The California Supreme Court upheld Proposition 8’s ban on same-sex marriage in a 6-1 vote on Tuesday. Before its vote Tuesday morning there had been some confusion about gay couples who married before November’s voter-approved ban on same-sex marriages. The Supreme Court said that the approximate 18,000 couples already married[Read More…]
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Women’s studies name change to be more ‘inclusive’
By changing its name from women’s studies to women’s, gender and sexuality studies in fall 2009, the department hopes to change its reputation some students commonly associate with feminism and women’s health. “[The new name] reflects who we are and where our discipline is going,” said Wendy Griffin, professor emeritus[Read More…]
Alumnus to receive ‘Medal of Valor’
Sgt. Chris Gomez, a former Cal State Long Beach student and current member of the Los Angeles Police Department, will receive the Medal of Valor for saving a life while on duty. On May 28 at the Kodak Theater while many CSULB students will be receiving degrees, Gomez will be[Read More…]
Guerrilla gardeners plant public soils with controversy
For the urbanite living in boxes on top of more boxes there is little or no space to grow with no soil to tend to, no vegetables to prune and no flowers to pick. City dwellers around Southern California and other booming cities, like London, Berlin, Miami and Dublin, have[Read More…]
CSULB student may be infected with H1N1 swine flu
A second student at Cal State Long Beach may be infected with the H1N1 virus that causes swine flu. In an e-mail sent to all students shortly before 4 p.m. Thursday, CSULB President F. King Alexander said the university was informed of the presumptive positive test Wednesday night. The student,[Read More…]
California votes down five of six propositions
Proposition 1A 66 percent voted no. 34 percent voted yes. Proposition 1B 63 percent voted no. 37 percent voted yes. Proposition 1C 64.6 percent voted no. 35.4 percent voted yes. Proposition 1D 66 percent voted no. 34 percent voted yes. Proposition 1E 66 percent voted no. 34 percent voted yes.[Read More…]
First ‘master class’ stars Reading Rainbow’s Levar Burton
Director and actor LeVar Burton directed Cal State Long Beach’s first master class in film directing, featuring a seven-minute film scene created by CSULB film students on Friday at the Player’s Theater. “The workshop was a very full house with 85 attendees, and the film students were very professional,” said[Read More…]
Economic Forecast: Housing market to settle soon, but unemployment to continue
The local and national economies will soon be getting “better, but not good,” with housing-sector problems expected to bottom out this summer and pave the way for “recovery mode” in 2010, according to this year’s Economic Forecast produced by Cal State Long Beach’s Office of Economic Research. The bad news,[Read More…]
Parking ease: a CSULBer’s dream
With plans to cut enrollment, parking should be a little easier next fall. If you’re having trouble, consider parking on the east side of campus: Parking Structure 3 had plenty of open spaces this spring. Expect fall semester permit prices to remain the same at $123. If you have summer[Read More…]