The $66.3 million cut to the Cal State University system proposed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger last week will result in the curtailing of enrollment, hiring of new faculty and the number of courses offered at Cal State Long Beach, according to CSULB President F. King Alexander. Students may ultimately have[Read More…]
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ASI Senate
In an attempt to ensure the best possible resolution is adopted, the Associate Students, Inc. Senate once again postponed a final decision on the Textbook Rental Program. Proposed amendments to the tentative program urging the 49er Shops to establish “reasonable practices” and adequate guidelines were discussed at Wednesday’s ASI Senate[Read More…]
Studying a tectonic merry-go-round
The American Chemical Society’s Petroleum Research Fund selected an assistant professor from Cal State Long Beach for a $50,000 grant to research the relationship between California’s ever-moving tectonic plates and its oil-bearing basins. Nate Onderdonk, from CSULB’s Department of Geological Studies, received the grant to study the effect of rotating[Read More…]
Students living on campus required to get vaccine
Cal State Long Beach students living on campus must receive or prove receipt of meningococcal vaccination before they can enroll in classes next semester. Meningococcal is the bacterium that causes meningitis. The $90 vaccine, previously only recommended to students living on campus, is now mandatory. For those who didn’t meet[Read More…]
University Art Museum gets piece of Warhol legacy
To mark its 20th anniversary, the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. has gifted 38,000 of Warhol’s original photographic works to galleries, art collections and college art museums across the country, including Cal State Long Beach’s University Art Museum. Polaroid celebrity portraits make up most of the 152-piece[Read More…]
Further cuts lie ahead for CSU system
Many are distraught over California State University Chancellor Charles Reed’s compliance to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s request for a $31.3 million reduction by the CSU system due to growing state budget shortfalls. In special session last Thursday, Gov. Schwarzenegger said he plans further cuts for the CSU system. These proposed cuts,[Read More…]
Student’s felony weapons charges dropped
Felony weapons charges against Cal State Long Beach student Gregory Mitre were dropped on Friday after testimonial letters came out attesting to the defendant’s character. Mitre didn’t escape punishment altogether, but was given one semester of conduct probation by CSULB’s Judicial Affairs. Anthony Salerno, Mitre’s attorney, said this was the[Read More…]
Youth vote called crucial component to Obama’s win
Without the overwhelming support from American voters ages 18 to 29, Sen. Barack Obama would have likely lost his bid for presidency, according to the director of the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE). According to national exit polls, younger voters supported Obama over Sen.[Read More…]
CSULB pumps out the science and engineering doctorates
The College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics at Cal State Long Beach tops the charts in producing more doctorate-bound graduates than any other master’s university in the nation, according to a recent federal report. From 1997 to 2006, CSULB graduates earned 554 science and engineering doctorates. The previous baccalaureate origins[Read More…]
Corn: the gateway biofuel?
A team of researchers including an associate professor from Cal State Long Beach studied corn genes to understand the maximal growth potential of other plant species for the future use of biofuels. If scientists gain greater understanding of how plants grow, “we can start moving away from using corn as[Read More…]