Those who have felt plagued by the impending doom of midterms were able to seek refuge in the comfort of cold noses and wagging tails at an event put on by Associated Students Inc. Tuesday. ASI collaborated with Beach Balance to host “Puppy Therapy,” an event designed to reduce[Read More…]
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CSULB hosts the 48th annual Pow Wow
Once a year, decedents of the Tongva people are invited to come together for a homecoming of sorts to relish in the celebration of culture through song, dance and quality time. Donned in traditional garb, people from all over the country migrated to the Cal State Long Beach central quad to[Read More…]
A talk with Professor Chris Lowe
Beachboard switches LB logo to CSULB
Students logging onto Beachboard may have noticed a small change in the website’s interface last week. Academic technology services replaced the “LB” with “CSULB” logo in the top left corner of the website March 5, bolding the last two letters of the acronym, CSULB. The Long Beach State modified old-English[Read More…]
The 48th annual American Indian Pow Wow
American Indian Pow Wow draws a crowd at CSULB
The central quad, usually occupied with napping students and darting squirrels, became a flurry of colorful cultural revelry this weekend during the 48th annual American Indian Pow Wow. The melodic chants and the tinkling of bells drew hundreds of community members onto Cal State Long Beach grounds. Attendees traveled from[Read More…]
California Assemblyman Patrick O’Donnell hosts Shark Day
Popularized films such as “Jaws” and “Finding Nemo” have long exacerbated the fear of sharks, but on Saturday, Cal State Long Beach and Assemblymember Patrick O’Donnell’s office collaborated in hosting Shark Day in order to dispel the rumors and raise awareness about these forward-swimming marine animals. As soon as the[Read More…]
Shark bill proposes $4 million budget
A new bill proposes a five-year, $4 million budget to fund research, education and monitoring of white sharks in southern California. Chris Lowe, Cal State Long Beach professor and Shark Lab director, recently contributed to the bill written by Assemblyman Patrick O’Donnell. This would give marine biologists the power to[Read More…]
Mellon Mays program at CSULB receives half a million dollars
The Cal State University foundation awarded a $442,000 grant for the university’s Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship program last month. The purpose of the grant is to provide undergraduate students with academic training and financial support in order to help them with their pursuit of a doctoral degree. According to Angela[Read More…]
Disturbances, public masturbation and grand theft
Soda thief – A professor called the University Police to report a disturbance at the Subway located inside the University Student Union at 5:25 p.m. March 7. The incident involved three male subjects. “[One] subject was involved in verbal altercation with another student regarding stealing soda from the Subway,”[Read More…]