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Californians can vote for or against Proposition 30, on Election Day on Tuesday, Nov. 6.
Under the Proposition 30 measure temporary tax increases will go to fund education, local public safe-ty, and amend California’s constitution.
Proposition 30 will increase personal income tax on earnings over $250,000 for seven years and in-crease sales tax by 1/4 cent for four years, from 7.25 percent to 7.5 percent according to cavotes.org.
Temporary tax revenues will go to school fund-ing. Grades K-12 will receive 89 percent of the tem-porary tax revenues and community colleges will re-ceive the remaining 11 percent.
Using Proposition 30 funding for administrative costs will be prohibited. Local school’s governing boards will choose how these funds will be spent in open meetings and possible annual audits to account for where funds were spent.
Although state universities will not benefi t from the increased tax revenues, CSUs stand to benefi t in other ways .
According to the CSU Board of Trustees, tuition will be lower for students beginning in the Winter 2013. Full-time students who paid their Fall 2012
A $8.5 million fundraising goal will play an important role this year at CSUSB, due to the possibility of more budget cuts if Prop-osition 30 is not passed.
“Every year, the university strives to generate as much external revenue as possible. Our goal this year is based on a formula with the Chancellor’s offi ce,” said Ron Fremont, the new vice president of University Advancement.
The CSU had a $750 million budget cut this year, which led to an increase in tuition, according to the CSU website.
Propostion 30 can possibly be a solution to prevent any further budget cuts.
It was proposed by California Governor Jerry Brown for the 2012-13 state budget plan. If passed, the plan will raise income taxes on high-income earners for seven years and increase state sales taxes for four years.
This money can generate approximately $7 billion a year in additional revenue in an effort to close a $9.2 bil-lion state general fund defi cit. If it fails to pass, an ad-ditional $200 million cut to the CSU system can go into effect, affecting almost 27,000 enrolled students.
“Campuses throughout the CSU have implemented numerous cost-cutting measures and acted prudently with resources to get through this year. However, if the state
does not begin to reinvest in the CSU, more drastic mea-sures including cutting enrollment and programs, raising tuition and reducing personal will need to be acted upon,” said Charles Reed, CSU Chancellor on the CSU website.
While state funds are a vital source of income for CSUSB, so is fundraising.
Donations from the community play a critical role. Jack Brown Hall, the Murillo Family Observatory and the Santos Manuel Student Union are a few examples of how donations by community members supported develop-ment on campus.
The extension of CSUSB Palm Desert is, “one of the best examples of the power of philanthropy in the entire CSU,” said Fremont. “The campus quickly generated sig-nifi cant community support. The growth has been remark-able and new proposals are in place that will continue to expand the campus,” continued Fremont.
CSUSB’s new leadership, President Tomás D. Mo-rales and Vice President of University Advancement Ron Fremont are both bringing many years of experience to CSUSB to face this challenge.
Morales is the fourth president of CSUSB and raised more than $8 million for the College of Staten Island with-in the City University of New York, where he was presi-dent for fi ve years.
Executing new ideas with Morales is Fremont, vice president of university advancement. He joins CSUSB
Discord among labor leaders and super PACs (Po-litical Action Committees) continues as the battle for Proposition 32 wages on.
Proposition 32, a measure appearing on this No-vember’s ballot, aims to prohibit unions and corpora-tions from deducting funds from workers’ paychecks to fund political campaigns, but still allows voluntary employee contributions.
In addition, Proposition 32 would forbid corpora-tions and unions from making direct contributions to state and local candidates, and the committees that fund them.
According to the offi cial sampling ballot for the up-coming Nov. 6 election, “the fi scal impact is increased costs to state and local government, potentially exceed-ing $1 million annually, to implement and enforce the measure’s requirements.”
Supporters of Proposition 32 claim it is needed be-cause special interests control California’s government. Proponents claim that Proposition 32 would “cut ties between special interests and politicians,” according to East County Magazine.
In addition, advocates support this provision as it will allow union members to directly support the can-
Morales’ $8.5 million fundraising goal
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President Morales along with Fremont plan on raising money for the students.
California PropositionsProposition 30 on funding for schools and
higher taxes on the richProposition 32 will stop check
deductions from worker’s paychecks
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THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT VOICE OF CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN BERNARDINO FOR 45 YEARS Monday, October, 15 2012THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT VOICE OF CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY SAN BERNARDINO FOR 45 YEARS Monday October 15 2012
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“The Division of University Advance-ment not only includes development, but public affairs, alumni affairs and advance-ment services. At the end of the day, it’s
always about the students. Trust that this team will continue to work towards giving our students the best possible education ex-perience,” said Fremont.
While this team focuses on raising funds for the campus, residents of Califor-nia can infl uence how state funds are raised by voting.
Proposition 30 can be voted on next month, on Nov. 6.
Female vets facing record unemploymentBy JULIA MATULIONIS
Staff Writer
Unemployment rates are slowly go-ing down, but not for veterans, specifi -cally women veterans.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the unemployment rate for fe-male veterans rose to 13.5 percent, well above the national average for veterans as a whole which is at 9.7 percent.
The nation’s average for unemploy-ment is at 7.8 percent as of Sep. 2012. This is far better than last year’s percent-age which climbed as high as 9.1 percent.
Veterans come home with a plethora of skills and knowledge, including posi-tive attributes like punctuality, loyalty, and a good work ethic. Some of the nega-tive aspects employers consider are trans-lating skills to a business environment, post traumatic stress disorder, and con-cerns regarding future deployments.
"[They] may be skilled in the armed forces in a specifi c area that there really aren't a lot of jobs in the civilian world for that particular work," said Marci Daniels, Coordinator for The Veterans Success Center on campus. "They have a transi-tion assistance program[...]its not enough really, for them to transition out into the civilian workplace."
Women go through the same train-ing that men do, this is a real testament to the challenges they face in and out of the military. Military occupational spe-cialties, (MOS) are a popular path for sol-diers. The trouble for women is these are mostly male dominated fi elds.
"I like welding. In this economy welding is still a high paying job," said student and veteran Jennifer Iacolino. "They don't like women in the fi eld. I wasn't taken seriously because they would question if I could do the heavy lifting."
Jennifer was on the hunt for a job in her fi eld and could not get hired. "I went into looking for a job in the metal work-ing industry, even after going through school and getting a degree I couldn't fi nd a job," said Iacolino. She is now a student for the second time as an English major and enjoys going to school.
"I've pretty much given up looking for a job, I just want to focus on my stud-ies," said Iacolino.
Coming out of the military and re-entering civilian life can be a tough chal-lenge, a lot of veterans become homeless. According to the United States Depart-ment of Veteran Affairs, 17 percent of homeless people are veterans.
Another issue they face is the length of time it takes them to get back on their feet. "Homeless veterans reported hav-ing been homeless for an average of 5.77 years vs. 3.92 years for homeless non-veterans," according to a national survey of homeless veterans.
There are several companies making it their goal to hire more veterans when looking to fi ll positions like Wal-Mart, Chase Bank, and General Electric.
Camaraderie among veterans is seen at the Veteran Success Center on campus. It gives vets a place to do homework, re-lax and watch TV, or just hang out with people, who share similar experiences.
Chronicle Page 4 News Monday, October, 15 2012
President Barack Obama faced off against GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Oct. 3 in the fi rst installment of three scheduled debates.
