The Political Science Student Association (PSSA) discussed ways students can be more involved in political issues locally and nationally at its first monthly meeting Tuesday. PSSA is a student organization for all majors focused on allowing students to speak on political issues today. “We can’t have a government ‘of the[Read More…]
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To go to war or not to go to war
The Cal State Long Beach Anthropology Department held a debate last Wednesday in the Karl Anatol Center that had Long Beach community members, CSULB students, staff and faculty participate in what is one of the larger current debates with the war in Iraq. The debate, called “Anthropology Goes to War,”[Read More…]
U got a problem?
Students at Cal State Long Beach are organizing a protest before and during the Associated Students, Inc.-sponsored Ludacris concert on Saturday to demonstrate against the rapper they believe has offensive lyrics. “His lyrics are misogynistic, racist, homophobic, they glamorize capitalism and overconsumption, and promote violence against women,” said Marina Wood,[Read More…]
Rwandan genocide survivor: ‘Don’t give up on peace’
Rwandan survivor Immaculée Ilibagiza introduced her book “Left to Tell” that describes her three-month survival of the genocide in Rwanda as part of The President’s Forum on International Human Rights in the University Student Union Tuesday. To escape oppression and death because of her Tutsi title, Ilibagiza went into hiding[Read More…]
CSU students debate about war in Iraq
Some students from different California State Universities said the war in the Middle East is teetering on the brink of a political breakdown and no end is in sight for the “War on Terror.” “I just want our soldiers home,” said Doris Leung, a film media major at Cal State[Read More…]
CSULB mourns the loss of two students – Angela Reyes
Descartes’ famous phrase, “Cogito ergo sum,” which means “I think, therefore I am,” was decaled on Angela Reyes’ back windshield. Family and friends said this was a quotation Reyes lived by. “Angela worked harder than anybody I have ever seen in my entire life,” said Stefanie Katz, a close friend[Read More…]
Students paint for smiles in Long Beach
On the final day of Cal State Long Beach’s Seven Days of Service, 150 student volunteers spent their Saturday painting for the elderly and disabled at the Friendly Village mobile home park in North Long Beach. Kristen Lawson, board member and founding member of Rebuilding Together, said the students represented[Read More…]
New positions elected to student senate
The Associated Students Inc. Senate approved one candidate for government elections officer, an associate justice and three commissioners at Wednesday’s meeting. After the Senate finished interviewing Panhellenic Council member Alicia Erby and former Sen. William Sanchez for the position as ASI Government Elections Officer, Sen. Lucy Montano of the College[Read More…]
Speakers discuss death penalty problems
Two speakers discussed the flaws in the judicial system regarding the death penalty during the Wrongful Convictions Tour in the University Student Union Ballroom Monday. Thomas Goldstein, one of the speakers at this presentation, said he spent 24 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. He was arrested[Read More…]
Students may need more than just a degree
With the upcoming job fair on campus, many Cal State Long Beach students are looking into the available careers pertaining to their degree. College degrees provide the necessary critical thinking, analytical and writing skills needed to succeed in any profession, but the degree alone is sometimes not enough. Betty Schmicker-Black,[Read More…]