Cal State Long Beach will receive $1.85 million in federal funds to provide additional course sections and classes for students during the upcoming winter and spring terms. According to a press release, the California State University system was granted a one-time $77.5 million federal allocation to help meet its payroll.[Read More…]
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Newly received or noteworthy information, especially about recent or important events on campus and around Long Beach.
ASI works to keep the ‘DREAM’ alive
Calling it one of the “hot issues” for universities statewide, Associated Students Inc. Vice President Omar Gonzalez sponsored a Senate resolution encouraging support of the DREAM Act. The resolution was approved in its first reading at Wednesday’s ASI meeting. The DREAM Act, an acronym for “Development, Relief and Education for[Read More…]
Filipino immigrants share experiences of adjusting to American culture
Bayanihan Studies Kollective presented stories told by Filipino immigrants who moved to America on Tuesday night at the Multicultural Center. BSK is a coalition of Filipino youth started by three students at Cal State Long Beach. “Bayanihan” means to a spirit of unity and helping the whole community. It is[Read More…]
Students not spooked out of enjoying Halloween
The air turning crisp and leaves changing color means only one thing: Fall is here and with it, one of the oldest holidays, Halloween. Though many are too old for trick-or-treating, Cal State Long Beach and its students are still finding ways to have fun. Students met yesterday afternoon for[Read More…]
Calif. oil, gas tax bill in Assembly
A bill that could give higher education funding in California a shot in the arm is currently in committee in the Assembly. Assembly Bill 656, authored by majority leader Alberto Torrico, D-Fremont, would place a 9.9 percent severance tax on oil and gas extracted in California. According to a statement[Read More…]
Conference empowers women to be their ‘own best advocate’
First Lady Maria Shriver thinks no one should feel alone. Shriver admitted, “I need this panel.” Speakers addressed facing death, rape, enslavement, female genital mutilation, sexual trafficking, poverty and discrimination in order to give power back to victims yesterday at the 2009 Women’s Conference at the Long Beach Convention Center.[Read More…]
Bus route decisions a result of ‘overwhelming’ community feedback
The Long Beach Transit board of directors approved proposals Monday to change eight routes but rejected one that would have benefited student bus riders. Due to “extreme opposition” from Long Beach residents in the proposed route area, Passport B will not travel east on Fourth Street to Cal State Long[Read More…]
Professor Jillian Jimenez was the ‘Energizer Bunny’ of social work department
Jillian Jimenez, a long-time friend and mentor to many at Cal State Long Beach, died Oct. 15. She was 66. Jimenez had been diagnosed recently with cancer. Part of what makes Jimenez’s death so painful was the “speed and aggressiveness of the cancer which took her; friends and family had[Read More…]
Show goes green for job interview clothes
A sustainable fashion show is being held on campus today to teach students how to make a lasting first impression during job interviews without breaking the bank. The Rainmaker Network, along with Cal State Long Beach organization Up ‘til Dawn, is hosting the fashion show using clothes donated by Dress[Read More…]
Long Beach nurses plan one-day strike
More than 16,000 California and Nevada nurses, including dozens from St. Mary’s Medical Center in Long Beach, will leave their stations to form picket lines this Friday. The California Nurses Association has been locked in a bitter contract dispute with Catholic Healthcare West since March, when workers’ contracts from three[Read More…]