Style Network’s Jeannie Mai, host of the television show “How Do I Look?” is having her first Designer Challenge to find the next “it” designer today at Cal State Long Beach’s fashion department. In a personal video sent to the CSULB fashion department, Mai said the challenge would be to[Read More…]
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ASI resolves in support of ‘Irvine 11’ students
Associated Students Inc. introduced the Resolution in Condemnation of Criminal Charges Against the Irvine 11 on Feb. 23, criticizing the Orange County District Attorney for the recent charges filed against the students. The resolution also urged the district attorney to establish a process that treats people of all faiths with[Read More…]
Gardens seen as sign of hope
An art form of the most basic elements, gardening can quickly become a necessity during times of war and economic, political or social hardship. “Art, in all its forms, is not a luxury at all, but an imperative, and probably even a necessity,” said Kenneth Helphand, professor of landscape architecture[Read More…]
CSULB hosts business leadership conference
More than 200 students and business representatives attended the United Latino Students Spring Business Leadership Conference, which focused on helping students build professional and networking skills, at Cal State Long Beach on Saturday. The ULS is made up of 13 Latino business-based organizations from Southern California universities. This event, held[Read More…]
CIA recruiter to discuss intelligence careers
A recruiter from the CIA will be holding an informational meeting at Cal State Long Beach today. Students interested in a career in the Central Intelligence Agency can discuss their goals and ask questions about job or internship opportunities. Dr. KimOanh Nguyen-Lam helped coordinate the event. She is also director[Read More…]
CSULB President Alexander explains new student fee
After announcing a new Student Excellence Fund fee will be added to student tuition for summer and fall 2011, President F. King Alexander spoke in-depth about the new fee and the possibilities of further budget cuts. Alexander announced a new $94 per semester fee in a campus-wide e-mail sent Feb.[Read More…]
Prayer group asks God for signs, recalls dark pasts
When Tiffa Lu found herself in one of the darkest moments of her life, she discovered God and events quickly turned around. Now, as a 21-year-old fashion design major at Cal State Long Beach, she shares her story and joins with fellow students as part of the on-campus Prayer Team.[Read More…]
Student creates online community for budding writers
Cal State Long Beach student Cameryn Harvey created a free website, penpango.com, to provide budding and undiscovered writers the opportunity to showcase their skills, and possibly catapult a career. Harvey, a business management major, said he came up with the idea after noticing a multitude of websites like Youtube and[Read More…]
Students flaunt knowledge in engineering game show
Students of all majors gathered in the University Student Union Beach Auditorium on Tuesday to flaunt their engineering-related knowledge as part of The Engineering Game Show. Hosted by the Society of Mexican American Engineers and Scientists (MAES), the game show format was a combination of “Family Feud” and “Jeopardy,” pitting[Read More…]
Harambee celebrates African cultures
“There is always someone, someplace who does not have what you have,” said the storyteller Onochie, as he poignantly unraveled the “bees and honey” folktale at the University Student Union Council’s inaugural Harambee at the USU south terrace on Tuesday. The Cal State Long Beach event, named after the Kenyan[Read More…]