In stressful times it might be easier to reach for junk-food than to spend time figuring out where and how to put together a healthy nutritious meal for lunch. Jacqueline Lee, associate professor of nutrition and dietetics, answered some questions on how to improve students eating habits just in time[Read More…]
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Ethical quandary comes to CSULB
How does one go about living the best possible life? Today, this question remains as simple as it was when Greek philosophers asked it more than 2,000 years ago — but answering it has become more and more complex. Although philosophers still do not have a straightforward answer, how we[Read More…]
Supreme Court hears arguments against Prop 8
Proposition 8 is still undergoing speculation months after its initial voter-approved passing on the Nov. 4 election. The California Supreme Court will be hearing oral arguments against the proposition this morning from 9 a.m. to noon to determine its validity, along with the status of same-sex couples married before the[Read More…]
Senate debates dorm fee increases
Senators discussed and brought concerns about potential increases in residential hall fees to the table at the Associated Students Inc. Wednesday meeting. Sen. Zo Farooqui shared his report concerning students’ thoughts on possible increases in living and meal plan expenses for the next school year. He said, for the most[Read More…]
American Indian tradition celebrated at Pow Wow
In celebration of American Indian tradition and culture, the 39th annual Pow Wow will commemorate this Saturday and Sunday at Cal State Long Beach. The CSULB campus is build on an American Indian sacred site called Puvunga, adding significance to the celebration of the Pow Wow. Puvungna, which means “gathering[Read More…]
CSULB gives up space to ‘Alvin and the Chipmunks’
Students will be unable to park in Parking Lot 11A from now until March 25. According to Mark Rudometkin, associate director of Cal State Long Beach Parking and Transportation Services, the cast and crew of “Alvin and the Chipmunks: the Squeekquel” has reserved the parking lot. The movie is being[Read More…]
Orchestra students get jazzed up for festival
Syncopating rhythms and hammering down notes describe Cal State Long Beach’s Concert Jazz Orchestra’s preparations for an upcoming jazz festival. The CSULB Concert Jazz Orchestra, led by the director of jazz studies, Jeff Jarvis, will make its way back to Monterey, Calif. to compete in the fifth annual Next Generation[Read More…]
Filmmaker to Give Lecture on Al-Jazeera Documentary
Jehane Noujaim, the daughter of a U.S.-born mother and an Egyptian-born father, will speak at the International Forum on Human Rights about her 2004 documentary, “Control Room.” The film depicts the differing editorial approaches of U.S. and Arab news agencies, who covered the 2003 Iraq war. Noujaim began her media[Read More…]
CSULB and Long Beach community unite for hotel workers
Cal State Long Beach and Long Beach community members discussed how to ensure that community members and hotel workers receive benefits from the $750 million investment of taxpayers’ dollars by the City of Long Beach in the tourism industry in downtown. The College of Liberal Arts, the Center of Community[Read More…]
Grill fires up new dining
After months of waiting, students will finally have a new choice for dining on Cal State Long Beach’s North Campus: The Outpost Grill and Convenience Store. The Outpost celebrated its grand opening Friday following a lengthy construction project. CSULB President F. King Alexander took part in a ribbon-cutting ceremony at[Read More…]