After running at a budget deficit of 3 percent in 2016, Cal State Long Beach’s Student Health Services has raised its fee from $45 to $75 per semester and will be implementing the change this fall. The fee has not increased in 12 years, despite the rising costs of healthcare.[Read More…]
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Men of Color Conference pushes students forward
The day starts early in the morning. After introductory remarks from Rex Richardson, the vice mayor of Long Beach, Ramsey Jay Jr. comes up to the lectern. He’s in his thirties, with a shaved head, thin athletic build and sharply dressed in a suit and tie. He takes command of[Read More…]
White Nationalist group posts unauthorized flyers on CSULB campus
Cal State Long Beach Provost Brian Jersky emailed the campus community Thursday morning to inform students of a series of flyers that have been posted by white nationalist group Identity Evropa. “Our commitment to free speech means we will tolerate a wide array of viewpoints and belief systems. We are[Read More…]
Student Fee Advisory Committee raises Health Service Fee
Vice President of Student Affairs Carmen Taylor released a statement Wednesday that said the student health fee will be increasing from $45 to $75 a semester, taking effect fall 2017. After maintaining the health fee price for nearly 12 years, the Student Fee Advisory Committee, made up of members of[Read More…]
Students, you down with O.P.P.?
Associated Students, Inc.’s new Senate Resolution 2017-17 tries to put pressure on the California State University Board of Trustees to “freeze initiatives and the tuition increase for three to five years.” ASI Senator-at-large Daniel Gomez introduced the resolution, dubbed Opposing Payment Peaks, on Wednesday. “A portion of the resolution is[Read More…]
La Raza Student Center to reopen after renovations
Cal State Long Beach’s La Raza student resource center will be having its grand reopening today after delayed renovations. The center has had limited availability to students this semester because of the work being done. The renovations were mostly fresh paint and new carpeting and provided to all of the[Read More…]
CSULB, what is up with all the green fences?
In case anyone was wondering what is happening with all the construction fences around campus, there is news: the fences are soon to be removed, as construction crews approach the end of three renovation projects. Construction Services Senior Manager Mark Zakhour said the various projects underway – which can be[Read More…]
CSULB Muslim Student Association demonstrates against Trump
Cal State Long Beach’s Muslim Student Association gathered in front of the Speaker’s Platform on Tuesday, along with other CSULB students and faculty, to express their disapproval of President Donald Trump. The event began with a noon prayer led by Bilal Zaheen, former president of the Muslim Student Association and[Read More…]
Student banned from CSULB following investigation
A student at Cal State Long Beach has been barred from campus following an investigation by campus administration. CSULB police issued a campus-wide “registered sex offender advisory” to faculty, staff and students Monday night, but did not initially indicate that the offender, Juan Lucio Solis, was a student. “We had[Read More…]
CSULB refrains from calling itself a sanctuary campus
Cal State Long Beach President Jane Close Conoley said in an Academic Senate meeting Thursday that the CSULB campus would function as a sanctuary for undocumented students, but would not be formally called one. The question of whether CSULB will become a protected space is one that has been discussed[Read More…]