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The 2015 Queensland Cup season was the 20th season of Queensland's top-level statewide rugby league competition run by the Queensland Rugby League. The competition, known as the Intrust Super Cup due to sponsorship from Intrust Super, featured 14 teams playing a 29-week long season (including finals) from March to September.

The Ipswich Jets won their first premiership after defeating the Townsville Blackhawks 32–20 in the Grand Final at Suncorp Stadium. Wynnum Manly Seagulls'  Patrick Templeman was named the competition's Player of the Year, winning the Courier Mail Medal.

Teams
In 2015, the competition expanded to the 14 teams with the inclusion of the Townsville Blackhawks. Townsville had previously been represented in the competition by the North Queensland Young Guns and Townsville Stingers.

The Canberra Raiders ended their affiliation with the Souths Logan Magpies, who partnered with the Brisbane Broncos. After four seasons without an NRL affiliate, the Sunshine Coast Falcons formed a partnership with the Melbourne Storm.

Ladder

Final series
The Queensland Cup reverted to a six-team finals format in 2015.

Grand Final

Townsville took out the minor premiership in their debut season, losing just three games (one of those to Ipswich). They qualified for their first Grand Final after defeating the PNG Hunters 26–12 in the major semi final. Ipswich, who finished the regular season in 3rd, defeated the Northern Pride 54–26 in the first elimination final. In the minor semi final, they defeated Easts and then upset the Hunters a week later to qualify for their third Grand Final.

First half
Townsville got off to a great start, scoring in the 2nd minute of the game through centre Tom Humble. Ipswich scored their first try in the 19th minute in spectacular fashion, when winger Marmin Barba ran 70 metres before finding his halfback Dane Phillips who scored. The Jets grabbed their second just minutes later when Townsville fullback Jahrome Hughes threw a wayward pass as he was being dragged over the sideline, that was dived on by Barba in the in-goal. Townsville hit back in the 29th minute when winger Zac Santo scored in the right corner. With a minute remaining in the half, Jets' fullback Carlin Anderson sliced through the Blackhawks defence off a scrum to give his side a 10-point lead.

Second half
It took just a minute before the Jets had their fourth try of the game, when captain Keiron Lander latched onto a Phillips grubber. Three minutes later they recorded their fifth try when centre Nemani Valekapa scored in the corner. The Blackhawks finally stemmed the flow of points in the 50th minute when Hughes crossed the try line. An Ipswich penalty goal from right in front extended their lead to 12 with 20 minutes to play. Townsville gave themselves a chance late when Robert Lui grubbered for himself to score in the 73rd minute to see his side trail by just six. A tense final seven minutes followed but Ipswich held on and sealed the win with an 80th minute try to hooker Matt Parcell.

The premiership was the first ever for the Jets, who had gone 30 seasons without success dating back to the Brisbane Rugby League competition. Ipswich second-rower Billy McConnachie was awarded the Duncan Hall Medal for the man of the match.

NRL State Championship

After winning the Grand Final, the Ipswich Jets qualified for the NRL State Championship on NRL Grand Final day. They defeated the Newcastle Knights, the New South Wales Cup premiers, 26–12.

Player statistics
The following statistics are as of the conclusion of the season (including finals).

Leading try scorers

Leading point scorers

QRL Awards
 Courier Mail Medal (Best and Fairest): Patrick Templeman ( Wynnum Manly Seagulls)
 Coach of the Year: Michael Marum ( PNG Hunters)
 Rookie of the Year: Aaron Rockley ( Wynnum Manly Seagulls)
 Representative Player of the Year: Shaun Nona ( Queensland Residents,  Easts Tigers)
 XXXX People's Choice Awards: Wartovo Puara ( PNG Hunters)

Team of the Year

See also

 Queensland Cup
 Queensland Rugby League

References

2015 in Australian rugby league
Queensland Cup

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The Peacock Toilers are back on top of the Moose Jaw High School Junior Girls Volleyball League after a dominating season.
Peacock finished off their campaign with a straight set win (25-15, 25-16) over the Vanier Spirits White on Monday night to wrap up the league playoffs.
"It feels great, our girls worked so hard all season, so it's good to see them repaid for their hard work," said Peacock coach Haylee Biden after Monday's win.
The Toilers finished first in the regular season after losing just six sets throughout the year for a 30-6 record.
Peacock carried their strong season over to the one-night playoffs on Monday, beating the Vanier Spirits Red in straight sets in the semifinal before rolling to their win in the final.
"We went to a lot of tournaments and that helps us for playing more than one game in the night and the girls really seem to thrive on those games, they play better when they have one set under their belt, so it's good that they got to show that off tonight," said Biden.
The key to their success on Monday was passing as Peacock was able to set up their attack with strong passes throughout the night.
Despite being strong right from the start of the year, Biden said they've been able to improve a lot to get to the point they're at.
"When we started, there was a lot of talent in each of them, but the most rewarding thing for me as a coach was saying things to them, seeing them hear me and then be to execute that," she said.
This is the fifth straight junior girls volleyball league championship overall for Peacock.


