DAILY 49ER California State University, Long Beach
Vol. LXVII, Issue 64
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Wednesday, January 27, 2016
P hotos by K aren Sawyer | Daily 49er
CFA and USUEU members sang to the Board of Trustees at the BOT meeting on Jan. 26 at the Dumke Auditorium. CFA has asked for a 5 percent salary increase, while Chancellor Timothy P. White offered 2 percent. The CFA voted in favor of a strike in Oct. 2015 should the negotiations for a 5 percent increase fail.
Chancellor preaches to the choir California State University leadership talked future plans while the faculty union sang. By Sara DeLeon Staff Writer
Chancellor Timothy White hosts an open panel with the public at the Walter Pyramid on Jan. 21. White has offered a 2 percent faculty salary increase, but the California Faculty Association maintained they will not accept less than 5 percent at the Board of Trustees meeting on Jan. 26 at the Dumke Auditorium.
In another attempt to get their point across to the California State University Board of Trustees and Chancellor Timothy P. White, the California Faculty Association statewide officers found a way not to be tuned out: a short and sweet bluesy tune. The BOT held a meeting Tuesday
morning at the Dumke Auditorium in Long Beach to hear the chancellor’s State of the State University presentation and to discuss the Finance Committee’s take on the CSU Academic Sustainability Plan. One of the most controversial issues in the sustainability study is the task force’s recommendation to increase student tuition automatically with the rate of inflation, which generally ranges between 1 and 4 percent each year. The task force’s report calls for annual tuition increases to “maintain the purchasing power of the revenue collected and mitigate future large, unplanned tuition increases in response to state budget reductions in the face of economic uncertainty.” CSU students need not fear tuition increases next year, however, as the
Governor’s budget proposal included an additional $148 million into the CSU General Fund. The extra funding was added to maintain the current tuition levels for the 2016-17 academic year. The last CSU tuition increase came before the 2011-12 academic year. Tuition increased that year by $1,032 to its current annual cost of $5,472. During the Committee on Collective Bargaining, CFA President Jennifer Eagan spoke briefly about how the chancellor is talking the talk but not walking the walk. “You sound like you are on our side, the side of the faculty, staff and students and our families, but your actions cut
see CHANCELLOR, page 2
New conference, new opportunity The 49ers are one of six non PAC-12 schools that will leave the MPSF and join the Golden Coast Conference. By Will Hernandez Assistant Sports Editor
It has been 24 years since the Long Beach State men’s water polo team made the NCAA tournament, but that soon may change. The team announced that it will leave the ultra-competitive Mountain Pacific Sports Federation and join the newly-formed Golden Coast Conference
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for men’s water polo starting in 2016. “The switch to the Golden Coast allows us an opportunity to compete for an additional automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament,” LBSU media relations director Roger Kirk said. “It also stands to think that the new conference will be more competitive top to bottom.” The 49ers are one of six former MPSF teams that will leave the conference and become charter members in the GCC. Pepperdine, San Jose State, UC Irvine, UC Santa Barbara and University of Pacific will join LBSU. The conference was originally formed for women’s water polo in 2014 when the six Big West teams left MPSF, Ben H ammerton | Daily 49er
see WATER POLO, page 6
Arts & Life 4
Head coach Gavin Arroyo owns a 168-133 overall record in his 10 years in charge of LBSU. He went 20-56 in the MPSF during that time.
Opinions 6
Sports 8