Gustavo Arellano, author of the “Ask A Mexican” column in the OC Weekly, visited Cal State Long Beach on Wednesday to discuss the origins of his new book, “Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered “chile con carne” of San Antonio as the first Mexican dish in the United States. Arellano[Read More…]
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Talent show raises money for injured professor
The Professional Event Planning class held their first annual Beach Talent Showcase, featuring a handful of student performers, in the University Theater on Friday. The proceeds went to journalism professor Chris Karadjov and the Department of Communication Studies Scholarship Fund. Karadjov was injured in a skiing accident in January, causing[Read More…]
BOT to consider presidential salary freeze
The Cal State University Board of Trustees will vote Tuesday on whether to freeze presidential compensation paid from state funds, according to an agenda for the May 8 board meeting. Approval of the freeze would allow the 23-campus system to augment presidential salaries with “campus foundation funds” but would ban[Read More…]
Students for Quality Education, Reed meet to discuss demands
Cal State University Chancellor Charles B. Reed denied the Students for Quality Education’s demands on Friday, two days after 13 members of the group began a hunger strike. The demands include a five-year moratorium on student fees, the elimination of presidential car and housing allowances, a suspension of cuts to[Read More…]
CFA will allow strike this fall
Yesterday the California Faculty Association revealed its decision to strike should the next step of its contract negotiations with the Cal State University fail. “Now is the time for the voice of the faculty to be heard,” CFA President Lilian Taiz said. “The faculty of the California State University have[Read More…]
ASI kills officer bylaw change
A bylaw amendment changing the appointment procedures for chief of staff and chief programming officer failed on its third and final reading at the Associated Students Inc. Senate meeting Wednesday. The amendment failed in a 12-7 vote with two abstentions. In order for the bylaw amendment to have had passed,[Read More…]
Residents design crests for three new learning colleges
Residents from each of the campus residential halls are creating new crest designs for next year that will identify each of the newly formed residential learning colleges. Each residence building will be renamed, and each residential college will have an identifying theme and crest. The current Residential Learning College (RLC)[Read More…]
Pop band Hellogoodbye to perform in USU
Pop band Hellogoodbye is scheduled to perform a free show for 600 Cal State Long Beach students at the University Student Union on May 9. The Associated Students Inc. entertainment commission is hosting the show. Free tickets became available last week, and sold out within two days of being announced.[Read More…]
Construction projects set for summer
Three campus construction projects are set for completion this summer, according to the Campus Planning Committee. These projects include construction in and around the Bob Cole Conservatory of Music Pavilion, in Pyramid locker rooms and, East Campus Drive safety improvements. The donor-funded Bob Cole Conservatory of Music Pavilion project features[Read More…]
Bill to double student, faculty trustees
Legislation that would double the number of student and faculty representatives on the Cal State University Board of Trustees passed in the State Senate Education Committee on a 6-2 vote last week. Senate Bill 1515 would also add two nonacademic CSU employees to the board. “This bill gives a greater[Read More…]