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Swingers for Charity
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March 9, 2001 Circulation 5,000 California State University, San Bernardino Issue 17 Volunie34
The Student Body Speaks? Referendum: School prepares for tuition hikes and more con­ struction as measure passes by a majority of the minority of stu­ dents that voted.
By Chris Walenta Executive Editor
On Feb. 28 and again on Mar. 1 Cal State San Bernar­ dino left the vote up to the student body as to a poten­ tial raise in tuition fees in order to upgrade particular campus locations. The vote passed and starting in the Fall, student tuition fees will go up $43 per quarter.
According to Helga Kray, the Executive Director of the Student Union, the turnout
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for the vote was "the highest voter turn out for a referen­ dum vote in school history." A total of 1768 people voted with 1285 students voting for the referendum and 483 people voting against.
Initially the numbers would show that the major­ ity of the students approved the referendum. But a closer look will show that only a little more than 10% of the students eligible to vote, voted. According to the Of­ fice of Institutional Re­ search, the total number of students registered for the winter quarter, meaning they were eligible to vote, was 15,047.
The referendum will be­ come official in the next couple of days. On Mar. 8 the Campus Fee Advisory committee will meet to ap­ prove the referendum and give their recommendation to President Karnig. Presi- 'dent Karnig will then pass along a letter of approval to the Chancellor of the Uni­ versity.
According to Kray, "we are waiting for the process and it is a formality that the referendum will be passed."
Zapatistas March for Rights
Chiapas: Indigenous peoples of Mexico struggle against effects of globilization, seek retribution
Courtesy ofmsnbc.com Native Chiapas Zapatistas whi want their culture to remain intact
By Daniel Burruel Special to the Chronicle
A war in Mexico is waged between the federal govern­ ment and the indigenous people, mostly of Mayan decent, of Chiapas, the southern-most state. The people rose up in arms and rallied to defend their tradi­
tional way of life, their com­ munal lands, their right to independence, their right to defend their traditional way of life, their communal lands, their right to indepen­ dence, their right to maintain their cultural standards and practices, including their right to continue to speak their native tongues even
with the encroachment of the Spanish language, against the outside forces that want to strip them of these rights. The never-end­ ing struggle against the na­ tion-state, that caters like a whore to its pimplike US
-Zapatistas Continue on page 8
Locked Doors Opened on Cal State Residents Burglaries: Cal State dorm residents fed up with theft.
By Heather Bishop Staff Writer
Recently, Cal State dorm resi­ dents have fallen victim to a se­ ries of robberies. Although rob­ beries are nothing new, the way these crimes were executed have authorities eyes' raised and resi­ dents feeling like potential taigets.
Approximately six thefts were reported from Jan. 26-28. All in­ cidents occurred in the middle of the night, while residents where
sleeping and dormitory doors were locked. According to Detec­ tive Applegate of the univasity police, "It looks like a key was used" because "there was no forced entry."
Two of the victim's, Adan Garcia and Ryan Sentz who live in Badger, where robbed on a Fri­ day morning between 2:30 and 4:30. When they went to sleep the door was closed and locked, but when Ryan woke up to open a window, he noticed the door was open. It wasn't until that morning before class they noticed several items were gone.
Among the things stolen were
No more theft!
a watch, a social security card, credit cards, check cards, money and other perscHial p^r wixk. Police are following several leads on false credit cardpurchases. Un­ fortunately there are no hard leads because it is hard for the mer­ chants to place a face with the
-Theft Continue on page 9
News The Coyote Chronicle March 9, 2001
In Brief China Strengthens Military
China announced this week that they will increase military spending by nearly 18 percent this year. The decision has been earmarked as a reaction to US interven­ tion in Taiwan.
"I hope the U.S. will come to a sober-minded under­ standing of the serious dan­ gers involved," said Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan. China has warned Washing­ ton against providing high­ tech arms to the island, la­ beling the trade as dangerous to U.S-China ties.
President George W. Bush has also commented on in­ creasing the military in or­ der to keep the might and strength of the western World. Could a arms race and cold war with China be in our future?
Suspicious Plane Crash
The blast that gutted a Thai Airways airplane min­ utes before Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was to board came from beneath his assigned seat, his security advisor said Sunday. Thaksin said it could have been an inside job to assas­ sinate him.
The Boeing 737-400 blew up and burned on the tarmac Friday, 35 minutes before its scheduled departure from the domestic terminal at Bangkok International Air­ port.
One crewmember prepar­ ing for the 70-minute flight to Chiang Mai was killed and seven airline workers were injured. None of the 149 listed passengers, in­ cluding Thaksin had boarded.
Prasarn Wongwai, a former police general who is Thaksin's security advisor, said, "the source of the ex­ plosion came from where the Prime Minister was sup­ posed to be seated.
School Explosion Kills 41 An explosion wrecker
four classrooms at an el ementary school in eastern China on Tuesday, killing 4 people and injuring 27 oth ers. The dead included chil dren and their teachers.
Rescuers spent hours dig ging through the rubble o the two-story school in the village of Fang Lin in Jiangxi province.
