Life at Cal State Long Beach is pretty good; or at least it was until President Jane Close Conoley announced drastic changes to the commencement ceremonies. Among the changes are plans to move the ceremonies from the Quad to George Allen Field. Conoley told Academic Senate members that budget cuts[Read More…]
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Commencement Conundrum: Lack of communication leaves students confused
Less than four months away from 2018 graduation, thousands of Cal State Long Beach seniors were shocked to have the rug pulled out from under them after learning that live music would be cut from the ceremony and the original venue would be moved. When the changes to the 2018[Read More…]
Did Justin Timberlake go wrong with his Prince tribute at the Super Bowl?
The Super Bowl halftime show is often more talked about than the game itself, whether it be a controversy as scandalous as a wardrobe malfunction, or a powerful performance given by an acclaimed artist. Justin Timberlake’s return earned widespread praise aside from one element: his Prince tribute. The moment happened[Read More…]
Raising tuition places an unnecessary burden on CSULB students
The Cal State system received a shock when Governor Jerry Brown released his proposal for the 2018-19 state budget. The biggest news was the decrease in funding from the expected $263 million, to a much smaller $92.1 million. This leaves a $171 million gap in funding that is likely going[Read More…]
Love them or hate them, we cannot ignore the faults of our heroes
Disclaimer: This is a rebuttal to the article “We can still enjoy entertainment, even as we condemn the creators” Sometimes, our heroes fall from grace. After all, they are only mortal. So we choose to either forgive or hold it against them; these days there is no neutral zone. This[Read More…]
We can still enjoy entertainment, even as we condemn the creators
The entertainment world has been rocked for the past couple of years as revelations of sexual misconduct and harassment have come out regarding some of the most popular celebrities in popular media. From film to television to music, the response to these revelations from the public has been to denounce[Read More…]
BeachBoard’s new look fails to improve on its flaws
After Cal State Long Beach announced in October of last year that officials would be revamping BeachBoard, students were expecting much more than they received. BeachBoard has been the website students have been going to get and turn in assignments for six years, according to university director of academic technologies[Read More…]
BeachBoard’s new look is a success
Ever since the new BeachBoard design came out, I’ve been keeping a shameful secret around the newsroom: I love the update. I like the brighter colors, the modern bubbly shapes of the classes and I love, and I do mean love, that little bell in the top right corner. I[Read More…]
Democrats fall back on traditional candidates after State of the Union
After President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address, the Democratic Party had an opportunity to respond with someone who the party felt could motivate voters. Instead, it chose to rely on the past and one of its most popular political families by choosing Massachusetts representative Joe Kennedy III. Kennedy,[Read More…]
Esports are coming for your balls
Game 7 of the 2016 NBA Finals set viewership records for the league, with 31 million people tuning in to watch LeBron James’ Cleveland Cavaliers take on Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors. It was the most-watched series in almost 20 years, but it wasn’t even the most popular[Read More…]