Cal State Long Beach students can prepare to snap their fingers for a new line of artists at this month’s Poet’s Lounge later tonight. Hosted by the University Student Union Program Council, the monthly event provides students with the opportunity to perform their latest works of poetry, spoken word, comedy[Read More…]
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Fraternity members bike for disabled children
While many students are focused on passing midterms and avoiding the October heat, members of one Cal State Long Beach fraternity are devoting their days, and nights, to biking for charity. Members of the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity are riding stationary bicycles for 48 straight hours to help raise money[Read More…]
CSULB employees go green while going to work
Cal State Long Beach employees are paid not only to work but also to commute to work – granted they use the right mode of transportation. The Rideshare @ The Beach program program, sponsored by the parking and transportation department, is an incentive program designed to encourage CSULB employees to[Read More…]
CSULB students: Obama shows his stronger side
An uncommon silence fell over the Nugget Grill and Pub Tuesday night as students and faculty focused their eyes on the second of the three presidential debates. After what was widely considered a disappointing performance in the first debate against Mitt Romney, the pressure was on President Obama to convince[Read More…]
U.S. combatant commander to visit CSULB
The sixth installment of the Distinguished Speakers series will host Admiral Eric T. Olson, who was in charge of U.S Special Operations Command when Osama Bin Laden was killed. Olsen will discuss team building, leadership and the shifting of U.S military tactics from large armies to small, precise special forces[Read More…]
California schools watch the November ballot
In a time of intense budget cuts, California public education is putting its fate in the hands of voters with Propositions 30 and 38. But even if both pass this November, only one can go into effect. Each proposition would raise taxes to generate funds for education. However, while Prop.[Read More…]
CBA gets down to business
Business students looking for the biggest “bang for their buck” can find it right here at Cal State Long Beach. In their recently released guidebook, “The Best 296 Business Schools,” the Princeton Review placed CSULB’s College of Business Administration’s master’s program, among top accredited schools by the Association to Advance[Read More…]
MCC offers to pay student groups who get multicultural
The Multicultural Center is leaving $80,000 up for grabs for students who can effectively present just one thing: an idea. The Multicultural Center (MCC) will use this grant money to fund different groups on campus who fill out an application and present an idea, project or program that can unite[Read More…]
CSULB asks students to think pink this month
With the clashes between Halloween’s orange and the election’s reds and blues this October, it can be easy to overlook the pink in the middle – namely, Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The Health Resource Center has partnered with Lambda Sigma Gamma and the Beautiful Day Foundation to sponsor a breast[Read More…]
Greeks team up to win points, cheer on 49ers
Sporting events will record an increase in attendance from one important campus demographic this year – the Greeks. The Greek Cup, a new incentive-driven program, aims to encourage members from Cal State Long Beach Greek organizations to attend sporting events through a point-based reward system. Fraternities and sororities will earn[Read More…]