Students attending: 34,844Males: 11,744Females: 17,034 Students living on campus: 1,922 (5.5 percent) Student population from: 93 countries EthnicityCaucasian: 10,775 (30.9 percent)Latino: 9,355 (26.8 percent)Asian: 7,968 (22.9 percent)African-American: 1,917 (5.5 percent)Native American: 272 (0.78 percent) Median age of students: 21-22 for undergraduates, 28 for graduate students Student fees beginning fall 2009[Read More…]
News
Newly received or noteworthy information, especially about recent or important events on campus and around Long Beach.
Editor in chief says print isn’t dead
A drastically changing political atmosphere and an economic system that has been quickly collapsing have shaped the first decade of the 21st century. The Daily 49er has been affected internally by these unstable economic times, fighting against the ever-shrinking budget. There was a threat in 2007 that it would be[Read More…]
Both sexes to march in protest of sexual violence against women
Students will march from Maxson Plaza to the Beach Auditorium at 5 p.m. Monday to speak out against sexual violence against women. The event, Take Back the Night, follows the slogan, “Stop the silence, stop the violence.” Gina Golden Tangalakis, a psychology professor at Cal State Long Beach, is organizing[Read More…]
Students discuss budget crisis with university president over drinks
Cal State Long Beach students had their political and economic questions answered during the university’s “Beer and Politics” event. More than 50 CSULB students, faculty and community members packed the Nugget Grill and Pub last Thursday night to discuss politics and drink beer alongside President F. King Alexander. The CSULB[Read More…]
Visiting professor addresses violence in the ‘gang capital of the world’
James Diego Vigil, a professor of social ecology at UC Irvine and anthropology scholar, gave a lecture Wednesday titled “Gang Redux: A Balanced Anti-gang Strategy.” In his lecture, Vigil, who has a doctorate in anthropology from UCLA, addressed gang violence in Los Angeles County. Vigil is the author of articles[Read More…]
CSULB alumna Shay Sorrells ends run on ‘Biggest Loser’
Shauntina ‘Shay’ Sorrells, a Cal State Long Beach alumna, was eliminated from “The Biggest Loser” Tuesday night after nine weeks on NBC’s weight-loss reality show. Sorrells received her master’s degree in social work from CSULB earlier this year. In an interview with the Daily 49er in October, she said she[Read More…]
CSU to reduce enrollment by 40,000 over next 3 years
About 10,000 fewer students will be admitted to California State University campuses in the coming spring and fall semesters, Chancellor Charles Reed said this morning. These cuts represent only a small portion of the chancellor’s three-year plan, which will ultimately lower enrollment by 40,000 students. The plan has already enacted[Read More…]
House passes health care bill
The U.S. House of Representatives passed its health care reform bill on Saturday by a whisker, with a 220-215 vote. Democrat support was high, with 39 Democrats in opposition and one Republican in support. The Affordable Health Care for America Act, or H.R. 3962, guarantees coverage for 96 percent of[Read More…]
House passes health care bill
The U.S. House of Representatives passed its health care reform bill on Saturday by a whisker, with a 220-215 vote. Democrat support was high, with 39 Democrats in opposition and one Republican in support. The Affordable Health Care for America Act, or H.R. 3962, guarantees coverage for 96 percent of[Read More…]
Student group shines light on rape in the Congo
Jenny Hoang shifted in her chair, staring at the movie screen filled with faces of rape victims telling their stories. She didn’t know how to react to the woman who had been raped by 20 different men, nor did she comprehend why a rapist mutilated a woman’s sexual organs after[Read More…]