Daily 49er, October 24, 2016

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VOL. LXVIII, ISSUE 28 | OCTOBER 24, 2016

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LONG BEACH

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SUSTAINABILITY

Batteries not included CSULB hosts a panel about renewable energy. By Ivette Manriquez Staff writer

Photo illustration by Lindsey Maeda

CSU system proposes first tuition increase in five years The potential increase would be expected to bring in $77.7 million in revenue. By Miranda Andrade-Ceja Managing Editor

Undergraduate tuition per Academic Year for full-time students (6.1 or more units) $6000 $5,472

$5000

News of a potential Cal State University tuition increase broke on Facebook after California State Student Association advocacy officer Sarah Bentley posted a status detailing the proposed cost hike on Thursday. CSSA is a student-advocacy organization that lobbies in Sacramento each year for the CSU system. There is an optional payment of a $2 CSSA fee on MyCSULB to support the efforts. So far, there has not been a mass email sent to students informing them of the possible hike. The tuition increase would be implemented for the 2017-2018 school year. With this hike, full time undergraduate programs would see cost increases up to $270 per year, credential programs would see costs up to $312 per year and graduate programs would see hikes up to $438 per year. The proposal will be discussed at the Board of Trustees meeting Nov. 15-16 at the CSU Office of the Chancellor in downtown Long Beach.

$5,742

$4000 $3000 $2000 $1000 0

Current rate

Potential rate

Dollar change = $270

* Proposed tuition increase would be implemented for the 2017-2018 school year. Source: The California State University Office of the Chancellor Photos: stock.adobe.com

see TUITION page 2

New batteries with a greater amount of energy storage could be the solution to the high demand of electricity during peak hours, according to a panel on renewable energy solutions held at Cal State Long Beach Thursday night. “Renewable Energy Solutions...Batteries Not Included”, which took place at the The Pointe inside the Walter Pyramid, let engineering students discuss renewable energy with industry professionals. The panel began with Josh Gerber, manager of Advanced Technology Integration at San Diego Gas and Electric. SDGE is a regulated public utility that provides service to over three million consumers through 1.4 million electric meters and approximately 900,000 gas meters in San Diego and Orange County. Gerber said that a lot of that energy is managed by the California Independent System Operators, a company that administers the flow of electricity for about 80 percent of the lines of high voltage transmission and long distance in California and a small amount of Nevada. SDGE is currently working on the “Expedited Storage Project,” which, according to Gerber, is a larger battery four times the size of their current one. Gerber said that it will be easier to replace less efficient gaps with essentially zero carbon resources by creating bigger energy storages found in this battery. Jeniffer Didlo, president of Applied Energy Systems Southland and AES Hawaii, said that AES generates electricity for

see ENERGY page 3

LGBT

Another perfect score for Long Beach The city of Long Beach earns another perfect score from the Human Rights Campaign.

By Monica Gallardo Staff Writer

Rainbow crosswalks, an annual lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans pride festival and a mayor who openly identifies as gay — these are some of the reasons why the Human Rights Campaign has repeatedly acknowledged the city of Long Beach for its LGBT friendliness.

Since its inauguration in 2012, the Municipal Equality Index from the HRC has evaluated cities across the country on their laws, policies and services for the LGBT community. For the fifth straight year, Long Beach received a perfect score on its MEI scorecard. The scorecard was broken into five sections. The categories deal with the city’s non-discrimination laws, municipality as an employer, mu-

nicipal services, law enforcement and the city’s relationship with the LGBT community. Long Beach received additional points on its scorecard for its services offered to LGBT youth and those living with HIV or AIDS and for electing an openly LGBT municipal leader, Mayor Robert Garcia. Long Beach resident Miguel Vargas, a self-identified gay man, said it’s no surprise that the city received another perfect score on

its MEI. “We have so many places here in Long Beach that cater to LGBT [identifying people]. We have church services, sports leagues, support groups — [and] the nightlife is great.” A prominent resource is The Center Long Beach on Fourth Street. In addition to a library,

see SCORE, page 2


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