Commencement Ceremonies around the Cal State System: Part 1 - From Bakersfield to Humboldt

I would like to take the time to go ahead and disseminate where all the different ceremonies in the Cal State system will be held. I should have posted this a while back, but I was a bit occupied, to say the least.

Note: as of this blog, some of the ceremonies were already held. The Bedlam will still post them anyway, as well as some highlights from the ceremonies (if I have the time before mine's tomorrow).

CSU Bakersfield

Humanities and Social Sciences - Friday June 6, Saturday June 7
CSUB Amphitheatre, 7:15 a.m.

Education - Friday, June 6
Icardo Activities Center, 12:00 p.m.

Natural Science and Mathematics - Saturday, June 7
Icardo Activities Center, 2:30 p.m.

Business and Public Administration - Friday, June 6
Icardo Activities Center, 4:00 p.m.

CSU Channel Islands

All Majors - Saturday, May 17, 2008
9:00 p.m., CSUCI South Quad Lawn

CSU Chico

Graduate School - Friday, May 23, 2008
7:00 p.m., Laxson Auditorium

Agriculture, Business, Behavioral and Social Sciences, Engineering, Computer Science, and Contruction Management - Saturday, May 24, 2008
9:00 a.m., University Stadium

Communication and Education, Humanities and Fine Arts, International and Interdisciplinary Studies, Natural Sciences - Sunday, May 24, 2008
9:00 a.m., University Stadium

CSU Dominguez Hills

Graduate Students - All Majors, Thursday, May 22, 2008
7:00 p.m., Home Depot Center, Tennis Stadium

Undergraduate Students - All Majors, Friday, May 23, 2008
8:00 a.m., Home Depot Center, Soccer Stadium

CSU East Bay

Saturday, June 14, 2008
College of Letters, Arts and Social Sciences - 9 a.m.
College of Business & Economics - 2 p.m.
Ceremonies take place at University Stadium

Sunday, June 15, 2008
Concord Campus - 9 a.m. (Boatwright Sports Complex)

College of Science - 1 p.m.
College of Education & Allied Studies - 5 p.m.
Ceremonies take place at University Stadium.

CSU Fresno

Friday, May 16th
8:30 a.m. College of Engineering (Student Recreation Center) 278-2500
9 a.m. Kremen School of Education (Save Mart Center) 278-0274
10 a.m. Department of Physical Therapy (John Wright Theatre) 278-2625
10 a.m. Department of Math Convocation (Science II Courtyard) 278-2992
10 a.m. Mass Communication and Journalism Ceremony (Satellite Student Union) 278-2087
11 a.m. College of Social Sciences (Student Recreation Center) 278-3013
Noon Nursing Pinning Ceremony (Regency Palace) 380-5733
12:30 p.m. College of Arts & Humanities (Save Mart Center) 278-3056
1 p.m. Masters of Physical Therapy Class of 2008 (Satellite Student Union) 278-2625
1:30 p.m. Recreation Administration & Leisure Studies Celebration (Residence Dining) 278-2838
2 p.m. Army ROTC Commissioning Ceremony (Peters Education Center) 278-5284
2 p.m. College of Agricultural Sciences & Technology (Student Recreation Center) 278-2061
3 p.m. Department of Philosophy (Music Concert Hall) 278-2621
3:30 p.m. Department of Communication (John Wright Theatre) 278-2826
4 p.m. Craig School of Business (Save Mart Center) 278-2482
4 p.m. Department of Communicative Disorders (Satellite Student Union) 278-2423
4:30 p.m. Department of Social Work Education (Student Recreation Center) 278-3992
7:30 p.m. Graduate Degree Hooding Ceremony (Save Mart Center) 278-2448

Saturday, May 17th
9:30 a.m. 97th UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT (Save Mart Center) 278-2741
Noon Counselor Education Graduation Ceremony (Satellite Student Union) 278-0328
Noon International Graduation Celebration (Concert Hall) 278-2782
1 p.m. Air Force ROTC Commissioning Ceremony (Peters Education Center) 278-2593
1 p.m. Department of Psychology (Student Recreation Center) 278-2691
2 p.m. African-American Recognition Program (Save Mart Center) 278-1787
5 p.m. University High School (Student Recreation Center) 278-8263
6 p.m. Latino Commencement Celebration (Save Mart Center) 278-3013


