OTTER REALM March 11 April 1, 2010 | Student-Run Newspaper _________________ andatofterrealm.net NEWS March Forth pg. 10-11 ARTS& ENTERTAINMENT St.Patrick's Day Pub Crawl Empty pg.12 POCKETS SPORTS Women's Basketball Make CCAA pg. 15 Fighting the $$ Crisis made from 100% recycled materials & soy based ink WHAT YOU OTTER DO! 21 Otter Realm | March 11,2010—April 1,20101 www.otterrealm.net EDITOR'S COLUMN MARCH THURS 3/11 OSC CONCERT SERIES BLACKBOX CABARET 8 P.M. - 11:50 P.M. The Otter Student Union Concert Series presents another night of music featuring: Chicago-based alternative rock band The Fold with Until june, Lady Danville. The Finer Things FRI 3/12 - SUN 3/14 Sleepovers, jumping in puddles, rolling down LIL SIBS WEEKEND a sand hill, mudpies, talking on the phone DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES & LOCATIONS until two in the morning , giggling until Welcome to the 2nd Annual 111 Sibs Weekend! Friday starts with a Parent's Reception and check-in, followed by Sibs your side hurts, jumping in a pile Movie. On Saturday, students and siblings head to Cannery Row and then enjoy a carnival in North Quad. Parents may of leaves, fun-dips... attend Have a Heart Dinner & Auction while students and sibs attend Game Night. The weekend ends with brunch at the DC (3 Hex Points or $3 plus tax). For more information please [email protected]. SAT 3/13 HAVE A HEART AUCTION & DINNER UNIVERSITY CENTER LOBBY 6 P.M. - 11 P.M. At the 12th annual Have a Heart for Students Dinner and Auction, CSUMB will celebrate over a decade of community- supported scholarships. Join us this year for dinner and silent and live auction items. For more information: http7/ csumb.edu/auction. 1 APRIL - 11 MON 3/15- FRI 3/19 SUICIDE PREVENTION AND AWARNESS WEEK CAMPUS WIDE WITH TABLING EVENTS AT THE MAIN QUAD 11 A.M. - 1 P.M. Caitlyn Johnson, Editor-In-Chief [email protected] Information tabling in observance of Suicide Prevention and Awareness Week at CSUM8, Come find out about suicide prevention information and resources available to the CSUMB community. For more information about this and other events taking place througitout the week contact the Personal Growth & Counseling Center at 582-3969. It is not too late to enjoy the finer Red Rover? Gather your friends TUE 3/16 things in life or more like the "kid" and play. Or maybe freeze tag. WORKPLACE WALKOFF CHALLENGE REGISTRATION things in life. Just because we are "Can Caitlyn come out and UNIVERSITY CENTER LOBBY in college does not mean our inner play?" Spending time with your 11 A.M. - 2 P.M. kid can't come out. Plus we need a friends to JUST hang out. Not to little stress reliever every once in study for a Spanish test. Not to talk The Workplace Walk-off Challenge is an annual one month ’get moving’ exercise competition co-sponsored by a while. about a serious issue. But to ride the University Corporation for faculty and staff (sorry - no students or student assistants) which begins April Sth. I often find myself thinking bikes, rollerblade, build ramps and Faculty and Staff form your teams of five with one person deemed team captain and register Tuesday. The first 30 people to register IN PERSON will receive a free pedometer courtesy of the University Corporation. One team too much about money and play on the swings. Enjoying the representative may sign up the entire team. However, you need to be among the first 30 people in person to how I will pay for groceries and company of each other until the receive a free pedometer. For more information on this program and team captain responsibilities, please visit gas and I become overwhelmed sun goes down and it is time for http://hr.csumb.edu/site/xT 81 and stressed. I think I don't have dinner. Think about the last time BRETTVISUAL6 P.M. -COOK AND8P.M. PUBLIC ART CENTER enough time or money anymore to you hung out with your friends. WED 3/17 do the things I use to find fun. But I am due for some old-fashioned in reality, we all can get something play time. out of being a kid.Take our mind off I know we have a lot going on of the economy just for a moment. and a lot to think about. School. • GOT AN EVENT? LET US KNOW! Think about the happiness you Graduation. Work. Tests. The Come see visiting artist Brett Cook. OTTER_REALM@ felt when you were licking your Economy. Family. Friends. Love. SPRING BREAK bubble gum ice cream from the Life. But I think our lives should MON 3/22 - FRI 3/26 sugar cone. The blue dripping be less tense and more playful. We CSUMB.EDU down your hands. Spitting out don't know what tomorrow holds CAMPUS-WIDE all the bubble gum in a cup for and need to take the opportunity Campus closed, enjoy the break and have fun! the end. Your smile was so big. to take in all the small fun things You didn't care that your whole in life. We won't fail classes or miss face was covered in blue. Try it work because we are enjoying the TUE 3/30 some time. sun or riding the marry-go-round RESUME, COVER LETTER, & INTERVIEWING The gut wrenching feeling of every once in a while. Lets get to it. UC RIGHT CONFERENCE ROOM hearing those words, "Red Rover I have a few things I need to go 4 P.M.