By 6 p.m. - some seven hours after the blast-29 bod ies had been found, the state run Xinhua News Agency said. It said 27 injurec people were being treated in hospital.
Asked whether all the dead were children, a local gov­ ernment official said, "Not all of them."
Campus Solicits Student Input
CSUSB is participating in a CSU system-wide survey of student satisfaction. Data from these surveys will help each campus determine the importance and quality of the services provided to stu­ dents.
The concept of "one-stop shopping" for student counter services in the UH lobby, online access to reg­ istration, grad checks, de­ gree audit reports, and finan­ cial aid emerged as a result of these findings.
Instructors in various classes will conduct these surveys early in the spring quarter. Your participation is critical to us in determin­ ing improvement of our campus services.
Your participation is criti­ cal to us in determining im­ provement of our campus services. We thank you in advance for helping to make CSUSB "the smart place to be."
Buffalo Soldier, in the War for America Soldiers; Campus visit sheds new light, but darkens reputation of university
By John J. Eddy News Editor
Buffalo soldiers are not dreadlock rastas. At the Cross-Cultural center last week. Trooper Frederick Jones and Trooper Curtis James from the LA chapter of the Buffalo Soldiers were on campus to share their experi­ ences with the students.
"I can't believe the apathy of the university," Trooper Frederick Jones said, disap­ pointed at the audience con­ sisting of only five students. Despite the low attendance, Jones went on with his lec­ ture.
The Buffalo Soldiers origi­ nated following the civil war with the creation of four black peacetime regiments. The Shian Indians named the Cal­ vary the Buffalo Soldiers in 1870 who believed the black soldiers fought strong like a cornered buffalo.
courtesy ofaltavista Monument dedicated to the Buffalo Soldiers at fort leavenworth, Kansas '
The Buffalo Soldiers re- Buffalo Soldiers guarded the mained as a fighting unit up until the Korean War when they were infiltrated with in­ fantry support. Their horses were taken away and re­ placed with Jeeps and trucks that carried ammunition to the front lines.
During World War II, the
courtesy ofaltavista A portrait of a proud Buffalo Soldier from the lOth Calvary, stationed at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Artifacts and pictues can be found at the Gene Autry Museum in Los Angeles' Griffith Park, next to the zoo
American-Mexican border, wary of a German influenced attack on US soil. The Buf­ falo Soldiers were the first US border patrol, replaced after WWII by permanent border patrol and customs officials.
In 1992, the Buffalo Sol­ diers were honored at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, the first home of the 10"' Calvary of Buffalo Soldiers. The Cer­ emony was highlighted by Colin Powell who dedicated a bronze statue to the, "free fighting spirit and honor of the Buffalo Soldier."
Trooper Jones emphasized the importance of the Buffalo Soldiers in their every day duties of protecting the Fron­ tiers of the US after the Civil War, and by protecting the newly formed postal service, the pony express. The Men who served as Buffalo Sol­ diers yearned to be respected as men of dignity, and integ­ rity, bringing honor and re­ spect to their community and people. With 23 congres­ sional medals of honor re­ ceived by Buffalo Soldiers, they set a positive example for future generations.
For those interested in viewing artifacts from the Buffalo Soldiers, the Gene Autry Museum currently has a display open to the public. The Museum is located in the Griffith Park area.
C SIT SB News March 9, 2001 The Coyote Chronicle
The Parking Space Parking Services: offers tips for the Spring Quarter
By George Galeener Staff Writer
You paid your tuition and parking fee for next quarter, but you find that you still haven't received the parking permit at only a few days before classes are to start. Flipping through the pages of your checkbook record frantically, you're relieved to see that you did remember to include the $36 fee when calculating your registration payment. Now what?
"All you have to do is go to the Bursar's office and pick it up," says Patti Jo Foye of Cal State's parking services. Helpful informa­ tion like this is routinely of­ fered by parking services, and they're just a phone call away for those who need help with their parking needs. They also offered a few tips to students in pre­ paring for spring quarter.
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"Our main goal is to serve our students," said Cartsa Barnes, operations supervisor for parking ser­ vices, a division of public safety. If you've ever gone to your car only to discover that your battery is dead, it's parking services that will be there in a flash with a no- cost battery jump to save the day. Students who've locked their car keys inside their vehicle also get a help­ ing hand from parking ser­ vices, Barnes said.
Many students might be surprised to learn that their parking fees are channeled right back into the well-be­ ing of the parking program. Fees are used to maintain
information centers, repair and maintain parking lot grounds, construct new lots and pay for parking person­ nel. Students will also be in­ terested to know when they might expect permits to be mailed for the spring quar­ ter.
The last day paid parking permits will be mailed is March 23. The envelope will include the permit, a list of parking regulations and a pamphlet entitled "FAQs" (frequently asked questions). Quarterly permits may be purchased after this date at either of the two Bursar's offices located at Sierra and
-Parking Continue on page 8
Gardening Economics By Public Affairs
Cal. State San Bernardino
A Cal State San Bernar­ dino program that awards fellowships to staff who de­ velop programs in working with local governments and small businesses is already paying dividends, especially for local industry.
