Changes to general education requirements may be on the horizon within the next academic year following a revision order from the California State University system. Members of the Academic Senate gathered Thursday to discuss executive order 1100 administered by CSU Chancellor Timothy White to reevaluate general education policies. Dispersed in[Read More…]
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The American Indian Student Council speaks out against Prospector Pete
Silence fell over the Associated Students Senate Wednesday as a member of the American Indian Student Council spoke up against mascot Prospector Pete. Miztlayolxochitl Aguilera, a sophomore Chicano and Latino studies major had tears in her eyes as she faced the senate to explain what the statue meant[Read More…]
UDP and University Bookstore to receive major upgrade
For prospective and first-year students at Cal State Long Beach, a major renovation of the University Dining Plaza and University Bookstore may be something to look forward to. According to Michael Gardner, capital project manager at Physical Planning and Facilities Management, the project is currently gaining traction, but it is[Read More…]
The first ever Hospitality Career Expo searches for student candidates
As spring and summer months crawl closer, positions in restaurants and hospitality-related jobs are on the horizon for students at Cal State Long Beach. For the first time in university history, the Career Development Center will be hosting an independent Hospitality Expo in partnership with the Hospitality Management Department March[Read More…]
Parking still a struggle for CSULB students
With over 103,000 applicants, Cal State Long Beach takes in more and more students each semester, causing parking to become an increasingly difficult feat for some commuters to pull off. Students are often seen driving around in circles, trying to find one out of 10,571 student parking spaces that exist[Read More…]
Health Resource Center takes an informative approach to cannabis on campus
As pot smokers seek the ideal spot to sneak in a less-than-legal toke on campus, they cautiously rubberneck for signs of authority. While recreational marijuana legalization was likely the highlight of 2018 for California stoners, the herb is still not permitted on campus. The Student Health Resource Center[Read More…]
It’s time to graduate to the real issues
In response to the rising amount of school shootings across the country, high schoolers have begun to speak out in favor of stricter gun laws. Cal State Long Beach, a left-leaning campus on issues like immigration and police brutality, has done rather little to aid high school’s like Parkland in[Read More…]
Alumni and CEO Melanie Washington visit campus for ethics workshop
Between a full-time class schedule, work and a social life, students don’t always have the time to reflect on themselves and the world around them — Associated Students Inc. hopes to change that. “Ethics at The Beach: Empowering Ethical Leaders” will be held on March 9 from 9 a.m.[Read More…]
Lynwood High School visits CSULB as part of an education exchange
The sounds of high school students fidgeting with empty water bottles filled the Anatol Center Tuesday afternoon. Their hands wrinkled blank application papers as they listened to a handful of university students and faculty explain the importance of attending college. College Bridge: An Ethnic Studies Exchange was hosted[Read More…]
CSULB’s “Giving Day” event to make debut
The spirit of giving has reached Cal State Long Beach as the campus will debut its first-ever Giving Day Thursday, March 15. The fundraiser will be held over the course of 27 hours from midnight eastern time to midnight pacific time, during which students, faculty and off-campus residents are invited[Read More…]