49er Shops Inc. closed down Central Park, a small coffee shop located inside Parkside Commons Residence Hall, at the beginning of last semester. Lida Horna, director of Dining Services, said via e-mail that Central Park “regularly had less than seven visitors per evening, mostly less than five and many evenings[Read More…]
News
Newly received or noteworthy information, especially about recent or important events on campus and around Long Beach.
A note on the Web site and the downtime
Our website went down over the weekend, leaving us unable to upload our latest news. As soon as we regained control of the Web site again, most of our stories from the past two weeks had disappeared. Our online database was recently a victim of a network attack, leaving us[Read More…]
Pedestrian killed in car accident near CSULB
A 47-year-old woman crossing Seventh Street near Campus Drive died on Thursday at about 9:30 p.m. after being hit by a car. Her identity has not been released because her family has not been notified. According to a Long Beach Police Department press release, the woman was hit by a[Read More…]
49er pool no longer available to Shore Aquatics
The Shore Aquatics water polo group will no longer be able to rent the Cal State Long Beach pool beginning May 1 in order to give coaches more control over their programs, according to Vic Cegles, director of athletics. Cegles said the university is allowing the men’s and women’s varsity[Read More…]
CSULB to get $3.7 million to fund additional classes next semester
In the midst of the budget crisis, California State University campuses will receive $50.9 million for additional classes and better student support services, according to a CSU press release. The 23 campuses were provided with an initial total of $25.6 million from federal stimulus funds to add about 4,000 classes[Read More…]
Boeing site not yet occupied
The Boeing 717 manufacturing site is still empty despite being pursued by both Long Beach Studios and Tesla Motors. The retired aircraft manufacturing space, which has been vacant since 2006, would be used for production at both companies — Long Beach Studios would produce movies and television shows, according to[Read More…]
Sex Positive Week to spread awareness
It can be argued that sex is part of human nature. For as long as we have had libidos, it has remained a simple fact of life; ubiquitous in virtually every sector of the mass media that weaves its way into our daily lives, yet a mystery. We have fantasies[Read More…]
Professor criticized for political views
In the past week, psychology professor Kevin MacDonald had his class interrupted by an organization claiming his views and recent involvement in political organization the American Third Option party are seen as racist and anti-Semitic. MacDonald, a tenured professor at Cal State Long Beach, has been making headlines on the[Read More…]
Deal for Blair Field expected to be finalized Jan. 22
Negotiations for a long-term lease of off-campus facility Blair Field between the city of Long Beach and Long Beach State is expected to be finalized Jan. 22, President F. King Alexander said Thursday. “The city has got severe financial problems and, for the most part, the [condition of the] field[Read More…]
Huynh’s hearing postponed until Jan. 19
The preliminary hearing for the suspected murderer of a former Cal State Long Beach nursing student has been deferred to Jan. 19. Kate Yi, 20, was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics after her body was discovered by her roommate on April 2. The official cause of death was[Read More…]