According to the Gallup.com polls, Romney scored a major victory over the President with 72 percent of the total view-ers giving the presidential hopeful the vic-tory, while President Obama only took 20 percent of the vote.
Even among self proclaimed Demo-crats, Mitt Romney still edged out the Pres-ident by 49 percent to 39 percent. Gallop claims that the 52 point victory for Rom-ney is the largest ever recorded, though these assessments were taken on Oct. 4-5 and could be infl uenced by the media cov-erage, most of which gave Romney a deci-sive victory.
The debates didn’t quite propel the Romney campaign into the lead for the presidency, but according to Gallop.com it put him and President Obama dead even in the Registered Voter’s Presidential Prefer-ence Poll, with each candidate receiving 47 percent post debate, a jump of almost 5 points for Romney.
Many agreed that Mitt Romney was undoubtedly the more animated debater while Obama was a bit more subdued than viewers were used to seeing him.
“[Romney] just came out swing-ing and seemed more prepared to debate
By ANDREW HUCKSStaff Writer
Presidential debates help Americans choose their leader
than Obama,” said one CSUSB student. “Obama just seemed to be caught on his heels.”
Debate viewer James Lewis felt as though, “Romney ducked certain critical issues and his own record and that threw President Obama off because its hard to debate when both sides don’t adhere to the same facts.”
@ByronTau tweeted, “Mitt Romney lied. He lied on taxes. On medicare. On
wall street reform. On Obamacare.”The main topics of debate were on
the job market and health care, two very crucial subjects being answered in differ-ent ways.
Obama defended his position on the Affordable Care Act or “Obamacare” while Mitt Romney pointed out that states could more effi ciently provide to their citizens than the federal government could.
“I would like to take the Medicaid
dollars and give them to the states and say to the states, you are getting what you got last year plus infl ation, plus 1 percent, and you’re going to manage the care for your poor the way you think is best,” said Rom-ney.
The topic of job creation and econom-ic growth was talked about at great lengths by both parties.
Mitt Romney talked about tax-cuts to small businesses and on the middle class saying, “Middle-income earners have seen yearly earnings down $4,300 under Pres-ident Barack Obama, this is a tax in and of itself, I call it the economy tax and its been crushing.” President Obama said that he would sign a one year extension on the Bush-Tax cuts that affect the people earn-ing up to $250,000.
Regardless of certain views and oppo-sition, there remains a decision and that de-cision will effect each and every American.
These debates may help individuals decide on their future leader.
It’s about how these men carry them-selves, how quick they are with their re-actions, and how well they can lead the American people. That’s what we as a na-tion need, a leader.
The next presidential debate are as fol-lowed: Thursday Oct. 11 covering foreign and domestic policy, Tuesday Oct. 16 the candidates will go over town meeting for-mat including foreign and domestic policy, and lastly Monday Oct. 22 will be regard-ing foreign policy again.
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An e-mail from CSUSB Advocacy Alert mentions, “If voters pass Prop. 30, the CSU’s 2013-14 budget would remain fl at,” meaning there would be no more tu-ition hikes.
If Proposition 30 passes it will prevent $6 billion in tax cuts this year. It will also provide billions of dollars in school fund-ing which will start this year.
CSUSB Presi-dent Dr. Tomás D. Morales, said in his 2012 Convocation Speech, “If defeated, Proposition 30 would trigger a $250 million cut to the CSU, which equates to a $10 mil-lion cut to our cam-pus. This would push state funding back to 1996 levels. Since that year, the CSU system wide enrollment has increased by more than 90,000 students.”
However, the Board of Trustees have a backup plan of a 5 percent or $300 dol-lar increase per student starting in 2013.
So far CSUSB student’s approve of Proposition 30.
“If Prop. 30 passes it would be easier
for me fi nancially, getting an education should be something everyone can ob-tain,” said senior Nikolas Ellis.
Even professors on campus are voic-ing their opinions. “I’m voting yes on Proposition 30 because we need fund-ing for education and education helps the economy,” said Dr. Aaron Moffett, CSUSB Department of Kinesiology.
Registered voters voting yes on Propo-sition 30 will agree to the increase on taxes for higher-incomes for seven years, the increase in sales tax-es for four years and new tax revenues will be available to fund programs in the state budget.
Supporters of Proposition 30 want voters to also know that, “taxes are tem-porary, balanced and necessary for vital services.”
Those in opposi-tion say, “Prop. 30 is a shell game; there are no assurances that tax increases will actually benefi t classrooms,” according to cavotes.org.
If Proposition 30 fails there will be no increase on personal income taxes or sales tax, and state spending reductions, mostly towards education programs, would take effect in Winter 2013.
didate of their choice. It will give them the option to voluntarily contribute to a campaign rather than having a union or corporation regulate where their payroll deduction is going.
Groups in favor of the proposition in-clude the California Republican Party, the California Taxpayer Protection Commit-tee, Waste Watchers and several city and country taxpayer organizations.
CSUSB sophomore Mayra Macias is in favor of the initiative. “By not having a payroll deduction, we still have a voice. Workers still have the option to volun-tarily donate.”
Opponents of Proposition 32 criticize the proposal’s claim about stopping spe-cial interests.
Advocates against the proposal ar-gue that the measure actually gives spe-cial exemptions to super PACs and that it would have no effect on the issues in Sacramento.
Opponents argue that the proposal places unfair restrictions on the working class and their unions.
They claim it wouldn’t take money out of politics because it exempts big businesses like Wall Street investment fi rms and insurance companies, which have been major contributors to Califor-nia political campaigns.
According to the nonpartisan League of Women Voters, an advocate for No on Proposition 32 campaign, argues “the measure does not take money out of poli-
tics. Super PACs and independent expen-diture committees are exempt from its controls.”
Others opposing the initiative also argue that the proposition would make it easier for political action committees to buy elections, because it was “intention-ally written for billionaires to have more power to write their own rules,” says East County Magazine.
“Prop. 32 isn’t designed to solve our economic problems,” says CSUSB junior Jesus Gonzales. “It sounds like it will just limit the voices of the people supporting it, like teachers and fi refi ghters.”
Opponents of the initiative include The League of Women Voters, ACLU California, The California Federation of Teachers, California Professional Fire-fi ghters, California Democratic Party and labor organizations.
While there are supporters and those against the proposal, there are still many voters who are undecided.
“I have mixed feelings because I don’t feel like I have a say in any of this. All I know is that in today’s society, if you have money you automatically have power,” says CSUSB junior Janet Teran.
A “yes” on Proposition 32 means that unions and corporations cannot use money deducted from an employee’s pay-check for political purposes. Individuals would have the option of contributing voluntarily.
A “no” on this vote means that you reject any change to existing laws regard-ing this matter.
Tuition will be lower for students beginning in
the Winter 2013. Full-time students who paid their Fall 2012 fees, would be reim-
bursed or credited up to $166 each.
CSU Board of Trustees
Prop. 30 and Prop. 32 raises taxes and lowers deductions
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Temporary tax increases will fund education, public safety, and amend state constitution
Forbids corporations and unions from making contributions to state and local candidates
The U.S. presidential debates will cover certain issues regarding foreign policy, which will help voters make their decision.Courtesy of mlive.com
Opinions Monday, October, 15 2012Chronicle Page 5
Where is the equality in fi nancial aid?