- 6 P.M. Red Rover Send (insert your name do now: This workshop is for students who would like tips on resumes, cover letters, and interviewing. Career Fair is right here) right over." Running. Running. Blow Bubbles. around the comer don't miss this opportunity. As fast as you can to break your Lip Smackers. opponents arms loose. The grass Fly a Kite. WED 3/31 CESAR CHAVEZ DAY hitting your feet. Your hair waving Chase Boys. in the wind. A sigh when you have Silly Putty. to join the team. Who thinks about Watch Cartoons. CAMPUS-WIDE Cesar Chavez Day observed-campus closed readings while they are playing Ring Pops. FOR MORE EVENTS, VISIT THE CSUMB MASTER CALENDAR ONLINE @ WWW.CALENOAR.CSUMB.EBU www.otterrealm.net | March 11,2010—April 1,2010 | Otter Realm | 3 How Can Recession NEWS Become Recovery? "Job recovery will be slow and correlated directly to whether a worker holds a degree." Robert Reich, former Secretary of Labor Nobia Monsauret, Staff Reporter [email protected] PHOTO PROVIDED BYTHE PANETTA INSTITUTE Exuberant, chattering voices echoed the auditorium walls of the and Behavioral Science major with a concentration in University Center from the students who were invited to the thirteenth Political Economy was relieved listening to the projected Spring Lecture Series: annual Panetta Institute Lecture Series Student Academic Program, on job recovery, "The most powerful message I got from the Monday, March, 22,2010: Monday afternoon March 1. They came to listen to two experts speak lecture was the fact that our sacrifice as students is not James Rubin, Frances Townsend about economic recovery at the first of four lectures being offered by in vain. Reich stated that in the population of individuals and moderated by Aaron Brown. the Institute this spring. The students came from central coast high without degrees the unemployment rate is about forty Monday, April 26,2010: schools, community colleges, CSU Monterey Bay and UC Santa Cruz. percent and for the population of individuals with The Lecture for the public program was held in the Steinbeck Forum degrees it is generally eight percent and in some places Jeb Bush, James Carville at the Monterey Conference Center, Monday evening and aired on PBS in the US twelve percent. These two populations are and moderated by Mara Liasson. affiliates all over the central coast and northern California areas. living in two completely different realities. Reich stated Monday, May 17,2010: Ron Insana, senior analyst and commentator for CNBC moderated that he wasn't saying that we, college graduates, would ■ Al Gore, moderated by Frank Sesno. the first forum titled Our Economy: How Can Recession Become not face difficulties finding a job but we would find one. http://activities.csumb.edu/site/x17207.xml Recovery? Harvey Pitt, former chairman of United States Securities and He assured us that our investment in our education will Exchange Commission, spoke about how the United States got into the ensure that we will be better off. It was comforting to worst recession since the depression; and Robert Reich, former United hear that my degree will give me an edge in this volatile job innovations are reflected by States Secretary of Labor, forecasted job recovery. job market, so that I will be able to help provide for my family. I know the closeness to Latin America, In his opening remarks, Robert Reich told students that the difference that in the end the sacrifices I have made will pay off." Asia..." and Ron Insana chimed between the depression and the current status of unemployment is Harvey Pitt advised students to get as much education as possible in with, " and Hollywood!", that the statistics do not reflect two wage earner households (since and that job recovery will require creativity in existing areas. He said prompting student audience typical households then had one wage earner), part-time, unregistered, new opportunities will rise from new technologies, telling students members to laugh out loud. discouraged, and/or displaced workers. "Job recovery will be slow and "This will all come to pass." Reich stated job growth will be in areas of Insana told students that, "In the correlated directly to whether a worker holds a degree." Reich told environmental technologies such as alternative energy and "76 million worst of times, new ideas emerge students, "In about one and half years job growth will slowly recover baby boomers will be ready to retire and the demand for increased and revolutionize our economy." for those that hold degrees, where as it will be about two or more healthcare will be there, resulting in a demand in healthcare jobs".