When Noam Bedein first took a boat tour in Israel, he witnessed salt caves and colorful salt structures that had been hidden under water for thousands of years. When he came back to the site five months later, the landscape had dramatically changed. The Dead Sea is a hypersaline salt[Read More…]
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March for Our Lives takes Long Beach
Long Beach joined the nation in the March for Our Lives event Saturday, as thousands gathered in Bixby Park to rally against gun violence. The national protest was inspired by the Parkland, Florida shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School, one of many mass shootings over the last few years. The[Read More…]
CSULB geography professor remembered for inspiring students
Friends, colleagues and students gathered for a memorial in Peterson Hall Thursday evening to honor Geography Professor Tom Frazier who died earlier this month at the age of 51 after 16 years of teaching at Cal State Long Beach. A crowd of 45 to 60 congregated around photographs and a[Read More…]
Legal woes raise questions over LBCC Hall of Champions inductee
Cal State Long Beach faculty member Richard Foster will be inducted into the Long Beach City College “Hall of Champions” along with seven other former athletes, despite accusations from a former nationally-ranked swimmer he represented in the past. The award is meant to “recognize individuals and teams who have developed[Read More…]
Protesters louder than Chancellor White at CSU Board of Trustees meeting
A much-anticipated tuition hike was revisited by the California State University Board of Trustees during its Tuesday meeting. The $288 increase would mark the second consecutive hike for students in the CSU system, which has received backlash from students and faculty members, along with the group Students for Quality Education,[Read More…]
CSULB club builds a soilless aquaponics system
Environmental Scientists are beginning to realize that 200,000 years of human existence is taking a toll on Earth’s outermost layer of soil. “Generating three centimeters of topsoil takes 1,000 years, and if current rates of degradation continue, all of the world’s top soil could be gone within 60 years,” said[Read More…]
Locals rally over rent control in Long Beach
Renters, property owners and activists came out in droves Tuesday evening to rally against and for rent control in Long Beach, with signs in hand and opinions ready, over 100 people crowded city hall. The Long Beach City Council met its constituents with the promise to discuss a proposed ballot[Read More…]
Students for Quality Education rally at CSU Board of Trustees meeting to fight tuition hike
Over 30 students and faculty congregated around the doors of the California State University Chancellor’s Office in Long Beach Tuesday morning. As the crowd waited for the Board of Trustees meeting to begin, they stood in solidarity against the latest tuition hike. While it will be another two months of[Read More…]
The Constitution is long overdue for a revisit
Growing up in the U.S., we all learn about the Constitution and the 27 Amendments that make up the laws of our country. Many have caused controversy over the years, with the Second Amendment being the target of scrutiny as mass shootings become more prevalent across the nation. While wanting[Read More…]
CSULB’s 2018 Resilience Charrette sets the bar for change
In cities like Long Beach that are shrouded by smog and pollution — more can always be done to increase climate resilience; the ability to adapt to a changing environment. The four priorities in the city are upgrading the electrical grid, increasing community activism, greenery and electrified transportation. For Cal[Read More…]