In the next two years, Long Beach State is planning to build one of the first net zero housing buildings in the California State University system, behind UC Davis’ West Village project which is the largest net-zero energy community. The Long Beach State Housing and Residential Life department has submitted[Read More…]
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Safe Clean Water Parcel Tax to fund sustainable practice of California rainwater
Measure W, the Safe Clean Water Parcel Tax, could cost Los Angeles county citizens 2.5 cents per square feet of area with construction to fund projects that will capture, treat and recycle rainwater, according to the ordinance’s text. A two-thirds approval is required for the measure to pass. If the[Read More…]
Tuesday classes are cancelled for the Veteran’s Day academic week
For this year’s upcoming Veteran’s Day, Monday classes held Nov. 12 will be moved to Tuesday, Nov. 13, while all Tuesday classes are canceled. Academic schedule decisions are made by the Academic Calendar Committee, which meets twice a year and is made up of students, staff, faculty and administrators. The[Read More…]
LBSU design student dies in hit-and-run on Sunday
Long Beach State design student Alena Gretencord died in a hit-and-run 1:30 a.m. Sunday. Gretencord was struck by a vehicle after falling into the first lane of eastbound Second Street near Tivoli Drive while walking on the center median, according to a Long Beach Police Department press release. The suspected[Read More…]
Climathon challenges teams to create sustainable housing solutions
The walls were plastered with water level prediction maps, whiteboards were covered with mapping diagrams and tapping sounds indicated the focused coding of climate hackathon participants at the second annual 24-hour hackathon “Climathon.” The hackathon took place from Friday to Saturday in the Long Beach State Duncan Anderson Design Gallery.[Read More…]
State Superintendent candidate requests student input for a college affordability bill
Tony Thurmond, candidate for State Superintendent of Public Instruction, called on students to come forth with ideas on making post-secondary education more affordable during a town hall meeting at University of California, San Diego Oct. 4. During the meeting, student leaders from various universities addressed the concerns of their student[Read More…]
LBSU looks to ‘greener’ practices with new sustainability commission
With the new Imagine Beach 2030 initiative commencing in less than a month, university officials are looking at ways to increase sustainable usage on campus, one way being the creation of the Presidential Commission on Sustainability on Sept. 28. The commission’s role will be to help evaluate new technology or[Read More…]
Crime blotter: Crafty bike thefts and suspicious people
U-lock broken – Long Beach State police responded to a call in the University Student Union Oct. 23 when a student called to report their bike had been stolen from the bike racks located at the west wing next to the escalators. The bike, which was described as a “light[Read More…]
Council members hold off on hotel safety proposal, discuss more efficient meetings
Hotel worker safety precautions Members of the Long Beach City Council went back and forth Tuesday night with City Attorney Charles Parkin over a proposal amending the Long Beach Municipal Code that would provide workplace safety precautions for hotel employees. With the Nov. 6 general election coming up, members of[Read More…]
22 West Media dominates CSU Media Arts Festival and escalator issues revisited
New genderless bathroom in progress and discounted faculty gym membership becomes official Maritess Inieto, University Student Union Board of Trustees chair, said that construction was underway on a new genderless, multi-stall bathroom in the USU. At the Associated Students Inc. Senate meeting Wednesday, she said that the stall is set[Read More…]