Two weeks after President Donald Trump pulled the plug on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, Cal State Long Beach announced Friday that funding will be provided for 2017 DACA renewals. For students completing a renewal by the Oct. 5 deadline, President Jane Close Conoley has committed $200,000 through the CSULB[Read More…]
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CSULB plans to reduce water waste
The state may be out of a drought, but Cal State Long Beach is still making an effort to conserve water by implementing a Water Action Plan to help achieve the California State University statewide goal of having a 20 percent reduction in urban water use by the year 2020.[Read More…]
Students and CSULB campus members discuss the “undocumented experience”
The Office of Multicultural Affairs together with Future Underrepresented Educated Leaders hosted the “Latinx Undocumented Experience” on Monday. Students enjoyed a complimentary dinner and an informative discussion on issues that undocumented students, faculty and the community as a whole face in America today. This event was planned as a part[Read More…]
University Police hosts RAD international safety program at Cal State University Long Beach
When junior Laura Guidolin leaves her class after dark at Cal State Long Beach for the long walk to her car, she wishes there was more light on campus; however, she still feels confident enough to walk alone thanks to the Rape Aggression Defense class she took on campus. RAD[Read More…]
La Raza Student Association receives death threats, multicultural center littered with racist fliers over weekend
La Raza Student Association received a death threat on Saturday Sept. 16 after a man began posting crude and discriminating comments on La Raza’s Facebook page. The comments eventually escalated into violence and death threats toward students involved in the organization. The Cal State Long Beach University Police Department and[Read More…]
Park and ride at CSULB
Four weeks into the new semester, and Cal State Long Beach students can hope for a less-congested commute to campus. Off-campus general parking has been opened at the Greek Orthodox Church on 5761 E. Colorado Street and offers free CSULB shuttle service to commuters going to and from the university.[Read More…]
‘Ready Long Beach?’ CERT expo gathers at CSULB
Cal State Long Beach hosted the local Community Emergency Response Team expo geared toward teaching families and the community to be ready for floods, toxic waste, earthquakes and other emergency situations. The response team organizers aim to educate people about disaster preparedness and trains local resident volunteers in response skills[Read More…]
Residents get the truth about dorm life
Late nights, loud roommates and questionable sounds coming from a neighbor’s dorm room. For some new students, the transition into residential life is full of unforeseen experiences, while for others, it is everything they expected. Cal State Long Beach dormitories Hillside and Parkside house most of those who use campus[Read More…]
CSULB mascot Prospector Pete continues to cause debate
As confederate monuments on college campuses across the country have become a topic of heated debate, Cal State Long Beach University’s mascot Prospector Pete has come under scrutiny by members of the campus. While Prospector Pete, the spirit of the 49ers, seems to have only just become a topic of[Read More…]
CSU Long Beach kicks the keg on Beer Fest
Cal State Long Beach school officials quietly canceled the 2nd annual Craft Beer Festival over mysterious on and off-campus protestations about the university sponsoring an alcohol centric event— despite over 1,500 students, alumni and craft beer connoisseurs attending last year. “There were a few community members and groups on campus[Read More…]