Cal State Long Beach organizations are holding penny drives to build a statue of a bracero in Los Angeles. The romance, German, Russian languages and literatures department is one of many departments and organizations hosting the penny drives. Former Mexican braceros are also collecting pennies, keys and any other copper[Read More…]
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Christmas tree lighting at The Pike kicks off holiday season
A crowd of about 100 people gathered in front of the Ferris wheel at The Pike in Long Beach Sunday night for the annual lighting of the Christmas tree. The lighting of the 30-foot, 2,200-pound Rainbow Harbor Holidays Christmas tree represented the start of the holidays. Decorated with more than[Read More…]
ASI considers future retiree health benefit cuts
Associated Students Inc. is considering whether it must provide retiree health benefits to future employees. ASI has about 12 retired employees, spending $62,580 on their medical benefits for 2010-11, said Richard Haller, ASI executive director. To qualify for full retiree medical benefits, an employee must have worked for ASI for[Read More…]
CSU student leaders advocate at the federal level
California State Student Association executives traveled to Washington, D.C., last week to advocate for affordable tuitions for Cal State University students. CSSA President Chris Chavez, CSSA Vice President of legislative affairs Gregory Washington and CSSA Vice President of finance Mohammed Shahid Beig implemented a federal advocacy program for tuition after[Read More…]
AIDS victim triumphs at CSULB through advocacy work
Lisa Tiger was diagnosed with HIV in 1992. She said she never thought her partner could be infected, let alone pass it on to her. Years after breaking up, Tiger ran into him and received the news of his infection. “Back then, it took up to two weeks to get[Read More…]
CSULB dorms remain open over Thanksgiving break
Students who live at Cal State Long Beach’s dormitories have the opportunity to stay on campus this week during Thanksgiving break. Meals, however, will not be provided for students wishing to stay. “Housing does not close over the Thanksgiving break, but residents who stay will have to register with their[Read More…]
CSULB professor fights Alzheimer’s with supplement
Vasanthy Narayanaswami is working toward developing what she calls “good cholesterol” in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease. Narayanaswami, an assistant chemistry and biochemistry professor, discussed Cal State Long Beach’s latest findings at the Pyramid Annex Conference room Nov. 16. She said there is a direct correlation between specific diet foods[Read More…]
Students spread wings, take flight
In the scorching hot cockpit of an eight-passenger airplane, Zachary Cowen, junior criminal justice major at Cal State Long Beach, put on his bulky aviator headphones and took charge of the controls with sweaty palms. He was ready to fly alongside a United States Marine Corps aviation officer. It was[Read More…]
CSULB students protest censorship of lesbian terminology
About 24 theatre arts majors protested in front of Brotman Hall on Wednesday by tribbing with one another, a lesbian sex act commonly known as “scissoring.” The demonstration was in response to Cal State Long Beach refusing to advertise a play on the Seventh Street marquee because its title has[Read More…]
Fresh Foods closes up shop at the Student Recreation and Wellness Center
Students were surprised at the disappearance of the Student Recreation and Wellness Center’s Fresh Foods Café Express on Saturday. “I was surprised when I walked in last week and the person at the front said that Fresh Foods abandoned their contract, moved out and took the food out,” junior public[Read More…]