In an effort to bring the university up to par with the latest green technology, Cal State Long Beach is working on making the campus more sustainable and inspiring the community to join in. “We are responsible for diverting 50 percent of the waste on campus away from land fills,”[Read More…]
News
Newly received or noteworthy information, especially about recent or important events on campus and around Long Beach.
Arlington West display reminds students of war
Hundreds of white and red crosses lined the grass field on campus in honor of fallen and injured troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. Every red cross represented ten fallen soldiers and every white cross represented one fallen soldier. The memorial known as Arlington West started in November 2003 in Santa[Read More…]
Sacred American Indian grounds under discussion
Action anthropology was the topic of the panel discussion, “Indian Wars at Cal State Long Beach (1972-2010),” at the Multicultural Center on Tuesday. Associate professor of anthropology Ronald Loewe and former CSULB lecturer of American Indian studies Cynthia Alvitre spoke to a crowd of more than 25 students on the[Read More…]
City council debates on campus
A debate between two run-off candidates for city council of the 7th district of Long Beach was hosted in the University Student Union Ballrooms on Monday from 11 a.m. to noon. Assistant City Auditor James Johnson and Incumbent Tonia Reyes Uranga both ran for city council in April but are[Read More…]
New technology app to help Los Angeles Foodbank’s cause
The Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity pledge class joined with Los Angeles Regional Foodbank last weekend for a food drive at Cal State Long Beach, where students can help fight hunger by donating cans of food to various locations on campus. Members of the drive included Rex Rodriguez, Mitchell Kunert, Chaim[Read More…]
CSULB plans for another $2 fee increase
After a year of furloughs, cuts in programs and classes, Cal State Long Beach students should prepare for an extra $2 charge added on to their University Student Union fee this fall. The USU fee, originally $50 as of this semester, will raise $168 due to the Student Recreation and[Read More…]
Graduate student explores identity
In her closing statement of her master’s thesis presentation on Monday at Cal State Long Beach’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Resource Center, Robin Campbell asked her audience, “Am I going to be sent into the fiery pits of hell because I fell in love with a woman … forever[Read More…]
Colloquium discusses gender and society
Cal State Long Beach faculty members Deborah Thien and Savitri Singh-Carlson were the featured speakers at the Women’s Research Colloquium on Wednesday, April 28th. The event, held at The Pointe in the Walter Pyramid, was hosted by the President’s Commission on the Status of Women as part of a long-standing[Read More…]
Foreign affairs expert shares studies on India
Foreign affairs expert and award-winning author Mira Kamdar spoke on India-United States relations to a crowd of about 100 people at the Karl Anatol Center Thursday night. Her lecture, entitled “Planet India: America’s Stake in India’s Future,” addressed the growing industrial, technological and economic power of India and the corresponding[Read More…]
PFLAG panel discusses homosexuality, rights
Delta Zeta, Zeta Beta Tau and Phi Kappa Psi hosted a panel of “Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays” (PFLAG) speakers last Wednesday at the Soroptimist House. The panel consisted of four speakers: Brenda Thompson, Angie Kiel, Gary Michovich and Pat Magee. The event started with each speaker[Read More…]