An uncommon silence fell over the Nugget Grill and Pub Tuesday night as students and faculty focused their eyes on the second of the three presidential debates. After what was widely considered a disappointing performance in the first debate against Mitt Romney, the pressure was on President Obama to convince[Read More…]
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Newly received or noteworthy information, especially about recent or important events on campus and around Long Beach.
U.S. combatant commander to visit CSULB
The sixth installment of the Distinguished Speakers series will host Admiral Eric T. Olson, who was in charge of U.S Special Operations Command when Osama Bin Laden was killed. Olsen will discuss team building, leadership and the shifting of U.S military tactics from large armies to small, precise special forces[Read More…]
California schools watch the November ballot
In a time of intense budget cuts, California public education is putting its fate in the hands of voters with Propositions 30 and 38. But even if both pass this November, only one can go into effect. Each proposition would raise taxes to generate funds for education. However, while Prop.[Read More…]
CBA gets down to business
Business students looking for the biggest “bang for their buck” can find it right here at Cal State Long Beach. In their recently released guidebook, “The Best 296 Business Schools,” the Princeton Review placed CSULB’s College of Business Administration’s master’s program, among top accredited schools by the Association to Advance[Read More…]
MCC offers to pay student groups who get multicultural
The Multicultural Center is leaving $80,000 up for grabs for students who can effectively present just one thing: an idea. The Multicultural Center (MCC) will use this grant money to fund different groups on campus who fill out an application and present an idea, project or program that can unite[Read More…]
CSULB asks students to think pink this month
With the clashes between Halloween’s orange and the election’s reds and blues this October, it can be easy to overlook the pink in the middle – namely, Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The Health Resource Center has partnered with Lambda Sigma Gamma and the Beautiful Day Foundation to sponsor a breast[Read More…]
Greeks team up to win points, cheer on 49ers
Sporting events will record an increase in attendance from one important campus demographic this year – the Greeks. The Greek Cup, a new incentive-driven program, aims to encourage members from Cal State Long Beach Greek organizations to attend sporting events through a point-based reward system. Fraternities and sororities will earn[Read More…]
Delivery in the works for Domino’s on campus
Some factors have hindered immediate action on starting delivery. Pizza will soon be just a quick phone call away for anyone on campus who doesn’t want to trek all the way up to the University Dining Plaza. According to Rosa Hernandez-Henderson, director of communications and human resources for the 49er[Read More…]
Women @ The Beach drawn to the engineering board
The world seems to think that every engineer looks like the nerdy comic strip character Dilbert, and Lily Gossage plans to change that. Gossage, director of the College of Engineering Recruitment and Retention Center at Cal State Long Beach, has been appointed to the Board of Directors for the Women[Read More…]
Women @ The Beach drawn towards engineering
The world seems to think that every engineer looks like the nerdy comic strip character Dilbert, and Lily Gossage plans to change that. Gossage, director of the College of Engineering Recruitment and Retention Center at Cal State Long Beach, has been appointed to the Board of Directors for the Women[Read More…]