The ethnic studies departments across California State University campuses continue to fight against an executive order that they believe will negatively affect ethnic studies departments at CSUs. Executive Order 1100-Revised was issued last year by CSU Chancellor Timothy White. There were recent protests on the CSUN campus where students voiced[Read More…]
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Campus Clash racks up a near $20,000 bill
When nonprofit, right-wing organization Turning Point USA brought a flurry of conservative ideas to Long Beach State on Oct. 23, the university prepared itself with K-rail barriers, fencing and 70 police members. The event required dozens of personnel on standby, as well as added costs for LBSU, Turning Point USA[Read More…]
The university launches two-day Imagine Beach 2030 online event
Posts varying from discourse over the introduction of an e-sports association to the appointment of a giraffe as the new mascot with the hashtag #LongBeachLongNecks filled the feed of users engaged with the Imagine Beach 2030 online event Wednesday. Through Imagine Beach 2030, students, faculty and community members all over[Read More…]
Clery Report reveals decrease in Long Beach State crime
Long Beach State’s Annual Campus Security Report, released Oct. 1, showed that some felonies have decreased in the past two years, namely liquor and drug law arrests. The report is a mandatory annual release in conjunction with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crimes Statistics Act,[Read More…]
ASI kicks off Homelessness Awareness Week by hosting a panel with students who have used the Basic Needs Program
Jorge Sandoval, a graduate psychology major, had to take an educational leave because college turned out to be too expensive. Just before his return, Sandoval was injured a car accident that left him unable to work. However, Sandoval was able to use the Student Emergency Grant and food resources to[Read More…]
CSUN fight to keep Ethnic Studies
Correction: Executive Order 1110 and 1100R will not eliminate the need for students to take courses in Ethnic Studies. California State University, Northridge and Long Beach State joined forces on Thursday to discuss their grievances on the Executive Order 1100R and 1110. The meeting was held in the multicultural building[Read More…]
Protesters defend ethnic and gender studies during Board of Trustees meeting
Correction: Executive Order 1110 and 1100R will not eliminate the need for students to take courses in Ethnic Studies. A circle of concerned students and professors from Long Beach State and California State University, Northridge, among other campuses, gathered near the entrance of the CSU Chancellor’s office Tuesday, chanting slogans[Read More…]
CSU audit finds administrative and operational problems in ASI and SLD
After the California State University system audited student organizations at Long Beach State earlier this year, it found “operational, administrative, and financial” issues that will change the way Associated Students Inc. administers funds and how clubs organize events. Auditors found that 26 out of the 40 LBSU sports clubs were[Read More…]
Justice for Josiah takes to the Board of Trustees with a list of demands
With only a minute-and-a-half to make her case to the Board of Trustees on the institutional racism she believes is present in the California State University system, Charmaine Lawson found herself speaking far past the allotted time. Supporters of Lawson’s cause gave the grieving mother their time to allow her[Read More…]
Senate Bill 320 to bring medication abortion services to all public universities in California
An abortion pill which allows the termination of pregnancies that are less than 10 weeks along, using mifepristone and misoprostol, may soon be offered at public university campuses across California if signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown. The California State Senate passed SB-320, Aug. 30, a bill that would[Read More…]