Press Kit

According to ASI Executive Director Miles Nevin, the recycling center has been losing revenue over the past 10 years and ultimately closed due to even less income amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Beach Nexus, a platform designed to connect both current and former CSULB students, will be launched next week as a way to help students find mentors and receive advice from alumni.

Members of Rising Scholars, an organization that promotes education opportunities for formerly incarcerated individuals, and Yusef Salaam, one of the Exonerated Five, spoke on their experiences with the criminal justice system.

Associated Students, Inc. at Long Beach State hosted a virtual panel discussion Monday with guest speakers to discuss how immigrant communities can be civically engaged and the systems put in place that prevent them from doing so.

Long Beach State’s Counseling and Psychological Services will provide drop-in sessions via Zoom and workshops for staff and faculty to help students cope with stress related to the upcoming election.

These changes, which went into effect on Aug. 14, limit campus authorities’ ability to investigate and resolve cases of misconduct.

With the number of extrajudicial killings growing and compounding civil rights violations in the Philippines, the Associated Students, Inc. Senate at Long Beach State moves to formally support the Philippine Human Rights Act.

Through an online survey, Associated Students, Inc. found that the majority of Long Beach State students are not satisfied with online instruction.

Crystal Pure Honey, The Tamale Fiesta and Brothers Products are all vendors that used to sell at Associated Students, Inc.’s Farmers Market. Now, they all face the challenge of staying in business during a pandemic.

With the closure of the Student Recreation and Wellness Center due to COVID-19, virtual fitness and wellness classes are being offered daily via Zoom for Long Beach State students.

In its weekly pop-up event Friday, Associated Students, Inc. provided about 200 students with produce and non-perishables at its pop-up Beach Pantry program.

Although the on-campus Beach Pantry remains closed for the fall, Long Beach State’s Associated Students, Inc. is continuing to provide students with access to the pantry’s services through a drive-through event each Friday afternoon.

Associated Students, Inc.’s day one of Cultural Welcomes took place via Zoom, featuring LGBTQIA+ organizations and clubs on campus. There, students had the opportunity to discuss how Black individuals have contributed to the community.

Despite 2,200 students and 220 student organizations attending last week’s online Week of Welcome, some transfer students are still struggling to find their place at Long Beach State.

In a stroke of symbiosis, a partnership between Long Beach Organic and Cal State Long Beach’s ASI Beach Pantry has been helping fight food insecurity since April by providing fresh, donated produce for students in need during the pandemic.

Now that CSULB classes are online-only and nearly all in-person gatherings are banned, both students and faculty involved with Associated Students Inc.—the campus’s student government—were left with the daunting task of recreating the Week of Welcome experience online. Their answer? An app.

Club sports, community services and university resources host their virtual booths for day three of Week of Welcome.

Cultural and religious organizations host their virtual booths for day two of Week of Welcome as interested students pop in and out of sessions throughout the afternoon.

Week of Welcome at Long Beach State will take place virtually from Aug. 31 to Sept. 4 for the first time in the campus’ history, causing many changes for the event.

Associated Students Inc. leaders have decided to close the on-campus recycling center after finalizing the budget for the upcoming fiscal year.