There will be a new student government position available for representing and advising international students. Associated Students Inc. passed a resolution Wednesday that will move to create a secretary position for international student affairs. The position may only last for one year, as a decision to re-organize student government is[Read More…]
Campus
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Cal State Long Beach continues to seek diversity in hiring
The faculty at Cal State Long Beach are not diverse enough, according to the final interim report submitted by CSULB to the university’s accreditation commission. The 2015 report, which looked favorably on all other aspects of the university, pointed out that professors still do not look enough like their students. While people of[Read More…]
ASI teaches students about grade appeal rights
As part of the “Know Your Rights” program this semester, the ASI judiciary put together a presentation about the grade appeals process. The short, concise workshop took place in USU on Tuesday. This is the first time since 2012 that the grade appeal workshop has been offered. The workshop, led by[Read More…]
Tinder adds STD testing site locator on website
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported that the number of cases of chlamydia and gonorrhea in the United States has increased after being in decline for several years. The Los Angeles-based AIDS Healthcare Foundation has connected the increase to the rise in online dating. AHF, the largest[Read More…]
Crime Blotter
Being a pill Officers received a call from Student Health Services on Feb. 4 after a 31-year-old male tried to use a forged prescription. The case is under investigation. Grand theft bicycle A student reported her bike stolen Sunday at 12:12 p.m. She told officers that she had secured it[Read More…]
Students get free condoms in University Student Union bathrooms
The Center for Latino Community Heath installed free condom dispensers in several restrooms throughout campus Monday. The dispensers are located in five restrooms on campus: The male and female restrooms on the second and third floors of the University Student Union, the gender neutral restroom on the first floor and[Read More…]
Twitter survey finds students at Cal State Long Beach overwhelmingly support Senator Bernie Sanders for President.
According to a Twitter survey conducted by the Daily 49er, CSULB students favor Bernie Sanders as the next Commander-in-Chief. The survey, which was carried out last week, let students choose from among the two most popular candidates from each party. Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders and former Secretary of State Hillary[Read More…]
Obituary: CSULB student dies at 18
Rose Chelsea Lubang could not help but take care of others. When her friends told her of their plan to take her to Las Vegas for Rose’s 21st birthday, she told them that she would be the group’s designated driver. The Cal State Long Beach freshman died Wednesday night after[Read More…]
CFA to strike for 5 days if impasse with CSU continues
California State University faculty will strike for five days at CSU campuses across the system in April if collective bargaining continues to fail, and students are welcome to join, California Faculty Association leaders announced Monday morning. “It is time for faculty and students to stand together and say, ‘No longer,’”[Read More…]
CSULB graduate Daniel Nguyen remembered by hundreds
We’ve all met that one person in our life that helped us for the better in some way. To me, dorky Daniel Nguyen is that friend. I remember on our last trip to Big Sur, he carried a photo book and read quotes out loud to us for motivation. He[Read More…]