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Award • Betsy
Decyk, the longest-serving lecture member
of the Cal State Long Beach Academic
Senate, has been selected as the recipient
of the 2005 Nicholas Perkins Hardeman
Academic Leadership Award. Decyk joined
CSULB in 1984 as a full-time lecturer
in philosophy.
Recognition • CSULB has been ranked No. 8 in the nation among
colleges and universities that conferred the most bachelor’s degrees
on minority students in 2003-04, according to the most recent “Top 100” list
released by Black Issues in Higher Education. The rankings are based on data
from the U.S. Department of Education. In all, 14 California State University
campuses made the list.
Award • Marianne Venieris, executive director for
the Center for International Trade and Transportation at CSULB, received
the 2005 Stanley T. Olafson Award at the recent Foreign Trade Association
annual World Trade Week luncheon and trade fair held in Los Angeles. The
Olafson award is the highest honor an individual can receive in the local
international trade community.
Sports • For the third consecutive
year, CSULB finished in second place in the annual Big West Conference
Commissioner’s Cup. The 49ers ended the year with 1,640 total points
for an average score of 126.2.
The 49ers had an impressive spring to finish in second place, winning Big West
titles in softball and women’s tennis and finishing second in baseball
and women’s golf. To determine the champion, total points are summed
and divided by the number of championships in which each institution competes.
The Cup is then awarded to the school with the highest average
Courts • Grammy-winning rapper Lil’ Kim was
sentenced Wednesday to a year and a day in prison and fined $50,000 for
lying to a federal grand jury to protect friends involved in a 2001 shootout
outside a Manhattan radio station. While many rappers have served time
in prison, Lil’ Kim is the first big-name female to do so
Olympics • London prevailed Wednesday — upsetting
Paris to secure the 2012 Olympics. The British capital overcame its cross-Channel
opponent 54-50 on the fourth ballot of the International Olympic Committee
vote, capping the most glamorous and hotly contested bid race in Olympic
history. London got the Olympics for the first time since 1948, while Paris
was frustrated for a third time in 20 years. It hasn’t held the games
since 1924. |
