Two years ago Nancy Adams, a high school drop out turned Cal State Long Beach professor, decided she had one more challenge to conquer: her lifelong battle with obesity. Diet after diet had failed, and she knew that losing weight would be a big challenge. But challenges are nothing new[Read More…]
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Newly received or noteworthy information, especially about recent or important events on campus and around Long Beach.
Masturbator ‘yanked’ from library
A student was caught masturbating at a computer station in the Spidell Technology Center in the University Library on April 11 around 12:35 p.m., Brown said. The reporting party had described the suspect as an Asian man in his late 20s with black, spiked hair, wearing a brown striped shirt[Read More…]
Donate Life spreads awareness of need for organ, tissue donation
About 50 students gathered outside Peterson Hall 1 for an opportunity to win prizes and submerge volunteers into a dunk tank in between classes on Tuesday. Sean Pellerin, graduate student and host of KBeach’s 3Up 3Down show, created the event with nonprofit organization Donate Life, to spread awareness about the[Read More…]
CSULB students win Texas moot court event
Cal State Long Beach political science majors Ryan Chapman and Yasmin Manners won the Texas State undergraduate moot court championship tournament held at the University of North Texas on March 30 and 31. Moot court, also known as a mock Supreme Court and Supreme Court simulation, is the simulation of[Read More…]
CSU, CFA to return to bargaining table in early May
The Cal State University and the California Faculty Association will return to the bargaining table in early May, CSU Vice Chancellor of Human Resources Gail Brooks said in a statement sent to student media Tuesday. CFA spokesman Brian Ferguson said, although “any ongoing negotiation would be viewed as positive,” the[Read More…]
Paintball team wins championship
Beach Paintball, a Cal State Long Beach intramural sports team, took the cup at the 2012 National Collegiate Paintball Association (NCPA) College Paintball National Championships in Florida on Sunday afternoon. The intramural team defeated more than 100 other schools in the championships, becoming the only team on the West Coast[Read More…]
Resolution may save ASI fee revenue
Associated Students Inc. approved a resolution that may prevent student fees from increasing in order to cover the medical costs of benefits for Cal State Long Beach employees on its first reading last Wednesday. The resolution would make the student government organization no longer subject to the Public Employees’ Medical[Read More…]
(Eco)uture fashion show turns trash into treasures
The Cal State Long Beach Environmental Science and Policy Club is working with fashion design and merchandising students to host their first eco-fashion show on Tuesday. The (ECO)uture Environmental fashion show is organized to spread awareness about being green. Plastic bags, cardboard and many other everyday recyclable objects will be[Read More…]
San Jose State ends local admission guarantee
San Jose State University joined Cal State Long Beach announcing plans to raise admission requirements for local students starting in fall 2013. Both campuses expect statewide administrators to approve their respective plans to toughen admissions guidelines for local students sometime this week. If SJSU’s plan is approved, it will shift[Read More…]
CSU: Faculty summer pay should be based on enrollment
The Cal State University is trying to change the pay scale for faculty teaching summer courses, which are offered through the Extended Education program. Extended Education can be offered as online and off-campus credit degree programs or professional development certificate programs and courses. The CSU and the California Faculty Association[Read More…]