California Gov. Gavin Newsom presented his first budget proposal, allocating up to $562 million in permanent and one-time funds for the California State University system. Newsom’s budget proposal consists of a $300 million ongoing general fund for operational costs, increased enrollment and for progress toward the Graduation Initiative 2025. The[Read More…]
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Senate resolves to remove mascot, appoints senator to board
Associated Students Inc. Senate discussed possible methods of sourcing a replacement for Prospector Pete including a school-wide vote during Wednesday night’s meeting. Long Beach State is replacing longtime mascot Prospector Pete due to his association with the gold rush prospectors he represents and their role in the genocide of Native[Read More…]
New semester, same parking woes
As another semester begins at Long Beach State, many students still find themselves in the same struggle with parking. Spring semester parking has become increasingly impacted. There are 14,090 parking spots on campus and 20,000 permits are sold a year, according to Robyn Ames-Woodyard, director of operations, finance management at[Read More…]
Sitcom meets the classroom in new LBSU course
Online media binging may finally pay off for Long Beach State students as the university is set to offer a class based on the popular 1980s sitcom “The Golden Girls” this spring.
Student Success Center now open for students
Students can now use the new Student Success Center, located on upper campus in front of the bookstore, which opened early January after over a year of construction. Construction on the Student Success Center began on Sept. 23, 2017 with a hard deadline of Dec. 22, 2018. One of the[Read More…]
LBSU professor inspires students in STEM to ‘achieve their dreams’
Long Beach State chemistry professor Stephen Mezyk has spent the last 18 years motivating students to pursue education and research in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. “I enjoy getting my students excited about science, and to learn to think both critically and logically,” Mezyk said. Mezyk encourages them to seek[Read More…]
LBSU club launches student-built rocket
A successful lift off has prompted the Beach Launch team to construct a new and improved liquid propelled rocket named “Beach 2 ‘Karmen,’” while preparing for three engineering and aerospace competitions in 2019. The club has launched two rockets since becoming a student operated entity, including its first ever liquid[Read More…]
Walter Pyramid donor Mike Walter suffers head injury
Mike Walter, namesake of the Walter Pyramid, suffered a head laceration after tripping and falling while leaving Friday night’s men’s volleyball game. Walter was walking down the Pyramid steps on his way to the parking structure in lot G11 when the incident occured. He was accompanied by President Jane Close[Read More…]
Tuition increase ‘out of the question’ for 2019-20 academic year
California State University officials announced at the Board of Trustees meeting Tuesday that tuition will not be increased for the 2019-20 academic year.
Projected Translation Studies minor coming to LBSU fall 2019
Long Beach State plans to introduce a translation studies minor in fall 2019. In the California State University and University of California systems, there are courses in translation but no institute or center with a focus on translation studies. The translation studies minor is under the Romance German Russian Language[Read More…]