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Long Beach resident and CSULB employee Rodger Lee Watkins died of multiple blunt force traumas in a fatal car crash at the intersection of Atlantic Avenue and Anaheim Street.

Only certain student employees’ demands were met as University of California administrators announced higher-paying contracts and additional benefits for UAW 5810, excluding a majority of student union members in the process.

Long Beach State employees honor Rodger Lee Watkins’ legacy as they reflect on their shared memories of him, highlighting the campus community impact following his untimely death.

Following the temporary closure of the Child and Family Center on campus, program administrators announced its reopening, starting in 2025. However, faculty and staff expressed concern over the lack of alternative on-campus childcare programs for the next year and a half.

Although the Revcoms claim their First Amendment rights were limited over the content of their protest, University Police Department officials set a temporary ban on the organization due to violations of CSULB campus policy.

With their recent relaunch in the fall of 2019 as GenExcel, the program reverted back to its original mission statement of aiding first-generation students in their college education journeys.

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Located on Fourth Street, local plant store Plantiitas provides Long Beach community members with workshops to prioritize holistic health while celebrating marginalized people within the safe space of their shop.

TikTok star Dylan Mulvaney stopped by the USU Beach Auditorium to talk to students through a Q&A session, sharing eccentric anecdotes and personal experiences.

Despite the obstacles the business has faced since its recent opening, Tacos Lionydas has quickly become the go-to street taco spot for local residents and commuting students.

With CSULB’s commencement ceremony less than six weeks away, many students have begun to lose hope in the 2023 graduating class’ fight for a traditional ceremony due to the unwavering administration.

Whether it’s because of financial restrictions or lack of academic guidance, only 15% of first-generation U.S. Latino students have obtained a bachelor’s degree, according to Pew Research.

How my culture’s ideology and my religious trauma shaped my younger, closeted self into becoming homophobic.