It seems that single parents have many options when it comes to aid, while the needs of the average student go ignored.Melissa O’Beck | Chronicle Photo
By MELISSA O’BECKStaff Writer
I believe single parents soak up all of the “free” fi nancial aid money while other students drown in debt.
In my opinion this creates student in-equality.
With the recent 9.1 percent increase that went into effect this fall, tuition is at a record high, according to USA Today.
Education is becoming less feasible for the average student.
The CSU claims to offer affordable, accessible and quality education. But that’s no longer the case.
“I graduated from Riverside Commu-nity College last year, but I am waiting un-til I am 24 to transfer to CSUSB so I can be eligible for some sort of fi nancial aid,” said Matthew Lewis, 23.
“Even though I work two jobs and pay for my own schooling I am still considered a dependent of my parents. I simply cannot afford $2,300 a quarter before books and parking permit without some kind of aid.”
The aid and options seem to be endless for single parents to go to school no matter what their age.
But where is a lending hand to the av-erage student who works anywhere from one to three jobs while trying to stay on top of their studies?
They fall into that middle class cat-egory although they are over 18, due to their parents income which they have no entitlement to.
It seems these students’ graduation date keeps getting postponed because the aid is not there.
They have to support themselves, which ultimately leads to a higher debt ra-tio among graduates, making it diffi cult to fi nish or even go to school.
Higher education should be helping pave the way to a life of opportunity, not fi nancial disaster.
However, Pell Grants are limited to only specifi c individuals and which do not
have to be paid back. The rest of the students under 24 are
only offered student loans, which do have to be paid back.
“In my opinion, it is fair. Being a mother going to school is hard. We have more fi nancial obligations than most stu-dents. Besides school fi nances like books and classes, we also have to worry about fi nding and paying for daycare while we are at school,” said student and parent Cara Golightly.
While this rings undeniable truth, we live in a country where government hand-outs to single parents are endless.
If the parent is not receiving child sup-port, is that not what welfare, WIC, dis-counted housing, free healthcare, Head-Start programs, food-stamps, and the continual list that goes on are for?
We even have a daycare right here on campus at a more affordable cost than most other day care centers.
I am in no way discriminating or suggesting that single parents should be stripped of these privileges.
I agree that single parents deserve op-portunity, and fortunately, there is plenty of it.
But I do believe that when it comes to education there should be some form of student equality. We are all here for the same reasons, trying to achieve the same goals, striving for brighter futures.
If the government is going to give funding to organizations that single out parents and minorities then there should be funding for other students that are not mi-norities or single parents, but are working just as hard.
At 18 we are all legal adults. We should not be discriminated against because of our parents income since we are no longer un-der their legal guardianship.
We all come from different walks of life, but when we enroll in this school a certain unity is formed.
We are all students. We all deserve equal opportunity to succeed, and we all deserve a fi ghting chance.
The Weekly Chuckle
The vice-presidential debate on Oct. 11 was a stark contrast to last week’s presidential debate.
Vice president Joe Biden and Republican Paul Ryan both came out strong, making this debate a much more even match than the debate be-
tween Obama nd Romney. This time around, the polls showed a split in who voters thought won the debate. According to a CBS poll, 50 percent of viewers felt Biden emerged victorious while
31 percent chose Ryan as the winner. CNN’s poll, however, showed a much closer contest: 48 per-
cent of viewers felt Ryan won compared to the 44 percent that believed Biden won the debate.
Opinions Monday, October, 15 2012Chronicle Page 6
Avoid pain at the pump with a few simple steps
By MEGAN DAVISStaff Writer
Temperatures have begun to drop and everyone will soon be getting in the holi-day spirit in anticipation of Halloween and Thanksgiving.
One not so pleasant change however is the sky-high gas prices that seemed to erupt overnight.
The Los Angeles Times reported that the rise of gas prices is due to the tempo-rary power failure of Exxon Mobil Corp, a refi nery in Torrance that did not resume production until Oct. 5.
Another key refi nery was forced to cut back on production when it experienced a major fi re in August.
High gas prices are of particular con-cern for many of our students that make the daily commute to campus.
With the already enormous cost of tu-ition and books, plus the addi-tional cost of a parking permit, one must wonder if the spike in gas prices will allow students to drive to class.
“ B e t w e e n tuition, books and everyday ex-penses, this spike in gas prices may be the one thing that makes it too much for one student to handle,” said student Karina Mezar.
“Unfortunately, more expensive gas means I have to take money away from other areas in my budget, like school sup-plies,” said student Lindsey Daniel.
According to USA Today, Governor Jerry Brown has asked the Air Resources Board to permit the use of cheaper gas that is usually not available for use until after Oct. 31.
Normally this type of gas is not per-mitted this early in the year because it is more harmful to our air quality during warm weather since it evaporates into the air quicker than the gasoline sold during the summer.
Denton Cinquegrana, executive editor of the Oil Price Information Service, stated that it would be reasonable to expect prices to make its way back down to about $4.15 a gallon by Thanksgiving.
Until then, there are some ways to protect your bank accounts from those gas prices.
First, if you are a commuter, try and fi nd a student who lives close to you that you can arrange a carpool.
Bonus points would be given if that person is in your class so you can study for those midterms we have coming up.
“With the rising gas prices I’m lucky that I carpool with my friend. If I didn’t
carpool it would make me reconsider driving to school for every class,” said student Haley Lowe.
Second, for those of you a part of the smartphone community, you can download the free “Gas Buddy” app onto your phone. It will tell you the clos-est gas station with
the cheapest gas nearest to you. Even if it only saves you a few cents, it
is worth it during these hard times.Finally, if you live close enough to
campus to consider purchasing a dis-counted bus pass or even ride your bike to school, you would be doing yourself and the environment a favor.
While it may not be the most conve-nient way to get to campus, you will save time, money and give yourself a nice leg work out to boot.
“Between tuition, books and everyday expenses,
this spike in gas prices may be the one thing that makes it too much
for one student to handle.”
Karina MezarStudent
College students need to step up and vote after a decrease in registered young voters since 2008.
Voters between the ages of 18-29 are a full 11 percent lower than in the 2008 election, bringing the amount of registered young voters to 63 percent, according to The Pew Research Center.
“The number of young people reg-istered to vote hasn’t been this low since 1999,” according to www.washington.cb-slocal.com.
President Barack Obama saw a high number of young voters in the 2008 elec-tion and along with Governor Mitt Rom-ney, are hoping for a high turnout in No-
By STEPHANIE “LILO” MADRIGAL
Staff Writer
Student votes are key in this year’s electionvember.
Not only is voting for president im-portant, there are propositions affecting college students directly.
We are the future and voting this year will affect us drastically.
“Yes on Prop. 30 will help college students with the revenue earned from tax payers and helping colleges in the upcom-ing years,” said CSUSB alumni, Christina Giurlanda.
If Proposition 30 does not pass col-lege students will see an increase in budget cuts, which is something I personally do not want to see. Tuition and other campus fees will cost us more and burn a bigger hole in our pockets.
As a student I am seeing and feeling the budget cuts quarter after quarter by having hundreds of dollars added to our
tuition in the past year.“No matter what way you vote, I be-
lieve young voters, especially students, need to vote in the 2012 election. It is their future,” said Mari Lopez, parent of a CSUSB student.
I believe voting is extremely impor-tant, however, after just asking a few ran-dom students around campus, some had no knowledge or urgency to vote this year.