"It's just too good to be true," said Lake Elsinore small business owner Steve Wallace, a beneficiary of Cal State's Community-Univer­ sity Partnerships. The part­ nership has seen success through a pilot program called Economic Gardening, which helps local businesses expand.
"The city came to us, which was unusual, and we told them what we needed to expand and they came through with an awesome amount of information in a very short period of time," Wallace said. "Using that in­ formation, which would have taken us months to compile, we are growing. We hired two new employ­ ees just recently and if things go well we should double our normal staff level very soon."
Economic Gardening pro­ grams, which originated in Littleton, Colorado, help to cultivate local small busi­ nesses underway in San Ber­
nardino and Lake Elsinore, says Cal State management professor Lee Hanson.
"We were stuck and needed funds for the person­ nel to operate the software and this fellowship cleared the way in Lake Elsinore," said Hanson.
"The economic develop­ ment staff of Lake Elsinore really appreciated the part­ nerships funding," said as­ sistant city manager Marlene Best. "The partnership funds made the economic gardening development pro­ gram possible by freeing up the staff needed to invest time in this pilot project."
"This small amount of funding was a big deal to us and has created two new stu­ dent jobs that did not exist before and substantial sup­ port services for local busi­ nesses."
Through this Inland Em­ pire partnership, two stu­ dents from Mount San Jacinto College were hired part-time by Lake Elsinore to work with the economic development staff. They provide information data­ base-mining services to the community. "What I learn in class I can apply the next day at work, it's just amaz­ ing," said Cathy Barrozo, a Mt. San Jacinto college geo-
-Economics Continue on page 8
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Alpha Delta Pi Swings to Raise Money By Desiree Hunter
Staff Writer
Ask most people what act ivi ty they would l ike to do for 24 hours straight and i t probably won' t be swinging, but from noon Feb. 28 to noon Mar. 1, the answer was exactly that for 30 members of Alpha Delta Pi .
Braving fal l ing rain and bi t ing wind, mem­ bers of the Cal State so­ rori ty took turns swing­ ing in a swing-a-thon to benefi t the Ronald McDonald House in Loma Linda. The house offers low-cost room, board and meals to fami­ l ies of children with can­ cer who are pat ients at the nearby Loma Linda .Medical Center .
Junior Becky Leiby
Members of Alpha Delta Pi participated in a 24-hour swing- a-thon for the Ronald McDonald House in Loma Linda
became the group's pub­ l ic relat ions chair two weeks ago and was one of the main organizers of the event . "We try to have a philantrophy event once a quarter ," she said. "I t ' s just a good money raiser and people are pret ty good about
giving money to i t ." Al­ pha Delta Pi 's hope was to raise $1500, but they won' t know if they reached their goal unti l next week.
With no more protec­ t ion than blankets , s leep­ ing bags and a few tents , the gir ls s tayed outside
in the quad as rain gave way to cold winds. Though al l of the 30 members who signed up to part icipate swung dur­ ing their given t ime, only about 10 people stayed the ful l 24 hours; "I t got way too cold," Leiby said.
Plans are already be­ ing made for next year 's event , which they hope wil l include more radio s tat ions and possibly some food vendors, she said.
Members of the Sigma Chi fraterni ty pi tched in by building the 11 -f t . swing that was used. "They've always been there for us and we l ike to help other people out ," said Mark Nazzal , vice president . The fra­ terni ty is no stranger to raising money for orga­
nizat ions; "Sigma Chi has sold bal loons, auc­ t ioned off members and sponsored a run-a-thon to raise money for the Children 's Miracle Net­ work," he said.
Sigma Chi member Donnie Evans was in­ strumental in the build­ ing process. "The swing took about f if ty hours to build," he said. "I t ' s re­ al ly enforced," Evans said of the swing, "we do this for a good chari ty and a good cause."
The group helps out the Ronald McDonald House in Loma Linda of­ ten, donating things l ike napkins and paper plates and sometimes making dinner for famil ies who are staying there, "I love the fact that what I 'm do­ ing goes to a good cause," said Leiby.
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A Letter From The California Faculty Association
Dear Students:
Recently you may have noticed some of your professors wearing stickers that state "Face The Facts" and wondered what that was all about. Or, you might here overheard faculty talking among themselves about "imposition" and been puzzled. I hope this short letter from the faculty union (CFA) will explain what has been happening.
Last Spring and this Fall the faculty union has been engaged with Chancellor Reed and the CSU Board of Trustees in a process known as "reopener bargaining." In this process the CFA and the Chancellor have been negotiating over faculty salaries. Unfortunately the bargaining process failed to reach an agreement and at the end of the January the Chancellor unilaterally imposed salary terms on the faculty (thus the talk of imposition). By doing this, Chancellor Reed became the first public employer to impose salary conditions two years in a row on the same group of employees.. He did this even though the findings of a neutral mediator had supported very nearly all the arguments and positions of the faculty union (thus the "Face The Facts" stickers).
