Students at Cal State Long Beach have reported problems receiving emails from professors via Beachboard. Instructional Technology Support Services (ITSS) announced on Sept. 19 that Beachboard was having a software problem related to the delivery of emails. “We are working closely with the vendor to resolve the matter. We sincerely[Read More…]
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Newly received or noteworthy information, especially about recent or important events on campus and around Long Beach.
Students ride skateboards, despite restrictions
Skateboarding on campus is not allowed anywhere, according to campus regulations; however, skateboarders can be seen rolling through campus sidewalks every day. Cal State Long Beach’s campus is 5,101,896 square feet, and some students use skateboarding as a convenient way to get around the massive campus. Most students who skateboard[Read More…]
Professor talks earthquake hazards
Cal State Long Beach geologist and assistant professor Nathan Onderdonk will lead a discussion on how geologists estimate earthquake hazards and which areas could be affected next, focusing on the possibility of an earthquake on the San Andreas Fault. “Anticipating the ‘Big One’” sponsored by the Fellows of the CSULB[Read More…]
Women voting in Saudi Arabia seen as ‘huge step’
The women of Saudi Arabia will have the right to vote and run in municipal elections in 2015, according to Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah. This ground-braking decree, made on Sunday, will slightly improve women’s rights conditions in Saudi Arabia while relieving ultraconservative ruling limiting their freedom. “It’s a good small[Read More…]
Libya lecture to shed light on US relations
Cal State Long Beach’s department of Africana Studies will host a lecture today about the unfolding events in Libya, entitled “Engaging Libya: International Legitimacy and National light.” The lecture, co-sponsored by the University Student Union Program Council, will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Alamitos Bay[Read More…]
Masturbation in campus restrooms last week goes unsolved
A man was reported masturbating in the men’s restroom of the College of Business Administration building on Sept. 22 in the evening, according to University Police Capt. Scott Brown. The police were contacted immediately, but they were unable to locate him. The suspect was a Hispanic man wearing a brown[Read More…]
Residents of RLC face new shuttle hours
A recent schedule change to campus connection shuttles left some housing residents to find alternative transportation or risk being late to class. “[The schedule changes] have affected me quite a bit,” said Ashley Hadji, a resident at Cal State Long Beach’s Residential Learning College. “During the week, it’s not as[Read More…]
Possible gunman causes closure of CSUN library
Cal State Northridge closed their campus library Tuesday afternoon and students, faculty and staff were permitted to leave campus with “proper notification” to their professors or supervisors, after university officials were notified of a possible gunman on campus. This happened after a man approached a library staff member and indicated[Read More…]
Healthy campaigns to take over Monday
The Health Resource Center is set to implement weekly health programs so that Cal State Long Beach students may look at Mondays in a new way: As a chance for a fresh start. The Monday Campaigns is a national movement that dedicates the first day of every week to health.[Read More…]
Rap war, dance-off entertain at ‘Battle of the Beats’
After a three-hour rap battle and interactive show on Sept. 22, Battle of the Beats contestant Phillip “Sharp Skills” Jacobs, 26, was deemed winner, receiving the grand prize trophy and three hours of recording time in the KBEACH studio — in addition to a year’s worth of bragging rights. Jacobs[Read More…]