The main freeway from Orange County into Long Beach is going to be closed for an entire year, but no one knows when. The Seventh Street Bridge closure is the second part of the West County Connectors project. This $328 million project will also add extra carpool lanes, reconstruct on-[Read More…]
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Newly received or noteworthy information, especially about recent or important events on campus and around Long Beach.
CSULB dorms going green for Green Campus Program
Cal State Long Beach students who live on campus will vie for environmental supremacy this October in a residence hall competition entitled “Do It in the Dark.” The competition, sponsored by the Green Campus Program, will compare electricity and water consumption rates for each building. The buildings will be divided[Read More…]
CSULB student gets taste of South Korean hospitality
There was no wall — just a well-known invisible line. Soldiers wore sunglasses to avoid looking each other in the eyes. Claire Lopez wasn’t in Southern California anymore. The Cal State Long Beach senior traveled to South Korea for two weeks this summer as part of the 2010 U.S. Congress-Korean[Read More…]
CSULB professor formerly president’s speechwriter
The year 1976 was a special time to be in the White House, especially for one Cal State Long Beach professor. The nation was celebrating its bicentennial and President Gerald Ford was busy giving speeches about the Revolutionary War and the greatness of the Declaration of Independence. Craig R. Smith[Read More…]
Iranian women a lot like you, says grad student
A Cal State Long Beach student learned something about Iranian women during her four-month stay in the country. They’re a lot like their counterparts in the United States. “Women in Iran are concerned with the same things American women are: Looking attractive to the opposite sex, getting a good job,[Read More…]
ASI senator objects to article by CSULB publication
A student senator plans to present a petition against an “offensive” article by the Union Weekly. Associated Students, Inc., Sen. Roxanna Gracia said that the article, “How to Get Laid: A Girls’ Guide for Guys,” promotes sexual violence. One part of the article says: “When you get to her place[Read More…]
International students denied access to CSULB rec center
Some international students at Cal State Long Beach were surprised to find out that they didn’t have access to the Student Recreation and Wellness Center. Stefan Wegner, a student enrolled in CSULB’s University Study at the Beach (USB) program, said he and his colleagues haven’t been able to access the[Read More…]
Students protest for their professor at Brotman Hall
A Cal State Long Beach Health and Science professor said he was upset that a dean tried to force him to sign his contract in front of his class. Lecture Ezra Levy taught Drugs and Health 427, a G.E. requirement that satisfies section E degree process at CSULB. Health and[Read More…]
CSU hopes to expand doctoral degrees
Efforts to extend Cal State University doctoral degrees to include a doctor of nursing practice degree and a doctor of physical therapy degree have passed both legislative houses in Sacramento and are currently awaiting the Gov. Schwarzenegger signature, according to President F. King Alexander. Assembly Bills 867 and 2382, authored[Read More…]
CSULB losing the November registration race
Associated Students, Inc. is struggling in the competition to register new voters for the upcoming November elections. Cal State Long Beach has pledged, along with the 22 other California State University campuses, to register at least 10 percent of the campus population. About 300 students have been registered through ASI.[Read More…]