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The So You Think You Can Dance contestants began tonight's episode by dancing to Let The Groove Get In by Justin Timberlake.
Like last week, the dancers picked their styles from a hat.
Alexa, Derek and Jaja got together for a contemporary routine, choreographed by Stacey Tookey. The dance is about bravery, and Jaja was lauded for her bravery. Each person had to play a character, and Stacey said they'd be successful if they truly felt and portrayed their characters. They danced to All Waters by Perfume Genius. Nigel was all compliments, saying Alexa danced like she was six feet tall, per Stacey's notes. Paula said Jaja is morphing each week into a more accomplished dancer. Jason said everyone danced beautifully.
After last week's votes, Alexa, Jaja and Derek were all safe.
Megz, Moises and Jim and did a hip hop routine about saying 'whatever' to the haters, choreographed by Jaquel Knight. It was about tapping into the performance. They danced to Whuteva by Remy Ma. Paula was confusing in her review - she said Megz gave it her all, and said something about how the guys brought it all but have to take it to the next level. It was confusing. Jason said this wasn't his favorite performance. Nigel said it didn't work for him and he doesn't think Moises can be mean and cruel but has to find it in his dancing.
Jim and Megz are safe, Moises was up for elimination.
Tavares Wilson choreographed JJ, Edson and Yorelis in a jazz routine. They danced to Restart by Sam Smith. Jason said that there was too much looking ahead - part of the dance is looking at your fellow dancers. Nigel said the girls were great. Edson was told to feel his sexuality. Paula told JJ to watch her technique.
JJ and Yorelis were safe, Edson was in danger this week.
Jean Marc Generaux choreographed Asaf and Marissa doing a club cha cha. Their song was +1 by Martin Solveig. Nigel said the dance didn't feel like a cha cha. He thought Marissa did everything that was required of her but didn't use Asaf, who she's supposed to be all about in the dance. Nigel said he heard how hard Asaf worked that week, and wanted him to remember that even the ugliest old caterpillar becomes a beautiful butterfly, although this was not a good routine for him.
Marissa was safe, but Asaf was in danger of elimination.
Gaby, Burim and Ariana were with Sean Cheesman for an African jazz dance. They were portraying slithering animals. Gaby was complimented for getting into character. Ariana was complimented for taking to the dance like a fish to water, and we were told that this dance could show why she was saved. They danced to Gorilla by Lord KraVen. They looked like spiders, then scary monsters. It was oh-my-gosh amazing when the girls used each others' bodies to flip around. They were fierce. FIERCE. Terrifying, in the moment, tribal and fierce. Paula said it was a strong routine. Paula said she loved watching Burim's package, meaning his videotape. She was called out for saying that because it sounded like she was talking about another meaning for that word. She said she knew the ladies were strong before this, but in this dance, they were fierce and precise. Jason said it was one of the best numbers but there were little things here and there to fix. Ariana was told she was powerful. Nigel made a joke about liking Burim's package as well.
Ariana and Burim were in danger, Gaby was safe.
Justin Giles created a contemporary routine for Kate and Neptune. It was about a husband and a wife saying goodbye before the husband leaves for a dangerous job. They danced to Promise by Ben Howard. They were complimented for a great routine with a good show of chemistry between the pair. Paula thought the dance was "really, really nice".
Neptune was safe, but Kate was in danger.
Pharside and Pheonix had Hailee and Virgil, who they'd turn into robots from outer space. It was a hip-hop dance. Hailee was complimented for how well she took to the dance. They took to the stage and performed to Runnin' by Noahplause, and stayed in their characters even during the judging. They earned a standing ovation from the judges. Nigel said these two are the best characters on the show. Jason was equally impressed.
Both Hailee and Virgil were safe.
This means Asaf, Ariana, Burim (street) and Edson, Moises and Kate (stage) were in danger of leaving, and viewers had five minutes to vote on Twitter to save them.
We saw a group dance from Team Stage to For My Help by Hayden Calnin. Team Street then danced to Break Ya Neck by Busta Rhymes.
Twitter saved Ariana and Kate. YESSSSS! Team Ariana!!!!!
The judges saved Asaf and Edson.
This means that Burim and Moises left. Sorry, guys!
But seriously, we are Team Ariana on Less Than Reality. So please text ARIANA to 21523!


More than one in 10 children, in every classroom, are estimated to have an undiagnosed vision problem that is impacting their learning and development, according to the Association of Optometrist (AOP). Realeyes is urging parents to get their children's eye examined as a priority.
Good eyesight is crucial in making sure a child develops to their full potential both at school and socially. It's especially important to look after children's eyes – the eye is still developing throughout early childhood so if problems are treated early, it can make a lasting difference.
It's natural that every parent will have burning questions about their children's eyes. In launching the ABSee campaign the Association of Optometrists is encouraging all children to visit their local optician and have an eye examination. They have put together a leaflet answering some questions that parents may have and our optometrists will be happy to answer the rest.
Children as young as three years old visit Realeyes Opticians to have an eye examination and we can carry out an examination using pictures if they are unable to read. Most children think what they can see is normal and it might not be so it's always a good idea to have their eyes examined regularly from a young age. The test is painless and we'll talk you through the results. Our optometrists often comment on how parents wish they'd brought in a child sooner to have their eyes examined.


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Mastercard and Daraz to promote e-commerce in Sri Lanka
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Mastercard and Daraz have formed a strategic alliance to encourage and reward the use of e-commerce platforms and digital payments in Sri Lanka. The partnership is part of their efforts to support the Sri Lankan government's plans to expand the adoption of digital transactions in the country.
The first stage of the partnership will see shoppers being entitled to additional discounts and privileges on Daraz when paying with their Mastercard credit or debit cards issued in Sri Lanka. This will be over and above the discounts and promotions already on offer on Daraz.
This will also apply to all discounts offered at its recurring weekly campaigns, signature campaigns such as Avurudu Waasi campaign, its fourth year anniversary sale titled 10.10, the Alibaba Group anniversary sale titled 11.11,which is the world's biggest sale in November and its Grand Christmas Sale titled 12.12. These sales can offer discounts of up to 80%, with Mastercard cardholders being offered further discounts.The second stage will see the issuance of co-branded cards which will earn shoppers several exciting benefits such as year-round discounts on Daraz, rewards points, exclusive flagship device unveiling and free shipping.
"We are very pleased to have found a like minded partner in Daraz and I strongly believe forming strategic partnerships such as this will go a long way in not only offering cardholders greater value when transacting online but also help drive the adoption of digital payments," said Rajesh Mani, Country Manager, Sri Lanka and the Maldives, Mastercard."The Central Bank of Sri Lanka has developed a comprehensive roadmap on how it aims to make the country a 'less-cash' society and I firmly believe the private sector has a pivotal role to play in driving customer awareness and understanding, on how to transact online safely and responsibly."
Rakhil Fernando, Managing Director, Daraz Sri Lanka said, "We encourage Mastercard cardholders to avail themselves of this exclusive offer which will offer them the greatest possible discounts from our portfolio of over two million products."

