A female student passed out today during an American Language Institute English class in classroom 105 inside the Engineering 2 building. “We were having class and she just passed out,” classmate Sadiq Alwakeel said. “She fell on my foot, landed on the ground and I told her to wake issue.”[Read More…]
News
Newly received or noteworthy information, especially about recent or important events on campus and around Long Beach.
Queer studies to face approval from committee to be considered a minor
Cal State Long Beach is the latest school to propose a queer studies minor, which focuses on educating students on the variety of sexualities. The minor already exists in several Cal State University campuses like Northridge, San Diego and Fullerton. Jennifer Reed, a professor in the department of women’s, gender[Read More…]
Residents reflect, question future of Seal Beach after salon shooting
The Seal Beach community sought peace after tragedy at a town hall meeting last Thursday when residents expressed their feelings regarding the shooting at a local hair salon. Residents thanked police and firefighters and asked questions about the upcoming court trial resulting from the shooting that left eight people dead[Read More…]
CSULB student struggles with Libyan dictatorship
Maryam Mohamed’s family grew accustomed to early morning phone calls, mainly because of the time zone difference. Sometimes, the voices on the other end of the line had nothing to say, but in the last two months, they announced the deaths of a dictator and two family members. Mohamed, a[Read More…]
I-405 closes tonight from I-605 to Seal Beach
The I-405 freeway will close tonight at 11 p.m. and will re-open tomorrow at 5 a.m. as part of a year-long reconstruction project. According to the Orange County Transportation Authority, crews plan to completely shut down part of the southbound I-405 freeway between the I-605 interchange to Seal Beach Boulevard.[Read More…]
Obama pushes loan plan for students
President Obama announced a plan Wednesday that would cut monthly student loan repayment by 5 percent and cut the life of student loans by 5 years, starting in 2012. While speaking at the University of Colorado, Obama said he would sign an executive order mandating the plan’s implementation next year[Read More…]
Stanislaus to offer online MBA program next fall
Cal State Stanislaus announced a new online MBA program, expected to launch in fall 2012, that will allow students to receive an MBA through a combination of online courses and in-person instruction. The degrees will reportedly cost the same amount as an MBA earned on-campus at CSU Stanislaus, about $20,000.[Read More…]
German author first to ‘experience modernity’
Scholars from across the country, Germany, Austria, Canada and England will discuss topics varying from justice to the pursuit of happiness on Friday and Saturday during Cal State Long Beach’s Kleist Conference, which will focus on the theme of occupation, in the Karl Anatol Center. German writer Heinrich von Kleist’s[Read More…]
Committee forming to search for new CLA dean
The College of Liberal Arts is forming a search committee that will help find a replacement for Dean Gerry Riposa, but, as the committee is being formed, more than a dozen applicants have already applied, Provost Donald Para said. Riposa made the announcement last spring that he would step down[Read More…]
Students do push-ups for personal training lessons
Cal State Long Beach students Ron Le and Jenny Guerrero outworked 48 other contestants, placing first in the Student Recreation and Wellness Center’s second annual push-up contest. Le, a junior kinesiology major, was the top male competitor with 100 push-ups. “It feels good to win,” Le said. Le is a[Read More…]