Cal State Long Beach students from Orange County can now take the Seventh Street bridge to get to school, a route that has been closed for a year. On Saturday morning, the northbound I-405/westbound SR-22 Seventh Street bridge re-opened. “I would say approximately 25-30 percent of the campus population, including[Read More…]
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Art officials advise students to stop tagging lockers
The art locker rooms, located on the first floor of Fine Arts building 4, have been known as a place for tagging, but this tradition is reportedly affecting students’ work, bringing in strangers, and compromising the ventilation. Christopher Miles, art department chair, said tagging has been going on for as[Read More…]
Course offerings may be decreased in some departments
Some departments have begun informing students that they are cutting back classes for the fall 2012 semester, leaving students with less course options. Wayne Wright, associate professor and department chair of philosophy, sent an email stating that classes were canceled. “In order to ensure maximum enrollment in courses while minimizing[Read More…]
Students get training on sex education, contraception
Student representatives from 15 California colleges, including Cal State Long Beach, assembled on campus for a weekend of training in the latest information on reproductive health and rights. The training, hosted by Reproductive Justice Leadership Institute, focused on topics such as contraception, comprehensive sex education and the economic, social, political[Read More…]
LBCC staff faces layoffs, reduced contracts
Students at Long Beach City College might find it harder to transfer after the LBCC Board of Trustees unanimously agreed on a budget plan that will lay off 55 employees, as well as reduce 96 contracts in order to save $5.1 million. Nearly 40 percent of LBCC’s classified staff will[Read More…]
BeachCon to host gaming tournaments on campus
Cal State Long Beach’s video games fanatics can rejoice – the countdown to BeachCon has begun. BeachCon, an annual nonprofit event that encompasses all aspects of electronic gaming, will be held at the Walter Pyramid on Saturday. Residential Hall Multimedia Technicians (Techs) and two resident assistants, who are promoting the[Read More…]
Latino group to hold healthy living conference
The Cal State Long Beach Center for Latino Community Health, Evaluation and Leadership Training will hold its first annual conference on health equity Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the University Student Union ballrooms. The conference, Strengthening Health Sciences with Culture/ Fortaleciendo las Ciencias de la Salud con[Read More…]
Psych Day offers feedback on student projects
Hundreds of students and faculty gathered in the psychology quad yesterday for the department’s annual Psych Day, where students could get information on a myriad of topics, such as possible careers and a future in graduate school. “Psych Day is an opportunity for students to share what they’ve learned and[Read More…]
Students flock to Aquarium on Wheels
Students gathered in front of Peterson Hall 1 to see the Aquarium on Wheels, a mobile exhibit housing sea urchins, sea cucumbers, anemones and a shark, as part of Earth Week activities on Wednesday. The exhibit – a tide pool inside of a box truck – allowed visitors to touch[Read More…]
Professors to discuss employment, budget
Three Cal State Long Beach economics professors will provide answers on where the jobs are in Southern California and how the local economy will perform over the next year at the 18th annual Economic Forecast. The forecast will focus on the job numbers and prospects for the counties of Los[Read More…]