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Tag: football
Hop on the Ram-wagon
There you are, it’s Sunday morning and you’re driving, hungry, a little hungover and looking for somewhere to eat. You pull up to the first restaurant you see and it’s packed: the Rams are playing. You go down the street and there’s a two hour wait. You try the tiny[Read More…]
Sofia Musman takes the leap to presidency
Sofia Musman has been through all things student government. As a college of the arts senator, she listened to complaints from the campus community over the boycott, divestment sanction resolution that was proposed and passed last spring. As student body vice president, she oversaw a mixed group of senators debating[Read More…]
How the Philadelphia survived the Super Bowl and saved the NFL
Going into Super Bowl LII, the Philadelphia Eagles were considered underdogs against the New England Patriots. In fact, Philadelphia was expected to lose every one of its postseason games. However, the Eagles won all three games in the playoffs to ultimately win the big game, defeating the Patriots 41-33 Sunday.[Read More…]
ASI tackles down football resolution
Cal State Long Beach will have to kiss any dreams of a football team goodbye — for now. Less than a month after it was passed, Associated Student Inc.’s football exploratory committee resolution was rescinded by the Senate in a tied 8-8 vote with four abstentions. ASI President Joe Nino[Read More…]
ASI members continue to lobby for a football at CSULB
It has been 20 years since Cal State Long Beach has had a football team — but in the next few years, that may change. In a resolution approved earlier this month, student senators Alex Trimm and Isaac Da Silva proposed the idea to bring football back to the campus[Read More…]
#TakeAKnee movement causes controversy in the sports world
Peaceful kneeling as a form of protest has gained more traction by sports viewers across the nation. The #TakeAKnee movement has grown since former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick was criticized for sitting down during the National Anthem; now, more acclaimed sports players have taken a knee in protest against both[Read More…]
ASI senate meeting discusses a potential football team, La Raza and new parking accommodations
The Associated Students Inc. meeting began with a moment of silence for victims of the Las Vegas massacre and Cal State Long Beach Student, Estephan Hernandez, who died during a drive-by shooting in Compton last Thursday. Football team on campus Today a proposal was drafted by ASI Senator-at-large Alex Trimm,[Read More…]
From Ray Rice to deflategate, the NFL season has gone through the wringer
National Football League commissioner Roger Goodell is probably relieved that this football season is finally over. The 2014-2015 season has had more ups then downs facing controversy after controversy. The latest offense has been the notorious ‘deflategate’ involving the New England Patriots. The Patriots, who already have a bad reputation[Read More…]