The Senate voted Monday 61-36 to move forward on an $829 billion bill crafted to curb widespread recessionary pressures through tax cuts and government spending, and senators will cast their final votes on the bill Tuesday. The Washington Post reported that Monday’s procedural vote “virtually assur[es] Senate approval.” As the[Read More…]
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Senate passes stimulus package with 61-37 vote
The Senate passed the $838 billion stimulus bill crafted to curb widespread recessionary pressures through tax cuts and government spending on Tuesday morning with a 61-37 vote. The three graphs compare the House’s $819 billion and the Senate’s $838 billion stimulus bills, and how money has been allotted within the[Read More…]
Talks start again for CSULB arts district
Cal State Long Beach is now in discussion with the City of Long Beach to acquire studio and art space in the East Village Arts District. The plans, if approved, will move the graduate art program to the Broadway Block located in downtown Long Beach. As discussions between CSULB and[Read More…]
CSULB fees lowest in California
CSULB has the lowest fees of any four-year university in California and the lowest fees among the 23 California State University campuses. The cost of attending a four-year public university in the U.S. for the 2008-2009 academic year averaged $6,585, private institutions averaged $25,143, University of California averaged $8,007 and[Read More…]
Financial problems push back soundstage construction
Film students at Cal State Long Beach will have to wait a little longer to use the promised soundstage from the upcoming Long Beach Studios due to lack of financial funds. The escrow to sell the Boeing 717 facility and make it into a state-of-the-art studio has recently been extended[Read More…]
Senate passes stimulus bill
The Senate passed the $838 billion stimulus bill crafted to curb widespread recessionary pressures through tax cuts and government spending on Tuesday morning with a 61-37 vote. As the final decision on the bill approached, Cal State Long Beach students either said they hoped the bill passes or that they[Read More…]
Beach Cruiser service ends Thursday
Students who commute from the Marina Lot to Cal State Long Beach on the Beach Cruiser shuttle service will find themselves without a ride after Thursday. Since fall 2008, the Beach Cruiser has shuttled students from CSULB and the Long Beach Marina parking lot, but an increase in on-campus parking[Read More…]
Daily Forty-Niner advertisement causes confusion
A full-color insert found in Monday’s issue of the Daily Forty-Niner raised concerns on campus. The insert was a graphic depiction of abortion procedures. It was unclear to many readers that the insert was a paid advertisement, and the Daily Forty-Niner and several campus administrators received phone calls from members[Read More…]
‘Legacy’ fee increase breakdown
The chart (right) breaks down the costs of a full-time undergraduate student for fall semester in 2009 and shows the differences in charges for fall 2010. If the Beach Legacy Referendum passes students will be charged $95 per semester starting in fall 2010. The $110 fee for the Student Recreation[Read More…]
Cinematography honorable mention for ‘Heritage Award’
What began as a childhood interest in photography has led Golnar Fakhrai, a Cal State Long Beach senior, to an honor from the American Society of Cinematographers. Fakhrai’s role as cinematographer in the award-winning student film “Half” has earned her runner-up for the ASC Burton Stone Heritage Award. “I was[Read More…]