Some students do not feel the need and possibly could care less about voting right now, but they should be concerned because it will affect all of our futures.
Instead of ignoring or bashing the propositions and/or candidates, use your voice to change the future, making our country a better place to live in.
“What is the point of having rights, if you do not to use your right to vote for a
change to better your country,” said River-side Community College student, Tiffany Rachel.
Voting is fast and easy. No matter who or what you vote for I strongly insist every-one, especially students, to vote.
Remember this is your future. Do not walk past the polls this year; you may re-gret it later.
No one should ignore the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 6.
If you are in need of more information about voting or candidates, please visit www.canivote.org.
This site will provide you with infor-mation from what you need to bring in or-der to vote and information about the elec-tion.
You should control your future, go out there and VOTE!
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Features Monday, October, 15 2012Chronicle Page 7
Rock the Vote!Rock the Vote!
Marc-Olivier Drouin | Chronicle Photo
Electro-rapper Chancellor Warhol rocks out in the Santos Manuel Student Union to motivate students to register to vote. The Rock the Vote campaign brings various artists together to inform the youth across America about the importance of voting.
By MARC-OLIVIER DROUINStaff Writer
Last day to register to vote is Oct. 22Visit rockthevote.com to make a difference!
Marc-Olivier Drouin | Chronicle Photo
Chancellor Warhol attempts to reach out to CSUSB during his fi fth stop on the Rock the Vote tour.
CSUSB students prepare to rock the vote
Nashville electro-rapper Chancel-lor Warhol per-formed at the
Santos Manuel Student Union last Tuesday in association with the Rock the Vote organization to inform students about the impor-tance of the upcoming election.
A small crowd was gath-ered for the fi rst part of the event where director of student lead-ership and development, Mark Hartley, asked Warhol a couple of questions in regards to the 2012 election.
In his answers, the Tennessee electro-rapper emphasized the importance of arts, culture and education. He said that if he were president, he would encourage young people to travel in order to discover new culture and get in-spired by other countries.
After the interview, Warhol kicked off his performance in front of the few students.
“The small crowd shows the lack of enthusiasm among the youth voters,” said one of the par-ticipants.
The rapper, visibly unaf-fected by the nearly empty room,
gave an energetic performance. Singing electro-rap songs from his three albums: Playlist for Edie, Factory and Japanese Lunchbox – while bouncing across the crowd.
Despite minor, but frequent sound problems, the tiny audi-ence enjoyed the performance and the rapper’s truly unique mu-sic style. As a Rock the Vote fea-tured artist, last Tuesday was the fi fth performance that Warhol did for the organization.
Rock the Vote is a non-par-tisan and non-profi t organization that uses popular culture and mu-sic to build the political power of young people.
Warhol believes that as an artist, one of his jobs is to infl u-ence people to make good deci-sions in order to make a better world. He also said the arts are in the background of political lead-ers’ minds during the 2012 elec-tion.
He hopes that in a couple of years, politicians would consider arts and culture in their debates like in other countries.
The Rock the Vote event was also a great place to hear the stu-dents opinions about the upcom-ing election. Many of them seem to think that their vote will not
make any difference.A student said the 2008 elec-
tion was much more interesting with Obama’s platform which emphasized hope and change. “Truth be told, there is no excite-ment about this election,” said one of the participants.
There was also a voter reg-istration table at the event. Ac-cording to a person that was in charge of the registration, only a few people fi lled out the precious piece of paper – they did not reach their expectations.
When asked about the per-tinence of such an organization, student Melissandre Compere said, “Artists should not infl uence your political decisions. People must be aware of the political stakes and make their own deci-sion.”
Compere might be right, but Rock the Vote’s mission is to in-cite young people to register and vote with the help of the arts. They do not promote any politi-cal parties or ideas.
With the election a couple of weeks away, Rock the Vote is presently traveling across the United States to infl uence young people to exercise their right to vote. In California, you have until Oct. 22 to register.
Redlands fi remen wear in support of breast cancer awareness
Features Monday, October, 15 2012Chronicle Page 8
By JOCELYN COLBERTStaff Writer
Firemen stand up for the causeFiremen stand up for the causeJocelyn Colbert | Chronicle Photo
Redlands fi re station No. 1 traded in their classic blue T-shirts for fabulous pink tees in honor of national Breast Cancer Awareness month. These local heroes embrace the color pink in honor of those who have fought the battle with breast cancer.
Welcome to the month of pink!
October is Breast Cancer Awareness
Month (BCAM), an annual campaign to increase awareness of the disease and peo-ple are showing their support nationwide.
People can be seen sporting pink ev-erywhere this month. Even the National Football League players are wearing pink shoes, headbands, wristbands and pink patches on their jerseys to show support.
Locally, the Redlands Fire Department is happily showing their support. Red-lands fi refi ghters have swapped their blue T-shirts for pink ones during the month of October in recognition of BCAM.
I made my way to the city of Red-lands to meet and greet the fi refi ghters of
Fire Station No. 1 to get an insight on why they are so proactive about supporting the cause.
As soon as I knocked on the door of the fi re station, a loud, blaring fi re truck raced out of the back of the building. I got nervous at fi rst because no one came to the door. I thought all the fi remen received a call and were leaving!
To my relief, a friendly face appeared at the door. It was Lorenzo Rocha, smil-ing and donning his pink shirt. I asked him to give me the exposé on the pink-shirted men of the fi re station and why they are supporting the cause.
“We started [sporting pink] about three years ago to do something for the community,” said Rocha.
Did you know you could own your own pink fi refi ghter tee? The public can also purchase a Redlands Fire Department pink T-shirts up until Nov. 1 at the Red-
lands Fire Administration offi ce. The cost of the shirt is $20 with all
profi ts going to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.
“Aside from the Komen Foundation, we also sell extra shirts. The extra money goes to a fund for fi re-families. Support-ing this cause is important to us because we love our community and we’re here to serve and be there for our community,” said Rocha.
I had to ask if the men of the fi re sta-tion were having problems with wearing pink. “Oh no, we love it. It’s for a good cause so we are happy to wear pink,” said Rocha.
The National Breast Cancer Founda-tion has a site to inform the public about what they can do for the cause. While most people are aware of breast cancer, many forget to take the steps to detect the disease in its early stages.
The Redlands fi refi ghters are active in showing their support for their community.
What can you do to help? There are many ways to help support
our brave women and men impacted by the disease.
Encourage those in your lives to create an Early Detection Plan and invite others to do the same. Get screened to detect the disease because early detection is the key to saving thousands of lives.
Get involved in a fundraiser in your area to provide mammograms for women in need and a biopsy for men. Donate, fun-draise, and volunteer for our women and men to show your support. Together, we can overcome breast cancer.
As quoted by Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, “Every woman needs to know the facts. And the fact is, when it comes to breast cancer, every woman is at risk.”
Campus police helps protect bikes and electronics
As the theft of bicycles and laptops increases, CSUSB cam-pus police have established two new programs to solve the prob-lem.
The Cal State San Bernardi-no University Police Laptop and Electronic Devices Anti-Theft Registration Program (LE-DATRP) and the Cal State San Bernardino University Police Bicycle Registration Program (BRP) insist on recording your valuables with campus police, thus reducing the chances of theft while protecting your electronics
and your bike.The programs are still pretty
new on campus. “Both programs started up towards the end of the 2011-2012 school year with the intention of being in place for the start of the 2012-2013 school year,” said Offi cer Erik Sylvestri.
