Delta Zeta, Zeta Beta Tau and Phi Kappa Psi hosted a panel of “Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays” (PFLAG) speakers last Wednesday at the Soroptimist House. The panel consisted of four speakers: Brenda Thompson, Angie Kiel, Gary Michovich and Pat Magee. The event started with each speaker[Read More…]
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CSULB community ‘takes back the night’
Hundreds of students, organizers and community members gathered at Cal State Long Beach on Thursday for the biannual “Take Back the Night” rally, where Colle Carpenter, a transgender graduate student who was reportedly attacked April 15 on campus, spoke about his experience. “I’ve been terrified to come back to campus,”[Read More…]
CSULB President F. King Alexander addresses recent ‘hate crime’
President F. King Alexander and Mary Stephens, vice president of administration and finance, addressed what Alexander called a “hate crime” at yesterday’s Associated Student’s Inc. meeting. A 27-year-old transgender student at Cal State Long Beach reported he was assaulted in a university restroom at 9:30 p.m. on April 15. He[Read More…]
Students ‘Take Back the Night’
Cal State Long Beach students will take back the night via a march on Thursday. The Women’s Resource Center, a feminist organization called F.O.R.C.E. and the CSULB Clothesline Project Club will host the annual Take Back the Night event, which raises awareness about gender violence and sexual assault. According to[Read More…]
Rosa Zeegers instructs how to negotiate across cultures
The College of Business Administration hosted on Tuesday its last Notable Speaker series for the spring semester, featuring Rosa Zeegers. The event took place in the CBA building with about 40 guests in attendance. Zeegers is senior vice president in international marketing and consumer products for Mattel brands. She focused[Read More…]
Mira Kamdar focuses on U.S. and India relations
Award-winning author Mira Kamdar will be speaking at the 8th annual Uka and Nalini Solanki Foundation Lecture on Thursday in the Karl Anatol Center. “I believe there is no more critical time for the people of the United States and the people of India to reach out to each other[Read More…]
‘Corporate Corruption Week’ says expanding corporate power threatens democracy
Focusing on corporations gaining First Amendment rights and personhood, Corporate Corruption Week aimed to reveal that corporations do not promote democracy. “The more power corporations have, the weaker democracy seems to be,” said Michael Lozano, sociology major and leader of Students United 4 Justice (SU4J). The three-day event from April[Read More…]
David Lynch speaks of transcendental meditation, new film
The key to world peace is simpler than you may think, at least according to filmmaker David Lynch. Cal State Long Beach previewed Lynch’s newest documentary entitled “Catching the Big Fish: Part II” at the University Theatre on Tuesday. The film focuses on showing students how to achieve enlightenment and[Read More…]
Clothesline gives voice to survivors of abuse
The Women’s Resource Center and the Young Women’s Christian Association are presenting The Clothesline Project at Cal State Long Beach to promote awareness about violence against women. “[The Clothesline Project] is a chance for students to speak out and break the silence,” Karina Zamora, a senior psychology major and project[Read More…]
Improvisation comes to CSULB
At a Thanksgiving dinner with an old friend, Stefan Agregado got the idea to start an improvisation group at Cal State Long Beach. Drawing inspiration from the TV show “Whose Line Is It Anyway,” Agregado said he hopes to transform “their shenanigans into something positive.” Agregado hosted some high school[Read More…]