California State University, San Bernardino CSUSB ScholarWorks Coyote Chronicle (1984-) Arthur E. Nelson University Archives 5-9-2011 May 9th 2011 CSUSB Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/coyote-chronicle Recommended Citation CSUSB, "May 9th 2011" (2011). Coyote Chronicle (1984-). 69. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/coyote-chronicle/69 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]. Vol. XLV, No. 21 THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT VOICE Monday, May 9, 2011 OFCoyote CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN BERNARDINO FOR 44 YEARS Chronicle Obama takes time to honor September 11 victims By KYLA COOK Asst. News Editor resident Barack Obama vis- ited Ground Zero to honor those who have passed on PSeptember 11, 2001 and those who have been fi ghting the War on Terror. Over a week has passed since Presi- dent Obama announced the death of Osa- ma bin Laden and still little has been made known to the American public. The news spread like wildfi re via so- cial media outlets and even through an announcement at Stagecoach courtesy of Rascal Flatts (See Nic Gibbs’ article on pg. 6). That night people rallied in the streets at Ground Zero chanting, “USA, USA, USA!” Just days after, conspiracy theories surfaced over the killing and burial of bin Laden. To quell rumors, the president con- sidered releasing post-mortem photos, but opted not to citing, its infl ammatory nature and fear of retaliation from al-Qaeda. The Los Angeles Times was among other news outlets that reported that the White House said bin Laden was unarmed when killed. Pete Souza | White House Photo “There was concern that bin Laden President Obama visits the Ground Zero memorial to pay his respects to all the fallen victims of the 9/11 attacks ordered by the recently slain al-Qaeda leader - Osama bin Laden. would oppose the capture operation and Model UN team Student arrested after takes top prize anonymous tip-off CSUSB campus Police arrested a stu- dent for suspicion of bringing a fi rearm to school on Monday, May 2. By DAVID MEDRANO Communications student Christopher Staff Writer Fisher was arrested in class late Monday afternoon after an anonymous tip alerted The Model United Nations (MUN) police of a student in possession of a fi re- program here at CSUSB won both the Out- arm. standing Delegation and Outstanding Posi- Courtesy of Theresa Schneider Fisher was in class when police came tion Paper awards at the National Model The CSUSB Model United Nations (MUN) team stands proudly after being awarded at a conference held in New York City. to search the students and he was found to United Nations Conference in New York be carrying a BB gun replica of a pistol City. able to host more than 2,300 students and tional MUN conference in New York. She and an unspecifi ed amount of narcotics, ac- The award is given to teams based on 19 committees covering diverse and press- spoke about her personal experience and cording to Jimmie Brown, CSUSB’s chief a complex mathematical formula used by ing international issues such as democratic how sometimes it is diffi cult to represent a of police. conference judges. Criteria included how governance, aging populations, harmful different nation. No further information is known about well students “stayed in character” of the substances and hazardous wastes. “It was an amazing experience,” Orte- the incident as police are withholding de- country they portrayed, participation in “This will be the 15th Outstanding ga said. “I would like to do it again next tails pending an investigation. their assigned committees and proper use Delegation Award for CSUSB over the past year.” of rules and procedure. 18 years,” according to a CSUSB press re- “Sometimes it is hard to represent a The Outstanding Position Paper lease. “Cal State San Bernardino competed different nation from your own, in our case Award demonstrates to judges how well April 19-23.” we were given the Islamic Republic of students grasp the issues they will address The MUN program at CSUSB is one Iran and we had to stay in character for the at a national conference, how they affi rm of two in which students participate to competition,” Ortega added. the positions of their countries on these is- learn and practice diplomatic skills that “It is hard because people have differ- sues, as well as how they develop courses can be applied to any career they choose to ent perspectives of how a specifi c nation of action to resolve such challenges. pursue after graduation. should act,” Ortega said. As indicated by the United Nations For Blanca