CSU Fullerton

Saturday, May 17, 2008
8:00 a.m., University Lawn
College of the Arts
College of Business & Economics: Finance, Management, Entrepreneurship, Entertainment/ Tourism
College of Communications
College of Humanities and Social Sciences: Sociology and Gerontology, Philosophy / Afro-Ethnic Studies / Asian American Studies / Chicana, Chicano Studies, Geography and Environmental Studies, History and European Studies, Psychology,Women's Studies, Modern Languages, TESOL and Latin American Studies


Sunday, May 18, 2008
8:00 a.m. University Lawn
College of Business & Economics: Masters, Accounting, Marketing, International Business, ISDS, Economics
College of Education
College of Engineering and Computer Science
College of Health and Human Development
College of Humanities and Social Sciences: Political Science, Public Administration, and Criminal Justice, Anthropology, American Studies and Comparative Religion, English, Comparative Literature and Linguistics, Liberal Studies

Humboldt State University

Commencement Times: Saturday, May 17, 2008
8:30 a.m. - College of Natural Resources and Sciences
Noon - College of Professional Studies
3:30 p.m. - College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
All ceremonies held at the Redwood Bowl.

Part 2 coming up!

Commencement Ceremonies around the Cal State System: Part 1 - From Bakersfield to Humboldt

I would like to take the time to go ahead and disseminate where all the different ceremonies in the Cal State system will be held. I should have posted this a while back, but I was a bit occupied, to say the least.

Note: as of this blog, some of the ceremonies were already held. The Bedlam will still post them anyway, as well as some highlights from the ceremonies (if I have the time before mine's tomorrow).

CSU Bakersfield

Humanities and Social Sciences - Friday June 6, Saturday June 7
CSUB Amphitheatre, 7:15 a.m.

Education - Friday, June 6
Icardo Activities Center, 12:00 p.m.

Natural Science and Mathematics - Saturday, June 7
Icardo Activities Center, 2:30 p.m.

Business and Public Administration - Friday, June 6
Icardo Activities Center, 4:00 p.m.

CSU Channel Islands

All Majors - Saturday, May 17, 2008
9:00 p.m., CSUCI South Quad Lawn

CSU Chico

Graduate School - Friday, May 23, 2008
7:00 p.m., Laxson Auditorium

Agriculture, Business, Behavioral and Social Sciences, Engineering, Computer Science, and Contruction Management - Saturday, May 24, 2008
9:00 a.m., University Stadium

Communication and Education, Humanities and Fine Arts, International and Interdisciplinary Studies, Natural Sciences - Sunday, May 24, 2008
9:00 a.m., University Stadium

CSU Dominguez Hills

Graduate Students - All Majors, Thursday, May 22, 2008
7:00 p.m., Home Depot Center, Tennis Stadium

Undergraduate Students - All Majors, Friday, May 23, 2008
8:00 a.m., Home Depot Center, Soccer Stadium

CSU East Bay

Saturday, June 14, 2008
College of Letters, Arts and Social Sciences - 9 a.m.
College of Business & Economics - 2 p.m.
Ceremonies take place at University Stadium

Sunday, June 15, 2008
Concord Campus - 9 a.m. (Boatwright Sports Complex)

College of Science - 1 p.m.
College of Education & Allied Studies - 5 p.m.
Ceremonies take place at University Stadium.