The CFA wants to let students at CSUSB know that we will continue to struggle for faculty working conditions that provide a framework through which our members—your professors—can provide you with a quality education. Although we will conduct this struggle vigorously, we will not let it jeopardize your education.
This Spring we will begin the process of bargaining a new faculty employment contract. As we do so we will keep students informed through letters like this one and open meetings on campus. We look forward to the support of students and their families as we fight for the future of the CSU. Thank you.
AAUP*CTA/NEA*CSEA/SEIU/AFL-CIO
/ March 9, 2001 The Coyote Chronicle
Is there Anybody out There? Cal State: Students voice their opinion with silence as the ASI passes the Referendum quietly by 11.7 percent of the student, population
By John J. Eddy News Editor
In an election year that saw two presidential can­ didates fighting over a few hundred votes, we, the stu­ dents of Cal State San Ber­ nardino are confronted with an even bigger issue that effects each and every­ one of us financially.
With very little publicity, the two most advertised polling booths (both lo­ cated next to the Student Union on the day of elec­ tions), and stormy weather, the ASPs Referendum pro­ posal passed by a majority of Cal State students, or did it? The referendum was victorious by 802 votes, deemed a landslide by ASI. Yet I beg to differ...
The true majority of Cal State students voiced their opinion by not voting at all. Out of the 15,047 eligible student voters' only 1768 people voted, 11.7 % of the student population to be exact. Of that 11.7% of voters, 3% voted against the referendum.
Is this acceptable? Am I the only one who sees dis­ crepancies within the elec­ toral process decided on by ASI? Did ASI really only want to target students who mingle in the Student Union area, avoiding the majority of students who come to school after or be­ fore work, concentrating their time in one building on campus before leaving to get home to their fami­ lies?
Or were the 13,000 stu­ dents who did not vote just not concerned about the ex­ tra cash they will now have to fork over this upcoming Fall quarter? Sitting here behind my desk, in the basement of the University Hall I feel unconnected
with the student population. How can I voice the con­ cerns of students when I have no communication with them? All I can do is call things as I see them, and to me the entire refer­ endum process, publicity and actual voting discrimi­ nated against the majority of the student populace, be­ having much like a high school class election that depends on popularity to fuel the contest.
I need to here from the people; I want to hear from both sides. I am for progress and expansion, but I am not ready to accept it at any cost! My money will now be used to build the Cal State of the future, a future that none of us will witness unless we are on the 10-year graduation plan. Cal State San Bernar­ dino will be opening up its floodgates in the upcoming years, expanding its student population to over 20,000, yet we here and now have decided to pay the expen­ sive bill for the incoming future freshman. Why isn't the money that will be gen­ erated from the expanding student population enough to fund the building expan­ sions and ASI improve­ ments?
It is too late for us it seems, or perhaps not. It depends on the consensus x)f the students. President Karnig and the Cal State Board of Directors have not approved the referendurh, which will be decided on in their next meeting. For those who disagree with the Referendum, and/or the
process in which it was handled, there is still time to voice your dis­ gruntled opin­ ions.
We as a stu­ dent population, young and old, returning and in­ coming, need to organize and take back what is un­ equivocally ours.
We have forgot our rights and our duties. We have let
ASI run free without keep­ ing our own student repre­ sentatives in check. We must ensure equality at the polls for future elec­ tions and referendums, to palpitate the liberty and end the injustice. Yes we
were all eligible to vote, but ASI did n't make the election available to all. Write me, one voice, one paper can not make changes alone, yet if we organize into a unit we can.
If you have any comments, contact me at onelovel5@hotmail.com with all of your comments. Let's build a student consensus. (909) 880-5289
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A&E Editor
Over the many years that they have been together Bela Fleck and the Flecktones
•have solidified .itself as one of the premiere bands in the world
Recently, the band re­ leased its first Sony Music release, "Outbound." This album features an all-star cast of guests including John Medeski (of the free-form jazz band Medeski, Martin and Wood), Adrian Belew (of progressive rock group King Crimson), vocalist Shawn Colvin, horn player Paul McCandless and Jon Anderson (of the rock band. Yes).
Simply by glancing at the guest list it is easily observed how many styles of music the Flecktones touch upon. The*band's diversity can also be noticed just by looking at the band's core members.
Fleck plays acoustic and electric banjos. In his youth, he quickly became known as one of the premiere banjo players in the world. Fleck has performed with a wide array of artists in his career, such as Bruce Hornsby and Trey Anastasio, and is the only musician to be nomi­ nated for Grammy Awards in jazz, bluegrass, pop, country.
Victor Wooten, Jejf Coffin and Bela Fleck share the stage
composition, spoken word. Christian and world music categories.
Bela Fleck and the Flecktones also changed the way in which the Academy thinks of contemporary jazz by taking home the Grammy for best contemporary jazz album at this year's awards.
