By Samantha Flores |Staff Writer| Chef Ronald Minezes shares with CSUSB chefs how to cook a different selection of food on campus, Indian cuisines, at the commonsall day Tuesday and Wednesday. This is the second year that the Global Chef Program has been implemented here on campus. The event was sponsored and presented by Sodexo dining services at the Commons. “I want to do the best of my job and train the cooks here, so that they can incorporate all the international cuisines in their menu regularly,” said Chef Ronald Minezes. By teaching the chefs the Indian cuisines, it would provide the students the experience of the Indian culture. Some students enjoy the new types of … [Read more...] about Chef Ronald Minezes shares Indian cuisine
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CSUSB facilities win national award
By Andres Ibarra |Staff Writer| The “Most-Open Valve Heating and Cooling System,” used throughout the campus, has earned the CSUSB Facility Services Department its fourth award. The American Public Power Association (APPA) awarded the CSUSB Facility Services Department the Effective and Innovative Award for its method of energy conservation, according to the CSUSB Office of Public Affairs. The APPA, a national organization for over 2,000 American community owned facilities with more than 7,000 members from around the world, annually awards those whose utilities meet their high standards. The Effective and Innovative Award is given to those who enhance service delivery, cut costs, … [Read more...] about CSUSB facilities win national award
Students lend their hands on MLK day
By Mariela Limon |Staff Writer| CSUSB students give back to the community on Martin Luther King Jr. Day at the Central City Lutheran Mission (CCLM) in San Bernardino. The event, organized by Community-University Partnership, along with the Office of Housing and Residential Life’s Getting Involved in Volunteer Experiences (G.I.V.E.), Black Scholars Hall, Student African American Brotherhood, Student African American Sisterhood and Hispanic Scholars; welcomed students to join CSUSB members for a day of serving those who are in need. "For us, it is super important because nonprofits are already understaffed, and when someone comes in, it saves us days of work," said Maria Medina, Chief … [Read more...] about Students lend their hands on MLK day
CSUSB student dies after fall: CSUSB News
CSUSB STUDENT DIES AFTER FALL [This story is part of series, to see the latest update click here] By the CSUSB Office of Public Affairs and the Chronicle Editorial Staff SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. – A Cal State San Bernardino student who fell from a building on campus on Thursday, Oct. 27, has died. Cordie Natasha Zahra, a 21-year-old honors nursing student from Colton, was being treated at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center in Colton for injuries to her femur suffered when she fell from the third-floor bridge on the east side of Jack Brown Hall at approximately 8 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 27. After undergoing surgery on Friday, Oct. 28, the student reportedly died at the hospital on … [Read more...] about CSUSB student dies after fall: CSUSB News
Community projects on chopping block
By Hector Gama |Staff Writer| The Obama Administration has proposed new budget cuts that will leave the poor pleading for help. On February 14, 2011, the President released his FY 2012 Budget which contained a 50% cut to Community Services Block Grant (CSBG), the core funding for community action agencies. In addition to this, as much as 49% may be cut from the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), the primary funding for low income home heating. There are also other proposed cuts that would affect the programs and services we provide to San Bernardino County’s most vulnerable residents. The House Appropriations Committee has recommended cuts for 2011 that would … [Read more...] about Community projects on chopping block