10-28-13 Coyote Chronicle

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Educator’s tenure security
The Chronicle disproves the myth about professor’s indestructible contract
By MARION GIL
Staff Writer
CSU professors receive tenure for reasons that may not be
apparent to students despite their
role in the process.
Tenure is essentially a permanent contract for teachers and
professors, and while it does not
include a pay raise it ensures that
an educator’s position can not be
terminated without “just cause,”
which usually means severe
misconduct. The popular myth
is that educators simply need
to work for a certain amount of
time to receive tenure, which is
not true.
“Pretty much the myth of
tenure is that you do a good job
for life,” said CSUSB professor
Terri Nelso. This is not the case.
Professors eligible for ten-
ure are those who have been
scouted by the university for a
tenure track position, a contract
with a limited number of open
positions in each department.
Every two years the contract
is renewed until the sixth year.
The performance of the
professor is evaluated over the
course of six years by a committee consisting of many different
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Groundbreaking device challenges brain
By CLARISSA TOLL
Staff Writer
Y
ugyeong Lee, placed
a headset on and
watched as her brain
waves danced on the
screen.
Neurofeedback, sometimes
referred to as cognitive rehabilitation, has been used for the past
30 years to help reduce the symptoms of conditions like post traumatic stress disorder, attention
deficit disorders, and anger.
These symptoms include
anxiety, pain, and depression
The Institute for Research,
CCBriefs:
By DANIEL DEMARCO
Staff Writer
Oct 19: 3,000 miles of
dead ocean. According to ENENews, a man sailed across the
Pacific Ocean from Osaka, Japan to San Francisco.
The sailor described the sea
as “dead.” He reported seeing
hardly any wild life, “After we
left Japan, it felt as if the ocean
was dead. Nothing alive for over
3,000 miles. No longer saw turtles, dolphins, sharks, birds. Saw
one whale, it appeared helpless
with big tumor on its head.”
Assessment, & Professional Development held an open house,
within their offices located in the
College of Education, on Oct. 23
to showcase programs used to reduce the symptoms of these conditions.
Dr. Connie McReynolds, director of the Institute said, “Neurofeedback works by training the
brain to function at its maximum
potential, which is similar to the
way the body is exercised, toned
and maintained.”
McReynolds explained that
when individuals learn how to
relax, they can optimize the way
their brain works.
Oct 21: Slavery still a
worldwide issue. According to
the Huffington Post, a report was
released estimating that almost
30 million people are living in today’s world as slaves.
The organization who compiled the report defines slavery as
human trafficking, debt bondage,
and forced marriage.
The report shows over 3/4 of
enslaved are located in various
countries throughout Asia and
Africa.
“I think that’s disgusting to
know how little progress we have
made as humans, slavery should
be a stain in history by now” said
student Mercedes Wimbery.
During the open house, students, faculty, and members of
the community participated.
They had the opportunity to
test the programs which were set
up like video games.
While testing out these programs, participants had to wear
specialized headsets with a censor resting on the individuals
forehead designed to monitor
brain waves
These programs are designed
to test relaxation skills as well as
concentration.
In the first program, participants were asked to concentrate
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Oct 22:
Human rights groups have
reviewed recent drone attacks in
the Middle East and say the program violates international law.
The country has concluded
that the majority breach international laws.
The deaths of civilians and/
or unjustified targets as a result
of these strikes are the concern of
the human rights group.
“I’m not sure that the drone
program can be useful if more
innocent people are dying from
it than those guilty [of unlawful
conduct],” said Enrique Wilson,
a San Bernardino Valley College
student.
Clarissa Toll | Chronicle Photo
Students got the opportunity to test new technology that challenges the brain to better function.
Oct 23:
Chinese officials announced emergency measures
in wake of the consistent heavy
pollution; such as factory closures, bans on cars entering the
city, according to CNN. The
smog has become so bad at
times, it has led to temporary
closing of airports, schools, and
businesses.
“People should be paying attention to this,” said Kamilah Mcneill, a San Bernardino Valley
College student.
“I’m not so sure that we [U.S.]
are far from having these same
problems with air pollution
where things start becoming
drastic,” continued Mcneill.
Cosby show canceled
“An Evening with Bill
Cosby,” scheduled for Nov. 16,
has officially been canceled.
An e-mail sent on Oct.
24, from Director of Special
Events, Carol Dixon, the comedy show was cancelled due to,
“unforeseen circumstances.”
Tickets were based at a
high cost with general admission ranging from $40-$50.
Students that purchased
tickets for the event ahead of
time were notified by phone
of the cancellation and will be
given full refunds.
News
In-class experience vs online
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By YARA DEL RIO-DOMINGUEZ
Staff Writer
CSUSB students would rather take
online courses than traditional in-class
courses, as the number of online courses
available has jumped from previous years.
Online courses seem like a dream to
students; there’s nearly complete freedom
with timing, more hours to sleep in and,
most importantly, open enrollment.
CSUSB online courses are least likely
to reach capacity as our system does not
put a cap on the number of students who
can register for a particular online class,
where as the traditional seminar classes
closes as soon as the amount of seats in the
classroom are filled.
Student Jonathan Brown is currently
taking an online class in hopes to ease his
schedule.
“I decided to take an online class this
quarter because its one less class I have to
physically be in and I get to go home early
after a long day of school,” said Brown.
Governor Jerry Brown proposed giving California’s public colleges and universities more money for the 2013-2014
school year.
The Democratic governor wants public colleges to hold down costs, stop raising
tuition and embrace online courses.
The demand for online classes has
since then grown.
CSUSB currently offers 72 online
classes this Fall and are on the rise.
Students often drive to campus to take
just one class, If this class was offered online, students could save gas by doing the
work from home.
Student Pablo Edelman said, “Online
classes allow me to maintain my hours,
maybe even obtain more hours at work.
I’m not restricted on an hourly schedule
like a regular class, I can do my online
work on my own time rather than be time
restricted sitting in a classroom.”
“I don’t have to access my online class
from my home, I’m allowed to access my
online class from my work while I’m on
break. When I get home I pick up where I
left off,” mentioned Brown.
Many prefer to take a particular course
online to avoid the heavy workload they
would have in a tradition face-to-face class.
“I took a class online that had a
heavy workload. As a full-time employee
I wouldn’t be able to keep up with the
class,” said Edelman.
Online classes may seem to be the
easy way out for students who are avoiding the heavy course work ahead of them,
but for others it may not be the smartest
choice.
“Online learning isn’t always the best
fit, students who do the best in the online
classes are students who have very good
study habits and who are independent
learners,” said professor Dr. Terri J. Nelson.
Some students face difficulty concentrating in the classroom, and with distractions all around, professors are constantly
competing for the attention of students
with the electronics in class.
Students agree that online courses
may be cheaper, but those who may excel
in traditional classes may struggle through
an online course which requires independent learning.
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Money lost by government shutdown Professor tenure
The government shutdown has taken at least $24 billion out of the United States economy
clarification
By ANGEL LIZARDI
Staff Writer
$24 billion--That’s how much is estimated the United States government lost
during the shutdown according Standard
and Poors, an economist group based in
New York.
The firm said that the shutdown caused
it to cut its forecast of gross domestic product growth in the fourth quarter by about
0.6 percentage points, lowering the gross
GDP from 3 percent to 2 percent.
The shutdown, which ended last Tuesday, took three weeks to solve and affected
hundreds of thousands of workers.
The breakdown of some of the economic costs due to the shutdown includes:
$3.1 billion lost in government services,
$152 million lost in travel spending, $76
million lost due to the national parks being
closed, and $217 million was lost in federal
and contractor wages in the Washington
D.C. alone, according to Time magazine.
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, in an interview
said that this new deal still didn’t work and
that it “sold our citizens down the river.”
Cruz believes that his own party acquiesced to themselves and believed that
they could’ve gotten a better deal.
While the majority of people affected
were federal government employees, small
business owners were also affected as they
could not apply for loans.