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Chrissy Teigen and John Legend Return to the Grammys Red Carpet for 2020 Ceremony
Chrissy Teigen and John Legend skipped the Grammy Awards last year but walked the red carpet at the 2020 Grammys.
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No enchilada was really going to stop Chrissy Teigen from making it to the 2020 Grammys...
The model and Lip Sync Battle host has arrived on the Grammys red carpet with her husband, current Grammy nominee and former winner John Legend. Teigen wore a bright orange plunging gown by Yanina Couture while Legend arrived in a very cool grey suit with a half-short, half-long jacket, by Alexander McQueen.
The two had skipped the Grammys in 2019 after attending the annual ceremony for seven years in a row. Last week, Teigen, 34, joked on Twitter, "Grammy's in one week. should i go or will my body continue rejecting the enchilada I ate days ago?"
Legend, a 41-year-old EGOT winner, has won 10 Grammys before and is nominated this year for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album for A Legendary Christmas and Best Rap/Sung Performance for being featured with DJ Khaled on "Higher," along with the late Nipsey Hussle.
Legend and Khaled are among several artists who will take part in a Grammy musical tribute to the late rapper, who was shot dead last year.
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Check out a full list of Grammy nominations.
Both John and Chrissy expressed their grief over the death of Kobe Bryant on their way to the show.
"Downtown right now and nothing feels more unimportant than what we are doing today. This is absolutely terrible. Everyone is numb," Chrissy tweeted.
"I'm so sad and stunned right now. In Staples Arena, where Kobe created so many memories for all of us, preparing to pay tribute to another brilliant man we lost too soon, Nipsey Hussle. Life can be so brutal and senseless sometimes. Hold on to your loved ones. We miss you, Kobe," John said.
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European Film Forum in Tallinn: zooming into leadership resilience, foresight and transformation of the film industry during COVID19
The COVID19 outbreak has severely hit the audiovisual industry, with some estimates projecting losses up to EUR 24 billion in the next five years. Yet, despite the dramatic recession, a new-generation industry and business leadership is emerging to steer the cinema sector out of the crisis through actions of resilience, foresight and transformation of organisations, formats and business practices.
The European Film Forum (EFF) will return to the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival on 23 November for a half-day of high-level debates and case studies focusing on how the industry can best overcome its challenges. The conference named will address questions such as why and how to rebuild the broken value chain between creators, producers, sales and audiences. In addition, it will look at the new data-driven playbook for European film and content marketing and will showcase a new initiative to launch globally the Europe-built copyright infrastructure.
Furthermore, Adrian Wooton (CEO of Film London) will present the results of the largest industry consultation done by his organisation with the aim of resuming film productions in the city. The directors of the International Film Festival Rotterdam, the Udine Far East Film Festival, and the New Horizons Polish Days will explain how their events persisted during the crisis and will highlight the best strategies and actions to ensure the success of future festivals. Then, Robert Wolcott (a worldwide acclaimed innovation scientist and founder of Twin - formerly Kellogg Innovation network) will discuss in conversation with Sten Saluveer (EFFT curator) the basis of his work with political and Fortune 500 leaders across the globe, as well as the skills and actions required for the post-COVID era. Finally, the European Commission will present the novelties of the upcoming Creative Europe MEDIA programme, running from 2021 to 2027.
"The European Commission, via the new Creative Europe MEDIA programme and other supporting actions, will help the audiovisual ecosystem throughout the crisis and beyond to become more resilient and globally competitive. We will support the sector to recover (by compensating the losses and providing liquidity), to transform (by investing in a green, sustainable, digital and resilient industry) and to feel empower (by allowing more innovation and greater content access)," says Lucia Recalde, Head of Creative Europe MEDIA at the European Commission.
"The dramatic shifts in the global film industry have not come as a full shock as they have been here for a long time. That said, they were drastically accelerated by COVID19, which also added a long-term impact. Thus it is clear that this new reality will require not only financial but also new leadership skills and resources for the industry to revitalise. Thanks to our long-term collaboration with the European Commission, we have now the opportunity to bring this very timely and pressing topic to the forefront of this year's EFFT at the Black Nights Film Festival," adds Sten-Kristian Saluveer, European Film Forum Tallinn Curator.
As in previous editions, 11 international film and media industry leaders and policymakers will be sharing the (virtual) stage, including Lucia Recalde (Head of MEDIA Unit, European Commission), Ezra Eeman (Senior Manager Digital, EBU), Tine Klint (CEO, Level K), Ewa Puszczyńska (Producer, Extreme Emotions), Todd Brown (Partner, XYZ Films), Birgit Karus (CEO, Noh Productions), Vanja Kaludjercic (Festival Director, IFFR), Sabrina Baracetti (Festival Director, Udine Far East FF), Weronika Czolnowska (New Horizons, Head of Industry), Adrian Wooton (Head, Film London), Philippe Rixhon (Infrastructure Designer, European Future Copyright Infrastructure) and Robert Wolcott (Co-Founder and Executive Director, Kellogg Innovation Network).
The European Film Forum in Tallinn will take place online on November, 23 at 16:00 (EET) and the live stream will be accessible to everyone at industry.poff.ee. The full programme of the EFF is already available at europeanfilmforumtallinn.online.
The European Film Forum (EFF) was introduced by the European Commission in its 2014 Communication on European Film in the digital era, as a debate and discussion platform on the future evolution of European cinema and film industry. The EFF in Tallinn focuses on innovation between cinema, digital and the start-up sectors, and ties into Estonia's position in digital leadership in the world.
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Anthony Joshua could be made to wait for a Deontay Wilder fight after the WBA ordered him to sign for a mandatory title defence against Alexander Povetkin "within 24 hours".
WBC champion Wilder has yet to return a contract for a massive unification fight with Joshua for all the world heavyweight belts and the WBA have grown impatient with the drawn-out negotiations, ordering the British star to instead fulfil his title obligations to Povetkin.
WBA president Gilberto Mendoza had granted Joshua an extra month to continue talks for a fight with Wilder, but with a deal yet to be agreed, he has called on AJ to finalise a bout with mandatory challenger Povetkin.
Gilberto Mendoza said: "Today the WBA requested an answer from Anthony Joshua's team regarding his fight with the mandatory challenger Alexander Povetkin.
"The WBA have allowed over a month extension to negotiations with Povetkin and also ongoing discussions with Deontay Wilder.


