An audience full of fashionistas, press, family and friends gathered in the Carpenter Performing Arts Center Wednesday to immerse themselves in a flood of fashion for the 20th annual Campus Couture Fashion Show. Fierce cat-walkers treaded a bright stage while selections from DJ Marlon Fuentes entertained the audience. The night[Read More…]
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AS Judiciary dismisses suit against Chavez
The AS Judiciary dismissed a libel suit against the newly elected Associated Students, Inc. Vice President Christopher Chavez late Tuesday afternoon. Vice presidential election runner-up Jason Aula, who is also president of the Conservative Student Union, filed a lawsuit last Thursday in response to comments made by a Chavez campaign[Read More…]
CSULB students present their reports to the public
Students and professors in California State Universities presented the findings of their research reports at the 32nd Annual Student Research Conference held Saturday in the University Student Union. The Social Science Research and Instructional Council’s conference included presentations by undergraduates, graduate students and professors. The topics of the presentations ranged[Read More…]
Campus Couture shows off new student designs
Los Angeles Fashion Week isn’t the only time to see the latest trends in California; Cal State Long Beach’s Campus Couture Fashion Show has its share of glamour, too, and will be putting on its 20th annual fashion show today in the Carpenter Performing Arts Center. Though once confined to[Read More…]
Skipworth named CSULB police chief
Stan Skipworth has been chosen to be the new chief of police for Cal State Long Beach’s University Police, a campuswide e-mail announced Tuesday afternoon. Skipworth has been with University Police for eight years, serving as a lieutenant, captain and the interim chief. Prior to serving more than 17 years[Read More…]
Sociology dept. expecting approval for new program
Pending approval from the Chancellor’s Office, the sociology department will offer a new master’s program in applied sociology beginning fall 2009. “We have one more step before we are officially approved,” said Betsy McEneaney, an associate professor in the sociology department and chairwoman of the master’s program planning committee. The[Read More…]
Jewish writer Anna Baltzer speaks in USU on Palestinian experiences
Author Anna Baltzer criticized the mainstream media for its lack of information on the current occupation in Palestine in a speaking event Tuesday in the Beach Auditorium. As part of Palestinian Awareness Week, the Muslim Student Association (MSA) invited Baltzer to talk about the issue in her presentation “Life in[Read More…]
From Brotman Hall to the governor’s fax machines
Fighting against the proposed $386 million educational budget cuts, the Alliance for the CSU collected signatures and fax memos on Monday behind Brotman Hall to send to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s office in Sacramento. “We’re basically trying to jam up his fax machines,” said Tom Pinkava, a regional field representative for[Read More…]
USU Ballrooms consumed by hot salsa
Sweat dripped down the necks of guests dancing to tropical music at the Cal State Long Beach salsa club’s two-year anniversary in the University Student Union Ballrooms on Wednesday night. Students from the salsa club hosted the event. Salsa clubs from UC Irvine, UC Riverside and UCLA performed, as well[Read More…]
ASI reports voter turnout has increased by 55 percent
Elections, BeachBoard and pensions were all on the agenda for the Associated Students, Inc. Senate at its Wednesday afternoon meeting. ASI Executive Director Richard Haller opened the meeting with a report of the latest ASI election results, saying that 2,685 students had voted as of 3 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon.[Read More…]