Students at Cal State Long Beach seeking a handicap parking permit may be surprised to find that in order to receive their handicap placard they must first pay for a regular parking permit. Parking permits for the academic year cost $271.50, according to CSULB’s website. Students with temporary or permanent[Read More…]
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CSULB professor rocks students’ worlds
Oil sources may be depleting, but Richard J. Behl is looking to the smallest sediments at the bottom of the ocean for a solution. Behl, a Cal State Long Beach professor, was named a Fellow of the Geological Science Society of America (GSA) for his research, becoming the second CSULB[Read More…]
BOT to consider 5 percent tuition hike
The Cal State University finance committee passed two resolutions for a budget contingency plan yesterday that would raise tuition by five percent, depending on the outcome of the November election. The Board of Trustees is scheduled to vote on the budget plan today. The plans propose two strategies that solely[Read More…]
Vons Circle Center enforces parking policy
The Vons Circle Center parking lot, located on Ximeno Avenue and Atherton Street in Long Beach, is now towing cars that don’t belong to customers or employees – namely those that belong to students. According to Natalie Chavez, the Equity One property manager for the lot, there has always been[Read More…]
ASI: Get out and vote
Last semester, Associated Students, Inc. President John Haberstroh spent most of his time trying to get students to vote for him in the next ASI election. This semester, however, he’s asking students to vote in a different election. Haberstroh was one of many speakers who kicked off ASI’s “49er’s Vote”[Read More…]
Student innovation slides in new business
Nearly eight years ago, the idea came to Cal State Long Beach alumnus Matthew Martin after weeks of listening to his mom’s squeaky closet door. Martin and his best friend, senior accounting major Ryan Beck, used that idea to win first place and $10,000 in CSULB annual Innovation Challenge in[Read More…]
Lost and found auction to sell 30 bikes
Cal State Long Beach’s “Lost & Found Auction & Sale” is returning for the first time in two years, and it’s coming back with a fleet of bikes. The Property Office will host a campus-wide auction of items from CSULB’s lost and found locations on Wednesday from 11:30 a.m. to[Read More…]
Cat-astrophe avoided, protection a priority
Cal State Long Beach has its own cat lady – and she’s saving the university some money. Dorothy Burstein, a native of Los Alamitos, Calif., is one of a few dedicated volunteers at CSULB who take care of the school’s domestic cats turned wild. She said that thanks to Beach[Read More…]
Dorm dog detects diabetes
Freshman Ashly Romero moved into her college dorm room last month the same way any other student did: she unpacked her belongings, introduced herself to her new roommate and settled in. But Romero brought with her something that nobody else did: her dog. A President’s Scholar majoring in anthropology, Romero[Read More…]
Long Beach receives poor grades for beach water quality
Students heading out to the beach may want to steer clear of the water. According to Heal the Bay’s Beach Report Card, five local Long Beach beaches are currently under advisory warnings due to high levels of bacterial pollution that may cause stomach flu, colds and skin rashes. Coronado Avenue,[Read More…]