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October 21,2002 Serving the Students of CSUSB for 36 Years Volume 36, Issue 4 http://chronicle.csusb.edu Circulation S,000 "Not In Our Name" The Scene Jose Lizarraga Staff Writer James Coussoulis Faculty activists founded a dies at 93 new chapter last Monday of a nationwide movement known as Lily Choi "Not In Our Name," in order to Staff Writer resist the United States' war with Iraq. On Friday, October 4, 2002 at PAGE 7 Last week the members began Redlands Community Hospital, Where to buy you favorite collecting signatures of people on one of the namesakes of this campus who support NION's Coussoulis Arena, James Halloween costume "Statement of Conscience," which Coussoulis, died at the age of 93. is printed in full on the group's Coussoulis Arena is perhaps \ advertisement in this issue of the one of the best known building on Chronicle. campus. Events held there include Multi­ The group also agreed to graduations, various sports continue collecting signatures and programs, concerts and many other cultural to plan a series of public events special events. protesting President Bush's current The Arena was named after push for military action against the Coussoulis couple, James and Iraq. Today, the United Nations Arianthi . Their son, Nick body agreed to request that Bush Coussoulis, a Lake Arrowhead reword his request to the U.N. to developer who was a graduate of go to war if Iraq does not the University, donated $500,000 to wiA -U.N. we^ns inspections and •Courtesy www. notmotimame.us the construction of the arena and disarmament resolutions. Bush Various anti-war propaganda created by Not in Our Name bestowed the honor upon his seeks global support for giving the parents. Inside the arena, there is a PAGE 10 United States free rein to mete out His increasingly aggressive course September 11, 2001." -In an plaque that states: "The greatest consequences. 'B'^tudies still on of action is the reason why the initiating letter calling for the achievement a son can attain is to The Not in Our Name back burner In Our Names" project was meeting the activists wrote that have' the <5pportunity to publicly movement has been gathering founded on March 23,2002. they needed "a resistance h,onor his mother and father." momentum since Congress voted to The "Not In Our Names" movement powerful enough to Services for Coussoulis were give Bush wide latitude in taking project was initated in a meeting in send a message to the people of held at St Prophet Elias Greek military action against Iraq. His New York City and, according to the world that (they) stand with Orthodox Church in San approach to the U.N. last week is the "Not In Our Name' website A£rE them against this unjust, unlimited Bernardino 10:00 am" Monday, one of many steps Bush has taken (www.notinourname.us), October 7,2002. James Coussoulis following the September 11 "proposed ways to strengthen and is survived by his wife, two sons, terrorist attacks, as part of his expand resistance to the U.S. ~Name continuecl one daughter, four grandchildren governmental "war on terrorism." government's course in the wake of on page 20 and two great grandchildren. Communication students ready to leave mark on Hollywood Ivan Fernandez PAGE 13 Online Editor The CSUSB cast and Although CSUSB is not crew get ready for their considered a prestigious school, one act plays that doesn't mean that its graduates can attain prestigious and fulfilling careers. Already, Kico Velarde, who graduated in June with a Bachelor's Degree in Mass Communications, Sports working alongside his friend and current CSUSB alum, Rich Spencer, has opened a media company in Hollywood. Together, they're out to prove that education is best when driven by your passion. Coyote ChronlcIe(CC): Now that you've graduated from CSUSB, what are you working on? PAGE 23 Kico Velarde: I started a.company Kim Morohunfola (Right) with my business partner Rich Spencer and three other business and Kim Ford (Left) get ready for one more shot ~Interview conva at Pacific Regionals on page 20 Ivan Fernandez/Chronicle CSUSB Alumni Kico Velarde and CSUSB student Rich Spencer show off their various talents . v^<,w»JVt 'Smart classrooms': teaching with technology MB Zip drive. Desiree Jacques Staff Writer These computers have Intemet access and provide the ability to Where would we be without connect a laptop to the rooms' video modern technology? In today's projector. In addition to the college classroom it has become projector the stations have both not only commonplace but almost VCR and DVP options. All of these necessary to