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Fleet renewal
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Our Efforts
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AFKLMP Cargo welcomes every innovative idea to reduce the weight of its aircraft. The lighter an aircraft is, the less fuel it consumes. Since every kilo counts in the air, we are continuously working to reduce weight on board. We use lighter cargo nets, containers and pallets. For instance, our cargo nets are 50% lighter than standard pallet nets and save 795 liter of kerosene per year. This accounts for 2.5 tons of CO2 reduction per year per net.
Another example of our commitment to reduce weight is our innovative painting system. This system allows us to reduce the paint weight of the aircrafts by 15%. Curious how this works? Please see the video below.
Pilots of the Group are trained to apply the most fuel-efficient procedures possible: flight plan precision, speed adjustments and optimized procedures, landing configurations, and, on the ground, taxiing with one engine. For example:
Air France implemented actions to improve the forecast of reference flight times, taking into account the most favorable and most unfavorable conditions (mainly weather/wind and taxiing). These actions have improved the punctuality and reduced fuel consumption by limiting the need for acceleration.
Air France deployed a new tool to support the flight planning for each flight, aiming at coordinating the measures to reduce fuel consumption, and optimizing fuel consumption and fuel use. During the flight, pilots use connected tools that allow them to optimize flight levels and routes, and to have up-to-date weather information.
Fuel saving projects of KLM involved the implementation of various route improvements and the recontouring of fan blades on the aircraft to optimize engine fuel consumption.
Furthermore, we optimize the performance of our aircrafts with:
Better use of ground-based engine replacement equipment for air-conditioning and aircraft power, and greater investment in environmentally friendly equipment.
Innovations in all areas of maintenance to improve aircraft performance. This includes the engine water wash and the washing of the aircraft exterior to optimize aerodynamics, and the engine removal cycles. In 2019, KLM introduced a mobile solution to execute the engine water wash at the platform in addition to washing at the hangar. This mobile alternative can save up to 24,000 tonnes CO2 per year.
The most impactful way to reduce the carbon footprint is to invest in a more fuel efficient fleet. The Air France KLM group focuses on simplification and rationalization to make the fleet more competitive while its transformation is being pursued with the arrival of more modern, high performance aircraft with a significantly lower environmental impact. The Covid 19 public health crisis has accelerated the phase out of the most polluting aircraft which are the least adapted to the environmental route map; A340 and A380 for Air France and B747 for KLM. In 2020, the average age of the aircraft in the Group´s fleet was 12.1 years.
For more information on the Group´s fleet see Universal Registration Document 2021 Section 1.4.
Since 2012, all intra-European flights have been subject to the application of the European Union Emission Trading Scheme for greenhouse gas emission quotas (EU-ETS) (for the 2020 figures, see Universal Registration Document 4.3.6)).
The global market based mechanism established by the ICAO, known as CORSIA (Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation), aims to limit the CO2 emissions from international aviation by targeting carbon neutral growth relative to the 2020 baseline. In 2020, due to the impact of the public health crisis on aviation, the baseline was changed to 2019. For the implementation of CORSIA, the Air France – KLM Group contributed to the calculation of the CO2 emission baseline data as of January 1, 2019.
The implementation of CORSIA offsetting will begin with a first phase from 2021 to 2026, based on the States volunteering to contribute: i.e. currently 88 countries, representing around 77% of international aviation activity.


The video contains shocking footages of the current garbage crisis that Lebanon is facing. According to reports, what looked like a river that snaked through the streets of Lebanon was actually piles and piles of plastic which contains household wastes. This crisis began when the landfill south of Beirut was closed with no plan in place for an alternative.
The river of garbage in the Lebanese capital.
The Lebanese government stated that they have approved of a plan to solve this crisis which has been ongoing for seven months now. It has since then fuelled numerous protests against the dysfunctional state and raised concerns for public health.
Two landfills will be established near Beirut, and a third one south of the city will be reopened for two months to receive rubbish that has piled up since July, Information Minister Ramzi Jreij said after a cabinet meeting. The government had been working on a plan to export the waste. But this was scrapped last month because the firm chosen failed to obtain documents showing that Russia, the intended destination, had agreed to accept it.
However, protesters cry for the government to find a sustainable, real, hygienic solution.


