All recreational beaches were closed in Alamitos Bay last week because of a sewage spill from a private system into the Cerritos Channel. The spill was contained shortly after the city became aware of it on Sept. 30. Mother’s Beach was the first to be affected by the spill and[Read More…]
News
Newly received or noteworthy information, especially about recent or important events on campus and around Long Beach.
Long Beach Marathon treks through campus
The Long Beach community joined together yesterday to cheer on the expected 25,000 participants of the Long Beach International City Bank Marathon. The event consisted of three possible routes for runners as well as a 26-mile route for cyclists. John Parks, executive vice president of marketing for Run Racing –[Read More…]
CSU appoints new chancellor
Timothy P. White has been named the Cal State University chancellor and will replace Charles B. Reed at the end of December. White, who currently serves as chancellor of the University of California, Riverside, was approved by the CSU Board of Trustees in a closed special meeting held yesterday in[Read More…]
CSU: faculty should use class time properly
Professors who have used class time to advocate, or even discuss, Proposition 30 are now being discouraged from mentioning the issue in class. Prop. 30 would increase personal income taxes on high-income taxpayers as well as sales taxes by a quarter of a cent temporarily. The new revenues would fund[Read More…]
Beach Hillel shines light for CSULB students on Jewish holiday
Students walked away from the University Student Union with plenty of sandwiches yesterday, but they were not foot-longs from Subway. These sandwiches were free and in celebration of the Jewish holiday Sukkot. The local Jewish group organized “Sandwiches in the Sukkah,” an event that gathers students together to observe the[Read More…]
Summer heat lingers in the start of fall
Students’ favorite cold weather outfits stayed in the closet just a little longer this week as Long Beach experienced an early autumn heat wave. David Pepper, a climatology lecturer at Cal State Long Beach, said it was not normal to have such high temperatures in October but also not unprecedented.[Read More…]
Update on CA Legislature
AB 970: The University of California Regents and Cal State University Board of Trustees are now required to give public notice and consult with students six months prior to activating fee increases. Regents and trustees cannot raise fees before specified increase dates. SB 1052/1053: Senate Bill 1052 establishes the California[Read More…]
Study: fewer students seek graduate degrees, possible debt discouraging
More college students in the United States are deciding not to pursue graduate studies, according to a report by a national research and advocacy group for graduate studies. The Council of Graduate Schools conducted a Survey of Graduate Enrollment and Degrees, finding that the enrollment rate in master’s and doctoral[Read More…]
New wave of Project OCEAN aims to raise suicide awareness
Students at Cal State Long Beach can now learn how to recognize early warning signs of suicide and save another person’s life by following three simple steps: question, persuade and refer (QPR). QPR is the first in a series of free training sessions offered through Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS),[Read More…]
Campaign Calendar
Presidential debate schedule Domestic policy debate Day: Oct. 3 Time: 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. PST Location: University of Denver The debate will be divided into six 15-minute segments on different topics. Each candidate will have two minutes to respond to each topic. A moderator will use the remainder of the[Read More…]