A new proposal could change Cal State Long Beach admissions guidelines and declare all academic programs impacted at both the freshman and transfer levels. CSULB is already considered an impacted campus in the Cal State University system, along with about 16 other CSU campuses. Impaction of a major or campus[Read More…]
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Newly received or noteworthy information, especially about recent or important events on campus and around Long Beach.
Fewer students admitted by exception
In fall 2010, 3,267 students were admitted to the Cal State University system despite not meeting admissions qualifications. In the last five years, along with total enrollment, the number of these students has decreased. The CSU has a set of requirements for all student applicants. When an applicant does not[Read More…]
Meal plans cause problems for some students
Last spring, biology major Emily Reyes was living on campus and was on the block meal plan, which included 160 meals and $100 on Beach Club. However, she did not plan out her meals and towards the end of the semester could only eat eight meals a week. With a[Read More…]
Students travel to Cuba, study its history
For the first time in years, Cal State Long Beach students will be going to Cuba. Strained relations between the United States and communist Cuba has made it difficult in the past for schools to gain authorization to visit Cuba. However, where the Bush administration instituted more stringent rules on[Read More…]
Aspiring model was artistic, loyal
Holly Barish-Sablich, a journalism major at Cal State Long Beach, died Sunday night after being struck by an SUV on Pacific Coast Highway near Anderson Street in Surfside. She turned 22 on Feb. 1. Barish-Sablich lived with her mom, who she was very close to, in Huntington Beach, growing up[Read More…]
Program provides food to hungry students
The College of Liberal Arts (CLA) and University Interfaith Center created a program called Bounty Brown Boxes to assist students who may be going through the day hungry. Students can go to the University Interfaith Center in Brotman Hall, Room 178 to sign in and choose some food items. Adele[Read More…]
Same-sex marriage must await appeal process
A federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled that Proposition 8, California’s 2008 voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage, was unconstitutional, but that doesn’t mean same-sex couples can marry just yet. The 2-1 ruling of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a previous ruling in 2010, but will not allow[Read More…]
Crime rises in Long Beach, but not on campus
Crime is reportedly increasing in the city of Long Beach, but the statistics are not the same for Cal State Long Beach. According to the Long Beach Police Department’s annual crime statistics report, the number of murder and rape crimes dropped considerably in 2011, but other crimes rose. The report[Read More…]
Pyramid to be decked out in snow for event
The Cal State Long Beach ski and snow team will host their first annual Pyramid Rail Jam, a snowboarding exhibition and contest, at the north entrance of the Walter Pyramid on Thursday while 15 tons of snow is blown onto the pyramid’s steps. “The Rail Jam is for the team[Read More…]
CSULB employee’s car is vandalized
An employee reported his or her vehicle vandalized between 1:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Jan. 31. The employee returned to Lot 7 and found the 2010 Cadillac Escalade keyed from the driver’s side door to the rear bumper, University Police Lt. Christopher Schivley said. The vandalism was quite noticeable,[Read More…]