The LBSU men’s water polo season is finally here, and the team has hopes of building off of its 22-7 campaign a season ago. The 49ers enter the season ranked No. 6 in the nation as they prepare for the Triton Invitational in La Jolla where they will face three[Read More…]
Author: Daily 49er Editorial Staff
LBSU up to No. 23 in NSCAA rankings
The Long Beach State women’s soccer team broke into the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Top-25 rankings on Tuesday for the first time since September 2014. The 49ers (3-1-0) currently stand at No. 23 in the nation. Head coach Mauricio Ingrassia said being nationally ranked is gratifying, but should[Read More…]
Forgetting natural disasters
American philanthropy has the tendency to sensationalize and forget; a callous attention span. This past weekend marks the 10-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Remember that? We have forgotten about the horrors and devastation the storm left in its wake, yet those affected by its initial impact are still living with[Read More…]
Comparing CSU parking permit prices
With 23 different California State Universities, research shows that a parking permit at California State University, Long Beach lands the school in the top ten lowest parking prices across the system. Students at CSULB are required to pay $123 each semester in order to park in any of the nine[Read More…]
CSULB president talks yearly plans
California State University, Long Beach President Jane Close Conoley jumped right into 2015 with a convocation speech that detailed several changes for students and faculty. The Daily 49er spoke with Conoley before the start of this semester about her goals for the year, making campus smoke-free and upcoming faculty negotiations.[Read More…]
CSULB and campus police team up to combat car overflow
Welcome to the fall 2015 “Parking Games,” where students whip through lots and stalk fellow students all in an effort to be crowned parking spot victor. In response to the rise in overcrowded parking lots, California State University, Long Beach partnered with the campus police to develop a parking plan[Read More…]
The end of fiction genres?
CSULB alumni Christopher David Rosales has released his debut novel “Silence the Bird, Silence the Keeper,” which mixer called a “communal love child of Marquez, Bolaño, and Orwell, a child who inhabits an America that resembles Pinochet’s Chile, and yet feels uncannily (and frighteningly) familiar to present day Los Angeles.”[Read More…]
SCE to tether manholes across Long Beach
Long Beach officials announced plans to secure over 300 manhole covers around the city in an effort to better ensure public safety, according to a city press release on Tuesday. Southern California Edison started attaching steel cables to each manhole cover Wednesday to secure them to the vault walls. The[Read More…]
Mo’ money, less problems
Long Beach may be able to give its citizens better streets and parking and even keep money in the bank, according to the first proposed budget for the 2016 fiscal year. The draft passed through its first City Council meeting unscathed and was mostly praised on Tuesday. City Manager Patrick[Read More…]
Time magazine ranks CSULB among top 10 universities in the nation
The first man on the moon, women’s rights activist Betty Friedan and the first African American MLB player, Jackie Robinson, all have one thing in common — they have all been featured in Time magazine. Cal State Long Beach has joined the list, ranking as one of the top 10[Read More…]