After nearly a lifetime of fine-tuning his skills, one Cal State Long Beach alumnus will spend the next year playing trumpet with the Baltimore Symphony. Ryan Darke, who graduated from CSULB in 2008, started his one-year contract with the symphony in July. Darke said he felt a new sense of[Read More…]
News
Newly received or noteworthy information, especially about recent or important events on campus and around Long Beach.
UP Police Captain enjoys outdoors
When former University Police Captain Fernando Solorzano was named chief of police, Scott Brown stepped up as the newest captain. Brown, who has been working in law enforcement for nearly 17 years, sat down with the Daily 49er to talk about his experience in the field. Q: How did you[Read More…]
Crime Blotter
Vandalized vehicles result from parking stress After a possible fight over a parking spot, an obscene word was keyed into the gray paint of a 2010 Hyundai in Lot 14-B in the afternoon on Aug. 29. A custodial employee’s 2003 Toyota Corolla was vandalized when parked in Lot 3 on[Read More…]
FEA professor sued CSULB before
Before Film and Electronic Arts Professor Brian Alan Lane sued the Cal State University for $6 million, Lane and then-FEA chair Sharyn Blumenthal filed suit against each other and the CSU, alleging instances of discrimination and defamation. Lane, who is currently suing the CSU alongside Department Chair Michael Pounds, took[Read More…]
Dream Act awaits Brown’s approval
The second half of the California Dream Act, which was designed to allow immigrant students access to financial aid, has successfully passed through the California State Assembly and now awaits approval on Gov. Jerry Brown’s desk. Known as AB-131, the bill would grant undocumented students the right to apply for[Read More…]
Pyramid adds seven wheelchair sections
The Walter Pyramid has improved accessibility by designating seven different sections that ensure handicapped guests will have a better view of the event they’re attending. Wheelchair seating sections were chosen for their visibility angles, which ensure an unobstructed line of sight to the floor, even when people in front of[Read More…]
Shuttles reduce operating times due to budget cuts, environment
Several schedule changes have been made to campus connection shuttles, including reduced hours for on-campus shuttles from Monday-Thursday and the removal of Friday services. Cal State Long Beach Student Ride Share Program Corrdinator Elissa Thomas said these service changes were partly based on budget challenges. The Rideshare program provides funding[Read More…]
64-year-old motorist killed in Long Beach crash
Thaddeus Tran, 64, died last Thursday after driving into a flood-control channel near Cal State Long Beach’s College Park Drive. According to the Long Beach Police Department, the Westminster resident was driving alone in his silver Toyota Tacoma. The driver lost control of his vehicle while heading west on College[Read More…]
ASI: Smorgasport turnout exceeds expectations
Cal State Long Beach students experienced a night of interactive games, radio dance parties and live performances at Smorgasport, the concluding event in celebration of last week’s Week of Welcome. Students showed up well before 8 p.m. on Sept. 9 to try to get their hands on a Smorgasport T-shirt[Read More…]
Faculty, students share experience
No one — Cal State Long Beach students and faculty included — will forget the events that transpired on Sept. 11, 2011. Nearly all Americans, regardless of where they were or what they were doing, were affected, directly or indirectly, by the attacks. Emotions run high for several CSULB students[Read More…]