The Campus Forum on Hate Speech, Hate Crimes and Far Right Movements attracted a full crowd in the Beach Auditorium Monday, as panelists discussed hate crimes and ways to prevent future hate violence. University Police officers were also present at the forum and provided a designated free speech zone outside[Read More…]
News
Newly received or noteworthy information, especially about recent or important events on campus and around Long Beach.
Former U.N. ambassador speaks at CSULB
Former U.S. Ambassador for the United Nations Sichan Siv spoke on Wednesday at Cal State Long Beach on his upcoming book “Golden Bones” that describes his survival of the communist Khmer Rouge rebel occupation of Cambodia. Karen Quintiliani, assistant professor for the department of anthropology, commended Siv as “putting Long[Read More…]
Coalition takes it to the Capitol to fight tuition increases
Student and parent volunteers at 30 California State University and University of California campuses are coming together to push Assembly Bill 2372, the College Affordability Act of 2008. California Assembly member Joe Coto (D-San Jose) authored the bill that would freeze tuition for college students in the CSU and UC[Read More…]
Police enact campus shooter drill during spring break
On Friday afternoon a group of police officers wearing protective black helmets and wielding rifles and handguns slowly made their way up the stairs of LA-1 Building at Cal State Long Beach. Most of the officers aimed their guns forward and upward, but one protected the rear by aiming his[Read More…]
CSULB freshman hits the slopes at snowboarding championship
A member of the Cal State Long Beach Snowboarding Team came in 17th place in the United States Collegiate Ski and Snowboard Association Championship at the Sunday River Resort in Bethel, Maine, on March 15. Ryan Stenberg, a freshmen engineering major, competed in the giant slalom event, and was the[Read More…]
Internship week has government job seminar
The Internship for the Government, hosted by the Career Development Center on Wednesday, described the importance and demands in getting an internship for the federal government. Internships “give you an opportunity to see if this is something you want to do … it may look good on the outside, but[Read More…]
Political Science Student Association says to write, write, write to Congressional leaders
The Political Science Student Association (PSSA) discussed ways students can be more involved in political issues locally and nationally at its first monthly meeting Tuesday. PSSA is a student organization for all majors focused on allowing students to speak on political issues today. “We can’t have a government ‘of the[Read More…]
To go to war or not to go to war
The Cal State Long Beach Anthropology Department held a debate last Wednesday in the Karl Anatol Center that had Long Beach community members, CSULB students, staff and faculty participate in what is one of the larger current debates with the war in Iraq. The debate, called “Anthropology Goes to War,”[Read More…]
U got a problem?
Students at Cal State Long Beach are organizing a protest before and during the Associated Students, Inc.-sponsored Ludacris concert on Saturday to demonstrate against the rapper they believe has offensive lyrics. “His lyrics are misogynistic, racist, homophobic, they glamorize capitalism and overconsumption, and promote violence against women,” said Marina Wood,[Read More…]
Rwandan genocide survivor: ‘Don’t give up on peace’
Rwandan survivor Immaculée Ilibagiza introduced her book “Left to Tell” that describes her three-month survival of the genocide in Rwanda as part of The President’s Forum on International Human Rights in the University Student Union Tuesday. To escape oppression and death because of her Tutsi title, Ilibagiza went into hiding[Read More…]