CSU Fresno

Friday, May 16th
8:30 a.m. College of Engineering (Student Recreation Center) 278-2500
9 a.m. Kremen School of Education (Save Mart Center) 278-0274
10 a.m. Department of Physical Therapy (John Wright Theatre) 278-2625
10 a.m. Department of Math Convocation (Science II Courtyard) 278-2992
10 a.m. Mass Communication and Journalism Ceremony (Satellite Student Union) 278-2087
11 a.m. College of Social Sciences (Student Recreation Center) 278-3013
Noon Nursing Pinning Ceremony (Regency Palace) 380-5733
12:30 p.m. College of Arts & Humanities (Save Mart Center) 278-3056
1 p.m. Masters of Physical Therapy Class of 2008 (Satellite Student Union) 278-2625
1:30 p.m. Recreation Administration & Leisure Studies Celebration (Residence Dining) 278-2838
2 p.m. Army ROTC Commissioning Ceremony (Peters Education Center) 278-5284
2 p.m. College of Agricultural Sciences & Technology (Student Recreation Center) 278-2061
3 p.m. Department of Philosophy (Music Concert Hall) 278-2621
3:30 p.m. Department of Communication (John Wright Theatre) 278-2826
4 p.m. Craig School of Business (Save Mart Center) 278-2482
4 p.m. Department of Communicative Disorders (Satellite Student Union) 278-2423
4:30 p.m. Department of Social Work Education (Student Recreation Center) 278-3992
7:30 p.m. Graduate Degree Hooding Ceremony (Save Mart Center) 278-2448

Saturday, May 17th
9:30 a.m. 97th UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT (Save Mart Center) 278-2741
Noon Counselor Education Graduation Ceremony (Satellite Student Union) 278-0328
Noon International Graduation Celebration (Concert Hall) 278-2782
1 p.m. Air Force ROTC Commissioning Ceremony (Peters Education Center) 278-2593
1 p.m. Department of Psychology (Student Recreation Center) 278-2691
2 p.m. African-American Recognition Program (Save Mart Center) 278-1787
5 p.m. University High School (Student Recreation Center) 278-8263
6 p.m. Latino Commencement Celebration (Save Mart Center) 278-3013


CSU Fullerton

Saturday, May 17, 2008
8:00 a.m., University Lawn
College of the Arts
College of Business & Economics: Finance, Management, Entrepreneurship, Entertainment/ Tourism
College of Communications
College of Humanities and Social Sciences: Sociology and Gerontology, Philosophy / Afro-Ethnic Studies / Asian American Studies / Chicana, Chicano Studies, Geography and Environmental Studies, History and European Studies, Psychology,Women's Studies, Modern Languages, TESOL and Latin American Studies


Sunday, May 18, 2008
8:00 a.m. University Lawn
College of Business & Economics: Masters, Accounting, Marketing, International Business, ISDS, Economics
College of Education
College of Engineering and Computer Science
College of Health and Human Development
College of Humanities and Social Sciences: Political Science, Public Administration, and Criminal Justice, Anthropology, American Studies and Comparative Religion, English, Comparative Literature and Linguistics, Liberal Studies

Humboldt State University

Commencement Times: Saturday, May 17, 2008
8:30 a.m. - College of Natural Resources and Sciences
Noon - College of Professional Studies
3:30 p.m. - College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
All ceremonies held at the Redwood Bowl.

Part 2 coming up!

Doctors: Ted Kennedy has malignant brain tumor

In the words of Homer Simpson... "Awwwww...crap."

BOSTON, Massachusetts (CNN) -- U.S. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy has a malignant brain tumor, doctors treating him at Massachusetts General Hospital said Tuesday.

Kennedy, 76, was hospitalized Saturday morning after suffering a seizure at his family's compound at Hyannisport, Massachusetts.

"Preliminary results from a biopsy of the brain identified the cause of the seizure as a malignant glioma in the left parietal lobe," according to a statement from the doctors treating the senator.

Malignant glioma is the most common primary brain tumor, accounting for more than half of the 18,000 primary malignant brain tumors diagnosed each year in the United States, according to the National Cancer Institute. Learn more about Kennedy's condition »

White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said President Bush was "deeply saddened" by the news and would keep the senator in his prayers.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she was confident Kennedy would get through his health crisis.

"Sen. Kennedy has been a fighter all his life," she said.

"He is a fighter -- a fighter for our children, for our workers, for our seniors. He is a champion fighting for health care for all Americans.

"I know that that fighting spirit will hold him in good stead in the challenge that he faces now."

