Because their contract negotiations with the Cal State University fell apart, the California Faculty Association started voting Monday to authorize a rolling faculty strike on the 23 CSU campuses. The strike would shut down classrooms for two days on every CSU campus, but the campuses would strike on different dates,[Read More…]
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Dance instructor runs for US president
A Cal State Long Beach dance instructor has announced his candidacy for this year’s United States presidential election. Steve Zee has been teaching tap dance for 11 years and is also a political comedian. He said he is running to express his right of free speech so that he can[Read More…]
Seventh Street connector to re-open in April
The northbound I-405/westbound SR-22 Seventh Street connector will re-open by the end of this month, according to the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA). The bridge that links Cal State Long Beach to Orange County has been closed since last April but the 12-month project is in its last stages, according[Read More…]
KBeach to move to HD by end of semester
Cal State Long Beach’s Internet radio station, KBeach, is expected to begin broadcasting on an FM/HD signal by the end of the semester. HD radio technology is still relatively new, but it is becoming more widely available to listeners as it is being offered as a standard feature in many[Read More…]
Former ASI president to receive Purple Heart
After conducting a counter insurgency operation in Helmand, Afghanistan, former Associated Students Inc. President Mark Andrews was incapacitated, spent 18 days in various hospitals and almost lost a leg. Andrews was hit by a bullet in the leg and is now back in California, in the process of receiving a[Read More…]
Senator talks about California higher education at CSULB
State Sen. Alan Lowenthal discussed concerns and suggestions about the current educational crisis with California’s community, state college and university systems with students, faculty and staff during a town hall meeting on Thursday at The Nugget Pub & Grill. The meeting was called “Policy on Tap.” “It is always great[Read More…]
Physics Demo Day charges up the crowd
Physics Demo Day, held on the second Thursday of every month, gives students and teachers an opportunity to network and share ideas in a profession where there is usually just one physics teacher per high school. The most recent Demo Day on Thursday allowed current and prospective teachers and Cal[Read More…]
A reintroduction to campus safety
Students at Cal State Long Beach are urged to reconsider using safety measurements after the recent shooting of two students at University of Southern California. An email sent out to USC students on April 11 said, “Wednesday morning, April 11, 2012, two individuals, a male and a female, were shot[Read More…]
CFA, CSU enter next stage of negotiating
After mediation efforts broke down Friday, the state mediator authorized contract negotiations between the California Faculty Association and the Cal State University to move on to the next step, fact-finding. This could lead to another faculty strike in coming months, according to an email from CFA President Lilian Taiz. The[Read More…]
USU turns 40, celebration Wednesday
For students, the University Student Union is a convenient place to hang out, watch television, play billiards or bowl; but before 1972 the space the building occupied was simply an empty lot. The USU is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year because of student efforts that began in 1965. That[Read More…]