Cal State Long Beach student Florante Ricarte won the Glenn M. Nagel Award and a $1,750 grand prize at the 23rd annual California State University Biotechnology Symposium. Ricarte was the first CSULB student to receive the honor, given at the Hyatt Regency in Garden Grove during the symposium Jan. 7[Read More…]
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Newly received or noteworthy information, especially about recent or important events on campus and around Long Beach.
Campus parking pains on the decline
The current semester began with a slight increase in student population, but, according to general manager of parking and transportation services Mark Rudometkin, the parking situation has been “the smoothest start” of the past few years. “It’s almost scary how well it has gone,” Rudometkin said. Rudometkin credits the university’s[Read More…]
CSU doctorate degrees get 10% increase
The Cal State University Board of Trustees voted Wednesday to raise the tuition for doctorate of education students by 10 percent at Cal State Long Beach and 10 other CSU campuses. The increase in tuition will be $954 per year, bringing the total tuition to $10,500, according to Erik Fallis,[Read More…]
Study abroad program receives top marks
Cal State Long Beach ranked No. 4 in the master’s institution of study abroad programs and No. 5 in the academic year-long program, according to a report by the Institute of International Education. “I am grateful that our work to create sustainable exchange agreements and to enable faculty to lead[Read More…]
Student Lounge to hype up LBSU fans
The Beach Pride Center is planning an evening of free food and activities for students in the Associated Students Inc. Student Lounge section of the Walter Pyramid on Jan. 29, prior to the basketball game against Fullerton. The first 1,000 students to arrive to the pre-game celebration will receive a[Read More…]
For winning dance team, friendship is greatest reward
For the Long Beach State dance team, the competitions come second; what is meaningful is the time they spend together preparing for them. “We don’t think about placing,” coach Rey Lozano said. “We think about how we grow as a team and how we challenge ourselves.” The team of 11[Read More…]
Petition to recall ASI members gains attention
A petition to recall and remove Associated Students Inc. student executives has earned more than 400 signatures, according to Jason Aula, a spokesperson for the anonymous group that wrote the document. The petition to recall and remove ASI President James Ahumada, Vice President Lucy Nguyen and ASI Treasurer Jameson Nyeholt[Read More…]
CSULB event to promote energy-saving tips
Cal State Long Beach will host the seventh annual Green Campus Energy Efficiency Summit this weekend. The invitation-only event is expected to draw about 160 attendees, including representatives from 16 college campuses, 75 paid student interns, CSULB faculty members, CSULB President F. King Alexander and Long Beach Mayor Bob Foster.[Read More…]
Ancestral poles stolen from Puvunga grounds
University Police received a report that ancestral poles were removed from the Puvunga ceremonial grounds in 22 Acres, just west of Parking Lot 20 sometime between Dec. 29 and Dec. 31, Solorzano said. One ancestral pole was found and one remains missing. Reports of local drunk driving on the[Read More…]
CSULB student creates textbook swapping website
In an attempt to make college textbooks affordable, Cal State Long Beach industrial design major Tyler Rogina set up Bookswapp.com, a free website that allows students to set up a profile, post their used textbooks and ultimately set up an exchange. According to the website, “Bookswapp was created for the[Read More…]