Schwarzenegger goes back to The Beach – 8/30/06
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger makes a surprise visit to campus during the first week of the fall semester.
Two CSULB students die in car crash – 10/31/06
Two Cal State Long Beach students, Priscilla Cruces and Angela Rose Reyes, were killed in a car accident on the 605 Freeway.
Sexual assault incident occurs near dormitories – 11/6/06
A female student was sexually assaulted while walking from Parkside Commons to the Los Alamitos Dormitory. One sexual assault and three attempts were reported by women within a one-month period.
Students arrested for explosive devices – 11/7/06
Three Long Beach State athletes were arrested for using what police dubbed as dry ice explosive devices in Parking Structure 2. Charges against the students were dropped.
Civil rights group investigates professor – 11/13/06
The Southern Poverty Law Center investigated psychology professor Kevin MacDonald, accusing him of anti-Semitism.
Former 49er athlete sentenced – 2/7/07
An 18-year-old former student-athlete was sentenced to probation and 250 hours of community service. She was one of nine black teenagers convicted of felony assault for beating three white women in Bixby Knolls on Oct. 31.
Student leaves behind smiling memories – 2/21/07
Cal State Long Beach student Christopher James Northy was killed in a car crash on the 91 and the 710 Freeway interchange.
Library books will be limited, inaccessible – 2/26/07
There was limited to no access to all of the books on the second and third floors – which is approximately 66 percent of the total amount of books in the University Library – starting mid-March.
CSULB says yes, we want a rec center – 3/5/07
After years of planning and months of debate, students voted yes in a referendum election to build a recreation center. It is set to open in 2010.
Bacterial meningitis case found in Los Alamitos dormitory – 3/7/07
A female student in Los Alamitos dormitory contracted bacterial meningitis.
THE MADNESS BEGINS: LBSU wins Big West Tournament – 3/12/07
Long Beach State men’s basketball team took the Big West Championship title, earning a spot in the NCAA Tournament against Tennessee.
Long Beach State jilted at the Big Dance – 3/19/07
LBSU falls hard to Tennessee 121-86 in Columbus, Ohio. The best season in years ends for the men’s basketball team.
CSU faculty union authorizes strikes – 3/22/07
The California Faculty Association (CFA) announced its authorization to conduct two-day rolling strikes throughout the 23-campus California State University (CSU) system.
CSULB’s KKJZ gets a new boss – 3/29/07
The on-campus radio station KKJZ (88.1) will begin operating for new management Global Jazz, Inc. under a 10-year contract.
Monson is the new men’s basketball coach at LBSU – 4/9/07
Despite a Big West win and a trip to the NCAA Tournament, former men’s basketball head coach Larry Reynolds’ contract was not renewed by LBSU. Less than one month later, Dan Monson was named the new coach for the team.
CFA votes ‘yes’ on tentative salary agreement – 5/8/07
After months of contract discussions and threats of statewide two-day strikes throughout the entire CSU system, the California Faculty Association and the CSU administration reached an agreement on terms for the new faculty contract.
