Cal State Long Beach civil engineering junior Jose R. Pacheco was known for his bright blue eyes, personality and infectious smile. “He never had a frown on his face, only smiles. He was up to do anything with his friends,” said his close friend Amy Vo. Pacheco’s life ended unexpectedly[Read More…]
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Newly received or noteworthy information, especially about recent or important events on campus and around Long Beach.
Study shows international students California dreamin’
What is it that attracts so many students to Cal State Long Beach? Is it the location, the academics or the reputation? For locals, convenience of the campus location is probably their No. 1 factor for choosing CSULB. For international students, the decision is based generally on one or all[Read More…]
Amid impaction, officials set priorities for enrollment
With Cal State University Chancellor Charles Reed’s executive order declaring a system-wide impaction, all of the 23 campuses will now be admitting students based on a criteria that prioritizes existing students first and new, out-of-area students last. The goal of the impaction is to curtail overall enrollment by 10,000 students[Read More…]
Bookstore open house
Cal State University Long Beach Alumni Association and the University Bookstore welcomes alumni and guests on Friday to kick off its annual Bookstore Open House by offering discounts, door prizes, free food and a fashion show from 4 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the University Bookstore. “We want alumni to[Read More…]
Homecoming to close with 5k Run/Walk
Homecoming will end in sweat this year as Cal State Long Beach hosts The Pyramid 5K Run/Walk through campus this Sunday. Race director and CSULB alumnus, Wayne Stickney, said the goal of the race is to encourage people to become part of the beach community. Proceeds will be donated to[Read More…]
CSULB committed to accreditation process
Into its third year of a four-year re-accreditation process, Cal State University Long Beach set out to inform the campus about the ongoing effort with the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. A panel, consisting of faculty and administrators, noted the progress the university has made. The university has seen[Read More…]
Shaking off sticky science misconceptions
To some people’s knowledge, the moon is malleable, water evaporates into oxygen and plants rely on food given to them from the soil, not the energy from the sun’s rays. These are some of the misconceptions held by students that science teachers have to deal with from elementary school up[Read More…]
Homecoming
Students, parents and alumni will fill the campus Saturday for Cal State Long Beach’s annual Homecoming celebration. The event has recently been held during the spring semester, but will return to its roots and take place in the fall semester. There will be a variety of events to welcome alumni[Read More…]
ASI approves rental program
After weeks of discussion, the Associated Students, Inc. Senate unanimously voted to approve the Textbook Rental Program and the Campus Safety Initiative. The rental program has been talked about at the ASI Senate meetings for the past six weeks, being amended almost weekly, and is now in the hands of[Read More…]
Speaking out on meaning of jihad
As part of Islamic Awareness Month, Amir Abdel Malik spoke about the misconceptions of jihad in the media and explained his view of the meaning behind the word on Tuesday at Cal State Long Beach. ” ‘Jihad’ is a struggle we all share as humans,” Malik said. “Too many of[Read More…]