California State University, San Bernardino CSUSB ScholarWorks Coyote Chronicle (1984-) Arthur E. Nelson University Archives 5-12-2008 May 12th 2008 CSUSB Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/coyote-chronicle Recommended Citation CSUSB, "May 12th 2008" (2008). Coyote Chronicle (1984-). 613. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/coyote-chronicle/613 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]. .. www. coyotechronicle .com C A L F 0 R N V E R S T y S A N B E R N A R D CALIFORNIA COLLEGE MEDIA ASS0€1ATION AWARD WINNER " ~ , . ... ~ Serving the CSUSB campus for 41 years Monday May 12, 2008 Vol: 41 Issue 20 Salary.trends plummet Money allocation finds discrepancy in salaries Melina Perez imal salary. Staff Writer Universities do this to save · money that would otherwi'se be he growth of inflation spent on full-time professors. has outstripped the in­ Contingent faculty and non­ T crease of faculty faculty employment trip fed over the salaries for the third time in four last three decades, according to the years. AAUP, whereas permanent faculty The report was based {)n an staff increased 17 percent. overall national average of salary · This is a common feature reports. .; ,~ throughout . public universities, Although full-time faculty AAUP said. Increase in non- salaries rose 3.8 tenured faculty percent for the members has 2007-2008 aca­ Decrease in· faculty caused tenured­ demic school staff's salary to year, inflation salary affects all suffer, accord­ suJl?assed it, in­ professors. ing to the creasing 4.1 AAUP. percent. with I . According to Dr. John W. Cur­ more part-time professors em­ tis, AAUP director of research and ployed, this leads to a decreased public policy, full-time faculty amount of money distributed to I am Iron Man members earned an approximate full-time professors. «WJ®@)® @» average of $74,900 for the 2007- "The real concern that univer­ 2008 academic year. sities will have is that they will not The employment of part-time be able to attract the faculty to and non-tenured faculty members teach," Curtis said. has become a recent trend due to "If faculty positions are not With more part-time professors employed, this leads to a decreased amount of money distributed to full~ the abil'ity of part-time ):5rofcssors competitive, it will be harde,r to time profes·sors (Melina Perez/Chronicle). ·teaching multiple c6urses on a min- Colltinued on Pg.2 Banking/Credit/ , Financial services 7% C~U receives A for effort Health Care/ Facilities companies Shanta l Anderson Arnold Schwarzenegger received students without receiving state 15% Staff Writer low scores for his planned imple­ funding. mentation of cutting $386 million If the cuts are made next year. he California State from the CSU next year. 18,000 students will not be ac­ University (CSU) sys­ The CFA predicts cuts to the counted for when receiving state •,. T tem received high re- CSU will mean California's global funding. marks for being one of the biggest standing will drop. This means there will be a contributors to California's econ­ CSUSB student:, Antinisha funding shortfall of $150 million, omy. Harris believes that students from according to the CFA. The California Faculty Associ­ the CSU system are a significant The CFA revealed how a grow­ ation (CFA) released examination ing economy and student popula­ results of California's 23 public tion in the CSU system are universities on April 20. '~ .. the CSU system connected and equals a positive and The results showed how well received an A successful change. .·Relax-· The ITRC Security Breach chart shows where personal information the CSU system has performed for ratinn." A one percent increase in the brea.ching occurs most often (Nick de Leon/Chronicle). California's economy in the fiscal state's population that has bache­ meditate year. lor's degrees and a 2 percent in­ The CFA reported that the crease in those with associate's «WJ®@]® ®» CSU system excels at granting a contributor to the state's success in degrees would result in an . addi­ large number of four-year degrees technology, business and the devel­ tional $20 billion economic output, Know who's in in fields that are vital to California's opment of higher education. $13 billion iii value added, $1.2 bil­ innovative economy. "I think that it's time the Gov­ lion state and local tax revenue and The CSU has · been able to ernor realiz~s that these cuts are 174,000 new joos, according to the make yearly contributions to re­ going to not only affect otlr future, CFAreport. your wallet gional economies and has helped but