By Marion Gil |Staff Writer| “We have a scarcity of water everywhere, but what we do have is a lot of talk about water everywhere these days.” David Nahai, president of David Nahai consulting services was the keynote speaker at a forum on California’s water crisis on Tuesday, Nov.12, in Los Angeles. The forum was held to bring attention to the causes of the water crisis and to discuss potential solutions, with many environmentalists and water conservation advocates gathering to discuss their ideas. Evidence of the crisis can be seen in the Owens and Colorado rivers, with the Owens river having already dried up and the Colorado river beginning to suffer water shortages according to … [Read more...] about Forum generates water saving ideas
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New Chancellor addresses the future of the CSU
By Aimee Villalpando |Staff Writer| The new CSU Chancellor, Timothy P. White, visited CSUSB on May 7 and May 8 and spoke on the current state and future of the CSU system. White met with individual groups and hosted an open forum for students, faculty and staff. White gave a 20-minute speech describing his general focus as new chancellor, which was emphasized in his responses to the Q&A segment that followed. The most popular topic of discussion was the possible transition of CSUSB’s quarter system into a semester system. White claimed that although he previously had advocated for the adoption of semester systems over quarter systems, he had not pushed this … [Read more...] about New Chancellor addresses the future of the CSU
CSU trustee visits CSUSB
By Marysol Guzman |Staff Writer| A student CSU trustee, Cipriano Vargas, met with students in an open forum on Jan. 24 to speak about concerns within the CSU system. The event took place in the Student Union where roughly over 20 students and faculty attended. One issue Vargas mentioned was the new proposed 2013-14 state budget that will aid higher education against high tuition fees. He assured a non-tuition increase for the next four years if the proposal passes sometime in May or June. Vargas also talked about student accessibility through online classes and open courses. This would allow busy students with full-time jobs to graduate on time along with allowing the older generation … [Read more...] about CSU trustee visits CSUSB