When Cal State San Marcos student Cipriano Vargas saw the call from the governor’s office on his cell phone, he said that he thought it was a “thank you for applying” message from his application to the Cal State University Board of Trustees in March. However, that phone call was[Read More…]
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New laws requires universities to report child abuse
Gov. Jerry Brown signed three new child abuse laws into legislation last week, requiring that Cal State University staff and coaches report any incidences of physical or suspected child abuse. Assembly Bill 1434 requires that postsecondary university staff, who are in contact with children, to report suspected or actual abuse[Read More…]
CSULB students work toward humanitarian relief in Syria
Two Cal State Long Beach students are offering humanitarian efforts to the largest refugee camp along the Syrian-Jordanian border – Al-Zaatari. International studies graduate Dina Alhayek, sophomore international studies major Jordan Hattar and Jordanian volunteers are documenting their humanitarian aid online, which began Thursday and will continue to Dec.15. Alhayek[Read More…]
Blotter: Woman uses fake money unknowingly
A woman used a counterfeit $50 bill to pay for live scan services at the University Police Department on Tuesday at 1:41 p.m., University Police Captain Scott Brown said. Officers believed the use of the counterfeit bill was unintentional, Brown said. The woman said she had received it from someone[Read More…]
Student protestor sentenced to community service
University of California, Los Angeles student Seth Newmeyer was sentenced today to 45 days of community service for breaking two glass doors at the Cal Sate University Chancellor’s Office in November. Newmeyer will perform his community service with Caltrans, an eight-hour per day program that conducts service on freeways, and[Read More…]
CSU protestor given $23,766 restitution fine
Seth Newmeyer, the University of California, Los Angeles student charged with breaking the glass doors to the Cal State University Chancellor’s Office last fall, was given a restitution of $23,766 this morning for his crime. The student’s sentencing, however, was postponed until Friday. Deputy Public Defender Jinelle Mitrovich, who represented[Read More…]
CSULB Recycling Center to undergo renovations
The onsite Cal State Long Beach Recycling Center is in the process of face-lifting its facilities – a makeover long overdue, according to its employees. Renovations to the recycling center have been underway since Monday. The renovations include cutting down trees, removing the current trailer and trenching near the Isabel[Read More…]
UC settles to pay $1 million to Occupy protestors
The University of California agreed yesterday to pay $1 million in a preliminary settlement with 21 plaintiffs who sued the 10-campus system after they were pepper-sprayed at an Occupy protest on the Davis campus last November, according to a statement released by the UC. Of the $1 million, the UC[Read More…]
Yarn ties design students to the environment
The friendship has been all tied up with yarn, connecting the trees that line the brick pathway and making students stop to reevaluate their surroundings. Some bikes got tangled in the yarn while other passer-bys voluntarily walked into the design, viewing the trees through lines created by the red and[Read More…]
Students chalk it up at CSULB
Spongebob Squarepants, Finn from “Adventure Time,” the Walter Pyramid and a giant evil-looking octopus drew in a crowd on the Friendship Walk yesterday. The four illustrations were all drawn on three double-sided chalkboards at the “Chalk Off” during the second annual Festival of Art, hosted by the Associated Students, Inc.[Read More…]