Whether it’s trying to find ways to avoid being caught or just refusing to make calls, California’s new cell phone law is making people adjust their driving habits after being in effect for one month. The law, which went into effect on July 1, prohibits drivers from talking on their[Read More…]
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Newly received or noteworthy information, especially about recent or important events on campus and around Long Beach.
5.4 quake shakes L.A. area
At approximately 11:42 a.m. Tuesday morning and earthquake started in the L.A. area and rippled through Southern California. According to the U.S. Geological Survery the quake had a magnitude of 5.4. The epicenter of the earthquake at latitude +33 degrees 57 minutes, 18 seconds and longitude -117 degrees 45 minutes,[Read More…]
5.4 quake shakes L.A.
At approximately 11:42 a.m. Tuesday morning and earthquake started in the L.A. area and rippled through Southern California. According to the U.S. Geological Survery the quake had a magnitude of 5.4. The epicenter of the earthquake at latitude +33 degrees 57 minutes, 18 seconds and longitude -117 degrees 45 minutes,[Read More…]
Children’s reading program gets financial boost from Verizon
As part of Verizon’s Check Into Literacy program, the Technology Enhanced Learning program of Cal State Long Beach received a $15,000 grant to boost its efforts in improving grade school children’s reading ability. The program is centered on multimedia e-books. The e-book gives audio of someone reading it phrase-by-phrase while[Read More…]
Film students focus on prize in Ford commercial
Cal State Long Beach film students produced three out of the top four Ford Focus commercials in a Southern California Ford Dealers commercial production challenge. The commercials were posted on YouTube and were voted on by YouTube users and local Ford dealers. CSULB competed against three other universities and on[Read More…]
West Nile Virus found in Long Beach
The West Nile virus recently discovered in mosquitoes has public health officials urging Long Beach residents to take precautions to help reduce the chances of exposure. “Three mosquito traps have tested positive for West Nile virus recently,” said John Holguin, supervisor of the epidemiology division of the Department of Health[Read More…]
Student turns game into charitable resource
While most 16 year olds are finishing their sophomore year of high school, 16-year-old, pre-med student Ryan Welsh is going into his sophomore year at Cal State Long Beach. As a student, the founder of his own charity organization, Find a Friend, and a member of the Screen Actors Guild,[Read More…]
ASI talks of bicycle paths and free transportation
The hustle and bustle of the Associated Students Inc. Senate members shifting into their new seat assignments opened up Wednesday’s meeting to discuss new grants encouraging bicycle-use, free transportation for students and other new appointments and events planned for fall of 2008. Chief of staff James Davis spoke on[Read More…]
$1.6 million granted to youth career programs
The Pacific Gateway Workforce Investment Network will be giving $1.6 million in grants to six youth career academies in the greater Long Beach area. The grant will be contributing a portion to CSULB’s Upward Bound program, an organization that has been assisting students for 36 years. The money will[Read More…]
WANTED
While it may seem out of place, coyotes have been seen around campus, and their presence is not being taken lightly. There have been reports of coyote sightings near the College of Business Administration, Brotman Hall, the Horn Center, Bouton Creek and one sighting on Atherton Street, according to[Read More…]