Associated Students Inc. created the ASI Scholarship Program, which will award 25 scholarships at $1,000 each to students for the 2012-13 school year. According to ASI Treasurer Michael Quibuyen, the ideas for the program came from Senators Jose Espeleta and Jorge Soriano as well as Vice President Stephen Thomas. “The[Read More…]
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Newly received or noteworthy information, especially about recent or important events on campus and around Long Beach.
Fewer students sign up for Condition for Tuition
Fewer students have signed up this semester to participate in Owen’s Condition for Tuition, a 10-week program at the Student Recreation and Wellness Center that offers a grand prize of free tuition for one semester. Nearly 800 participants signed up this semester, a decrease from the more than 1,100 students[Read More…]
Cuts to faculty, frozen enrollment possible
The Cal State University Board of Trustees discussed a plan to freeze enrollment and cut faculty positions, while approving salary increases for two CSU presidents, in their meeting Tuesday. Trustees discussed a plan of action to deal with a potential $200 million budget cut if Gov. Jerry Brown’s two state[Read More…]
Students work on film to help the homeless
The sun had not risen yet, but senior film student Richard Brandon Tamayo had already put in 10 hours of work at a Belmont Shore movie set. Tamayo worked as an intern during the 10-day shoot last July on the residence-turned-movie-set in Belmont Shore for the romantic comedy “Halloween Party.”[Read More…]
Brother Jed returns to campus, targets Muslims
Brother Jed, an evangelist, preached against homosexuals, non-Christians and Muslims claiming he was spreading “the word of God,” to an angry crowd of Cal State Long Beach students on Tuesday. Jed and his followers stood in the grassy area near the Faculty Offices and held three signs that read, “Every[Read More…]
CSULB employee’s ex-wife arrested
A Cal State Long Beach employee’s ex-wife was arrested on March 15 at about 12:15 p.m. for violating a restraining order, University Police Captain Scott Brown said. The former spouse showed up at Brotman Hall and the CSULB employee informed University Police. She was arrested on the spot, Brown said.[Read More…]
Remodeled CSPAN bus stops on campus
The new, remodeled CSPAN bus stopped by campus on Tuesday to show its coverage of candidate events, town hall meetings and the current Republican Party debates. “We’re [taking] this bus across the country right now on the road to the White House tour to promote who CSPAN is, how we’re[Read More…]
Elevator had other problems before death
Elevator 2 in the Foundation building at Cal State Long Beach, where Annette Lujan died on Dec. 7, 2011, had multiple other maintenance issues of the same type within the last year and a half, according to service records completed by Schindler Elevator Corp. Lujan died when she tried to[Read More…]
Budget cuts force 13-unit fall 2012 registration cap
An initial enrollment period will limit Cal State Long Beach students to a 13-unit fall 2012 course load, because the Cal State University system faces the threat of a $200 million reduction in state support. Continuing students will be permitted to register for 13 units during the university’s self-service registration[Read More…]
School of Nursing receives $170,000 grant
The Cal State Long Beach School of Nursing received a $170,000 grant last week because of its contributions to areas with nursing shortages. The Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD) awarded grants via the Song-Brown Program to 12 universities across California. Out of the $1.74 million handed out[Read More…]