and on the U.S.S. Cole in Yemen health program that includes enrollment report from the defunct society by turning a total of 18.5 billion feder­ has resided, as the world programs that help and cure university. our heads to the real issue of ally each year for drug en­ awaits the United States drug addiction to counter the The enrollment at Cal illegal drug use. "We must forcement. Dr. Texturia ar­ military retraction. Ceremo­ lock them up and throw State is 14,910 as of Oct. 12, educate, not incarcerate!" gued to spend less to edu­ nies were held around the away the key philosophy an increase of 630 students exclaimed Dr. Texturia, stat­ cate non-violent drug abus­ nation as family members of that we have been scared over last year at the same ing that drug abusers are not ers instead of spending the casulties said there final into adopting. The end of time, according to the en­ criminals but are suffering more to keep these peace­ goodbyes, there has been a racial profiling and ethnic rollment reports. About from a disease, just like suf­ ful people locked up. foundation set up to help discrimination by the police, 11,560 are full-time students ferers of alcoholism. The effect of Nixon's cru­ compensate the families for the tactics of pulling minori­ an increase of 434 from last According to Dr. Texturia, sade on the counter culture their loss.