Vol. LIX, Issue 789 www.daily49er.com Monday, November 17, 2014
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Walter  Pyramid  revamped
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LBSU  Women’s  Basketball  wins  season  opener PAGE 12
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CALIFORNIA Â STATE Â UNIVERSITY, Â LONG Â BEACH
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Success comes with a fee The CSU Board of Trustees has recommended new guidelines for student success fees. BY  GREG  DIAZ Print  Manager
Students,  faculty  and  administra- tors  from  multiple  Cal  State  University  campuses  converged  in  Long  Beach  to  discuss  the  merits  and  implementa- tion  of  the  controversial  student  suc- cess  fees  at  the  CSU  Board  of  Trustees  meeting  on  Thursday.   Amid  the  sounds  of  protest  from  the  Students  for  Quality  Education  ema- nating  from  just  outside  the  chamber  doors,  the  BOT  revealed  recommenda- tions  for  the  future  of  student  success  fees  after  the  conclusion  of  its  two- month  study  looking  into  the  fee’s  ef- fects.   The  recommendations  discussed  by  the  Working  Group  Report  on  Student  Success  Fees  include  the  possibility  of  the  fees  needing  a  binding  majority  vote  by  the  students  who  would  be  af- fected,  a  proposal  that  the  cost  of  the  fee  and  the  uses  of  that  money  would  have  to  be  agreed  upon  by  the  campus  president  and  a  student  fee  advisory  board  and  an  idea  that  any  new  student  success  fees  could  be  repealed  by  stu- dent  vote  after  a  period  of  six  years.   “Throughout  my  participation  in  the  Work  Group,  I  wanted  to  ensure  that  students  would  be  at  the  forefront  of  the  campus  decision  making  process,  starting  with  the  inception  of  a  suc- cess  fee,  continuing  with  the  allocation  of  the  fee  revenue  and  ensuring  the  transparency  of  the  process,â€?  Student  Trustee  Talar  Alexarian  said.  Â
SARAH BOREAN | DAILY 49ER
Homecoming packs the pyramid Students  go  wild  during  the  sec- ond  half  of  Saturday’s  Homecom- ing  game  in  the  Walter  Pyramid,  above.  Long  Beach  State  beat  San  Francisco  State  University  74-Â64.  Left,  LBSU  forward  David  Samuels  attempts  a  layup  in  Saturday’s  home  opener.  He  ¿QLVKHG ZLWK SRLQWV DQG VHYHQ rebounds  in  23  minutes. Â
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MICHAEL ARES | DAILY 49ER
Beach2O stations seek to address need to drink green The sale of water bottles at 49er shops on campus increased slightly since last year. BY  AMY  PATTON Assistant  News  Editor
The  sale  of  bottled  water  at  49er  convenience  stores  has  increased  by  3  percent  since  last  year,  despite  the Â
PDVV LQVWDOODWLRQ RI ZDWHU UHÂżOO VWD- tions,  or  Beach2O,  at  Cal  State  Univer- sity  Long  Beach.   2YHU UHÂżOO VWDWLRQV KDYH EHHQ LQ- stalled  since  their  introduction  to  the  campus  three  years  ago,  and  18  have  been  installed  since  July  this  year,  said  Paul  Wingco,  the  energy  and  sustain- ability  manager  at  CSULB.  “We  are  trying  to  promote  sustain- ability  on  campus,â€?  Wingco  said.  “It  is  another  step  towards  helping  the  envi- ronment.â€? From  Aug.  1,  2013  to  Oct.  31,  2013,  CSULB  convenience  stores  sold  39,633  bottles  of  water.  This  year,  46, Â
951  bottles  of  water  were  sold  from  Aug.  1to  Oct  31,  said  K ierstin  Stickney,  the  Marketing  and  Communications  Director  for  the  49er  shops.  $OWKRXJK WKH LQGRRU UHÂżOO VWDWLRQV WUDFN WKH QXPEHU RI UHÂżOOV RQ HDFK PD- chine,  there  is  no  central  system  track- LQJ WKH WRWDO QXPEHU RI ERWWOHV ÂżOOHG 7KH PDFKLQH RQ WKH ERWWRP Ă€RRU RI the  Student  Wellness  and  Recreation  &HQWHU KDV ÂżOOHG ZDWHU ERWWOHV RYHU thousand  times. “I  don’t  see  the  point  in  buying  bot- tles  from  school‌  there  are  so  many  UHÂżOO VWDWLRQV RQ FDPSXV LW VHHPV pointless,â€?  Sabrina  Curry,  a  senior Â
graphic  design  major,  said.   “I  think  WKH UHÂżOO VWDWLRQV DUH RQH RI WKH PRVW important  things  on  campus.â€? In  the  convenience  stores,  Beach  Water  costs  $1.25  for  a  small  bottle  and  $1.50  for  a  large.  A  20oz.  Dasani  bottle  costs  $1.50,  and  $2.49  for  a  liter.  Smart  Water  costs  $1.99  for  a  23  oz.  bottle  and  $2.69  for  a  liter.  “It  doesn’t  make  sense  how  high  water  prices  on  campus  are,â€?  Lauren  Chamber- lain,  a  senior  health  science  major,  said.  ³5HÂżOOLQJ ERWWOHV ZLOO VDYH \RX PRQH\ and  it’s  more  convenient  to  slip  it  in  your  EDJ DQG ÂżOO LW DV \RX QHHG LQVWHDG RI EX\- ing  bottles  throughout  the  day.â€?
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