Construction and routine maintenance work will take place on several parking lots at Cal State Long Beach in the weeks approaching fall semester, resulting in closures of some parking lots during construction. All construction has been scheduled for anticipated start and finish dates, but those dates are subject to change.[Read More…]
Author: Daily 49er Editorial Staff
CSULB anglers to cast lines in Georgia
Cal State Long Beach students Justin Gangel and Alex Pisarski are looking to reel in a million-dollar prize, and a collegiate championship in Georgia next week is their first step. The pair will compete against 67 other teams in the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series National Championship from Aug. 1 to[Read More…]
CSULB professor brings bots to The Beach
As Walter Martinez walked into his empty lab on campus, in the corner of the room sat one of his favorite robots: an all red, multi-blade, 120-pound battle robot known as Stingray. “We named this one Stingray because were very close to the beach, and this one has a very[Read More…]
BOT begins presidential search, sets pay for six new presidents
While the search for Cal State Long Beach’s new president kicked into gear at Tuesday’s Board of Trustees meeting, pay raises for new presidents across the Cal State University system came to a halt. The trustees voted to keep compensation for all incoming presidents at either the same level as[Read More…]
CSULB Sailing Team breezes through to a first place finish
Wearing black tank tops reading “CSULB NEVER YIELDS,” the Cal State Long Beach Sailing team swept up the competition in the first Pan-Pacific Intercollegiate Regatta, winning all seven races held outside of Xiamen, China. Twenty college teams, including teams from Singapore, Taiwan and China, competed in three days of races[Read More…]
Non-expiring employee permits to be eliminated
Cal State Long Beach’s parking permit program will undergo a series of changes, including the elimination of non-expiring employee permits, according to Vice President of Administration and Finance Mary Stephens. Beginning fall 2013, non-expiring employee permits will be replaced with expiring permits that can be renewed every semester or academic[Read More…]
CSULB Shark Lab research proves shark is not endangered
Research from the Cal State Long Beach Shark Lab has helped to keep the northeastern pacific population of great white sharks from being listed under the Endangered Species Act — by proving its not endangered. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) used research from the Shark Lab to determine[Read More…]
CSULB students’ a cappella group wins international competition
Four singers flew in from Canada last week with a new sense of bravado. The Newfangled Four, a four-person male a cappella group comprised of two CSULB students, championed in the 2013 International Collegiate Barbershop Quartet Competition in Toronto, Canada on July 2. During the Barbershop Harmony Society’s 75th Anniversary[Read More…]
Paper cranes soar at 20th annual Origami Festival
People of all ages gathered amid polka-dot cranes and paper flowers at Cal State Long Beach on Sunday to learn and practice origami techniques at the twentieth annual Origami Festival. Tables in the Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden crowded with children, adults and seniors who learned basic techniques that beginners[Read More…]
Over 100 gather for African Student Union’s demonstration for Trayvon Martin
More than 100 people attended a peaceful demonstration hosted by the Cal State Long Beach African Student Union at Bixby Park on Sunday to voice their disagreement with George Zimmerman’s acquittal in the slaying of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. The group in support of Martin discussed topics from addressing institutionalized racism to coping[Read More…]