Statewide catastrophes often wind up revealing severe flaws within a state’s economic system. California’s wildfires which blazed through more than 200,000 acres, all through the Sierra Nevada foothills and Los Angeles shoreline, throughout the month of November, are now 100 percent contained, according to The New York Times. Aside from[Read More…]
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Letter to the Editor: Voting is the most crucial part of November
For decades, Long Beach State has set an example for local activism, community engagement, civic purpose and a commitment to voter participation and election involvement. With this crucial, fast-approaching election, keep in mind that your vote is the one that counts! The direction of California’s future is on every ballot[Read More…]
Students rally online against CSULB’s 2018 commencement changes
Two days following the news that Cal State Long Beach’s commencement would be moving from the Central Quad to George Allen Field and go without live music due to budget cuts, over a thousand students had already signed a Change.org petition in response. “Save Commencement at CSULB” was published by[Read More…]
Can you beat the heat?
Students scurried from the parking lots to their classrooms this week, shielding themselves with hats and “sunbrellas” from torrid triple digit weather. As Cal State Long Beach experienced a scorching heat wave on Monday and Tuesday, students took shelter in air conditioned buildings and campus shuttles. A red flag warning[Read More…]
CSULB plans to reduce water waste
The state may be out of a drought, but Cal State Long Beach is still making an effort to conserve water by implementing a Water Action Plan to help achieve the California State University statewide goal of having a 20 percent reduction in urban water use by the year 2020.[Read More…]
CSULB Move-In Day Time-lapse in 4K
New bill demands helmets for all California cyclists
Casual beach cyclists, people who ride to the grocery store and alternative commuters who bike long distances could soon be charged with a criminal offense for biking without a helmet. Should Senate Bill 192 pass, all California cyclists would be required to wear helmets for their safety regardless of their[Read More…]
California underfunds schools for facilitation of high prison incarceration
California’s capital interest in the prison system is growing at the expense of higher education. The state is bankrolling the prison industry and packing the wrong institutions to the brim. Even though public schools are pleading for more funding, the state continues to hold more money back, and students have[Read More…]
Give the homeless homes – If Utah can do it, why not California?
Utah is making homeowners of the homeless. According to a comprehensive report about homelessness by the state of Utah, 2005 marked the first year of a ten-year program to end homelessness by giving homeless people homes. The report also states that since then, there has been a 72 percent decline[Read More…]