In the plight to acquire younger listeners and maintain adequate funds, public radio station K-JAZZ 88.1—which has broadcasted jazz and blues music from Cal State Long Beach for the last 25 years—is stretching to maintain its prominence. “It is very difficult to raise money from the public for this particular[Read More…]
News
Newly received or noteworthy information, especially about recent or important events on campus and around Long Beach.
Let’s talk about sex
Members of the Feminist Organization Reclaiming Consciousness and Equality (FORCE) will host Sex Positive Week next week, a three-day event dedicated to the open discussion of sexual awareness and experiences. The group has collaborated with Associated Students, Inc. and the President’s Commission on the Status of Women for the event.[Read More…]
Nonviolent war protest promoted
Speakers called on Cal State Long Beach students to promote peace in confrontational but nonviolent ways at the Center for Peace and Social Justice’s “War is Expensive — Peace is Priceless” festival in the USU ballroom Wednesday. Four speeches were given and one poem was read promoting peace. “We need[Read More…]
Douglas’ ‘Stroke of Luck’
Kirk Douglas, 92, legendary actor, author, producer and philanthropist, will come to Cal State Long Beach to discuss communicative disorders at the Daniel Recital Hall on Oct. 6. He will speak about his career, and the effects of his stroke, which led to his need for speech pathology. He will[Read More…]
Cameras secure CSULB
Surrounded by a semi-circle of computer screens, a University Police dispatcher monitors campus life with a set of 37 cameras scattered throughout Cal State Long Beach. With a joystick the dispatcher can turn the camera 360 degrees and zoom in with great clarity. From a camera perched atop the two-story[Read More…]
Passport service new to CSULB
Cal State Long Beach may be becoming a one-stop shop. CSULB opened the U.S. Passport Application Acceptance Office in Brotman Hall on Thursday, offering students, faculty and staff the opportunity to conveniently get papers to cross international borders. “It’s totally convenient. I’d renew mine there,” said Brandon Porsandeh, a social[Read More…]
Senate mulls textbook rental program, changes to GWAR
49er Shops, Inc. bookstore director Fred Neely proposed the program at last Wednesday’s Senate meeting, saying that similar programs at CSU Fullerton and San Diego State nearly halved the cost of books for students. The program would rent out high-demand textbooks based on enrollment numbers, and would only cost students[Read More…]
Study investigates how students pay for college
With a turbulent economy and rising costs of living, students and parents are worrying about the ever-increasing cost of attending college. “I’ve used financial aid but this is the first year I’ve taken out a loan because I’m living on my own,” said Doris Han, a junior liberal studies major.[Read More…]
University Police upgrade
While walking on your way to class, you may have crossed paths with a University Police officer on the department’s new T3 “personal mobility vehicle.” “Our Chief nicknamed it R2D2,” University Police Capt. Fernando Solorzano said. While University Police say the $7,000 T3 purchased for the department by CSULB[Read More…]
U-Pass extended for a year
Cal State Long Beach will continue the U-PASS program for a year, allowing students, faculty and staff to continue to ride Long Beach Transit for free, university officials announced today. The U-PASS program was introduced at the beginning of this semester for a one-month trial period, and due to[Read More…]