Jason Aula, currently an Associated Students Inc. treasurer candidate in this year’s election, made false claims on a 2009 application that resulted in a $2,500 scholarship. Aula said that on the application he claimed to be a senator for the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics (CNSM). However, ASI President[Read More…]
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CSULB professors discuss sex, drugs, and radical chemistry
The Cal State Long Beach College of Natural Science and Mathematics (CNSM) Fellows Colloquium Dean’s Breakfast will be hosting a speech on “Sex, Drugs, and Radical Chemistry Wednesday. According to their Web site, the CNSM Fellows program consists of a group of people and companies that provide funding for the[Read More…]
“A Night for Haiti” raises funds for primary school
Music, art, poetry and dancing made “A Night for Haiti” fun, and helped raise almost $3,000 to rebuild a co-ed primary school in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Le Petit Train School was one of many buildings destroyed by the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that struck near Port-au-Prince in January. All proceeds from “A[Read More…]
Zen teachings come to Long Beach
The Yokoji-Zen Mountain Center held a free public talk on April 8 at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Long Beach. The event focused on the background of Zen practice and how it can be achieved in Long Beach. The talk was led by Charles Tenshin Fletcher Roshi, the abbot of[Read More…]
ASI candidates meet to debate issues
Associated Students Inc. executive candidates met at the Southwest Terrace Thursday to discuss their campaigns and positions on different Cal State Long Beach policies. While James Ahumada, the sole ASI presidential candidate, had to leave early due to an exam, vice presidential candidates Lucy Nguyen and Jeff Yutrzenka, and treasurer[Read More…]
Football back on the ballot
Football was the last subject on Associated Students, Inc. senators’ minds at Wednesday’s Senate meeting when a petition sparked discussion of bringing 49er football back to Cal State Long Beach. Although the motion was killed with only one vote in favor the issue will be on the next ballot because[Read More…]
New bill calls for the legalization of marijuana
This November, Californians will vote on the legalization of marijuana for recreational use on the California general election ballot. The Marijuana Control, Regulation and Education Act of 2010 was introduced last year as Assembly Bill 390. The bill said it would, “make personal possession and cultivation legal for adults 21[Read More…]
International Studies Student Association hosts “A Night for Haiti”
The Cal State Long Beach International Studies Student Association will be hosting a fundraising event “A Night for Haiti” at the Soroptimist House from 6-9 p.m. Friday. All donations and proceeds will go directly toward the rebuilding of Le Petit Train School, a primary school damaged by the 7.0 earthquake[Read More…]
Students turn out to promote healthy living and lifestyle
Adorning the Friendship walk and Southwest Terrace with blue and white balloons, Cal State Long Beach’s first “Live Your Life” fair focused on suicide prevention through promoting healthy living and a more active lifestyle. The fair — organized by Associated Students Inc., Project On-Campus Emergency Assistance Network (OCEAN), and Counseling[Read More…]
Alpha Phi Alpha promotes higher education
The brothers of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, the first intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity established for African-Americans, will come together from thirteen states across the Western Region this weekend at the 62nd Western Regional Convention to promote higher education. The convention, held from April 8 to 11 at the Hilton hotel[Read More…]