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Almee Christian stands, facing forward. Behind her to the side is a caricature of her and her friends, posted to the wall.

International CSULB graduates up against time and luck to remain in the U.S.

Jun. 5, 2023 / By Rachel Livinal
Tags: csulb, Immigration

Shrinking job openings and lotteries for limited numbers of visas are among the issues international students face when trying to remain in the country.

Unhoused CSULB students face challenges accessing food, financial assistance during pandemic

Jun. 30, 2021 / By CSULB Enterprise Reporters
Tags: Basic Needs Inititaitve, Cal State Long Beach, COVID-19 pandemic, csulb, Food insecurity

Unhoused university students report existing issues with accessing food and financial aid being exacerbated during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A woman sits in front of a computer with her face pressed into her hands. Letter grades F, B minus, C, and D plus float around her.

CSULB students upset by proposed change to current grading policy

Mar. 19, 2021 / By Anabelle Custodio
Tags: Cal State Long Beach, COVID-19 pandemic, csulb

The proposed change could lead to the integration of pluses and minuses into grades, impacting GPAs and decisions based on them like academic probation and financial aid.

Can We Rid the Shame of Community College Already? – VoiceWaves, Long Beach

May. 8, 2019 / By Chantera Walton
Tags: college, community, csulb, debt, Education, LBCC, Long Beach, stigma, student, Youth

Choosing Long Beach City College over a university doesn’t make you not ‘smart.’

Persistent Gentrification in Long Beach Increases Student Homelessness and Debt

Oct. 23, 2017 / By Ben Novotny
Tags: csulb, gentrification, Homeless, students

“They’re working several jobs in order to make ends meet in addition to going to school. They come in hoping that financial aid will cover everything and they find out it will not.”

To Trump from Long Beach — Don’t Take My DACA!

Aug. 28, 2017 / By Community Guest
Tags: csulb, Daca, Dreamers, Immigration

DACA has helped this CSULB immigrant access college and better pay and wants to make sure Trump doesn't put it to a halt.

CSULB Canoe Project Revives Indigenous Traditions

Nov. 30, 2016 / By Michelle Siebert and CSULB Enterprise Reporters
Tags: canoe, csulb, History, Indigenous, native american, ti'at

The ti'at project combined modern science with ancient techniques that go back thousands of years.

What a Clinton or Trump Presidency Could Mean for the Student Debt Crisis

Nov. 6, 2016 / By Ben Novotny
Tags: clinton, csulb, election, student debt, trump

Tuesday's vote will shape the landscape of student debt, now totaling over $1.3 trillion. CSULB students chime in.

On Anniversary, CSULB Students Remember Missing 43 Mexican Students

Oct. 4, 2016 / By Jessica Salgado
Tags: 43, ayotzinapa, csulb, Mexico

Students commemorated the second anniversary of the kidnapping of 43 students in Mexico with a rally coinciding with actions worldwide.

With DACA, CSULB Dreamer Returns from Mexico and with More Doors Open

Sep. 22, 2016 / By Jessica Salgado
Tags: csulb, Daca, Immigration, Mexico

We update our profile of Jose Salazar, a former CSULB student body president and Dreamer who just returned from an emotional trip back home to Mexico.

Gabriel Green: CSULB Student by Day, MMA Fighter by Night

May. 14, 2016 / By CSULB Enterprise Reporters
Tags: csulb, MMA, students

Gabriel Green is a senior at Cal State Long Beach and is also one of the top-ranked amateur mixed martial artists in the country. How does he do it?

LBCC Recording Program in Jeopardy

Oct. 16, 2012 / By CSULB Enterprise Reporters
Tags: csulb, Education, Long Beach, schools, students, teachers

By Betty Villalobos

As budget cuts threaten Long Beach City College academic programs, students in the music department link arms and stand ground against the menacing boulder heading directly towards the Recording Engineering and Record Producer programs...