A white-gray smoke cloud in the Paterson Hall 2 Building caused the building’s interior alarms to go off today around noon, according to Rick Gloady, director of media relations at Cal State Long Beach. The Long Beach Fire Department was on the scene and found that a compressor in the[Read More…]
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Peterson Hall compressor overheats, building evacuated
The compressor in the basement of Peterson Hall 2 overheated and started smoking, setting off fire alarms Friday around noon, according to Rick Gloady, director of media relations at Cal State Long Beach. The Long Beach Fire Department responded and found that a compressor in the basement of the building had[Read More…]
Students find ways to select new roomates, communicate
Picking a roommate can be a difficult process for many students, but some students have found ways to make the process easier. Leroy Mathews, a junior graphic design major, said the No. 1 key to a successful roommate relationship is communication. “You have to understand that we all come[Read More…]
Graduation rates for Latinos remain low
Director of Special Student Recruitment & Retention Initiatives Gloria Inzunza-Franco said graduation rates for Latino students at Cal State Long Beach are not where she would like them to be. In 2011, Latino students received 22.5 percent of the undergraduate degrees granted by the California State University system. At CSULB,[Read More…]
President F. King Alexander wins “President of the Year”
Cal State Long Beach President F. King Alexander was named Cal State University “President of the Year” by the California State Student Association at a CSU Board of Trustees meeting Wednesday morning. The “Robert C. Maxson President of the Year Award” is given out every year to the campus president[Read More…]
Surfing course stays afloat at CSULB
The students in Cal State Long Beach’s surfing class have varying surfing experience levels and backgrounds. Although many are California natives, others come from halfway around the world. Surfing has been offered as a course through the kinesiology department at CSULB for about 32 years, according to Robert Lee Willmore,[Read More…]
CSULB Green Campus to receive Best Practice Award at environmental conference
Cal State Long Beach’s Green Campus Program will receive a “Best Practices in Student Energy Efficiency Award” at the California Higher Education Sustainability Conference in June. This will be CSULB’s third recognition in the eighth annual Energy Efficiency and Sustainability Best Practice Awards competition. The campus-wide lighting project won the[Read More…]
CSULB students have a diversity of summer plans
As the busy spring semester comes to an end, many students at Cal State Long Beach are trying to nail down their summer plans. The newfound freedom of summer offers students the ability to find fun trips, jobs and internships. Many students utilize the summer break to land a job[Read More…]
Students for Quality Education end hunger strike
Students for Quality Education ended their hunger strike on Thursday, its ninth day, due to health hazards. The twelve students from six Cal State University campuses including Dominguez Hills, Fullerton, Long Beach, Northridge, Sacramento and San Bernardino began the hunger strike on May 2, listing four demands for the Board[Read More…]
InterAct holds open auditions
Cal State Long Beach’s InterAct Performance Troupe has earned a national reputation, though it was started simply as an extra curricular activity on campus in 2000. The troupe has performed in locations ranging from Hawaii and Alaska to Washington, D.C. It currently serves as a three-unit course in the communication[Read More…]