Cal State Long Beach’s Wi-Fi system will be upgraded to double speed and limit login requirement frequency, in a process that should be complete within the next two months, said Steve La, director of network services. class.” La, who is also the director of CSULB’s Network, Telecommunications and Security department,[Read More…]
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Newly received or noteworthy information, especially about recent or important events on campus and around Long Beach.
Bank of America users face $5 fee
Bank of America will be charging a one-time monthly fee of $5 next year, whenever a customer uses their debit card to make a purchase. This new policy forces customers to carry cash to make purchases or pay up to $60 a year in fees. Regardless of how many times[Read More…]
Student wins MTV award for work with Katy Perry
A student trying to start a film club on campus received a surprising phone call last summer notifying him that his company won an MTV Video Music Award at the cable channel’s yearly award show. Cal State Long Beach student Alexander Valentine, a junior communications major, works for Dot &[Read More…]
NGUYEN: ASI, students played role in restoration of shuttle services
Friday shuttle services unexpectedly resumed last week, after a Thursday email from President F. King Alexander, but an electronic decree may not have been the only reason for the restoration of the on-campus service. University officials limited weekly shuttle operation and eliminated on-campus Friday routes at the start of the[Read More…]
Fishing club reels in second place prize, 19-pound fish
The Cal State Long Beach Fishing Club was awarded the second place prize of $3,000 and a place in the Western Regional Competition, after competing at the National Guard’s Forrest L. Woods (FLW) tournament at Redbud Park in Clear Lake, Calif., on Sept. 25. “The teams of two people are[Read More…]
New scrubber system to improve air quality in port cities
A Cal State Long Beach team of faculty and students from the engineering department will begin testing a new exhaust cleaning system for commercial ships today. Hamid Rahai, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, and chair Hamid Hefazi, along with graduate and Ph.D. students, will monitor a seawater scrubber system[Read More…]
CSULB dorm residents to ‘Do it in the Dark’ with Fullerton
Cal State Long Beach housing residents will conserve water and energy usage in hopes of earning a foosball table and trophy when they face off against Cal State Fullerton students during the second annual month-long competition “Energy Savers do it in the Dark,” starting Saturday. Last year, the competition saved[Read More…]
Fog machine malfunction evacuates University Student Union
The first floor of the University Student Union was evacuated at around 7:10 p.m. tonight after the bowling center’s fog machine malfunctioned and set off smoke detectors during cosmic bowling night, according to a USU employee who requested anonymity prior to the release of an official report. “I was just[Read More…]
Students spend more time earning degrees
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…]
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…]