Victor Wooten is "simply put, one of the most awe­ some bass players to ever have stepped foot on this planet. Just like the rest of the Flecktones, Wooten has his own successful solo ca­ reer. Last year, Wooten re­ leased Yin Yang, his third solo album. The only bass player to win Bass Player Magazine's Bass player of the year award, Wooten has won it on three separate oc­ casions.
It was in 1989 when Fleck recruited Wooten and his brother, only known as Fu­ ture Man, to form the rhythm
section of his new jazz band. Future Man is a master per­ cussionist who has created his own instruments. His main instrument is what is called a synthaxe drumitar. It would take far too much time to explain the complete workings of the drumitar, so it only can be said that it is something of a mix between a guitar and a piano run through a MIDI machine in order to create whatever sound Future Man dreams up.
The final piece to this puzzle was completed just a few years ago when sax player Jeff Coffin began touring with the Flecktones. Coffin is an up and coming performer whom began cap­ turing the hearts of the fans by playing two saxophones at once with one in each hand.
"Outbound" is not the first album in which Fleck has
used guest performers, but it is the first time that he has used so many different per­ formers on different tracks. Throughout the album, a number of different instru­ ments are used to convey different textures on a track. Remarkably there never seems to be any clutter or confusion during the musi­ cians interplay.
Much of the album seems to be composed specifically for different instruments, yet there still seems to be enough room for all the mu­ sicians to show their indi­ viduality.
Wooten shines on "Earth Jam/' the one track in which his name appears first in the song credits. Midway through the jam, Wooten be­ gins thrashing his fretboard in no way that any electric bass­ ist can. He has an unmatched ability to keep the rhythm and then turn it up a notch and leave you wondering how his hands can move so fast
"Outbound" is sure to be pleasing to the funk fans that like Wooten, the jazz fans who like Coffin, bluegrass fans who like Fleck and everybody who enjoys the experimenta­ tion of Future Man.
Bela Fleck and the Flecktones will play the Wiltem Theatre in Hollywood on April 6. The band will be touring in support of "Out­ bound."
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Jazz, Man... Dig It By John J. Eddy
News Editor
I love musicians because they are modest. In front of a fresh crowd of college students and local patrons of the Fanat­ ics Sports Bar and Grill, the Cal State Jazz band played smooth melodies that inebriated the au­ dience like a pint of Guinness.
The concert at Fanatics was a warm-up for the big show here on campus March 4 at 7:00pm. They played a three hour set which included Bessy's Blues to open up the night, and the crowd pleasing Watermelon Man which ended the night on a natural high. Sitting in the au­ dience, I became enthralled by the rhythms and free form so­ los, which flowed oiit of Omar Reza's Tmmpet.
Clayton Connolly, pianist and harmonics rnaster, surprised and excited the crowd with his harmonica during the last song
ofthenight. There wasn'tapair of hands idle after his perfor­ mance.
Robert Ransdell and Rian Webb worked harmoniously to­ gether on the trombone, taking the melody to another level. Ann LeBlanc, who played flute and saxophone, took me out of my conscious thought during her two-minute saxophone solo. The notes seemed to glide around the room cycli­ cally. I was even more amazed when Ann revealed to me that she had only been playing the saxophone for two months.
The rhythm and percussion was solid for all three sets with both David Prodo and Joaquin Hernandez switching off on drums. Each with their own pervasive styles held the har­ mony together for the entire band. James Malachowski bal­ anced the rhythm and melody with his solid guitar work, and rocking solos.
No band could survive with­ out it's bassist, and Brian
Haringa gave a bold, far-out performance that included four bass solos. Playing a stand-up base, I was amazed at how fast and furious his hands worked the strings and plucked the cords. Yet after the perfor­ mance, he wasn't satisfied.
A person's worst critic is it­ self, and so it is for the Cal State Jazz Band. Even though they weren'textremely satisfied with their performance, the audience was, and isn't that what really counts during aconcert? There were various times, sitting there in the darkened room, lis­ tening to the music, that I lost track of reality and slipped into the uncharteddepths of my un­ conscious, led by the pulsating beats and intoxicating melodies.
The Cal State Jazz Band, led by instructor Ray Briggs, will be playing Fanatics Friday March 16 and here at Cal State Wednesday March?. Anyone looking for some culture and a night of great music should readily attend.
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Continued The Coyote Chronicle March 9, 2001
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investors, instigated the only choice that the indigenous people of Chiapas had: To orga­ nize an armed resistance and call upon the revolutionary spirit to fight off this overwhelming en­ emy that can only be dealt with by force.
Thus, the creation of the EZLN, the Ejercito Zapatista de laLiberacion Nacional, or more affectionately known among the people as the Zapatistas, had been forged with the fire of op­ pression by the Euro centric gov- emment of Mexico that submits willfully like a dog to its master the United States of America. Ifie Zapatista movement is the response to the crimes against humanity committed, first by the Spaniards and now today by "globalization" that threatens not only the traditional ways of life of the indigenous peoples of Mexico but also the indigenous peoples all over thew world.
