Film students at Cal State Long Beach will have to wait a little longer to use the promised soundstage from the upcoming Long Beach Studios due to lack of financial funds.The escrow to sell the Boeing 717 facility and make it into a state-of-the-art studio has recently been extended but will continue.The extension of escrow was mainly due to financial problems that were caused by the nationwide economic downturn. Loans are not as...

What began as a childhood interest in photography has led Golnar Fakhrai, a Cal State Long Beach senior, to an honor from the American Society of Cinematographers.Fakhrai's role as cinematographer in the award-winning student film "Half" has earned her runner-up for the ASC Burton Stone Heritage Award."I was overwhelmed. I was incredibly excited," said Fakhrai, a film and video production major. "I was not expecting them ...

Approximately 2,000 fewer prospective first-time and transfer students may be admitted to Cal State Long Beach for the fall 2009 semester compared to last fall.The enrollment changes were planned to offset taking more students in previous years than the university can fund."We're kind of victims of being the 'nice guy,'" CSULB Vice Provost David Dowell said.There were approximately 50,000 CSULB freshman applicants and 1,000 tr...