Coyote Chronicle 10-11

Vol. XLV, No. 2 Monday, October 11, 2010

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Breaking barriers with rock walls

By ELVIA J. RODRIGUEZ Staff Writer

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Staff members assist two participants from the Sports DisAbility Festival prepare to ascend the rock climbing wall located at the Student Recreational and Fitness Center on campus.

The DisAbility Sports Festival celebrated its fourth annual event on Saturday, Oct. 2.

The festival allowed people of various ages and abilities to take part in activities like rock climbing, tennis, kayaking, and various other sports.

“Sports help develop confidence, social skills, coping skills, and assertiveness,” said the director of the event, Dr. Aaron Moffet.

Moffet launched the sports festival in 2007 after witnessing the inequalities people with disabilities encountered.

“I have not been rock climbing since I’ve been in my wheel chair,” said participant Mark Jones.

It had been eight years since Jones went rock climbing and five years since he was in an accident that left him disabled.

Professional rock climber, Mark Wellman, was paralyzed in a mountain climbContinued on Pg. 2

More memory, more access: Google apps saves big bucks

By ORLANDRIA BRAZIER Staff Writer CSUSB has now merged with Google Apps for Education and created new Gmail accounts for every student.

Like most changes, it may take time to get use to, and so far, the new student email accounts have gotten mixed reviews.

“The change wasn’t necessary, because most people don’t use it outside of school anyway,” said student Veronica Fonseca. “It was way too difficult to access.”

According to David Neighbours, interim asst. director of Telecommunication Network Services, there have been over 250 calls so far, from students who were

having trouble logging into their new accounts.

CSUSB student, Chris White, said that having a student Gmail account is a good thing. “It’s nice to have all your e-mails linked to your phone. With the other account, you couldn’t do that.”

Most students are still wondering why the change was made at all.

“The primary driving force behind this decision was economics,” said Neighbours.

“For at least 10 years, we have used SUN [Solaris], but recently SUN was purchased by another company. The new company charges each person who uses the e-mail system.”

He said the proposed charges would Continued on Pg. 3

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Jessica Moore logs into her new CoyoteMail account and checks out the useful features that are powered by Google Apps.

Students now have access to a host of new options, networks and tools that the older SUN system didn’t allow for.

LGBT community on campus poised to “come out”

By MELISA BUIGUES Staff Writer CSUSB recognizes National Coming Out Day by hosting a week of entertainment, discussion, and information starting Oct. 11 in the Santos Manuel Student Union (SMSU).

National Coming Out Day is an internationally-observed civil awareness day for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) community and their supporters.

“Celebration meets education is the main purpose for this weeks events,” said Deejay Brown, student and head event coordinator of National Coming Out Week.

“We want students to feel comfortable identifying with other homosexuals,” said Amaris Simmons, a student assistant of the Pride Center. “We are trying to create an environment where students feel safe to express their true identity.”

National Coming Out Day begin today, Oct. 11, in the Pride Center (SMSU 223) from 9 to 5 p.m.

Members of the center will be ready to offer brochures regarding underlying LGBT issues such as advice on how to “come out,” or disclose their sexual orientation to family, work and church members.

The day will also include Human Rights Campaign information as well as Pride Center T-shirt giveaways. Morgan Lim, panelist for the Pride Center, wants to extend an invitation to those who may not know about the Pride Center or visit SMSU. “I’d like to encourage people from other parts of campus to ask whatever questions they have because the whole purpose [of Coming Out Week] is to be informed and answer questions,” said Lim. Founders Dr. Robert Eichberg and Jean O’Leary adopted this day in 1988, in celebration of the 500,000 people who marched in Washington, DC for gay and lesbian equality. This is the first year CSUSB will have an entire week dedicated to the celebration.

Here’s what to expect at this week’s upcoming events: Continued on Pg. 3

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DisAbled know no bounds ing accident, has attended the sports festival every year since it began and assists people with the rock climbing wall.

“Rock climbing gets people out of their comfort zone,” said Wellman. “It challenges you.”

Moffet explained the first year’s event had about 128 participants but has grown significantly this year.

with other kids and his peers.”

“I think [the festival] helps people recognize that people who have physical and learning limitations can still do activities with or without modifications,” said volunteer, Linda Hanks.

Hanks is studying to be an adaptive physical education teacher.

Yet another participant at the festival

“I think [the festival] helps people recognize that people who have physical and learning limitations can still do activities. . .”

Volunteer Linda Hanks The DisAbility Festival became a regional event with people from Utah, Arizona, and Nevada participating with approximately 600 attendees this year.

Gloria Echevarria brought her son, Frankie, to the festival and said sometimes kids with disabilities feel like they are alone.

“He loves it,” said Echevarria. “It gives him the opportunity to get involved

was Jordan Galves, a 16-year-old karate enthusiast.

Galves said she encouraged her peers to overcome their fears and participate in the event.

“Try it. You can do it,” said Galves.

The DisAbility Sports Festival proves just how amazing the human body and more importantly, how strong the human spirit can be.

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DisAbility Sports Festival veteran Mark Wellman is a rock climbing expert who enjoys the challenges the sport offers.

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Budget squeeze pushes deadline

By JOSE MONZON Staff Writer The priority period to file an application for admission into CSUSB is from Oct. 1 to Nov. 30 for the upcoming academic year.

In the past, deadlines may have been more flexible, but budget restraints have forced the university to limit admissions.

“It all boils down to the budget,” said Arlene Reed, interim associate director of the Admissions and Operations office.

“We are responding to the fact that we don’t have the funds to serve as many as we want to serve.”

Accepting fewer students may not seem beneficial, but Reed said that it was actually a good thing.

“It helps us give students better service,” said Reed. “It also gets students ready for meeting their classroom deadlines.”

Both Reed and Sid Robinson, vice president of university affairs, said that the target goal of acceptable applicants has not been determined for the fall of 2011 as it has continually moved and shifted.

“We don’t deny many [applicants],” said Reed even though she also stated that

more have had to be denied than in recent years. She said most applicants were made eligible for openings in the future rather than denying them per se.

Reed also said that admissions looks at local area students, defined specifically as the ten community colleges in the area, and later looks at students out of the area.

They are currently accepting applications for upper division transfers and first time freshman.

According to Reed, “returning students are given additional consideration but do not fall into the defined local area.”

This is one of those shades of grey where there is no direct line of priority.

“We don’t want to discourage the people who have been in the momentum of school,” said Reed. “With the budget constraints we can’t shut off our community colleges.”

For those who are interested in attending CSUSB, adhering to this deadline is vital to gaining admission because “There’s certainly a chance that we will stop accepting applications,” said Robinson, about Fall 2011.

Students can find more information by visiting csusb.edu or contact the Admission office.

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Pride Center comes out in support Meet Your Campus Queer on Tuesday will be held in the SMSU lobby from noon to 2 p.m. Staff from the Pride Center, in an attempt to engage more students, will be offering information and answering questions outside the comfy confines of the center.

“We want to put a face on the Pride Center,” said Amaris Simmons.

Coming Out Monologues will take place Wednesday in the SMSU Theater (SMSU 107) from 3 to 5 p.m. Through artistic expressions, students will tell their coming out stories including spoken word, video, poem and song.

Live Out, the weeks biggest event, will unfold in the Event Center (SMSU 106) from 8 to 11 p.m.

Live performances include the LOA Dance Theater and well-known LBGT comedian Sabrina Matthews. Stop by the Pride Center to pick up your free ticket. The first 75 people will receive VIP seating.

Out Fest returns to the Pride Center (SU 223) from 9 to 5 p.m. to recap the week.

In a relaxed environment, staff and students alike will encapsulate the weeks events while enjoying movies and playing board games like “Gayopoly.”

For more information contact the Pride Center at (909) 537-5963 or visit theirwebsite at www.studentunion.csusb.edu.

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CSUSB University Police Department and Parking Services ensure that CSUSB students and vehicles are safe on campus, whether driving or parked. The Chronicle reminds you that parking tickets aren’t as bad as car theft or break-in.

Cruisin’ CSUSB

By CHELSI CHASTAIN Staff Writer CSUSB students hit: the brakes, the speed limit of 25 mph at the northern part of campus is now being enforced harder than ever.

Despite the five posted signs that caution drivers of the speed limit and pedestrians, many still disregard the law.

Now that the speed limit is being enforced strictly, students are weighing in with their opinions.

