A resolution in opposition to potential limitations on Pell Grant eligibility, passed Wednesday on its third reading by the Associate Students Inc. Senate. According to ASI Treasurer Michael Quibuyen, the United States bipartisan supercommittee considered limiting Pell Grant eligibility in order to accommodate for a loss of $2.4 billion in[Read More…]
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Newly received or noteworthy information, especially about recent or important events on campus and around Long Beach.
‘Mystery Team’ comedians to offer laughs for leukemia on campus
Actors and writers from the comedy “Mystery Team” will contribute to “Comedy for the Cure,” a variety show at Cal State Long Beach, to raise benefits and awareness to find a cure for leukemia. “Comedy for the Cure” will take place in the Beach Auditorium from 7 p.m. to 9[Read More…]
Former lieutenant makes shift to Fullerton
In fall 2011, after more than 12 years of working for Cal State Long Beach, University Police Lt. Scot Willey decided to take a position at CSU Fullerton’s police department. Willey decided to change campuses when a position opened up at Cal State Fullerton. He said that the main reason[Read More…]
Professor works for HIV, STD prevention
Cal State Long Beach health science professor Britt Rios-Ellis has been federally commissioned to serve on a prestigious committee that advises government organizations on HIV and STD prevention and treatment. The advisory committee, CHAC, or Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Health Resource Services and Administration Advisory Committee on[Read More…]
Sorority members seek out social group to fit in
Editor’s Note: This article is a reprint of “Sorority members go to extremes to fit in with belonged.” Ashley Cassidy, a current member of Delta Gamma, said she initially joined a sorority because CSULB is such a big campus and she wanted to have a sense of community and belonging.[Read More…]
Students work to improve lagoon
A turkey vulture circles overhead — gulls, cormorants, coots and ducks bathe and frolic in the salty marsh below. A pelican dives into the water and surfaces with a pouch full of fish. This may look like the opening scene of a show on the Discovery Channel, but, for Cal[Read More…]
Officials investigating CSULB death
Officials are investigating the circumstances of an accident that involved the death of a Cal State Long Beach employee Wednesday morning. Annette Lujan, 48, of Huntington Beach was crushed and killed by an elevator in the university’s Foundation building, where she worked in the Office of University Research for nine[Read More…]
SRWC transforms into winter wonderland
Associated Students Inc. is creating an artificial ice rink at the pavement plaza in front of the Student Recreation and Wellness Center (SRWC) for students to skate free of charge. The rink will be open from 2 to 7 p.m. on Thursday and students will be given rental skates to[Read More…]
LA buildings retrofitting pushed back
Several student organizations in Cal State Long Beach gathered and drafted a letter to President F. King Alexander, Provost Donald Para and College of Liberal Arts Dean Gerry Riposa to make retrofitting of the Liberal Arts buildings a priority. Organizations such as the College of Liberal Arts Student Council (CLASC),[Read More…]
Alumnus works to extend accessibility
Cal State Long Beach graduate Richard Devylder was born without arms or legs. He is now a presidential appointee in Washington, D.C., advising the White House on accessibility policies in the United States. He recently finished working on a national policy in September that deals with accessibility and integration for[Read More…]