In November, students gathered outside of the Cal State University Board of Trustees meeting in Long Beach to protest a 9 percent tuition increase, and University of California, Los Angeles sophomore Seth Newmeyer stood with them. Now — nearly four months later — Newmeyer stood before a court judge instead.[Read More…]
News
Newly received or noteworthy information, especially about recent or important events on campus and around Long Beach.
Students donate less to campaigns
During the 2008 election, President Barack Obama rallied students to get involved by donating and voting. This time around, students are rethinking the notion of giving money to campaigns due to financial situations and dire times. According to opensecrets.org, Obama’s donations from individual contributors for the 2008 election added up[Read More…]
Popular rec center classes are in high demand
Ellie Ingram, a senior health care administration major, arrived 25 minutes before her spin class at the Student Recreation and Wellness Center last week, but she was too late to get a spot. “Right at 30 minutes before class starts, people claim all the bikes and, if you don’t get[Read More…]
The story behind CSULB’s outdoor sculptures, artwork
Many students walk across the Cal State Long Beach campus daily without realizing that the walkways are scattered with 21 University Art Museum curated sculptures and contributions from four graduate students. According to the University Art Museum (UAM), eight world-renowned artists placed artwork at CSULB as part of the California[Read More…]
Dance instructor finds his footing after injury
Andrew Vaca never thought dislocating his leg at age 18 would create so many problems for his future in dance. Vaca had his first hip replacement in 2008 and it took him three months to recover. In July, the pain came suddenly again. Vaca was blindsided when the doctor told[Read More…]
Medical marijuana banned on CSU campuses
All Cal State University campuses are implementing a system-wide zero-tolerance policy for marijuana of any kind in an attempt to avoid losing federal funding. Zero-tolerance means no accommodations and no exceptions for state-legal medical marijuana. At other public colleges and universities in California, medical marijuana is “accommodated” on some conditions[Read More…]
With rules, yearly ASI election season kicks off
Students running for Associated Students Inc. positions were able to start campaigning on Tuesday. This year, there are five candidates running for president, four candidates for vice president and two candidates for treasurer. Candidates attended a mandatory meeting on either Tuesday or Wednesday to go over the campaigning rules and[Read More…]
CSU to review campus admission changes
Cal State Long Beach administrators plan to present their new admission guidelines to the Cal State University Chancellor’s Office in the coming week, after holding the last of three public meetings on the topic Wednesday. The hearing at Long Beach City College further discussed proposed changes to admission guidelines that[Read More…]
Property stolen from K-Beach
A student reported his laptop stolen at about 7 p.m. on Feb. 28, University Police Capt. Scott Brown said. The student had left his laptop inside the K-Beach radio station on the first floor of the University Student Union as he stepped out to use the bathroom. When the student[Read More…]
High gas prices leave students fuming
Some Cal State Long Beach students are being forced to re-evaluate their spring break plans as well as their normal driving habits due to increased gas prices. The United States Energy Information Administration reported Monday that the price of a gallon of regular unleaded gas on the West Coast was[Read More…]