“It’s hard to go downhill and stay at twenty five miles an hour,” said student, Lyndsey Flores. “You have to use your breaks the entire time. I understand why the speed limit is so low; there’s tons of runners but even when I’m going 35, people pass me up all the time.”

“There is no place to transition,” said Kyrsten Sharpe in reference from to the 40 mph speed limit on Northpark Boulevard to 25 mph on East Campus Drive. “To abide by the law, you must hit your breaks hard which isn’t easy to do when there’s traffic.”

When the campus police were contacted for comment, calls were not returned.

When contacted, the city said that the speed limit is perfectly legal and abides by all city laws due to the fact of the proximity of the road to a school campus.

So the best way to avoid a citation or

ticket is to buy your parking permit, and follow posted signs regarding both speed and space designation.

Perhaps the most common and ongoing student concern, since before the recent “speed trap” is parking.

“The easiest way to avoid citations is to read signs and buy a parking permit,” said George Hammons, the parking programs coordinator.

There are many signs sprinkled around the parking lots that warn that permits are required twenty four hours a day, seven days a week.

Quarterly and annual permits are available for purchase at parking services the bursars office and online at parking permits.csusb.edu for eighty four dollars and two hundred fifty two dollars respectively.

Daily parking permits are available for five dollars at the parking kiosks and machines around campus.

Also available at kiosks are carpooling placard that will be stamped upon entrance each day to allow for parking in carpool designated spots. To receive a stamp at least two students, staff or facility members must be present in the car.

Commuter services, in university hall, offer incentives for carpooling students.

Parking services handles all non-moving violations, where as all moving violations are handled by Campus police.

Drive safe.

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CSUSB’s “got mail” with Gmail

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have cost the university $200,000 dollars per year over the next 5 years, totaling $1 million dollars.

Neighbours said that going Google has not only saved the university money, but they avoided making cuts elsewhere to pay for e-mail services. He also alluded to more widespread use among other CSU campuses when he said that Gmail has made arrangements with other chancellor offices.

If given the chance to do anything different, Neighbours described how he would have worked toward a smoother

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The more we connect... ...the more we disconnect

By LOUIS PENNA Staff Writer

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n a world increasingly tangled in the interwebs, everyone and their mom can “friend request” you from their Twitter, Facebook and (insert procrastination assisting social network here).

We can’t just ignore these virtual friend requests, after all, they make us feel special and wanted, and so we accept.

We accept a completely informal, lackadaisical acquaintance. An acquaintance that does not serve any purpose in our lives; a popularity fashion statement.

You give the same title to your best friend as you do to the guy you looked at in economics class one time. Soon we develop a fixation with maintaining our relationships through superficial “pokes” and “likes”.

What use to be a face-to-face interaction has deformed into a half-hearted acknowledgement of a real relationship. Real time conversations have become lost in a world of SMS and wall posts.

Spoken conversations over the phone seem almost taboo. It seems we have resorted to convenient and informal communication over practical and sincere.

I have seen countless circles of friends where everyone is looking down at their phones. My roommates even text each other across the room.

The new generation of technology has made two separate social environments: one in reality, and one on the World Wide Web. It’s clear that we do act differently in our lives online.

People tend to be more secure with

themselves and what they say when on the Internet. Ask yourself how much more comfortable you are flirting with the girl/ guy in philosophy on her/his “wall” than in class?

Facebook claims that 50 percent of active users log on each day. We are so accustomed to being our true selves over the web, that we are becoming increasingly unfamiliar with face-to-face interaction.

This unfamiliarity makes us prone to isolating ourselves in reality as the distinction between virtual and live communication becomes apparent.

This level of disconnection has also created a breeding ground for uncensored opinions. You don’t have to look far on any forum or YouTube clip to see people’s honest opinions boiling over the webpage. Protected behind a computer screen, people are quicker to reprimand others for their beliefs when the conversation isn’t happening in a Starbucks.

Another channel of this type of communication is available to children as well.

Xbox Live and Playstation 3 lobbies are a cesspit of some of the most obscene and vicious 10-year-olds I have ever heard. I’ve listened to more f-bombs in a 10 minute period on Call of Duty than in a scene from “Pulp Fiction”.

Websites such as 4chan encourage a free-for-all, intolerant, shut up and listen mentality of communication. The recent story of cyber bullied Rutgers freshman, Tyler Clementi and his suicide is a perfect example of the worst of social networks capabilities.

This effect extends beyond just social interaction but to how we conduct ourselves in reality. A job search has become as impersonal as downloading and submitting an application.

Handshakes and eye contact have been replaced by e-mails and emoticons.

The new generation of communication favors expediency over courtesy and nonchalance over professionalism. With the recent release of the film, The Social Net-

Sex, Cheating, Lies & STDs:

By KEVIN MILLER Copy Editor Society today is considerably more sexually liberated than it was just a couple of decades ago. Sexual liberation, however, has brought with it an era of sexual carelessness.

This becomes most apparent upon entering college.

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work, maybe now people can see a little of the darker side of their favorite addiction and learn how these sites evolved into something bigger and more powerful.

The negative aspects of this culture shift are more apparent as the number of registered Facebook users exceeds 500 million, enough to be the third largest country.

Social networks have connected us, but are also inadvertently isolating us.

Why college students can no longer forfeit their health for meaningless sex

The sudden freedom many experience, coupled with the sea of new people, thrown together for hours a day with no one telling them what to do often leads to things such as unsafe sex. It’s something that shouldn’t be messed around with.

Though sex is normal and shouldn’t be treated as an oddity, many people aren’t safe about it. It is, in part, due to poor sexual education during adolescence.

For example, many people are unaware that in order for birth control to be as effective as possible, it must be taken every day within 30 minutes of the same time according to ThePill.com. If not taken regularly, its effectiveness can lower significantly.

Moreover, as far back as 1990 in an article titled “Sex, Lies and HIV,” featured in The New England Journal of Medicine, 34 percent of men and 10 percent of women had told lies in order to have sex- the results of a study of 665 southern California college students.

Now, with more people gaining access to universities, imagine how much higher that number is today.

Additionally, there are staggering statistics that prove sexual carelessness amongst young people.

For example, “In 2004, 88 percent of people with STDs are between the ages of 20 and 29, with 32 percent being 18 or 19,” said Lapriel Clark, a nurse practitioner at the Bear River Health Department in Utah. Now, on the cusp of a new decade, these numbers have undoubtedly continued their upward climb.

We have long since left the age that valued waiting until marriage for sex. As a culture, we have grown to embrace the “Sex and the City”-lifestyle of multiple partners,

casual sex and drunken hookups, and thusly, knowledgeable use of protection is becoming more and more pertinent.

It is important to understand the risks involved, especially with the rise of STDs. Many sexually transmitted infections have incubation periods of up to six months, so until you’ve had two clear tests six months apart, you can never be certain that you’re not infected- and that’s only if you haven’t had risky sexual encounters during that six month period.

Avert.org reports that 1 in 5 people living with HIV have not yet been diagnosed, and the total number of people living with an HIV infection in the U.S. is thought to be around 1.1 million. Avert.org also lists that between 2007 and 2008, syphilis cases increased by 18 percent. On top of that, California is ranked as the state with the ninth highest syphilis rate in America.

College students have the highest rate of sexually transmitted infections in the United States, and a huge part of it is due to our disdain for protection.

As young people who are dealing with the heavy responsibility of earning good grades and carving out a future for ourselves, it would be foolish to risk our health in exchange for a couple of one-night-stands when we didn’t really want the deal the hassle of the five seconds it takes to use protection.

People tell lies to have sex, cheat on their partners and even have casual sex from time to time. The risk of unwanted pregnancy or disease is too high to avoid condom usage. Part of growing up is being responsible and making sure you are playing safely.

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Monday, October 11, 2010

Gen eds: A waste of time?

Why excessive general education requirements may be costing students their competitive edge

By ALLISON UPSTILL Staff Writer The general education requirements for undergraduates need significant change and reform.

General education should only consist of one year, as opposed to two, and capstones should be eliminated.

After your first year (freshman year) you would be required to declare a minor or major or both. Your second year would consist of minor and the 3rd and 4th year would consist of the student’s major and completion of a minor.

As graduates everyone would have a major and minor, thus creating a wellrounded student but, more importantly, a focus and specialization started early on.

Why? Well because, as the requirements stand, they are not accommodating this changing national economy, they do not compete with international higher education standards, and they do not stimulate participation and achieve higher graduation rates.

My point is that we need change and reform to a system that is desperate for reevaluation and focus.