Tourism came to a halt and many military families had to go without many of
their services needed, such as childcare.
Although the government was able to
end the shutdown, it will come back.
The agreement signed by President
Barack Obama only approves government
spending until Jan. 15 according to The
Washington Post.
Economists believe that because of the
shutdown, consumers will feel less confident in making big purchases this holiday
season.
Standard & Poors stated, “If people are
afraid that the government policy brinksmanship will resurface again, and with the
risk of another shutdown or worse, they’ll
remain afraid to open up their checkbooks,” said the agency.
CSUSB students also felt that the
shutdown was unnecessary.
Aimee Villalpando a senior at CSUSB,
mentioned that the rest of the world is
probably looking at us in a negative light.
“This just gives the whole world a reason to laugh at us,” said Villalpando.
“I already had my reservations about
the government but for those that are not I
feel like it might have been a shocker to see
how petty and superficial our government
can be,” said Villalpando.
Shadya Qasem a senior at CSUSB
thought that no progress was made during
these three weeks.
“I’m not surprised that the govern-
ment would do this, but what I’m surprised
about was how anti-climactic it all was,”
said Qasem.
“I feel like we are in the same place as
we were previously and with this signing
only lasting until Jan., I won’t be surprised
if we see this play out the exact same way,”
said Qasem.
Reuters financial blogger Felix Salmon, in an interview with On the Media’s
Bob Garfield mentioned that although the
media portrayed that we dodged a bullet, the government really did not achieve
much.
“In a very real sense, the government is in default on its obligations. They
haven’t solved the problem but pushed it to
a later date,” said Salmon.
Dr. Eric Nilsson a professor of economics at CSUSB said that congress has
other important issues to address as well.
“The U.S. is not doing well economically-- unemployment is still far too high,
poverty rates have been higher than they
were in decades, and wages are stagnating,” said Nilson.
Staff Writer
Unemployment continues to rise for
the youth of America ages 18 to 24; a
steady rate of 11.2 percent of all “Millennials” are classified as unemployed.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
report released Oct. 22 showed that the
economy added 148,000 jobs in the month
of September versus the 180,000 that were
expected.
The government projects three of the
30 occupations with the largest projected
number of job openings by 2020 will require a bachelor’s degree or higher to fill
the position; the remainder will likely require a high school diploma at most, according to USA Today.
Some critics blame the recent implementation of Obamacare for the lack of
jobs for youth.
“Obamacare’s provisions are putting mandates, taxes, and requirements on
small businesses that are preventing them
from hiring young workers,” Evan Feinberg, president of “Generation Opportunity,” told Red Alert Politics.
“This job report shows that Obamacare and other ‘solutions’ coming from
Washington are scaring off employers from
hiring, and this generation is getting stuck
faculty and staff.
Provost Andrew Bodman and vice
president of the university issues factors
that result in having the final decision.
The evaluation focuses on a professor’s teaching, research, and service to
both the community and students.
“We expect tenured faculty to play
a vital role in enhancing the quality of
education for CSUSB students,” said
Bodman in an e-mail.
“Serving as advisers and mentors,
conducting research and supervising
internships, working together with students in the field, and providing career
and graduate and professional school
advice.”
During an educator’s sixth year he
or she may apply for tenure. If denied,
the educator enters their “terminal” year
which is the renewal of their contract for
one final year at the university.
“The best teachers are those
who push students, who teach
them how to learn not what
to learn and are happy when
they reach a higher level
than they.”
Angel Lizardi | Chronicle Photo
Ali Miremadi
CSUSB lecturer in Persian
The government shutdown has lost $3.1 billion in government services and $76 million due to the national parks closure.
Unemployment rising in youth
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in a cycle of part-time, temporary jobs –
not the meaningful careers for which they
studied,” said Feinberg.
Other critics claim it’s this generation’s idleness (young people not in school
or employed) and loss of hope in actually
getting a job that is causing these big unemployment figures.
“The Opportunity Nation,” a national
campaign working to expand economic
opportunity and close the opportunity gap
in America, reported that big cities such as
New York, Los Angeles, and even Riverside all have over 100,000 idle youth.
“The Millennial Job Report,” stated
that the declining labor force participation
rate has created an additional 1.8 million
young adults that are not counted as “unemployed” by the U.S. Department of Labor because they are not in the labor force,
and young people have given up looking
for work due to the lack of jobs.
“There’s a whole pool of talent that is
motivated, loyal, and hardworking, they
just can’t get through an employer’s door,”
Charlie Mangiardi told the Huffington
Post.
Andrew Sum, director of the Center
for Labor Market Studies at Northeastern
University, told USA Today many people
with a bachelor’s degree face a doubleedged sword of rising tuition and poor job
outcomes.
“We’re failing kids coming out of college,” said Sum.
He emphasized that, a college major
can make all the difference for a job.
“We’re going to need a lot better job
growth and connections to the labor market, otherwise college debt will grow.”
An attempt at dealing with idle youth
is this “Year Up” program, a one-year,
intensive training program that provides
low-income young adults (ages 18 to 24),
with a combination of hands-on skill development, college credits, and corporate
internship.
Programs like “Year Up”, located on
the East Coast and in San Francisco, help
young people develop the technical and
professional skills necessary to land higher
paying jobs.
Student Jeyson Duarte said, “Not
enough ‘baby boomers’ are able to claim
retirement and leave their job positions,
which results in no new job openings for
young people.”
Adults aged 65 and over are not collecting their retirement, because they do
not have the sufficient funds to support a
retired life reported the US News.
The rising youth unemployment has
left many young adults unsure about their
future.
Evaluations of a professor’s performance continue even after they are
granted tenure. While it is more difficult
to let go of a professor who has already
proven their ability and dedication, there
are policies already in place that allow
the university to remove a professor despite a permanent contract.
Despite the ongoing belief that tenured educators simply stop caring, many
believe that educators do work hard for
it and keep the students’ best interests at
heart.
“The honest truth is that the faculty
work really hard to serve students,” said
Daniel Stewart, a full-time lecturer at
CSUSB. “Our doors are open most of
the time and I definitely believe that student learning comes first.”
Student Kevin Schaeffer said that
teachers, “work hard and they’ve earned
it.”
While professors do not work
constant stable shifts like high-school
teachers, they’re constantly studying
new teaching methods, serving on committees, and balance other responsibilities that are not apparent to students, but
benefit them in the long run.
Some people will continue to believe that educators simply abuse tenure,
but CSU policies continue to ensure that
only professors with the students’ best
intentions in mind receive tenure.
“The best teachers are those who
push students,” said Ali Miremadi,
CSUSB lecturer in Persian, “who teach
them how to learn not what to learn, and
are happy when they reach a higher level
than they.”
News
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Monday, October 28, 2013
Unfriendly business hurts California
By BRENDA SERVIN
Staff Writer
California was ranked 48 on the State Business Tax
Climate Index for 2014.
This is the fifth year in a row that California was
ranked 48th.
States are ranked by the index and can either rise or
fall in ranking based on reforms or changes within the
state and in other states.
According to the Tax Foundation, “The State Business Tax Climate Index, now in its 10th edition, collects
data on over a hundred tax provisions for each state and
synthesizes them into a single, easy-to-use score.”
Professor Eric Nilsson at CSUSB specializes in the
fields of econometrics, labor economics, political economy, and economics and philosophy.
Nilsson believes that the tax rates could hinder business growth.
“The higher tax rates might permit the state to provide
services that actually attract more businesses to the state,”
said Professor Nilsson.
The corporate income tax between California and
Wyoming illustrates the gap between states in the top ten
and the bottom ten of the State Business Tax Climate In-
dex.
California has a flat rate corporate income tax of 8.84
percent compared to Wyoming, which was scored number
one on the State Business Tax Climate Index and has no
corporate income tax.
Even though California has made improvements to its
corporate income tax code, such as Proposition 39, it has
held the 48th position since 2009.
In the 2012 election, Californians voted in favor of
Proposition 39, which prevented corporations from having
a choice on how to be taxed.
