Cal State Long Beach has cut back on the amount of incoming President’s Scholars this year, selecting 30 freshmen for the scholarship as opposed to 50 last year. The program received more than 550 applications, according to Valerie Bordeaux, director of the President’s Scholars program. Created in 1995, the award[Read More…]
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Concerts ruled out in favor of practical investments
Students wondering when the next big rock, rap or hip-hop concert will be held on the Cal State Long Beach campus may have to wait a while. After the last big-name concert sponsored by Associated Students, Inc., the organization decided not to host any similar events unless it was fiscally[Read More…]
CSULB on ‘Hall of Shame’ list
GradRate.com, a college and university evaluation website that relies almost entirely on graduation rates, has placed Cal State Long Beach on its “Hall of Shame” list. The website, which did not rank colleges and universities in any particular order, featured one school per state on its list. “There were several[Read More…]
Senate bill hoping to ease community college transfers
If approved by Governor Schwarzenegger, Senate Bill 1440 or the Student Transfer Achievement Reform Act will provide a clearer, more convenient academic path for community college students to follow in hopes of successfully transferring by fall 2011. Under the Star Act, students in community colleges have the opportunity to work[Read More…]
Health, happiness and a hell of a spirit
Heidi Nye looks like a picture of health. Sitting in a large brown leather chair, her small dog Rasputin — a pound rescue — sleeps quietly in her lap. She’s smiling. Even on the hot August day, Nye’s mood is high and her spirit is energetic. Looks can be deceiving.[Read More…]
Website provides professors’ grade histories
A professor can make or break a class and, in the scramble to find the right course, students are always looking for advice about which professors to take — and which to avoid. MyEdu.com, a Texas-based website, goes further than just rating professors. It provides a number of tools to[Read More…]
Residential parking available to students
Since at least fall of 2008, the parking field team for Cal State Long Beach has been putting up “residential parking only” signs on Atherton Street, where students are allowed to park at the beginning of every semester. “Yes, technically students can park there, but they do so at their[Read More…]
ASI works to stop transparency bill
Associated Students, Inc. wants to stop a state bill that would require it to make more of its documents public. ASI Vice President Lucy Nguyen urged student senators to write letters to Governor Schwarzenegger opposing Senate Bill 330 at Wednesday’s ASI Senate meeting. “In general, it’s a poorly written bill,”[Read More…]
Thriving recreation center, already dead grass
The new Student Recreation and Wellness Center is a state-of-the-art building that requires much attention, but yellow, dry grass has appeared after recently being planted outside the building. Physical Planning’s grounds manager, Brian McKinnon, said the dry patches in the newly installed grass are normal when acclimating new sod, a[Read More…]
Unisex restrooms in dorms meant to cater to LGBT
Cal State Long Beach may not offer unisex housing, but it provides public restrooms to be used by both sexes in the lobby halls at some housing facilities. The restrooms in the on-campus residential halls and CSULB’s off-campus residential site are separated according to gender. However, unisex restrooms are offered[Read More…]