California legislators will forfeit pay until they pass a balanced budget, said State Controller John Chiang last Tuesday after Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed a budget that would reduce the Cal State University’s state support by $650 million without extending state taxes. The CSU’s budget currently faces a $500 million reduction,[Read More…]
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Cancer Society honors CSULB benefactors
Mike and Arline Walter, benefactors of Cal State Long Beach and the eponymous Pyramid, were honored at the 36th annual Long Beach Cancer League Gala on Saturday for their efforts in the fight against cancer. The Walters were given the Long Beach Cancer League’s “Spirit of Life” award along with[Read More…]
Tax exemptions revoked for CSULB non-profit organizations
The Cal State Long Beach student chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) has had its tax-exempt status revoked by the Internal Revenue Services (IRS). The IRS released a tax-exempt revocation list earlier this month that included approximately 275,000 organizations nationwide that automatically lost their tax-exempt status because they[Read More…]
CSULB student dies of meningitis at age 27
Matt Rzyski, Cal State Long Beach graduate student and member of Pi Kappa Phi, died of bacterial meningitis on June 11 at the age of 27. According to friend and CSULB student Christina Fallon, Rzyski was put on life support and hospitalized for four days, beginning on June 7. She[Read More…]
Brown releases budget revision, CSU anticipates $1 billion cut
Gov. Jerry Brown’s May Revision Budget takes into account a $1 billion reduction in state support to the Cal State University for the 2011-12 academic year. The budget, which proposes an additional $500 million reduction in state funding to the 23-campus system, is contingent on the passage of three tax[Read More…]
CSU says it always supported transparency
The Cal State University earlier this month ended its opposition to SB 8, a bill that would open auxiliary organization records to public disclosure, but the 23-campus system maintains it has not changed its policy on transparency. The current version of SB 8 would not force auxiliary organizations to conform[Read More…]
Categorization of Deukmejian archives to begin soon at CSULB
Former Gov. George Deukmejian’s archives from his time in office and his previous political work will begin to be categorized at Cal State Long Beach in the next few months. The George Deukmejian University Archives, located on the underground floor of the University Library, was dedicated on March 24. CSULB[Read More…]
Thousands gather at CSULB for SoCal Special Olympics
More than a thousand athletes from all over Southern California gathered at Cal State Long Beach this weekend to compete in the 2011 Special Olympics. Individuals with intellectual disabilities participated in aquatics, basketball, bocce ball, golf, gymnastics and track and field with the help of approximately 300 coaches and 2,000[Read More…]
Hope for undocumented students apparent in recent events
Educational opportunities for undocumented students are becoming more accessible with Gov. Jerry Brown’s recent declaration support for the California DREAM Act and the Supreme Court’s rejection of an opposition to the AB 540 bill. The California DREAM Act is a legislation meant to allow financial aid opportunities for undocumented students.[Read More…]
CSULB offers proper environment for low-income students
Cal State Long Beach is one of five universities nationwide that provides a proper educational environment for low-income students, according to academic research group Education Trust. “At Cal State Long Beach, we are focused on those measures that will ensure a better future for California and the nation,” CSULB President[Read More…]