Beach Hillel, the foundation for Jewish life on campus, is celebrating Israel Week with a variety of events on campus. “It’s important to have a presence on campus, and we’re here to raise awareness and tell people what’s happening around the world,” said Phyllis Kenigsberg, administrative and programming assistant for[Read More…]
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Casino Night in USU raises money for charity
Dice rolled and chips piled up as students put their luck on the table in the University Student Union Saturday night for a charitable cause. The Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) and the Society for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SIE) hosted Casino Night, benefiting children’s charities and Japan relief. Students[Read More…]
ASI board votes not to remove Union editor
The motion to remove Kevin O’Brien as editor in chief of the Union Weekly failed at the Associated Students Inc. Student Media Board meeting Friday. The motion failed with a vote of one to three and four abstentions. The petition to oust O’Brien was turned in April 15. The American[Read More…]
Cheer team ready to bounce back from coach scandal
The Cal State Long Beach cheer team held tryouts at the Goldmine east gym Friday and Saturday. Seventeen women and two men demonstrated their ability to execute technical cheer skills while keeping a high level of enthusiasm in front of a panel of five judges. Competitors were judged on their[Read More…]
CSULB alumna, OC cheer coach always an ‘angel’ to community
Heather Beyer, a Cal State Long Beach alumna and a former member of the Angels’ Strike Force spirit squad, died last Saturday at the age of 27. Beyer was surrounded by family and friends in her Aliso Viejo home when she lost her year-long battle to breast cancer April 30.[Read More…]
Dalai Lama accepts award at CSULB
The Dalai Lama discussed social justice and human rights at the Cal State Long Beach Carpenter Performing Arts Center Wednesday after accepting Amnesty International’s first-ever “Shine a Light” award. The speech, delivered to a packed auditorium, was part of the nonprofit organization’s 50th anniversary celebration. The Buddhist leader spoke at[Read More…]
U-PASS canceled for summer
The U-PASS program, which provides free bus service for Cal State Long Beach students, faculty and staff, will be suspended for summer, but university officials are negotiating a contract with Long Beach Transit to continue service for the next school year. Mark Rudometkin, general manager of parking and transportation services,[Read More…]
Rabbi speaks out against Israel
Rabbi Dovid Weiss spoke out against Zionism and the State of Israel to a scattered crowd of Cal State Long Beach students and Long Beach community members Tuesday. Weiss, who was invited to speak by the Muslim Student Association, called for the peaceful “dismantlement of the State of Israel” and[Read More…]
CSULB dancers leap, kick their way onto dance team
Twenty-four women auditioned for the Cal State Long Beach Dance Team in the Walter Pyramid Tuesday. The audition consisted of women ranging from incoming freshmen to fifth-year seniors and included some who had been on the team in previous years. Dance Team Coach Rey Lozano said the team would be[Read More…]
Food truck craze takes Long Beach
Gourmet food trucks lined up on Coronado Avenue off Anaheim Street, serving delicious and unique foods in Long Beach’s ZaSo design district Wednesday. The new weekly event dubbed “Lunch Truck It” will take place every Wednesday from 11 a.m to 2:30 p.m and until Aug 4. The event is sponsored[Read More…]