Although the war was offi­ cially declared on January 1, 1994 the bloody clash between a Euro centric government and the native inhabitants can be traced back in history to the early 16''' century when a force of mur­ derous, thuggish, and barbaric Spanish soldiers, led by Herman Cortez, invaded the shores of Anahuac (the name for Mexico in pre-Columbian times) in 1519. Since the arrival of those first Europeans on Anahuac soil, unthinkable atrocities have been committed on the indigenous in­ habitants at the hands of, initially the Spaniards, then the Criollos
Children get ready to march for their rights
after the so-called declatption of independence from Spain in 1821, and today a government that continues the ugly and bru­ tal legacy of neo-colonization. R^, enslavement, war, murder, and disease were and just a few of the horrifying contributing actsof colonialization unleashed by the men of Castile. Today, colonialization continues but now it has been labeled with a new euphemized term called ' 'globalization'' as illustrated be­ fore.
With the illegal passage of die North American Free Trade Agreement in the US senate, "free trade" and a "free market" meant a cultural death sentence for the last autonomous and af­ fluent indigenous communities ofMexico. Big US corporations were now allowed to seize up ancestral cothmunal lands, privatize them, and use the land to their economic advantage.
Whether it meant exploiting the land for precious resources, targeting the land for new Euro- American tourist traps, or to build huge sweatshop-style fac­ tories that dumped cancer-caus­
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ing pollutants into the air and into the water, it was all for the cor­ porate elite's financial gain no matter how much damage and death would follow. The cor­ porations fattened their own pockets with profits they made off of the exploitation of stolen lands from the people, to impose cheap labor while in the mean time fabricating the illusion that US corporations "are providing jobs" and "stimulating eco­ nomic growth."
The people of Chiapas could take no more abuse and rose up to fight the US-supported Mexi­ can government. Embarking on a hopeful event on New Years day, 1994, a large force of Mayans, led by Subcomandante Marcos, emerged from the shad­ ows of silence to seize and con­ trol a handful of local govern­ ment municipal offices, de­ manding Indigenous rights for all that had been abused both po­ litically and socioeconomically.
There has been an uneasy peace since 19% when peace talks were supposed to begin. Instead, the govemment un­ leashed its paramilitary killers on innocent villagers of Acteal, massacring 45 people including elders, women and children; in­ fants were yanked from their mothers arms and hacked to a bloody mess with machetes be­ fore the horrified, on-looking vil­ lagers. The paramilitants were motivated by the blood money of their former leader and president Zedillo Ponce de Leon. President Vincent Fox has now inherited the war and the Mexican gov- ernmenti which must answer to the atrocities committed upon the peoples of Chiapas and the entire indigenous population of Mexico.
On Feb. 25 of this year, the Zapatista movement, along with several indigenous tlacatecameh, or command­ ers, including subcommandente Marcos, commenced a two week march from San Cristobal de
Las Casas, Chiapas, to Mexico City to meet with fox and discuss the demands that the indents people of all Anahuac deserve. The gov­ ernments days are numbered as the original inhabitants of Anahuac are now rising above the ashes of colonialization to throw c^f their oppressors once and for all and re-establish the politi­ cal and socioeconomic glory of Mexico Profundo, or a Mexico where indigensimo will thrive and never be ex­ tinguished. MexicahTaihui. Mexicah Tihui Tamonchan. Mexicah Tlayacana! In nicantlacah aic ixpolihui. El idioma Nahuatl; unos de estos verdaderos idioma de los Mexicanos, del Mexico.
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University halls. Maybe the quarterly permit isn't for you.
Daily permits are available for $ 1.50 at any of nine parking permit dispensers on campus. The locations are shown on the back cover of the class sched­ ule. Weekly permits can be pur­ chased for $3.60 at the Bursar's office.
For last-minute permit shop­ pers, though, a grace period will be in effect at the beginning of the quarter. Apart from summer quarter, parking services allows a four-day grace period at the start of each quarter. G-ace, in this sense, implies the suspen­ sion of paid permit requirements for the first four days of the quar­ ter. Enforcement of parking regulations,1iowever, will begin on the fifth day, Barnes said. She added that the grace period does not apply to marked time zones, red zones, disabled and caipool parking.
Fmstrated with trying to find a place to park during the quar­ ter? Try a carpool, which needs two or more persons in a vehicle to qualify. A paid parking per­ mit is still required and must be displayed, but, holders of a carpool permits are entitled to reserved carpool parking. Hie carpool permits are fiee, too.
Daily carpool permits can be obtained at either of the infor­ mation centers at University Parkway or Coyote Drive. Weekly permits are available at the commuter services office in University Hall in room UH- 130. Call (909) 880-RIDE for further information. Just give it a call at (909) 880-5912
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graphic information system ma­ jor.
The white paper, a guide on how to apply economic garden­ ing concepts, and co-authored by Hanson, states that local govem­ ment; universities or private firms can provide this service. "The Cal State partnership fel­ lowship award initiated the Eco­ nomic Gardening program in Lake Elsinore," said Hanson. ' The cost of subscribing to busi­ ness databases is too high for an average small business, so the partnership funds help the city cover some of the setup costs. The city then provides free or low-cost information gathering that small business couldhot af­ ford on their own."
