A new resolution by Associated Students Inc. aimed at informing students of their right to appeal academic policy was approved in its first reading. According to csulb.edu, the academic appeal process is a way “students may petition for exception to academic policy.” Issues such as record errors, general education substitutions[Read More…]
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ASI requires CSU Board to speak on issue before lobbying about June tax extensions
A resolution urging the CSU Board of Trustees to take a stance on Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposed tax extensions for the June ballot before ASI can take one of its own passed in its third reading on March 16. The June tax extensions, if rejected, could result in a 35[Read More…]
Tech gear worth $3,570 nabbed from bag at the Nugget
Two men had more than $3,000 of merchandise stolen Two men had a Nike gym bag stolen with laptops, a camera and clothing inside, University Police Capt. Fernando Solorzano said. The men were sitting outside on the east side of the Nugget on March 15 at 12:20 p.m. when the[Read More…]
CSU to decrease admission
The Cal State University said yesterday it will cope with decreased state funding by cutting student enrollment next year by 10,000. The CSU plans to apply roughly $140 million in revenue from last year’s tuition increases to a governor-proposed budget cut, but it still faces a shortfall. The cuts in[Read More…]
ASI resolution encourages use of evacuation chairs in Brotman Hall
A resolution looking to incorporate evacuation chairs for the disabled into Brotman Hall was passed in its first reading on March 16. An evacuation chair is a more lightweight variation of a wheelchair used to vacate a physically disabled person from a dangerous location when there is a hazard, such[Read More…]
Campus to be honored for being bike-friendly
The League of American Bicyclists will honor Cal State Long Beach with an award for receiving the silver ranking as a bicycle friendly university on April 7. According to Sustainable Transportation Program Coordinator Elissa Thomas, the application was very extensive and takes into account everything from how much bike parking[Read More…]
Students to hold multicultural event in USU
ASI will host the fourth annual “One World: International Fusion,” an event in celebration of multiculturalism, on March 24 in the University Student Union ballrooms. All of the cultural organizations on campus that comprise the ASI Cultural Council are affiliated with the event. These include the Capoeira Club, Iota Phi[Read More…]
California remains safe from Japan radiation
Concern in California regarding the earthquake in Japan has been subdued by many affirmations that the coast is safe from the effects of the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster. According to Bryant Kinney, spokesperson for the Nuclear Energy Institute, it is not anticipated that the United States will be affected[Read More…]
Downtown Long Beach bike lanes to open April 2
[Editor’s note: On March 24, Ron Antonette, communications director for Bike Long Beach, told the Daily 49er that the planned April 2 opening date has been postponed. The lanes will not be open to the public on that day. We will bring you the new opening date when it is[Read More…]
Activist speaks about Chicano struggle for quality education
Sal Castro, a former Lincoln High School teacher and longtime community activist, spoke to a full audience at the University Student Union, Alamitos Bay room on Thursday about his life as a history teacher who fought for equality in education. As a teacher in 1968, Castro helped students from various[Read More…]