James Chow and Hannah Getahun round up this week’s news content with special guests Opinions Editor Rachel Barnes and News Editor Austin Brumblay. Stories include the cancellation of Week of Welcome, the new Golden Girls class, a chemistry professor who received Wang Family Excellence award and a possible referendum on[Read More…]
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Senate resolves to remove mascot, appoints senator to board
Associated Students Inc. Senate discussed possible methods of sourcing a replacement for Prospector Pete including a school-wide vote during Wednesday night’s meeting. Long Beach State is replacing longtime mascot Prospector Pete due to his association with the gold rush prospectors he represents and their role in the genocide of Native[Read More…]
Take a load off before passing classes
Need a break from finals? Beginning Dec. 13, Associated Students Inc. will host multiple events throughout finals week to give students a load off from tests and relax their brains from stress. The theme for this year’s fall finals week is rooted from the television show “Friends,” often visualized as[Read More…]
Sustainable course evaluation proposal approved for third reading
Associated Students Inc. Senate approved a resolution to create online teacher evaluations Wednesday. Author Sen. Robert Martinez elaborated on the updates made for resolution #2019-7, stressing again that the purpose of the resolution is not to change the evaluations themselves but to change the way they are administered. The two[Read More…]
An Evening With: Shiza Shahid
Shiza Shahid, CEO and co-founder of the Malala Fund, was welcomed to Long Beach State Thursday for Associated Student Inc.’s Evening with event where she discussed topics such as activism, entrepreneurship and educational rights.
SPECIAL SECTION: College of Education members feel distanced from campus community
Studying at Long Beach state to become a teacher is an often challenging process. The program consists of mostly off-campus required activities which provides students with real work experience, but often leaves students confused and distanced from the university, according to students and faculty. Alejandra Aguilar, ASI co-senator for CED,[Read More…]
SPECIAL SECTION: Q&A with ASI College of Business Administration Sen. Robert Martinez
At age 42, Robert Martinez isn’t your average student. When the College of Business Administration Associated Students Inc. Senator isn’t overseeing the business end of his family’s hair salon or playing catch with his two sons, he’s hard at work making sure the needs of CBA students are being met.[Read More…]
Shiza Shahid ignites crowd for change at ASI’s An Evening With
Shiza Shahid showed a video to hundreds of students in the University Student Union Ballrooms of a summer camp she started for Pakistani girls living in the Swat Valley who were fighting to receive an education. Clips of 26 girls playing games, creating friendships and learning to read and write[Read More…]
ASI Beach Pantry heavily reliant on food donations
The ASI Beach Pantry is heavily reliant on sustained food donations to keep shelves in stock; however, seasonal donations are not enough.
ASI Senate hears resolution to make course evaluations more sustainable
College of Business Administration Sen. Robert Martinez proposed a new resolution to the Associated Students Inc. Senate floor Wednesday evening that aims to make teacher evaluations more environmentally friendly, by converting to digital distribution. Specific details as to how to make the form accessible to all students were left vague.[Read More…]