In response to the recent presidential election, faculty from the College of Liberal Arts are presenting their “Reclaiming Democracy” teach-in series, hoping to provide a space for students to educate and express themselves on current political issues. Starting Tuesday and continuing monthly through April, the teach-ins will feature ten-minute talks[Read More…]
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CSULB media director moves to CSU Chancellor’s office
Michael Uhlenkamp has represented Cal State Long Beach hundreds of times with the press during his two-year stint as the Executive Director of Media and Digital News at CSULB. He is now leaving CSULB to represent the California State University system as the Interim Senior Director of Public Affairs at[Read More…]
‘Despicable’ graffiti inspires social media response
Amid the political environment of the United States tension has risen in different places, including at the Cal State Long Beach campus. On Jan. 25, a student found controversial graffiti on one of the walls of the first floor men’s bathroom in the Liberal Arts 5 building. The graffiti read[Read More…]
CSULB students and staff talk Trump and ‘moving forward’
Organizations on campus held a discussion called “Moving Towards Hope” Thursday with students who feel discouraged by the election of President Donald Trump, who has already signed several controversial executive orders during his first week in office. The event took place just one day after a student’s report that the[Read More…]
Storms reveal weak spots on campus
The massive rain storm that hit Southern California on Sunday left the campus of Cal State Long Beach soaked with flooded basements, fields and sidewalks. Director of Facilities Management Tony Malagrino said the lasting damage is only minor, as facilities crews hustled to combat flowing waters throughout Saturday night. “We[Read More…]
Record rainfall hits Long Beach
Cal State Long Beach’s campus bore the brunt of the Jan. 22 storm, with both outdoor areas and buildings experiencing flooding. The staircase leading from upper to lower campus was swamped with roughly eight inches of rain Sunday afternoon, with the bottom step of the staircase completely covered with water.[Read More…]
Car rescue and burglary: winter break crime blotter
University police officers rescue victim from a flaming car Two University Police Department officers responded to a traffic accident on Bellflower and Atherton at 12:15 a.m. on Jan. 13. When the officers got there, they removed the victim from a car engulfed in flames by smashing the windshield in and[Read More…]
Prop 64 doesn’t apply at CSULB
The recreational use of marijuana may now be allowed in California, but it is still not allowed at Cal State Long Beach. The passage of Proposition 64 has not changed anything for CSU campuses, including CSULB. According to campus police, students still cannot posses marijuana on campus, let alone smoke[Read More…]
Associated Students, Inc. seeks sanctuary campus status
Associated Students, Inc. is hoping to help undocumented students feel safer on campus by passing a resolution in support of Cal State Long Beach’s potential to become a sanctuary campus, said Secretary for AB540 & Undocumented Students Kenia Duarte – who is undocumented herself. The term “sanctuary campus” can vary[Read More…]
Rain storms cost thousands in repairs to potholes
An emergency project has shut down part of the West Campus turnaround until Saturday because of large potholes caused by rain storms from last week. “The rain got underneath the already aging concrete and made what we call the sub-grade, which is the soil underneath the concrete, fail,” Mark Zakhour,[Read More…]