A student organization that cares for cats living on campus is voluntarily making sure the animals comply with a new city law. Beach Cats is a student organization that feeds and pays the veterinarian bills for the 30 cats living on campus. Volunteers say that since the university is state-owned,[Read More…]
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Newly received or noteworthy information, especially about recent or important events on campus and around Long Beach.
Crafty festival offers homemade help
The stereotypes associated with the “old lady gardening club” have vanished. At least they have for Cal State Long Beach alumna Adriana Martinez, who blends two of her passions — punk and gardening — to create a 15-minute gardening workshop called “Anarchy in the Garden.” Martinez’s workshops attracted a wide[Read More…]
Festival returns to Long Beach
The Patchwork Indie Arts and Crafts Festival will return to Long Beach on Sunday at Marine Stadium Park on Appian Way and Nieto Ave. from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Patchwork Festival in Long Beach began last November. The festival showcases food, music, and crafts of all varieties. Master[Read More…]
Pollution down in Port of Long Beach
The Port of Long Beach reported last week that levels of dangerous pollutants declined for the third year in a row in 2009. According to the report released June 14, from 2005 to 2009 diesel particulate matter was reduced by 52 percent, nitrogen oxides were down 35 percent and sulfur[Read More…]
Long Beach approves breakwater feasibility study
Long Beach City Council approved a $4.1 million four-year study of the Long Beach breakwater, with hopes of possible reconfiguration to the wave-blocking structure. The study will explore the possibility of reconfiguring the breakwater and provide potential construction costs. “This is just one step closer to bringing the real beach[Read More…]
Campus police blotter
Items reportedly stolen from Indian burial sitedeer antlers were stolen from the Puvunga Indian burial site at Acre 22 near Parking Lot 20, University Police said. Rocks positioned for the site were also knocked out of place on June 14 at 2:06 p.m. The cross was valued at $300 and[Read More…]
CSU Board of Trustees approves increase in student university fees, lifts nonresident tuition cap
UPDATE: The California State University Board of Trustees voted to increase student university fees by five percent and lift the annual cap on nonresident tuition. As protesters gathered outside the CSU Chancellor’s office in downtown Long Beach this morning, the Committee on Finance spoke inside about the need for increased funds[Read More…]
CSU board raises student fees 5 percent
The California State University Board of Trustees voted on June 18 to increase CSU student fees by five percent. The fee increase will go into effect for the 2010-2011 academic year. It will be implemented in an attempt to close the budget gap in the CSU system, which was caused[Read More…]
Athletes come together for Olympic competition
The Special Olympics visited Cal State Long Beach last weekend with more than a dozen teams from all over Southern California competing. This event was the 41st Special Olympics for the Southern California Chapter. “Most of the volunteers and coaches have a family member with a disability,” said Long Beach[Read More…]
U-Pass is also cut for winter session
If it were up to Larry Jackson, CEO of Long Beach Transit, he would institute the U-Pass program between Cal State Long Beach and Long Beach Transit every hour of every day. Unfortunately, that is easier said than done. Faced with a $10 million loss due to drastic cuts in state funding, a decline[Read More…]