Last week the Daily 49er wrote an article about the 2018 commencement changes. A quote from me stating that ‘we were the class of 2018 and it (commencement) was a disaster’ was an unfortunate attempt at humor. This phrase, especially when taken out of context, did not in any way[Read More…]
Tag: Cal Sate Long Beach
Letter to the Editor: Response to President Conoley
I was perplexed and perturbed after reading the article in the Feb. 6th issue in the Daily 49er, written by Lauren Martinez, titled “CSULB Academic Senate Discusses Proposed Budget Cuts” which announced that there are no funds for live music for the Class of 2018 Commencement Ceremonies at CSULB. These[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor: President Jane Close Conoley Needs to Reinstate the Tradition that is Graduation
Life at Cal State Long Beach is pretty good; or at least it was until President Jane Close Conoley announced drastic changes to the commencement ceremonies. Among the changes are plans to move the ceremonies from the Quad to George Allen Field. Conoley told Academic Senate members that budget cuts[Read More…]
Commencement Conundrum: Lack of communication leaves students confused
Less than four months away from 2018 graduation, thousands of Cal State Long Beach seniors were shocked to have the rug pulled out from under them after learning that live music would be cut from the ceremony and the original venue would be moved. When the changes to the 2018[Read More…]
Raising tuition places an unnecessary burden on CSULB students
The Cal State system received a shock when Governor Jerry Brown released his proposal for the 2018-19 state budget. The biggest news was the decrease in funding from the expected $263 million, to a much smaller $92.1 million. This leaves a $171 million gap in funding that is likely going[Read More…]
CSULB to build downtown student housing center
Mayor Robert Garcia announced this week that Cal State Long Beach will expand its classrooms and housing to Downtown Long Beach for a development project being called “student village.” “[The project] will bridge the downtown and the university community,” Garcia said. A new building will be home to 800 dorms[Read More…]
California State University Employee’s Union calls for change in employee contracts
With just nine weeks before contract renewal with California State University, the CSU Employee Union has recently began the bargaining process of their contract in order to secure and better the rights of employees covered by the union. The CSUEU represents approximately 16,000 employees across all 23 CSU campuses. According[Read More…]
International graduate student applications decrease
When choosing a college or study abroad program, the first question most parents ask is: “Will my child be safe there?” Cal State Long Beach officials have seen a 35 percent drop in international applicants for graduate programs this year and Associate Vice President for International Education Jeet Joshee says[Read More…]
Workshop talks respect and recycling
The average college student produces 640 pounds of solid waste each year; this was one of the facts presented at a forum on Monday by students in the political science department at Cal State Long Beach. The ecofeminism and sustainability workshop, which lasted from 12-1 p.m., was a part of[Read More…]