Three models bike across the city of San Francisco in Girls on Bikes, a short video featuring Phillip Lim’s fall/winter collection. For fashion designer Lim, a former Cal State Long Beach student, his fall/winter collection wouldn’t be complete without the hard-hitting chicly minimalist pieces featured in this video. Lim, who[Read More…]
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Newly received or noteworthy information, especially about recent or important events on campus and around Long Beach.
U-Pass gears up for school year
U-Pass, a Cal State Long Beach-Long Beach Transit transportation program, resumed Aug 22 with additional and revised routes. According to LBT Chief Administrative Officer and Senior Vice President Marcelle Epley, the transit system and CSULB have signed a one-year contract, in which the school will fully cover student transportation costs[Read More…]
CFA, CSU stall on bargaining
The Cal State University and the California Faculty Association (CFA) continue to disagree on proposals to extend collective bargaining agreements leaving an uncertain future for faculty, students and the 23-campus system. As state funding cuts continue to be a focal point, the CFA and the CSU have two very different[Read More…]
Additional budget cuts may affect summer school
The Cal State University system may experience additional budget cuts this winter that could influence some summer school programs that are not self-supported. However, according to Erik Fallis, CSU media relations specialist, Cal State Long Beach’s summer school program is self-supported and, therefore, operates without state funding. In June, the[Read More…]
CSULB tops list for minority degrees
Cal State Long Beach ranked 10th in the nation in awarding bachelor’s degrees to minority students, according to Diverse Issues in Higher Education. The publication released the annual list, “Top 100 Degree Producers” to display the diversity of college degree holders among schools in the United States. It is the[Read More…]
Center for Community Engagement awarded $97,000
A $97,000 award was granted to Cal State Long Beach’s Center for Community Engagement (CCE) in support of the El Monte Community Building Initiative Project. Executive Director for CSULB’s Center for Community Juan M. Benitez and professor of Chicano and Latino studies Rigoberto Rodriguez head the Community Scholars Program. [Read More…]
Campus services available to students
Multicultural Center The Multicultural Center is located in the Faculty Office 3 building, room 3 and offers a multitude of free services for all students on campus. Students have access to an extensive library of journals, magazines, books, articles, newspapers and other resources including feature films and documentaries that address[Read More…]
Incoming students settle into dorms
Editors note: This article corrects a previous article which incorrectly identified the organization that mandated new Cal State Long Beach students live in university dorms. This mandate was implemented as university policy by CSULB. The Cal State Long Beach dorms were buzzing with an estimated 2,500 incoming students, along with[Read More…]
Hamada named director of equity and diversity
Larisa Hamada was named Cal State Long Beach’s new director of equity and diversity last Wednesday after a nationwide search and an estimated 40 applications. In an email sent to campus community members, President F. King Alexander announced Hamada’s appointment and touted her qualifications. family.” At CSULB, the director of[Read More…]
Board of Trustees reviews pay policy, faces criticism
The second Board of Trustees meeting on executive compensation and hiring practices, motivated by public outrage and legislative action, was met with a chicken on Aug. 24. On July 12, the Cal State University Board of Trustees approved San Diego State President Elliot Hirshman a $400,000 salary — $100,000 more[Read More…]