I believe that there would be a decrease in students changing their major during the undergraduate process if there was a greater emphasis on a more focused

and secure education.

According to CalState.edu, “taking general education courses is a good way of learning about the various disciplines and helping you decide a major.”

I agree.

It guides a student’s decision for a major or focus, but does it really take two years of our lives to discover what interests us?

It also states that the “CSU has a dual purpose: to provide a broad education and to prepare you for specific professional and occupational goals.”

Why can’t this focus for “specifics” start earlier on in the undergraduate study, and help arm the students with a more focused curriculum?

Graduation rates are compared to the schools focus on general education on the website, WhatWillTheyLearn.com.

The site offers a chart that gives colleges a letter grade based on how they feel the school emphasizes general education.

For example, when comparing Loyola Marymount University and CSUSB, the numbers proved fascinating.

In terms of their general education, Loyola received a letter grade of an F and CSUSB got a B. Loyola sustains an 80 percent graduation rate, while CSUSB sits at 45 percent.

Why do you think they sustain an 80 percent graduation rate?

I believe one reason is because they place a smaller emphasis on general educations requirements and a core focus on major.

More students finish with their undergraduate degree in four years, the connection seems undeniable.

Former executive chancellor for academic affairs for the CSU system, David S. Spence said, “We need to do everything we can to help our students graduate. They take so many courses they don’t really need.

This would reward the hard working

General education

should only consist of one year, as opposed to two, and capstones should be eliminated.

Rent texts,

high school students that already completed their high school degree, thus moving to a more advanced general education but only for one year.

Then, they would quickly transition to a more specialized area which would help with their future and chosen profession after graduation.

Some argue that reducing general education requirements would produce an overly focused education.

However, requiring a minor to be chosen at the sophomore level would help ensure a well-rounded education would be secured.

Additionally, capstones are only for money and revenue, they are not for our overall benefit of “well rounded education”.

It would be more beneficial for the students to focus and have a strong background in the area that they have chosen and thus help give them a competitive edge.

American students today need focus and change to beat this national economy.

We need to arm our graduates with the best weapons of knowledge and focus to compete in this national and international arena.

save big

By COURTNEY POOLE Staff Writer It doesn’t matter if you buy textbooks online or at the campus bookstore, it’s an exhausting task, especially on your wallet.

We all know the campus bookstore gouges us when we buy our books from them and offer us pennies on the dollar during buyback.

However, starting this fall quarter the bookstore has offered us the option to rent our textbooks instead of buying them. The 50 percent price discount is impressive and the rent option is also cheaper than buying a used copy of the textbook.

So why should you rent? One great, obvious reason is so you can save money.

In these tough times I personally examine all ways I can save money.

I have not purchased a textbook on campus for two years. I buy online because I usually find my textbooks for less than 50 percent of the bookstore price.

The drawback to purchasing books online is you cannot see the condition of the book. You also face the inconvenience of waiting for the book to arrive. Sometimes I cannot afford to wait two weeks for a book I needed yesterday.

For those of us who wait until the last minute to buy our books renting the book on campus saves me time, money and possibly my grade.

What are the perks of renting? One perk of renting is highlighting or writing in the margins is acceptable. Water damage or torn pages will cost you the price of the book, but highlight away.

I decided to look into the option of renting this quarter. I found out that not all titles are available for rental and the publisher decides which titles can be rented. The bookstore has no decision in the matter.

I was a little disappointed when my most expensive text this quarter was unavailable to rent but quickly recovered when I learned I needed three books for my English class. I was able to rent all three titles for half of what I would have paid to purchase them all.

To rent textbooks you must have a state issued ID and leave a credit card number on file in case the book is lost or damaged.

If you’re like me and already buy used books, renting them just makes sense. You can rent the title for the full quarter term and probably will not use the book again.

I did some research into renting texts on campus versus online rentals. Barnes and Noble and Chegg.com both offer rental options. At Chegg.com the rental time can be extended but both sites offer enough time to use the book for a semester or quarter term without extending the time.

The price and rental terms are about the same either online or here at the bookstore so it would all depend on where you can find the title you need for your class.

I love the rental option. I think the bookstore is smart to offer this option to us since we must buy or obtain our books, plus the bookstore is here on campus anyway, making it the most available thing for our budgets.

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Monday, October 11, 2010

The reason we want a Verizon iPhone An excerpt from the “Secret Diary of Steve Jobs,” a blog written

by Daniel Lyons, editor at Forbes magazine and writer for Newsweek, the followings is from the popular “No-so-brief chat with AT&T“ that went viral when the iPhone was first being rumored to appear with Verizon. “... So let’s talk traffic. We’ve got people who love this damn phone so much that they’re living on it. Yes, that’s crushing your network.

Yes, three percent of your users are taking up 40 percent of your bandwidth. You see this as a bad thing. It’s not. It’s a good thing. It’s a blessing. It’s an indication that people love what we’re doing, which means you now have a reason to go out and double or triple or quadruple your damn network capacity.

Jesus! I can’t believe I’m explaining this to you. You’re in the business of selling bandwidth. That pipe is what you sell. Right now what the market is telling you is that you can sell even more! Lots more! Good Lord. The world is changing, and you’re right in the sweet spot.

While I’m ranting, let me ask you something, Randall. At the risk of sounding like Glenn Beck Jr. — what the $^&@ has gone wrong with our country? Used to be, we were innovators.

We were leaders. We were builders. We were engineers. We were the best and brightest. We were the kind of guys who, if they were running the biggest mobile network in the U.S., would say it’s not enough to be the biggest, we also want to be the best, and once they got to be the best, they’d say, How can we get even better?

What can we do to be the best in the whole &$(!ing world? What can we do that would blow people’s ^$*%ing minds? They wouldn’t have sat around wondering about ways to &$#@ over people who loved their product. But then something happened. ... And now here we are.

Right here in your own backyard, an American company creates a brilliant phone, and that company hands it to you, and gives you an exclusive deal to carry it — and all you guys can do is complain about how much people want to use it. You, Randall Stephenson, and your lazy stupid company — you are the problem. You are what’s wrong with this country.

I stopped, then. There was nothing on the line. Silence. I said, Randall? He goes, Yeah, I’m here. I said, Does any of that make sense? He says, Yeah, but we’re still not going to do it. See, when you run the numbers what you find is that we’re actually better off running a !&^$% network than making the investment to build a good one....”

See the full text at http://www.fakesteve.net

Courtesy of joyoftech.com

iPhone for Verizon But has the Android already stolen the market?

By DANIEL SCOTT Staff Writer Verizon Wireless and Apple announced that the newest iPhone would be available to Verizon Wireless customers in early 2011.

That’s right, Apple’s exclusive contract with AT&T will end in January, making Apple’s iPhone a free agent.

But is Verizon’s iPhone too late?

The Wall Street Journal reported on Oct. 6, that the Verizon’s iPhone “would resemble the iPhone 4 currently sold by AT&T, but would be based on an alternative wireless technology used by Verizon.”

Verizon Wireless and AT&T run on different digital systems, making the adoption of the iPhone to the Verizon Wireless family, in the past, nearly impossible. This new method brings faster speed, comparable to a broadband connection, to Verizon’s iPhone, finally giving true 4G speeds.

Features such as the iPhone’s video chat will run smoother and fewer calls will be dropped on Verizon’s new network, according to claims by company officials.

Some cell phone users, like me, may have already lost faith in the iPhone.

Rumors have circulated for almost three years about the iPhone coming to Verizon Wireless, without producing results.

I, for one, was once an Apple junkie.

I always wanted the newest iPod, was raised on Macintosh computers and I too, fell in love with the iPhone. But with frustrations from being teased for years by AT&T and Apple, the cost of over $250 to

cancel a current wireless contract, and the eligibility for an upgrade, it is easy to see why smartphone users have turned towards alternatives.

It’s true that Apple may have been innovative with their cell phone creation, which paved the way for younger companies such as HTC and Samsung to create their own cell phones and learn from Apple’s mistakes.

Blackberry has improved their ability to support different media types and Blackberry Messenger can be very addicting.

Android has created powerful phones, with the feature list growing as new operating system updates are released.

Although, Android phones are new, in their short time they have managed to control over 20 percent of the current cell phone market, according to Newsweek.

Potential iPhone clients, like myself, who were once in awe of the iPhone, have moved on and purchased rival cell phones such as the Droid X, Blackberry Torch, or Samsung Instinct.

Is Verizon’s new partnership with Apple their final attempt to try to dominate the cell phone market?

