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California State University San Bernardino \olunic 36^ Issue 22 Mav 12. 2003 Serving the Students of CSUSB for 36 Years http: • chronicle.csusb.edu Circulation 5^000 CSUSB hosts state AND THE ASI secretary of resources OPNCBRS ARE • • • By Jenn Gardner to fill in" and to coordinate pro­ grams, people, data or whatever News Editor Uv Mark* i'honison the situation may need. Staff Writer Water issues ran deep last Vice President of week when Cal State University Information Resources and signs am down and tite am in on the San Bernardino's Water Technology, William Aguilar Associated Students Inc. elections. 11: pearcdst of tlie stu­ Resources Institute (WRI) was attended the conference and dents at Cal State voted in the election, which is an increase in honored with a visit from a fig­ comments that: "I am gratified ^ ^ter turnout from the previous years. urehead of the state on May 8. that she took the time to visit our h The numbers as Qmh stutfent voted are as follows; The Secretary of Resources, school." Aguilar and fellow Mary Nichols spoke on the Santa attendee Brian Green from the '. 77ie Scviw p ASI President: : Ana Watershed and the Envimnmental Sysf&ms WxilK- 4 ri/.ckicl Boniilas - 1078 Research Institute Inc. agreed California Legacy Project. Jamilce Hamilton • 825 Nichols works for the that they were "impressed with California Resource Agency her [Nichols'] knowledge." under California's incumbent During her appearance, governor. Gray Davis. Nichols attendees were allowed to pose describes the duties of her posi­ questions or comments to the Executive \'ice PrcMdenl: tion as coordinating local dis­ secretary. One question directed Monica Ramircr 1112 FT tricts,^searching and pursuing ~Stttte continued on Jacque Suilon 773 other interests at a larger level. With only 50 employees working page 16 at the state level, this V.P. ofPinance: relatively small num­ Eddie (Cardenas - 995 ber works with the Steve Shclton 886 other. 15 thousand N employed by the local levels. Another integral V.P. of Univen-ity Affairs: part of her duties is to, I.aura Cline •• 934 "set policy . when MichelloP;ulilla-929 possible," states Nichols. Also, she Jenn Gardner/Chronicle takes it as her office's Secretary Nichols visits with Jeff Davis, WRI Wimers coniimed on page 16 duty to "find the gaps Director, and a feliow attendee Progressive Alliance protests By Liz Villarreal goals, along with the alliance "We don't publish what is lated. And that culture comes Staff Writer itself, have been formed around actually going on with the people from the top." the conviction that being affiUat- here - the sexual harassment, "It isn't specific to this uni­ Arts & ' There is a new organization ed with CSUSB, whether student racial problems, and hostility," versity," added Valdez. "You find on campus, hoping to make itself or faculty, leaves something to be argued Texeira, "Potential this problem in other universities Entertainment widely known among community desired. employees and parents of stu­ as well. It is time for the admin­ members and Cal State , San One of the core objectives of dents have a right to know what's istrators to pay attention." Bernardino students*and faculty. the Progressive Alliance is "to going on here ... The public and Both professors are pleased -hse|ji.e on DVD The Progressive Alliance of recruit people who feel like they personnel have a right to know that they have received a great CSUSB gained some attention don't have a voice, and have what's happening on this cam^ deal of positive feedback since recently when members of the nowhere to turn," according to pus." the formation of the Progressive association staged a protest at the Valdez. "We want to get those "We feel that there is a cul­ Alliance, and hope to see their grand opening of the Social and •people together and come up ture that is unfriendly to women, goals realized. The club's aim is Behavioral Sciences building with some solutions." people of culture, and students," to promote diversity throughout addressing the problems of diver­ Other goals include creating Texeira continued, "It's not iso­ CSUSB. sity, amongst the large group of a diverse committee to address people. The Alliance was hoping such issues as racism, sexism, the protest would serve as a homophobia, and hostile environ­ wake-up call for CSUSB admin­ ments within CSUSB; develop­ istration, but is worried that all ing a complaint policy program pleas simply continue to fall on to address these issues and com­ deaf ears. ing up with a plausible method Members of the organization keep track of complaints made are desperate to be heard, and regarding adverse conditions at they sincerely believe that they CSUSB. are not asking too much in their Valdez and Texeira are dis­ requests. pleased that that the university Headed by Department of currently has no data records on Sociology professors Elsa Valdez student and faculty complaints, and Dr. Mary Thierry Texeira, the concerning harassment and other Mathew Taylor/Chronicle Progressive Alliance has set out discriminatory and offensive The organized protest outside the opening for the Social and several explicit objectives. The behavior. Behavioral Sciences Building on April 10 May 12, 2003 2 ASI struggles to be a louder voice ties. I think we really have to have sponsored and helped fund "It was a three-way race, them away, but at least it got to By Scott Boroch work with the clubs to build their many club activities, and their which is always more difficult the students," stated Jacqueline Special to the Chronicle leadership. We started to do some own events including "Movie and competitive, and two of the Sutton, Executive Vice President. They were also unable to of that this year, but we need to Associated Students, Night" and "Lunch on the tickets had a strong dislike for widely distribute the newsletter do a lot more work alongside of Incorporated has made a lot of Lawn". one another. So the two tickets or publish it as much or as often clubs. We also need to work with progress since the last election, ASI improved their fhiblic got themselves disqualified by as they would have preferred, but student ambassadors in the but is still an organization in tran­ Relations department by hiring a accusing each other of violations. according to President Fallis, upcoming years." sition. student in graphic arts, upgrading Filing violations is quite com­ "We achieved our main goal of According to Vice President ASI has struggled with the the computers in the graphic arts mon during elections, but they just getting it out this year, and Sutton, the goal of ASI is to its transformation from a largely department and recently creating got out of hand, and it kind of next year we can work on fre­ "serve the students, to see student unknown organization trying to a program coordinator to became a competition of who quency and distribution." fees are used responsibly, and create more of a campus life and increase public visibility and could file more violations. So Fallis also went on to say promote campus life." President to be "a voice for the students" to events. They have also brought this year we took a lot of things ASI still needed to "improve Fallis admitted to being focused a student organization that has in more revenue than previous out of automatic violations and logo identification", and get on improving the public visibili­ nourished and given birth to years, have published a newslet­ tried to make the election codes more students aware of ASI and ty of ASI. numerous events and activities. ter each quarter this year, and more reasonable," explained what the corporation can do for All of these aspects have Now the level of the students' will have a web page running President Fallis them. made an impressive improve­ voices has been raised, from some time this week. Not everything was a suc­ cess, nor was every goal reached Fallis also said, "A lot of ment in only one year's time. barely a whisper to a conversa­ ASI also revamped and specific goals were met. but one This election will decide, not tional voice, through additions of revised some of their election in the past year. The ASI pur­ thing I would have liked to have only whom the students feel can committees and the students who guidelines to prevent disasters, chased "Spirit Wigs" to.,sell to students and increase student created, but we weren't able to complete ASI's transititm to an sit on them. like last year when not only one, spirit, but ASI was unable to ' do this year, is an Activities active student organization, but Since the last election, ASI but two candidates were disqual­ Committee to work with clubs also the voter turnout will be an has created: a vice president ified for the presidential ticket, make their money back. "They didn't sell as well as more and ensure the budget was indicator as to how the public position, and filled it; have leaving current ASI president, we'd hoped, so we gave a lot of allocated to sponsor club activi­ image of ASI has improved.