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…]
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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…]
CSU makes decision on tuition buyout deal
The Cal State University has decided to take the state’s tuition buyout deal should Gov. Jerry Brown’s tax measure pass this November, according to CSU Spokesman Erik Fallis. In July, Brown signed an education trailer bill that would promise an extra $125 million in state funding to the CSU in[Read More…]
Scientist trades lab research for desk job
ndrew “Zed” Mason knew he’d leave behind the things he’s most passionate about when he accepted his new position at Cal State Long Beach this semester - and that’s perfectly okay with him. Mason, the associate dean for research of graduate studies for the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics,[Read More…]
California State Assembly calls for transparent search process
Representatives from the California Faculty Association gathered at the Cal State University Board of Trustees meeting in June, calling for a more transparent search process in finding Chancellor Charles B. Reed’s successor. Last week, the Cal State University Chancellor Search committee held a meeting behind closed doors to discuss potential[Read More…]
Former CSULB student stars on Jon Stewart’s ‘Daily Show’
One week, she was going to class, doing homework, reading textbooks and stressing about finals; the next week, she learned she would be on television with Jon Stewart. Cal State Long Beach film and electronic arts alumna, Jessica Williams, is a correspondent on “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” –[Read More…]
Long Beach alumnus spins the DJ world around, plays old soul
Long Beach musician and disc jockey, Chris Lynch, sweats the blues. Soul trembles out of his fingers. Even his clothing style reminisces of a classic Blind Willie McTell photograph. Lynch, a Cal State Long Beach graduate who studied English and creative writing, uses his passion for old soul and rustic[Read More…]