The partnership fund pro­ motes positive economic trans­ formation by ensuring that stu­ dents are well educated and em­ ployable through staff-commu­ nity partnerships. "Students and the community benefit equally through out partnerships," said Richard Eberst, director of the partnership fund. 'This is how Cai State San Bernardino is tak­ ing action to create jobs."
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transactions. Housing services has had all the
locks on the outside of dorms changed and have put the word out about the robberies. Police have increased patrol by walking throughout the dorm complex several times a day. In addition residents have been encouraged to lock doors and hide valuables.
Despite these changes, some dorm residents still feel like po­ tential targets because locks on rooms were not changed. Their fear is increased with the knowl­ edge that entrance into one of the halls is easily obtained. One resi­ dent said, "I don't feel safe, it is too easy fcr people to break in." Another resident, Gilbert Frasquillo said, "It sucks because you have to take everything with you. Anyone can have access to your room. It's an uncomfortable feeling." Manyiesidaitsdeclined statement on the events at all.
Police would appreciate any in­ formation or leads. The number foruniversity police is880-515 or to directly speak with Detective Applegate, the number is 880- 5164. Until the suspect is caught, residents are encouraged to con­ tinue to lock theirdoors, hide their valuable and watch out for suspi­ cious people.
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This Week in Coyotes Athletics By Lance Cook Sports Editor
Baseball
First Baseman Matt Swaydan drilled two home runs, in­
cluding the game winner in the bottom of the seventh inning of the nightcap to give Cal State, San Bernar­ dino a doubleheader sweep over UC Davis, 16-6 and 2- 1, Saturday at Fiscalini Field.
The wins enabled the Coy­ otes to take three of four games from the Aggies and
improve to 7-3 in the Cali­ fornia Collegiate Athletic Association and 9-6-1 over­ all.
Swayden, hitting just .149 with one homer and six RBI entering the weekend series, was 7 for 15 in the four games, hit four homers, drove in eight runs and scored six himself.
Coyotes pitching contin­ ued to be impressive. Start­ ing pitcher Charles Rohr benefited from an eight-run explosion by the Coyotes in Saturday's first game. Al­ though he walked eight, Rohr managed to get our of repeated Jams in a 16-6 Cal State romp, allowing only
one run in his five innings on the mound. UC Davis stranded 15 runners in the game.
Rene Leon, Robert Galvan and Ryan Simpson joined Swaydan in the homer pa­ rade as the Coyotes pounded out 14 hits. Tim Stein pitched four innings of relief for the Coyotes to preserve the victory.
Swaydan's heroics in the second game started in the fifth inning when he spoiled the Aggies' Julio Marquez bid for a shutout with a solo blast over the leftfield wall that tied the game at 1-1. The Aggies had taken a 1-0 lead in the second on a solo
homer by Patrick Ojeil off Coyotes starter Joel Forres.
In the bottom of the sev­ enth, Swaydan hammered Marquez' second pitch over the right center field wall to win the game, 2-1. Forres pitched a complete game four hitter for the Coyotes, earn­ ing his third win of the sea­ son. He came into the game with the team's lowest earned run average (2.70).
UC Davis' record dropped to 3-6 and the Aggies overall record dipped to 4-11.
The Coyotes are at home Wednesday at 6 p.m. against Vanguard University before getting a CCAA bye next weekend.
Tennis
The Cal State, San Bernardino Coy otes, fielding a ten­
nis team at full strength for only the second time this season, defeated Biola Uni­ versity, 5-4, Saturday, to cap­ ture their first dual tennis match of the season.
The two teams split the singles matches 3-3 but the Coyotes won two of the doubles matches to earn the victory.
Cal State is now 1-7 on the season. The Coyotes resume California Collegiate Ath­ letic Association play on March 9-10.
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New Strike Zone for MLB By Lance Cook Sports Editor
Raul Mondesi watched a fastball whiz past his chest during a spring training game this past week, and kept the bat on his shoulder. Why shouldn't he, for years Major League Baseball um­ pires have been calling that pitch a ball. The pitch was called a strike by home plate umpire, Dan lassongna, much to the amazement of Mondesi. However, accord­ ing to baseball official's, strikes and balls will be called a lot differently in the 2001 season.
After months of talk and a week of demonstrations, the start of the exhibition season Thursday provided the first real look at the strike zone baseball intends to enforce this season.
The new strike zone will be from the batters chest to their knees, a far cry from mid waist to knees, like has been the zone for so many years. Umpires have been told to take away the couple of extra inches the pitchers often got on the outside and inside of the 17-inch plate. This doesn't seem like ad­ equate compensation for the chest high'strike, the pitch getting the most beef from batters in spring training.
In the first exhibition game between the San Francisco Giants and the Chicago Cubs, the first pitch of the game was a very high strike thrown by San Francisco's Livan Hernandez to Eric Young of the Cubs. Umpire Kerwin Danley called it a strike, then took off his mask
for a goodmatured argument with Young, both of which were laughing about the situ­ ation.