Originally companies were given the option between
either the Three-Factor Formula or the Single-Sales Factor
system.
The Three-Factor Formula system used in-state property, employees and the corporation’s sales to base the
corporate income tax off of, while the Single-Sales Factor
system based corporate income taxes only on the in-state
corporate sales.
The California Franchise Tax Board has determined
that a “corporation or limited liability company treated as
a corporation receives income from sources within California but is not doing business in California” is subject to
the corporation income tax.
Out-of-state or multi-state companies that chose the
Three-Factor Formula benefited from the fact they had
little or no properties within the state.
Both the Three-Factor Formula and Single-Sales Factor systems allowed for corporations to pay less in corporate income taxes.
According to Fordham Corporate Law, Proposition 39
“requires out-of-state businesses to calculate their California income tax liability based on the percentage of their
sales in California”.
In addition, Proposition 39 will increase revenue that
will be used toward projects that will create clean and energy efficient jobs.
CSUSB student, Evelyn Romero said, “It was a good
decision to replace the Single-Sales Factor and Three-Factor Formulas with Proposition 39 so companies don’t take
advantage of the California market place”
One advantage of having high-end income tax rates is
that states have the opportunity to close budget gaps with
the revenue they produce through these taxes, according to
the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
Nilsson added that “some businesses might leave, but
other businesses replace them because CA has a huge (and
relatively high income) market that businesses love.”
Despite the high tax rates California continues to attract businesses and their revenue.
New procedure challenges brain to function better
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on a barrel, the more concentrated the individual was the
faster the barrel would blow up on the screen.
The next program was about relaxation, individuals
focused on raising an on-screen ball.
The longer they stayed in a relaxed state, the longer
the ball would be raised.
Once the exercises were complete, the individuals
were encouraged by the clinicians to try and beat their
time.
As stated in the Institute’s Nuerofeedback brochure,
the Neurofeedback technique displays the client’s brainwaves on a screen and focuses on the client seeing and
concentrating on the patterns to change or influence them.
After completing the exercises, Yugyeong Lee said “
It was interesting to see how much I can concentrate” as
she referred to the barrel program.
The technique is described as a drug free way in
which children can retrain their concentration to better
combat their Attention Deficit Disorders.
One of the many success cases from the Institute is
“Jesse” a ten-year-old boy who after just five sessions felt
he could concentrate in class even when he didn’t necessarily want to.
Typical Nuerofeedback sessions take place for thirty
minutes, twice a week.
These sessions are administered by trained Clinicians
and are available to all Inland Empire residents.
When asked if she would return to further train her
concentration, Lee said, “Sure, if I need it.”
This is a non-evasive treatment and is safe for clients
from ages 5 to 95 said McReynolds.
Katherine Ellison, writer for the New York Times,
explained that the procedure is controversial, expensive
and time-consuming.
“An average course of treatment, with at least 30 sessions, can cost $3,000 or more, and few health insurers
will pay for it,” said Ellison.
McReynolds said most children respond within 20
sessions. Each session costs $70, with a sliding scale as
well as special rates for faculty and students.
As part of the session, the institute provides refreshments for their clients do to the strenuous mental activity
the programs creates.
If you would like more information on Nuerofeedback, contact Dr. Connie McReynolds by phone at (909)
537-5681 or by e-mail at [email protected].
Opinions
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Monday, October 28, 2013
Pick seminars over lectures
By KATERINA MCCAULEY
Staff Writer
I thought I preferred lecture classes
over seminars in terms of needing my
time and focusing on other responsibilities
outside of class. But as a student, seminar
style classes are really beneficial in the
long term.
Most students think they like lecture
classes, but really can't come up with any
legit reasons why.
If most are honest with themselves,
like I was, you'd find that lecture classes
are favored simply for the lack of responsibility it brings.
Unless you liked the subject matter, do
you really remember half of your lecture
classes?
Being independent of the professor
seems to be the theme of liking a lecture
class, if you like working at a different
pace for instance.
Another benefit of lectures is that most
lecture classes don’t take role.
This is good for students who have
jobs and other commitments, but we all
know this freedom is happily abused by all
of us students.
Student Brianna Fragoso, likes largesized classes because she enjoys the lectures themselves, it’s easier to follow for
her, and prefers the freedom. Fragoso feels
the seminars drag on for her.
Katerina Mccauley | Chronicle Photo
Lecture classes give students too much freedom, creating less attendance, but seminars create an engaging classroom.
If a lecture class or a seminar class
doesn’t support your learning style, you
could be treading water and praying for the
end.
If you don’t understand the subject
matter, it can be hard to catch up to standards without support.
In a lecture class, you more than likely don’t read the material and rely on the
bulky class size to avoid being responsible
for answering questions and participating.
I think the only good a lecture can be
is for the students that have other priorities like jobs, families, clubs and sports and
cant put that much attention and detail into
every week of the class.
It's easier to have few things due
throughout the class, than multiple essays
or projects.
In seminars, you can become closer
with your classmates- in a smaller class it’s
easier to socialize and discuss questions
about the material.
Student Andrea Ramirez feels that she
does better in seminars.
“You get more attention from the professors, more group activities and more
help when needed," said Ramirez.
The small size brings you closer to
your professor. With most seminar classes
not exceeding 35 students, it’s easier for a
student to cultivate a relationship with the
professor.
Introverted students can be more comfortable in smaller class, and feel more
confident in participating and approaching
the professor.
Seminars can be better for classes
that need more one on one instruction, or
any subject matter that a student feels they
need more instruction in.
"The key to lectures is engaging students throughout the duration of the class,
and students tend to be more passive,"
said political science professor Artour Aslanian. "Seminars provide students with
more depth into the material, and they are
responsible for more work."
Seminars are better for this professor
because he believes that he can engage
more with students when there is "12 verses 160," said Aslanian .
While lecture classes have their superficial perks, seminars prove to benefit
students through engagement and depth of
subject.
Halloween costumes have no age limit
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By MARIA PERRY
Staff Writer
t’s Halloween, the full moon is out, the ghouls are dancing and
you’re stressing out. Kids up and down the block seem to be in
disguise as cats, mice, ghosts, and all sorts of ghastly critters.
So what’s the dilemma? Every year we get older yet we
ponder the question: Am I too old to dress up?
Dressing up for Halloween has no age limit because it is a way for
many people to get in the spirit of this holiday.
Many students I interviewed still dressed up, but
some students, such as Jasmine Magee, Ricardo
Ramirez, and Adam Ghossein either thought
it pointless to spend money on an outfit
that would be worn only once a year or
were not raised in a culture that celebrated Halloween.
The following students share
their similar views.
“As I’ve gotten older, I don’t
really dress up anymore,” said
Magee.
“I don’t see the point of
spending money I don’t have on
a costume I’m only going to wear
for one night,” continued Magee.
“I dress up for Halloween
sometimes but just a mask that I
already have I don’t like wasting
money on a costume that I am only
going to use once a year,” said
Ramirez.
“No, I never dressed
up for Halloween when
I was growing up mostly
because I was overseas and
they didn’t celebrate Halloween,” said Ghossein.”So I am not used to
dressing up for Halloween. I am not against it
though.”
Most students interviewed also agreed there
was no age limit to dressing up for Halloween.
Just because a person has no age limit on dress-
Photo courtesy of Chronicle Contributor Zach Requejo
ing up, doesn’t mean there isn’t an age limit on trick-or-treating.
“I don’t think that there is an age limit for dressing up,” said
Ramirez. “There’s costumes for all ages who else is going to
where those revealing outfits. When it comes to trick-or treating
now that is a different story. Trick-or-treaters should have an age
limit of 14 since that is when most start high school.”
There is a difference between dressing up and trick-or-treating because while a person may never get too old to dress up, they can get too
old to go from door to door asking for candy.
“Nobody over 10 years old should ever go trick-or-treating,” said
Steve Perry, an AP English teacher at Beaumont High
School.