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Melania Trump Sticks With Dolce & Gabbana Despite Brand's Latest Controversy
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Melania Trump loves herself some Dolce & Gabbana.
Melania Trump is a loyal Dolce & Gabbana fan.
Despite the fact that the luxury fashion house has been facing a major backlash following the release of an ad campaign in China featuring racist stereotyping, the first lady chose a dress from the controversial Italian brand for Thanksgiving dinner on Thursday at the Trump family's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla.
Melania Trump wearing a black lace Dolce & Gabbana design for Thanksgiving dinner.
The 48-year-old former model is not known for recycling her luxury looks, but for the holiday dinner she re-wore a black tulle D&B midi dress featuring a ruffled lace detail that she previously wore during a trip to Jerusalem, Israel, last May. The fancy frock from the brand's fall '16 collection retails for $4,497.50.
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Melania Trump wearing the same Dolce & Gabbana dress in Jerusalem, Israel last May.
For many of her official appearances over the past two years, the former model has opted for luxury pieces from the Italian brand.
Recently, Trump showed off a black wool Dolce & Gabbana coat paired with black pumps earlier this month as she made her way to Brett Kavanaugh's investiture ceremony.
Melania Trump heads to Brett Kavanaugh's investiture ceremony in a Dolce & Gabbana coat on Nov. 8.
The first lady also memorably wore a black bejeweled Dolce & Gabbana dress for the family's Mar-a-Lago New Year's Eve party last year.
On CNN's documentary special "Melania Trump: The Making of a First Lady," her New Year's Eve Dolce & Gabbana dress and heels look was praised.
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And in May, while visiting Italy, Trump stepped out in a head-turning $51,500 Dolce & Gabbana 3D floral coat with a matching purse, an off-white dress and coordinating pumps with floral jacquard.
Melania Trump wears a $51,500 Dolce & Gabbana floral coat with a matching purse and a Dolce & Gabbana dress in Italy.
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This week, Dolce & Gabbana incited heavy criticism when it released a series of short videos on its social media channels to promote a planned runway show in Shanghai. The videos, showing a model struggling to eat Italian foods with chopsticks, resulted in accusations of racism, prompting D&G to quickly pull the clips from its social platforms.
But the controversy didn't stop there. After designer Stefano Gabbana purportedly responded to the outcry on social media with racist comments (D&G claimed his account was hacked), many of the brand's retail partners in Asia pulled D&G products from their shelves and the label was forced to cancel its runway presentation at great expense.
Though both Gabbana and Domenico Dolce issued an online apology this week, much of the damage has already been done. Many of their top ambassadors in China have said they are cutting ties with the luxury house, including actress Zhang Ziyi and model Estelle Chen.
You can read more about Dolce & Gabbana's current fallout here.
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Melania Trump Soars in a Blue Cocktail Dress and 5-Inch Heels at Medal of Freedom Ceremony


Odoo Warehouse helps organizations properly organize their warehouse and their inventory to improve overall performance and decrease process times. The application uses a double entry system for the inventory, so companies do not have to worry about entering the inputs, outputs, or transformations. Instead, the inventory is moved from different locations within the warehouse system. With a fast user interface, Odoo Inventory is designed to help you get more things done.
Odoo Warehouse prepares your delivery orders based on your current stock levels and gets them ready to ship out. The application works to make inventory adjustments for you by zone, product, lot, or pallet. Therefore, your inventory is always correct, without having to worry about long inventory audit times. Orders can be easily added to the order and tracked throughout the delivery process, which allows you to keep your customers updated.
Handle stock transfers, inventory receipts, and scrapped products with ease. Control the products coming into the warehouse and compare them to what was ordered to ensure that you are receiving the products you need. Move products in the interface from one location to another easily, so you know where the products are inside your warehouse at all times. In just a few clicks, you can remove scrap products from the system and track them easily to understand why these products were scrapped. This allows you to find key issues with the movement of your products, so you can control inventory waste.
You can design your own flow for order processing. Choose whether the product will be shipped directly from the supplier to your customer or picked, packed, and shipped from your stock. You can easily manage any movement through the warehouse or get the products to your customers faster. Manage multiple warehouses within the same system and set up automated transfers when products in the warehouse gets low, so the products can be transferred from one warehouse to the other, when needed.
The interface uses barcode scanners to perform all the inventory operations. Scan income shipments to put the items into stock, add them to an order via scan, or add a barcode to a shipment to help it be tracked throughout the process. There is no need for a keyboard, because all the operations can be done using the scanners. You can even track the manufacturer lots by serial number or barcode.
To ensure that you have the products you need on hand, you can set minimum stock limits. When the limits get low, Odoo will alert you, so that you are able to get the products you need quickly. Odoo inventory also allows you to request quotes for future orders, so you don't have to get a customized quote before every purchase.
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Q: Crystallographic root system Coxeter Groups In Humphreys book in "Reflection Groups and Coxeter Groups" he defines a root system $\Phi$ to be crystallographic if it satisfies $\frac{2(\alpha, \beta)}{(\beta, \beta)} \in \mathbb{Z}$ $(\star)$ for all $\alpha, \beta \in \Phi$ and he states that it is enough to require that the ratios be integers when $\alpha, \beta \in \Delta$, where $\Delta$ is the simple system of a Coxeter group (the elements of $\Phi$ are either non-negative or either non-positive linear combinations of the elements of $\Delta$ and $\Delta$ is a basis for the vector space where the Coxeter group acts).
Having the result $(\star)$ for the elements on $\Delta$, I don't see how to show this holds for the elements of $\Phi$.
Thank you in advance

