With the reduction of the feral cat population and recent mice sightings, some may think while the cats are away the mice will play, but university officials maintain that this is not the case. Outside and inside the Social Science and Political Affairs building, mice have been seen and reported[Read More…]
News
Newly received or noteworthy information, especially about recent or important events on campus and around Long Beach.
Honest Abe turns 200
The 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birthday on Feb. 12 is inspiring many to draw connections between the 16th president and President Barack Obama. Craig Smith, chair of Cal State Long Beach’s film department and director of the Center for First Amendment Studies, said these two U.S. presidents have faced[Read More…]
ASI hears out Legacy Fund
A presentation by the 49er Athletics promoting the Beach Legacy Referendum stirred mixed feelings among the Associated Students Inc. senators on Wednesday. Although ASI has taken no official stance on the BLR, student senators listened while Wayne J. Stickney, 49er Athletic Club Development Coordinator reminded ASI that they too would[Read More…]
Muslim Student Association ready to verbalize dissent to Israeli actions
With their actions from January’s “Die-In” protest already behind them, Cal State Long Beach’s Muslim Student Association is now bringing their attention to the spoken word. MSA is hosting an event titled “Genocide in Gaza? No Longer A Blind Eye Toward Crimes Against Humanity” from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.[Read More…]
CSULB fees lowest in California
CSULB has the lowest fees of any four-year university in California and the lowest fees among the 23 California State University campuses. The cost of attending a four-year public university in the U.S. for the 2008-2009 academic year averaged $6,585, private institutions averaged $25,143, University of California averaged $8,007 and[Read More…]
Senate passes stimulus package with 61-37 vote
The Senate passed the $838 billion stimulus bill crafted to curb widespread recessionary pressures through tax cuts and government spending on Tuesday morning with a 61-37 vote. The three graphs compare the House’s $819 billion and the Senate’s $838 billion stimulus bills, and how money has been allotted within the[Read More…]
Financial problems push back soundstage construction
Film students at Cal State Long Beach will have to wait a little longer to use the promised soundstage from the upcoming Long Beach Studios due to lack of financial funds. The escrow to sell the Boeing 717 facility and make it into a state-of-the-art studio has recently been extended[Read More…]
New version of Senate stimulus bill cuts back on state aid
The Senate voted Monday 61-36 to move forward on an $829 billion bill crafted to curb widespread recessionary pressures through tax cuts and government spending, and senators will cast their final votes on the bill Tuesday. The Washington Post reported that Monday’s procedural vote “virtually assur[es] Senate approval.” As the[Read More…]
Senate passes stimulus package with 61-37 vote
The Senate passed the $838 billion stimulus bill crafted to curb widespread recessionary pressures through tax cuts and government spending on Tuesday morning with a 61-37 vote. The three graphs compare the House’s $819 billion and the Senate’s $838 billion stimulus bills, and how money has been allotted within the[Read More…]
Talks start again for CSULB arts district
Cal State Long Beach is now in discussion with the City of Long Beach to acquire studio and art space in the East Village Arts District. The plans, if approved, will move the graduate art program to the Broadway Block located in downtown Long Beach. As discussions between CSULB and[Read More…]