All incoming freshmen or recently declared journalism and mass communication students are required to take an internship to fulfill their graduation requirements, according to Danny Paskin, assistant professor and journalism and mass communications department adviser.  The requirement, which will be instituted along with the current internship elective class in journalism,[Read More…]

Cal State Long Beach students are visiting the University Student Union less than the national average of student union visits, according to a survey conducted by program management firm Brailsford & Dunlavey. The average visits per week for CSULB’s USU is 2.1 visits, while the national average is 2.4 visits[Read More…]

California State University’s Faculty Early Retirement Program (FERP) is receiving criticism for what some believe to be an unfair pension system. Under FERP, tenured faculty and librarians are able to retire, but continue to work part-time for an additional five years, collecting both a pension and a salary, according to[Read More…]

Some students have stopped buying new books, instead opting to purchase their textbooks from websites like Amazon and eBay as a means to save money. Other options include renting, borrowing used books or downloading e-reader files. Senior education major Agnes Im is one of many students who buys books online.[Read More…]

Students at Cal State Long Beach who are not staying in the dorms over winter break will need to leave by 7 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 16. In order to stay over the break, students were first offered an early bird special at $200 if they signed and paid from[Read More…]

Students, posing as models, will walk the runway on Friday at the University Student Union Ballroom to showcase Cal State Long Beach’s diverse student population. The Cultural Fashion Fusion show, hosted by the Associated Students Inc. Cultural Council, will present traditional apparel from several countries and regions of the world.[Read More…]

A resolution in opposition to potential limitations on Pell Grant eligibility, passed Wednesday on its third reading by the Associate Students Inc. Senate. According to ASI Treasurer Michael Quibuyen, the United States bipartisan supercommittee considered limiting Pell Grant eligibility in order to accommodate for a loss of $2.4 billion in[Read More…]

Actors and writers from the comedy “Mystery Team” will contribute to “Comedy for the Cure,” a variety show at Cal State Long Beach, to raise benefits and awareness to find a cure for leukemia. “Comedy for the Cure” will take place in the Beach Auditorium from 7 p.m. to 9[Read More…]

In fall 2011, after more than 12 years of working for Cal State Long Beach, University Police Lt. Scot Willey decided to take a position at CSU Fullerton’s police department. Willey decided to change campuses when a position opened up at Cal State Fullerton. He said that the main reason[Read More…]