Cal State Long Beach may not have a football team anymore, but at least it has ESPN College GameDay, a show that previews college football games. ESPN set up in front of the on-campus Outpost restaurant and started filming the promotions for its college football pregame show on Monday. The[Read More…]
News
Newly received or noteworthy information, especially about recent or important events on campus and around Long Beach.
Freshmen dorm requirement in effect
Starting fall 2010, Cal State Long Beach will require incoming freshmen to live in on-campus residential halls, while some will be exempt from the requirement. The university has received less than 20 exemption applications since they became available on March 1, according to Carol Roberts-Corb, director of Housing and Residential[Read More…]
Walter Pyramid urged to improve disabled seating
With no direct line of sight to the floor for those in wheelchairs, the Walter Pyramid management acknowledges that the arena fails to meet the Americans with Disabilities Act Accessible Stadiums requirement. The Pyramid may also be failing to meet the ADA’s dispersed seating requirement. “You’ll miss part of the[Read More…]
CSULB aims to make campus more sustainable
In an effort to bring the university up to par with the latest green technology, Cal State Long Beach is working on making the campus more sustainable and inspiring the community to join in. “We are responsible for diverting 50 percent of the waste on campus away from land fills,”[Read More…]
Arlington West display reminds students of war
Hundreds of white and red crosses lined the grass field on campus in honor of fallen and injured troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. Every red cross represented ten fallen soldiers and every white cross represented one fallen soldier. The memorial known as Arlington West started in November 2003 in Santa[Read More…]
Sacred American Indian grounds under discussion
Action anthropology was the topic of the panel discussion, “Indian Wars at Cal State Long Beach (1972-2010),” at the Multicultural Center on Tuesday. Associate professor of anthropology Ronald Loewe and former CSULB lecturer of American Indian studies Cynthia Alvitre spoke to a crowd of more than 25 students on the[Read More…]
City council debates on campus
A debate between two run-off candidates for city council of the 7th district of Long Beach was hosted in the University Student Union Ballrooms on Monday from 11 a.m. to noon. Assistant City Auditor James Johnson and Incumbent Tonia Reyes Uranga both ran for city council in April but are[Read More…]
New technology app to help Los Angeles Foodbank’s cause
The Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity pledge class joined with Los Angeles Regional Foodbank last weekend for a food drive at Cal State Long Beach, where students can help fight hunger by donating cans of food to various locations on campus. Members of the drive included Rex Rodriguez, Mitchell Kunert, Chaim[Read More…]
CSULB plans for another $2 fee increase
After a year of furloughs, cuts in programs and classes, Cal State Long Beach students should prepare for an extra $2 charge added on to their University Student Union fee this fall. The USU fee, originally $50 as of this semester, will raise $168 due to the Student Recreation and[Read More…]
Graduate student explores identity
In her closing statement of her master’s thesis presentation on Monday at Cal State Long Beach’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Resource Center, Robin Campbell asked her audience, “Am I going to be sent into the fiery pits of hell because I fell in love with a woman … forever[Read More…]