CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LONG BEACH
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VOL. LXVIX, ISSUE 56 | MARCH 5, 2018
LONG BEACH
The people have spoken
MARCH MADNESS
Long Beach State freshmen center Emma Merriweather, top left, is a dominant key player in the women’s basketball team’s recent fivegame win streak, which brought them from the bottom of the conference to seventh place (Joseph Kling | Daily 49er). Junior forward Temidayo Yussuf ’s, top right, dominant presence in the paint has made men’s basketball a formidable opponent in the Big West, placing the team in sixth place (Bobby Yakage | Daily 49er). Sophomore pitcher Cielo Meza, bottom left, threw the second no hitter of her collegiate softball career and the 27th in school history (John Fajardo | LBSU Athletics). Junior outside hitter TJ Defalco, bottom right, has led the men’s volleyball team to a historic 16-0 start to the season (Hunter Lee | Daily 49er).
ACADEMICS
General education under the microscope CSU Chancellor’s Office calls for a revamp to undergraduate requirements. By Lauren Martinez Staff Writer
Changes to general education requirements may be on the horizon within the next academic year following a revision order from the California
State University system. Members of the Academic Senate gathered Thursday to discuss executive order 1100 administered by CSU Chancellor Timothy White to reevaluate general education policies. Dispersed in August, the order intends to “clarify requirements, ensure equitable opportunities for student success and streamline graduation requirements.” The most dramatic change will affect upper division categories. Currently, there are five categories and the new order
will only allow three of those, B, C and D, according to Norbert Schürer, chair of the academic senate. The senate also questioned whether certain campus specific requirements should be reconsidered. Provost Brian Jersky offered additional background during the meeting, pointing out that the university currently has over 700 different general education courses. see UNDERGRAD, page 3
[The system] is too static. It pushes every student into this one-sizefits-all model and that’s why I think students are not satisfied. It’s not really effective.”
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Burkhard Englert, Computer engineering and computer science department chair
Annual People’s State of the City drew a large crowd and challenged city council. By James Chow
Senior News Assistant
When Jedi Jimenez approached the podium at the People’s State of the City Thursday, he faced hundreds of Long Beach residents, crammed shoulder to shoulder in the pews of the First Congregational Church located downtown. Attendees shared one unifying goal: to take their city’s issues head on. When Jimenez finally spoke, he didn’t just ask for the crowd’s attention — he commanded it. “Over the past year, our country has faced some of the biggest threats to our values of democracy, inclusion and justice,” he said to the audience. “So, you would think that our city leaders would respond with more than just words.” Jimenez, an emcee at the event, has been involved with People’s State of the City since its inception in 2012. He related to Long Beach’s city-wide problems just as every resident in the congregation hall. Waving his arms like a deejay, Jimenez gestured back and forth with the audience. Jimenez felt comfortable with the Long Beach residents, who he considers his people. When he chanted “Long Beach,” the crowd chanted along with him. When he, with fervor in his voice, pointed out city wrongdoings, the audience booed to his cadence. Despite the differences in religions and demographics within the crowd, they could all agree ‘the people won’t be denied,’ as stated by the flier for the event. The People’s State of the City event took place March 1 and covered a wide range of community issues including hotel employee abuse, homelessness, K-12 see STATE, page 2