our children's future. Ifwe can't . CFA analysts believe the lack with getting degrees into the hands get a job, then how will we be able of employers with higher-education Felice Deduyo stolen wallets, laptops, or other of the people who are in other to provide for our families later on? will not only be felt throughout the Staff Writer computer storage devices, backup states. As a large contributing entity These are some of the things that country, but will hit top level com­ tape, pilfered mail and improperly to the state of California, the CSU we as students fear," Harris said. panies hard. discarded paper documents thrown system received an A rating. The CSU is The three top industries requir­ out by individuals or businesses can In contrast, the governor did currently edu­ ing workers with higher education Identity theft has increased cause identity theft. not pass by with great marks. Gov. cating l 0,000 are scientific and technical services, and students are a major So what should one do in the education and health event that a wallet has been lost or care. Some of Califor­ target. a computer has been breached? nia's fastest growing oc­ The return of the item does not cupations, which guarantee that cards were not require higher education dentity theft, identity copied, so one should react as if the are registered nurses, el­ fra11d, check fraud and items were stolen. the ITRC says. ementary school teach­ I credit card fraud are in- Report the crime to your local ers, dental hygienists, c'reasing, according to the Identity law enforcement agency, give them physician assistants and Theft Resource Center (ITRC). a list of the items that were lost and many more. Identity theft is a crime in request a copy of the police report. The average col­ which an impostor obtains key If the situation evolves into lege graduate working pieces of personal identification in­ identity theft, contact the three full time pays 78 per­ Life of a formation such as social securitY major credit reporting agencies by cent more federal, state numbers and driver's license num- · telephone for credit or fraud alerts. and local taxes than the legend bers and uses them ·for thei,r own Perpetrators of identity theft average high school stu­ «WJ®@]® ®» personal gain. are not beyond orchestrating elabo- dent, according to the According to the ITRC, lost or Continued 0 11 Pg.2 CFA. e s CHRONICLE PAGE 2 MAY 12, 2008 · DREAM Act tunnels equality Bill could aid undocumented_studen ts in higher education Hey! ; ' Dafne Solano years, have graduated from a Cali­ Staff Writer fornia high school or attained a Is your favorite Coyote GED, have registered at or attended bout 65,000 students an accredited institution of higher graduating? will graduate from education in California. A U.S. high schools this Undocumented immigrants year and face a limited fu ture when have a difficult time·affording col­ Now is the time to let everybody know how it comes to higher education. lege since they are currently ineli­ proud you are of their accomplishments. Among them are student leaders, gible for federal grants or loans and Purchase a 2"x 3" announcement in the ~ono r students, award w inners, are unable to legally work. class presidents and valedictorians. "Not only do we not have the final2008 print edition of the award­ These students are the children · money to afford college because we winning Coyote .Chronicle! of parents who lack legal immigra­ are unable to work normal jobs, but tion status and we still also who were origi­ have to afford nally brought Un der the act, the commute Call (909) 537-5815 for details. here by their students would be and/or housing parents at a if we get into a ·Don't wait! The deadline is May 21. young age, · able to receive school that is far most of whom scholarships. from home," ex­ plained a have grown up Continued: in the American CSUSB student school system alongside American­ who asked to remain anonymous born peers pursuing dreams of because of their immigration status. CSU helps California higher education. The California DREAM Act The California DREAM Act, would ensure that exceptional stu­ keep permanent professors on cam­ Administrator salaries far sur­ also known as SB 1301, introduced dents who are plagued by these bar­ pus," added Curtis: passed th~ inflation rate, the AAUP by Senator Gilbert Cedillo, stands riers be· able to receive the CSUSB currently employs reported. for Development, Relief and Edu­ opportunity to further their educa­ more than 2, I 00 faculty and staff, In ·one instance, a university cation for Alien Minors.