Having studied Mali wildfires study since his Peace Corps service in 2000, Cal State Long Beach professor and chair of the geography department Paul Laris recently earned a $250,000 grant to study gas emissions wildfires. Laris’ close study began in 2011, when he was first awarded the grant from the[Read More…]
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CSUEU has yet to settle contract
The California State University and the CSU Employees Union have yet to come to an agreement on the new faculty contracts. Although tentative agreements have been made on issues such as property rights, safety, and parking, according to a CSU press release, an agreement on salary and workload has yet[Read More…]
Be careful where you cast your stones
Minnesota Vikings star player Adrian Peterson wasn’t on the field Sunday. The NFL team deactivated the All-Pro running back after a Texas grand jury indicted Peterson for reckless injury of a child. And it was reckless. Peterson took a “switch,” an object likened to a wooden rod or tree branch,[Read More…]
Extra hot weekend at UCR Invitational
Amid the 104-degree weather in Riverside over the weekend, the men’s cross country team placed ninth out of 29 teams in the 8,000-meter, while the women’s side placed 16th of 23 teams in the 6K at the UCR Invitational. Sophomore Kevin Ramirez placed 30th out of 239 runners and achieved[Read More…]
First loss since season opener, to BYU
In its first out-of-state game, the Long Beach State women’s soccer team stumbled to a 2-0 loss against BYU. The 49ers (3-2-2) went into the weekend ranked No. 23 in the country and had their five-game streak snap on the road against BYU (2-3-2). This was their first loss since[Read More…]
Living the simple life in Ireland
Guinness, potatoes, pots of gold, and sheep. These are some images conjured up when one thinks of Ireland, but there is so much more to the green country. Imagine emerald green hills, as far as the eye can see; the sound of guitars strumming up and down every street; past[Read More…]
Peace Corps comes to campus
Campus shuttles packed with students, light rain
Rain sprinkles in Long Beach
A light rain fell in Long Beach Monday morning. The impacts of the atypical weather sprinkled across campus at Cal State Long Beach. The shuttles were packed with students who opted to ride, rather than walk across campus while the drizzle came down. Stuart Seto with the National Weather Service[Read More…]
CSULB students struggle to find on-campus parking
Cal State Long Beach students are choosing alternatives to commuting to campus in order to avoid paying for parking passes. Some students are living on campus rather than commuting because of the difficulty of trying to find parking. Art major Jenny Dixon, 18, said she would rather walk to campus[Read More…]