A halt in state funding has forced Cal State Long Beach to stop construction on the new Hall of Science building, which is replacing Peterson Hall 3. Investors have stopped buying General Obligation Bonds from the state panel that oversees loans for public works because it has yet to produce[Read More…]
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Newly received or noteworthy information, especially about recent or important events on campus and around Long Beach.
‘Financially-neediest’ may be safeguarded by grant deferments
In response to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s proposal to make cuts in Cal Grants, the California State University announced on Jan. 15 that it would defer CSU fee payments for the spring 2009 term for those students who won’t receive their Cal Grants on time. Cal Grants are a primary financial[Read More…]
CSULB ranked as having the fifth “biggest and best” college security network
Security Magazine ranked Cal State Long Beach as having the fifth most-extensive security system of the nation’s colleges and universities in its annual “Security 500” rankings. Bill Zalud, a Security Magazine editor, said the rankings are based on levels of spending on safety and staffing rather than crime levels. “It’s[Read More…]
Auto bailout stalled
WASHINGTON (AP) — With time growing short, the $14 billion auto industry bailout bill stalled in the Senate on Thursday as Republicans demanded upfront concessions from the United Auto Workers as the price for their support. UAW and auto industry officials were in talks with key Republicans and Democrats at[Read More…]
Professor aims study at improving production of pharmaceuticals
A Cal State Long Beach chemistry professor plans to apply his past research to the process of pharmaceutical production with the help of a $60,000 research grant. The Henry Dreyfus Teacher Scholar Award named assistant chemistry professor Xianhui Bu one of five award recipients nationwide, awarding him the grant. Along[Read More…]
Senate denounces budget cuts, looks to next year
Although the Senate cannot directly affect the budget cuts, it intends to urge legislative powers to make higher education a top priority, and to continue to adequately fund the CSU system. Senators passed a resolution to oppose the proposed budget cuts to the California State University system for the upcoming[Read More…]
CSU pay raises
The California State University system came under scrutiny in several news reports saying top administrators were receiving large pay raises as campus budgets were downsizing. Since the CSU board of trustees released its annual report on vice presidential salary adjustments and appointments last month, stories have emerged in the San[Read More…]
Survivors to speak Friday
Gerda Siefer owes her life to her father’s personal network. As a child in Nazi Germany, her father’s connections enabled her to go into hiding with a Polish woman living with false papers. Siefer was responsible of taking care of the entire family while the Polish woman went to work.[Read More…]
Hall of Science will allow more extensive research
Along with many science professors displaced by the destruction of Peterson Hall3, Laura Kingsford, the dean of natural science at Cal State Long Beach, eagerly awaits completion of the Hall of Science, the future home of several science departments. Construction of the Hall of Science is the largest-single capital building[Read More…]
UAW strike postponed
The strike called for today by the UAW Local 4123 of the United Auto Workers, a union representing Cal State University academic student employees, was postponed late Tuesday. State Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg will meet with the UAW and the CSU to help the two groups reach an[Read More…]