Long Beach State softball had a tough outing Tuesday against a pair of top ten teams in the nation. The 49ers lost to No. 5 Arizona 4-0 and No. 9 Oklahoma 14-0 at LBSU Softball Complex. The Long Beach State softball team (7-15-1) struggled to take advantage of runners on[Read More…]
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Students vie for employment at spring job fair
The Career Development Center hosted a job and internship fair Wednesday in the University Student Union, which was packed with students looking to make their best impressions to potential employers. Students checked in with their student ID cards to get the map of tables and list of employers participating. The[Read More…]
Recognized scholars at CSULB share tricks of the trade for finals week
Balancing polyphasic nap-cycles and deciphering chicken scratch notes is an art that many have attempted, but few have mastered. While there is no single path that leads to academic success in college, some California State University, Long Beach students have figured out the niche that has worked for them. “For[Read More…]
Police investigate alleged thefts at science center
University Police is investigating a string of thefts reported from the Hall of Sciences Center and the Molecular and Life Sciences Center. On March 9, students and faculty reported seven incidents of possible theft to police, including four wallets, from the two science buildings. The most recent incident took place[Read More…]
CSULB hosts a Young Women’s Empowerment conference
University President Jane Close-Conoley asked how many in an audience of about 150 female high school students want to go to college, and every student in the room raised her hand. “That decision opens doors,” Conoley told the audience. 60 percent of women in the United States earn college degrees[Read More…]
We Love Long Beach asks residents to host first citywide breakfast event
The gray gloom of Saturday’s skies set a stark contrast in Long Beach as neighbors opened their doors and filled their homes with early-morning eats. Local non-profit We Love Long Beach sponsored a citywide event that encouraged Long Beach residents to host potluck breakfasts and brunches from 9 to 11[Read More…]
CSULB held a human sex trafficking event last week
As a young college student in Georgia, Rachel Thomas became the victim of a human trafficking scam when a pimp tricked her into believing that she could pursue a modeling career. This quickly led her to working at strip clubs, dealing with threats against her and her family and forced[Read More…]
LBSU come in short in weekend series against the Wolverines
The Long Beach State baseball team took two out of three against Utah Valley for its second consecutive home weekend series at Blair Field. Senior right-hander Kyle Friedrichs threw a career-high seven innings in the Dirtbags’ (5-2) 6-2 series opening win Friday night. Friedrichs also set a personal record of[Read More…]
49ers’ losing streak reaches four
Another dismal first-half performance doomed the Long Beach State men’s basketball team, which dropped its fourth straight game in a 65-58 loss to UC Davis Thursday night inside the Walter Pyramid. “I feel like it was like that rush,” senior forward David Samuels said when asked about the team’s slow[Read More…]
Breast cancer: But isn’t that just for women?
For most people, consciousness of breast cancer awareness and prevention only lasts for a month. Although October has ended, breast cancer isn’t going anywhere. Fortunately, there are organizations solely dedicated to this issue that do a phenomenal job raising awareness year-round, educating the masses about prevention techniques. Breast cancer in[Read More…]