This story has been updated. Clusters of ash rained down from a burnt-auburn sky and gathered into scattered piles around Cal State Long Beach Monday afternoon. As students walked hastily along the halls, some brushed the debris off of their shoulders while others attempted to shield their lungs from the[Read More…]
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CSULB’s linguistics department now offers new sign language program
Cal State Long Beach students interested in expanding their linguistic knowledge will now have the opportunity to learn sign language through a new program being offered through the school. Barbara LeMaster, the new director for the American Sign Language in Linguistics and Deaf Cultures worked with linguistics faculty Wanette Reynolds[Read More…]
California Faculty Association invited faculty members to voice their individual campus safety opinions
A forum geared toward faculty safety took place Wednesday at the Karl Anatol Center and allowed 40 members of Cal State Long Beach to voice their concerns about protocol in the event of an emergency. Deborah Hamm, California Faculty Association representative and education lecturer, led the discussion alongside Mark Wiley,[Read More…]
Long Beach Bike Share expected to see arrival on CSULB’s campus in the future
By reducing greenhouse gas emissions, students can breathe easier — or maybe, harder — in the coming months when Cal State Long Beach brings Bike Share’s bright blue bicycles to campus. To start off the city’s bike share program in 2016, the City of Long Beach partnered with CycleHop, the[Read More…]
Vegas shooting witness describes “pure terror” at scene
The moment a sharp popping sound interrupted country singer Jason Aldean at the Route 91 Harvest music festival in Las Vegas on Sunday night, concert-goers were unaware that they were about to become a part of the biggest mass shooting in modern history. During the festival, a single terrorist took[Read More…]
Sociology student’s life is remembered by Cal State Long Beach
Cal State Long Beach student Estephan Hernandez died Thursday Sept. 28 during a drive-by shooting in Compton. The 21-year-old senior sociology student was struck down in the intersection of East 148th St. and Bahama Avenue. The university released a statement Monday Oct. 2, honoring the student, who was consistently on[Read More…]
Faculty flustered over new parking permit system
Unanticipated citations due to the new license plate recognition system implemented on campus this semester are frustrating numerous faculty over time spent contesting the parking violations. In an email sent out to campus faculty, Elizabeth Dahab, a comparative world literature and classics professor at Cal State Long Beach, described her[Read More…]
Students have the chance to learn what they can do to preserve the planet
In an attempt to make Cal State Long Beach a more eco-friendly campus, Physical Planning and Facilities Management recently installed the biggest solar panels project in the Cal State University system. Sustainability and Associated Students Inc. are hosting several events throughout October intended to raise environmental awareness, including competitions to[Read More…]
La Raza Student Association demonstrates in honor of Ayotzinapa 43
Wednesday afternoon, the free speech lawn at Cal State Long Beach became a sea of white signs, bearing the faces of the 43 Mexican students who mysteriously disappeared three years ago in Guerrero, Mexico. La Raza Student Association has been organizing the annual Todos Somos Ayotzinapa demonstration since 2014 at[Read More…]
Eco-friendly water bottles could help the environment save students money
Associated Students, Inc. transitioned from selling plastic water bottles to reusable water bottles that are now available to purchase at all ASI vendor locations including, the Games Center, University Student Union Information and Ticket Center and the Candy Corner. These reusable bottles will cost $2 and $15, the difference between[Read More…]