This year’s Comparative Literature Conference is asking for students to contribute to the discussion of this year’s theme, “The Artist and War.” The conference will take place on April 30. Typically, only submissions from faculty members are accepted for the annual conference. But this year the Associated Students of Comparative[Read More…]
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Bilingual poetry slam set to examine California diversity
Cal State Long Beach celebrates diversity April 15 and 16 through a bilingual poetry slam and writer’s workshop called “Todos Somos Califas.” Poet and writer Jesus “Tato” Laviera will be the key speaker for the event and will read excerpts from his books at the Karl Anatol Center on campus.[Read More…]
‘End the R-Word Day’ at CSULB
A Cal State Long Beach student is leading the charge to remove the mainstream usage of the word “retarded.” In reality, the “r-word” is dehumanizing, according to Meera Gandhi, a junior biology major who is spearheading an event aimed at eliminating the use of the word. End the R-Word Day[Read More…]
Tuneful benefit to ‘save music education’
The Kappa Omicron chapter of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity is sponsoring a free concert on campus to benefit Hill Classical Middle School’s music department. Rafael Arenas, a member of the concert committee and a 2007 Cal State Long Beach graduate in music education and performance will perform at[Read More…]
ASI elections snag settled
The Associated Students Inc. online election has so far experienced one mishap while attempting to garner more student votes through an online ballot. Cal State Long Beach students that checked their e-mail after 6 p.m. Sunday would have found an accessible link to vote in the ASI election — a[Read More…]
LGBT position in ASI ‘needed’ for campus representation
After the first year of the establishment of the secretary of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) affairs position, many agree that Cal State Long Beach needs to keep the appointment alive. Matthew Bates is the current and first secretary of LGBT affairs and host of LGBT Diversity Week. The[Read More…]
CSULB speed dating ‘convenient’
In the busy world of college — where students rely on instant coffee, fast food and instant messaging — many seem to have less and less time to go on actual dates, and instead turn to the world of speed dating. In just a few minutes, one can “date” many[Read More…]
ASI presidential candidates talk tactics
Associated Students Inc. candidates running in the 2009-2010 election participated in a moderated dialogue in front of a small crowd at the Southwest Terrace on Thursday afternoon. The candidates for president, vice president and treasurer took part in the ASI Executive Dialogue, moderated by the KBeach General Manager, John Trapper.[Read More…]
High crimes
The number of marijuana citations have been on the rise at the CSULB dorms this semester, according to University Police. In 2007, between January and March, there were only two complaints , followed by six in the same time period in 2008. There have been eight confirmed reports in that[Read More…]
ASI candidates speak against potential fee increase
All four Associated Students Inc. presidential candidates presented their campaign platforms to a Chicano-Latino studies introductory class Monday. Professor Armando Vasquez-Ramos invited the candidates to the College of Business Administration building so that his students could “benefit by being more informed and will hopefully increase the voter turnout.” Vazquez-Ramos asked[Read More…]