In response to a possible change to Pell Grant eligibility, the Associated Students Inc. Senate has passed a resolution opposing any such changes to the program. The California State Student Association (CSSA) sent student representatives to Washington, D.C. from Oct. 24 to 28, to lobby for the preservation of the[Read More…]
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ASI wants warning for CSU tuition hikes
A resolution in support of granting students an 11-month warning for tuition increases was passed by the Associated Students Inc. Senate Nov. 30. Assembly Bill 970, also known as the Working Family Student Fee Transparency and Accountability Act, authored by Assembly Member Paul Fong and the California State Student Association,[Read More…]
Beachnet+ hits record number of users in a day
Beachnet+, the upgraded Wi-Fi system that allows students to stay logged in to the campus server longer, broke its own record last week for most users in a day with 22,000 users. The wireless service, accessible as of Dec. 1, is now more secure and faster for all users, according[Read More…]
Film and Electronic Arts department prepares for face lift, new equipment
The Film and Electronic Arts Department (FEA) at Cal State Long Beach will be refurbishing the television studio and control room with new equipment in time for the spring 2012 semester. Micheal Pounds, chair of the department, arranged for $250,000 worth of television studio and control room equipment from Advanced[Read More…]
CSULB president attends White House meeting with Obama
President F. King Alexander, along with a select few other college presidents, met with President Barack Obama and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan on Monday as part of a roundtable discussion on making college more affordable. Alexander said he and nine other campus presidents met with Obama and discussed how[Read More…]
Occupy LB may leave downtown
Occupy Long Beach protesters may soon move from their current encampment in downtown Long Beach’s Lincoln Park to the campgrounds at El Dorado Park, according to a report by city employees for the Long Beach City Council. El Dorado Park is located in a residential area near the I-605 freeway,[Read More…]
Club sells earthquake emergency kits
An average of 10,000 earthquakes strike Southern California each year. As a club fundraiser, the Industrial/Organizational Psychology Student Organization (I/O PSO) is selling emergency kits this week for those who want to be prepared. There are two types of kits: Basic and deluxe. Basic kits are priced at $12, and[Read More…]
CSULB students turn to loans as tuition continues to climb
Venus Munguia, a senior psychology major at Cal State Long Beach, intended on borrowing $3,500 in student loans but now owes $9,000, and may find herself taking out another loan to pay for summer school. Munguia interns 24 hours a week at Toyota and works 12 to 13 hours a[Read More…]
CSULB’s Rhodes Scholar still can’t believe she won award
Cal State Long Beach graduate Stephanie Bryson won one of the most prestigious awards in the world — the Rhodes scholarship, which will enable her to study at Oxford University in fall 2012. “I still don’t believe it,” Bryson said. “It still hasn’t hit
Fraternity spreads holiday cheer to children
Zeta Beta Tau fraternity members visited first-graders on Friday with promises to fulfill their Christmas wishes by helping them write letters to Santa Claus. Zeta Beta Tau’s Santa’s Little Helpers is a philanthropy event created for McKinley Elementary students. Because the elementary school is located in a low-income district, many[Read More…]