Gov. Jerry Brown submitted a proposal to the California Senate and the Assembly of the California Legislature on Jan. 5, increasing the grade point average requirement for students receiving Cal Grants. According to Erik Fallis, Cal State University spokesperson, the grade point average requirement for Cal Grant “A,” which focuses[Read More…]
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Early start program to ‘better prepare students’
Starting this summer, the Cal State University system will require incoming freshmen who test into remedial math or English to take a 15-hour early start course before the fall 2012 semester. The early start course will be required for students who do not meet the Entry Level Math (ELM) or[Read More…]
Smoking to be banned on all UC campuses
The University of California plans to ban smoking on all 10 of its campuses by 2014, prohibiting both cigarettes and chewing tobacco on campus grounds, including parking lots and private residences. The ban will be implemented in stages to help ease smokers into the new system, but by 2014 the[Read More…]
Summer Jobs+ to create forum for youth work
The Obama administration is taking action to strengthen the economy by creating a plan to provide employment to low-income youth ages 16 to 24 in the summer of 2012. President Barack Obama proposed Summer Jobs+, a new call to action for businesses, nonprofits and government organizational to work together to[Read More…]
Women dominate an increasing gender gap
Graduation reports for Cal State Long Beach showed that more than 50 percent of bachelor’s and master’s degree recipients last year were women. Erik Fallis, a Cal State University spokesperson, said the university was not created for a specific gender. “We don’t target any one group,” said Erik Fallis, CSU[Read More…]
Books create loss for 49er Shops
The economy’s current state has heavily impacted many aspects of the Cal State University, and 49er Shops is no exception. “We’ve had our own sets of challenges,” said Rosa Hernandez-Henderson, director of communications and human resources of 49er Shops. According to its 2010 taxe summary, the 49er Shops’ total expenses[Read More…]
BOT laments state cuts to CSU
The Cal State University Board of Trustees is faced again with uncertainty and said during a Tuesday meeting they are not optimistic about next year’s budget and are preparing for a worst-case scenario. In contrast to last month’s meeting, where protesters and police clashed, the board’s Dumke Auditorium was quiet[Read More…]
Students weigh pros and cons of on-campus living
With 18 residence halls on or near campus, students living at Cal State Long Beach have a variety of options — from the proximity of on-campus dorms to the independent atmosphere of the off-campus Residential Learning College. “I just wanted the regular dorm experience,” said Elizabeth Chan, freshman and Los[Read More…]
Transfer students find footing on new campus
After several years at Long Beach City College and meticulously completing required coursework, George Alvarado can now say he is a 49er. Alvarado is one of the 1,150 students transferring this spring semester to Cal State Long Beach. Although transferring to a new school during the fall semester can be[Read More…]
No budget cuts, CSU still may struggle
Gov. Jerry Brown’s 2012-13 budget plan calls for no change in state support to the Cal State University but a $200 million budget cut is still possible if voters don’t approve a state tax increase this November. After a $750 million reduction in state support this academic year, the CSU[Read More…]