Current and aspiring high school teachers gathered at the Anatol Center on campus for a weeklong workshop on the Holocaust and how to integrate art into lessons. From Aug. 8-12, guest speakers, including Holocaust survivors and faculty from Cal State Long Beach, led the workshop. A trip to the Los[Read More…]
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Newly received or noteworthy information, especially about recent or important events on campus and around Long Beach.
CSU justifies president salaries
The CSU Board of Trustees held a discussion about its executive hiring and compensation policies after recently drawing criticism for awarding San Diego State President Elliot Hirshman a $400,000 salary. The meeting addressed some of the effects of statewide hardships on the education system and, consequently, decisions regarding executive positions.[Read More…]
Long Beach named most walkable city in SoCal
The city of Long Beach was named the most walkable Southern California city, according to WalkScore.com. The Seattle-based website, which examined the walkability of the 50 largest cities in the United States, ranked Long Beach at No. 11 overall. The scores calculate data from Google and other websites that plot[Read More…]
Low income students are upward bound at CSULB
Low income and underrepresented high school students from the Los Angeles County area participated in a six-week summer academy at Cal State Long Beach that closed with oral presentations and an awards banquet last Saturday. The Upward Bound Math Science (UBMS) program, in its second year at CSULB, attracted students[Read More…]
City water department eliminates restrictions
The Long Beach Water Department put an end to many water use restrictions after four years on the brink of a water shortage. On June 14, 2007, the Long Beach Water Department put the Water Supply Shortage Plan into effect, calling for restrictions on residents and businesses. Water reservoirs are[Read More…]
CSULB ranks ‘Best in the West’
Cal State Long Beach has been recognized by the Princeton Review as “Best in the West” for the strength of its academic program in the “2012 Best Colleges: Region by points.” Alexander said he was especially proud that CSULB was the only Cal State to be designated as one of[Read More…]
Suspects arrested in string of campus burglaries
A group of law enforcement officials apprehended two Long Beach residents, last week, suspected of burglarizing at least four Southern California universities, including an Associated Students Inc. office at Cal State Long Beach. The suspects are allegedly connected with burglaries occurring at the University of California, Irvine, Cal State Fullerton,[Read More…]
Gov. Brown signs ‘Calif. Dream Act’
California Gov. Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 130 to grant undocumented university students eligibility for certain scholarships, last week. The bill was introduced by Assemblyman Gil Cedillo and rejected by then-Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger during his time in office. The law makes it so immigrant students who are exempt from paying[Read More…]
Cat feeder files restraining order
Two Long Beach residents are in an ongoing case regarding a restraining order from feral cat feeding stations and parking lots at Cal State Long Beach. Leslie Abrahams, a member of the CSULB feral cat program, and Scott Miller, a local resident, frequently visited the campus — often at the[Read More…]
CSULB opens spring enrollment, enrolls 2,000 new students
Cal State Long Beach will accept around 2,000 new students for the spring 2012 semester, despite recent budget cuts that created rumors about the closure of the term’s admissions. “The CSU is working to ensure that transferring community college students can continue their education and achieve a bachelor’s degree,” said[Read More…]