According to National Bike Registration, more than 1.5 mil-lion bikes are stolen every year and the majority of the thefts happen on college campuses.
According to a FBI study, a laptop is stolen every 53 seconds and one in 10 individuals will have their laptop stolen.
These statistics are alarm-ing and because almost everyone
owns at least one electronic de-vice.
Campus police strongly en-courage you to register those items.
After registering the items you want protected, CSUSB will keep all the important informa-tion like serial numbers and mod-els in a database so it will be eas-ier to fi nd them in case of a theft. They will then contact you once your personal object is found.
So, if your property gets stolen you will only have to call them and inform campus police that your device is on record.
Registering your posses-sions may be a good solution
to help prevent the robbery, but campus police also provides tips to help prevent them getting sto-len in the fi rst place.
The greatest way to avoid theft is to keep an eye on your valuables. Always lock away your electronics properly when you are not around and try to not expose them.
They also suggested taking pictures of your bike, so in case of theft, it will be easier for them to have a good idea of what it looks rather than having an un-clear description.
Although the LEDATRP and the BRP appear to be a great ideas, it remains largely un-
known by a lot of the students on campus.
Like many students, Colin Wang was not aware of these programs. “Of course I would be interested! But I just learned that such a program exists,” he said. “I think it’s a good idea.”
Offi cer Sylvestri and his unit, the Traffi c Unit, are trying to spread the word via e-mail, Coyote Chronicle and Coyote Radio.
Registration is free, easy, and available on their website at police.csusb.edu, or contact them at traffi [email protected] or at (909) 537-5165 for more infor-mation.
By EMILIE CHACONStaff Writer
pink
Features Monday, October, 15 2012Chronicle Page 9
By MARISSA MOONEYAsst. A&E Editor
Paying for books, classes and gas can take a toll on a stu-dent’s wallet and their budget for shopping.
Since school and work consumes most of our time, it is hard to fi nd a chance to spend money on ourselves.
Students are always browsing to fi nd the latest deals on clothes, electronics and other gadgets while having a small budget expense. Many have turned to online shop-ping.
“I like to shop at stores and online, but I choose online over anything because it saves the hassle of wasting gas going to the mall,” said student Eduardo Escobedo. “I get better deals in the stores sometimes, but it has its trade-offs. My favorite online shopping sites to visit are UrbanOutfi tters.com, 80spurple.com and H&M,”
Students spend countless hours study-ing and sometimes it can be fun to take a break from all of it to browse the internet for some cool shopping sites.
Popular sites like Amazon offer stu-dent deals on shipping, especially on books and electronics. But aside from shopping for school supplies, many are looking for
deals on fall clothing.Websites for department stores and
shops like Forever 21, Macy’s, Nord-strom’s and Kohl’s may offer online cou-pons or deals that are cheaper, including the clearance section.
“I like to go shopping in actual stores, but I have a few sites I like to visit like tobi.com and nastygal.com,” said student Natalie Esparza. “The deals online versus in actual stores vary. You can get free ship-ping and sometimes cheaper dresses and shoes online than in the store. Sometimes even the clearance racks in the store will be cleaned out so it is easier to fi nd it online.”
Fall Fashion has begun and browsing online before hitting stores may be a good idea.
Many shopping sites send out e-mails on deals and specials during the week that can be used in the store or online.
Sites like grou-pon.com offer many
different specials that range from vaca-tions, clothes and even laptops.
Clothing sites with membership only perks, like plndr.com and hautelook.com, allow shoppers to fi nd deals on designer clothes and also earn points by referring customers to their sites.
Instead of comparison shopping from one store to the next, energy and time is saved for other things when the best deals
can be compared online with just a click of the mouse.
While stores and malls close at a cer-tain time, online shopping is open 24/7. Shopping world-wide is a possibility on-line.
Online coupon codes are also effi cient for most sites along with items that may not be in stores.
There are benefi ts to in-store and on-
line shopping, but it’s the same as long as the deals are good. Sometimes it can be fun to go out with friends to the mall and browse stores and try things on and other times it is acceptable to stay home, study and shop online.
As the holidays draw near, it is a good idea to check out the online specials and enjoy browsing for new shopping sites to share with others.
Marissa Mooney | Chronicle Photo
Student Natalie Esparza fi nds online shopping more convenient than going to the stores because she fi nds better deals.
Th e perks of being an online shopper
“I choose online over any-thing because it saves the
hassle of wasting gas.”
Eduardo EscobedoStudent
Arts & Entertainment Monday, October, 15 2012Chronicle Page 10
A new exhibition at CSUSB’s Rob-ert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art (RAFFMA) features contemporary art pieces that even those with little or no art background can certainly enjoy.
“Perspectives,” on display until Dec. 15, is an exhibition rich in Chicano and Latino infl uences that features fi ve artists from different backgrounds and artistic styles whose stories come alive through their artwork.
Inspired by promotional material found on her desk from Southern Califor-nia artist Linda Vallejo, RAFFMA Mu-seum Director and exhibition curator Eva Kirsch set out to organize the exhibition last Spring.
“Creative variety, artistic background, age group and location were determining factors,” said Kirsch when asked about the process of putting “Perspectives” together.
Featured artists include Vallejo, Luis G. Hernandez, David Rosales, Kathy Sosa and Gregg Stone, whose work portrays their view on social and political issues as well as insight into their personal stories.
Gregg Stone, who before painting, dealt with a substance abuse issue in Ti-juana, Mexico, refl ects his life struggle in his work and depicts a blend of life on both sides of the border.
Rosales represents common racial ste-reotypes and misconceptions in his art by including giant robots, fl ying saucer som-breros and aliens in his pieces.
A little different from the others, Her-
nandez uses text in his work that also rep-resents his life growing up in various cit-ies around Baja, California and Southern California.
One thing these artists share is the de-sire to provide their viewers with a sense of familiarity through their art pieces. They
strive to give their audience an intimate and personal experience when observing their pieces.
Kirsch takes pride in the ways people can connect with her art.
“There was an older lady that came to the opening of ‘Perspectives’ who said
a woman in a painting she was admiring looked familiar and reminded her of her grandmother,” she said.
According to Kirsch, this sort of exhi-bition is meant to reach out to the broader audience and show that art isn’t necessarily complicated or diffi cult to understand and that things people deal with on a daily basis are depicted within it.
“Art enriches life,” said Kirsch. “And once you get hooked, you will never quit.”
Since the exhibition’s opening day on Sept. 29, “Perspectives” has attracted a good number of art-goers. “We aren’t ex-pecting ‘crowds’ but the number of those coming in is good,” Kirsch said.
Kirsch urged museum patrons to keep an open mind towards the art exhibited. “If you haven’t been hooked yet, ‘Perspec-tives’ is your chance. It is playful -- multi-layered, accessible and provocative at the same time. Visit it and like it or hate it. Bring your own perspective!” added Kirsch.
The museum is open from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. on Mondays through Wednesdays and Saturdays, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. on Thursdays and is closed on Fridays and Sundays. Ad-mission is free and parking is $5 for the day, though hourly parking is also avail-able.
Pre-scheduled tours are available for groups of 10 or more.
Additional information on that as well as other exhibitions and upcoming events can be found on the CSUSB RAFFMA museum’s page at http://raffma.csusb.edu, as well as on the department’s Facebook page.
