By Jarrod Walley |Staff Writer| Disadvantaged communities in San Bernardino will receive aid in water processes and treatment from the California State University (CSU) system and its $2.3 million program. The State Water Resources Control Board donated the grant to the entire CSU system; it focuses on the formation of programs and implementation of grants for students and faculty so that research can be done on the communities in need. "We use a tool called CalEnviroScreen; it’s a map, that shows us which communities are in need of assistance. Downtown San Bernardino is located in the high category on the map, so it is not just an agricultural/rural phenomenon, but an urban one as … [Read more...] about CSU Water Initiative
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CSUs may receive millions
By Jorge Campos |Staff Writer| Gov. Jerry Brown proposed a $115.3 million spending plan that could provide millions for the Cal State University system. In return for the spending plan, Brown proposed on Thursday, May 14, to freeze undergraduate tuition for in-state students and establish new tax credit for the working lower class. Lawmakers have until midnight, June 15, to present a fair budget plan and send it to Brown for his signature, according to The San Bernardino Sun. Brown’s budget even calls for another $38 million in funding for CSUs, but the fund will be divided in half, with some of the money going towards enrollment funds as well as investing in ways to get students … [Read more...] about CSUs may receive millions
Students struggle to put their education first
By Shannon Walter |Coyote Contributor| The Rise in Tuition: Will it ever stop? The California State University system is raising the tuition up by 9.1 percent, increasing the amount that we pay every quarter. From Fall 2011 to Fall 2012 the increase of tuition has sky-rocked since last academic year making the final total $498 and rising drastically. It makes it hard for a lot of students to even think about coming to school because the capacity of units that we can take is now 17 beginning in Fall 2012. Last academic year's limit was at 21.5, which made it easier when you have to worry about some classes being five units. A lot of heartburn over this issue is coming … [Read more...] about Students struggle to put their education first
Gov. Brown proposes flat budget for CSU system
By Courtney Sims |Staff Writer| Gov. Jerry Brown’s new budget proposal for the California State University (CSU) system will affect all 23 of the CSU campuses. State funding allocated for the CSU system for the 2012-2013 academic school year will only be $2 billion, the lowest it's been since 1997-1998. Over the past two years the state’s budget has called for over $750 million in cuts to the CSU system, affecting students, parents and the CSU staff. Although this proposal for the new tax hike will not be on the ballot until November, it has university administrators and students planning for the future. “This problem is not really all that complex. It’s just like a personal … [Read more...] about Gov. Brown proposes flat budget for CSU system
Senate Bill seeks to limit CSU president salaries
By Melissa Benton |Staff Writer| Senate Bill 755, introduced by Senator Ted W. Lieu, would limit CSU president salaries to 150 percent of the salary of California’s Chief Justice. According to the National Center for State Courts, Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye currently earns $228,856. This means that CSU presidents could earn up to $343,269. SB 755 would require that the CSU Board of Trustees discuss tuition or salary increases in an open session. It also would stop pay increases or bonuses to campus presidents if student tuition was raised in the last three years. This change to the bill was introduced because of San Diego State University (SDSU) which received a new … [Read more...] about Senate Bill seeks to limit CSU president salaries
Looming $200 million CSU cut hurts financial aidless
By Lizbeth Lopez |Staff Writer| It seems just about every quarter you can log into MyCoyote and always find in bold red letters something like the following, “On July 12, 2011 the CSU Board of Trustees approved an additional twelve percent tuition fee increase effective Fall 2011 after a $650 million cut to the CSU system budget cut by the State of California.” When will the tuition increases and CSU budget cuts stop? What is Gov. Jerry Brown doing to assist offsetting these tuition fee increases? According to the California State University Office of Public Affairs, Brown wants to raise income taxes on high-income earners and increase the state sales taxes, estimating to … [Read more...] about Looming $200 million CSU cut hurts financial aidless
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