Students wishing to raise their grade point averages may want to stay in bed for a little longer. Studying for hours well into the night before an exam, often called “cramming,” can hurt students’ grades, according to a recent study by the University of California, Los Angeles. According to the[Read More…]
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Week of Welcome wows thousands
Cal State Long Beach’s annual Student Organization Fair returned Wednesday with a roar. The fair, as part of CSULB’s “Week of Welcome,” saw a wide variety of organizations, including break dancing, the sailing club, the Greeks, religious clubs and major study-related clubs. Some of the clubs were new while others[Read More…]
Legislation would ban anti-gay therapy
Legislation seeking to ban reparative sexual orientation therapy in patients younger than 18 has passed the State Assembly with a vote of 52-21. Senate Bill 1172 would prevent a type of reparative therapy that claims to “convert or repair” a person’s sexual orientation. If the bill passes, any mental health[Read More…]
Info-Rama showcases services at CSULB
Correction: The article, “Info-Rama showcases services at CSULB,” refers to the SRWC OutBAC program as “OBAC.” It should be “OutBAC.” OutBAC is actually run by the kinesiology department, not the SRWC. The SRWC has an instructional outdoor class called “Junkyard Fitness,” which is a year old program. Associated Students,[Read More…]
New bill promises collective bargaining for grad assistants
Research assistants from the University of California and California State University systems may soon be able to unionize. The California State Senate passed Senate Bill 259 – a bill aimed to expand collective bargaining rights for more research assistants – on Aug. 23 with a vote of 46-27. SB 259[Read More…]
Tentative legislation aims to clarify loan options
In an attempt to curb rising student debt, the Know Before You Owe Act of 2012 has been introduced to supplement the U.S. Department of Education’s new financial aid shopping sheet. The bill aims to better educate students on their financial aid options. Introduced by Senators Dick Durban (D-IL) and[Read More…]
Website names CSULB professor No. 15 in the nation
Ratemyprofessors.com is not always known for its glowing accolades, yet this popular online site has named a Cal State Long Beach professor as one of the best in the nation. Thomas Douglas, an anthropology lecturer at CSULB, was ranked No. 15 in the nation on the website’s Highest Rated University[Read More…]
Nine ASI Senators abstain in voting
In an effort to move forward a resolution in support of Proposition 30 at the Associated Students, Inc. senate meeting, almost half of the senate abstained from the vote – a vote that ASI President John Haberstroh said shouldn’t even be a second guess. Cal State Long Beach’s ASI is[Read More…]
State’s emission rule could cost universities millions
California public universities are faced with a dilemma: lose their carbon and greenhouse gas emissions or lose their green. Assembly Bill 32, also known as the 2006 Global Warming Solutions Act, set a goal to reduce California greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to 1990 levels within the next eight years. Campuses,[Read More…]
Cal State Long Beach senior chosen to work on Capitol Hill for fall 2012
John Sellers isn’t old enough to work in Congress, yet the Cal State Long Beach senior will be able to work on Capitol Hill with the House of Representatives this fall. Sellers, a 23-year-old senior who left for Washington, D.C. on Aug. 27, will spend 11 weeks working full-time in[Read More…]