Lacrosse is a sport based on speed, agility, endurance and teamwork — which explains why members of the Long Beach State lacrosse team share their skills and volunteer their time and talents to a local youth program. Long Beach resident and CSULB alumna Glenn Styron, who was also the influential[Read More…]
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Ford Focus pairs up with CSULB Zipcars
Zipcar, a system of rental cars, has begun purchasing new cars from Ford for use by Cal State Long Beach students According to Elissa Thomas, rideshare coordinator at CSULB, Zipcar has named the new Ford Focus 2012 car Fonzie, after the character from the sitcom “Happy delivering.” Fonzie became available[Read More…]
Democrat leader returns to CSULB
Long Beach Councilwoman Gerrie Schipske has returned to Cal State Long Beach to resume her teaching career in the health care administration department — a move that required her to step down as the executive director of the Orange County Democratic Party (OCDP). Schipske resigned from her position to teach[Read More…]
CSUF president to step down after 21 years
Cal State Fullerton President Milton Gordon said, Tuesday, he would step down as university president after his successor is appointed. Gordon, who turned 76 in May, made the decision after 21 years of service as CSUF’s university president. “I am grateful that I’m able to call higher education my life’s[Read More…]
Alumnus blares trumpet in Baltimore
After nearly a lifetime of fine-tuning his skills, one Cal State Long Beach alumnus will spend the next year playing trumpet with the Baltimore Symphony. Ryan Darke, who graduated from CSULB in 2008, started his one-year contract with the symphony in July. Darke said he felt a new sense of[Read More…]
Bill passed to require auxiliaries to show records
SB-8, a controversial piece of legislation requiring Cal State University and University of California auxiliary organizations to be transparent with their public records, was recently approved by Gov. Jerry Brown. The law now requires CSU and UC auxiliaries to operate under the California Public Records Act in the same way[Read More…]
Greek community increases in recent years
The Greek Fair and Week of Welcome was a success for Greeks on campus, creating an increased interest in Greek life, according to advisers. “During the Greek Fair, we had a much larger attendance than we normally do,” said Caitlin Roberts, a fraternity and sorority adviser. “We had nearly 200[Read More…]
Students give feedback to University Student Union
Starting today until Thursday, the University Student Union will be holding assessment focus groups for students to offer feedback and ideas for improving the facility. The focus groups are open to anyone and give a chance to students who would like to express their ideas on how to make the[Read More…]
‘Authentic’ Mexican restaurant replaces Taco Bell
Students craving a chalupa or Crunchwrap Supreme will no longer find a Taco Bell on campus. A new restaurant, Pete’s Fresco Grille, opened at the start of this semester in the University Dining Plaza, in the previous Taco Bell location. “The [Taco Bell] license came up for renewal, and we[Read More…]
ASI Senate to decide on initiative to tax oil companies for funding
A professor at Cypress College addressed the Associated Students Inc. Senate for support for an initiative to tax oil companies for education. The initiative would place a 15 percent tax on oil that would go straight to the education system. Peter Mathews, professor of political science at Cypress College, told[Read More…]