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ZipCar offers a new way of transportation for students here at Cal State LA with two new sweet rides. The services officially began earlier this month on April 6. ZipCar has an application fee which is waived with the partnership with the campus. The only fee you have to pay is a fifteen dollar annual fee. That offer is available for current students and alumni. However, faculty and staff can also join in along with orientation leaders and room assistants for a 25 dollar sign up fee and 70 dollar annual fee. There are a lot of questions with ZipCar, but the main question pertains to users without insurance. ZipCar has you covered, not only with insurance but also with a gas card which you can use to fill up at any time. The standard plan offered through the campus includes 180 free miles Continues on page 7
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Major policy change for clubs' off-campus bank accounts
banking, there is a stipulation listed in the Chancellor’s memo dictating that “a banking relationship with the University or an Auxiliary must have a current Student Organization Funds Administration Agreement on file with both the campus Student Affairs department and campus tax coordinator or the Auxiliary coordinator.”
Hannah Jacobsen Staff Reporter
A big financial change is about to impact campus clubs, as a memorandum sent by the CSU Chancellor’s office in September 2015 will reach its action deadline in less than three months. Starting July 2016, all officially recognized campus clubs with off-campus bank accounts will be required to close those accounts and conduct all banking and financial activities through a bank account managed by the University-Student Union (U-SU). Rowena Tran, Assistant Director for the U-SU and Financial Services, informed the University Times the U-SU was still in the process of finalizing concrete details for the procedures and transition plan, a process which should result in more concrete information by the end of April.
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Jennifer Miller, the Dean of Students at Cal State LA, expanded on this statement. “We are still finalizing the details and don’t want to pass out specific ‘tips’ too soon,” Miller wrote in an email, “CSI and
the U-SU Business Office are preparing marketing campaigns and student trainings to inform and educate students regarding the process. We want to make sure that this process is as easy for students as possible.” In
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The 2016 Presidential Race represents the extreme range of values present in the United States. With the choice of nominee determining which path our fragile political sphere will roll down—closing borders or open relations, limited government or greatly expanded public services, and so much more—it is vital the community of Cal State LA understands who they’re voting for. Bernie Sanders was born in Brooklyn, New York and began his official political career in the 1980s, after being elected as the mayor of Burlington, Vermont in 1981. Since his term as mayor, Sanders has been known for his democratic socialist beliefs. “We are not afraid of the word
‘socialism,’” Sanders said to the New York Times in 1989. “Everybody in the state of Vermont knows that I am a socialist. That is important, because when you acknowledge being a socialist you can begin then attacking some of the real problems in our society which Democrats and Republicans will never talk about in a million years.” In 1990, he was the first independent elected to the House of Representatives in forty years, where he served eight years as a congressman representing Vermont. As a congressman, Sanders was an opponent of military force in the Gulf war and voted against NAFTA, the Defense of Marriage Act, the USA Patriot Act, and the war in Iraq. His major political platforms centered on financial inequality and workers rights. Continues on page 5
This stipulation will drastically change the ways student organizations manage their finances. The U-SU, in addition to acting as a banking service for organizations’ funds, will be tasked with approving spending, collecting documents to track money earned and spent, creating guidelines for fundraising and philanthropic activities, training officers in fiscal responsibility, handing the disposition of funds for disbanded clubs, and regulated cash handling fees and interest options. While the transition is currently being designed and implemented by the U-SU, the September 2015 memorandum initially gave the task to Cal State LA’s Associated Students, Inc. (ASI). Antonio Canzona, the Vice President for Finance for ASI, Continues on page 3 ters with a record time of 46.08, which broke Patrick Drake’s 1991 record of 46.24.
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“I didn’t realize it until after [the race], the coaches told me,” Rosser said following the Twilight Open on Thursday. “I was really excited to be here and very thankful be a part of Cal State LA history.” Khallifah Rosser| Photo Courtesy Darryl Dennis/CSULA Athletics
World’s 4th fastest runner
homegrown to Cal State LA Athletics Daniel Esparza Contributor
It started with a toe tap, a shake off, and jumping in place. Khallifah Rosser of Cal State LA’s Track and Field prepped for his only event of the day as his playful demeanor took him through his warm ups. Rosser isn’t an ordinary runner for the Golden Eagles; his performance has earned him a number
four ranking in the world, and recently two broken records. The first being at the San Diego Aztec Invitational, where he set a new meet record while running the 400-meter hurdles in 49.55, second on Cal State L.A.’s all-time list only behind Sam Turner’s 49.04 time set in 1978. Most recently, however, Rosser cemented himself in the Cal State LA history books as he set a school record in the 400 me-
Rosser didn’t have to look far to draw inspiration for running track, as his older brother paved the way for him. “My older brother ran for Humboldt State, this is going back to high school though. He started running track at an early age so I kind of just took after his footsteps and that’s pretty much how I got accustomed to it.” As Khallifah continued his warm ups, a sense of concentration appeared on his face, his white headband securely tied on Continues on page 7