Or maybe to remind young companies like Android, that Apple leads the way in innovation and creativity? I hope not.

I have kicked my Apple habit, fallen in love with my Android phone and I would never think of cheating on my new best friend.

“With frustrations

from being teased for years by AT&T and Apple...it is easy to see why smartphone users have turned towards alternatives.”

Arts and Entertainment

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Monday, October 11, 2010

Courtesy of Overture Films

Chloe Grace Moretz (Kick-Ass) plays Abby, the eerie, misunderstood vampire child in the standout role in “Let Me In,” Matt Reeve’s adaptation of the Swedish vampire movie, “Let the Right One In.” The acclaimed film can be seen in theaters now.

Child stars wow horror audiences “Let Me In” and “Case 39” make a devilishly good blockbuster duo, with Moretz and Ferland taking the lead

By STEVEN AVILA Staff Writer Kids are always tough in pairs and these terrifying two need to be seen together. “Case 39” sets you up for a ghastly ride and “Let Me In” delivers the final bite.

Two separate movies, “Case 39” and “Let Me In” go hand in hand. Both feature preternaturally fearsome young girls, one who revels in her nature and one who fights against hers.

In “Case 39,” social worker Emily Jenkins (Renee Zellweger) rescues Lily Sullivan (Jodelle Ferland) from being murdered by her parents. For protection, Jenkins takes the young Sullivan in.

As Sullivan admits to having bad thoughts about people and the unusual body count rises, it becomes clear to Jenkins that there is much more to Sullivan than she lets on.

Zellweger gives an honest effort in “Case 39,” but falls short of the mark. Her acting doesn’t mix well with horror.

Zellweger’s effort is mitigated though, by Ferland.

While Ferland portrayed an innocent child in 2006’s “Silent Hill,” she has gone to full-fledged demon child in “Case 39.”

Ferland gives a great performance, able to come across as quiet, sweet and utterly menacing in a single scene. Her character plays against the conventions of the little girl in distress.

While Bradley Cooper (Sullivan’s child psychologist) and Ian McShane (Jenkins’ detective friend) maintain a strong on-screen presence, Sullivan really carries the movie from beginning to end.

Most of all, the movie does an excellent job of dealing with the issue of broken families and childhood trauma, while adding a supernatural flair.

In terms of a double feature, Ferland and “Case 39” brilliantly set up a feeling of dread and unease, but it leaves the audience wanting more, which is when it’s time to move to “Let Me In.” Writer/director Matt Reeves, who also directed “Cloverfield” is at the top of his game. Reeves wrote a marvel-

ous remake of the Swedish film “Let the Right One In,” based on the novel of the same name.

Reeves keeps several scenes pretty much intact from the Swedish film, while adding his own style and tone to the work.

In the best vampire movie since “30 Days of Night,” “Let Me In” tells the story of Owen (Kodi Smit-McPhee), a boy living in a small town in New Mexico who befriends his new neighbor, a young girl named Abby (Chloe Grace Moretz). As their friendship develops, a trail of bodies leads to Abby’s so-called father (Richard Jenkins) and Owen is faced with the realization that his new friend has a taste for blood.

Though Abby is the required vampire in this vampire movie, the world of “Let Me In” is actually filled with monsters. From Abby’s father, to the bullies that harass Owen, it insightfully looks not just at Abby, but at the monster in everyone.

Moretz, (who played Hit Girl in “Kick-Ass”), gives a commanding depiction of Abby in “Let Me In.” She draws empathy from the audience and comes across as a girl with a genuinely good heart, despite her fearsome nature.

Moretz’s performance is punctuated by quiet dialogue, emotion-filled silences and chilling ferocity when in full vampire mode. Even when she’s not saying a word, she successfully hits a nerve just about every time she is on camera.

Smit-McPhee’s performance compliments Moretz’s very well. Just like he did in 2009’s “The Road,” he lights up the screen.

He shows Owen to be afraid, yet fun-loving, and, in many ways, just as strange as Abby.

In addition to the performances from the kids, Jenkins and Elias Koteas give simultaneously gripping and frightening supporting performances as Abby’s “father” and “the policeman,” respectively.

In the spirit of “The Grudge” and “The Ring,” Ferland revives the creepy aesthetic of a little girl with long dark hair.

Moretz in “Let Me In” brought back some much needed dignity and fear to the vampire genre. It’s not a movie for the faint of heart.

Bottom line: Moretz and Ferland bring terrifying and goosebump-raising performances to the screen.

These movies are well worth the money to see.

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Jodelle Ferland, reprises the role of a creepy little girl, and shows that horror can be more than just a gore flick in this tantalizing film of dark themes and times.

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The man behind the network “The Social Network” shows us how one man’s own social life inspired the invention of our favorite addiction, Facebook

By JENNIFER BAUGH Staff Writer

W

ith 500 million users and counting, none can deny the brilliance and diabolicalness of Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook, as it simultaneously connects and isolates us.

It’s only likely that Columbia Pictures would support director David Fincher in sharing this story on a cinematic level.

However, if you are hoping to watch this film on the basis of some sort of historical clarification as to the rise of this social networking monopoly, think again. This is by far, a more character-driven film.

What sets this movie apart is its portrayal of Zuckerberg as a cocky, yet socially-awkward genius disinterested in the well being of those around him.

The start of the film introduces a youthful bar scene filled with students near the Harvard campus. It is here where we are introduced to the undergraduate Harvard web-programmer’s crude, fast-talking comments as we engage in a conversation between the presumably, swollen-headed Zuckerberg (Jesse Eisenberg) and his girlfriend Erica (Rooney Mara).

This leads to him getting dumped as she describes her dating him as “like dating a Stairmaster.” With the help of his roommates, he begins to construct “FaceSmash,” a site where Harvard students may choose which Harvard girl is the most attractive.

As the site reaches 22,000 hits within a mere two hours, the university’s network system crashes.

This act soon catches the attention of two of Harvard’s most elite rowers, twins Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, played by two actors Josh Pence and Armie Hammer.

The twins and colleague Divya Narendra (Max Minghella) agree to hire Zuckerberg to work with them in producing an online dating service geared for Harvard students called the “Harvard Connection.”

Just as Zuckerberg agrees to the task, he soon realizes flaws in their strategy and decides to construct his own site, “thefacebook”, funded by best friend Eduardo Sauverin (Andrew Garfield).

With all tension put in place, we are brought into the future where Zuckerberg faces lawsuits from two parties; the Winklevoss brothers joined with Narendra, and Sauverin.

“The Social Network” presents a sturdy cast with a most compelling performance by Eisenberg, who’s past work should not be over looked with his performances in “The Squid and the Whale” and most recently “Solitary Man” alongside Michael Douglas.

The pairing of Fincher and writer Aaron Sorkin seem like a match made in heaven, and prove true on screen.

Their illustration of what Forbes Magazine had declared the youngest ever selfmade billionaire, suggests a man that is transparent yet misunderstood, arrogant yet redeemable. Zuckerberg, whether wanting to or not created an online cacophony of a social culture that he’s not quite apart of, yet can’t get away from, nor can the rest

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Jesse Eisenberg (right) takes on the role of playing, Mark Zuckerberg, the socially awkward, yet intuitive genius whose idea to first connect with girls, and later with friends, turned into one of the fastest growing phenomenons of the decade. of us for that matter, as we seemingly are forever logged in.

Fincher is best known for his mindbending thrillers such as “Se7en”, while Sorkin is well crafted in writing dialogue that’s fast-paced enough to hit you over the head with phrases like “you can’t handle the truth,” as heard in the film “A Few

Good Men”.

As the screen fades to black, you’ll come to find that this is essentially a story of a young man who chose to catch the “3000 lb. marlin rather than the trout”. A question of morality that leaves you pondering long after the credits roll.

Banksy puts his mark on the big screen The elusive limited release of “Exit Through the Gift Shop” casts shadows rather than light upon artist

By PATRICIA FISCHER Staff Writer

Courtesy of Banksy

One of Banksy’s iconic motifs; his humorous chimps/apes.

Courtesy of Banksy

A sort of self-portrait for Banksy, all the elements of regalness and gritty urban feeling set this artist apart.

Banksy’s documentary film, “Exit Through the Gift Shop,” is the epitome of the notorious yet anonymous UK based stencil artist’s lifestyle, without actually showing his lifestyle. Rarely any appearance on film, wearing a black hooded jacket and distorted voice to conceal his identity, the audience soon finds out the documentary is not about Banksy.

