CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LONG BEACH
VOL. LXVIX, ISSUE 64 | APRIL 4, 2018 CONSTRUCTION
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Major campus accessibility renovations underway Design and Construction implements plans for ramps, parking and bathrooms. By Brigid McLaughlin, Samantha Diaz and Michaia Hernandez Contributing Writers
Photos by Hunter Lee | Daily 49er
Using a sledgehammer and a pressure plate wired to a device tracking seismic activity, students from the Introduction to Geophysics class look to map the depth of water found below the surface of the lawn in front of the University Student Union.
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tudents of Professor Jayne Bormann’s Introduction to Geophysics class perform an experiment on the grass outside the University Student Union yesterday. Looking to find how deep water was below the surface, students used a sledgehammer and pressure plate.
For students attending Cal State Long Beach, a campus that sits on a hill, making the trek to and from classes can be a hassle for anyone. Now, imagine trying to make that venture on crutches or a wheelchair. Some areas of the campus have not met the requirements for the Americans with Disabilities Act, serving as a challenge to those who may struggle with disabilities. To remedy this, Design and Construction Services aims to focus its campus-wide accessibility upgrade to correct inclines for ramps and the amount of handrails around campus. Beach Drive will also be getting new detectable warning strips, side flares and truncated domes. Accessible signage will be added to the University Bookstore and the Language Arts building. Physical Planning and Facilities Management is making way for these improvements in response to changes made in 2016 to the California Building Standards Code, according to blueprints from Design and Construction. The funds for the $5 million project came from a one-time allocation from President Jane Close Conoley, who felt it should be used toward accessibility upgrades. According to Disabled Student Services, there are roughly 1,900 disabled students on campus. see RAMPS, page 2
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Nobel prize winner shares atoms of knowledge Dr. William Phillips will speak at the 39th Nobel Laureate Lecture. By Jessica Jacobs Staff Writer
For those aspiring to become a physicist or glean something from a Nobel Prize winner, Cal State Long Beach members can look forward to a lecture from
William Phillips. The 39th annual Nobel Laureate Lecture was organized by the College of Natural Sciences & Mathematics Student Council and will take place April 11 in the University Student Union Ballrooms. Phillips won the prestigious award in 1997 for his research and discoveries in physics. He is largely known for his developmental methods of cooling and trapping atoms with laser light, which slows atom movement — a method that has ex-
panded research in the field. He also has two other research projects titled, “Atomic-Gas Bose Einstein Condensates” and “Quantum Information with Single-Atom Qubits.” The Nobel Prize winner will lecture from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. with introductions presented by Claudia Ojeda-Aristizabal, physics faculty member, and by Salina Patel, a biological sciences major and College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics student council president. “It can be challenging to find
an available Nobel Laureate each year, because there are only a finite number of laureates and they have very busy and complex schedules,” said Melissa Norrbom, adviser for the Natural Sciences & Mathematics Student Council. Phillips will speak about careers in physics and will share the story and the success of winning a Nobel Prize. Phillips received his Ph.D. at Massachusee PHYSICS, page 2
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NOBEL LAUREATE LECTURE INFO • Lecturer: William Phillips • When: April 11 • Where: USU Ballrooms • Time: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.