Recognition in media reaches out to the innovative: from the seasoned professionals to the up-and-coming personalities. KBEACH 88.1 FM, the Cal State Long Beach radio station, has earned their recognition on a national level. The station received first place for best specialty show and was a finalist for best talk[Read More…]
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Daily 49er and DIG Magazine take ACP/CCMA awards
SAN FRANCISCO — The Daily 49er and Dig Magazine took home 16 awards at the California College Media Association competition Saturday night. The winners were announced at CCMA’s annual banquet at the Hyatt Regency hotel in downtown San Francisco. Dig Magazine won first for Best Magazine Website, Best Magazine Story[Read More…]
Ethics discussion goes beyond business
Students of all majors, ages and backgrounds gathered at the Ethics at the Beach workshop on Friday to hear about how the power of ethics can not only be used in the workplace, but in their personal lives as well. The event came about as a way for The Ukleja[Read More…]
California senators propose $2 billion bond bill
Democratic state senators have introduced a $2 billion higher education bond bill in an effort to improve infrastructure for University of California and California State University campuses. The legislation, Senate Bill 483, was co-authored by Sen. Steve Glazer, D-Orinda and Sen. Ben Allen, D-Santa Monica, who also serves as chair[Read More…]
CSULB Academic Senate cleans up committee clauses
The Cal State Long Beach Academic Senate held a lengthy amendment marathon over policy guidelines related to the selection and appointment of high level academic administrators on Thursday. For the second week in a row, senators made up of CSULB faculty went through policies related to committees that select deans,[Read More…]
Women’s March momentum continues
“First we march, now we act.” A smorgasbord of student identities rallied under the slogan on Wednesday afternoon at Cal State Long Beach’s Women’s Gender & Equity Center for “CSULB Huddle,” a political discussion group formed in response to the nationwide Women’s March in January. The Women’s March LA was[Read More…]
SQE protests tuition hike by marching to Brotman Hall
To chants of “What do we want? Justice! When do we want it? Now!” members of Students for Quality Education marched to Brotman Hall yesterday. The protest was organized to galvanize support against an upcoming Cal State University Board of Trustees vote on raising tuition for CSU students. The vote[Read More…]
Cancellation of NWC lands CSULB as a ‘worst college for free speech’
On a campus that sees peaceful student protests spark overnight, has vocal student associations and multiple student press organizations, it seems unlikely that Cal State Long Beach would have a problem with free speech – but according to the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, we do. FIRE announced its[Read More…]
College students not ‘compelled’ to vote locally
Data regarding young adult voter turnout in general elections can help predict the 18-35 year old demographic’s involvement in the upcoming Los Angeles County municipal election on March 7. According to a US Census Bureau study of presidential elections held between 1964 to 2012, young adults ages 18 to 24[Read More…]
Trustee Maggie White talks with students in tuition forum
Following the recent plans to increase student tuition, Dale Lendrum of Associated Students Inc. and Maggie White from the California State University Board of Trustees held an open forum for students to voice their opinions. Fees are predicted to increase after announcements made by the CSU Board of Trustees propose[Read More…]