As budget cuts limit the resources of the Writer’s Resource Lab, more students are being turned over to the Research Paper Clinic. No additional staff has been hired at the resource lab, and space is an issue, according to Todd Fox, coordinator of the lab. “We’re outgrowing our capacity,” Fox[Read More…]
News
Newly received or noteworthy information, especially about recent or important events on campus and around Long Beach.
Nursing students to volunteer for Haitian orphans
Students across the country are making travel plans for the upcoming spring break, but contrary to popular belief, not all are heading out just to have fun. Four Cal State Long Beach nursing students will be traveling to the island of Hispaniola to volunteer in poverty-stricken communities in the Dominican[Read More…]
Group starts petition to oust Kevin MacDonald
An organization has started a petition to get psychology professor Kevin MacDonald removed from his position because of his personal views. Doug Kauffman, an activist and student at Cal State Long Beach, said more than 1,000 people have already signed the petition created by Students Fight Back. “The ones who[Read More…]
UAM receives grant to examine post-WWII California
The Getty Foundation recently announced that the University Art Museum (UAM) was chosen to receive part of a $3.1 million grant to fund its forthcoming initiative highlighting a post-World War II California, beginning September 2011 through fall 2012. The initiative, called “Pacific Standard Time: Art in L.A. 1945-1980,” is the[Read More…]
Academic Senate OKs new graduation policy
The Academic Senate approved Thursday a new policy for the 2010-11 catalog that will keep some students from adding additional degree objectives. The new policy states that students may earn up to 120 percent of the number of units required for the degree in their declared primary major. Any additional[Read More…]
Pow Wow tells stories of American Indian history
Sounds of drum beats, prayers, songs, dances and storytelling, and the scent of American Indian foods spread throughout upper campus over the weekend as Cal State Long Beach hosted its 40th annual Pow Wow. A time to refresh and preserve a rich heritage, the gathering brought many tribes together from[Read More…]
Microsoft emphasizes additional functions in its e-mail service for CSULB
In a competition against Google over running Cal State Long Beach’s new e-mail service, Microsoft tried to persuade students Thursday with smart phone synchronization, online document editing and instant messaging features. “We’re starting to see a real drive toward students expected to see the use of [social networking] technologies,” said[Read More…]
CSULB professor 9th on ‘Rate My Professors’ list
RateMyProfessors.com recently announced its list of the best professors in the country, and it includes a familiar Cal State Long Beach name. Rate My Professors’ annual “Best Professors” list ranked psychology professor James Amirkhan ninth among millions of college professors. “I am proud that I got CSULB mentioned among the[Read More…]
ASI barred from charging fee for summer session
The California State University chancellor’s office issued without warning new guidelines March 8 that deny the 23 CSU campuses the ability to charge a $33 Associated Students Inc. fee per student during summer session. Without the fee, ASI is left to fill an estimated $200,000 deficit. According to the CSU[Read More…]
State recycling bill passed
Associated Students Inc.’s recycling center received much needed fiscal relief from the state, taking away the need to cut recycling services — at least for now. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed ABX8 7, which will restore funding to the state’s Beverage Container Recycling Fund on March 8. Among other things, the[Read More…]