Beginning summer 2011, Cal State Long Beach’s Highly Valued Degree Initiative group will be facilitating a parent orientation program in Spanish. The program will run during July and August and will consist of various presentations geared toward emphasizing the value of higher education for Latino students. Topics will include understanding[Read More…]
News
Newly received or noteworthy information, especially about recent or important events on campus and around Long Beach.
Student documents the ‘immigration crisis’
Film and electronics major Aaron Rubin clinks a spoon in his mug of coffee, as his tired hand spills it across the paper placemats at the Denny’s on Seventh Street at 3 a.m. Thursday morning. Rubin is in the final stages of post-production for two short films that have been[Read More…]
CSU audit report: Arts professor misused scholarship money and reimbursement claims
A Cal State Long Beach arts professor submitted a $10,000 false reimbursement claim and directed students to pay him portions of scholarship money he helped them receive, according to a report released by the Cal State University Auditor’s Office. The auditor’s report also criticized the university for a lack of[Read More…]
Cyclists to learn about bike safety and maintenance
Cal State Long Beach will be hosting three days of bicycle events to educate cyclists about bike safety and maintenance. CSULB’s Sustainable Transportation Program is sponsoring a class to learn the basic rules of riding bikes on the street. The two-part class, Traffic Skills 101, will be held on May[Read More…]
Semester in review
Union Weekly Pow Wow article sparks debate A Union Weekly review of Cal State Long Beach’s Annual Pow Wow event, written by News Editor Noah Kelly, offended American Indian groups nationally and sparked a campus-wide debate over free speech, the merits of the ASI-funded publication and the position of Editor-in-Chief[Read More…]
Former poet laureate to read at CSULB
Billy Collins, a former U.S Poet Laureate and best-selling author, will be reading some of his works in the Carpenter Performing arts Center on Saturday at 8 p.m. Collins has fans all over the world and is best known for being able to capture the subjects of everyday life. He[Read More…]
Colleagues mourn former anthropology professor
Pamela Bunte was a professor of linguistic anthropology until three years ago when she retired due to health problems. Bunte died on May 8. Colleague and personal friend Dorothy Abrahamse described Bunte as a “wonderful professor.” “She was always thinking about the community she was studying,” Abrahamse said. Bunte specialized[Read More…]
Gov. Jerry Brown’s plan could result in $1 billion cut to higher ed
Gov. Jerry Brown is set to propose a May budget revision Monday that will assess the magnitude of cuts being made to the Cal State University, which currently faces a minimum cut of $500 million from state funding for the 2011-12 school year. The governor and leaders of the Legislature[Read More…]
VP of finance addresses budget concerns
Cal State Long Beach’s Vice President of Administration and Finance Mary Stephens addressed Associated Students Inc. senators Wednesday regarding possible budget cuts. Stephens addressed the possible increase in annual tuition by as much as 32 percent, or $1,566, effective in fall 2011. The 32 percent tuition hike is part of[Read More…]
CLA dean decision ‘firm and final’
Provost Donald Para reiterated Wednesday that College of Liberal Arts Dean Gerry Riposa’s resignation was “firm and final” as CLA faculty voiced concerns ranging from rumors that Riposa was forced to leave his post to the future of the college. About 50 faculty members attended the CLA faculty council meeting[Read More…]