A: By the assumption on simple roots, we know that if $\alpha, \beta \in \Delta$, then $s_\alpha(\beta)$ is an integral linear combination of $\alpha$ and $\beta$. Since  $\{s_\alpha: \alpha \in \Delta\}$ generates $W$, then for any $w \in W$, $\beta \in \Delta$, we know that $w \beta$ is an integral linear combination of elements of $\Delta$.  But every root in $\Phi$ is of the form $w \beta$ (Corollary 1.5) and is thus an integral linear combination of elements of $\Delta$.
Now the rest is easy. To show that $f(\alpha,\beta) := \frac{2(\alpha, \beta)}{(\beta,\beta)} \in \mathbb{Z}$ for arbitrary $\alpha, \beta \in \Phi$, first note that $f(\alpha,\beta)$ is invariant under $W$, so by replacing $(\alpha,\beta)$ by $(w\alpha, w\beta)$ for a suitable $w \in W$, we may assume that $\beta \in \Delta$. Then note that $f(\alpha, \beta)$ is linear in $\alpha$, so we may assume $\alpha \in \Delta$ as well, and we are done by our original assumption that $f(\alpha,\beta) \in \mathbb{Z}$ for $\alpha, \beta \in \Delta$.

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Q: How to install Eigen3 on the docker image created by 'cibuildwheel' in GitHub actions I am currently developing a C++/Python package using pybind11 for the Python bindings. This project is mixed: it has parts which are written in Python and other parts which are written in C++ and are compiled as an external module.
The project uses cmake>1.7. Roughly this is the directory structure of the project:
PythonProject
 -> python_sources
 -> include [cpp headers]
 -> src [cpp sources]
   --> module.cpp [pybind11 bindings declaration]
   --> cpp_sources [where the implementation of the headers goes]

The project also depends on Eigen3.
I have the project setup, so that when building the wheels the cpp module is compiled first and then the *.so (if macOS) is copied to python_sources.
In my machine (macOS 11.2 with XCODE 12) I can generate the wheels with
python -m build or python -m build --sdist(depending if I am only building source distributions)
This works well and I'm able to test the installation with pip install -e ./.
However, when setting up the CI with Github actions and cibuildwheel I am not able to install libeigen3-dev with apt-get in the docker (I set up the CIBW_BEFORE_ALL_LINUX and CIBW_BEFORE_BUILD_LINUX with this command).
Probably there is a very simple solution to this (apart from downloading the sources), but I unfortunately haven't been able to figure it out and would really appreciate some help.

A: Use yum instead of apt-get:
yum install eigen3-devel

as per OP esocrats' prior edit to the question.


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Gabriella O'Grady (* 18. Februar 1997) ist eine australische Leichtathletin, die im Sprint antritt und sich auf die 400-Meter-Distanz spezialisiert hat.

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Erste internationale Erfahrungen sammelte Gabriella O'Grady 2016 bei den U20-Weltmeisterschaften in Bydgoszcz, bei denen sie über 400 Meter bis in das Halbfinale gelangte, dort ihren Lauf aber nicht beenden konnte. Zudem kam sie in der australischen 4-mal-100-Meter-Staffel im Vorlauf zum Einsatz. Im Jahr darauf nahm sie erstmals an der Sommer-Universiade in Taipeh teil und belegte dort in 45,15 s den fünften Platz mit der 4-mal-100-Meter-Staffel und in 3:41,08 min auch mit der 4-mal-400-Meter-Staffel. Zwei Jahre später wurde sie bei den Studentenweltspielen in Neapel in 52,27 s Siebte. Zudem gewann sie mit der Staffel in 3:34,01 min die Bronzemedaille hinter der Ukraine und Mexiko.

2017 wurde O'Grady australische Meisterin in der 4-mal-100-Meter-Staffel.

Persönliche Bestleistungen
 400 Meter: 51,87 s, 9. Juli 2019 in Neapel

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Q: Java Creating a Table with Columns in MySQL I'm extremely new to MySQL and was curious how I can go along with creating a table in MySQL with the desired columns I'd like if it does not already exist using Java.

A: The following code is written to do exactly what you want. You have to use JDBC mySQL driver to connect to a mySQL server through java. Hope this helps.
//assuming that you are using JDBC connector for mysql
Class.forName("com.mysql.jdbc.Driver");

//connect to mysql server. We are using a class in the imported java mysql library to establish a connection with the mysql database server
//root is the username, next parameter is the password.
connection = DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:mysql://localhost/?", "root", "");

//ceeate a statement to be executed in the mysql database server.
Statement statement = connection.createStatement();

//create database if it doesn't exist
//That is, sending a create table mysql command to the database server.
statement.execute("CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS sheetdata");