“It’s just not cute to have teenagers or
adults come to your door begging for stuff.”
Ghossein, who was partial about the
trick-or-treating age limit said, “Trickor-treating is mostly a kid’s activity.
Trick-or-treating is a community activity where kids can go from house to
house. An adult doing this is like an
adult going into a bouncy house for
six-year-olds.”
It is simply odd to see two completely different age groups together
because a lot of small children won’t
understand that the guy dressed up as
a bald guy with the beard is portraying Walter White.
Student Tyler Nguyen
thinks differently, “It might
be a little weird to see an
80 years old knocking
at your door asking
for candy, but I’d also
give him more candy
as a kudos for all the
effort he put into it.”
I think the difficulty is that as we get
older dressing up for Halloween
becomes more of a social function.
No matter what, one thing stays the same,
Halloween is a fun holiday no matter the age.
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Weekly Chuckle
Monday, October 28, 2013
Advising is a useful resource
to get your classes on track
By KATERINA MCCAULEY
really what it is.”
Academic Success Coordinator Ed
Staff Writer
Mendoza showed how useful advising can
Even if you are a student that hasn’t be.
been here for long, advising can help you
“Advising is important to help a stustraighten out any questions or second- dent use these tools correctly and with isguesses you have about your major choice. sues like class availability and questions
Advising can put a student directly on about majors,” said Mendoza.
the track they need to be success“It’s also better to talk to
ful during their time here.
advisors in your field and
I believe that takknowing who they are so
ing the time to go
you can get a personal
over classes you
rapport with them.”
are going to take,
Student
Anand have already
drew
Enriquez
taken help you eshas also benefited
cape the problem
from advisors on
of taking a class
campus.
that doesn’t count
“Advisors are
for any of your
pretty helpful. It’s
requirements, and
helped me to orgasaves you time and
nize my classes. I’ve
Ed Mendoza
money.
been twice before, but
Academic Success Coordinator
Advising and acaI’m not planning on doing
demic services helped me
it this quarter.”
come back to school after leavNailea Fabiola Ayala, a transing for a year and I plan on using their re- fer student from Riverside Community
sources, and the resources of my major to College, agrees that advising is helpful.
continue staying on track to graduating.
“I got help with my major’s advisor;
Student Gabriela Escobar said, “Hon- they’re great. As a transfer student, I defiestly, it was helpful.
nitely would have been lost on my own.”
They broke down what classes to take
Advising is a tool to use as at your
every quarter, and I plan on seeing them own expense.
again for winter quarter.”
You can see an advisor anytime you
First year student Melissa Castro had need a course or even career advice, and
something different to add.
this is all in place to help every student to
“Yea, I heard about it but I don’t know be as successful as they can possibly be.
“Advising is
important to help a student use
these tools correctly and with issues like class availability and
questions about majors.”
Photo courtesy of Dave Grandlund
The Red Sox kick off the World Series with the first win but Cardinals
came back with a win in game two. According to bostonglobe.com, “The Red
Sox Way has been to wait for the opponent to shoot themselves in the foot
and then rub it in their faces, just as they did against the Cardinals in Game
1.” With many more games left to play in the series the Red Sox must pull it
together if they want to take home the win.
Confession: I have no school spirit
By ANDY QUINTANA
Staff Writer
I am ashamed to admit that I have no
school spirit.
It’s not that CSUSB doesn’t put out
great student events because it does.
I believe something that keeps students from showing school spirit might be
indifference.
I need to learn how to overcome indifference and to have pride in my school.
Every school needs school spirit to
promote a sense of community among.
It becomes an important factor in the
success and retention of its student body.
“When the student body is involved in
events on and off campus, it demonstrates
a passion for school pride that is immeasurable and contagious,” said Adrianne
Burns, director of University Advancement at Missouri State University.
School spirit translates into higher expectations of one’s self and surroundings,
pushing for positive changes at the university and abroad.
While having school spirit brings
students together, it can be difficult to get
them more involved.
Students provide their views of why
school spirit is not shown on campus.
“My best guess with why not enough
people don’t show their school spirit is that
they’re too focused on their social life,
work, family or friends,” said Chris Burns.
“The last event I went to was Ecofest and
I thought it was pretty interesting. Other
than that, I do see some people wearing
CSUSB clothing and I believe that the dormitories have a ton of school spirit.”
Student Josh Rosas said that being a
college student living off campus doesn’t
allow him the time to get involved on campus.
“Honestly I do fall into the category
of not having school spirit simply because
having school spirit is too expensive,” said
Rosas.
School spirit is something that can indirectly affect people whether there is any
spirit or not.
“Incoming freshmen expecting a rowdy college game-day atmosphere are likely
to be put off and disappointed by the lack
of care they see from upperclassmen,” according to John Hopkins University.
“The result is a widespread sense that
students are missing out on a unique and
enjoyable component of the college experience.”
Student Amber Stultz relates to students having difficulty in having school
spirit, “I fall into the category of never
been to a CSUSB game or sports event.”
“Don’t get me wrong, I love sports and
going to sporting events, but I also work
full-time so it’s hard to do other extracurricular activities along with going to school
full-time and working full-time,” continued Stultz. “The free time I have usually
goes to homework or studying, so I think
that is also one of the reasons why other
students don’t support either.”
This is something that we all must re-
alize. Our school is there to make memories for us; obviously, we’re not going to
do it ourselves.
Someday, I am going to look back and
kick myself in the ass because I missed out
on making memories.
We have to at least poke our heads out
and see what is right before us before it
fades away.
I believe that every student here at
CSUSB is capable of showing some forms
of school spirit. It’s something that we will
all take with us when our time here finally
commences.
Kandyce Hall | Chronicle Photo
Every student is capable of showing school spirit. We must work together to get all students to participate on campus.
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Monday, October 28, 2013
The ladies of
campus sorority,
Zeta Tau Alpha,
spent October
bringing awareness to campus
about the battle
against breast
cancer. They also
participated and
raised money in
the Susan G. Komen Race for the
Cure in Temecula.
Courtney Mata
| Chronicle Photos
Students race for a cure
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“Save the TaTas!” “Find a cure!”
These phrases explode during the
month of October and it is these same
phrases that can inspire people to join
together for Breast Cancer Awareness
month.
One woman is diagnosed with breast
cancer every two minutes and one woman
will die of breast cancer every 13 minutes
in the U.S., according to the Susan G. Komen fact sheet.
During the month of October, the
color pink decorates many businesses
and there are several organizations that
flaunt the color in support of breast cancer
awareness.
Breast cancer is ugly and unfortunately, it is a battle that many have to face.
Every year, Susan G. Komen holds a
“Race for the Cure,” in which the organization raises money for breast cancer re-
race or volunteer for the event.
search.
Graham said, “Susan G. Komen gives
This year, the Inland Empire Susan G.
Komen foundation held its race in Tem- a certain amount of money to organizations, like Michelle’s Place and those orecula on Oct. 20.
Student intern for Susan G. Komen, ganizations donate money to single mothMarissa Graham, has worked for the ers struggling with breast cancer and help
the mothers pay bills.”
foundation for five
Susan G. Komen
months and has engets the majority of its
joyed help organize
funding from their anevents and raise
nual Race for Cure.
money for breast
This year, I particcancer awareness.
ipated in the race and
“Komen startTiffany Anderson
let me tell you, it was
ed with a promise
awesome!
between two sisters
Zeta Tau Alpha sorority president
You can feel the
to end breast cancer
emotion from everyand I am proud to
work towards that promise,” said Graham. one participating, it has really positive
Graham is passionate about the fight vibes at the race.
The race is a 5k and you can choose
to end breast cancer and working with the
Susan G. Komen foundation has given her whether to walk or run.
It cost $35 to participate in the run but
great experience in the work field.
The organization raises millions ev- all of the proceeds go towards the Susan
ery year where thousands of participants G. Komen foundation.
“We always attend the races
and help out whenever we can.”
The ladies of Zeta Tau Alpha (ZTA)
sorority on campus participate in the race
every year.
