The candidates for Associated Students Inc. will have a chance to speak about their qualifications and stances in a debate in front of the student body this Tuesday. The event is sponsored by the Daily 49er, and is intended to be an independent, neutral forum for the candidates. Its debate[Read More…]
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Braceros to host penny drive, film
The History Students Association will be hosting a Bracero Penny Drive Initiative today at the University Student Union ballrooms from 2-9 p.m. The event will feature a documentary about the Bracero program called “Harvest of Loneliness” followed by a book presentation entitled “El Programa Bracero” by Dr. Cándido Gonzalez Perez,[Read More…]
CSULB officials say studying abroad is still safe
The unexplained death of San Diego State student Austin Bice, whose body was discovered last Tuesday in the Madrid River, shouldn’t scare students away from the experience of studying abroad, according to Cal State Long Beach officials. Bice, 22, from Carlsbad, Calif., was studying international business at Carlos III University[Read More…]
Women’s conference provides work advice, networking
The 13th annual Women & Careers Conference, which was themed “Energize Your Dreams,” was held at the University Student Union ballrooms Friday morning. The event, which was organized by the Women’s Resource Center and other campus organizations, attracted more than 100 attendees, in addition to professionals from a variety of[Read More…]
ASI treasurer candidates share their goals, qualifications
In the first of a series, the Daily 49er brings you the Associated Students Inc. candidates, in their own words. Online elections will be March 21-24. Justin Lawson Justin Lawson, a junior political science major, secretary of system-wide affairs under Associated Students Inc. and restaurant server at Lucille’s, is[Read More…]
Conference to inform about women and careers
The annual Women and Careers Conference, which has been taking place for 13 years, will be held Friday morning in the University Student Union ballrooms from 9 a.m. to noon to provide students with opportunities to meet successful women and gain information about internships and job opportunities. During the conference,[Read More…]
Delta Chi, Greek groups raise cash for charity in a cupcake showdown
Dozens of students flocked to Liberal Arts building 5 yesterday to join in the festivities of the Delta ChiCake Showdown, a philanthropy cupcake competition put on by the Delta Chi fraternity to raise money for the V Foundation for Cancer Research. A total of 24 teams took part, including Panhellenic[Read More…]
Thousands expected at CSULB Pow Wow
Thousands of people are expected to congregate at Cal State Long Beach’s central quad this weekend for the 41st annual CSULB Native American Pow Wow — the largest spring pow wow in Southern California. The two-day multicultural event will take place from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday. Sunday’s[Read More…]
CSULB club event discusses sex, health
HeadSTRONG gave out free condoms, cookies and information about sexual health in the University Student Union on Tuesday evening in an event called “Sex at the Beach.” This is the first time the organization put this kind of event together, according to Kristin Davi, founder of HeadSTRONG. She said the[Read More…]
CSULB ASI hopefuls hold forum
The 2011 Associated Students Inc. executive candidates showcased their goals and experience at a question-and-answer forum yesterday. Current ASI Vice President Lucy Nguyen and Alyssa Gelinas, a freshman nursing major, are the presidential candidates, while ASI Sen. Stephen Thomas and fourth-year student Melissa Molina compete for the office of vice[Read More…]