University Police said they have no written record of giving permission to the 20-year-old male student who displayed a knife in a sociology class Feb. 25. “I have no written documentation concerning an approval to carry a weapon on campus by any student,” said University Police spokesman Lt. Richard Goodwin.[Read More…]
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Meet the candidates: Oscar Acevedo
Associated Students, Inc. elections are taking place this week at Cal State Long Beach, and presidential candidate Oscar Acevedo is hoping to change ASI into a united body of student advocates. While working for the national community service organization AmeriCorps at the George Deukmejian courthouse in Long Beach, Acevedo discovered[Read More…]
Student government candidates focus on transparency in debate
Associated Students, Inc. executive candidates called for an increase in administrative transparency and promised to facilitate student safety during the ASI debate at the speakers platform today at noon. Many of the candidates said they thought students needed to have more say when it comes to fees and decisions normally[Read More…]
Student with knife is ‘mixed-race’
The 20-year-old male student who displayed a knife in a sociology class Feb. 25 comes from a “mixed-race family,” contrary to posts on social media up to this point that stated he was white. The race of the individual became an issue both on social media and in the administration-led[Read More…]
Executive ASI debate to showcase candidate platforms
Some 32 assorted cupcakes lay frosted and sprinkled on the table as a few students asked some Associated Students, Inc. representatives just what they would have to do to get one. On Tuesday and Wednesday, ASI hosted Coffee with the Candidates, an event to encourage students to meet their[Read More…]
Anti-abortion advocates spark heated debate at GAP display
Peaceful conversation exploded into confrontation at the site of the Genocide Awareness Project Tuesday afternoon. Once every spring the Catholic Newman Club at Cal State Long Beach invite the Center for Bio-Ethical Reform onto campus to advocate against abortion on the free speech lawn in the middle of campus. “The[Read More…]
Q&A with President Conoley on knife incident
In the weeks following the Feb. 25 incident where a 20-year-old male student “displayed” a knife in a sociology class on race, class and gender, students have continued to protest on social media to criticize the university’s lack of communication. Much of the criticism stemmed from the fact that the[Read More…]
Design workshop to be named Nohemi Gonzalez
The Cal State Long Beach design department will keep the spirit of Nohemi Gonzalez alive with major plans to refurbish a workshop after receiving a generous donation of $10,000 for the Nohemi Gonzalez Shop Initiative. The international tragedy hit home when news of Gonzalez’s death in the Nov. 13, 2015[Read More…]
Column: The reality of being Greek at CSULB
There’s a lot of validity to the phrase “it’s all Greek to me.” In the world of fraternities and sororities, words like “rush,” “pledge” and “big” have practical definitions that tend to differ notably from what one could find in the dictionary. For those of us in the Greek system,[Read More…]
Crime Blotter: Trespassing, public intoxication and assault
Kung-foolery Officers received a call about a male carrying what appeared to be a Samurai sword on his back March 9 at 11:23 a.m. After investigating the call, the officers determined that it was a student carrying an umbrella with a handle that looked like a sword handle. Unwanted[Read More…]