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Vol. XLIV, No. 14 THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT VOICE Monday, February 21, 2011 OFCoyote CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN BERNARDINO FOR 44 YEARS Chronicle Drinks get you wired, leave you tired By MACKENZIE VON KLEIST The cram study session of the night that kept you up Staff Writer until 7 a.m. with energy drinks is only going to leave you more exhausted in the morning. We see them in gas stations, in grocery stores sold by Caffeine has known side effects in adults, such as in- the crate and even here in our campus bookstore. creasing the heart rate, insomnia, anxiety, as well as laxa- Energy drinks, have become the driving force behind tive affects. the real studying of CSUSB students. However, the side effects of caffeine within children Some students say that without these fountain of and young adults are unknown. youth drinks that give us the surprising boost of energy “Adults livers can metabolize caffeine better than that we need to pass that Bio 100 exam, we would not be children,” said Professor Dorothy Chen-Maynard, “How- able to max out our energy for the night to study. ever, caffeine stays in children’s systems much longer.” But what are we really fueling our bodies with? Since energy drinks are considered a supplement, so Energy drinks are high in sugar and are good for food and drink regulations are not applied to these bever- short-term buzz, according to medpagetoday.com, as they ages. stimulate your nervous system quickly, which usually Most energy drinks, including the ones sold here makes you feel more energetic, at fi rst. on campus, like Monster and Red Bull, contain the same However, the surge in energy is brief sugar is used amount of caffeine that a Starbucks coffee has, in some up in a short period of time and the consumer is often left Mackenzie von Kleist | Chronicle Photo cases, triple the amount of caffeine. feeling even more fatigued than they were to begin with. Some wonder if possible harms of these energy drinks outweigh their benefi ts. Continued on Pg. 13 Wise alumni Super Sunday advise ‘Yotes By LINDSEY MARTINOVICH reaches out Staff Writer CSU targets Black churches to In today’s job market, “it’s all about who you know and who knows you,” said encourage youth to attend college Diane Podolske, CSUSB’s Director of Community-University Partnerships and By ANGEL BELTRAN Service Learning. Staff Writer “This (forum) is the students’ oppor- tunity to do that.” The annual event, which is now in its The Science Networking and Recruit- sixth year, has been dubbed “Super Sun- ing Forum that took place Feb. 16 was day,” which takes place every February separated into three main events, all of- and this year hundreds of churches have fered in the Santos Manuel Student Union Hector Gama | Chronicle Photo been added to the itinerary in order to in- (SMSU). Finishing college has become an even more daunting feat as students are faced with fewer classes and rising tuition. crease the educational attainment percent- The fi rst event featured a panel of age amongst African-Americans. alumni who are now professionals in the “It gives higher education [adminis- fi eld of both life and applied sciences. The trators] a chance to talk to the community alumni provided fi rsthand stories of how Students ‘Squeezed from All Sides’ about the importance and value of receiv- they achieved success, the hardships they ing a higher education,” said Katherine faced along the way, and tips on the best By HECTOR GAMA Doss, executive assistant of Saint Paul Af- ways to handle both. Staff Writer rican Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church They also opened the fl oor for a ques- in San Bernardino. tion and answer segment. Just when we thought things couldn’t get any worse, more budget cuts will be ap- Only about 24 churches were includ- With fear in their voices, some of the plied to the CSU system, and tuition will continue its rapid ascent toward the heavens. ed in the fi rst year of “Super Sunday,” now students asked the alumni what to do if Recently, CSU Chancellor Charles B. Reed joined fellow California higher educa- it has gradually increased to include over they don’t succeed, or what to do if they tion leaders California Community Colleges Chancellor Jack Scott and University of one hundred. can’t succeed. California President Mark Yudof at an Assembly Budget Subcommittee Hearing Feb. 14 According to the CSU “Super Sun- The alumni answered them with reas- in Sacramento. day” website, this year’s events (which surance that they too once shared these The three leaders discussed the potential effects of proposed budget cuts of at least took place on Feb. 13, and this upcoming fears, but with all the resources and oppor- $1.4 billion on the three systems. 