Vol. XLVI, No. 2 Monday, October 3, 2011
THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT VOICE OF CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN BERNARDINO FOR 44 YEARS
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Robert Whitehead | Special to the Chronicle
Above, President Dr. Albert K. Karnig gave his annual Convocation speech while also announcing his retirement after 15 years of service at CSU San Bernardino. He is scheduled to retire in June of 2012. His replacement hasn’t been selected yet.
Beloved President to retire this June By LENA TORRES Staff Writer
CSUSB President Dr. Albert K. Karnig announced on Sept. 19 that he will retire June 2012, ending a 15-year stint as head of the CSUSB campus. The position is a 24/7 job and Karnig feels it’s time to put his focuses elsewhere. “It’s a good time in a sense to retire,” said Karnig. Karnig mentioned the campus has strong leaders and is fully capable of un-
dergoing the transition. When asked what his plans after for after retirement were, Karnig said he still has nine months to decide. However, he does plan to travel with his wife Marilyn, visit his grandchildren and focus on his writing. Karnig began his career as president of CSUSB in 1997. He is only the third president in the history of the campus. Throughout his time here he has made many significant contributions to the campus.
No more fee increases By MONICA GALLEGOS
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The CSU is still strong in enrollment and was not a reason for the Chancellor’s decision, but the mission is to be affordable and convenient for students. CSU’s are still incredibly cheaper in comparison to the nation, and large enrollment is the result. There already has been $650 million cut from the CSU system and even with the rise in fees and tuition, only $250 million was made up in the loss because of tuition increases. The remaining loss was cut from the Chancellor’s office as well as other programs. With the next $100 million cut exContinued on pg. 3
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some of which include the “El Sol Azteca Award” from La Prensa (2001), the “Keeper of the Light Award” from the CSUSB Black Faculty and Staff (2002), the NAACP’s “Pioneer Award” (2003), the Diocese of San Bernardino’s “Vision of Hope Award” (2003) and most recently, “Outstanding Educator Award” from the Inland Empire Chapter of the American Society for Public Administration (2011). Karnig emphasizes finding ways to reach back to the K-12 students to help enContinued on pg. 3
Smoking put in the corner By STEPHANIE PANIAGUA
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The CSU Chancellor has decided not to increase tuition again for the 2011/2012 year, despite an upcoming mid-year budget cut. Chancellor Charles Reed announced that even with expected $100 million cut in the budget, tuition for all CSU’s will not increase to make up the costs. “Increasing tuition is the last resort, we don’t want to increase and it is not the way we want to go with this $100 million cut,” said Erik Fallis, Public Affairs for Chancellor Reed’s office. “Chancellor Reed expects the $100 million (cut) to hit programs rather than the students,” said Fallis.
Some of the milestones of Karnig’s tenure include: expanding student housing, decentralizing the budget, raising over $40 million towards building the non-state funded campus in Palm Desert, as well as expanding the campus by 1.5 million square feet with the development of new facilities such as the Student Recreation and Fitness Center and the university’s own observatory, which is currently under construction. Since his arrival at CSUSB, Karnig has been recognized with many awards,
Not only can smoking cost you your life, it may also cost you money out of your pocket if you are caught smoking on campus outside of newly defined areas designated for smoking. It is possible that in the future CSUSB may impose a fine that would be more expensive than a parking violation. “A parking violation won’t kill you,” said Carlos Carrio, Health Educator and Wellness Coordinator for the Student Health Center at CSUSB. He went on to speculate that the smoking fine will be around $75. Carrio has been working at CSUSB since 2007 and has been trying to enact the
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new No Smoking On-campus policy since his arrival. “The policy was actually signed last year by President Dr. Albert Karnig, but it Continued on pg. 4
Stephanie Paniagua | Chronicle Photo
Designated smoking areas may be found on school maps.
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