As a junior graphic design major at Cal State Long Beach, Letizia Margo encompasses creativity, inspiration and optimism. She recently won first and second place in the CSU Media Arts Festival in the Interactive Category for 2011. Margo submitted two pieces of her work: One website entitled “Lifetime Watches,” and[Read More…]
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BOT cancels special Dec. 5 meeting
The Cal State University Board of Trustees has canceled a Dec. 5 special committee meeting on “presidential selection and compensation,” citing the possibility of student protests and a shattered glass door leading into the Chancellor’s Office. The glass door was damaged at a Nov. 16 Board of Trustees meeting, after[Read More…]
CSULB students write to governor
Mock $650-million bills printed with Gov. Jerry Brown’s face as the center-piece were passed around the Maxson Plaza on Wednesday. Students were asked to write message to the governor describing how state budget cuts to higher education have affected them. The Buck Starts Here, which began Nov. 7 at San[Read More…]
Students share love of poetry in 12 languages
Foreign language speakers, ranging from French to Nahuatl, filled the Karl Anatol Center for the fourth annual Poetry Without Borders event on Tuesday evening. Sponsored by the department of Romance, German and Russian Languages and Literatures (RGRLL), the event hosted more than 140 people as students, staff, faculty and alumni[Read More…]
CSULB students to design shower on airplane
Cal State Long Beach industrial design and mechanical engineering students are teaming up to design and create a shower compartment for the Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. G650 business jet. David Lee, lecturer and design instructor, contacted Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. to create the connection for the project. His advanced industrial design studio[Read More…]
Local brand leaves mark on CSULB, fashion world
A couple of Wilson High School students decided to take a risk and launch their own brand, Livevil Clothing, about a year ago because they were sick of spending all of their lunch money on clothes. Livevil has evolved and expanded to become a well-known lifestyle brand. Their stickers are[Read More…]
Students call police, mistakenly report drug, alcohol abuse
A man called the police after he spotted a man smoking marijuana while walking with a child near the Friendship Walk on Nov. 18 at 11:45 a.m., University Police Capt. Scott Brown said. Police made contact with the man, but found that he was not under the influence, nor did[Read More…]
Students offered free health services over break
Students who are enrolled at Cal State Long Beach during the fall and spring semesters will have free access to Student Health Services during winter session even if they’re not taking classes over break. Rasulkumar Zodse, a first year computer science graduate student, plans to use SHS’ services over winter[Read More…]
CSULB graduating seniors struggle to find work
Tough economic times are causing students to ask what they will do after they graduate next semester. Graduation should be a time of excitement and relief, but, for many students, it has become a time of stress. Students battle economic hardships right after graduating college. Some careers, such as ones[Read More…]
Poetry Without Borders to express love in many languages
Poetry Without Borders, an intimate poetry reading, will break boundaries by featuring works in a variety of languages ranging from Thai to German today at the Karl Anatol Center at 6:30 p.m. Students, staff, faculty and alumni will read poems from all over the world in the pieces’ original languages.[Read More…]