A local arts center looks to provide Cal State Long Beach art students with another training ground to hone their craft. Now in the planning stages, the Art Exchange will be built on the former Acres of Books site at 3rd Street and Long Beach Boulevard. Executive Director Alex Slato[Read More…]
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Newly received or noteworthy information, especially about recent or important events on campus and around Long Beach.
New ASI committee in place
The Associated Students Inc. confirmed new committee members at the ASI Senate meeting Wednesday. Each of the 11 members confirmed, as well as two representatives for the University Student Union board of trustees, spoke for a short time about their goals for their positions in the upcoming year. Some of[Read More…]
Daily 49er court order for deleted Web comments gets nullified
The Daily 49er’s former editor-in-chief reached an agreement June 23 with University Police. It nullified a court order that required her to release e-mail and IP addresses of users who posted comments on Daily49er.com. On May 11, then-Editor-in-Chief Joanne Tucker was served with an order requiring her to give University[Read More…]
Celebrities to play softball at CSULB
Celebrities and professional athletes will suit up and play softball at the Long Beach State Softball Complex on Sunday at 2 p.m. during the 8th Annual Circle K Softball Challenge USA. Proceeds from net ticket sales and a silent auction to be featured during the game will benefit City of[Read More…]
CSULB officials respond to state budget crisis
Cal State Long Beach students and faculty are pressing to keep higher education in the forefront as the state budget impasse drags on. California entered its fiscal year 2010-11 last week without a finalized budget, and a budget is not expected until October. The legislature and governor face a $19[Read More…]
CSULB police blotter
Editor’s note: The CSULB police blotter will come out every other week during the summer. If you have a tip for the reporter, please e-mail [email protected]. Coyotes roam CSULBCoyotes have been spotted several times recently on the 22 acre field. A pack of coyotes has been entering through the creek,[Read More…]
Parking fee increases by $1
Amid budget cuts and tuition increases, Cal State Long Beach’s one-day parking permit has increased in price. Students received an e-mail from Parking and Transportation Services General Manager Mark Rudometkin on June 29 — two days before the increase. The e-mail said starting July 1, all oneday parking permits would[Read More…]
CSULB surfers lament the city’s breakwater
June gloom has overstayed its welcome. It’s the 4th of July and thick grey clouds hover over the water tower on Anderson Street in Sunset Beach, a local surf spot where it’s “just our crew,” said Daniel Studt, Cal State Long Beach’s Surf Team captain. CSULB has two surf teams,[Read More…]
CSULB mother and daughter team bake away
Tucked between a children’s store and a bank sits Frosted Cupcakery, where you are greeted with a contrast of bright white chairs and tables against calming blue and warm walnut brown simplistic décor. You’re immediately embraced with a comforting sense of longing for when things were baked in your mother’s[Read More…]
Longtime gym vows to stay open
When the new state-of-the-art, 126,000 square-foot, two-story Student Recreation and Wellness Center (SRWC) opens this fall, the future of Frog’s Fitness Center may appear bleak in comparison. Located in the Walter Pyramid, Frog’s has been open since October of 1995. It is one of multiple full-service health clubs owned by[Read More…]