After months of waiting to be paid, student veterans under the Post 9-11 GI Bill finally received a check from the Department of Veterans Affairs. As announced Sept. 25 by VA Secretary Eric Shinseki, 57 national Veterans Benefits Administrations opened its doors Oct. 2 to issue $3,000 emergency checks as[Read More…]
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Newly received or noteworthy information, especially about recent or important events on campus and around Long Beach.
Activists describe Gaza peace mission
In July, Jeff Warner and Tarek Abedrabbo visited the Gaza Strip to help deliver $500,000 in medical aid to the people as members of the group Viva Palestina. On Monday afternoon, the two spoke at Cal State Long Beach’s Multicultural Center about their journey. Viva Palestina is an organization comprised[Read More…]
German films get nostalgic
Cal State Long Beach will be featuring “Ostalgie — Stories from the GDR,” a film festival addressing the issues in Germany from a perspective outside of the typical American student’s purview. The festival is a part of the German Embassy’s nationwide “Freedom without Walls” campus initiative commemorating the 20th anniversary[Read More…]
Staff, students encourage safe sex
Students attended a “Safe and Sexy: Healthy Sexual Relationships” workshop in the University Student Union on Tuesday to learn about better practices for safe sex and discuss current risk factors to Cal State Long Beach students and the Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay and Transgender community. The workshop is part of a three-day[Read More…]
Budget cuts don’t exclude paper, travel and events
The largest college on campus is now in the process of implementing a series of cuts to offset its budget deficit with other colleges right behind or already slashing away at items that could close the remaining gap in the budget. Some cuts will leave students with fewer events on[Read More…]
Experiences for LGBT faculty, staff vary in state
A panel of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender staff and faculty discussed their experiences of being openly gay at “Out on Campus,” the kickoff event of National Coming Out Week yesterday in the University Student Union. Nancy Matthews, a Cal State Long Beach professor in the recreation and leisure studies[Read More…]
Center can keep an eye on campus emergencies
Many Cal State Long Beach students visit the Horn Center regularly, but few have any idea the building has the potential to protect the lives of California State University students across the state. The Emergency Operations Center, located in the Horn Center across the hall from the Macintosh Computer Labs,[Read More…]
Campus sees record increase in financial aid
More students are seeking financial aid and taking action against budget cuts, faculty and administration said Thursday at the Academic Senate meeting. Interim Provost Donald Para spoke on behalf of President F. King Alexander, who was unable to attend the meeting. Para told the Senate that Alexander has been in[Read More…]
Scammers seek out students’ money
Solicitors visit Cal State Long Beach daily and officials are advising students to be aware when engaging with them. Kelsey Self, a freshman environmental science and policy major, said she wished she had been more cautious three weeks ago when she became a victim of a soliciting scam. “I should[Read More…]
Consul stresses link between California, Mexico
The Mexican consul general came to Cal State Long Beach last week, emphasizing the economic differences of California and Mexico. The meeting on Thursday started with the screening of a short video about Mexico, showing the distinct architecture of everything from the Mayan Ruins to city cathedrals. The video was[Read More…]