The men’s volleyball NCAA championship win last week and the first-ever Disney Day were among some of items discussed at the last Associated Students Inc. meeting of the school year. The meeting was extended to offer more time to discuss remaining agenda items. Following some regulatory resolutions, ASI vice president[Read More…]
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ASI Special Elections look to promote gender-inclusive language
Associated Students Inc. called for a Special Election the week before finals addressing gender neutral pronouns. The resolution aims to amend the ASI Bylaws to fully include inclusive language, according to James Ahumada, ASI senior communications manager. “Gender-inclusive pronouns are used out of respect, and to be inclusive of people’s[Read More…]
Disney Day ticket sale disaster
Just one day after thousands of students lined up for hours in the hot sun for $10 Disneyland tickets, Associated Students Inc. broke the news that it would not be selling any additional tickets. “Our goal was to offer tickets to as many students as normally attend the Big Event[Read More…]
Long Beach to see first Disney Day
Students can ditch glow sticks and dancing shoes for Mickey Mouse ears and Dole Whip in the first ever Long Beach State ASI Disney Day in place of the annual spring time concerts. The announcement was made Saturday via Associated Students Inc.’s Instagram. “ASI is always mindful of how student[Read More…]
Environmental students unite to stop resolution
The gallery was packed with environmental students at this week’s Associated Students Inc. meeting as the senate discussed their new resolution to remove the commissioner for environmental justice. The resolution called for the removal of the commissioner who advises the ASI president’s on environmental issues. The position was one of[Read More…]
CSULB’s ‘condition for tuition’ pays off
Josh Arizmendi was stunned to learn Wednesday that his fall semester tuition would be covered, thanks to the annual Owen’s Condition for Tuition hosted by the Student Recreation and Wellness Center. “I feel awesome, I feel like crying,” said Arizmendi, a third year undeclared student. “I just showed up today[Read More…]
Menstrual hygiene product resolution in the works
Students may have noticed the appearance of free tampons and sanitary napkins in the University Student Union bathrooms this past year. This was part of a pilot program launched by the senate to provide accessibility of menstrual hygiene products. At this week’s Associated Student Inc. senate meeting, senators passed a[Read More…]
CSULB political groups engage in a Marketplace of Ideas
Students clustered around tables in the “free speech zone” outside of the University Bookstore Thursday to discuss controversial issues and connect with people who hold different political perspectives. Marketplace of Ideas, hosted by Young Americans for Liberty, was created to bring people together and encourage them to engage in political[Read More…]
CSULB Green Generation Mixer draws hundreds
In an evening filled with dancing, beer and go-green enthusiasm, hundreds of Long Beach community and campus members gathered Thursday evening to celebrate Earth Week at Cal State Long Beach. The seventh annual Green Generation Mixer was the university’s biggest sustainability event of the year. It allowed for Long Beach[Read More…]
CSULB hosts Danny Trejo and Scott Budnick to talk about incarceration
Before actor Danny Trejo was “Machete,” he was a foreman who spent the better part of a decade in and out of jail. On April 23, he and two other keynote speakers will tell the stories of their lives as formerly incarcerated individuals to an auditorium of students. Associated Students[Read More…]