Graduation reports for Cal State Long Beach showed that more than 50 percent of bachelor’s and master’s degree recipients last year were women. Erik Fallis, a Cal State University spokesperson, said the university was not created for a specific gender. “We don’t target any one group,” said Erik Fallis, CSU[Read More…]
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Books create loss for 49er Shops
The economy’s current state has heavily impacted many aspects of the Cal State University, and 49er Shops is no exception. “We’ve had our own sets of challenges,” said Rosa Hernandez-Henderson, director of communications and human resources of 49er Shops. According to its 2010 taxe summary, the 49er Shops’ total expenses[Read More…]
BOT laments state cuts to CSU
The Cal State University Board of Trustees is faced again with uncertainty and said during a Tuesday meeting they are not optimistic about next year’s budget and are preparing for a worst-case scenario. In contrast to last month’s meeting, where protesters and police clashed, the board’s Dumke Auditorium was quiet[Read More…]
Students weigh pros and cons of on-campus living
With 18 residence halls on or near campus, students living at Cal State Long Beach have a variety of options — from the proximity of on-campus dorms to the independent atmosphere of the off-campus Residential Learning College. “I just wanted the regular dorm experience,” said Elizabeth Chan, freshman and Los[Read More…]
Transfer students find footing on new campus
After several years at Long Beach City College and meticulously completing required coursework, George Alvarado can now say he is a 49er. Alvarado is one of the 1,150 students transferring this spring semester to Cal State Long Beach. Although transferring to a new school during the fall semester can be[Read More…]
No budget cuts, CSU still may struggle
Gov. Jerry Brown’s 2012-13 budget plan calls for no change in state support to the Cal State University but a $200 million budget cut is still possible if voters don’t approve a state tax increase this November. After a $750 million reduction in state support this academic year, the CSU[Read More…]
Social art project measures importance of campus sculptures
Yellow caution tape surrounded several University Art Museum sculptures sprinkled throughout campus during last semester’s finals week and a notice to remove artwork was posted in front of each sculpture. The notice stated that the sculptures were to be removed and either relocated or demolished in order to “achieve aesthetic[Read More…]
Students seek time for leisure reading
Reading for fun may seem like an oxymoron for some, but one study claims that a surprisingly large amount of students actually view reading as an unattainable luxury. Concerned that leisure reading was becoming a nonexistent activity among youth, librarians Barbara Fister and Julie Gilbert recently conducted a survey at[Read More…]
CSULB student gets golden ticket on ‘American Idol’
Cal State Long Beach junior journalism major Heather Youmans has achieved relative success in musical theatre and on the Radio Disney airwaves, but nothing could have compared to the feeling of receiving a golden ticket on “American Idol” on Sunday. Youmans‘ “Some Kind of Wonderful” by Carole King impressed the[Read More…]
Former CSULB campus president dies
June Margaret Cooper, the former executive vice chancellor for the Cal State University system, died on Jan. 10, 2012. She was 78. Cooper became the first black female acting president for Cal State Long Beach in 1988. On Jan. 20, 2012, a memorial service was held at the Earl Burns[Read More…]