Students darted around inflated bunkers and dodged bullets of paint from guns that shot about 12 paintballs per second. Everyone was covered in paint from mask to boot. The Cal State Long Beach paintball team recently placed second at a national competition in Lakeland, Fla. The national scene Since[Read More…]
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Newly received or noteworthy information, especially about recent or important events on campus and around Long Beach.
University Library to stay open 24 hours
The University Library will stay open 24 hours a day beginning May 8 until May 20 as final-frenzied students stress out over last-minute projects and looming exams. The University Library Starbucks will also extend its hours from 7:30 a.m. to midnight, providing free coffee while supplies last. By extending the[Read More…]
Jazz ensemble wins best in US
The top vocal jazz ensemble in Cal State Long Beach’s Bob Cole Conservatory of Music was named best vocal jazz ensemble in the collegiate division by DownBeat Magazine. “The vocal jazz program has received awards for five of the last six years,” CSULB’s director of vocal jazz Christine Guter said[Read More…]
Student designers, models to present ‘fashions of tomorrow’
The 11th annual University Student Program Council’s Rags II Rhythms fashion show will feature student models and designers from Cal State Long Beach as well as the local community. The show, “Fashion of Tomorrow,” will consist of a concert, a fashion show and vendors. It will be different from other[Read More…]
Wes Craven screens ‘Scream 4’
A screening of “Scream 4” and a discussion with director Wes Craven drew a large crowd to the University Student Union Monday night. Craven elaborated on what it takes to make a movie, discussing the fourth installment of the “Scream” franchise’s direction, as well as its planning and implementation. The[Read More…]
BIN LADEN DEAD, PRESIDENT CONFIRMS
President Barack Obama announced Sunday night that Osama bin Laden was killed in an American-led operation in Pakistan. The search for bin Laden, whom Obama called a “terrorist responsible for the killing of thousands of innocent men, women and children,” was a top priority for the United States since al-Qaida[Read More…]
ASI urges streamlining of appeals process
A resolution to speed up the academic appeals procedure and universalize the process for all college departments passed on its first reading in the Associated Students Inc. Senate meeting April 27. The academic appeals resolution is meant to create a universal policy for Cal State Long Beach and accelerate the[Read More…]
Push Olympics raises money for disabled
Cal State Long Beach fraternities and sororities competed in games like relays, a potato-sack race and a pie-eating contest to raise money for charity this Sunday. Pi Kappa Phi’s first Push Olympics at the track and field on campus donated all proceeds to Push America, an organization that serves those[Read More…]
As details emerge, Americans react to Osama bin Laden’s death
Students and professors reacted to the news of the death of Osama bin Laden as more details emerged about the situation Monday. Finding bin Laden and capturing or killing him had been a top priority for the U.S. since al-Qaida claimed responsibility for the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. In[Read More…]
Senators discuss stipends, budget
Associated Students Inc. senators discussed their compensations while reviewing the budget on its second and third reading April 27. The 2011-12 budget does not follow ASI’s policy on stipends. The ASI stipend policy includes a stipend calculation worksheet, which states that a student would need to work 30 hours a[Read More…]