“I normally do not participate in the
races, but I volunteer at the survivor booth
and it is pretty inspiring. I love seeing
their happy faces and I am proud that I
help by raising money for breast cancer,”
said ZTA President Tiffany Anderson.
ZTA supported the local Susan G.
Komen foundation by using their “Think
Pink” week to help raise money for breast
cancer by giving out ribbons to students.
“Our philanthropy is breast cancer
education and awareness, so we always
attend the races and help out whenever we
can,” said Anderson.
The race is more then just a running
competition, it is about supporting individuals affected by breast cancer and helping raise money for research.
Now, when I hear the phrases, “Save
the TaTas” or “Find a Cure” I feel inspired
knowing that I helped find a cure.
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Monday, October 28, 2013
Donte Medder | Chronicle Photo
The Start it Up and Toastmasters clubs on campus give students a way to interact with others, all while obtaining a variety of skills to put on their resume. Members are able to learn proper public speaking, networking and organization skills.
Leadership clubs help students land jobs
New to campus, the Start it Up Club and Toastmasters club are looking to make an impact on students
By DONTE MEDDER
Staff Writer
S
tart it Up Club and Toastmasters club strive to help students
reach higher levels of success
in the business world.
Graduate Student Rusty Palmer has
been involved in Toastmasters since 2012
when the club started and saw immediate
benefits from his association with the club.
Palmer said, “I’ve been trying to find
work here since 2009 and I wasn’t getting
call backs. Then I put Toastmasters on my
resume and I have gotten six job offers.”
Our on-campus Toastmasters club was
established in 2012. The club focuses on
helping members better their public speaking, leadership and growth as an English
speaker for those who learn English as a
second language.
Since being in Toastmasters, Palmer
has seen growth in his public speaking
abilities.
“I went from not being able to speak in
front of a room full of my peers to doing a
fast pitch in front of 250 people including
the mayor of Riverside,” said Palmer.
Palmer introduced a new club this
year, the Start it Up Club to provide a resource for students, other clubs and even
small businesses to network within the
community.
The club was established for people to
come together to build teams for a project,
event or workshop that can benefit students
and create entrepreneur ventures.
If students want to have an on-campus
event, or want to have a community offcampus event, the club can help them create student teams to build on the ideas and
execute them. This is Palmer’s main objective for the club.
“We want to build leaders, teamwork
experience and help students foster their
ideas into an actual creation with the teamwork attached to it,” said Palmer.
Palmer believes that many people
leave college prepared to work but they do
not have the support or the push to get to
their goals.
He said there are people who can’t
find basic employment when they’re done
with school because of the lack of leadership skills.
Palmer plans to have the leadership
team take a backseat and push students involved towards other students who think
similarly.
Palmer said, “What we’re going to do
as a leadership team is just support member ideas.”
Once the club is completely established with a solid membership he plans on
being able to help small businesses in the
community.
“We want to be able to help small businesses down the road too,” Palmer said.
“So if a small business needs help in
some areas they can come to us and we can
form a committee of students to help with
a specific problem,” he continued.
The Start it Up Club already have two
events planned for this January. One is a
partnership with the career center in which
they will help students find the right kind
of employers.
Another is working with a company
called Bridge the Tech Gap and this event
will help students in attendance learn more
about technology as a resource.
The Toastmasters club meets on
Wednesdays at 1 p.m. and the “Start it Up
Club” meets at 1 p.m. on Thursdays in the
Student Union.
Students who wish to be ready for the
real world are encouraged to join these
clubs to further advance their skills.
Students giddyup to line dance in Serrano Village
By KENNETH YOUNG
Staff Writer
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The event lasted an hour, with
approximately 20-30 student participants.
Every quarter, each RA from
Serrano Village organizes two
events that are open to both residents and commuters.
With this in mind, Slocumb
jumped at the chance to host the
country line dance.
“I’ve had a passion for country music since I was a child,” Slocumb said.
“And country line dancing was
exactly how I wanted to express
that.”
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country music since I was
a child.”
cause it was out of my box,” said
student Andrew Dulalia.
“But soon, after we practiced
the routine several times, I was
more confident and enjoyed it
more.”
When asked if he would participate again if another line dancing event was planned, Dulalia said
he would.
As well as RAs, members
of the Village Council also plan
events for residents.
Every Wednesday night, the
Village Council meets at Village
Square between 8 to 9 p.m. to discuss upcoming events on campus.
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Monday, October 28, 2013
DIY: Easy, fun and inexpensive
Halloween 101 Replicate tie-dye
Last minute tips for costumes
fashion
trends
on a student budget
By ABIGAIL TEJADA
By BRITTANY CROW
Staff Writer
H
alloween is approaching
and most of us are scrambling around stores trying
to find the best and affordable costumes.
Many times costumes can range from
$50 to $100, and who wants to spend all
of that money, just for a few days of dressing up and having fun with your friends.
However, If you don’t want to spend
your grocery money on a Halloween
costume, there’s plenty of ways you can
dress up without going broke.
A great tip for gathering materials for
an affordable costume is to search around
your house to see what you can put together before spending a dime.
For example,
student
Amber
Williams is dressing up as a cat for
Halloween,
but
she already owns
black sequenced
shorts and a black
shirt.
So she paired them up with some cat
ears that she purchased from Target for
only $7.99.
Instead of spending money on Halloween face paint, try incorporating
makeup you already own.
For many of us ladies, a simple black
dress can complete an inexpensive costume.
You can be a vampire, minnie mouse
or even a 1920s flapper by just adding hair
accessories and the appropriate makeup.
For guys, dressing up like Bart Simpson or a smurf can be easy as well. The
only essentials for these costumes would
be blue jeans, a white or blue shirt and
face paint.
You can find face painting kits at
your local store for less than $8.99.
When it comes to putting together an
affordable costume, your best bet is to go
to your nearest Good Will, or thrift stores.
There are plenty of people who give
away costumes that either haven’t been
worn or that have been worn once.
For those who live on campus, there’s
absolutely nothing wrong with switching
costumes with a roommate or a friend. No
one will ever know that your costume is
borrowed.
Stores like Micheal’s and Target are
other affordable places where you can
gather some materials.
My suggestion is to go to their clearance section first.
A suggestion to
keeping your costume below $25 is to
only grab items you
don’t have at home,
like vampire teeth, cat
ears and face paint.
If you find yourself having to buy
additional items for your costume, try to
purchase things that you can reuse either
for another costume or for an everyday
outfit.
A lot of costume ideas can be found
through popular social networks, such as
Pinterest or YouTube.
Some YouTube gurus, like Nicole
Guerriero or Andreaschoice, provide inexpensive ideas for you to follow stepby-step to put your best costume together.
Remember, Halloween is about having fun and dressing up so don’t waste too
much of your time or money on a costume
that breaks your bank!
Tip: Look around your house
for items you can incorporate
into your costume.
A&E Editor
W
hether it be with your
friends, family or on
your own, D.I.Y. projects are a great way to
stay entertained and create useful items
for nearly no cost.
For my D.I.Y. project I made a replica of the Tie Ball Tee listed for $76 on
the online store Karmaloop designed by
UNIF. It cost me no more than $25 and a
little time.
UNIF is a fairly popular label found
on websites such as Nastygal and Karmaloop, the only downside is that most of
their items are over $50.
The tie-dye shirt is a timeless staple
piece to anyone’s wardrobe. Add a graphic design to it and it is spectacular.
“Most tie-dye shirts are both colorful and look cool,” said student Duayne
Sayre. “I would definitely buy a tie-dye
shirt.”
With a graphic design image on the tie-dye shirt, it may range anywhere around
$30-$76.
I don’t know about you, but that is a little pricey for my budget.
Student Monica Mojarro loves the idea of this type of shirt but when she was informed about the cost she said, “Heck no! That is not worth $76!”
Luckily for you, I have a way to recreate this look.
All you need is one iron-on transparent paper, a few rubber bands clothing dye, a
white T-shirt, plastic gloves and a plastic bag. All of these items that can purchased at
Wal-Mart.