//create table if it doesn't exist. This was a example I used. You can change the table definition as you want.
//this will send the create table sql statement to be executed in the mysql server
statement.execute("CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS sheetdata.`saveddata` (\n"
        + "  `INDEX` int(10) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,\n"
        + "  `FILENAME` varchar(100) DEFAULT NULL,\n"
        + "  `TABLENAME` varchar(100) DEFAULT NULL,\n"
        + "  `TIMESTAMP` varchar(50) DEFAULT NULL,\n"
        + "  PRIMARY KEY (`INDEX`)\n"
        + ") ENGINE=InnoDB  DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1 AUTO_INCREMENT=1 ;");
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Review: Pulse by Ballet Florida at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts
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It can sometimes be a stretch to call certain dance performances "ballet." In the case of Ballet Florida recent program of works called "Pulse" performed at the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach, the confines of genre were pressure tested, expanded, and even contravened in a thoroughly sensational display of physical artistry.
Fusing fragments of romantic longing with theatrical displays of contemporary experimental dance, Ballet Florida is a smaller company known within the South Florida cultural community as a transcendental labor of dance love. Its commitment to new choreographic pieces and contemporary music is no secret and the company deserves great praise and committed ardor for its bravery and willingness to challenge many dance conventions.
Ballet Florida, Ritual, 2019
The emotional centerpiece of the evening's performance was "Ritual," a work choreographed by Guy Beaumont Palmer and performed by him and Lauren Carey. The duo made for an exquisitely transcendent vision of pain, joy, longing and release. More than a dance, Ritual was an expression of the very nuanced ways our emotions can go from loathing and desire to love and completion and back and beyond in an ardent love quicker than the batting of an eyelash or the pulsing of a heartbeat.
To this end the Pulse program continued the company's tradition of inviting guest choreographers to create and collaborate with Ballet Florida's dancers. The results are often genre-defying and that is not necessarily a bad thing. Today, the name and the word "ballet" implies many things, sort of like the term "abstract painting" if you will. The idea behind ballet in a contemporary context is to challenge traditional movements and bodies, sets and expectations. In the process we get to see ballerinas of different heights, weights and shapes in a more democratic and enlightened approach to what defines the perfect dance body. Dance is not just about moving the feet and the hands. Dance is more than just lanky legs and implied eroticism in today's world. Thankfully, Ballet Florida understands this as well as any other dance company in the country and their bold pieces blend the intimacy of classical works like Balanchine's Swan Lake with the visceral physicality of more contemporary figures such as Jerome Robbins and Michael Clark.
Playing in the more intimate Persson Hall in West Palm Beach's Kravis Center, Ballet Florida's troupe of dancers produced an exacting and steamy series of works that enraptured the bulk of the sold-out house. With an elegant blend of quiet, subdued pieces for two or four dancers combined with larger ensemble works, the evening was highlighted by a sexy and fun concluding number, appropriately called "Finale" and choreographed by the whole company. The work saw the dancers wear loose-fitting black suits with white dress shirts in a strangely compelling and semi-homoerotic scene that bordered on camp but dare not enter into its terrain. With the women dressed in the same costumes as the male dancers, the effect was gender-erasing and yet pleasingly alluring. In a strange way, the female dancers seemed distilled to their more feminine essences with the over-sized suits acting as a kind of loose-fitting veil and their bodily movements along with leeringly seductive expressions creating a rich sense of heightened sexual play. This was a piece that employed seduction as its foundational material and concept and it worked beautifully.
A particularly powerful aspect of the pieces of the evening was the curating of contemporary musical pieces that ranged from atmospheric and dreamy to trip hop-like beats and subtle Miami chill wave.
Overall The Ballet Florida's program highlighted the more expanded notion of what dance can be and made for an especially emotional and provocative visual experience pushing the expectations and emotions of its audience.
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California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA) is a public university in Los Angeles, California. It is part of the California State University (CSU) system. Cal State LA offers 142 bachelor's degree programs, 122 master's degree programs, and 4 doctoral degrees: the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in special education in collaboration with the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in Educational Leadership, Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP), and Doctor of Audiology (AuD). It also offers 22 teaching credentials.

Cal State LA had a student body of 26,342 as of fall 2020, which includes 22,566 undergraduates, primarily from the greater Los Angeles area, and 3,776 graduate students. It is organized into 9 colleges that house a total of 4 schools and approximately 50 academic departments, divisions, and interdisciplinary programs. The university's forensic science program is one of the oldest in the nation. The Early Entrance Program (EEP) in the Honors College for gifted students as young as 12 is the only one of its kind in the United States in promoting a direct transitional scheme from middle and high school to college without intermediary remedial education. Cal State LA is a Hispanic-serving institution and is eligible to be designated as an Asian American Native American Pacific Islander serving institution (AANAPISI).

The  hilltop campus core is home to the nation's first Charter College of Education, the Pat Brown Institute for Public Affairs, the Hertzberg-Davis Forensic Science Center, the Hydrogen Research and Fueling Facility, and the Luckman Fine Arts Complex.

It is also home to two high schools: the Marc and Eva Stern Math and Science School and the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts (LACHSA), the only arts high school in Los Angeles that allows students from any district within Los Angeles County to attend.

History

First half of 20th century

The university is located on the site of one of California's 36 original adobes, built in 1776 by Franciscan missionaries and destroyed by fire in 1908. When the Spanish Franciscans founded the San Gabriel Mission in 1771, they dubbed the small river El Rio Rosa de Castillo. These lands once were part of a Mexican land grant known as Rancho Rosa Castilla, given to Juan Batista Batz, a Basque rancher from northern Spain and his wife, Catalina who settled here in the 1852. Batz used the land for farming and intensive sheep ranching. The inspiration for the name of the ranch, according to local historians, was the abundant amount of native wild Wood roses (Rosa californica) that grew near the ranch home along the creek. The Tongva Indians named this area, Ochuunga (Place of Roses). The main drive through the campus is known as Paseo Rancho Castilla, in acknowledgment of the university's historic heritage.

Cal State LA was founded on July 2, 1947, by an act of the California legislature and opened for classes as Los Angeles State College (LASC) on the campus of Los Angeles City College (LACC). LACC is a public community college in East Hollywood, Los Angeles located on Vermont Avenue south of Santa Monica Boulevard the former campus of UCLA and originally a farm outside Los Angeles. As president of LACC, P. Victor Peterson became the acting president of the state college. Since the college had opened in September, 1947, with 136 students, it had grown in two years to over 2,000 students. Most were studying under the GI Bill, which had been largely responsible for establishment of the college. The first class of seven students graduated in 1948.

