Gerson and Carina Sanginitto are returning to Cal State Long Beach, after graduating in 2005, to screen their film “Area Q” in the CSULB Latin American Studies Film Series. The Sanginittos are originally from Brazil, where Gerson studied theater and Carina studied nutrition. However, in 1996, Gerson moved to the[Read More…]
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Brown signs DREAM Act
Gov. Jerry Brown signed the second half of the California Dream Act on Saturday, making Assembly Bill 131, legislation that grants undocumented students the opportunity to receive state financial aid, law. Starting Jan. 1, 2013, non-resident immigrants who have attended a state high school for at least three years and[Read More…]
Academic Senate talks GE changes
The Academic Senate (AS) reviewed a proposal last Thursday that would alter Cal State Long Beach’s general education program, but much of the review circled around natural science requirements and the naming of GE categories. The proposal was set to alter GE natural science requirements, humanities and arts requirements, capstone[Read More…]
Students bet it all in search of jackpot win
Seven, Seven, Seven. Ding, Ding, Ding. Jackpot. For Eddie Parra, a biology major at Cal State Long Beach, this would be a dream come true. He began gambling in Mexico at the age of 17. Now 21, he visits casinos at least two times a month. Parra and his mother[Read More…]
KBEACH to make move to FM radio
Associated Students Inc. is investing in KBeach radio station to proceed with a $40,000 HD project that will place the station on mainstream FM radio sometime in February. By switching over to FM radio, KBeach will be able to reach a wider audience, as well as generate more revenue from[Read More…]
Brown vetoes race bill
Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed Senate Bill 185, a bill that would allow state universities and colleges to take into account race, gender and household income when considering applicants, on Saturday, citing Proposition 209, a 15-year-old state ban on affirmative action. SB 185, written by Sen. Ed Hernandez (D-West Covina), would[Read More…]
Slideshow: Long Beach Marathon
GEOLOGIST: CSULB ‘relatively safe’ for earthquake
Cal State Long Beach geologist and assistant professor Nathan Onderdonk discussed the potential of Southern California’s next major earthquake at the “Anticipating the ‘Big One’” lecture. The Fellows of the CSULB College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics sponsored the event, which attracted a full house to the Pyramid Annex conference[Read More…]
Campus faces shortage of left-handed desks
President Barack Obama, Leonardo da Vinci, Jimi Hendrix, Marilyn Monroe and Kermit the Frog all face a common challenge that an approximate 10 percent of Cal State Long Beach students face as well. The trait that affects their everyday lives is left-handedness. For about 3,341 students at CSULB, being a[Read More…]
Smoking rules not enforced at CSULB
Cal State Long Beach calls itself a smoke-free campus, yet many students and faculty overlook the smoking policy every day. The smoke-free environment policy was adopted in the fall semester of 1989. The policy states that smoking is prohibited inside buildings and courtyards, within 20 feet of building entrances, windows[Read More…]