By LUPE DURANStaff Writer
Lupe Duran |Chronicle Photo
Artist Gregg Stone displays his perspectives on Spanish-American Culture at “Perspectives,” an art gallery at RAFFMA.
Laughter fi lled the room at the Pfau library Oct. 10 when stu-dents from CSUSB improvised a reading from a play written by playwright Carlos Morton.
With October being Hispanic Heritage Month, the Dean of the Library, Cesar Cabarello and staff had the honor to invite Morton to the library this past Thursday.
Morton, known for his Chi-cano playwright achievements, has a doctorate in Theater Arts and is a professor at UC Santa Barbara. He has had numerous amounts of successful theatri-cal productions that have gained popularity not only in the U.S. but abroad as well.
As he was welcomed by the CSUSB staff and students he began his presentation speak-ing about the play that he will be doing readings on “The Golden One.” The idea of the play came about when Morton was in grad school and his professor told his students to write a play on the his-
tory of California.“I have always been fascinat-
ed by place names,” said Morton.He was so fascinated that he
came about writing a play about the many eclectic Southern Cali-fornia city names.
Dr. Kathryn Ervin, chair of the Theatre Arts Department, gathered a group of seven stu-dents from Theatre Arts classes to help illustrate portions of the readings from the play. These stu-dents were given a script to read in front of the audience and not having them memorized was a true challenge.
“The Golden One” is set in Riverside County and begins with three conquistadores that discov-er a promising land; a land that has already been named Jurupa Valley by the indigenous people.
During the readings you hear familiar names like Cucamonga, Loma Linda, San Bernandino, Mira Loma, Moreno Valley and other local city names in battles between the conquistadores and the indigenous people.
The play is educational and
is very comical. It takes place in the 1700s but features objects like a credit card, Mickey Mouse ac-tion fi gure and a Coke bottle. The objects presented in the play gave it a humorous, yet culturally rel-evant touch.
Morton uses Commedia dell’arte, which employs the use of improvisation and props, as a form of artistic expression. When asked why he uses this style, he simply answered, “Because seri-ous subjects told by humor sticks to people.”
Morton stressed that teach-ing and entertaining with humor is a great way to connect to differ-ent cultures. He learned that con-cept by working with the Tierra Campesino Theatre.
As Morton concluded his speech, he placed across the counter three of his books that he had for sale, which included The Many Deaths of Danny Rosales, Rancho Hollywood, and Dream-ing On a Sunday In the Alameda.
He gave the audience an op-portunity to buy the book directly and autographed each purchase.
Chicano playwright entertains CSUSB
By ERICKA RUIZStaff Writer
Art exhibit explores rich Latino culture
Carlos Morton (center) fl anked by the Theatre Arts Department, including Dr. Kathryn Ervin (left).Ericka Ruiz | Chronicle Photo
Ericka Ruiz | Chronicle Photo
A collection of Morton’s works that explore Southern California’s rich Chicano-inspired artwork.
Arts & Entertainment Monday, October, 15 2012Chronicle Page 11
Liam Neeson is back to kicking butt and dominating the box offi ce with the action-packed thriller “Taken 2.”
Directed by the appropriately named Olivier Megaton, “Taken 2” is the sequel to the popular 2008 action fi lm “Taken,” which was a surprise hit at the box offi ce.
The fi rst feature, “Taken” centered around Bryan Mills (Neeson) trying to res-cue his daughter who was kidnapped while vacationing in Paris by a group of Albanian sex traffi ckers. Mills embarked on a thrill-ing killing spree in the attempt to save his daughter and was successful in the end.
In “Taken 2” family members of the human traffi ckers killed by Mills are out to seek revenge.
When the Albanians learn of Mills’ bodyguard job in Istanbul, they devise a plan to kidnap him.
Unbeknownst to them, Bryan’s daugh-ter Kim (Maggie Grace) and his ex-wife Leonor (Famke Janssen) meet up with Bryan for an impromptu family vacation, making things a little more complicated.
The action begins when Mills and Leonor are taken against their will. Their daughter, however, narrowly escapes.
Mills must repeatedly use all his CIA expertise to escape from the traffi ckers and guide his daughter to safety.
In this installment Mills isn’t the only hero, his daughter must also muscle up and help her parents in this time of need by out-running the vengeful men.
Although the main draw of the movie is the action (And boy, does the movie de-
liver on the action), the audience also has an emotional connection to the story. We cannot help but to root for a happy ending for Mills and his family.
Car chases and fi ghting scenes are prominent throughout the movie and they give the action the audience expects from this movie.
Like any story it has its questionable moments. How does Mills get away with killing so many people and causing such destruction in the streets? But that is beside the point, “Taken 2” has its ups and downs but it never veers off what made the fi rst fi lm a hit.
Delivering an action-packed and well acted performance, Liam Neeson carries this story on his shoulders and shows us that a good story can be projected in dif-ferent ways.
All in all, “Taken 2” thrills the audi-ence and takes us on a bumpy ride through the streets of Istanbul.
Despite all of this, the movie has re-ceived mixed reviews from critics. It gar-nered a whopping 20% approval rating on Rottentomatoes.com. Despite lackluster reviews, “Taken 2” has been favored by many regular moviegoers.
The movie made more than $49 mil-lion in its fi rst weekend in the U.S. alone. To date the movie has made over $136 million worldwide, according to Boxoffi c-emojo.com.
Eventually the audience loses them-selves in the movie and simply take it for what it is: escapist entertainment.
I would recommend this fi lm to every-one, even if you haven’t seen the fi rst fi lm. It is a guaranteed cinematic thrill ride.
By MARIELA LIMONStaff Writer
Since the outbreak of social network-ing and user friendly blogs, the Internet has made it more than possible for hidden tal-ent to be revealed. Whether its retweeted, reposted, “liked,” or passed on from region to region, it’s going to be discovered. This is exactly what has happened to viral sen-sation MS MR.
On September 17, the Tumblr legions discovered Brooklyn-based duo MS MR when they released their long awaited four-track EP, Candy Bar Creep Show. Indie and Pop fans are in for a treat this season as they will notice the sounds of MS MR are similar to those of Florence and the Ma-chine and Oh Land.
The indie-pop New Yorkers have re-leased songs one by one on Mondays, mak-ing their music accessible to download and listen to while keeping their identity a mys-tery until their fi rst appearance on tour with Marina and the Diamonds. With that their fans have built up anticipation and excite-ment for the fi nal release date.
You’re probably hesitating on whether to call them M-S-M-R or just “the band with no faces that sings ‘Hurricane.’” Well, question yourself no further, it’s actually pronounced “Miss & Mister.”
Shortly after the release of their hit “Hurricane,” Lizzy Plapinger (Miss) and Max Hershenow (Mister) were signed to Sony BMG with plans of releasing a full album in 2013.
MS MR described Tumblr as, “...An incredible source of inspiration and sup-
port,” that lead them into pre-releasing tracks on their page. It is without a doubt that MS MR care about their fans enough to show gratuity by giving back music and the opportunity for fans to be featured in their upcoming album.
As an added bonus, listeners can cre-ate their own mix of any track from CBCR to submit and the pair of musicians will choose one that will be featured in their new album. “We’re free to present each song in a larger mixed media context, giving each song the opportunity to have its own identity and room to breathe and
grow,” said the band.To date, Candy Bar Creep Show, has
received over 8,000 user notes on Tumblr within a month.
