Several schedule changes have been made to campus connection shuttles, including reduced hours for on-campus shuttles from Monday-Thursday and the removal of Friday services. Cal State Long Beach Student Ride Share Program Corrdinator Elissa Thomas said these service changes were partly based on budget challenges. The Rideshare program provides funding[Read More…]
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64-year-old motorist killed in Long Beach crash
Thaddeus Tran, 64, died last Thursday after driving into a flood-control channel near Cal State Long Beach’s College Park Drive. According to the Long Beach Police Department, the Westminster resident was driving alone in his silver Toyota Tacoma. The driver lost control of his vehicle while heading west on College[Read More…]
ASI: Smorgasport turnout exceeds expectations
Cal State Long Beach students experienced a night of interactive games, radio dance parties and live performances at Smorgasport, the concluding event in celebration of last week’s Week of Welcome. Students showed up well before 8 p.m. on Sept. 9 to try to get their hands on a Smorgasport T-shirt[Read More…]
Faculty, students share experience
No one — Cal State Long Beach students and faculty included — will forget the events that transpired on Sept. 11, 2011. Nearly all Americans, regardless of where they were or what they were doing, were affected, directly or indirectly, by the attacks. Emotions run high for several CSULB students[Read More…]
Students analyze 9/11 for contest
The three winners for the Richard A. Clark Graduate Student Monograph Contest were chosen based on their analysis of the information leading up to 9/11 and the United States government’s decision and actions, in addition to their personal opinions on public policy for America’s security in the future. The contest[Read More…]
Daily 49er recalls breaking the news
Most people old enough to recall the morning of Sept. 11, 2001 can remember exactly what they were doing at the precise moment they got the news. Students working in the Daily 49er newsroom were no exception. “There were no televisions in the newsroom or in the building,” said Phil[Read More…]
Foundation keeps son’s spirit alive
Sean Feliciano was a student in his third year of college at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Born in Downey, he was the captain of his swim and water polo teams, an eagle scout and helped to start a new fraternity at his college. In March of 2009, Feliciano[Read More…]
Student interns for US House’s first Latina
One Cal State Long Beach student spent his hot summer days interning for Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard, receiving hands-on experience with the federal government while serving California’s 34th district. Arturo Enrique Montoya, a 23-year-old political science major, began interning for Roybal-Allard, the first Latina elected to the U.S. House of Representatives,[Read More…]
Smorgasport: ‘A night of safe fun’ for students
Free pizza, bowling, billiards and live performances are only a few of the options available to students at the annual Smorgasport this Friday from 7 p.m.-12 a.m. at the Goldmine Gym. “Our goal is to provide a night of safe fun for our students,” said Christina Esparza, communications coordinator for[Read More…]
Students win big on TV game shows
When international studies major Jessica Davis and film major Daniel Fritz started their summer break, they didn’t expect to participate in hit game shows, much less win big. Fritz won $50,000 after completing the obstacle courses on Right.” Her earnings were worth $59,000 in retail price. “I just went to[Read More…]