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ACLU Attorney discussion focuses on free speech, changes to TPM policies

Dec 6, 2024 | lbcurrent.com | Nasai Rivas

Event moderator and Associate Professor of International Studies, Yousef Baker spoke to students and faculty about the restriction of free speech on university campuses following nationwide protests in support of Palestine. Photo by Nasai Rivas. On Aug. 19, California State University’s Time, Place and Manner policy was changed bringing about criticism from members of the campus community.
Political science professors discuss impact of another Trump administration

Dec 4, 2024 | lbcurrent.com | Nasai Rivas

Political science professors discussed the struggles and issues that a Trump Administration will have on the political scene as President elect Donald J. Trump finally takes office next year. Photo credit: Nasai Rivas The 2024 election results are another step in the United States’ decline in status on the world stage, Teresa Wright, Long Beach State political science professor, said.
ASI opposes updated protest policy, new resolution in the works

Nov 22, 2024 | lbcurrent.com | Nasai Rivas

Matt Melendrez, Associated Students, Inc executive vice president, started a conversation on the adoption of ASI senate policies. The meeting was on Oct. 23. A new resolution in opposition to the California State University Time, Place and Manner policy is in the works, according to Associated Students Inc. Executive Vice President Matt Melendrez. “I think [the policy is] limiting a students’ right to free speech on our campuses,” Melendrez said.
LBSU women’s soccer defeats UC Riverside 3-0 in conference opener

Sep 24, 2024 | lbcurrent.com | Nasai Rivas

Redshirt sophomore goalie Aurora Schuck helped The Beach shut out UCR at George Allen Field on Sunday. Schuck saved eight shots on goal in the 3-0 win. Photo Credit: Devin Malast Long Beach State women’s soccer team shut out the UC Riverside Highlanders by 3-0 in the first game of Big West Conference play at George Allen Field on Sept. 22. Riverside opened the match by pushing deep into LBSU’s defense, keeping The Beach defending on their heels.
‘Fear, hatred’: Political science professor discusses the presidential debate

Sep 19, 2024 | lbcurrent.com | Nasai Rivas

CSULB associate professor of political science, Jason Whitehead, has a collection of law books in his office in the social science and public affairs building, Room 251. Whitehead, a CSULB graduate and former staff attorney, returned to the university as a professor in 2007 after getting his Ph.D. in political science at the University of Southern California. Photo credit: Nasai Rivas.
Lawsuit accusing CSULB of fraud reaches tentative settlement

Sep 11, 2024 | lbcurrent.com | Nasai Rivas

Philanthropist Regena Cole's attorneys and the CSULB Foundation's met for trail on Nov. 20, 2023 at the Governor George Deukmejian Courthouse in downtown Long Beach. Cole and her attorneys allege the Foundation committed elder abuse, fraud and misrepresentation to obtain a $25 million donation from Cole in 2020. Photo credit: Nasal Rivas.
Sustainability around the world: Looking at solutions from other cultures

Jun 1, 2024 | eccunion.com | Nasai Rivas

With the increase of discussion of climate change in recent years, many people wonder how they can improve their sustainability. Sustainability is to live and grow without using natural resources for the future. According to The World Counts, human consumption of Earth’s natural resources has more than tripled between 1970 and 2015, with the use of these resources expected to more than double from 2015 to 2050.
Legal expert weighs in on new social media policy

May 28, 2024 | eccunion.com | Nasai Rivas

A new social media policy which gives club advisers control over club accounts is unusual, unconstitutional and violates prior restraint, a legal expert said. The Student Organization Handbook’s social media policy states that access to club social media accounts will be “granted solely to designated club advisers” and the advisers will be responsible for overseeing and managing content.
All that jazz: El Camino band gets ready for big finale

May 23, 2024 | eccunion.com | Nasai Rivas
Student organization releases statement in support of First Amendment, criticizes state colleges over protest response

May 2, 2024 | eccunion.com | Nasai Rivas

The El Camino College Associated Students Organization announced support for the First Amendment in a statement regarding the protests on college campuses across the U.S.The ASO also criticized the California higher education system’s role in the protests. “We are disappointed to see the actions of college administrators in the University of California and California State University systems regarding the student assemblies,” the ASO statement said.