A new bill may help middle-income students pay for the cost of tuition. The bill, proposed by Assembly Speaker John Perez, grants middle-income Cal State University students $4,000 a year, or $16,000 during a four-year time span, in state tuition subsidies. The bill defines middle-income students as those who are[Read More…]
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ASI hosts events to provide knowledge on candidates
A few upcoming events will better prepare students to select Associated Students Inc. candidates as elections are quickly approaching. Elections are held once a year in the spring. Students are elected to the executive and legislative positions in order to govern Associated Students Inc. Applications opened in December and are[Read More…]
On-campus dining halls to go through $3 million facelift
Dinning halls at the Residence Commons and Parkside Commons will be upgraded to look more like the dining hall at the Residential Learning College. According to Housing Director Carol Roberts-Corb, the project will cost approximately $3 million and is still in the planning stage. The Parkside dining hall will be[Read More…]
More male students get HPV vaccination, prevent transmission
Cal State Long Beach’s male students are receiving more HPV vaccinations than in the past, according to the Health Resource Center on campus. The Human Papillomavirus, known as HPV, is the most common sexually transmitted virus in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. During[Read More…]
Former ASI President Ahumada joins House
After graduating from Cal State Long Beach last spring, former Associated Students Inc. President James Ahumada went to Washington, D.C. to work for the U.S. House of Representatives. Ahumada began his ASI career in 2007 as a member of the Beach Team, an ASI student government introductory group, during his[Read More…]
Alexander talks college planning at gospel church
Cal State Long Beach President F. King Alexander urged young people to plan early for college in his address at Gospel Memorial Church of God in Christ in Long Beach on Sunday. Alexander’s speech was part of Super Sunday, a state-wide initiative where Cal State University leaders, including the chancellor,[Read More…]
Walter Pyramid faces snow storm
Snow arrived at Cal State Long Beach on Thursday, despite the 80-degree weather. A couple hundred people gathered to watch 40 competitors snowboard and ski down the snowy steps of the Walter Pyramid’s north entrance from noon to 4 p.m. CSULB’s ski and snowboarding team’s first annual Pyramid Rail Jam[Read More…]
Students look to mobile apps for jobs
Cal State Long Beach students with skills in computer science are looking at an emerging field — creating applications for smart phones. According to a study done by TechNet, 466,000 jobs have been created since 2007 in the mobile app sector. This is largely due to the introduction of the[Read More…]
CSULB student loses shot at ‘Idol’ fame
Cal State Long Beach junior journalism major Heather Youmans’ final moment in the “American Idol” spotlight aired Wednesday night during the singing competition’s first round of Hollywood auditions. Youmans, 19, was shown singing Heart’s “Crazy on You” and receiving sour faces from the judges in response to an off-key note.[Read More…]
CSU to loan California $250 million
The state of California has asked the Cal State University system for a $250 million loan for the end of February. California’s cash flow is expected to run low around the beginning of March due to insufficient tax revenue from the previous year, according to an article from the Daily[Read More…]