A geological science professor at Cal State Long Beach is reviewing a new geological time scale, called Anthropocene, to represent climate change. As chair of the International Commission on Statigraphy (ICS), Professor Stanley Finney has to approve the scale for it to be scientifically recognized. The ICS has to define[Read More…]
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Newly received or noteworthy information, especially about recent or important events on campus and around Long Beach.
Student awarded German scholarship
On Aug. 31, Cal State Long Beach junior Yanalte De Haro will live out her dream: She will leave to study abroad in Germany, fully funded, for a year. De Haro was awarded a scholarshipfrom the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). She first heard about the scholarship from her high[Read More…]
CSULB alumna left in critical condition after hit-and-run
A 24-year-old Cal State Long Beach alumna is in critical condition after being struck by a vehicle while walking in downtown Long Beach. The hit-and-run traffic collision occurred on July 16 at approximately 1:50 a.m. on Broadway. Mallory Farrow was admitted to St. Mary’s Hospital intensive care unit, and received[Read More…]
CSU plans for online university education
A Cal State University online university is in the developmental stages following an initiative created by the Technology Steering Committee. The CSU Online Overview, a document from TSC outlining the initial ideas of the framework for CSU Online, states that “the California State University ‘CSU Online’ is being developed to[Read More…]
Valuables stolen from ASI officials
Associated Students Inc. Treasurer Michael Quibuyen’s laptop and ASI Chief of Staff Deborah Rowe’s wallet were stolen from the ASI Student Government Office on July 18 while staff members were out for lunch. The police were able to get a picture of the suspect when he used one of Rowe’s[Read More…]
CSULB student voted off ‘Think You Dance’
Cal State Long Beach dance student Clarice Ordaz was voted off of Fox’s reality competition “So You Think You Can Dance” last Thursday during the Top 10 elimination round. Nineteen-year-old Ordaz survived six weeks on the show and will tour the country with the Top 10 contestants in November, visiting[Read More…]
Hirshman, CSU defend $400K salary
Last week, many Cal State University students were left confused about their university’s educational priorities when the CSU Board of Trustees awarded San Diego State President Elliot Hirshman a $400,000 salary while increasing student fees by 12 percent. CSU Media Relations Specialist Erik Fallis said that while presidential salaries may[Read More…]
CSULB lab teams up with Discovery Channel’s ‘Shark Week’
The Cal State Long Beach Shark Lab will be featured in the first episode of Discovery Channel’s Shark Week series on July 31 at 9 p.m. in what is being advertised as a riveting look at the ocean’s most predatory fish. “Our part of the show is about our research[Read More…]
Long Beach Bag Ban Goes Forward as Planned
The Long Beach plastic bag ban, which was voted in on May 24, will prohibit the distribution of all plastic carry out bags in Long Beach and will begin on Aug. 1. According to the Long Beach Press Telegram, city officials proposed to delay the plastic bag ban for large[Read More…]
JetBlue customers take fastlane as SoCal averts ‘Carmageddon’
While the freeway closure dubbed “Carmageddon” highlighted Southern California’s precarious car culture last weekend, JetBlue stood out for its pluckiness and civic mindedness by offering $4 flights between Long Beach and Burbank Saturday — a day that was expected to be the worst of the traffic blocked weekend. The deal[Read More…]