January: Dutch lawmakers voted to expand Article 1 of the Kingdom of the Netherlands’ constitution which will explicitly ban discrimination based on sexual orientation as well as disability, according to LGBTQ Nation. February: According to The Guardian, same-sex couples in South Korea are now entitled to the same spousal health coverage that heterosexual couples receive thanks to a ruling by...

Long Beach State’s Parking and Transportation Services has switched to the Passio GO app for shuttle services, replacing the previous Ride Systems app after a successful trial run.“Ride Systems app is gone. It's now Passio GO," said Public Relations and Communications Specialist Chad Keller. Parking and Transportation Services decided to upgrade after a successful trial run that evaluated the Passio...

By: Juan Calvillo, Acsah Lemma and Anthony Orrico After much turmoil last school year over Long Beach State's decision to not let students walk at graduation, it was announced that students will return to the stage for the spring 2024 ceremony at Angel Stadium. CSULB dean's shared their thoughts on the decision for students receiving more recognition during commencement ceremonies....

By: Samuel Chacko, Luis Castilla, Acsah Lemma, Linsey Towles and Anthony Orrico Long Beach State's cultural week of welcome opened with the Latinx welcome on Monday and ended with LGBTQ+ welcome on Friday. Latinx Cultural WelcomeCal State Long Beach’s largest student population was represented Monday during the annual Latinx Cultural Welcome, featuring Latinx organizations across campus. Caminantes for Education is...

Students gathered around the Speaker’s Platform for the Graduate and Professional Schools Fair on Sept. 14, where program representatives from over 100 universities and colleges were present to encourage students to go to graduate school. “Graduate school has the potential to not only develop the person but develop society,” said Ernesto Santiago Elizondo, an enrollment services officer at Pepperdine University,...

In the United States, speaking another language is something you share as a fun fact at school, or if you want to impress someone. Despite the country’s diversity, being able to speak another language isn’t common unless you come from an immigrant family or are an immigrant yourself. Languages like Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese and Tagalog, among others, are commonly spoken...

With regulations fully going into effect in July 2024, the Biden-Harris administration just dropped the most affordable loan-repayment plan to date. It’s called SAVE, or the Saving on A Valuable Education plan. The SAVE plan isn’t the first of its kind, calculating debt repayment amounts based on income. However, one major difference is that SAVE significantly increased the income exemption...

The population on campus went from overwhelming to sustainable within a few days of students settling into campus. However, traffic on the road wasn't the only jam students ran into. During the first few days of the semester it was crowded and there were long lines in the bookstore and Beach Shops. "Last week [first week of classes] we saw...

When I applied to universities as a transfer student last year, I only applied to four schools. Among those four, I applied to Long Beach State and UC Berkeley. I got into both and was left with a difficult choice to make. With the help of my family and friends, I decided that Cal State Long Beach was the right...