More than 25,000 people are expected to attend and participate in the annual Long Beach International Citi Bank Marathon on Oct. 9 Runners will compete in a loop, beginning at Shoreline Drive at 7 a.m. They will then pass the Pike in downtown Long Beach, through the Queensway Bridge and[Read More…]
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CSU continues to mull online university program
An outside consulting firm presented the Cal State University with more than 10 ways to enter the online education market last July, including one called CSU Accelerator, which would offer “bottleneck” or high demand courses online to current students for a “premium” price. But, before the university can move forward[Read More…]
CSU, CFA wrestle over pay raises
Editors Note: This corrects a previous article which incorrectly stated the time frame in which faculty received a number of pay increases. The Cal State University and the California Faculty Association remain at odds over two separate faculty pay raises — one for the 2008-09 academic year and one for[Read More…]
Campus MovieFest challenges students to create original films
Representatives from Campus MovieFest (CMF) distributed film equipment to students at a stand in the University Student Union on Wednesday for use in a week-long challenge that invites students to show their film-making talents. The challenge is to produce and edit a five-minute film in seven days with an Apple[Read More…]
University catalogs sold out this year, 49er Shops still cites low demand
Although 49er Shops is citing low demand for printed school catalogs, the physical copies are sold out and students are no longer able to buy them. The 2,520 copies of the 2011-12 catalog that were printed this year have all been sold, according to 49er Shops Director Fred Neely. Last[Read More…]
Steve Jobs dies, students react
Steve Jobs, the face of Apple, died Wednesday in Palo Alto, Calif. — a day after the iPhone 4S announcement was made. He was 56. Jobs had been battling a form of pancreatic cancer known as islet cell neuroendocrine tumor. He announced for the first time that he had a[Read More…]
Health services holds flu shot clinic
Student Health Services offered flu shots to students Tuesday and will continue to offer them today for $15 in the University Student Union Ballroom from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Student Health Services (SHS) has held a flu shot clinic in the USU for the past four years at the[Read More…]
Student’s unattended property attracts thieves on campus
A student’s wallet was stolen from their backpack on Sept. 28 at 9 p.m. after he or she left it unattended while using the rest room in the Vivian Engineering Center, University Police Capt. Scott Brown said. The thief left the other items in the backpack, but took off with[Read More…]
Apple upgrades iPhone 4 hardware, not aesthetics
Apple Inc. announced its new iPhone 4S on Oct. 4 and, like the past upgrade from iPhone to iPhone 3GS in June of 2009, no major changes were made to the external appearance of the phone. It is retaining the same display, casing and overall appearance. The internal specifications have[Read More…]
‘Gap’ may be briefly blocked as experiment
Design students are collaborating to create full-scale structures made out of sustainable material and will be placing these structures around campus to observe the impact they have on people. About 72 design students from three sections of the environmental communication design class worked in teams to create one part of[Read More…]