At the start of CBCR is the dark and eerie track “Bones” that haunts listeners and lures them into the feeling of running and hiding in a graveyard full of zombies. The following song on the album is the pre-released best known “Hurricane.” Giv-ing you a quick break from the boneyard, this track starts of as a mellow tempo lead-ing to an excursion into the 80s with dark vocals, drums and echoes taking us to the
inner workings of Plapinger’s mind. This track can be considered similar to Lana Del Rey or Cranberries lead singer Dolo-res O’Riordan.
CBCR concludes with tracks “Dark Doo Wop,” and “Ash Tree Lane,” songs that don’t reach the height of the spooky style it acquainted us with in the beginning. “Dark Doo Wop,” for example, sounds like the snooze button interrupting an awesome nightmare. In spite of the two last tracks, Candy Bar Creep Show has placed MS MR fi rmly in the spotlight of bands to look out for.
By MACKENZIE VIERAStaff Writer
Lizzy Plapinger of the Brooklyn band MS MR performs in support of Marina and the Diamonds. Recently signed to Sony BMG, MS MR just might be the next big thing in gloomy pop.Photo courtesy of quipmag.com
In “Taken 2,” no more mister nice Neeson
Poor old Liam Neeson. Can’t he enjoy a nice vacation in Istanbul without being messed with by evil Albanian terrorists?Photo courtesy of 20th Century Fox
MS MR make their social media mark
Arts & Entertainment Monday, October, 15 2012Chronicle Page 12
Looking for a way to step out of your comfort zone and help break down misconceptions
about Islamic wom-en? Well look no further because Hi-jab Challenge Week is back.
After such high demand from last year’s successful run, CSUSB’s Mus-lim Student Associa-tion (MSA) is host-ing another series of events throughout the week of Oct. 15 to get the commu-nity involved, aware and knowledgeable about the real cus-toms and experi-ences of a Muslim women who wears the Hijab, also known as a “Hijabi.”
This Monday through Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. MSA members will set up tables in the Student Union fully equipped with a variety of scarves for participants to wear. The objective is for people to experience a day in the life of a
Hijabi.Before actually wearing the scarves
students will receive a quick lesson on the purpose behind the religious attire in or-der to better educate themselves and the people that may be asking them questions
later. Each partici-
pant will then bor-row a scarf from the MSA tables where a member will help put them on to wear during the day.
Also featured on the tables are k n o w l e d g e a b l e MSA members who are willing to answer any (appropriate) questions and are providing free infor-mational pamphlets about the faith.
In addition to the three days of wearing the hijab,
the MSA will be holding a panel on Thurs-day from 12 p.m.-2 p.m. in the SMSU Theater where participants are invited to discuss and share their experiences.
Join your fellow students in the effort to breakdown misconceptions and false stereotypes of hijabis.
By MANAL MUSEITEF Asst. A&E Editor
Unveiling the mystery of the hijab
Maryam Hassan helps dress a student in last year’s event.Photo Courtesy of MSA
MSA event challenges Coyotes to embrace another culture
CoyoteChronicle.net Monday, October, 15 2012Chronicle Page 13
Coyote Student Profile
Sports Monday, October, 15 2012Chronicle Page 14
Chelsey Jones: diligent, hard worker By LINDSEY ALLEN
Staff Writer
Chelsey Jones is a diligent student and honored ath-lete working hard to achieve her dreams.
Jones began playing soccer when she was six years old and never looked back. She participated in other sports while growing up such as volleyball, basketball and track, but chose to pursue soccer.
“It’s by far the sport I am best at; it’s been with me since I was little. I enjoy it and it’s something I’m passion-ate about,” said Jones.
After receiving a presidential scholarship to attend CSUSB, Jones is now the captain of the women’s soccer team while playing as their goalkeeper.
As a freshman she earned CCAA All-Academic hon-ors and last year as a sophomore earned CCAA Player of the Week honors, along with coSIDA Capital One All-Ac-ademic District VII honors. This achievement recognizes college athletes for their academic excellence and the sport they play in.
Additionally as a sophomore, Jones helped her team achieve a 7-1-2 record with 4 1/2 shutouts and helped to obtain their school record six-game winning streak and eight-game unbeaten streak.
She also produced an impressive scoreless streak of 470 minutes and 20 seconds.
Jones said that there are times when she gets tired, but her team keeps her going and she doesn’t want to let them down. She loves being active and looks forward to practice as a release.
Jones, a high-achieving athlete, doesn’t short herself from obtaining new goals for this year’s season as a team.
“My goal is for us to make it to the CCAA playoffs. I know we can do it,” said Jones. “I have to stay focused and healthy and take practice seriously. I want our team to real-ize it’s attainable, and to expect it rather than hope for it.”
Jones enjoys the sport of soccer and everything that comes with it. What she enjoys the most is being able to represent the school and the community, making others proud and having children and fellow students look up to her.
Balancing school and soccer comes fairly easy to Jones, she explains that it has gotten easier each year. She is very focused and knows what it takes to succeed in both.
“Grades come fi rst,” said Jones. “I’m a student ath-lete, not an athlete student. It gets stressful sometimes but in those times it’s nice to have people to rely on.”
Jones is currently in the multiple-subject teaching credential program at CSUSB and plans on becoming an
elementary school teacher. She also wants to attend grad school to eventually
become a speech pathologist. Her career goal is to help children in every way possible.
Besides being busy with school and soccer, she enjoys camping, riding dirt bikes, wake-boarding, playing volley-ball, dodge ball and going home to Hesperia to spend time with her family.
She was also a SOAR leader for Advising and Aca-demic Services here on campus and has volunteered her time with Book Buddies, Hesperia Clean-Up and canned food drives.
Jones has and will continue to blossom in the world of athletics, as well as in school and outside extra curricular activities.
With her positive attitude, skills on the soccer fi eld and determination for her goals, she will defi nitely go far.
Lindsey Allen | Chronicle Photo
Jones continues to lead her team towards a great season and a playoff berth.
Lindsey Allen | Chronicle Photo
Jones lives and breathes soccer but looks forward to becoming a school teacher.
Cherniss looks to continue winning traditionWoman’s Volleyball Coach Kim
Cherniss has built a dynasty here at CSUSB.
Now in her 22nd year, Cherniss con-tinues to recruit dynamic players in an ef-fort to put together a perfect team.
“We want dynamic athleticism,” said Cherniss. “Be exceptional in some regard whether it’s your jumping ability, your speed, your height, your volleyball IQ, your execution level, your experience lev-el, be dynamic in some regard because then
if you fi nd enough of those pieces then you can put together a puzzle that has champi-onship qualities.”
It’s safe to say that the “puzzle” is slowly coming together this year.
Entering this season, Cherniss has gone 123-10 since 2008 and over her ca-reer she has won the CCAA division six consecutive seasons [nine times overall] while coaching 25 AVCA All-Americans as well as nine Daktronics All-Americans.
Cherniss credits her teams for those monstrous statistics.
“Your team has to do well and then sta-tistically you have to measure up and that usually can’t happen unless your team is playing at a very high level,” Cherniss said while talking about being an All-American volleyball player at UCR and coaching All-Americans at CSUSB.
Attracting the top players in the coun-try is one of Cherniss’ skills, but it is not as easy as it seems.
Division II schools have different rules that they must follow when trying to recruit athletes than Division I schools and sometimes the scholarship difference keeps players from wanting to play for a Division II school.
