Spending his days fishing on the beaches of Martha’s Vineyard — an island off the south coast of Cape Cod — a then-8-year-old Chris Lowe discovered his affinity for marine life. There was not much else for a kid to do on the island but fish and go diving in[Read More…]
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CSULB students coping with record levels of stress
A record number of freshmen students are reporting low levels of emotional health during their first year of college, according to a study conducted by UCLA. The study, called “The American Freshman: National Norms Fall 2010,” showed that many students were blaming their demanding schedules and challenging courses. However, it[Read More…]
CSU nursing school to add doctoral program
The Board of Trustees granted Cal State Long Beach permission to plan additional new doctoral programs for physical therapy and nursing practice last week. The plan will go into effect around fall 2012 as a means to tackle the state’s shortage of medical workers. Former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed legislations[Read More…]
Woman takes spill, sustains head injury in nursing college courtyard
Missing tables University Police received a report that 20, 60-inch round tables were stolen from the Walter Pyramid sometime between Jan. 15-17, University Police Lt. Scot Willey said. The tables were from a rental company for an event held on Jan. 15. When the rental company returned to retrieve the[Read More…]
Academy Award-winning short film to screen at CSULB
Academy Award-winning short film “Wednesday Afternoon,” starring Jose Yenque, will be screened at Cal State Long Beach’s Anatol Center today. Yenque, who plays a lead role, will make a personal appearance with a question and answer forum for all students immediately following the film. “Wednesday Afternoon,” is a 24-minute film[Read More…]
CSULB among top 10 for freshmen applicants
Cal State Long Beach was named one of the top 10 colleges in receiving first-time freshmen applications, according to the 2009 annual publication of U.S. News and World Report. As the only regional university on the list, CSULB received 45,771 applications, ranking No. 5 out of 1,339 schools that reported[Read More…]
Long Beach mayor, CSULB president speak at energy summit
Cal State Long Beach hosted students and administrators from 16 California State University and University of California campuses over the weekend for the seventh annual Energy Efficiency Summit. President F. King Alexander welcomed the members of the summit and encouraged everyone in attendance to work together to promote energy conservation.[Read More…]
SOAR event offers advice, free food
SOAR officials treated students to a free lunch yesterday at an event in the University Student Union ballroom in order to showcase on-campus resources. Deann Martz, assistant director of STARS/SOAR, said the event was “an attempt to connect students to campus resources.” According to Ken Kelly, director of SOAR, the[Read More…]
CSULB students may form lobbying group
In his address to senate last week, Associated Students Inc. President James Ahumada introduced a resolution that would form a lobby corps to represent Long Beach State on local, state and federal levels. “This is something ASI has been thinking about and wanting since I was a freshman,” Ahumada said.[Read More…]
Cal State East Bay president fires ASI exec
The executive director of Associated Students Inc. at Cal State East Bay was recently forced to step down from his position. Executive Director Robert Lara received the order from the campus president, for undisclosed reasons. According to Cal State Long Beach ASI Executive Director Richard Haller, the political implications could[Read More…]