Representatives from the California Faculty Association gathered at the Cal State University Board of Trustees meeting in June, calling for a more transparent search process in finding Chancellor Charles B. Reed’s successor. Last week, the Cal State University Chancellor Search committee held a meeting behind closed doors to discuss potential[Read More…]
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Newly received or noteworthy information, especially about recent or important events on campus and around Long Beach.
Former CSULB student stars on Jon Stewart’s ‘Daily Show’
One week, she was going to class, doing homework, reading textbooks and stressing about finals; the next week, she learned she would be on television with Jon Stewart. Cal State Long Beach film and electronic arts alumna, Jessica Williams, is a correspondent on “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” –[Read More…]
Long Beach alumnus spins the DJ world around, plays old soul
Long Beach musician and disc jockey, Chris Lynch, sweats the blues. Soul trembles out of his fingers. Even his clothing style reminisces of a classic Blind Willie McTell photograph. Lynch, a Cal State Long Beach graduate who studied English and creative writing, uses his passion for old soul and rustic[Read More…]
ASI executives cut pay to benefit students
Associated Students Inc. President John Haberstroh and Vice President Jonathon Bolin launched the start of a series of scholarships for Cal State Long Beach students, fulfilling one campaign promise the duo made in March. The first scholarship available is the “John & Jon Textbook award.” Bolin said the textbook scholarship[Read More…]
Students may face traffic during first weeks of school
Several freeways and traffic routes used frequently by students have been or will be temporarily closed. Some freeways became inaccessible as early as August and will remain so for as long as two years. For most of the closures, alternative routes have been marked for drivers. Seventh Street 22 freeway[Read More…]
Student feels faint in Hall of Science, no known cause
A female Cal State Long Beach student felt faint during a class in Lecture Hall 103 in the Hall of Science and was taken by paramedics to a local hospital this afternoon, according to University Police. Keith Caires, patrol sergeant at CSULB, said University Police received a medical aid call[Read More…]
CFA and CSU unite to advocate Brown’s tax initiative
The Cal State University and California Faculty Association have each set their sights on a new primary goal: to get Proposition 30 passed. After months of tension between the two groups over contract negotiations, CFA and the CSU are now focusing their energy on advocating Gov. Jerry Brown’s tax initiative,[Read More…]
Long Beach Transit debuts green buses
Long Beach Transit has swapped its red Passport buses for more fuel-efficient compressed natural gas buses as part of a plan to incorporate 64 of the new vehicles into its citywide service over the next three years. LBT debuted the first seven of its cleaner and quieter 40-foot buses yesterday[Read More…]
CSULB predicts less pain after cuts
Cal State Long Beach’s budget will not take so hard a hit as the Cal State University’s, even after voters make their decision on the tax measures on the November ballot, CSULB Provost David Para said at the 2012 Annual Convocation on Friday. At the convocation, campus leaders discussed the[Read More…]
Cal State Long Beach increases unit cap due to open enrollment
As of Thursday, Cal State Long Beach students may now add up to 18 units for the fall semester. The decision to increase the unit cap from 16 to 18 units was made Aug. 20 after courses still had open spots, according to Lynn Mahoney, associate vice president of undergraduate[Read More…]