27) include 55 churches in Northern Cali- tunities provided by CSUSB, it’s nearly While Reed agrees with Gov. Jerry Brown’s decision to immediately address the fornia, fi ve churches in Central California, impossible to not succeed. state fi scal problems, he made the point that continued reductions in funding to higher and 40 churches in Southern California. Knowing that the speakers were education will reduce the rate of recovery in the state’s economy, ultimately placing the CSU Board of Trustees member Lou alumni set an inspirational tone to the future of California at risk. Monville spoke at the fi rst date of the “Su- event. It gave the students in the audience Reed also stated that the reinvestment in higher education will drive the state’s eco- per Sunday” events on Feb. 13 at St. Paul a sense of encouragement and comfort nomic revival. AME Church in San Bernardino. that they too will make it in the corporate With a reduction of at least $500 million in the horizon, Reed indicated that a tuition “Parents need to create an expectation world and survive the feared life after increase passed by the CSU Board of Trustees this past November will alleviate some of in their children that they will go to col- Continued on Pg. 3 Continued on Pg. 13 Continued on Pg. 3 Campus Panel’s timely Our take on South Dakota’s 2011 Grammys full dangerous new abortion law cruising is of surprises See Page 10 talk on Arab See Page 4 causing a Price infl ation has students NFL makes fi nal offer to left world calamity See Page 2 pinching pennies See Page 7 See Page 15 out Super Bowl fans See Page 16 Chronicle Page 2 News Monday, February 21, 2011 Omar Guzman | Chronicle Photo (L to R) Professors Ahlam Muhtaseb, Kevin Grisham, Anne Bennett, and Dany Doueiri led a panel discussion about some of the tumultuous changes occurring throughout the Arab world; including the recent changes in power in Egypt and Tunisia. Panel presents changes in the Arab World By OMAR GUZMAN Doueiri, featured anthropology professor, Anne Bennett, along with communication stud- Staff Writer ies professor, Ahlam Muhtaseb and faculty executive board member for the Center of Islamic Studies, Kevin Grisham. Tension continues to rise in the Arab nations as the world is looking to see how the “If our country genuinely supports the call for reform, then we will be able to redeem recent uprising in Tunisia, Egypt and more recently Bahrain will result. ourselves as honest brokers and supporters of democracy. If on the other hand, we keep CSUSB panelists discussed “Changes and challenges in the Arab world” focusing on supporting dictators, then the Arab population is going to be more critical of our foreign key issues such as historical preservation, media effects, and political infl uence. policy and will accuse us of hypocrisy and double standards,” said Doueiri. The event which was hosted by World language and Literature professor, Dany Bahrain is the latest country that is being infl uenced by these protests. According to Sam Sanders and Anup Kaphle from The Washington Post, “The revolts in Tunisia and Egypt helped galvanize the protests to demand more concessions from the ruling family Isa al-Khalifa.” The fact is that Hosni Mubarak and Zine El Abidine Ben Ali were allies with the U.S. (despite their autocratic styles of government), but now that they are out of power many are looking at how or if the U.S. will continue to support these countries, especially if Coyote Chronicle they want democracy to work in these nations. “Some misconceptions of the Arab world is that it is viewed as a unitary actor and Editor in Chief Richard Bowie that it needs ‘strong men’ as leaders, in fact the Arab world consist of a wide range cul- Managing Editor Eric Brown tures and with different political systems and as it so happens ‘strong men’ might not be as News Editor MaryRone Shell well suited to run a nation, which should be left for the people to decide,” said Grisham. Asst. News Editor Orlandria Brazier The local Arab population has been very supportive, because they understand the Features Editor Diana Cansino struggles the people in Egypt are going through, but although they are optimistic they are Asst.