Long Beach State called a press conference Thursday to announce the construction of a new clubhouse for the women’s soccer and softball teams. The $3.5 million project will begin in January and should be finished in late summer. Workers will break ground at the corner of the softball complex nearest[Read More…]
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Proposed alumni center to be funded via donations
If the proposed Anna W. Ngai Alumni and Visitor Center receives all $12 million of funding expected to begin construction, Cal State Long Beach students may spot a new building in the parking lots near Atherton Street and Merriam Way. The building is currently slated to begin construction in the[Read More…]
CSULB must prioritize commuting students
Every Cal State Long Beach student with a car has their own way of dealing with parking. Some drivers will arrive early enough to find a coveted spot in one of the three structures on campus; others will arrive minutes before high-traffic hour hits campus, hoping for an open spot[Read More…]
Convocation lays down road for upcoming school year
President Jane Close Conoley kicked off Cal State Long Beach’s annual Convocation on Friday at the Carpenter Performing Arts Center, addressing the importance of embracing diversity on campus during a politically and socially tumultuous time. Conoley also used this event to introduce the notion of a CSULB with “no barriers.”[Read More…]
Student expelled after issuing numerous email complaints about administrator
[related title=”Related Stories” stories=”42954″ align=”left” background=”on” border=”all” shadow=”on”] Former Student Life and Development coordinator and doctoral student Alisia Thompson was expelled from Cal State Long Beach on Wednesday after sending as many as 2,000 email complaints regarding Vice President of Student Affairs Carmen Taylor to university officials, colleagues of Taylor[Read More…]
Public comments fixate on BDS
Public comments More than 15 people passionate about the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions movement came to Associated Students, Inc. Senate meeting to voice their beliefs about student government’s recent divestment resolutions in an extended public comments period. During last week’s ASI meeting, student senators discussed a resolution suggesting the university divest[Read More…]
CSULB president voices opposition to ASI resolution
President Jane Close Conoley on Tuesday emailed a letter to the Daily 49er and the Associated Students, Inc. Senate stating her opposition to an ASI resolution regarding Cal State Long Beach’s divestment in Israel. The resolution, called “Suggestions for Socially Responsible Investing: Companies Complacent in and Profiting from Palestinian Oppression,”[Read More…]
Student faces ongoing investigation after issuing complaint against CSULB administration
A former Student Life and Development coordinator is being investigated through the University Police Department on grounds of harassment against Vice President for Student Affairs Carmen Taylor, after sending hundreds of emails over a span of time to Cal State University officials, Taylor and universities where Taylor used to work.[Read More…]
CSU Super Sunday reaches Long Beach churches
February is Black History Month, but Cal State Long Beach’s Super Sunday was all about the future. CSULB’s president, Jane Close Conoley, spoke to the congregation at Antioch Church of Long Beach before their service Sunday morning and her message was simple: “college is for you.” “CSU Super Sunday[Read More…]
CSULB Academic Senate applauds new pay range agreement
California Faculty Association Long Beach chapter president Doug Domingo-Foraste announced to the Academic Senate on Thursday that the CFA worked out an agreement with the California State University Chancellor’s office to fix the range-elevation pay scale for lecturers. Lecturers are hired into a salary range: A, B, C or D,[Read More…]