The tie-dye kit came with rubber bands, plastic gloves, and rubber bands and that
itself was $9.97. The iron on transfer paper was $9.32 and the white T-shirt was $3.97.
Consider recycling the Wal-Mart bag for the project.
I completed my project in a few easy steps.
Step 1: Firstly, the tie-dye kit contains directions on how to design your shirt. Start
by adding water to the powder dye included in the tie-dye kit.
Step 2: Pinch the fabric on the center and twist into a flat spiral using the rubber
bands as the divider. Divide the shirt six times for a better look.
Step 3: Apply the dye to the different sections. If some of your dye passes on to
the wrong section that is okay- perfect is not the goal.
Step 4: Wrap the shirt in a plastic bag and let it set for six to eight hours.
Step 5: Once the shirt has soaked the appropriate amount of time, rinse the tee
until the water comes out clear.
Step 6: Hang dry or lay your shirt flat overnight.
Step 7: Once dried, print out your desired design onto
the iron on paper.
Step 8: Use an iron to iron on the design to the shirt.
And voila! You have now created your very own
shirt!
But don’t let this stop you. Be creative and try
different designs or perhaps multiple iron on images!
Not only did I have fun doing this but I also
saved about $51.
Perhaps next time you find yourself craving an expensive item, consider recreating it
instead. Your wallet will thank you, you will
look good and you may gain a new hobby!
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Brittany Crow | Chronicle Photo
If you need any further inspiration for a costume, check out a tutorial on YouTube that will show you step by step.
Once you have finished your
project, it should look like this
tie-dye T-shirt from
Karmaloop.com.
Your T-shirt should cost less than
$25 compared to the $76 sticker
price online.
Photo courtesy of Karmaloop
Arts & Entertainment
Chronicle Page 10
Monday, October 28, 2013
Katy Perry Roars
Pop star releases new album and shines on stage
By SHELBY GONZALES
Staff Writer
Katy Perry released her highly anticipated album PRISM Oct. 22, known for her
playful and fun pop hits, Perry exhibiting
a darker more personal side on her album.
Revealing a more somber time in her
life, Katy started writing for this album
shortly after her divorce from actor Russell Brand which is evident in tracks like
“Unconditionally” and “Ghost.”
In an interview with Mario Lopez during her album release party, Perry explained
that she realized later into the record that
she didn’t want it to be a depressing album.
She
decided
to pick
herself
back up and
rather than dwell
on her hardships,
she decided to come
back stronger than ever.
Perry revealed that
she named her newest album
PRISM because she finally came
out of the darkness and saw the light.
In songs such as “Roar,” she begins
how she’s been knocked around and has
had
enough
and
decides to come
back a fighter.
In the beautiful ballad, “By the
Grace of God,” Perry
sings, “I put one foot in
front of the other and I looked
in the mirror and decided to stay
wasn’t gonna let love take me up
that way.”
Being that Perry’s album is far from
her fun teenage outlook on life, I asked student Nicole Hamilton what her take on the
record was and she responded, “I thought
it was great. I am a huge fan of Katy Perry
and she can never go wrong with anything
she does. My favorite song is Dark Horse
featuring Juicy J.”
Perry has a strong fan base and I being
one of her fans believe that anyone who listens to this album will be pleased by each
song.
The vulnerability that Perry expresses
in her music without fear is relatable to her
fans.
If you are a fan of Katy Perry, she will
be on tour to promote PRISM come 2014.
Hollywood Bowl gets a glimpse of PRISM
Shelby Gonzales | Chronicle Photo
Katy Perry performs at the benefit concert put on by 97.1 AMP Radio to raise money to support breast cancer awareness with the Young Survival Coalition at the Hollywood Bowl Oct. 23 only a day after releasing her new album PRISM.
By SHELBY GONZALES
Staff Writer
Katy Perry’s We Can Survive was a
benefit concert put on by 97.1 AMP Radio
and Citi on Oct. 23.
The event was held at the Hollywood
Bowl and helped raise money to support
breast cancer awareness with the Young
Survival Coalition.
The whole income of the pro seats
went towards the foundation.
Katy Perry handpicked each performer she wished to have on stage with her
during the benefit concert.
The concert featured a variety of talented artists including, Ellie Golding,
Tegan and Sara, Sara Barellies, Kasey
Musgraves, and Bonnie McKee.
Inside the sold out concert, each artist expressed their gratitude to the audience
for coming out and supporting such an important cause that affects so many people’s
lives.
Each artist played about three to five
songs each, including their more popular
hits.
The crowd was enthusiastic during
each performance that they got up out of
their seats to dance and sing along.
Glow sticks filled the stadium while
screams and chants for Katy began once
her performance grew near.
When Katy walked on the stage, she
began with her first number one hit “I
Kissed a Girl” followed by her newest
song “Dark Horse” featuring Juicy J off her
newly released album PRISM.
The crowd went wild when she introduced special guest Juicy J to the stage to
sing his part of the song.
During Katy’s performance of “Fire-
work” the night sky filled with fireworks
and the crowd cheered her on.
Before her final performance of the
night, she introduced a new song from her
new album PRISM, “ROAR” and spoke of
how this song is about picking yourself up
and not letting anybody hold you down.
Bringing the evening to a close she
welcomed out all of the ladies who lent
their voices to the cause.
Together they all helped her sing the
final song of the night and thanking everyone in the audience for coming out and announced, “We Can Survive.”
Chronicle Page 11
Arts & Entertainment
Monday, October 28, 2013
Giant leap for
one man
Photo courtesy of The Associated Press
Moments before Felix Baumgartner takes a leap that will push the limits mankind has set for one another, Baumgartner broke the record at 128,100 feet a free fall from the Stratosphere one year ago Oct. 14 and was sponsored by Red Bull.
By DEVIN RAMOS
Staff Writer
An exhibit opened at The California Science Center, displaying both the capsule and
suit which Felix Baumgartner wore during his record setting 128,100 feet free fall from
the Stratosphere.
During the exhibit’s debut, Colonel Joe Kittinger, Art Thompson, Jon Clark, and
Andy Walshe, who were a part of the Stratos Mission, provided a panel for an audience
that highlighted the details of the mission as well as the never before seen documentary
“Space Dive,” which followed the team’s work through the eight years that it took to
prepare.
The jump was sponsored by Red Bull from the early stages of the mission to the
opening of the exhibit in the science center.
According to redbullstratos.com, “The purpose of the Red Bull Stratos mission is to
transcend human limits.”
The website adds, “Although researching extremes was part of the program’s goals,
setting records wasn’t the mission’s purpose.”
“Space Dive” focused on the struggles that the team faced as well as the dilemmas
that Baumgartner faced with himself and the suit that was specially designed for the mission.
The documentary did a great job presenting the facts and milestones of the Stratos
Mission in a manner that spikes the curiosity of a person without losing the audience with
technical details.
It was reported in the documentary that he reached a speed of Mach 1.25, a speed that
was faster than was originally estimated.
Baumgartner spun at increasing speeds which seemed to be beyond control for him.
It was shown that the Stratos Crew developed a Drogue Stabilization system to stabilize Baumgartner if his spins went beyond Baumgartner’s control.
According to the documentary, new medical protocols were developed to deal with
blood spontaneously boiling above 63,000 feet in altitude.
Dr. Jonathan Clark, Red Bull Stratos medical director, said, “We’ve developed a
clinical practice standard that will allow potential space travellers a fighting chance if
they get exposed to a vacuum”.
A good portion of the audience sat on the edge of their seat as they watched Baumgartner plummet from 39 kilometers above the earth.
I felt that the weakness of the documentary was that it repeated the same idea several
times, they should have spent more time with editing.
For a debut, it was disappointing that the documentary wasn’t presented using the
Science Center’s entire theater screen.
One could imagine how glorious the shots from Baumgartner’s capsule would look
on the entire screen.