Leave it to Banksy to leave his audience with quite a surprise, and no personal debut.

“Exit” is surprising, comical, and leads the viewer straight into the cavity of urban art around the world.

Instead of getting a preview into the life of the famous stencil artist, we are introduced to an interesting character, a Frenchman by the name Thierry Guetta.

Guetta, a hyperactive and amateur home video maker, was exposed to the world of urban street art on accident. With a video camera in hand at all times, Guetta never missed a moment. His introduction into this vast and semi-secret world of expression through graffiti began with a friendly taping of his cousin Invader, who recreates the “Space Invader” game around the city.

The hours of tape spent on his cousin were just the beginning.

Dark alleys, moonlit roof tops, and billboards became home for the self proclaimed movie maker.

Guetta began to invest in hours of taping numerous street artists and producing footage that would document the art of the urban community. By this time, the Frenchman became known around the streets for videotaping and at times, providing as an accomplice for some.

With a new found obsession of street art, Guetta decides to take his amateur video camera to document some not-so-amateur

artists. Starting with Shepard Fairey, founder of Obey, the propaganda based clothing line. Upon stumbling across Fairey at a local Kinkos, Guetta soon encounters a once- in- a- lifetime opportunity, to show the infamous Banksy around the best graffiti walls in Los Angeles.

Guetta would soon be known for his taping of the most notorious artist, filming the anonymous artist at work. Banksy was now the main target for Guettas’ documentary. Although there were strict rules on how to film were imposed, Guetta used this friendship as the foundation to his coming success.

After befriending Banksy, Guetta becomes inspired to create his own artwork. He decides to do his very first gallery in Los Angeles called “Life is Beautiful,” and uses his gateway of self promotion and exploitation of Shepard Fairey and Banksy as his hype. Thierry Guetta morphs into his self made identity as “Brainwash.”

It worked. His overnight success from his so called “original” artwork can be accredited to Banksy. As the movie concludes commentary from both Fairey and Banksy condemn Guetta for his claim of original art, which is surprisingly similar to that of Andy Warhol, Obey, and Banksy himself.

I’m left wondering whether or not Banksy, Fairey, and other of Guettas’ inspiring artists are to blame or applaud for Guetta’s success.

Overall I recommend the “documentary” type film to all urban art enthusiasts, egoists, and for Banksy fans, even though he isn’t as present as the little annoying Frenchman Thierry Guetta.

The film is rated (R) and narrated by Rhys Ifans with appearances by Obeys’ very own Shepard Fairey and the still anonymous Banksy.

You can catch the film today, Oct. 11 or tomorrow Oct. 12 in Los Angeles at the New Beverly Cinema.

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Wall Street film hits the wall

By BRITTANY SHAW Staff Writer

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Michael Douglas (left) and Shia Lebeouf (right) are both capable actors that have the ability to convey the power behind the film, however their characters were constrained by the script and the movie instead fell short of critic’s expectations

Still fist pumping

By ISABEL TEJADA Staff Writer The muscles, the tanning, the poof, the nails, and don’t forget the fist pump!

These seem to be some of the essentials for the cast of MTV’s hit reality show Jersey Shore.

The fist pumping, tan loving cast started their love and hate relationships in December 2009 for season one.

Here the eight roommates: Snooki, The Situation, Sammy, Ronnie, Pauly D, Angelina, Vinny, and J Woww live in a world where first impressions are everything.

Drama can describe most of the first season as it involves everything from hook ups, some with roommates and others with random people at the club to fights between roommates or outsiders, and the drama is 24/7; Season two of Jersey Shore aired in July 2010, but this time the cast flew to Miami.

So far in this season Sammy and Ron have reconciled but Ron sneaks around behind Sammy’s back.

J Woww, Snooki, and Angelina write Sam an anonymous letter telling her the whole truth about Ron. This little act blows

up into a catfight between J Woww and Sammy.

After more hookups, breakdowns and long hours at the ice-cream shop Angelina stirs up a fight with The Situation.

Angelina gets called a, “Dirty little hamster” tells her roommates how she really feels about them which makes Snooki go into a rampage against Angelina who leaves the show again.

Throughout the episodes the show has not changed as much. The only difference could be that the cast members seem to be more energetic and in your face type of attitude within each other.

The Jersey Shore has created so much hype that that’s all people talk about. People go crazy with The Situation’s abs, their infamous fist pump, and their crazy life style.

Many people love their craziness’ yet others cannot stand it.

Both ways the Jersey Shore cast is still doing what they love to do and they are going to keep going strong until they can’t pump another fist.

Whether you follow the crew in earnest or laugh at their antics, Jersey Shore provided as one of this summer’s entertaining shows and continues to deliver that right amount of ridiculousness.

“Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps” is a depiction of the stock market as we know it today. The movie takes place in New York during the housing market’s crash many years after Gordan Gekko (Michael Douglas), was sent to prison.

The movie starts with Gekko’s release and it centers on a young up-and-coming stock trader Jacob Moore (Shia Lebeouf).

He and Gekko form a partnership and together they devise a plan to get revenge on Bretton James, (Josh Brolin) for causing Jacob Moore’s mentor’s death.

For being a movie that was so highly anticipated by fans of Oliver Stone’s original “Wall Street” and having such a heavy hitting ensemble, you would think the movie would be amazing.

This however, was not the case as the movie definitely falls flat, as do most sequels. I should have realized I was in for a disappointment when I walked into the theater and there was only one other couple

there to watch.

Though I thought the premise of the movie was interesting, I felt it fell short on many accounts. One of these shortcomings was the fact that the plot was very convoluted. I felt that it bounced around between many plots.

The most noteworthy was the shift from being a movie about corporate America to being a movie about the relationships between the characters. To me it seemed like it was two movies combined into one script.

It also didn’t feel like any of the characters were all that endearing or that audiences could identify with any of them.

The characters seemed to abruptly change throughout the movie, in a stop action fashion. The dislocation of the change in characters made it difficult for the movie to be believable.

It seemed as though Stone would do anything to get to that contrived Hollywood happy ending. Unfortunately in doing so, Stone led the movie down the path of boredom.

Siren songs of the summer Kate Perry’s latest album made a splash over summer

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By BRITTANY SHAW Staff Writer Katy Perry’s newest album Teenage Dream was the soundtrack of the summer for many teenage girls.

The song “California Gurls” was ranked at the top of Billboard’s Top 100 all summer long, and was just about impossible to avoid. It played on the radio, gyms and night clubs constantly.

California Gurls/we’re unforgettable/daisy dukes bikinis on top/sun-kissed skin, so hot we’ll melt your popsicle.

These are just a few of the fierce lyrics from the song, but not even the lyrics prove how fierce Perry can be.

“I’m not saying, ‘Oh, my God! “California Gurls” is a genius opus!’ I just know what kind of card this summer needs, and that’s the one I’m playing,” Perry said to Billboard Magazine.

In fact, it was a genius card to play, turning Perry into a bigger music star then she already was.

Perry’s songs are so upbeat and catchy, even guys are getting caught singing along.

It’s very typical to see a guy drive down the freeway with “California Gurls” blaring out of his car. Another aspect that makes this song appeal to boys is the fact that rapper Snoop Dogg is featured. He comes out rapping half way through the song, making quite an impact of the hit song.

Although “California Gurls” is the most popular, it’s not the only great song on this album. It’s accompanied by the hits, “Teenage Dream” and “Hummingbird Heartbeat.”

These songs are more about love and dreams you strive for in life. In the summer, it seems every girl is focused on looking good and attracting that perfect boy.

Teenage Dream hits all the main points you’d expect from a good summer album.

You have your typical love songs, your upbeat dancing songs and your emotional, yet inspirational songs. This album is unforgettable, fierce and fun. It brings many more elements to the music world that had yet to be introduced by previous artists.

Perry has the, “girls just want to have fun” innocence about her but she also has a little bit of a bad girl side that makes everyone think she may just be a little wild.

Her music has evolved so much from her last record to Teenage Dream. She seems to be trying to make a name for herself and stand to out creatively.

Teenage Dream was the hit album of the summer, whether it brings good, bad, or fun memories, when we look back at summer 2010, Perry’s album will always be apart of it.

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Making change: actions speak louder than words

By SHARONDA HARRIS Staff Writer Students are taking action and lending a hand as well as becoming good examples in society. For one club on campus, Christianity serves as the motivation for these efforts.

Character in Action (CIA) was founded in the Fall 2007 in order to help spread the word of Christianity through servicing the campus and community.

