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Newly received or noteworthy information, especially about recent or important events on campus and around Long Beach.

Alleged murderer’s hearing rescheduled for 2nd time

The preliminary hearing for the suspect in the murder of a Cal State Long Beach nursing student has been moved to Oct. 19. This is the second time the hearing has been rescheduled. Jonathan Huynh, handcuffed and led in by a deputy officer, scanned the crowd during his brief appearance[Read More…]

CSULB president brings hope at Q-and-A

President F. King Alexander entered the room, took off his coat and smiled. He took his seat at the head of the oval table, folding his coat neatly on the back of the chair. The eyes of 28 students shifted back and forth, waiting to see whose hand would rise[Read More…]

Read with your ears

Whether it’s for convenience or for independence, Cal State Long Beach students can now listen to books on the go. Through donations, CSULB is now offering Playaways, a small MP3 device that is preloaded with an entire book. The library originally provided cassettes beginning in 2002, then later switched to[Read More…]

Students ‘serious’ about getting into their majors

While heavy competition and rigorous courses are an expected part of impacted majors, many students feel uneasy about encountering the chaos for the first time next fall. Starting fall 2010, 12 additional majors will be impacted at Cal State Long Beach. The majors are biology, communications studies, design, English, history,[Read More…]

Latin festival spices up downtown LB

With the clouds hanging gray in the morning, the sky cleared up later that afternoon for the city’s first Latin Festival and Parade held Saturday in downtown Long Beach. A vibrant, diverse crowd gathered from all over Long Beach. Not one face looked alike, and many showed up with shirts[Read More…]

Read all about it – if possible

There may be fewer students cracking open books at the start of this semester — not because they don’t want to, but because there aren’t any left. Many Cal State Long Beach students are struggling to study due to the low availability of textbooks in the campus bookstore. According to[Read More…]

Report calls for student transfer process overhaul

Last year, less than half of new students in the California State University system transferred from state community colleges. But in light of recent budget cuts and enduring systematic flaws, it has become increasingly difficult for this large segment of the college population to attain higher education. The Institute for[Read More…]

Packs to protect against swine flu

Although bombarded with budget cuts, Associated Students Inc. still hopes to solve the health and budget obstacles the university is currently facing this semester. Dr. Michael Carbuto from Student Health Services (SHS) announced that it is fully prepared for any further H1N1 outbreaks on campus. In May, a student at[Read More…]

2010 budget looks ‘grim’

An additional ongoing 10 percent drop in enrollment and state budget cuts can be expected in the 2010-11 academic year at Cal State Long Beach. Warned by Interim Provost Donald Para with a PowerPoint presentation Wednesday afternoon at the Anatol Center, the faculty were visibly dejected after the meeting mapped[Read More…]

Bike shop owner helps CSULB go out for spin

It’s Labor Day at Jax Bicycles in Long Beach and Matt Gfell is greeting customers. Tall and friendly with close-cropped black hair, he greets customers with a beefy handshake where they see his pink breast cancer awareness bracelet. Jax Bicycles is the oldest bike shop in Long Beach still operating[Read More…]

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