Kennedy had surgery in October to clear his carotid artery in hopes of preventing a stroke.

In recent days, the powerful Democrat appeared in fine health. On Friday, he took part in a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new maritime learning center in New Bedford, Massachusetts.

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The usual course of treatment for Kennedy's type of tumor includes radiation and chemotherapy, said a statement from Dr. Lee Schwamm, vice chairman of the Department of Neurology at Massachusetts General Hospital, and Dr. Larry Ronan, primary care physician at the hospital.

"Decisions regarding the best course of treatment for Sen. Kennedy will be determined after further testing and analysis," the doctors continued. Watch CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta describe treatment options »

"Sen. Kennedy will remain at Massachusetts General Hospital for the next couple of days according to routine protocol. He remains in good spirits and full of energy."

Kennedy has represented Massachusetts in the Senate since 1962. He is one of only six senators in U.S. history to serve more than 40 years. He is known as a liberal champion of social issues such as health care, family leave and the minimum wage. Watch CNN's Bill Schneider assess Kennedy's sway over the Democratic Party »

Senate Democrats and Republicans were in their weekly closed policy lunches in the Capitol when the news of Kennedy's diagnosis broke.

Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada announced the news to his Democratic colleagues. The wind was taken out of the room, said one senator. There was "stunned silence," said another.


Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Illinois, a close friend of Kennedy's, released a statement saying, "Ted Kennedy has spent his life caring for those in need. Now it's time for those who love Ted and his family to care for them and join in prayer to give them strength."

New Jersey Democratic Sen. Frank Lautenberg said, "Ted Kennedy makes the Senate the place that it is, and has for so many years."

Curses! And my day was starting to look good... TT_TT

Oregon State is pathetic at baseball.

And you have the nerve to call yourselves defending national champions. What a flat-out lie. Enjoy the off-season after having your dream to defend your title crushed on our watch.
Muhuhuhuhuhuhahahahaaaah!!!

Dirtbags Two-Hit Oregon State 10-0
Pitching Staff Records Seventh Shutout
Danny Espinosa's three hits drove in four runs.

May 19, 2008

Box Score
LONG BEACH-- Danny Espinosa drove in four runs and the pitching staff combined on a two-hit shutout as No. 18-ranked Long Beach State (35-18) crushed visiting Oregon State (25-24) 10-0 on Monday evening.
Jordan Casas added three hits, as did Espinosa, who went 3-for-4 with a three-run double and an RBI triple.
Tyler Topp (2-2) and Dustin Rasco combined to retire nine in a row from the second until the fifth as LBSU took a 9-0 lead paced by eight runs in the second and third innings. Rasco went the first 1.2 innings, allowing a single hit, before Topp went the next 4.1 innings for the win, allowing a single hit in the fifth.
Anthony Carrillo (seventh) and Jason Markovitz (eighth) followed with perfect innings, before David Brown walked a batter and closed out the night. It was the team's seventh shutout of the season, one from the school-record, and fourth on a weekday.
The Dirtbags scored three times in the second to lead 3-0. A failed pickoff to first base with the bases loaded plated two, before an RBI groundout by Zach Barger made it 3-0.
A five-run third followed to make it 8-0 as LBSU sent 17 men to plate over the second and third innings.
A three-run double by Espinosa in the third then made it 6-0 as Tanner Robles (3-2) gave up the first six runs (five earned) on eight hits. Barger's sacrifice fly then made it 7-0, before an RBI single by Devin Lohman made it 8-0. An RBI triple by Espinosa made it 9-0. Brandon Godfrey had two hits and two walks, driving in the 10th run in the eighth.
Weekdays have been especially good for Dirtbag "staff nights", as LBSU pitchers have combined on two one-hitters (at San Diego State and against Harvard), a five-hitter (Fresno State) and a six-hitter (LMU).
The regular season ends this weekend with CS Fullerton on Friday and Saturday at 6:30 p.m. and Sunday at 1 p.m. Regional site announcements are Sunday at 4 p.m. Pacific, while the full 64-team bracket will be announced on Memorial Day at 9:30 a.m.