After receiving backlash from students over the decision to cut live music and move the location of the Cal State Long Beach commencement ceremony, President Jane Close Conoley issued a statement on the CSULB Newsroom that was posted to Twitter Friday announcing the reinstatement of live music. “I want to[Read More…]
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Students rally online against CSULB’s 2018 commencement changes
Two days following the news that Cal State Long Beach’s commencement would be moving from the Central Quad to George Allen Field and go without live music due to budget cuts, over a thousand students had already signed a Change.org petition in response. “Save Commencement at CSULB” was published by[Read More…]
CSULB Academic Senate discusses proposed budget cuts with Jane Close Conoley
Members of the Academic Senate gathered with President Jane Close Conoley Thursday to discuss what a limited fiscal budget could mean for students and faculty. “I don’t see that we’ll be cutting, as much as we’ll be slowing down a lot of stuff,” Conoley said. “Most of our money is[Read More…]
CSULB sees record amount of applicants
Come this fall, Cal State Long Beach students may find their campus to be a little more claustrophobic than past semesters. The commuter campus has received a record 102,000 applications from undergraduate students for the upcoming fall semester as stated in a press release from the Office of Public Affairs.[Read More…]
Board of Trustees meeting discusses tuition hike for CSU students
Trailing the announcement of a potential increase in tuition last November, the Cal State University Board of Trustees met Tuesday to discuss the issue again in more concrete terms. Going into the 2018-2019 academic and fiscal year, the board is requiring a state investment of $263 million and an additional[Read More…]
ASI continues to fight against the tuition increase at CSULB
Associated Students Inc. President Joe Nino confirmed Wednesday the vote for tuition increase conducted by the Cal State University Board of Trustees will be postponed until May. The decision will be made the week before spring finals and Nino encouraged the senators to get ahead on their studying so they[Read More…]
CSUs work to improve online education
One summer during her undergraduate years at Cal State Long Beach, Kelly Nguyen enrolled in a child development class. Much to her dismay, the class was cancelled last-minute due to low enrollment. She immediately went to the department to consider her options, and though it was almost too late, she[Read More…]
Governor Brown’s proposed final budget plan is not enough to fund Cal State system
Just hours after California Governor Jerry Brown released his budget plan on Jan. 10, members of the Cal State system were quick to criticize. Brown’s plan offered to allocate $92.1 million toward the California State University system, an amount that many in the university system agree is unsustainable. “If lawmakers[Read More…]
CSULB finds new leadership in Scott Apel
When Scott Apel first stepped onto campus sometime in the late ‘80s, he was a psychology major. Last month, he was named the new Vice President of Administration and Finance. President Jane Close Conoley appointed Apel to his new position Dec. 21 of last year. Apel fell in love with[Read More…]
New regulation could change the way students participate in rallies
As a result of heightened tensions surrounding controversial speakers at campus rallies, Cal State Long Beach has implemented a new set of rules to inform students on how to practice their free speech rights within university grounds. Time, Place and Manner, a new set of guidelines tabbed on the university’s[Read More…]