Legislation that will expand a post-9/11 GI bill to accommodate veterans in pursuit of vocational training and other non-degree job training programs passed this month. Dubbed “The Bill of all Trades,” this new measure helps veterans pay for schooling and housing, even allowing them to transfer its benefits to an[Read More…]
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Professor running for assembly
Cal State Long Beach health and administration professor and local Democratic leader Gerrie Schipske will be running for office in the November 2012 election of the 70th district assembly. The nurse, lawyer and professor aim to make needed reform in the Long Beach community. Schipske said timing will play in[Read More…]
Blackberry outage affects millions
A global Blackberry service outage last week left millions around the world without Blackberry Messenger and email service. The outage started as a server failure near London on Oct. 10, with the impacts spreading to the rest of Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America, and eventually the United States[Read More…]
CSSA lobbies to make the CSU system a priority in the education budget
The California State Student Association (CSSA) plans to lobby in Washington, D.C., against legislators, the Department of Education and partner organizations, for possible changes to Pell Grant distribution. From Oct. 24 to 28, CSSA will advocate for legislators to make the California State University system a priority when considering the[Read More…]
CSU system to offer doctor of nursing program next fall
The Cal State University will offer graduate students a doctorate in nursing practice for the first time next fall. The nursing program will be offered collectively at Cal State Long Beach, Cal State Fullerton and Cal State Los Angeles because it requires a certain level of competence in different areas[Read More…]
CSULB alumni partner to create local jazz-art venue
The buildings doubled as hangouts for the homeless, and created a dark, dreary atmosphere that betrayed the city’s lively nature. Cal State Long Beach alumni Evan Kelly and Alex Sadnik have partnered to create art exhibits and jazz concerts from empty commercial spaces in downtown Long Beach. Kelly’s Vayden Roi[Read More…]
‘Racist’ Union article spurs changes in procedure
The Student Media Board discussed a revised operating procedure for the Union Weekly and will present it to Associated Students Inc. Wednesday, taking into account a controversial article published in a March issue of the student publication. “Basically, we want to better define the duties and responsibilities of Student Media,”[Read More…]
CSU continues to face criticism on executive pay
The Cal State University unveiled, last Thursday, an executive salary comparison list, meant to put “downward pressure” on its presidents’ salaries, but the 23-campus system is still facing criticism on how it pays its executives. Executive compensation at the CSU became a hot bed issue last July, after the university[Read More…]
Shooter may face death
Prosecutors announced last Friday they will seek the death penalty for a man, they say, is responsible for killing eight people, after opening fire in a Seal Beach hair and nail salon. Scott Dekraai, 41, protected himself with body armor and carried three handguns into Salon Meritage on Oct. 12,[Read More…]
Professor honored at translation program
More than 50 students, faculty and friends gathered at the Karl Anatol Center on Thursday for an afternoon of translation in memory of Cal State Long Beach professor Claudia Gosselin. The five-hour memorial featured several presentations conducted by students as part of a translation studies program offered by the romance,[Read More…]