What was interesting about the event and documentary, was that the presence of Red
Bull was secondary to the science that was being presented.
Naturally, the Red Bull logo can be spotted on the desks of sleep deprived Stratos
crew, and the capsule itself, however it doesn’t make itself a distraction throughout the
film.
Thompson said, “When we approached YouTube about broadcasting the jump, we
were told that they wouldn’t top over a million views”.
Last year Baumgartner made history and now you can get a little taste of it by visiting
the California Science Center.
The Stratos capsule and Felix Baumgartner’s suit will be on display at the California
Science Center from October through Jan. 2014.
Photo courtesy of The Associated Press
Felix Baumgartner poses along side the capsule which made history and redefined human capabilities, both the Stratos capsule and suit that Baumgartner wore are displayed at the California Science Center from October through Jan. 2014
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Monday, October 28, 2013
New take on classic film moves horror junkies
By ALYSSA GRADIAS
Staff Writer
“Carrie” was released in theaters on Oct. 18. Perfect
timing for that Halloween spook.
Although this film isn’t a jump out of your seat, paranormal type film, it shows a different type of horror.
The horror of real life bullying by amping it up with
revenge, suspense, and a lot of blood.
It is a remake of the classic Brian De Palma film in
1976, based off of the novel by Stephen King. It stars
Chloë Grace Moretz as Carrie White and Julianne Moore
as Margaret White, the religious-obsessed mother.
For those who aren’t familiar with the classic horror
tale of “Carrie”, it is about a shy, outcast, teenage girl who
is overly sheltered by her religious-crazed mother.
Carrie White soon discovers she has telekinetic powers and feels empowered to use them on those who terrorized her. This film concentrates on the struggles Carrie
endures.
She was bullied, abused, and tormented. All she wanted to have was a normal life.
Carrie’s mother is a major source of her problems.
The mother believes that Carrie is sinning due to these desires and tries to keep her from the real world by abusing
her mentally and physically.
Some viewers will want to compare the remake to the
original. The two films have different demographics.
Both actresses do a phenomenal job playing their
roles, but the remade film lacks originality.
Viewer Rory Oliva said, “It was a good movie and
pretty brutal, but I feel like it was exactly like the original
and nothing new was brought into it.”
Director Kimberly Pierce did an effective job portraying bullying, however some viewers have expressed that
the movie simply was not scary enough.
The effects in this movie were great and very elaborate. This was definitely a step up from the original. The
blood actually looks realistic, and the telekinetic effects
are more advanced and believable.
For example, when Carrie is practicing her powers for
the first time, the moving objects are all in sync with each
other giving it a more realistic view.
Between the telekinetic scenes and the very loud,
spine-chilling screams throughout the movie, It is a really
sound heavy film. The booming sound effects really engages you along with the never failing suspenseful music
that gets you squirming in your seat, waiting for what will
happen next.
Not only is this a fright flick, but it also makes your
heart break for Carrie and makes it a relatable film, engaging you in the story.
This movie gives the audience an unbearable tension
and a devastating impact.
A round of applause goes out to the cast and crew for
making a successful remake and for its bold performances
in this very merciful, yet disturbing horror film.
Coyote Watch: What do you have to say?
Students give their insight about crazy creative costumes for this Halloween
“It was last Halloween I basically saw a little
kid dressed up in a full body Chuckie costume.
I love scary makeup especially corpses, monsters, and scary creatures.”
Risa Sac, Sophomore
“I’m going to be Tarzan. The most annoying
costume to me is Scream. When I was younger
I’ll see so many Scream costumes, but I think
the fox costume will be overdone. I’m looking
forward to those inappropriate adult costumes
and the ladies taking it up a notch.”
Filiberto Quintero, Junior
“Personally, I think the horrifying costumes
annoy me, but I can’t wait to see the hilarious
costumes. This Halloween I am going
to be Luigi.”
Stephanie Woodward Junior
“I haven’t decided but I’m thinking I should
be the Joker this year. I definitely find sexy
cop or nurse costumes annoying, although it’s
awesome when people go all out
on their costumes.”
Daniel Galvad Junior
“ I think the sexy referee costume and guys
using their football uniform as a costume are
overdone and annoying. I really want to see
people dress up from the characters from the
Purge. This year I want to be Pocahontas.”
“Every Halloween I find the Grim Reaper
costume really annoying. Also, when girls just
grabbed clothes from their closet, and says
she’s a sexy nerd, that’s so overdone.”
Jonathan Brown , Junior
Audrenee Shields, Freshman
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Arts & Entertainment
By MARY MORENO
Staff Writer
Halloween is right around the corner and CSUSB students are
busting out the popcorn and watching their favorite horror flicks.
From black and white classics to modern day slashers no horror is left unturned.
“Freddy draws on the fear of his victims. He finds what makes
them tick and uses it against them,” said Communications student
Donald Nunez
Nunez, enjoys cult horror films like Wes Craven’s, “A Nightmare on Elm Street.”
“The Nightmare on Elm Street,” franchise has nine film installations revolving around the vengeful spirit Freddy Krueger who
attacks his victims in their sleep.
Jackie Martinez is a fan of everything Alfred Hitchcock.
“Psycho,” is set in the middle of no where at the rundown
Bates Hotel where an unsuspecting women ventures in on a stormy
night and meets the friendly on-site manager, Norman, who turns
out to be far more sinister than first perceived.
“Psycho,” is a thrilling tale which may change your prospective on showering.
“Psycho,” is by far Jackie Martinez favorite horror movie out
there.
“Obviously the original 1960’s version is the best,” said Martinez, “The music is so chilling and you are on the edge the whole
way through.”
The movie “IT,” is a coming of age story mixed with a killer
clown who comes back every 30 years to claim children of the
quite town of Derry.
If clowns make you weak in the knees “IT,” will probably not
help your coulrophobia but if you have two hours to kill “IT,” will
not disappoint. Theresa McClung finds Stephen King’s “IT,” to be
a horror must see.
“I can’t look Pennywise, the clown in the face,” said McClung.
“The scene where he is in the drain still freaks me out.”
Monday, October 28, 2013
“The Orphanage,” tells the story of a family who moves from
the city into an old house, previously an orphanage for disabled
children.
Soon after they move in they began to notice strange occurrences within the house and their young son makes a new friend.
A friend that no one can see.
This film has a strong plot and what it lacks in violence and
gore it makes up in mystery and suspense.
“The Orphanage,” a Spanish foreign film made by the people
who created “Pan’s Labyrinth,” is Christopher Maker’s film of
choice.
“The story is so complex and has a million twists,” said Maker.
“When everything comes together it just messes with your
mind.”
The films tells the story of a family who moves from the city
into an old house, previously an orphanage for disabled children.
Soon after they move in they begin to notice strange occurrences within the house and their young son makes a new friend. A
friend that no one can see.
“The Orphanage” has a strong plot and what it lacks in violence and gore it makes up in mystery and suspense.
Joss Whedon fan, Elliot Almanza rejoices over “The Cabin in
the Woods.”
“The writing is witty and smart,” said Almanza.
“It pays homage to great classic horror films while keeping
true to the traditional themes of saving the virgin and killing off
the idiots.”
“The Cabin in the Woods,” features a group of five friends
who take a weekend trip to cabin deep in the mountains.
They soon discover the truth behind the cabin and terrors it
holds.
“Cabin in the Woods,” takes the predictability of horror films
and manipulates it into a whole new beast, reinventing the constraints that sometimes limit this genre.
Whatever it is you decided on watching to get in the Halloween spirit remember to keep it spooky!
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Sports
Monday, October 28, 2013
Off the court: Danielle Newcombe
Star player tells all on how she
fell in love with volleyball
By INNO SITA & SHANE BURRELL
Staff Writer & Asst. Sports Editor
Coyote volleyball gives great
thanks to senior Danielle Newcombe,
who plays as our team’s outside hitter.
Newcombe has given the assist to the
team’s fantastic record this season, and
with perfect timing as she is getting ready
to say her final goodbyes come graduation.
