Students at Cal State Long Beach will have an opportunity to win big if they find cans of Red Bull hidden around campus until Sept. 30. Red Bull started their scavenger hunt contest, “Red Bull Stash,” hiding four-packs of Red Bull Energy Drink around campuses nationwide on Sept. 9. Maps[Read More…]
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Female student attacked off-campus
A Cal State Long Beach student was grabbed and fondled off campus on Sept. 13, according to an email sent to students by University Police on Friday. The female student was reportedly grabbed from behind in a bear hug and fondled while walking by herself shortly after midnight near the[Read More…]
International ‘PARK(ing) Day’ to transform Parking Lot 15
PARK(ing) Day, an international event set to kick off in 30 countries on Sept. 16, will find its way to Cal State Long Beach’s Parking Lot 15, where Long Beach community members, including those from CSULB, are set to transform the area into a one-day park. From 9 a.m. to[Read More…]
‘Apples-to-apples’ report ranks CSULB 4th best in west region
U.S. News and World Report ranked Cal State Long Beach fourth best public regional university in the western United States for the fourth consecutive year, earning a distinction President F. King Alexander said should be the “most valued part of the [college] ranking system” for students. CSULB also ranked 26th[Read More…]
Design student competes in London
Cal State Long Beach graduate design student Matthew Schwartz won the Electrolux People’s Choice award on Sept. 7 for his portable microwave concept, but fell short of earning one of the contest’s top three prizes. Schwartz, who was one of eight finalists chosen in this year’s Electrolux design competition, was[Read More…]
Lacrosse team mentors youth in BCYL program
Lacrosse is a sport based on speed, agility, endurance and teamwork — which explains why members of the Long Beach State lacrosse team share their skills and volunteer their time and talents to a local youth program. Long Beach resident and CSULB alumna Glenn Styron, who was also the influential[Read More…]
Ford Focus pairs up with CSULB Zipcars
Zipcar, a system of rental cars, has begun purchasing new cars from Ford for use by Cal State Long Beach students According to Elissa Thomas, rideshare coordinator at CSULB, Zipcar has named the new Ford Focus 2012 car Fonzie, after the character from the sitcom “Happy delivering.” Fonzie became available[Read More…]
Democrat leader returns to CSULB
Long Beach Councilwoman Gerrie Schipske has returned to Cal State Long Beach to resume her teaching career in the health care administration department — a move that required her to step down as the executive director of the Orange County Democratic Party (OCDP). Schipske resigned from her position to teach[Read More…]
CSUF president to step down after 21 years
Cal State Fullerton President Milton Gordon said, Tuesday, he would step down as university president after his successor is appointed. Gordon, who turned 76 in May, made the decision after 21 years of service as CSUF’s university president. “I am grateful that I’m able to call higher education my life’s[Read More…]
Alumnus blares trumpet in Baltimore
After nearly a lifetime of fine-tuning his skills, one Cal State Long Beach alumnus will spend the next year playing trumpet with the Baltimore Symphony. Ryan Darke, who graduated from CSULB in 2008, started his one-year contract with the symphony in July. Darke said he felt a new sense of[Read More…]