Students are mourning the death of a Cal State Long Beach alumna, who was also a contributing writer and illustrator for the campus’ weekly newspaper The Union. LAPD detectives told local media that Lisa Nguyen, a 27-year-old recent graduate, was murdered on the morning of Jan. 9 by her father[Read More…]
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Newly received or noteworthy information, especially about recent or important events on campus and around Long Beach.
University president responds to deep budget cuts
California State University officials are coping with uncertainty after Gov. Jerry Brown announced a $500 million cut to the CSUs in the proposed 2011-12 budget. “It was worse than we thought,” Cal State Long Beach President F. King Alexander said. “This will not help the state out of its economic[Read More…]
On-campus gym to serve kinesiology students, elderly
A new exercise center for senior citizens and former clients of the Beach Wellness Center in the kinesiology department will open Feb. 1 in the Walter Pyramid, where Frog’s Fitness was formerly located. Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) has partnered with the College of Health and Human Services to run[Read More…]
Student association responds to budget cuts, fee hikes
Long Beach State is facing the possibility of furloughs, faculty layoffs and higher tuition as a result of Jerry Brown’s proposed $1.4 billion budget cut to California’s universities. The proposed budget cuts would affect University of California schools, California State universities and community colleges. Of the $1.4 billion cut, $500[Read More…]
California marijuana law will not change CSULB dorm life
With the new year, California’s marijuana possession law has changed, but the policy in the Cal State Long Beach dorms remains the same. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed Senate bill 1440 in October before it went into effect on Jan. 1. The new law changed possession of up to an ounce[Read More…]
Seventh Street bridge to be closed for up to a year
Students driving to Cal State Long Beach from Orange County will face a detour as the 22 westbound-Seventh Street connector will be closed for up to a year, according to an Orange County Transportation Authority. The bridge will be demolished sometime in late February or early March, Christina Byrne of[Read More…]
Makeshift café opens in Student Recreation and Wellness Center
A temporary snack center opened Thursday and will be operating at the Student Recreation and Wellness Center for the spring semester until Associated Students Inc. finds a permanent vendor. The new snack shack will sell food staples such as water, energy drinks and healthy snacks for the next three to[Read More…]
CSULB’s Beachnet secures official records, exposes personal accounts
In the age of mass computer use, security and privacy are persistent concerns — Cal State Long Beach is no exception. When logging into BeachNet, CSULB’s Internet source, usernames and passwords are secure. However, once on the Web, all computer use is unencrypted and may be monitored by hackers. “BeachNet[Read More…]
Dorms to be vacant by Friday
Students living in the dorms at Cal State Long Beach will need to leave the premises by 7 p.m. Friday, according to Carol Roberts-Corb, director of Housing and Residential Life. “Residents were informed about closing procedures and winter break information during mandatory floor meetings as well as in a flyer[Read More…]
Recent graduates coping with economic recession
As students reach the end of 2010, with an unemployment rate that has skyrocketed to 10 percent, soon-to-be graduates can only hope to stay afloat in a job force that doesn’t seem to have room for them. Cal State Long Beach senior communications major Victoria Curreri is planning on graduating[Read More…]