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New year, new calendar woes

If you’ve taken a look ahead at next year’s academic calendar, you’ve probably already discovered that our Fall Break is being cut down to three days, meaning things like vacation and travel plans are going to be a lot more complicated. This is just the latest in a series of[Read More…]

VP candidate questions legitimacy of ASI election

In the aftermath of the Associated Students Inc. elections, which saw a changing of the guard in the presidency, candidate and Sen. Justin Contreras questioned the election process that lead to incumbent and victor Leen Almahdi’s win during Wednesday’s Senate meeting. Almahdi garnered 50.98 percent of the vote while Contreras[Read More…]

California colleges grow marijuana degrees

Possession of marijuana at Long Beach State remains illegal, but multiple universities across the U.S. have begun offering courses and degrees in marijuana sales and growth.
University of California, Los Angeles currently offers a research program in cannabis. According to its website, The UCLA Cannabis Research Initiative is one of the first academic programs in the world dedicated to the study of cannabis.

$2.4 billion left unused in FAFSA

A study conducted in December 2018 revealed that more students felt discouraged to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid because of the complicated process, which left $2.4 billion in federal grant money unused. In addition, 15 percent of students “did not know they could complete a FAFSA,” according[Read More…]

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