After weeks of discussion, the Associated Students, Inc. Senate unanimously voted to approve the Textbook Rental Program and the Campus Safety Initiative. The rental program has been talked about at the ASI Senate meetings for the past six weeks, being amended almost weekly, and is now in the hands of[Read More…]
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Speaking out on meaning of jihad
As part of Islamic Awareness Month, Amir Abdel Malik spoke about the misconceptions of jihad in the media and explained his view of the meaning behind the word on Tuesday at Cal State Long Beach. ” ‘Jihad’ is a struggle we all share as humans,” Malik said. “Too many of[Read More…]
Peace week
As the sun set to rest for the day, candle lights danced atop the homemade candle-holders made of Styrofoam cups in the hands of students who gathered around in a circle creating an image of the peace symbol, on Tuesday. Peace week at Cal State Long Beach was filled with[Read More…]
International Education Week continues
In recognition of International Education Week, five female Cal State Long Beach students spoke out about empowering women and the feminist movement around the world at the “Junior Panel” of a symposium titled “Global Women’s Organizations Negotiate Religion” on Monday afternoon in the USU Ballrooms. Serving as junior panelists, CSULB[Read More…]
Students take advantage of free rides
The U-PASS program has steadily gained riders since the beginning of the semester, although the number of boardings leveled off in October, according to data from Long Beach Transit. In October, about 5,600 Cal State Long Beach students, faculty and staff rode LBT a total of 101,000 times, an increase[Read More…]
CSULB ranked second in producing Fulbright Awards
Cal State Long Beach staff and alumni are making their mark overseas. CSULB has been ranked second nationally among master’s institutions in producing Fulbright Awards for U.S. students for 2008-09, according to the Oct. 24 issue of The Chronicle of Higher Education. The Fulbright Program, started in the aftermath of[Read More…]
Panel discusses influences of religion on women
Panelists discussed how women organizations in various gender-oppressive countries utilize religion to incite the social development of woman rights Tuesday in the USU Ballroom. They hope that women do not succumb to any gender biased religious blockades and continue to fight for their rights. “Religion is intertwined with public policy[Read More…]
Making the ARTS on campus visible
Until Nov. 20, Associated Students, Inc. is hosting Cal State Long Beach’s first-ever ARTSweek on campus, where students are invited to “just slow down the pace, look around, respond, and react” to the world around them by exploring the works done by both CSULB students and famed artists, according to[Read More…]
Vehicle crime keeps turning downward
Vehicle crime has decreased significantly since 2005, a year when Cal State Long Beach was ranked 2nd in the highest amount of vehicle crimes. According to the FBI’s “Crime in the United States” report, CSULB had 82 vehicle thefts and attempted vehicle thefts in 2005. Recently-available statistics showed vehicle theft[Read More…]
Look out sunshine, here comes the wind
Imagine walking through your neighborhood and noticing a strange vertical pole in front of a house with two S-shaped blades rotating in the wind, knowing it can generate enough energy to last a lifetime. Two Cal State Long Beach engineering professors aim to edge this dream closer to being a[Read More…]