The University of California abolished racial preference from its admissions process in 1995, and a year later, the state of California followed suit with the passage of Proposition 209, forbidding the consideration of race in operations of public education. Now, 17 years later, the UC has changed its mind. A[Read More…]
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Study: Hispanics more likely to enroll in college than other minorities
Families like Sarah Coromina’s are relatively new to the textbooks and classrooms of a university, but her father would like to change that. “My dad would tell me, ‘you can’t mess up, you have to do it, you are the last chance we have of one of my kids graduating[Read More…]
Parking makes students late for class
Senior art education major Faith Lee spent 30 minutes trying to find a parking space yesterday, making her late to her art 387 class. “It’s always like this,” Lee said. “It’s always bad.” She is one of many students who found it difficult to find a parking spot at Cal[Read More…]
California Universities may become anti-social with new legislation
The California State Senate voted unanimously last week in favor of a resolution designed to ban all California universities from asking for access to students’ social media accounts. Senate Bill 1349 is designed to allow students to maintain their privacy, the bill’s author Sen. Leland Yee (D-San Francisco) said on[Read More…]
Science, business majors yield the green
Upon starting college, many students look for the college major they most enjoy, the field of study they feel most passionate about. But passion doesn’t always pay the bills. According to statistics found in the “College Majors Handbook with Real Career Paths and Payoffs,” students who study engineering or medicine[Read More…]
CSULB gets its share of bikes
Long Beach, one of America’s most bike-friendly cities, just got a little friendlier. On Wednesday, the city of Long Beach announced the installment of a bike share program, provided by Bike Nation, which will connect public transportation with a series of bike stations. According to Bike Nation’s Chief Operating Officer,[Read More…]
Grad student to study children’s cultural identities
Most college students don’t come by money easily. So when Maria Carreras opened the thick envelope sitting on her kitchen table and read that she had been chosen as a Sally Casanova Pre-Doctoral Scholar, she was ecstatic. “I started screaming and jumping up and down,” she said. “Everyone in my[Read More…]
CSULB makes Princeton Review’s 2013 ‘Best in the West’ list
Despite statewide budget cuts and an uncertain financial future, Cal State Long Beach was named as one of Princeton Review’s ‘Best in the West’ colleges of 2013. CSULB was one of 121 colleges in the Western U.S. that was recognized by the Princeton Review. “It is always good to know[Read More…]
Bike share program comes to campus
Long Beach, one of America’s most bike-friendly cities, just got a little friendlier. On Wednesday, the city of Long Beach announced the installment of a bike share program, provided by Bike Nation, which will connect public transportation with a series of bike stations. According to Bike Nation’s Chief Operating Officer,[Read More…]
Robek’s opens second location on campus in SRWC
On its first day of business, students found Robek’s fresh, made-to-order fruit smoothies to be an appropriate addition to the Student Recreation and Wellness Center’s lobby on Monday. “Even though we already have another Robek’s in the University Student Union, I wouldn’t want to walk that far after I’m done[Read More…]