Most people may not think of trimming trees as being a “traditional art form,” but to Cal State Long Beach alumnus Tash Kushi, there is no other way to trim a black pine tree. The Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden hosted a workshop Sunday to educate spectators about the unique[Read More…]
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Newly received or noteworthy information, especially about recent or important events on campus and around Long Beach.
Proposition 29 cigarette tax failing by narrow margin
Supporters of Proposition 29 have admitted defeat after nearly three weeks of vote counting. The California ballot initiative was designed to raise the tax on cigarette packs by $1 to fund cancer research. Although the official vote count will not be released until early July, supporters of Prop. 29 have[Read More…]
Pleas for an improved chancellor arise during BOT open forum
Heads turned as Susan Green, a California Faculty Association member, rolled out a 76-page report with the results of a survey that questioned 1,200 CFA members on what they wanted in a new chancellor. Many were not surprised by the numerous qualities faculty members are looking for in Charles B. Reed’s[Read More…]
Brown signs bill for tuition buyout
A trailer bill designed to halt tuition increases and provide additional state funding for California universities was approved Wednesday by Gov. Jerry Brown in his finalizing of the primary state budget bill. AB 1502 guarantees $125 million in state funding each to the Cal State University and University of California[Read More…]
Cal OSHA report cites ‘human misjudgment’ as factor in elevator death
After a six-month investigation, a newly released report has cited human “misjudgment of a hazardous situation” as a factor in an accident when a 48-year-old Cal State Long Beach employee was crushed in an elevator. California Occupational Safety and Health Administration conducted trials of the accident that occurred in elevator[Read More…]
Students question spending on failed revitalization program
When the Cal State University Board of Trustees passed the CSU-wide masters of business administration fee in 2009, the extra $254 a semester per MBA student was intended to maintain the program’s accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. At Cal State Long Beach, 20 percent funds[Read More…]
CSUs and UCs have highest tuition increases according to latest report
While the Cal State University can be considered one of the most affordable systems in the nation, a report by the College Affordability and Transparency Center has deemed the 23-campus system as having one of the highest tuition increase rates. The list was released on June 12 and accounts for[Read More…]
More than $1 million spent on CSU presidents’ home renovations
More than $1 million in public and private funds have been used to renovate the homes of a few Cal State University presidents in the past year. The renovations, which took place for Cal State Fullerton, San Diego State, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and Cal State Northridge presidents, all[Read More…]
Department of Defense awards CSULB with nano-technology research grant
Plasmonics, phase transition and semiconductor quantum dots are just a few words that two Cal State Long Beach professors use on a day-to-day basis. Yohannes Abate and Shahab Derakhshan, who teach physics and chemistry, respectively, will be able to continue their research of nano-optics and crystal structure determination with a[Read More…]
Graduates can pay off debt in Niagara Falls
With many graduates feeling the pressure of student debt, the city of Niagara Falls has found a solution to its own problems. To improve the city’s struggling economy, Seth Piccirillo, Niagara Falls’ new director of community development, has proposed a plan offering to pay off the student loans of graduates[Read More…]