The Cal State Long Beach student confirmed with the swine flu virus has fully recovered and is back in class. “We have had no further cases of the swine flu here at campus,” said Michael Carbuto, chief of medical staff at the CSULB Student Health Services. “We are seeing a[Read More…]
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Chancellor defends 10 percent CSU fee increase
A 10 percent fee increase for the California State University system will be voted on by the board of trustees Tuesday at the Office of the Chancellor in Long Beach. CSU Chancellor Charles Reed defended his recommendation for the fee increase in a teleconference on Thursday, saying the state’s “economic[Read More…]
Students bring sack lunches, restaurants pack up
Due to the economy, students are packing their lunches more frequently and on-campus restaurants are feeling the strain. Cal State Long Beach eateries are offering more specials to encourage student purchases, which have dwindled due to the current economic lapse. Sbarro’s “happy hour” and Subway’s $5 foot-long deal are examples[Read More…]
Housing director deals with unlikely dilemmas
Swine flu and methamphetamines and marijuana busts, oh my! Carol Roberts-Corb, the new director of Housing and Residential Life, started at a busy time for Cal State Long Beach residential life. During Roberts-Corb’s first semester with CSULB, she has dealt with a number of hurdles, from the scare of a[Read More…]
Rags 2 Rhythms Hip Hop Fashion Show dances its way to campus
The University Student Union Program Council is hosting their ninth annual Rags 2 Rhythms Hip Hop fashion show today at the USU Ballrooms. The platform is already set up and models have been rehearsing trying to perfect their looks. The show is expected to have at least 500 people in[Read More…]
Students celebrate their Fiesta
Cal State Long Beach students Tim Chantarangsu and Jonathan Nafarrete were each handed a set of keys to a Ford Fiesta, a fuel-efficient car that is not currently being sold in the United States. Both students were chosen from more than 4,100 contestants who participated in the Ford Fiesta Movement[Read More…]
Student ethnographic films premiere
Anthropologists are discovering new methods to tell the story of humanity and, after finding their niche in visual anthropology, some students are learning that the mysteries of humans did not end at the Great Pyramids of Giza, but have perpetuated much closer to home than they thought. As part of[Read More…]
Christian group files for appeal of discrimination case
A nondiscrimination lawsuit against Cal State Long Beach and San Diego State University from 2005 has resurfaced after the former campus Christian group, Every Nation Campus Ministries, filed an appeal in February. The case is over for CSULB, as only the SDSU plaintiffs have chosen to participate in the appeal.[Read More…]
Film professor’s production addresses fear of death
With its unique theme and opportunity for the audience to meet its star cast, “The Caterer,” a play written by Cal State Long Beach film professor Brian Alan Lane, has been sold out at every show. Featuring the actors from popular television shows—such as “Lost,” “Prison Break” and “Reading Rainbow”—”The[Read More…]
‘Bloody’ student loan battle removes private lenders
Cal State Long Beach President F. King Alexander’s struggle with private lenders and a reluctant Congress over student loans has come to an end in what he described as a 15-year fight on a “bloody battlefield.” Beginning in fall 2009, all student loans offered by the financial aid office will[Read More…]