The humorous argument may not be so humorous when the regular season, or even post season roll around and this strike zone is en­ forced. This puts the major league hitters in a very tough situation. They will be fac­ ing 95+ mph fastballs, chest high, followed by 72 mph changeup's knee high.
It's safe to say that if these zone's are indeed enforced, batting averages, homeruns, and runs per game will be on a steep decline. This is ap­ parently what baseball offi­ cials want, more pitchers duels, and close low scoring contests.
"That was pretty ridicu­ lous," said Pittsburgh Pirate batter Jason Kendall about a chest high fastball that was called a strike against'fiim. "It was by my chest. It was a ball, but it shows they're really going to do it. I'll take striking out if our pitcher gets that pitch."
For those of you who are not baseball fans; let me just say there is a 6' 10" pitcher for the Arizona Diamond­ backs who throws a 98+ mph fastball, by the name of Randy Johnson. If he will be allowed to throw fastballs at chest level for strikes, we might as well give him the Cy Young award now, and tell hitters to not even bother going up to the plate.
It will be a tough adjust­ ment for the players and umpires, and if spring train­ ing is any indication of how the season will go, it's go­ ing to be a bumpy road.
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got two victories to end the regular season, but didn't get the loss from Western Wash­ ington that they needed in order to host the West Re­ gional Tournament. The two wins, along with a Western Washington loss would have given the Coyotes home court for the regional play­ offs.
Instead, the Coyotes (19- 3 in the CCAA, 23-3 over­ all) finished first in the CCAA division, second in the west region behind Washington, and eighth in the nation, entering the post season. The Coyotes will start their playoff run on Thursday in Washington.
On Friday night, the Coy­ otes traveled to San Diego to play the UC San Diego Tri­ tons, and almost let a big lead slip away, holding on for a 85-76 victory.
It was an adventure simply getting to Saturday night's game for the Coyotes. The game was in Phoenix against Grand Canyon University, and the team was supposed to leave for Phoenix at 10
a.m. on a-Southwest Airlines flight.
The plane was delayed about two hours because of a medical emergency that forced it back to Sacra­ mento, where it departed from. The Coyotes didn't land in Phoenix until about 2:20 p.m. local time and missed their shoot-around. The late arrival didn't affect the Coyotes, who won in dominating fashion, 79-55. .
Against UC San Diego, the Coyotes started strong shooting a blistering 57.7 percent from the field for the first half. The Coyotes built their lead to as high as 22 points, at 64-42, on junior forward Brady Bennett's field goal in the low post and forward Ernie Burries 15 jumper.
Thp Coyotes would go to sleep, with the big lead, and wake up with 4:20 left to play, only up eight points. The Tritons were able to get back in the game thanks to the Coyotes field percentage dipping below 40 percent, and their ability to knock down the three point shot. Triton guard, Nick Christensen had a game high 23 points and made five three pointers.
The Coyotes got stingy, and wouldn't allow the Tri­
tons to get any closer, but Coyote head coach Larry Reynolds had this to say about the teams inability to finish: "I don't know if it's a (lack of) maturity, but the guys want to relax and the coaches know how danger­ ous San Diego is at the three. We're a little tired and they want to relax and have fun."
Brady Bennett led the way for the Coyotes with 15 points off the bench.
At halftime of the Grand Canyon game, the Coyotes were only up 34-33, and seemed to be thinking more about what the Washington score was than on the task at hand. They weren't execut­ ing their offensive plays and had no aggression on the defensivend.
Whatever Reynolds said to the team at halftime worked because the Coyotes came out with a lot more energy in the second half, outscoring Grand Canyon 45-22 en route to the victory.
The Coyote team was a bit depressed after hearing that Western Washington Uni­ versity had won their game against Seattle Pacific, 89- 82, and would be getting the number one seed. All was not lost however, because the Coyotes still have a first round bye.
Women's Season Ends on a Positive
By Lance Cook Sports Editor
It took two over time periods to decide the final game of the year
for the Cal State, San Ber­ nardino women's basketball team but the Coyotes were able to squeak out the 82-80 victory Saturday night at Grand Canyon University.
The game went back and forth, with both teams hitting clutch shots and free throws. Sharee Brown hit two free throws in double-overtime to lift the Coyotes to the two-
point lead with just seconds remaining.
Grand Canyon junior for­ ward, Janet Glasby then took a desperation shot from well behind the arc, but missed the attempt.
Brown and teammate se­ nior guard Monique Nolan, like they have done so many times this year, led the Coy­ otes in scoring, each with 20 points. Junior center Chelsea Carter added,18 points and nine rebounds for the Coyotes.
The Coyotes finished the year, 12-10 in the CCAA and 17-10 overall. There is a lot
of potential for next year's team with some key players returning.
Some of those returnees include, junior forward Sharee Brown, who was one of the top scorers and emo­ tional leaders for the Coy­ otes, as well as junior center Chelsea Carter, who will most likely enter a starters role next season.
March 9th 2001