A report released on Tuesday shows that students are taking longer to graduate from four-year colleges; however, students are still eager to get out as soon as possible. Fifty-two percent of full-time students and 32 percent of part-time students complete their bachelor’s degree within six years, according to completecollege.org. “I[Read More…]
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Student health insurance numbers may be low
The number of students at Cal State Long Beach who enroll in a health insurance plan through Associated Students Inc. is only a fraction of the amount who qualify, according to Martiz Ware, administrative director for ASI. Ware said any domestic student attending CSULB is qualified for the school health[Read More…]
CFA wants support of faculty strike
California Faculty Association President Lillian Taiz urged Cal State University faculty Wednesday to authorize the union’s board of directors to call a one-day strike, if negotiations between the CFA and CSU continue to falter. The CFA president also asked faculty to join union members at Cal State East Bay and[Read More…]
CSUN ‘gunman’ turns himself in to police
A snapshot taken by a student allowed officials to identify and locate the man accused of making threats and shutting down Cal State Northridge’s Oviatt Library Tuesday morning. Gahren Moradian, a philosophy student, turned himself in last night around 8 p.m. Moradian was charged with making criminal threats and is[Read More…]
Africana studies speaker calls Libyan intervention ‘illegal’
A small audience of students and professors gathered in the University Student Union Alamitos Bay Room on Wednesday for a lecture from Arcadia University professor Roland Adjovi, who spoke on the legitimacy of the United Nations’ intervention in Libya and possible motives of the nations involved. “It is important to[Read More…]
Long Beach improves water quality
Water quality in Long Beach has improved dramatically since the summer, earning the city its best scores since 1990, according to a recent report by Heal the Bay. The city’s beach water quality was examined and given a grade of ‘D’ by the environmental group in an annual report released[Read More…]
Business students to vote on upgrades
Students under the College of Business Administration (CBA) may be able to decide whether new workspace and furniture will be added to the CBA building via an online survey that will be sent out to students by the first week of October. The survey will ask CBA students about their[Read More…]
Engineers to debut 3-D printer
The College of Engineering will soon have a new 3-D printer, allowing students and faculty to create models of their work using plastics and other types of materials. The Objet 30 printer is a newer, better version of the engineering department’s current 3-D printer, according to Hamid Hefazi, mechanical and[Read More…]
CSSA says exec pay is ‘up in the air’
The California State Student Association has not taken a stance on executive compensation and is not recommending that student governments take a stance either. Ever since San Diego State President Elliot Hirshman was awarded $400,000 salary, $100,000 more than his predecessor, the topic of executive compensation has become controversial. CSSA[Read More…]
Students recycle for additional income
Cal State Long Beach students are frequenting the Associated Students Recycling Center on campus to gain extra cash in response to the high unemployment rate, high tuition rates, high gas prices and an overall poor economy. “I commute from Riverside, and gas is killing me right now,” sophomore Jesse Sanchez[Read More…]