As of spring 2023, there are around 1,241 international students at Long Beach State with most being graduate students. One of these international students is Alan Lim from Cambodia, who is currently pursuing a Master of Business Administration in entrepreneurship and innovation and received his Bachelor of Science in business finance at CSULB. Lim is originally from Phnom Penh, the...

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Long Beach is one of the largest cities in Los Angeles County. Long Beach is known for many landmarks such as the Aquarium of the Pacific and restaurants. However, not many people realize that Long Beach also has historical landmarks. Queen MaryLocated in downtown Long Beach about a 30-minute drive from upper campus, Queen Mary is a historical vessel that...

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Finland became the 31st country to join NATO on April 4, nearly a year after the country submitted its application in May 2022, a little over two months after Russia first invaded Ukraine. Sweden also applied to join NATO in May but was delayed due to Turkey's and Hungary's objections to Sweden's membership. Finland did not join NATO when it...

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ChatGPT, short for generative pre-trained transformer, is an artificial intelligence chatbot developed by OpenAI. When used, it can automate detailed responses to almost any prompt. In terms of ethics, software of this capacity might cause for concern, as students might use it to cheat, plagiarize, reinforce bias or ask inappropriate questions. If used correctly, ChatGPT can be an effective tool....

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Serving students, staff, faculties and also off-campus customers, Elektric Hair is a salon at Long Beach State that not many students are aware of and is right at their disposal. Elektric Hair offers haircuts, colors, highlights, and styling for both men and women with prices starting at $25. Owner and stylist Rany Leoung has always had a passion for doing...

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The reintroduction of the Sunshine Protection Act aims to "lock the clock" to end daylight saving time in the United States. Last Sunday, the country set their clocks forward an hour to start daylight saving time. For over 100 years, Americans have had this ritual of changing their clocks twice a year, spring forward and fall backward, to get more...

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Women’s-only parking zones have become popular in countries like Germany and Korea. First introduced in Germany in the 1990s, women's-only parking zones were developed due to many of the country's parking structures being located underground, where it could be dangerous for women to travel to alone. In comparison to regular parking zones, some of the differences are that women's-only zones...

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Kyrsta Cue is a baker and businesswoman who owns a treat store called “Cue Bake Shop" where she sells cookies, brownies and ice cream sandwiches. Her first cookie creation she made was a chocolate chip cookie that she calls the “OG Choc Chip." This was the start of her business in 2012 while studying at San Diego State University. Cue...

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By: Ahrahm Joo, Renzo Pocasangre and Luke WinesSince the Equal Pay Act of 1963, the gender wage gap has been steadily closing but remains a current issue today in the United States. In 1963 President John F. Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act into law, with the express purpose of correcting the gender based wage disparity. At the time, women...

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International Long Beach State students and alumni continue to experience challenges brought on by the year-long war between Russia and Ukraine. Feb. 24 marks one year since Russia invaded Ukraine. Ivan Prokopenko, an international student from Ukraine, explained he still has family in Ukraine and has trouble communicating with them. "Except for my father who immigrated a few years before...

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