Cal State Long Beach’s “The B-Word Project: Banned, Blacklisted & Boycotted” will kick off with a lecture about the self-empowerment of building gardens during wartime on Feb. 25 in the Daniel Recital Hall. Kenneth Helphand, professor of landscape architecture at the University of Oregon, will discuss his book “Defiant Gardens:[Read More…]
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ASI makes media panel part of Board of Control
A resolution to change the Student Media Board, which is responsible for overseeing Union Weekly, KBeach Radio and Goldmine Yearbook, into an advisory board will be presented to the Associated Students Inc. Senate for its third and final reading Wednesday. The senate currently presides over four subsidiary boards: the University[Read More…]
Professor emeritus remembered as a friend and mentor
Raphael Mark Hanson helped form Cal State Long Beach’s psychology department and became the department chair and chair of the CSULB academic senate. A CSULB professor emeritus, he died of pneumonia on Feb. 11 at the age of 82. “He was both a friend and mentor,” said Martin Fiebert, a[Read More…]
Resolution to oppose transparency bill is proposed
A resolution opposing SB 8, a state bill that would mandate financial transparency among Cal State University auxiliary organizations, passed on its first reading at an Associated Students Inc. Senate meeting Feb. 16. The bill would require auxiliary organizations such as ASI to operate under the California Public Records Act,[Read More…]
While some turn locals away, Long Beach keeps its ‘promise’
Despite some California State Universities being forced to forgo preference to local students, Cal State Long Beach officials say they will follow through with the Long Beach College Promise. The Long Beach College Promise has Long Beach Unified School District (LBUSD), Long Beach City College and CSULB working together to[Read More…]
CSULB ASI opposes Gov. Jerry Brown’s budget
The Associated Students Inc. Senate approved a resolution opposing the California governor’s proposed cuts to higher education on Feb. 16. The proposed state budget aims to cut $500 million from the 23- campus California State University system. According to senators, this would endanger classes, enrollment and the operation of ASI,[Read More…]
Student assocation searches for new CSU trustee candidates
The California State Student Association is searching for students interested in serving a two-year term as a student trustee on the Cal State University Board of Trustees. While the student association — an umbrella organization for all of the Associated Students groups in the CSU — narrows down the group[Read More…]
Steady increase in flu symptoms reported
Student Health Services at Cal State Long Beach reported an increase in complaints of seasonal flu and influenza-like illnesses in the past weeks. “This is typically the peak of the flu season,” said Dr. Michael Carbuto, CSULB’s director of Student Health Services. He said there has been a modest but[Read More…]
Former university president guided CSULB through era of growth
Steve Horn, a former Cal State Long Beach president and U.S. congressman, died Thursday in his Long Beach home from complications due to Alzheimer’s disease. He was 79. In his lifetime, Horn was “in all his jobs incredibly determined and incredibly hard working,” said Stephen Horn Jr., Horn’s son. “[He][Read More…]
Cal States reach out to African-American youth, at church
Super Sunday, a California State University program that reaches out to African-American students through various community churches in Northern and Southern California, kicked off Feb. 6 and will continue for the next two weeks. The program, which is in its sixth year and held at approximately 100 churches, features CSU[Read More…]