Ortega, a member of the Ortega also said that the program Association, this year’s conference was MUN, it was her fi rst time going to a na- helped her realize a career option for her. Christopher Johnson | Chronicle Photo Coyotes given Coyotes How should we deal with bin CSUSB’s own puts some “Finess” Laden’s death? See Page 6 wings in Red take time to on the hip-hop game See Page 10 appreciate Bull kickoff Military tolerance training for Catch all these stories and much more online at nurses post-DADT future starts event See Page 7 See Page 3 See Page 13 coyotechronicle.net Chronicle Page 2 News Monday, May 9, 2011 CA state bans tans By LINDA TRAN ness does target younger people, especially Staff Writer by television media infl uence. “I could see that it could be a trend, he tanning bed industry is like a mother-daughter thing too,” said being hit by a new bill re- Young. leased from the State Senate Before the law was passed, parent’s Tto ban people under the age permission was needed for teenagers to of 18 from using tanning beds to reduce a use ultraviolet appliances and facilities, ac- higher risk of cancer. cording to the Los Angeles Times. State Sen. Ted Lieu (D-Torrance) said Bed tanning seems to be falling un- that too much exposure to ultraviolet rays, der the sphere where buying cigarettes can particularly at a young age will be worse only be bought by the age of 18, along with later on in life. tattoos, certain body piercings and buying According to the American Cancer alcohol at the age of 21. Society, skin cancer is the most common “People want what they don’t have,” cancer, covering nearly half of all cancers said student Joan Giron. in the United States. Giron said she believes that people California will be the fi rst state in the should accept the color tone that they natu- nation to ban people under the age of 18 of rally have instead of transforming into a the use of tanning beds or other ultraviolet different color tone just because the me- appliances. dia infl uences people to. She also said that Many students on campus believe tan- these restrictions infl uence the younger ning depends on how their skin reacts to crowd even more to want what they can’t the exposure to ultraviolet rays; whether have. they prefer bed tanning, outdoor tanning or These restrictions can cause a lot of spray tanning. damage, especially if they are used exces- Kandice Casillas, a student who en- sively and unprofessionally. joys tanning, said she sees why teenagers According to the Los Angeles Times, would be disappointed that the eligible age around 1 million people are bed tanning has gone up to 18. consumers and people aged 35 and over “It is a popular thing and younger peo- heighten their risk of melanoma, the most ple go after it,” said Casillas. common kind of skin cancer. Danielle Young, a customer from a lo- Recently, California Gov. Jerry Brown cal tanning salon enjoys bed tanning and had a cancerous growth removed on his likes how the device allows her to avoid nose, according to CNN. some effects from outdoor tanning, such as The test showed the cancer he had was burning and sweating. called basal cell carcinoma, a cancer that Linda Tran | Chronicle Photo Young also believes that the bed tan- can be developed when there is too much California lawmakers cited increased cancer rates as a reason for their restriction on bed tanning for those 18 and under. ning business will eventually go down exposure to the sun in regions such as the along with the economy and said the busi- neck and face. Podolske nominated for USDA fellowship By MICHELE CRUZ ty amazing fellowship and it lets faculty fi nd Staff Writer a way for students to get scholarship and research opportunities,” said Bryant Fairley, Diane Podolske was nominated associate director of Community University by President Dr. Albert Karnig for the Partnerships. U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Eligio According to Fairley, the Fellow- “Kika” De La Garza Fellowship program ship gives all students opportunities. It has in Washington this summer. helped 25 students fi nd opportunities with The Fellowship program was named USDA and 10 of them the fi nd jobs. after the fi rst Hispanic congressman of “I am going to bring back information Texas Eligio “Kika” De la Garza II. The about grants that will help faculty talk to stu- fellowship was established in 1998 and it dents about more opportunities. The budget is associated with the Hispanic Associa- is really bad and I don’t know if the services tion of Colleges and Universities Leader- we have now will still be available”, said ship Groups.