More than 100 students gathered yesterday for a forum on Haiti in the Anatol Center. The forum, “Standing in Solidarity with Haiti: Conversations on History, Caring and Support,” discussed the culture, history and current state of affairs of Haiti. “This forum on Haiti is very timely. Haitians are strong and[Read More…]
News
Newly received or noteworthy information, especially about recent or important events on campus and around Long Beach.
CSULB reviews post-storm damage
Water damage will cost the music department thousands of dollars and is also forcing the journalism department to consider moving. A week before the spring semester, university personnel found during a storm the music department’s practice rooms — located below the first floor — flooded with water. Peering into the[Read More…]
College students battle ‘health illiteracy’
New statistics report that more college students are becoming overweight and obese every year. An ongoing student health-risk survey by Student Health Services (SHS) at Cal State Long Beach reveals that a number of factors are contributing to weight gain among young adults, including poor diet, lack of exercise, sedentary[Read More…]
Speakers encourage students to ‘realize the dreams we are living in’
Africana studies professor Erylene Piper-Mandy told a fictional story about how a man was raising chickens, but one was black. He took that chicken aside and had him jump from a roof, then from a hill, and finally from a mountain. The chicken managed to fly, and it found a[Read More…]
CSA to celebrate Year of the Tiger
The Chinese Student Association at Cal State Long Beach is taking the lead in celebrating Chinese Lunar New Year. Although the actual new year fell on Feb. 14, the CSA is hosting its second annual Chinese Lunar New Year Festival on Monday in the USU Ballrooms from 5 p.m. to[Read More…]
Long Beach Transit changes Passport D route
The Passport D and B buses have initiated a permanent route change effective Feb. 14to address changing demand in the Long Beach community. The new bus route for Passport D will continue through Cal State Long Beach but will no longer service its course to the Los Altos Market, which[Read More…]
ASI student elections approaching
The California State University system was allocated $50.9 million in additional federal stimulus funding, making the Cal State Long Beach share approximately $3.7 million, announced at yesterday’s Associated Student Inc. meeting. These stimulus dollars will be used to protect classes and programs directly related to graduation. “The university’s main effort[Read More…]
CSULB distributes its share of federal funding
With $3.7 million allocated to Cal State Long Beach in recent federal funding to the California State University system, $2.8 million will be spent on classes, according to David Dowell, CSULB vice provost and director of strategic planning. Student fees will not be affected by the funds. The rest of[Read More…]
Event to celebrate Black History Month
Cal State Long Beach will celebrate Black History Month by advocating equality in education and music. The campus will hold its 11th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. celebration Thursday. Additionally, there will be a performance titled “Out of the Margins” at the Daniel Recital Hall on Monday. In Honor[Read More…]
Recycling centers struggle financially
In his first year as the recycling coordinator, Lee Johnson had tried to make the university recycling program more efficient. Associated Students Inc. was no longer subsidizing its recycling center as it had in previous years, when it subsidized the center $28,000 in 2006-07. There were even plans to upgrade[Read More…]