Cal State Long Beach’s Green Campus Program will receive a “Best Practices in Student Energy Efficiency Award” at the California Higher Education Sustainability Conference in June. This will be CSULB’s third recognition in the eighth annual Energy Efficiency and Sustainability Best Practice Awards competition. The campus-wide lighting project won the[Read More…]
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CSULB students have a diversity of summer plans
As the busy spring semester comes to an end, many students at Cal State Long Beach are trying to nail down their summer plans. The newfound freedom of summer offers students the ability to find fun trips, jobs and internships. Many students utilize the summer break to land a job[Read More…]
Students for Quality Education end hunger strike
Students for Quality Education ended their hunger strike on Thursday, its ninth day, due to health hazards. The twelve students from six Cal State University campuses including Dominguez Hills, Fullerton, Long Beach, Northridge, Sacramento and San Bernardino began the hunger strike on May 2, listing four demands for the Board[Read More…]
InterAct holds open auditions
Cal State Long Beach’s InterAct Performance Troupe has earned a national reputation, though it was started simply as an extra curricular activity on campus in 2000. The troupe has performed in locations ranging from Hawaii and Alaska to Washington, D.C. It currently serves as a three-unit course in the communication[Read More…]
CSULB archaeology professor’s research gains national recognition
Cal State Long Beach archaeology professor Carl Lipo has gained recognition for his book “The Statues That Walked: Unraveling the Mystery of Easter Island,” which breaks the tradition of labeling Easter Island as a “what-not-to-do” society. The book, co-authored with Terry Hunt, recently won the 2012 Society for American Archaeology[Read More…]
Bill regarding universities and social media gains state senate support
A proposed bill that would prevent universities and colleges from asking prospective and current students for access to their personal social media accounts is receiving overwhelming support in the California State Senate. The California Senate Labor and Industrial Relations Committee approved the Social Media Privacy Act on April 25 in[Read More…]
OBAMA: Same-sex marriage should be legal
President Barack Obama declared his support for gay marriage for the first time yesterday, and the reactions have been as varied as they have been abundant at Cal State Long Beach. “I’ve just concluded that for me personally, it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that I[Read More…]
Asian studies master’s admissions suspended, 7 acceptances rescinded
Cal State Long Beach has suspended fall admission to the university’s Asian studies master’s program. Vice Provost Cecile Lindsay sent emails to seven students who had already been accepted to the program, telling them their admission was being rescinded. The email also said they could apply to another master’s program[Read More…]
Third annual Hope and Freedom Film Festival to celebrate humanity
The third annual Hope and Freedom Film Festival, a nonprofit event organized entirely by communications students and alumni of Cal State Long Beach, will be held on Friday at the Art Theater. The event allows the Long Beach community to watch free movies for a day while fostering communication through[Read More…]
Sbarro to expand to include new entrance
Renovations are currently underway in the University Student Union to expand Sbarro, the Italian fast-food restaurant, into the open space next door, allowing access from inside the building. In approximately two weeks, students will be able to enter Sbarro from inside the USU instead of the primary entrance through South[Read More…]