More Empty Stomaches Coming to the Dining Hall

More on-campus residents are finding out about the RLC's famous dining hall.

Residents from Parkside Commons and Residence Commons are migrating to the Residential Learning College cafeteria to have lunch and dinner. One of the main reasons why the RLC dining hall is becoming popular is because the food is made right when you order. As opposed to the on-campus dining halls where food is pre-made, the RLC dining hall is freshly cooked right in front of you. Although the selections from all dining halls are the same but run on different cycles, the RLC dining hall has a more appealing quality. It is newly remodeled, much cleaner, has a more comfortable style of dining, and cable television.

The busiest time at the RLC dining hall is dinnertime on Thursday nights for its Mexican food: tacos, burritos, chips, and salsa. On-campus residents are discovering when the best food is being served on what day. However, this could be a problem at the grill section of the cafeteria. There are usually one or two chefs serving about 150 kids a day. Having more residents at the dining hall will result in a longer wait at the grill selection.

"We are aware that Thursday nights are our busiest," said Jenny Lew, associate director of the Residential Dining Service. "But sometimes we don't know when the dining hall will be busy. That's our biggest concern. We're looking into what we can do about this potential problem."

For now, the dining hall staff will try their best to accomodate however many residents eat at their cafeteria. They will continue their original ways of running the cafeteria until it becomes a bigger issue to resolve.

Flu Update

Free H1N1 flu vaccinations were given for all CSULB Residents & RLC Residents in early November.

At Los Cerritos Lobby between November 4th through the 6th, residents living in the residence halls were vaccinated with no cost.

"We are seeing an increasing number of ill students, but we've had no major breakouts with any of our athletic teams, in student housing or in campus fraternity or sorority houses," Dr. Michael Carbuto, CSULB's director of student health services, said. "But I believe we're ready if anything major happens. We have our plans in place and are ready to go with them if need be."

H1N1 Vaccine is still available in Student Health Services Room 118 on:

Mondays & Tuesdays 8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Patients must bring a Government Issued Photo ID or College Photo ID to ALL appointments at the Student Health Services and Health Resource Center.

H1N1 Vaccine will be available until the current supply is exhausted.

For more information, please call 562-985-2727 or visit the Student Health Services Web site.

Thanksgiving Break Information

Register to Stay
The residence halls will remain open for residents during the Thanksgiving break. Those who wish to stay in the halls, must register at their hall office by 12:00 noon on Tueseday, November 24, 2009 at no extra charge.

Important
The university does not recommend or encourage residents to stay over the break. Security is a concern and each resident who chooses to stay assumes full responsibility for his or her personal safety and agrees to abide by all regulations. Guests are not permitted in the halls during the break period. The Parkside laundry room will be closed until 12:00 noon on Sunday, November 29th. If you have any questions, your Residence Coordinator will be in his/her apartment.

Mail Service
During the Thanksgiving break, the hall offices will not be holding regular office hours. Residence Commons, Parkside Commons, and RLC offices will only be open from 10:00am to 12:00 noon on Friday and Saturday for residents to pick up their mail. The Residence Coordinators are available for emergency calls only.

Meal Schedule
This is a reminder that the last meal served before Thanksgiving break is lunch on Wednesday, November 25 and the first meal served after the break is breakfast on Monday, November 30, 2009.

Personal Property
For your protection it is very important that all exterior doors remain locked at all times. If you have any particular possessions of concern, it is suggested that you take them with you.

For questions or concerns, please call 562-985-4187 or email here.

Haunted Hallway Hit!

A successful Halloween event of the Haunted Hallway that took place last Thursday left many CSULB students and residents shaking in their boots!

Main director and residential advisor Andrew Hakim set up the haunted maze the night before with the assistance of 10 people, including other RAs, close friends, and RLC residents. Setting up for three hours, they did all they could with the fair amount of props they had.

The middle bridge between the east and west Pacific Hall was the only section being used in the event. Instead of the maze being one long hallway, it was a walk through the individual dorm rooms connected between shared bathrooms.

Gory set ups of simple items such as plastic bags (for condensed space), red lipstick (for blood), and cotton balls (for spiderwebs) put residents and nonresidents in a vulnerable position. Also dark lighting, loud screams, and disturbing skulls aided to the feel of a real haunted maze.

"It was a great event!" said Maria Herane, participant and RLC resident. "I heard residents say they wouldn't be scared but when I jumped out, they would fall to the floor and scream!"

Haunted Hallway Gallery