Immigration and Customs Enforcement aren’t likely to come back to Cal State Long Beach after a new directive issued Wednesday by CSULB Chief of Police Fernando Solorzano. The University Police Department will not cooperate with ICE by holding undocumented foreign nationals whether or not that person has an immigration hold.[Read More…]
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CSULB signs Climate Leadership Commitment
Cal State Long Beach became a Charter Signatory to the Climate Leadership Commitment Thursday by pledging to have a more environmentally conscious and sustainable campus. CSULB will be responsible for keeping public records of climate target goals and their progress, all while incorporating sustainability into the university’s curriculum. “CSULB has[Read More…]
Flores wins in ASI presidential runoff election
Marvin Flores will lead the Cal State Long Beach student body as Associated Students, Inc. president in the 2016-17 academic year. Flores won the April 25-27 runoff election with 1,601 votes, 57.16 percent of voters. His opposition, Robert Espinoza, garnered 1,200 votes or 42.84 percent of voters. The runoffs took place[Read More…]
Crime Blotter: Misdemeanor arrests and mental evaluation
Trio cited after traffic stop After stopping a vehicle for traveling at an unsafe speed last Thursday, a University Police sergeant suspected the vehicle may have been related to a different report of a suspicious individual in Parking Structure 1 the sergeant was investigating. The sergeant contacted back up, and[Read More…]
Pause 4 Paws before your finals
Who let the dogs out? No, really — who did it? They’re about to be all over the Health and Human Services 1 lawn. Next Tuesday, a handful of therapy dogs as well as some huge Newfoundlands will make Cal State Long Beach their pawing ground for the day. Pause[Read More…]
ASI vetoes student health fee increase, discusses gender neutral bathrooms
The ASI Senate voted against a resolution Wednesday that would have supported a student health fee increase, saying that the students should be the ones to decide this matter. The proposed increase would have raised the fee from $96 per academic year to $150. The fee was originally brought before[Read More…]
Health and Human Services Advising Center moves to bigger and better things
The College of Health and Human Services Advising Center at Cal State Long Beach has moved to the Health Science Department, a spacious location, which they hope will offer a more welcoming environment for their students and staff. The CHHS Advising Center was previously located in the Engineering Technology building,[Read More…]
Delta Sigma Chi hosts Multiple Sclerosis fundraiser
CSULB’s Delta Sigma Chi fraternity will host “Swim for Multiple Sclerosis” on May 2, in partnership with the Multiple Sclerosis Association of America to raise money and awareness for the sometimes fatal disease. “A lot of members in our fraternity have family members with multiple sclerosis, so we wanted to[Read More…]
Congressman condemns deportation
Rep. Alan Lowenthal, D–Long Beach, said the recent incident where José Alvarez was deported after being detained in the Cal State Long Beach University Police substation should have never happened in a roundtable and forum on immigration the congressman hosted Monday. “I’m in a climate in the Congress where a[Read More…]
Man deported for 21-year-old drug offense by CSULB PD
TIJUANA, Mexico — On the outer edge of the city, up a series of pitted dirt roads, José Alvarez waits alone in an unfurnished duplex. The only kitchen appliances are a mini fridge raised off the floor by cinder blocks and a camping stove on the countertop. He sleeps on[Read More…]