“In California, for volleyball, it’s tough because there is some of the best Division I volleyball [teams] in the coun-try here in California and they have 12 full scholarships so they could literally schol-arship the six kids who are sitting on the bench,” said Cherniss.
The players on the bench are who Cherniss looks to add when trying to fi nd the best players to fi t her team’s needs.
“Those are our candidates,” Cherniss
said.“Look, if you’re going to start for a
Pac-12 school I get it. If you’re going to start for a school in the Big West, I get it. But if you’re going to sit on the bench there and maybe be a superstar here, let’s talk.”
What about the players on her bench?There are only six starting spots in
volleyball and with the team as good as it has been over the years it may be hard for some of Cherniss’ players to fi nd playing time.
“We really make it a point that every kid on this team is really important,” said Cherniss. “We have great team chemistry. We value everyone. We don’t put up with any elitist or diva behavior whatsoever and
the team values each other. That’s really what makes it worthwhile for those kids.”
Cherniss also contributes her involve-ment within the community as part of her continuous success. She helps run a vol-leyball club with her associate head coach Danny Scott in Rancho Cucamonga as well as coaching her own summer volleyball youth camp at CSUSB.
The Coyotes are lucky; Cherniss has no plans on leaving anytime soon.
“This is home for me. I love this. I built this program,” Cherniss said.
The Coyotes play their next game in Carson Friday, Oct. 19 against Cal State Dominguez Hills.
By RYAN LIBBYStaff Writer
Ryan Libby | Chronicle Photo
Coach Cherniss discusses the game plan before practice.
Ryan Libby | Chronicle Photo
Coach Cherniss looks for specifi c qualities in her recruits that will allow her team to compete at the highest level possible.
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Sports Monday10.15.12
Women’s soccer encounters a tough loss
Men’s soccer gains momentum after historic win
By MEGAN ACUNAStaff Writer
The Coyotes women's soccer team lost to the Seawolves of Sonoma State Uni-versity in a 2-0 shutout Sunday, Oct. 7 at Rohnert Park.
The Seawolves got two goals past our Coyotes within fi ve minutes of each other halfway through the fi rst period. This loss brought the Coyote's record to 6-4-2 over-all and 4-4-1 in CCAA.
Head Coach Travis Clarke attributes this loss to the ladies making "a few early mistakes in the game that ended up costing us" but also adds that the Coyotes "worked very hard [and] gave a lot of effort."
What made this game even harder for the Coyotes were the absences of their Ju-nior midfi elder Jasmine Bell and Senior forward Jani Carmona-Urbano, who were both injured during the Coyotes 3-2 over-time win against Humboldt State.
According to Coach Clarke, there is a chance that Bell and Carmona-Urbano will return to the fi eld in their next game, but they are still uncertain if the injuries are substantial enough to prevent them from playing.
"We are fully confi dent that our team can win games without our injured players. We are a very good team and the players work hard," said Coach Clarke.
Goalie Chelsey Jones played the entire 90-minute, impressively allowing only two goals against the Seawolves while racking up three saves.
The Coyotes ended the game with six shots against Sonoma and only two of them were direct shots to the goal. Sopho-
more forward Emily Mardon was the only player with two attempted shots, both of which were wide of the net.
Freshman defender Jill Wierzbicki had a header shot in the 25th minute of the game, but was saved by the Seawolve’s goalie. The other shot on goal was from Junior midfi elder Carissa Kutkowski in the 70th minute.
Freshman midfi elder Miranda Corne-liussen and Junior defender Jillian Semi-nara also attempted shots during the game. Corneliussen's attempt was a bit too high and Seminara's shot was wide left of the net.
The ladies work hard during practices to improve their game and to create strat-egies to prepare for each team they play against.
"We focus a lot on preparing for what opponents we will face each weekend. Our conference is large and each team we face has different things to prepare for," said Coach Clarke.
"We also work on individual skill de-velopment, system tactics and what we call the 'small things' such as set plays, attack-ing and defending."
Clarke remains hopeful in the team's abilities to gain more wins this season, but he doesn't underestimate their competition.
"We play in the most competitive women's soccer conference in the entire country. Wins and losses are hard to pre-dict," said Coach Clarke.
"Last week we beat the fi rst place team UCSD 1-0 and then barely beat the last place team Humboldt State 3-2 in overtime. Even our last place team is very
strong.""The creation of a competitive atmo-
sphere (academic, fi tness, [and] playing time) is how our program has started to become contender in our conference," said Coach Clarke.
With a competitive division to com-pete against, the girls will have many tough challenges ahead of them.
With four games remaining in their season, they have plenty of time to make a run for fi rst place and claim a playoff berth.
By DEVAN LEEStaff Writer
Megan Acuna | Chronicle Photo
With fantastic goalkeeping, and balanced scoring, women’s soccer looks to bounce back and regain their winning form.
The CSUSB men’s soccer team came out victorious in a historic win against Sonoma State on Sunday, Oct. 7.
Their victory marks the fi rst time in school history the Coyote men’s soccer team has defeated the Sonoma State Seawolves in the last 18 games they have faced each other.
The Seawolves went into the game with a winning re-cord of six wins, three losses, and one tie against the Yotes at SSU’s home fi eld Rohnert Park.
The fi rst goal of the game was scored by Coyote ju-nior forward Demetri Burgos. With 18:30 on the clock,
Burgos received an assist from freshman forward Corey Christ to score his second goal of the season.
Burgos’ fi rst goal came in the season opener against Colorado Mesa University.
The Coyote’s second goal was shot and made by freshman mid-fi elder Ricardo Velasco. With a total of four, the freshman leads the team in goals scored for the 2012 season.
Velasco scored the difference making goal off of a penalty kick (PK) to widen the defi cit between the two teams.
As the two teams continued to battle it out, the Coy-otes managed to hold their two-nothing lead for the major-ity of the match.
Unfortunately for the Yotes, there wouldn’t be a shut-
out to add to an already ideal victory.Around the 61st minute of playing time, Sonoma
State scored their fi rst goal of the game off of a PK.Although the match would end up close in the score,
the result of the game would inevitably be an unforgettable win for the men of CSUSB soccer.
The Yotes would at the end of regulation time come out on top 2-1 against the Seawolves, bringing their record up to four wins and one loss.
Their unbeatable performance marks the fi rst time CSUSB men’s soccer has beaten Sonoma State in school history.
With a win as pivotal as this, the inevitable question as to whether or not the team will capitalize on their win comes into play.
However, with such a moving victory under their belts, it is safe to assume that team morale is at an all-time high for the Coyotes, especially considering the current position of head coach Lance Thompson.
This year not only marks the fi rst year Men’s soccer has beaten SSU, but it is also Thompson’s fi rst year as the head coach for the Coyote men’s soccer team.
It appears as though the team should have all the mo-mentum they need to succeed in their upcoming games.
With all of these factors working in their favor, one can only hope the boys in black and blue will continue to strive for success in the rest of the regular season.
In the words of Brazilian professional soccer player Edison Arantes do Nascimento, “Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifi ce, and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do.”
As the season begins to come to an end, the Yotes still hold a winning record in the California Collegiate Athletic Association conference.
Megan Acuna | Chronicle Photo
It took a solid, and total team effort for the men’s soccer team to pull of an improbable victory against Sonoma State, who they had not beaten in their last 18 tries.
