California State University, San Bernardino CSUSB ScholarWorks Coyote Chronicle (1984-) Arthur E. Nelson University Archives 10-11-2010 October 11th 2010 CSUSB Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/coyote-chronicle Recommended Citation CSUSB, "October 11th 2010" (2010). Coyote Chronicle (1984-). 14. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/coyote-chronicle/14 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 Vol. XLV, No. 2 OF CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN BERNARDINO FOR 44 YEARS Monday, October 11, 2010 Coyote Chronicle www.coyotechronicle.com Breaking barriers with rock walls By ELVIA J. RODRIGUEZ Staff Writer The DisAbility Sports Festival cele- brated its fourth annual event on Saturday, Oct. 2. The festival allowed people of various ages and abilities to take part in activities like rock climbing, tennis, kayaking, and various other sports. “Sports help develop confi dence, so- cial skills, coping skills, and assertive- ness,” said the director of the event, Dr. Aaron Moffet. Moffet launched the sports festival in 2007 after witnessing the inequalities peo- ple with disabilities encountered. “I have not been rock climbing since I’ve been in my wheel chair,” said partici- pant Mark Jones. It had been eight years since Jones went rock climbing and fi ve years since he was in an accident that left him disabled. Professional rock climber, Mark Well- Elvia J. Rodriguez | Chronicle Photo man, was paralyzed in a mountain climb- Staff members assist two participants from the Sports DisAbility Festival prepare to ascend the rock climbing wall located at the Student Recreational and Fitness Center on campus. Continued on Pg. 2 More memory, more access: Google apps saves big bucks By ORLANDRIA BRAZIER having trouble logging into their new ac- Staff Writer counts. CSUSB student, Chris White, said that CSUSB has now merged with Google having a student Gmail account is a good Apps for Education and created new Gmail thing. “It’s nice to have all your e-mails accounts for every student. linked to your phone. With the other ac- Like most changes, it may take time count, you couldn’t do that.” to get use to, and so far, the new student e- Most students are still wondering why mail accounts have gotten mixed reviews. the change was made at all. “The change wasn’t necessary, be- “The primary driving force behind this cause most people don’t use it outside of decision was economics,” said Neighbours. school anyway,” said student Veronica “For at least 10 years, we have used SUN Fonseca. “It was way too diffi cult to ac- [Solaris], but recently SUN was purchased cess.” by another company. The new company According to David Neighbours, in- charges each person who uses the e-mail terim asst. director of Telecommunication system.” Orlandria Brazier | Chronicle Photo Network Services, there have been over He said the proposed charges would Jessica Moore logs into her new CoyoteMail account and checks out the useful features that are powered by Google Apps. 250 calls so far, from students who were Continued on Pg. 3 Students now have access to a host of new options, networks and tools that the older SUN system didn’t allow for. LGBT community on campus poised to “come out” By MELISA BUIGUES Members of the center will be ready to offer brochures regarding underlying LGBT Staff Writer issues such as advice on how to “come out,” or disclose their sexual orientation to family, work and church members. CSUSB recognizes National Coming Out Day by hosting a week of entertainment, The day will also include Human Rights Campaign information as well as Pride discussion, and information starting Oct. 11 in the Santos Manuel Student Union (SMSU). Center T-shirt giveaways. Morgan Lim, panelist for the Pride Center, wants to extend National Coming Out Day is an internationally-observed civil awareness day for the an invitation to those who may not know about the Pride Center or visit SMSU. lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) community and their supporters. “I’d like to encourage people from other parts of campus to ask whatever questions “Celebration meets education is the main purpose for this weeks events,” said Dee- they have because the whole purpose [of Coming Out Week] is to be informed and an- jay Brown, student and head event coordinator of National Coming Out Week. swer questions,” said Lim. “We want students to feel comfortable identifying with other homosexuals,” said Founders Dr. Robert Eichberg and Jean O’Leary adopted this day in 1988, in cele- Amaris Simmons, a student assistant of the Pride Center. “We are trying to create an bration of the 500,000 people who marched in Washington, DC for gay and lesbian equal- environment where students feel safe to express their true identity.” ity. This is the fi rst year CSUSB will have an entire week dedicated to the celebration. National Coming Out Day begin today, Oct. 11, in the Pride Center (SMSU 223) Here’s what to expect at this week’s upcoming events: from 9 to 5 p.m. Continued on Pg. 3 Chronicle Page 2 News Monday, October 11, 2010 Continued from Pg. 1: DisAbled know no bounds ing accident, has attended the sports fes- with other kids and his peers.” tival every year since it began and assists “I think [the festival] helps people rec- people with the rock climbing wall. ognize that people who have physical and “Rock climbing gets people out of learning limitations can still do activities their comfort zone,” said Wellman. “It with or without modifi cations,” said volun- challenges you.” teer, Linda Hanks. Moffet explained the fi rst year’s event Hanks is studying to be an adaptive had about 128 participants but has grown physical education teacher. signifi cantly this year. Yet another participant at the festival “I think [the festival] helps people recognize that people who have physical and learning limitations can still do activities. .” Volunteer Linda Hanks The DisAbility Festival became a re- was Jordan Galves, a 16-year-old karate gional event with people from Utah, Ari- enthusiast. zona, and Nevada participating with ap- Galves said she encouraged her peers proximately 600 attendees this year. to overcome their fears and participate in Gloria Echevarria brought her son, the event. Frankie, to the festival and said sometimes “Try it. You can do it,” said Galves. kids with disabilities feel like they are The DisAbility Sports Festival proves alone. just how amazing the human body and “He loves it,” said Echevarria. “It more importantly, how strong the human Elvia J. Rodriguez | Chronicle Photo gives him the opportunity to get involved spirit can be. DisAbility Sports Festival veteran Mark Wellman is a rock climbing expert who enjoys the challenges the sport offers. 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She said most applicants were made eligible for openings in the future rather The priority period to fi le an applica- than denying them per se. tion for admission into CSUSB is from Reed also said that admissions looks Oct. 1 to Nov. 30 for the upcoming aca- at local area students, defi ned specifi cally demic year. as the ten community colleges in the area, In the past, deadlines may have been and later looks at students out of the area. more fl exible, but budget restraints have They are currently accepting applica- forced the university to limit admissions. tions for upper division transfers and fi rst “It all boils down to the budget,” said time freshman. Arlene Reed, interim associate director of According to Reed, “returning stu- the Admissions and Operations offi ce. dents are given additional consideration “We are responding to the fact that we but do not fall into the defi ned local area.” don’t have the funds to serve as many as This is one of those shades of grey where we want to serve.” there is no direct line of priority.