Character in Action Be an Example Tuesdays are open to the general public on the first and third Tuesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. in the Santos Manuel Student Union (SMSU). The students CIA committee meets every Tuesday in the SMSU theater at 7 p.m.

Lee started CIA because he wanted Christianity to be shown through drama and visual art.

“All the Greeks ruled the school and being called Christian was cliché,” said Lee. CIA has successfully multiplied since 2007. On average, 300 attendees take part in this club CSUSB student Shara Fowler said “CIA gives us examples of real life experiences. I want to join the CIA commit-

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Character in Action group members kick off their first event of the quarter. The group welcomes everyone to join in on the first and third Tuesdays of each month in the SMSU theater. tee because it will help me grow spiritually.

I love having a club founder who is also a student because it’s easy for him to relate to our struggles.”

Both Brittney Brownridge and Kelsie Lewis, who are continuous attendees of CIA, said that it has improved their experiences.

“I continue to come to CIA because of it’s uplifting, great choirs, drama, and mime dance; plus it’s in the middle of the week, and I like to support my friends in

CIA.” “CIA student leadership is important because it is practice to help prepare yourself for issues you will face in the real world,” said Lewis.

Lee’s advice for youth and students who desire to become leaders on campus, and in the community is to stay focused and to never give up.

CIA believes that you are never too young to start making a difference in your home, at school, and throughout your com-

munity, and they put this belief into action through their efforts in reaching and teaching character.

A huge charity project that CIA will be involved in this holiday season is the Christian Operation Gift Wrap Shoebox Toy Drive, where donated gifts will be wrapped and sent overseas to children in need. Students can find out more about Character in Action on Facebook, and for information on other on-campus, clubs visit csusb.edu.

Full bellies for less Recipes for students with little time and money

By RUBEN REYNOSO Staff Writer The economic hardships of college ents in college meals. students are at the butt of many jokes, and Learning to operate a stove may also accordingly, so are their resulting dietary have more life application than your latest challenges. The ‘freshman 15’ seems as capstone class. much a staple of college life as PowerWhen you make your own meals, you Point-driven lectures, and finding the last can make certain you know every ingrediempty parking spot. ent you add. You can choose the fat conImages of empty pizza boxes piled tent, alter flavors, and change portion size. to the ceiling come to mind. Calculations To promote a healthy diet, rememare made as to how long a diet of instant ber to eat your vegetables. They give you noodles must continue to save enough cash lasting energy throughout the day and can in order to buy that ‘necessary’ text book. have life-lasting benefits. Even switching With endless hours of studying and de- olives for pepperoni on a pizza can dracreasing exposure matically cut to sunlight and the fat content. fresh air, however, Choose fat-free few students have or low sodium the time, energy, dressings so or knowledge to you can indulge experiment with with fewer contools in the kitchsequences. en other than the Here are a few microwave. recipes that do Most students not require a turn to take-out degree to premeals and dollar pare, or your menus because tuition to pay of convenience. for.

Many of these Pasta salad StateUniversity.com foods have high Cost: Eight dolamounts of calolars ries and very little nutrients. The resulting Serves: Four crash usually leads to those mid-lecture One pound of Rotelli pasta, one can naps. Contrary to popular belief, neither black olives, one cucumber, one red onstrain nor boredom are necessary ingredi- ion, one red bell pepper, one carrot, Ital-

Students spend more

than $11 billion a year on snacks and beverages.

Even students who live in the dorms and have meal plans spend a lot of money eating out.

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An explosion of flavor in your mouth. This pasta is a low budget, but highly satisfactory dish for the student on the go. ian dressing, Parmesan cheese and ground Pepper.

Begin boiling a pot of water. Add salt to water. Wash, peel, and dice all vegetables and put into a large bowl. Put pasta in boiling water. When pasta is tender, drain into colander and wash under cool, running water. Put pasta into bowl along with vegetables. Pour in a lot of dressing and sprinkle Parmesan cheese, shaved carrot skins, and pepper. Toss.

Cucumber Sandwich Cost: Five Dollars Serves: Two Cucumbers, one bag of white sandwich bread, Italian dressing, and cream cheese.

Peel Cucumber. Cut very thin slices.

Place slices in bowl and marinate with dressing for ten minutes. Microwave

a small amount of cream cheese for three seconds. Spread cream cheese on bread and cover with cucumbers. Enjoy.

Egg Flower Soup Cost: Four dollars Serves: Two Two white eggs, two large cans of chicken broth, long green onions, soy sauce and pepper.

Bring broth to simmer. Add chopped onions. Beat eggs. Add to broth. Boil for five minutes. Add soy sauce and pepper to taste.

As is with the rest of college life, feel free to experiment with these recipes. Substitute, add or remove ingredients at your discretion. Remember to have fun. You might learn a lot about yourself and your abilities. For more ideas, visit www.easycollegemeals.com

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Frustrated students ‘fess up

By JUSTINE DESAUTELS-ZARBATANY & MAUDE TESDALE Staff Writer There is only one thing on Viki Bernard Rivière’s mind when she is asked what her biggest annoyance is.

“For me, it’s definitely the transportation. Compared to Quebec, where I come from in Canada, the cabs take forever to arrive. For the buses, I’m not familiar with the system yet,” said Rivière.

For other students, commuting alone is something that gets old. Whether it’s driving at a snail’s pace due to traffic or weathering the long trek alone, it’s enough to put some people in an irritable mood.

Fellow commuter Naela Cansino and CSUSB student understands the trouble it is to be a student that doesn’t live on or near campus.

“It’s a nuisance with traffic and the weather, it’s time wasted. It sucks!” said Cansino.

As if commuting wasn’t bad enough, add to this the frustration of trying to find parking- particularly when you’re late for class and the lot next to your building is already full.

Besides the daily driving hassles, there are a lot of places on campus that bother students. The food court and Starbucks are only a few of them.

The food court is typically an area where students can meet to eat lunch together. Unfortunately, at rush hours, it’s packed and you can’t always find a decent spot.

It is the same situation with Starbucks.

Most of the time, the line seems endless, and your craving goes away by the time you get to order.

Jennifer Poron, a student at CSUSB, couldn’t agree more.

“Every time I want to go, there is always a big line. Once I waited, and it was kind of slow, and I didn’t know why it took so long,” Poron said.

Some other ways to get your coffee fix would be to check out the Coyote Bookstore or the new Cafe au Lib in the library, both of which offer half the wait time for the same energizing boost.

Another situation that some students get annoyed with is additional fees that come after paying the initial tuition. For some classes, you need to pay lab fees, and on top of that the books for most classes are expensive.

“When I saw the prices for all the books I had to purchase, I was shocked.

Some of them go up to $200. At least we can buy them used, or online, or even rent them. That helps a lot,” said student Maggy Bougie.

Social life is certainly an important aspect to consider for a student and it can also be stressful.

Narine Amroyan, a student originally from Rhode Island, talked about how different things are on this side of the country.

“Travelling across the country was a big step in my life. I didn’t know what to expect. It was really hard to be alone at first but I’m adjusting slowly. I’m trying to get involved as much as I can in groups and activities on campus to meet people,” said Amroyan.

Whatever your pet peeve is, there is always a way to improve your situation so that it doesn’t bother you all the time.

Make sure to plan ahead so you won’t get frustrated with these everyday life situations.

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The long lines at Starbucks in University Hall is a pet peeve for students who need their quick fix of coffee in the morning.

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Students struggle to find an empty parking spot in lot D. Many times finding parking causes students to be late for class.

Sigma Nu fraternizes with the community

By ANDREA BRANDSTETTER Staff Writer For Jonathan Marquez, joining Sigma Nu has helped him grow as a person.

“It’s helped me develop leadership skills, learn about time management and become more involved in school,” he said.

He is a shining example of the power of three: love, honor, and truth. These are principles which Sigma Nu upholds.

Sigma Nu, first established at the Virginia Military Institute in 1869, currently has over 275 chapters throughout the

U.S. and Canada. Its CSUSB chapter was founded in 1990.

Since its inception, Sigma Nu’s local chapter has been dedicated to promoting the values of love, honor, and truth among its members by encouraging them to volunteer within their communities.

Jeff Dominguez, a Sigma Nu member and spokesperson, believes that volunteering has many positive effects.

“It benefits a man’s character to be

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Jonathan Marquez proudly represents his fraternity. Helping out in the community is one of the many things they do.

willing to help out other people instead of just concentrating on himself,” he said.

