College students who indulge in casual sex have higher rates of depression and anxiety, according to a new study headed by Cal State Sacramento professor Melina Bersamin. The study, released in June, looked at 3,900 heterosexual college students between the ages of 18 and 25 from across the U.S. and[Read More…]
Author: Daily 49er Editorial Staff
Two Cal State Long Beach professors win $100,000 research grant
Two Cal State Long Beach professors were awarded a $100,000 grant to fund and carry out research on Lesson Study, an increasingly popular form of professional development for teachers that uses collaboration to create lesson plans. Lesson Study is a professional development method for teachers, according to CSULB professor and co-author of[Read More…]
$46,000 stolen from Los Alamitos dorms
A safe and cashbox containing approximately $46,000 in cash were stolen from the Los Alamitos residence halls this weekend, according to University Police. University Police responded to a call of the theft at 9:05 a.m. Sunday, but no suspects are currently identified in the case. The safe contained $45,000 of housing deposits that belonged to[Read More…]
“My Daughter is an Engineer” brings girls, robots together
Most 10-year-old girls use Saturday afternoons for television and games with friends, but for 15 girls who spent this weekend at Cal State Long Beach, Saturday centered around control systems, robotics and engineering. The annual “My Daughter is an Engineer” program brought girls from five local elementary schools to CSULB[Read More…]
Trial date set for driver involved in Elizabeth Ramos accident
When a car struck senior nutrition major Elizabeth Ramos as she jogged along Bellflower Boulevard, she landed almost 80 feet from the site of the accident, according to her attorney, Jerome J. Konell. Since the accident, the Long Beach City Prosecutor has charged the driver who allegedly hit Ramos with speeding[Read More…]
CSULB’s FSAE team takes 36th place in West Competition
Cal State Long Beach’s team placed 36th overall in the Formula SAE West Competition this year, jumping up 28 places from last year’s competition. The Competition took place from June 19 to June 22 in Lincoln, Neb., where the CSULB team competed with a formula car that they had built from the ground up. Taylor Hoff,[Read More…]
Bill aims to offer more sections of high-demand classes at community colleges
Community college students may soon have access to dozens of additional class sections — but at a much higher price than students are used to paying. If Assembly Bill 955 passes, it will allow community college districts to establish an extension program to offer high-demand classes during winter and summer[Read More…]
Student loan interest rates double as Congress goes on recess
Congress missed the deadline. Interest rates on subsidized Stafford loans doubled from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent Monday, as the expiration date to pass preventive legislation slipped by during the congressional recess. The increase, which applies only to loans disbursed after July 1, will affect up to 7 million students[Read More…]
State budget passes Legislature with CSU funding, Middle Class Scholarship
Along with passing a state budget this weekend, California lawmakers approved legislation to slash student fees by up to 40 percent for some middle-income Cal State University students. The legislation — the Middle Class Scholarship Act — has been added to the $96.3-billion state budget, which continues to propose $250[Read More…]
Anti-NSA protest to be held in Los Angeles on Fourth of July
Hundreds of people in more than 100 cities nationwide will give up part of their Fourth of July holiday to protest the National Security Agency’s secret surveillance on American citizens. Los Angeles will be among the cities participating in the protest, which will include a rally at 1 p.m. at[Read More…]