The Spring 2011 semester welcomed a new version of the Oracle Peoplesoft program used by students and employees at LBCC.
The program has seemingly brought more problems to users than improvements. Peoplesoft often crashes at certain times of the day, as if the site has business hours.
Long Beach is constantly in a state of change. Not all change is easy and all change should be good, right?
In early January, the City Council approved a multi-billion dollar plan that would renovate the Downtown area, attract developers and effectively create thousands of permanent jobs.
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First lady Michelle Obama teamed up with Dr. Jill Biden’s Joining Forces initiative, American Association of Colleges and the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine on Jan 11th in an attempt to combat post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic-brain injury, the first lady hopes to generate more doctors, medical facilities and schools. With the war now over in Iraq, many veterans return home, some with potentially debilitating disorders to fight.
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Goldman Sachs is a financial institution cornerstone despite various economic struggles it and the economy have faced recently. The company has it's eyes on the next possible goliath in the private business sector or at the very least a solid business investment.
As of Jan 1, Senate Bill 48 (SB48) is officially in effect in California and amends California's current education code to include lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender (LGBT), as well as disabled contributions in social studies curriculum for California schools.
In seeking new talent for the Spring dance concert in April, the LBCC dance ensemble will host an audition Wednesday, Jan. 18 at 6 p.m. in the dance studio building-Q 113.
The audition judges will include six teachers and four student choreographers who will select 35 to 70 performers for 10 dance pieces, dancers from all genres are encouraged to try out.
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I have made the decision to hire Dr. Gaither Loewenstein as our next Vice President of Academic Affairs and will present my recommendation to the Board of Trustees at their next meeting January 24, 2012.
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How do you feel about the increase of the student fees?