Category Archive: Daily Forty-Niner

KJAZZ jumps in public radio ratings

By Sandra Siagian Staff writer Published: Sunday, December 7, 2008 Updated: Sunday, December 7, 2008 People are tuning in to find out what all the jazz is about. Radio station KKJZ 88.1 FM, which calls… Continue reading

Boeing gives CSULB big bucks

By Sandra Siagian Staff writer Published: Tuesday, December 2, 2008 Updated: Tuesday, December 2, 2008 Cal State Long Beach received $140,000 for student scholarships from the Boeing Company — the largest grant the company gives… Continue reading

Study shows international students California dreamin’

By Sandra Siagian Staff writer Published: Monday, November 24, 2008 What is it that attracts so many students to Cal State Long Beach? Is it the location, the academics or the reputation? For locals,… Continue reading

Obama wins presidency with 364-electoral-vote tally

Reported by Sandra Siagian, Antoinette Luzano, Frances Vega, Jonathan Oyama and Reema Abboud Compiled by Benjamin Zitney Published: Thursday, November 6, 2008 Democratic Sen. Barack Obama became America’s 44th president Tuesday night, winning 51… Continue reading

Three’s company

By Sandra Siagian     Staff writer   Published: Monday, October 20, 2008   Sandra Siagian The first set of triplets to ever attend CSULB — Alexia, Brea and Camry Boyd — began their… Continue reading

Raise Your Voice gets CSULB students voting

By Sandra Siagian Published: Wednesday, October 8, 2008 Updated: Wednesday, October 8, 2008 Sen. John McCain and Barack Obama faced off in the second presidential debate Tuesday night tackling domestic policy, foreign affairs and the… Continue reading

ASI starts ‘Once a 49er, Always a 49er’ fund

The Associated Students, Inc. has raised more than $4,000 so far for the family of freshman Cal State Long Beach student Jacob Hefter, who died in the Sept. 12 Metrolink disaster. ASI started… Continue reading

CSULB organizations take a stand for women’s rights

Feminist organizations on and off campus are firing up a new campaign to challenge two propositions on the Nov. 4 ballot. Student groups from Cal State Long Beach such as the Feminist Organization… Continue reading

Students join the call for better working conditions

By Sandra Siagian Staff writer Published: Monday, September 22, 2008 Sandra Siagian Workers protest in front of the Hilton in Downtown Long Beach with signs reading “We are the Heart of Long Beach” on… Continue reading

Textbook rental program proposed to ASI senate

By Sandra Siagian Published: Saturday, September 27, 2008 A textbook rental program for Cal State Long Beach was proposed by 49er Shops, Inc. bookstore director Fred Neely at the Associated Students, Inc. Senate meeting… Continue reading