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Vol. XLV, No. 23 THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT VOICE Monday, May 23, 2011 OFCoyote CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN BERNARDINO FOR 44 YEARS Chronicle “What if:” CSU’s plans to deal with cuts By ERIC SANCHEZ The Los Angeles Times reported that the state execu- es and budget cuts to get the state back on sound fi nancial Staff Writer tives announced a $6.6 billion surge in the state funds fu- footing, the Los Angeles Times reported. The proposal eled by higher wages throughout the state and an upturn in called for an additional $500 million loss of state funding SU executives outlined a contingency plan investment income of the rich. This sudden hike in state for the CSU, if the tax extensions that Brown is advocating to address a potential $1 billion cut of the funds may seem like a turn for the better to some; how- for are not submitted to election. CSU budget May 10. ever, Brown sees the possibility of it thwarting his effort to “That would be a scorched earth budget and would The plan comes amid California’s bud- set the state in the direction of a healthier fi nancial future. infl ict lasting damages to the university,” said CSU Chan- C “California’s economy is growing, but we still face a cellor Charles B. Reed in a press release. “There will un- get crisis and threat of drastic funding cuts to all of the state’s higher education systems. Gov. Jerry Brown and $10 billion structural defi cit and a wall of debt for years to doubtedly be severe and painful choices that we would the state Legislature have already approved a $500 million come,” said Brown when he outlined his revised budget have to make to address such a massive funding reduc- cut in CSU funding which will be addressed by a drop in proposal earlier this month. tion,” he said. admissions as well as a 10 percent tuition increase for the Brown warned the California legislature against sim- The contingency plan of action would help prepare fall quarter, CSU offi cials said in a press release. ply making shifts in accounting and called for tax increas- Continued on Pg. 3 Dean set to Messner professes his male feminism retire in fall By KYLA COOK Asst. News Editor By FERNANDO TORRES Staff Writer Feminism has taken on men as dis- cussed in Dr. Michael A. Messner’s lecture CSUSB’s dean of the College of Natu- addressing the contrasts between male ac- ral Sciences is retiring after 10 years of ser- tivists for female empowerment over gen- vice to the university. erations. Robert Carlson will retire on Aug. 1 Messner, professor of sociology and after being involved in higher education gender studies at the University of South- for more than 40 years. Carlson says he is ern California was the keynote speaker of ready to embark on this new part of his life. the “Conversations on Diversity” lecture at Carlson describes what he plans to do after CSUSB on May 19. he leaves CSUSB. Messner discussed his interest and “Nothing fi rm right now, I am not hav- current research study on stopping gender- ing a set schedule. Nothing that requires based violence via male activists. me to be anywhere at a specifi c time,” said Messner’s research and lecture fo- Carlson. cuses on two generations of male activists: Carlson plans to spend more time with those that sprang into action from the femi- his family. nist movement during the 1970s-80s and “After 43 years as a faculty member I those who are currently promoting anti- will have a greater time to spend with my violence across college campuses in the wife, children and grandchildren,” said United States and through national media Carlson. campaigns. Carlson described how much he loves Messner said this area of research the CSUSB community and what he’ll struck him as a college student because he miss about it. MaryRone Shell | Chronicle Photo wanted to be involved in positive social “I’ve been here 10 years and have re- Congressman Joe Baca comes to the CSUSB campus to discuss some of the shortcomings of recent education policies. change, more specifi cally gender-based ally grown to love the school. I have re- violence. spect for the students, faculty and staff. I Messner’s goal is to inspire and help found out this campus shares a lot of the people understand how men, past and pres- same ideals that I have about education,” Baca talks failed education policies ent, are working to stop gender violence. Carlson said. “I will miss the satisfaction During the 1950s and 1960s, violence of helping others reach their goals. I’ve en- By LINDA TRAN “People will continue to come to both towards women was viewed as a joke, as joyed when faculty have been honored and Staff Writer San Bernardino and Riverside,” said Baca. a punch line, Messner said. Comedians recognized.” “We must understand with the growth that ended with, “So I went home and beat up Carlson came to CSUSB from San “I believe that this is the time, a time there is a demand for education. That’s my wife.” Diego State University after serving as in history, and a time in our state and in our why we’re here today to completely look When it was taken seriously, violence professor and chair of the department of nation that we should be investing more in at these issues.” was seen as an individual form act of pa- Exercise and Nutritional Sciences. Carlson education than we ever had before,” said Baca has served in Congress since thology, a deviance from the norm. got his doctorate and master’s in physical Rep. Joe Baca (D-Rialto). 1999. His passion for education is evi- The 1960s and 70s women’s move- education from University of Texas-Austin On May 17, Baca hosted his yearly denced by his service on the San Bernardi- ment shaped it differently saying that vio- and his bachelor of arts in English from Education Summit at CSUSB centrally no Community College District Board of lence was created due to over conformity Trinity University. At fi rst Carlson wasn’t exploring closing California’s educational Trustees, in the state Assembly and state to masculinity, that boys are taught to be interested in the position. achievement gap, academic fulfi llment of Senate. dominant and use their bodies to overcome “As I went through the interview English Learners and the No Child Left Baca assembled three panels of educa- other. Continued on Pg. 2 Behind law. Continued on Pg. 3 Continued on Pg. 2 CSU hopes for oil funding bill Local artists to Catch all these stories and much more online at Aaron Jimenez See Page 3 takes ASI saturate fans coyotechronicle.net presidential Student Atheists deserve respect too with music Scan this code with your mobile seat; plans for See Page 5 at Riverside device to visit our site. Download No progress made on NFL lock-out festival the free app Scan Life for the iPhone, change See Page 7 Android, and Blackberry to do so. See Page 14 See Page 11 Chronicle Page 2 News Monday, May 23, 2011 Community center to open in North SB By OMAR GUZMAN area, especially because the nearest library from there is Staff Writer the John M. Pfau Library in CSUSB, which is around three miles away. an Bernardino residents are closer than ever Kelley had lobbied in Washington D.C. three times to receiving a long awaited community cen- since he set his goal and successfully acquired help from ter and library. Congressmen Jerry Lewis and Joe Baca to get San Ber- S According to The Press Enterprise, The nardino a $500,000 grant towards the community center 4,200-square-foot Verdemont Community Center is ex- project. Another $350,000 came from Verdemont’s city pected to open in late June at Al Guhin Park on the corner infrastructure fee tax collection, which is generally used to of Little League Dr. past Palm Ave. build homes, for a total of $850,000 for the project. It will have a 600-square-foot library, after-school tu- The city’s original plans were to have a 15,000-square- toring, mommy-and-me activities, breakfast for seniors, foot building, but it was reduced to 4,200-square-foot plan movies for teens, exercise, arts and crafts classes and to fi t budget limits. dances, as well as a basketball court and a baseball fi eld. According to Kelley the city will mainly depend on “We have been without a community center for over volunteers to fund and run the center, which includes du- 40 years at the north end of San Bernardino and it has been ties such as teaching, tutoring and organizing and carrying one of my top priorities since I fi rst campaigned in 2003,” out events. said 5th Ward Councilman Chas A.