The fraternity has participated in several volunteer projects both on and off campus over the last year. Many of these projects benefited charities and other philanthropic organizations.

Last year, it held a charity date auction which raised $2,300 for the Andre Sobel River of Life Foundation, an institution that provides financial assistance to needy families.

In the spring, it raised $1,200 for breast cancer research in collaboration with Zeta Tau Alpha and other fraternities.

Sigma Nu members feel that volunteering is an extremely rewarding experience.

“I like helping someone who otherwise wouldn’t be able to receive help,” said Brett Nicholas, a fraternity brother.

Aside from serving the needs of those within their communities, Sigma Nu members also do their part to help the environment.

On Sept. 11, several of them partnered with United Way, a community-focused organization, to help pick up trash in a Riverside park.

Now that the new school year has begun, Sigma Nu has its eyes on recruiting new members. Its rush began last week and

will continue until Oct. 14.

While current Sigma Nu members are excited about new fraternity additions, they want to ensure that like-minded people join.

For Jeff Dominguez, like-minded people are “those who live out the values of love, honor, and truth in their daily lives.”

He and other members try to educate potential recruits not just about Sigma Nu but other fraternities as well in order to help them decide which is a best fit for them.

When it comes to educating people on their own fraternity, Sigma Nu never uses the hard sales approach. For them, it isn’t about numbers.

“We’d rather have quality than quantity,” said Dominguez.

Regardless of how many people show up to their rush events, Dominguez and others will have plenty of good things to say about Sigma Nu. Gus Shalabi, a fraternity brother, has enjoyed Sigma Nu because of the diversity within the group itself.

Meanwhile, Dominguez is proud to have surrounded himself with “gentlemen” who abide by the principles of love, honor, and truth – particularly honor.

“Honor is something everyone should have,” he said.

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CSUSB police shares resources with Chaffey CSUSB’s University Police Department is working with the Chaffey College Campus Police Department to provide a unique shared police dispatch service.

The combined dispatch operation allows communications with both campus police departments through a single dispatch center.

“Collaborating, partnering and sharing quality services with other law enforcement agencies presents the type of opportunities that law enforcement administrators are seeking to promote in order to both enhance operational efficiency and to save taxpayer money,” said CSUSB Police Chief Jimmie Brown.

Based at CSUSB, the new service was launched on Sept. 1, and both agencies have already benefited from the partnership. CSUSB has a fall enrollment of about 17,000 students, while enrollment this semester at Chaffey College in Rancho Cucamonga and its campuses in Chino and Fontana is more than 20,000 students, further elevating the need for student services.

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MLB teams heads for home as postseason starts strong

By NICK HOLDING Staff Writer The MLB playoffs are already living up to the hype, starting with a bang as Phillies Cy Young candidate Roy Halladay threw a no-hitter in his first ever playoff start.

Halladay did something against the Reds in game one that has only been done once before in postseason play. He joined Don Larson in pitching the first no-hit playoff game since the 1956 World Series.

“You know it’s just one of those special things you’ll always remember,” said Halladay during a press conference. “The best part about it is… the playoffs take priority, and it’s pretty neat for me to go out and win a game like that.”

The Phillies finished with a 97-65 regular season record, winning the NL East by six games. In addition to Halladay, Roy Oswalt and Cole Hamels make things difficult for teams who oppose the talented Phillies.

The NL Central champion Cincinnati Reds went into the series as one of the best teams in the NL. Dusty Baker leads the group that hit 188 home runs and drove in 761 runs this season, more than any other playoff team, including the Phillies.

Earlier in the day, the first round of the playoffs began with the Tampa Bay Rays and the Texas Rangers, both of whom have limited playoff experience.

Manager Joe Maddon led the Rays; finished the regular season with a record of 96-66, besting the Yankees by one game to win the AL East.

Cy Young candidate David Price struggled in game one, giving up five runs and taking the loss as Texas starter Cliff Lee dominated the Rays. Rangers OF Nelson Cruz

hit a huge home run as the Rangers took control of the series with a 5-1 victory.

Although Price didn’t have his best game he brings hope to Rays fans, and leads a starting rotation that is one of the deepest in the league.

The Rangers won the West by posting a 90-win campaign, getting past the rival Los Angeles Angels. The Rangers haven’t made the playoffs since facing the Yankees in 1999.

The other NL Division Series begins in San Francisco with the Giants and Braves meeting in the playoffs for the first time since 2002, which the Giants won.

The Giants needed all 162 games to defeat the San Diego Padres in order to gain entry into the playoffs, winning the NL West by a mere one game. The Giants are not unlike the Phillies in the sense that they both have dominant starting pitching, including the two time Cy Young winner Tim Lincecum, Matt Cain and up-and-comer Jonathan Sanchez.

The Braves counter with three quality starting pitchers of their own, Derek Lowe, Tommy Hanson, and Tim Hudson, who was named the comeback player of the year after having Tommy John out for surgery.

The Braves story begins and ends with Bobby Cox, the Hall of Fame manager who is retiring at the end of the year. This is the first trip to the postseason for the Braves since 2005.

The other AL division series between the Yankees and Twins is one that fans should be familiar with, both teams know each other well having met in three postseasons, this time there is one difference.

In previous years, games one and two were played in New York with the Yankees capturing the home field ad-

Coyote Sports: October Outlook Mon, Oct. 11, 2010 Men’s Golf vs Chico State Invitational (at Chico, Calif.)

TBA Tue, Oct. 12, 2010 Men’s Golf vs Chico State Invitational (at Chico, Calif.)

TBA Fri, Oct. 15, 2010 Women’s Soccer Cal Poly Pomona 11:30 a.m.

Men’s Soccer Cal Poly Pomona 2 p.m.

Women’s Volleyball at San Francisco State 7 p.m.

Sat, Oct. 16, 2010 Women’s Volleyball at Cal State Monterey Bay 7 p.m.

Sun, Oct. 17, 2010 Women’s Soccer at Cal Poly Pomona 11:30 a.m.

Men’s Soccer at Cal Poly Pomona 2 p.m.

Thu, Oct. 21, 2010 Women’s Volleyball California Baptist 7 p.m.

Fri, Oct. 22, 2010 Women’s Soccer Cal State East Bay 12:30 p.m.

Men’s Soccer Cal State East Bay 3 p.m.

Women’s Volleyball Cal State Dominguez Hills 7 p.m.

Sat, Oct. 23, 2010 Women’s Cross Country at Cal Poly Pomona Preview 9 a.m.

Women’s Volleyball Cal State L.A. 7 p.m.

Look for more games and events to be announced and covered throughout the quarter

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Roy Halladay, or “Doc”, is the (MLB) starting pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies who recently pitched a no-hitter, and is in contention for the Cy Young award. vantage. This year, the tables are turned.

The AL Central champion Twins were posted to take a series lead by winning game one on their home field in Minnesota and put up a good fight but CC Sabathia pitched well enough to earn the Yankees the win.

If the first day is any indication, these playoffs are sure to be filled with excitement and surprises at every turn.

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Monday, October 11, 2010

Fulfilling your fantasies Fantasy football is taking the world by storm, and CSUSB students have embraced the trend wholeheartedly

By LEVI BURNFIN Staff Writer Football may have passed baseball as Decline of Studying.”

America’s national pastime, but fantasy “I definitely spend more time playing sports may actually be even more popular. fantasy sports than studying,” said Brian Fantasy sports have become a multi- Rocke, a CSUSB psychology student. billion dollar industry where an estimated “First and foremost, I play because it’s 21 to 30 million people play fantasy sports fun and, secondly, it gives me a reason to per year according to “Fantasy Sports: By be more involved with every game rather the numbers.” In comparison, a little less than just those of the teams I like,” Rocke than 21 million people watched the most explained. popular weekly football program, Sunday Companies have identified fantasy Night Football, on Sept. 26, which head- sports as an area of massive public interest lined a game between the New York Jets and have taken advantage of the opportuand the Miami Dolphins. nity.

Fantasy Sports is popular because it is Companies have developed hundreds a cheap and simple form of entertainment. of different devices to help fantasy owners The more popular fantasy sites, such as manage their teams.

ESPN.com are free, allowing people to be “I have an app on my Blackberry entertained while they manage their dream called ‘Yahoo Fantasy Sports 10’’ that I use team at no cost. to keep track of my The main idea of fantasy teams while fantasy sports is that I’m not near a comanybody gets to manage puter,” said Rocke. his or her own sports Other tools such franchise.