integrate multi-media resources are accessed from the technology in instruction. workstation's control panel. At CSUSB, the circumstances The initiative for ACM to are no different. The Academic begin installing 'Smart Classrooms' Computing and Media Services came from the needs of instructors. department is in charge of the Having their beginnings merely installation of'Smart Classrooms' carting TVs and VCRs to throughout the campus. classrooms, both Waldman and "Smart classrooms are ACM Director Michael Ross have technology enhanced classrooms watched the department evolve as located throughout the CSUSB quickly as its technology. campus to enable faculty to "The first 'Smart Classroom' incorporate multi-media and was installed in 1999 in University Internet content into their Hall, before we even had funding." instructional curriculum," says Shortly thereafter the needs ACM Coordinator Steve expressed by faculty sparked the Waldman. Smart Classrooms come with a variety of equipment ~Smart continued - • - -T- Jacqites/dwomeie such as a desktop computer with on page 20 Dr. Mayo Toruno teaches a Social Science class in the 'smart' Visual Arts lecture hall with the help of DVD/CD capabilities and a 250 the PowerPoint projector, video, and DVD system Numeric Breakdown of Smart Classroom Projects Does new always equal better? Current Smart classroom total 47 Summer 2002 i.....,..; .21 associated with these apartments. She Tara Wallace claims that there are alarms on each door 2002/2003 academic year 10 Staff Writer that beep for five seconds if the doors are Social & Behavioral Sciences Building 22 The new apartments at CSUSB are not held open for longer than three seconds. Palm Desert Campus without their flaws. Just like any new This is very annoying for her and her Jack Brown Hall Retrofit •structiH«;r«i^i»^kiaks ^ikiieed to he worked rooHunates since their window is directly Other CSUSB Projects out.".. L • - 'sbovc Although compared t^*^the ofdeF" Manysl Residence Halls these apartments are much the annoyance more modem and up- to-date, many improvements are still Martinez reports that Government Job/Internship Fair in the workings. these alarms are One of these sensitive and that" Friday, November 15 newer features is the magnetic strip key must be monitored 9 a.m. to 1p.m. cards, which vary from with great care. building to building. Other Student Union Events Center This system is all common problems computerized so that if reported by students Gal State, San Bernardino a student moves but, vary from minor their key could be Bethany Anderson/Chronicle inconveniences ' demagnetized the next A student demonstrates the new security card ranging from day. These keys seem to unclean rooms, Federal, State, County and City agency representatives will be promote a safe living environment, according landscaping, smelly heaters, soliciting, to Veronica Martinez of the Housing and answering machines, to more problematic available to answer questions and provide application Residential Life inconveniences such as; refrigerators, department on campus. plumbing, garbage disposals, slow information for employment opportunities When asked when these keys will be maintenance repairs, or laundry facilities in the public sector. installed into the Residence Halls as well, she not being set up yet. says, "We're working on it." One resident, Malisa Haywood, resorts Free admission-Parking $1.50. She also reports that to taking her dirty they are very sensitive laundry back to and can fail due to being her parent's scratched or placed next house because of Presented by the Career Development Center to other cards with the big hassle it and the Water Resources Institute at magnetic strips. One has been to student, Bryan Devor, schedule time has been troubled with with an RA to get this problem ever since hers done. The he moved into the residents of the apartments. Devor, as apartments must well as other students schedule a also claim that it is fairly laundry time that CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY easy for nonresidents to doesn't get in the Bethany Anderson/Chronicle SAN BERNARDINO gain entry into the apartments^^^ trcmblesome smoke detectors way of the Meeting the Challenge by just closely following Residence Halls behind someone who lives there. use of the machines 5500 University Parkway, San Bernardino, CA 92407 Martinez however, disagrees with this in their dorms. statement and maintains that the keys make Although newer does mean more Phone: 909.880.5250 access much more high-tech and modem, there are still Web: http://career.csusb.edu improbable.