Audience members fought back tears as both alumni and students filled the stage and lined the aisles of the Carpenter Performing Arts Center auditorium to sing a final goodbye for Carolyn Bremer. The Bob Cole Conservatory of Music held a memorial to celebrate the life of the late Carolyn Bremer,[Read More…]
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New committee created to review General Education and Graduation Requirements policy
Prospective Long Beach State students may face a new set of graduation requirements due to ongoing revisions of the current general education policy. Members of the Academic Senate voted to create a third committee Thursday to revise the General Education and Campus-Specific Graduation Requirements policy after some members voiced concerns[Read More…]
President Conoley confirms retirement of Prospector Pete
President Jane Close Conoley sent out an email to the campus announcing the official “retirement” of the 51-year-old Prospector Pete mascot Thursday afternoon. “Inclusive excellence is a core value of the Long Beach State University community,” Conoley said in a statement. “Our work in this arena is never done. We[Read More…]
Aspiring jet-setters receive international opportunities at the Study Abroad Fair
International flags fluttered in the breeze during Long Beach State’s Study Abroad Fair on the University Bookstore lawn, Wednesday. Students were able to chat with representatives from the CSULB Education Abroad Office and 30 different private organizations. Sophie Morrison, sophomore political science major and volunteer at the Study Abroad booth,[Read More…]
Following UAM Director Kimberli Meyer’s termination, Lauren Woods pauses “America MONUMENT”
Lauren Woods halts art installation in response to the termination of UAM Director Kimberli Meyer
In response to the sudden termination of Long Beach State University Art Museum Director Kimberli Meyer on Sept. 11, artist Lauren Woods said she will “pause” her project on police brutality, “American MONUMENT.” Over 100 students, staff and faculty gathered in the University Theatre Auditorium Tuesday to hear Woods talk[Read More…]
La Raza Student Association to host ‘The Missing 43’ movie screening Wednesday
Four years ago, 43 teaching students from the Mexican town of Ayotzinapa were on their way to a protest in Mexico City Sept. 26 when their bus was intercepted by police. They were taken away and were never seen again. Many activists presume they were taken by the Mexican government.[Read More…]
Long Beach State adds cybersecurity minor for fall semester
As society gradually increases its reliance on iPhones, Fitbits, Google Drive and Alexa to get through daily life, the need to secure digital property grows. This fall semester, Long Beach State added cybersecurity as a new minor through the College of Engineering. It consists of 18 units of existing classes[Read More…]
READY Long Beach aims to promote emergency and disaster preparedness in the city
Long Beach commuters may have witnessed an unusual sight while driving down Atherton Street Saturday when members of the Long Beach Fire Department Urban Search and Rescue Team rappelled down Walter Pyramid. The arduous climb was one of many demonstrations at this year’s READY Long Beach, an annual community outreach[Read More…]
CBA building forced to evacuate after electrical issue
A fire alarm sounded off in the College of Business Administration building Wednesday around noon, causing students and faculty in the building to evacuate for nearly two hours. At 1:47 p.m., BeachALERT sent out an email notifying students that power had been restored to the building and classes would resume[Read More…]