The city of Long Beach is still waiting for word on a possible multi-million dollar movie studio. Developments have stalled since news broke of a deal between the Boeing Company and Long Beach Studios LLC more than a week ago. Spokespeople from both sides are holding back on the details.[Read More…]
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Newly received or noteworthy information, especially about recent or important events on campus and around Long Beach.
CSULB park not employing students
The Cal State Long Beach Technology Park may be generating revenue for the university since it was built in 2005, but CSULB has not participated in using the ground that was built for its students. The Technology Park, located on Pacific Coast Highway near Santa Fe Avenue, was initially built[Read More…]
Lane closure on Atherton delayed
Weather conditions caused a delay in the closure of Atherton Street’s westbound lane near Cal State Long Beach, General Manager of Parking and Transportation Services Mark Rudometkin said. “The good thing is both lanes are still open,” Rudometkin said, adding that he met with Long Beach resident Daryl Supernaw to[Read More…]
Murder hearing pushed to December, originally set for June
The preliminary hearing for the alleged murderer of a Cal State Long Beach nursing student has again been postponed. Kate Yi, 20, was discovered dead in her apartment April 2. The official cause of death was asphyxiation by strangulation. The alleged murderer, Jonathan Huynh, was briefly brought out in handcuffs[Read More…]
CSULB needs more faculty, staff diversity, president says
President F. King Alexander spoke about diversifying Cal State Long Beach faculty and staff at last Thursday’s Academic Senate meeting. “There are groups on campus that need more help than other groups. We must together work to diversify,” he said. “We have made a lot of progress as a campus.”[Read More…]
For 2010-11 year, administration considers options
It may seem as if the school year has barely begun, but Cal State Long Beach is already preparing for possible solutions to solve a $20 million deficit the university will face upon entering the 2010-11 school year. Some reductions seen this year will carry over to the following school[Read More…]
ASI working on ‘defending’ what students want
President Chris Chavez addressed the California State University’s unstable relationship with the state government in Wednesday’s “Confronting Crisis: The Student Defense Initiative,” the State of the Associated Students speech. “California has essentially said that they don’t care about our campus, our community, our future,” Chavez said. Chavez’s “student defense initiative”[Read More…]
Organization supports youth in New Zealand
The Pacific Islander Association and Pacific Wave Media Network hosted a seminar involving PowerPoint presentations, video clips and personal experiences. Four men from Otara, Manukau City and South Auckland, New Zealand, presented information to the Pacific Islander Association and the Pasefika Men Against Violence on Tuesday evening. The New Zealanders[Read More…]
CSULB to super seniors: Move on
As super seniors are being pushed out of Cal State Long Beach, other students are being told to make up their minds — and quickly. CSULB students with more than 140 units were notified last week that by today, they must file for either spring or summer 2010 graduation, according[Read More…]
Construction project closes lane on Atherton
Students driving past the Carpenter Performing Arts Center might want to think about new routes to get to Cal State Long Beach starting today. The start of a six-month construction project — known as the Atherton Storm Drain Project — will close an entire westbound lane on Atherton Street stretching[Read More…]