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Newly received or noteworthy information, especially about recent or important events on campus and around Long Beach.

ASI student elections approaching

The California State University system was allocated $50.9 million in additional federal stimulus funding, making the Cal State Long Beach share approximately $3.7 million, announced at yesterday’s Associated Student Inc. meeting. These stimulus dollars will be used to protect classes and programs directly related to graduation. “The university’s main effort[Read More…]

CSULB distributes its share of federal funding

With $3.7 million allocated to Cal State Long Beach in recent federal funding to the California State University system, $2.8 million will be spent on classes, according to David Dowell, CSULB vice provost and director of strategic planning. Student fees will not be affected by the funds. The rest of[Read More…]

Event to celebrate Black History Month

Cal State Long Beach will celebrate Black History Month by advocating equality in education and music. The campus will hold its 11th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. celebration Thursday. Additionally, there will be a performance titled “Out of the Margins” at the Daniel Recital Hall on Monday. In Honor[Read More…]

Recycling centers struggle financially

In his first year as the recycling coordinator, Lee Johnson had tried to make the university recycling program more efficient. Associated Students Inc. was no longer subsidizing its recycling center as it had in previous years, when it subsidized the center $28,000 in 2006-07. There were even plans to upgrade[Read More…]

Recycling center losing funding

The campus’ recycling center is suffering from a loss of funding, said two Associated Students Inc. senators. A state department gives ASI grants for the recycling center. However, Sen. Jameson Nyeholt of the College of Liberal Arts said state legislators took the money for the grants due to the state’s[Read More…]

Mold forms on campus due to previous rainstorms

The Social Science and Public Administration building at Cal State Long Beach has mold damage due to the rainstorm that flooded campus during the winter break. “This is a mold situation, and that could be dangerous,” said Mark Farrell, a carpenter for facilities management. Farrell tore out about 50 linear[Read More…]

University to take over operations at Blair Field

Long Beach State and the city of Long Beach have reached an agreement to lease out Blair Field to the university, CSULB Athletics Director Vic Cegles said on Tuesday. The deal, which will cost LBSU approximately $254,000 per year, will allow the NCAA Division I Dirtbags baseball team to become[Read More…]

Transparency bill redefines ‘auxiliary’

Insisting they support transparency, auxiliary organizations in the California State University system are working with California Congress to replace Senate Bill 330 by the end of February. The bill is an effort by Senator Leland Yee (D-San Francisco) to force auxiliary organizations in the CSU and University of California systems[Read More…]

Alexander hopes federal funds will ease budget

After struggling through the 2009-2010 budget cuts, Cal State Long Beach will be facing even bigger budget problems in 2010-2011, and will be forced to reduce enrollment and cut class sections once more. An e-mail CSULB President F. King Alexander sent to students and faculty last Monday spoke about the[Read More…]

Parkside coffee shop no longer brewing

49er Shops Inc. closed down Central Park, a small coffee shop located inside Parkside Commons Residence Hall, at the beginning of last semester. Lida Horna, director of Dining Services, said via e-mail that Central Park “regularly had less than seven visitors per evening, mostly less than five and many evenings[Read More…]

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