Surfers and beachgoers may find unexpected company in the ocean this season — and the new friends have about six fins and 50 rows of teeth. Baby Shark Season has officially begun off the Southern California coast due to warmer waters, Dr. Chris Lowe, professor and director of the California[Read More…]
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Rape backlogs and women in literature: A CSULB Woman’s Research Colloquium
The world of monstrous women in literature and rape kit backlogs will interface at the Women’s Research Colloquium on Thursday. The colloquium will feature two presenters: Dr. Bonnie Gasior from the Department of Romance, German, Russian Languages and Literatures and Dr. Courtney Ahrens from the Department of Psychology according to[Read More…]
CSULB Recreation and leisure students receive internship opportunities with the Long Beach Department of Parks, Recreation and Marine facilities.
There are about 190 CSULB students majoring in recreation and leisure studies, each of whom is required to log at least 400 hours of internship experience in order to graduate. “We are definitely not guaranteed an internship, so when I got accepted into mine it was like a huge weight[Read More…]
CSULB addresses state-wide drought
Come summertime, Facilities Management will convert former grass lawns into drought resistant landscapes. Facilities Management selected six specific sites for grass removal because they are on perimeter areas of campus and are not “high student use areas,” Brian McKinnon, the Facilities Management manager for grounds and landscaping, said. “[The lawns][Read More…]
Honor society reactivates at CSULB
An honor society for international education that began at California State University, Long Beach is finding its way back home. CSULB founded Phi Beta Delta, the first honor society dedicated to recognizing scholarly achievement in international education, in 1986. The Alpha Chapter is reactivating the honor society for students, staff[Read More…]
CSULB begins drying grass on campus to save water during drought
Students will soon see green lawns at California State University, Long Beach fade to brown through the rest of the semester. CSULB Facilities Management began the process of spraying specific grass plots with chemicals to dry them out on Saturday as the start of a several month process. CSULB Media[Read More…]
Smoking out the answers: Will CSULB ban tobacco?
If enforced, California State University, Long Beach’s smoking ban will be the first in the California State University system to be mandated by the student population. Other CSU’s have enacted campus-wide smoking bands in previous years; however, none have been passed through a student vote. CSU Fullerton and San Francisco[Read More…]
Review: Miguel, Wale and DJ B-Rokk triple-team CSULB’s Walter Pyramid
Thousands of California State University, Long Beach students and fans made their way to the Walter Pyramid on Friday in anticipation for neo-soul artist Miguel and special guest Wale. The Associated Students Inc. promised upon the announcement of the artists that it would be a “big night”. Fortunately it was[Read More…]
inFocus: Active Shooter/Mass Casualty Drill
Cries for help rang through upper campus during a multi-agency response exercise Tuesday morning as first responders in full tactical gear swept through the quad among mock victims with simulated gunshot wounds and fake blood. The “Active Shooter/Mass Casualty Drill” aimed to test communication between the campus and emergency officials,[Read More…]