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BREAKING: CSULB to lend portion of campus for COVID-19 testing and rest spot for VA hospital staff
Campus parking lots will be used by Memorial Care health workers for testing and Building E of Hillside College will be used as a rest area for VA hospital staff.
ASI Senate supports Basic Needs information in CSULB syllabi
The resolution supports the of incorporating information on the Basic Needs Program into syllabi for each course.
‘They begged me to come back’: CSULB students studying abroad recount their COVID-19 experiences
For many international students and students studying abroad, mass confusion added to the panic of coronavirus. Long Beach State officials gave them an ultimatum; come home or get cut-off, students said.
CSULB changes grading policy to allow credit or no-credit for all courses amid coronavirus
Provost Brian Jersky announced Friday that Long Beach State will be offering students the option to select a credit or no-credit grade for the spring semester.
Q&A with CSULB President Conoley: ‘Bumpy roads ahead’
The Daily Forty-Niner, in conjunction with the Long Beach Post, held a live-streamed conference with President Jane Close Conoley, April 9. Conoley answered COVID-19-related questions that were submitted by the Long Beach State community.
President Conoley announces potential budget cuts; 3 new CSULB COVID-19 cases
In a live interview with the Daily Forty-Niner and Long Beach Post, President Jane Close Conoley addresses the student body’s conoravirus-related questions and concerns.
ASI Senate opposes proposed plus-minus grading system
Associated Students Inc. passed a resolution in opposition to implementing a plus-minus grading notation which could affect students’ GPA.
CSULB students and staff 3D-print face masks to help fight COVID-19
After reading stories of other 3D-printing labs converting into personal protective equipment production companies the team at The Maker Society, a student-run organization, began printing its own face-shields.
Long Beach State GWAR testing postponed until fall amid coronavirus concerns
Students who had paid to take the exam on April 11 will now be given the option to take it either August 29 or September 26.