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Newly received or noteworthy information, especially about recent or important events on campus and around Long Beach.

Freshman 15 weight gain deemed ‘media myth’

She was homesick and isolated her freshman year at UC San Diego. Now a junior accounting major at Cal State Long Beach, Sreylonn Phin believes those factors led to her weight gain. She said she didn’t exercise much that year, either, and ended up gaining more weight than just the[Read More…]

CSULB convenience store prices exceed chains

It’s no secret. 49er Shops convenience stores generally have higher prices than other stores that sell a lot of the same things, but many on this campus struggle to understand why this difference exits. 49er Shops adjusts its prices to be comparable to those at other convenience stores, said Rosa[Read More…]

‘Accidents Happen’

A two-car collision took place on the corner of State University Dr. and Palo Verde at approximately 5 p.m.  The driver of a magenta Toyota LE hit the rear of a silver Nissan Altima. No serious injuries were sustained. The driver of the Toyota was on her way to pick[Read More…]

Student tailgate highlights Homecoming Week events

Homecoming Week kicked off Sunday, and a slew of campus events will follow in anticipation of Saturday’s men’s basketball game against the University of Idaho. Long Beach State Athletics, Associated Students Inc. and the Cal State Long Beach Alumni Association are hosting the week’s events, which range from student art[Read More…]

Students audition for ‘Wheel of Fortune’

Students at Cal State Long Beach were treated to a special promotional audition session on Thursday in the Beach Auditorium for the popular TV show “Wheel of involved.” “Wheel of Fortune” is in its 29th season and has been doing promotional tours since 1999. According to David Strathearn, director of[Read More…]

LA Times editor discusses election trends

It was Halloween night and, at 3 a.m., she and a group of reporters were in a bowling alley, waiting to later board a plane on the campaign trail of a political candidate. This was Cal State Long Beach alumna Cathleen Decker’s idea of fun — working 20 hours a[Read More…]

Cal State Long Beach conserves energy, beats Fullerton

Residents of Cal State Long Beach dormitories beat those at Cal State Fullerton during the month-long second annual Energy Saver’s Do it in the Dark competition in which students battled to conserve the most water and energy. “We believe the competition has been a great success,” Green Campus team manager[Read More…]

Shuttle stop closes due to construction

The east campus shuttle stop near the Fine Arts buildings is currently out of service due to construction in Parking Lot 8A, leaving many students frustrated by the inconvenience. The driveway next to Faculty Office building 3 has been under construction since last week, and the east campus shuttle, along[Read More…]

CSULB to face likely $7.7 million ‘trigger cut’

A possible ‘trigger cut,’ based on faltering California tax revenue, is expected to have little affect on the Cal state Long Beach’s spring semester. According to Mary Stephens, vice president of administration and finance, the California State University system would take a $100 million cut and CSULB would share about[Read More…]

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