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

Students seek time for leisure reading

Reading for fun may seem like an oxymoron for some, but one study claims that a surprisingly large amount of students actually view reading as an unattainable luxury. Concerned that leisure reading was becoming a nonexistent activity among youth, librarians Barbara Fister and Julie Gilbert recently conducted a survey at[Read More…]

CSULB student gets golden ticket on ‘American Idol’

Cal State Long Beach junior journalism major Heather Youmans has achieved relative success in musical theatre and on the Radio Disney airwaves, but nothing could have compared to the feeling of receiving a golden ticket on “American Idol” on Sunday. Youmans‘ “Some Kind of Wonderful” by Carole King impressed the[Read More…]

Former CSULB campus president dies

June Margaret Cooper, the former executive vice chancellor for the Cal State University system, died on Jan. 10, 2012. She was 78. Cooper became the first black female acting president for Cal State Long Beach in 1988. On Jan. 20, 2012, a memorial service was held at the Earl Burns[Read More…]

Israel program back after safety concerns

Four students are enrolled in a yearlong study abroad program at the University of Haifa in Israel, which has been reinstated after some debate. Up until 2002, the California State University system had three study abroad programs at Haifa University, Hebrew University and Tel Aviv University in Israel. The programs[Read More…]

CFA, CSU discuss key issues

After nearly 18 months of failed bargaining, the California Faculty Association and the Cal State University met for a mediation session Thursday. Mediation, the second step in a “statutory process” outlined in state labor laws, consists of a neutral third party joining the CFA and CSU at the negotiation table,[Read More…]

CSULB elevators inspected, investigation ongoing

The California Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating a fatality that occurred in one of the elevators in the Foundation building at the end of last semester. Access to the second and third floors of the building is currently restricted to the stairwells. Annette Lujan, an employee at the[Read More…]

Laws to protect minority groups

Hundreds of laws went into effect for 2012, some geared toward minorities and religious groups and others to protect students from being bullied. Assembly Bill 668 and AB 620 are meant to guard the civil rights of certain minority groups. AB 668 allows alternate times for religious students to take[Read More…]

Student wins $3,120 as part of ASI contest

He sweat it out all semester at the Student Recreation and Wellness Center and now Kurt Lang, a sophomore biology major, doesn’t have to sweat over how to pay for spring tuition. He won $3,120 in free tuition for completing the Owen’s Condition for Tuition program at the SRWC. Lang[Read More…]

CSU considers restoring Israel program

Students in the Cal State University system are encouraged to apply for a yearlong study abroad program to Israel for the 2012-13 academic year — a program that has yet to be reinstated. The CSU used to have three study abroad programs to Israel, according to Richard Marcus, associate professor[Read More…]

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