Next month during finals week, students will be able to study at the University Library around the clock. Doors will be open 24 hours a day, a change led by President F. King Alexander in conjunction with Associated Students Inc. The new hours have been confirmed by Alexander and Roman[Read More…]
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Journalist, cyclist pedals to campus
If sustainability is the destination, then bicycling is an important means of getting there, according to an author stopping by campus Thursday. Cycling sustainability will be discussed Thursday from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. as Cal State Long Beach and the city of Long Beach host a book-signing event and[Read More…]
Protestors take stand for their courses
More than 130 students and faculty members gathered outside of Chancellor Charles Reed’s office Wednesday to protest cuts to higher education. The event put on by the California Faculty Association highlighted cuts to classes and, in some cases, entire departments at public universities throughout the state. “Under the guise of[Read More…]
Students take back the night for victims of violence
Photographs of registered sex offenders were on display at Maxson Plaza on Monday as part of an event to take back what has been lost because of domestic violence. The photographs were taken from the state’s Megan’s Law Web site for Take Back the Night, an event that served as[Read More…]
Campus swine flu vaccines now open to all under 24
Any student under the age of 24 may now be vaccinated for the swine flu in the Student Health Center. Vaccines will continue to be distributed Wednesday from 1-5 p.m., or for as long as supplies last. The last H1N1 virus vaccination clinic was open only to specified priority groups.[Read More…]
Students locked out of CSU meeting
More than a dozen students from throughout California showed up at the California State University board of trustees meeting Tuesday to protest fee increases proposed for the 2010-11 school year. The student activist group Students Fight Back carried signs and tried to inform students of the consequences of budget cuts[Read More…]
CSU to request additional $884M from state
The California State University board of trustees met yesterday to discuss the budget and make recommendations for the 2010-11 academic term. The trustee financial committee is calling for an increase of $884 million in the 2010-11 budget from the governor and Legislature, raising it from $2.3 billion to $3.2 billion.[Read More…]
Festival chooses peace over war
Shalom, salam and paz all translate to “peace.” The Center for Peace and Social Justice and the College of Liberal Arts presented the second annual Practicing Peace Festival. The festival started at the Speaker’s Platform and expanded to the Friendship Walk, Southwest Terrace and Multicultural Center throughout the afternoon. Alisha[Read More…]
Panelists discuss sustainability in engineering
The College of Engineering held its first Distinguished Lecture Series on Thursday to address the sustainability of our planet. The lecture included a panel of experts who discussed the ways their companies are working toward being environmentally friendly. The companies represented were San Diego Gas and Electric, Pacific Gas and[Read More…]
Club sports limited in campus field use
The field hockey and paintball clubs are saying that despite being officially recognized clubs on campus, they are being deprived of field space to practice and hold matches. “One of the conditions for the [field hockey] club to be recognized was that they understand that they need to find off-campus[Read More…]