The volleyball star has been with the
Coyotes since her freshman year, showing
that with perseverance you can achieve greatness.
She describes her first experience with
volleyball similar to falling in love. “I fell in
love with the sport for the first time when I
stepped on the court. I just knew it was something I wanted to do, so without hesitating I
just went for it,” said Newcombe.
Newcombe has had great experiences
on and off of the court. She described some
of her favorite moments as breathtaking and
challenging.
“Even though the game was rough, I
can’t quite explain the feeling I had when I
looked around to see how many people were
there and to hear them all cheering for our
team, that’s pretty special,” said Newcombe.
Her greatest moments off the
court comes when friends and family tell Newcombe of her best qualities.
She reflects on the traits that they describe
her as, “determined, outgoing, and reliable,”
said Newcombe.
However, Newcombe does not take all
of the credit for her attributes. She explains
that her mother is a great influence in her life,
and while she is present to show her support,
she is also there to help support her.
“My mother is definitely my role model,
because she constantly pushes me and makes
sure that I don’t give up too soon. She has
always been there to support me and I thank
her for that,” said Newcombe.
Although Newcombe tries her best to
stay focused on and off of the court, she does
have a small weakness. “My emotions tend to
run a little wild. I sometimes let my emotions
get in the way and they end up controlling
me, so I always try my best to stay away from
that,” said Newcombe.
Although Newcombe is an amazing
player on the court and well loved from her
family and friends, she still is a just like everyone else; emotions can get the best of her.
Newcombe has big aspirations for her
talents, “I would like to go overseas and play
professionally. After that, I want to personal
train and change some lives with the talents I
have,” said Newcombe.
As Newcombe gets ready to say goodbye
to her friends and teammates, she has some
words of wisdom for the players that are soon
to come. She says to never lose your love
for a sport, even though it is tough being a
student athlete in college, but the love of the
sport is what makes it worthwhile.
Newcombe carries on with advice to
student athletes, “It can be stressful and overwhelming, but nothing can keep you from being successful. Love and some determination
will take you places, guaranteed,” said Newcombe.
“I would like to go over-
seas and play professionally.
After that, I want to personal
train and change some lives
with the
talents I have.”
Danielle Newcombe
CSUSB Volleyball athlete
Inno Sita | Chronicle Photos
Sports
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Monday, October 28, 2013
Coyote soccer remains positive despite defeat
Inno Sita | Chronicle Photo
By GREG AVETISYAN
Staff Writer
T
he 25th ranked Coyotes suffered a 1-0 defeat to the hands of the 22nd ranked Sonoma
State Seawolves.
Freshmen Kiana Quarles, Susan Ibarra,
and Jessica Koch had the only three shots on goal for the
Coyotes during Sunday’s game.
Sonoma State’s Taylor Enzler scored in the 86th minute to give her team the victory. Sonoma State improved to
9-2-3 as they out-shot the Coyotes 17-6.
Quarles’ shot came two minutes into the game. However, it was stopped by Sonoma goalkeeper Allison Hadidian.
“I think our team played well. We were prepared for a
challenge and we fought through the entire game. Toward
the end we just got unlucky. Although it’s disappointing to
lose 1-0 in the last three minutes. It’s great to see how far
we have come this season,” said Jones.
The Coyotes fell to 9-4-2 overall and 7-3-2 in the
CCAA South. They now find themselves ranked 7th inaugural in the NCAA West Region poll that was announced
Wednesday.
At the beginning of the season the Coyotes suffered a
5-1 defeat to the top ranked Stanislaus Warriors.
“Stanislaus is a very similar team to Sonoma and
knowing that we could have beat Sonoma is encouraging
as we finish our season. We have come a long way since
the season started,” said Jones
Head Coach Travis Clarke has placed an emphasis on
consistency throughout his five years in charge of coaching.
Furthermore, the Coyotes are now guaranteed at least
a nine-win season for the sixth year straight, a first in the
history of the program.
“Consistency with recruiting every single year has really helped us, being a winning team every year has enticed players to strive to play for our team,” Clarke said.
From the head coach to the players, everyone is stay-
Greg Avetisyan | Chronicle Photos
Coyotes practice on the field to prepare for their last two final games of the season, determined to perform their best.
ing on the right track.
“The main way we are staying focused is paying attention to the details. Having urgency at practice and ignoring the distractions of partying especially during Halloween season,” said Jones
The loss came after a 4-1 victory over Humboldt State
University.
The Coyotes have not lost two games in a row all season and they will try to keep it that way with two games
left on the schedule.
“Our main goal is to take it one game at a time, even
one half at a time, all I’m focused on right now is the next
game. We can’t look too far away,” said Jones.
The Coyotes look to regroup, finishing the season at
home versus Chico State University. Their final game of
the regular season comes on the road against San Francisco State University on Sunday, Nov. 3.
With only two final games remaining, come support
the team as they have a home game advantage and wish
them luck on their last and final game on the road.
Sports
Monday, October 28, 2013
Nothing can hold them back
DisAbility Sports event celebrates its seventh annual year at CSUSB proving that nothing can stand in the way
By MIKE SESSIONS
and completely open to everyone regardless of a disability.
Staff Writer
“It’s a lot of work, it takes us all year
Every year CSUSB hosts the DisAbil- to create this event and we want to make
ity Sports Festival to help raise awareness sure that it is completely open to all people
of numerous physical activities for those with any disability,” said Moffett.
that are disabled.
Stretching from the Rec Center and the
This year proved to be another suc- Coussoulis Arena towards the soccer field,
cessful event, bringing in hundreds of at- this event proved to be one of the bigger
tendees to participate and join in on one of programs featured on campus. There are
the more underrated sporting events in the plans to stretch it even further in the future.
world.
Moffett reflects, “This past summer
It all started with a dream from Direc- we did one in New Jersey, and we’re also
tor Aaron Moffett, who envisioned creat- scheduled for the second annual out in
ing such an event that would bring those Coachella Valley.”
with all sorts of disabilities together
A great number of companies
everywhere.
came to help sponsor the event
“I used to coach a kid that
and show their support, such
had a disability,” said Mofas The Amputee Connecfett. “He didn’t seem to fit
tion of Redlands & Coin anywhere other than
rona/Riverside, Molina
in sport [...] and he
Healthcare, the Inland
seemed normal. That’s
Empire Health Plan
one reason we deand others. Molina
cided to go ahead and
Healthcare
even
create the DisAbility
brought out their
Sports Festival.”
huge cat mascot,
The festival feaDr. Cleo, to interact
tures various sports,
with the kids and
from basketball to
take pictures.
soccer, rugby, base“A lot of the difball, etc. The event alferent
sponsors, they
Valerie Barragan
lowed some of the voldo a great job of just
Vice president of
unteers to participate in
supporting the idea and
Lambda
Theta Alpha Sorority saying this is a fantastic
the games, allowing them to
view activities from a different
idea, how can we help you,
perspective.
and that’s really what it’s all about
Valerie Barragan, vice president of and why we’ve been so successful, because
Lambda Theta Alpha Sorority, Inc., was of the sponsors,” said Moffett.
one of the many volunteers who helped
The DisAbility Sports Festival was
make the event such a success.
a great experience for those that came to
“Every year I look forward to the Dis- CSUSB and supported, or even those that
Ability Sports Festival because it’s great didn’t know what it was about beforehand.
for my sisters. We come together and put a
With all of the plans of expanding the
smile on our community.”
festival across the nation, or even internaA very important reason of what tionally, there are more lives to change in
brings so many people every year is that the coming years.
the festival does not discriminate anyone
And it all starts right now.
“Every year I
look forward to the DisAbility Sports Festival because
it’s great for my sisters. We come
together and put a smile on our
community.”
Mike Sessions | Chronicle Photos
Athletes join together to play volleyball (upper right) and basketball (bottom left), against opponents at the Coussoulis Arena. (Bottom right): DisAbility Sports Director, Aaron Moffet helps the athletes prepare for an archery competition.