Cal State Long Beach Alumni had the opportunity to return to the Barrett Athletic Administration Center to share their stories during a nostalgic night. Beyond the Beach Career Planning gave both current Cal State Long Beach undergraduates and recent graduates the opportunity to hear from a panel of alumni about[Read More…]
Campus
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CSULB continues to grapple with identity crisis
If there is one thing most members of Cal State Long Beach can agree on, it’s that the school has commitment issues. First of all, what is the university’s official name — CSULB or Long Beach State University? Is the mascot a prospector, a pyramid, The 49er or The Beach?[Read More…]
Senators wish to say goodbye to Prospector Pete to disassociate from the Gold Rush era
The Prospector Pete mascot was the topic of debate at this week’s Associated Students Inc. Senate meeting Wednesday. According to ASI senators, indigenous students have been fighting for the school to dissociate from the Gold Rush era since the ’70s and the statue has served as a painful reminder for[Read More…]
CSULB students respond to commencement changes
Less than two weeks after Cal State Long Beach officials announced that the venue for the 2018 commencement would be moved and music removed, students organized a picketing event. A teary-eyed student projected her emotions into a megaphone Tuesday afternoon as eight fellow protesters stood beside her, displaying signs in[Read More…]
Fate of Dreamers uncertain at CSULB
The future of deferred action hangs by a thread — the U.S. Supreme Court put the policy termination on hold Monday after a lower court blocked President Donald Trump’s rescindment of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. The policy promised safety and protection for thousands of undocumented children and adults all[Read More…]
New 3-D printers will be unveiled in March
Industrial grade 3-D printers will be available next month at the Cal State Long Beach library basement. These machines will remain untouched and bound in large wooden crates until they’re moved into the newly renovated ground floor area of the library come March. The renovated area, soon to be[Read More…]
CSULB students participate in the 30th annual research competition
From Nietzsche’s thoughts on theatre to heart rate variability among transgender men, Cal State Long Beach’s 30th annual Student Research Competition covered it all. The competition, which took place on Friday, provided an opportunity for 55 Long Beach graduate and undergraduate students to bring research they’ve conducted under disciplines in[Read More…]
CSULB evacuated Saturday for reasons unknown at this time
(Update: Feb. 19 6:05 p.m.): According to Lt. Richard Goodwin, a false fire alarm activation was the reason for the Saturday library evacuation. He said he does not have a cause for the activation. Less than 24 hours after Cal State Long Beach University Police sent out a campus-wide email[Read More…]
CSULB Academic Senate aims to offer a new certificate and additional bathrooms
Heavy applause filled the Towner Auditorium Thursday as Cal State Long Beach’s Academic Senate passed not one, but two new proposals that could offer students additional degree and certificate plans. Members came to the unanimous decision to offer a new business analysis certificate, while 98 percent of members voted in[Read More…]
Health center services halted for the day at CSULB
Student Health Services closed unexpectedly after a water main was found leaking Thursday. Carmen Taylor, vice president of student affairs, sent an email en masse to all campus members at 1:07 p.m. According to Taylor, the health center is expected to reopen tomorrow. “We greatly apologize for any inconvenience,” Taylor[Read More…]