Police were called on a group of nine students playing beer pong in the Residence Commons on Oct. 23. Officers arrived at the dorm room at 1:30 a.m. and found one minor. Although the rest of the students were given a warning, officers contacted the minor’s parents and released him[Read More…]
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CSULB program gears toward laid-off teachers
Faculty in the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics (CNSM) at Cal State Long Beach have designed a program to help laid-off teachers. Through the program, unemployed teachers in the Long Beach Unified School District (LBUSD) will be able to work toward a single-subject credential in foundational level mathematics or[Read More…]
Club Italia resurfaces with new events, member participation
The Italian community lost its representation for many years until a professor in the Italian department resurrected, revived and restored the club in October 2010. Now, it is prospering. Enrico Vettore is an assistant professor of Italian and also serves as Club Italia’s adviser. When Vettore arrived at Cal State[Read More…]
Students uneasy about winter session benefits
Winter session enrollment has steadily declined at the College of Continuing and Professional Education at Cal State Long Beach during the past five years. This may be due to economic factors and course availability, according to CCPE marketing manager, Anna Behar-Russell. “Our assumptions regarding the decline include a couple possible[Read More…]
Prospector Pete moves to athletics department
The Beach Pride Center in the basement of the University Student Union used to be the place where students could find their beloved Cal State Long Beach mascot, but Prospector Pete and his team of spirit-pumpers have made the athletics department their new home. Prospector Pete and the spirit teams,[Read More…]
Mi Casa, Mi Universidad celebrates ‘Day of Dead’
Hispanic serving institute Mi Casa, Mi Universidad is displaying an ofrenda, a ceremonial offering to the dead, on the first floor of the Academic Services building in honor of Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead. Day of the Dead is a Mexican tradition that celebrates death by[Read More…]
ASI senators spar over GE changes
A heated debate between student senators at the Associated Students Inc. Senate meeting last week ended with a resolution that opposes revisions made to the 2011 general education policy by the Academic Senate. The Academic Senate revised their proposal for changes to the humanities and arts section to open more[Read More…]
Red flags, blue flags highlight abuse
Red flags and blue flags were on display at the Free Speech Lawn yesterday in an exhibit that aimed to raise awareness of domestic abuse, which will continue today. The Project SAFE and Cal State Long Beach Women’s Resource Center-sponsored exhibit displayed flags that represented two different signs of domestic[Read More…]
Students call Kardashian divorce, wedding a ‘hoax’
After only 72 days of marriage, reality show star Kim Kardashian filed for divorce Monday from her husband and professional basketball player, Kris Humphries. “After careful consideration, I have decided to end my marriage,” Kardashian said in a statement to several news agencies. “I hope everyone understands this was not[Read More…]
‘Trigger cuts’ to delay LA building retrofitting
Possible budget cuts could postpone earthquake resilience renovations to Liberal Arts buildings 2, 3 and 4. A provision in the California state budget will further cut CSU funding by $100 million if anticipated revenue isn’t raised. The provision has halted the planned seismic retrofitting and renovations, and may push back[Read More…]