In the scorching hot cockpit of an eight-passenger airplane, Zachary Cowen, junior criminal justice major at Cal State Long Beach, put on his bulky aviator headphones and took charge of the controls with sweaty palms. He was ready to fly alongside a United States Marine Corps aviation officer. It was[Read More…]
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CSULB students protest censorship of lesbian terminology
About 24 theatre arts majors protested in front of Brotman Hall on Wednesday by tribbing with one another, a lesbian sex act commonly known as “scissoring.” The demonstration was in response to Cal State Long Beach refusing to advertise a play on the Seventh Street marquee because its title has[Read More…]
Fresh Foods closes up shop at the Student Recreation and Wellness Center
Students were surprised at the disappearance of the Student Recreation and Wellness Center’s Fresh Foods Café Express on Saturday. “I was surprised when I walked in last week and the person at the front said that Fresh Foods abandoned their contract, moved out and took the food out,” junior public[Read More…]
Students want to ‘Make CSU Apologize’
Cal State University students are demanding that police apologize for locking them out of a public meeting. About 20 CSU students were temporarily barred from re-entering last Tuesday’s CSU Board of Trustees meeting, when tuition was increased by 15 percent. CSU Fullerton’s Chirag Bhakta and Bryan Norton said this happened[Read More…]
Disabled student blogs about CSULB rec center
Senior psychology major Brianna Huntsinger has a birth defect known as spina bifida. Still, she powers through workouts at the Student Recreation and Wellness Center, and blogs about the experience. Huntsinger, the secretary for disability affairs for Associated Students Inc., was inspired to write the blog after making sure the[Read More…]
CSULB students protest censorship of lesbian play title
Cal State Long Beach students will protest the university’s decision to not feature the new Cal Rep show, “The Night of the Tribades,” on the Seventh Street marquee. Students will gather in front of Brotman Hall, today and tomorrow from 12:30 p.m. to 1 p.m. No one from CSULB could[Read More…]
Four suicide reports in four weeks at CSULB
University Police received on Nov. 6 its fourth suicide call in just as many weeks. University Police Lt. Scott Brown said he has “no idea” why so many attempts have taken place in such a short amount of time. However, in all four situations, University Police were able to get[Read More…]
CSULB engineering students oppose OrgSync program
EDITOR’S NOTE: The article has been updated due to an incorrect title used in the article. When Daniel Hernandez learned of Associated Students Inc’s plan to implement the web program OrgSync, he was skeptical. One month later, he had mobilized his college to oppose the plan. “In general, engineers tend[Read More…]
CSULB to implement new e-mail system
Students who use Cal State Long Beach’s e-mail service will have to switch to the new BeachMail system by Jan. 31. The system will be launched on Dec. 1, giving students two months to switch systems. Microsoft is providing BeachMail as a free service for a minimum of five years.[Read More…]
Late-night shuttles keep campus safe
Campus shuttles are available until midnight, but most students stop using them around 10 p.m. Still, the shuttles continue to run as a matter of safety. According to sustainable transportation coordinator at CSULB Elissa Thomas, student facilities such as the library, the Student Recreation and Wellness Center and the Horn[Read More…]