Managers as the “NFL Red choose different players Zone” channel, which from within a sport and switches between are allowed to bench, games if either team Student Brian Rocke trade, drop and add is in the “red zone,” players at their will. have been developed The managers compete against oth- specifically for fantasy gamers because er managers in a previously established if one of the managers’ players scores a league by comparing the statistics accrued touchdown, then the manager is awarded by the players they manage during the points in his or her league. sports regular season.

Companies have benefited from the Of the 21 to 30 million people that booming fantasy sports business as well. play fantasy sports, 85 percent play fantasy Even though many fantasy sports sites are football, which is by far the most popular free, the sites can garner $1.5 billion just sport for fantasy gamers. in advertising. Other specialty sites, such A sign of rising popularity, the average as rotopass.com, offer fantasy advice and age of the fantasy gamer is going down by tools for a fee. the year.

Many managers take fantasy sports to In 2005, 35 was the average age; in the next level by betting on their respective 2010, the average gamers’ age is 33, and teams in competition against other managthe figures seem to continue to drop. Col- ers. lege students represent an estimated 10 “I never play in free leagues anymore percent of the fantasy sports community or because betting just makes it more excitabout three million players. ing,” Rocke said.

The amount of time playing fantasy Gambling sites have also found an opsports is climbing up to 9 hours per week portunity to attract fantasy players by ofspent playing fantasy sports. Meanwhile, fering betting lines on fantasy stats. For the amount of time college students spend example, a betting website may offer a bet studying per week is down to 14 hours, ac- on which NFL quarterback will accrue the cording to Stephanie Findlay’s article “The most fantasy points in a specific week.

“I definitely spend more

time playing fantasy sports than studying.”

Levi Burnfin | Chronicle Photo

Levi Burnfin | Chronicle Photo

More and more people are turning to the Internet and Fantasy sports to supplement their athletic fix throughout the year.

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Monday 10.11.10

Volleyball team sets sight on the net

By CHRISTIAN MARTINEZ Staff Writer Although ranked No. 4 in the Coaches Top 25 Poll, CSUSB women’s volleyball team aren’t content with resting on their laurels.

Already off to a 12-1 start and a 9-0 standing in the conference, they are led by key returning players and recognizable team chemistry. Confidence plays a pivotal role for the team as they set their sights on a national championship.

“Confidence naturally translates into more team chemistry and willingness which allows the team to play with more aggression and physicality; an also added year of maturity plays into it,” said Head Coach Kim Cherniss.

Along with confidence, having a focused mindset and a level of self motivation and boldness, CSUSB women’s volleyball is expecting a stellar remainder of the season.

When asked if the team was playing with a chip on their shoulder from last year’s loss to Concordia University in the National Semifinals, Coach Cherniss responded with declination.

“When you get close to a national championship, it’s tantalizing. You want to go back and do it again. There was no chip on any of our shoulders, we as a team did not do anything untoward,” she said.

“When you get as close as we did last year, you figure that since we are almost there, we are positive we can do this now,” Cherniss continued.

The team is led by senior Jane Chafeh, who had a notable performance last season when she was named the

Next games: -October 15, against San Francisco State -October 16, against CSU East Bay Daktronics West Regional Player of the Year, named to the All-CCAA first team, and picked to the AVCA and Daktronics All-American first team as well as the All-West Region teams.

“Chafeh is clearly one of the most dynamic and fierce attackers in the country and is putting up good numbers and hitting for a good percentage. We all suspect that she

will continue to only improve and as well as do a great job defensively. She serves a primary role to this team,” said Cherniss.

Though being high-ranked in the polls, CSUSB women’s volleyball is expected to have a strong nationally competitive program. However, the conference this year brings much competition to the courts.

Coach Cherniss feels that this season is much different from the previous one and that the underdog teams are rising in the rankings. Teams like CSU Monterey Bay (102) and CSU East Bay (12-3) are working just as hard for a championship run.

“We have to play every game like it’s the top seed in the conference, every single team is just as competitive as the next,” said Cherniss.

As far as predictions for the remainder of the season, Cherniss hopes to compete for a conference championship and has driven the team to do so. She says seeing how the second round of play in previous years will contribute to getting the job done for a championship this year.

Cherniss is also hopeful to have a high seed in the NCAA West Regional Tournament and possibly host it and most importantly, play in an Elite 8 Championship.

Coyote soccer looking to build on momentum Lady Coyotes aim for conference tournament spot Current 1st place men’s team plan on dominating

By KRISTINA TORRES

By MONIQUE TORRES

Staff Writer

Staff Writer

Only ten minutes into the game, Coyotes’ Casey Hirsh drives down the field with the ball, and pelts it to the right side of the CSU Dominguez Hills goalkeeper, scoring the first goal of the game to give the ‘Yotes an early lead.

Women’s soccer is well under way with ten games so far, and of those games they have won five and tied once.

In his second season as head coach, Travis Clarke is dedicated ated to buildingg a su successful team who can compete for the CCAA championship.

Last year they narrowly missed competing in the post season, ason, wh which hic ichh iiss ffueling ueling their drive this season.

“One of our goals is to make it to the conference tournament men nt at the endd ooff the year ar because we have never made it that far before,” said Chelsea Jones, onnes, a red sh shir shirt i t fr fres freshman. eshm es h an. hm The competition is fierce this year, and the girls know what at they are ree up against. “We want to prove we are no longer the underdogs. We want to show ow w everybody ever ev e ybody that we have have the talent and the potential to be a threat.” Jones said.

The Lady ‘Yotes are ranked No. 14 in the nation and No. 2 iin n thee W West. est. This iss iiss li lik likely kely to put pressure on the team, but Jones described how it drives tthem hem to he o perf perform form w well. ell.

“We have a lot to prove to other people. They are now expecting peccti ting ng us to do we well ell so we have to meet those standards,” said Jones.

They continue to stay focused and practice hard each week, eek, fo focusing on th the ga game me ahead. They study that week’s opponent, different strategies,, and ho how ow to aadjust djust those strategies to fit the needs of the particular game.

The team has set goals this season, and is determined to reach each them.

“We want to show everyone what we are truly made of. To underestimate us would not be a good idea,” said Jones.

So far, the team has faced some tough competition, and they have to make sure they are all on the same page. They have made it a point to have more team bonding time, just to make sure they are on the same page on and off the field.

The lady ‘Yotes have solid leadership in returning players, like as Unity Beddingfield and Katie Liby.

They also have fresh new talent in sophomore Jani Carmona, a transfer from Hawaii Hilo, who has previously played for Clarke.

The team practices hard and it shows on the field. Their quickness and ease with the ball show off the amazing talent on the team this year.

“We have all the tools to be the best team out there. We just have to figure out how to put it all together,” Jones said.

These ladies have some serious drive, and are determined to make this season the best it can be. The talent is there, and so is the dedication.

Look for the team to be very successful this year, and come out to watch their exciting games!

Sixteen minutes in and already CSUSB’s men’s soccer team has taken the lead.

Freshman Martin Esqueda found his way inside and passed to Obi Agwu, who kicked kick ki cked ck ed the ball straight past the CSU East Bay go goal goalkeeper alke al keep ke e er for th ep the first goal of the game gam ga me on Oc Oct. t 33.. t.

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This year, the team is ranked d 8th in the nation according to a recent NCAA AA Topp 25 poll.

This season is the first time the CSU CSUSB USB men’s soccer team has been ranked. d. They hope to continue to progress and make ke it to the postseason.

“Our main goal is to win the national ationaal at championship, but as of right now we’re w w e’ree taking everything step by step. Our rst urr fi firs st goal is to go undefeated at home. Our ur se sseccond goal is to make and win regional nal aand n nd let that momentum carry us through ugh thee championship,” said Martinez.

The team has already begun building upon their successes of last year, which shouldn’t prove too difficult with the amount of experience and leaders on the team. With nine seniors and four juniors.

The team has a lot of prominent leaders to look up to.

There are also some new faces on the team. Some notable players are freshmen Lee Nishanian, freshmen Julio Ayala, Jordan Rodino (a transfer from Vanguard University), and Zach Walker (a transfer from UC Riverside).

Among the returning members are the team’s top scorers, seniors Agwu and Albert Cabrera. Both Agwu and Cabrera earned all CCAA and all West Region in 2009, and Agwu is cementing his prominence on the team.

This season the players from CSUSB continue to be recognized with Agwu was named CCAA player of the week. Freshman Ayala was also named ESPN’s Los Angeles Di ivi visi sioon si on IIII pl play yer of the week.

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