In 1949, when Howard S. McDonald became president of both Los Angeles State College and Los Angeles City College, the state college upper division classes were being taught in borrowed spaces on the City College campus by mostly part-time faculty. He hired administrators to help him formally organize the colleges. Then he found a site within LA to house the new "Los Angeles State College of Applied Arts and Sciences" (LASCAAS), which replaced the Los Angeles State College also in 1949 after being reconstituted by the Legislature. Howard S. McDonald enjoyed telling how some influential supporters of the University of Southern California (USC) opposed his selection of a piece of land in Baldwin Hills, and how the then Los Angeles Mayor Norris Poulson ran him out of Chavez Ravine so that he could lure the Dodger baseball team to Los Angeles. The college opened in its new location in 1958, Howard S. McDonald becomes first full-time president. When McDonald retired in 1962, seven academic buildings on the new campus were completed and an eighth structure (North Hall, later named King Hall) was nearing completion. North Hall opened in September 1962.

Second half of 20th century

In 1952 the state proposed a new satellite campus for Cal State LA, at the time known as Los Angeles State College, and in July 1958, the campus separated from Cal State LA and was renamed San Fernando Valley State College (now known as California State University, Northridge). The first master's degrees were awarded in 1952.

Since 1954, Cal State LA has been accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). The university's credential programs are approved by the Commission for Teacher Credentialing Committee on Accreditation.

In 1955, officials broke ground on the current location, dubbed the Ramona site at the time. The college then moved to its present campus in the northeastern section of the City of Los Angeles,  east of the Civic Center.

1957 the first Cal State LA time capsule is sealed in corner of Administration building (now Student Affairs) and a second Time capsule was buried during the Cal State LA 50th anniversary celebration September 1998.

In 1962 the college welcomed its third president Albert D. Graves who was vice president of Academic Affairs of LASCAAS. The college also entered into its first contract to prepare students for the U.S. Peace Corps. The first group of 65 volunteers was trained for service in the Dominican Republic in the areas of teacher training, music teacher training and urban community action. The first Commencement at new site takes place in June 1963.

On December 6, 1963, the California State College (now California State University) Board of Trustees named the library after the late 35th president of the United States John F. Kennedy. An edifice plaque was unveiled during the John F. Kennedy Memorial Library naming ceremony on February 12, 1964, and in November 1969 the library North Wing is dedicated.

In 1964, the Board of Trustees of the California State Colleges changed the name of the college to the "California State College at Los Angeles" (CSCLA),  and in 1968 to "California State College, Los Angeles", when it became part of the California State College (CSC) system. In 1972, CSCLA was awarded university status and was renamed California State University, Los Angeles (CSULA).

In 1968 Cal State LA established the nation's first Chicano Studies department.

In fall 1970 the South Tower and South Hall were completed and opened. July 1976 the CSU Board of Trustees approved the renaming of South Tower to Simpson Tower, in memory of Floyd R. Simpson, first dean of the School of Business and Economics. South Hall was renamed Salazar Hall in memory of slain Los Angeles Times journalist and news director for KMEX-DT Ruben Salazar.

The original mascot of the school was the Diablo. In 1980, new university president James Rosser adopted a new mascot, Eddie the golden eagle, designed to be more reflective of the campus' highly diverse community. The theme was extended to student facilities such as the student union and bookstore.

A Statue of Confucius, a gift of the Republic of China in Taiwan, was dedicated June 1987. The statue was moved to a new campus location in summer 2005. Its home is now on the grassy area, south of the State Playhouse.

In 1993, the California State University (CSU) Chancellor and Trustees approved development of Cal State LA's Charter College of Education, creating the first such college of higher education in the nation.

In October 1998, the Center for Environmental Analysis (CEA-CREST), first of its kind funded by the National Science Foundation on the West Coast, opened on campus.

21st century

In September 2000, California Governor Gray Davis chose the Cal State LA campus to hold a press conference at which he signed the historic bills expanding the Cal Grant program.

Cal State LA departments of Social Work and Nursing, located within the university's College of Health and Human Services, were granted the status of School in Winter 2002.

Cal State LA Downtown is a satellite campus opened in January 2016. Programs are provided through the university's College of Professional & Global Education.

Naming of the Rongxiang Xu College of Health and Human Services took place during the university's 69th Commencement on June 11, 2016. The naming recognized the largest gift in the university's history and named in honor of the late Dr. Rongxiang Xu, who was a surgeon and expert in regenerative medicine.

The Patricia A. Chin School of Nursing was dedicated as the first named school at Cal State L.A. in April 2018. Patricia Chin taught nursing at the university, later serving as director and, upon her retirement, professor emerita.

A statue of Cal State LA alumna and world champion tennis legend Billie Jean King was installed on the grassy area in front of the Physical Education building. When Billie Jean King was in school at Cal State LA, she had already won Wimbledon.

University presidents

Campus life and cost of university

As of the fall of 2016, Cal State LA switched over from the quarter to the semester system. Tuition and fees for in-state is $6,745, $17,245 for out-of-state and room and board $11,723 as of the 2018–2019 academic year with a student/faculty ratio of 25:1. Classes are scheduled Monday through Saturday from 7 am until 10 pm.

Near the edge of the city of Los Angeles, adjacent to the western San Gabriel Valley cities of Alhambra and Monterey Park, the campus affords views of the mountains to the north, the San Gabriel Valley to the east, metropolitan Los Angeles to the west, and the Palos Verdes Peninsula and Catalina Island to the south.

The Harriet and Charles Luckman Fine Arts Complex, the campus' northern gateway, was dedicated in 1994. An architectural tour-de-force, the buildings house a 1,100-seat theater, a fine art gallery and the black box Intimate Theater, completed in 2004.

Construction on a $30 million University-Student Union (U-SU) building began in 2005; it opened in January 2009. The facility offers a place for students and faculty to congregate and interact before or after class. It replaced the 1975 U-SU building that was closed in 2004 due to seismic concerns. The U-SU offers a theater, a fitness center, and an array of other services dedicated to the student body. Its meeting rooms connect to those of The Golden Eagle building via a third floor bridge. The Golden Eagle includes a food court, a Barnes & Noble-operated bookstore and major conference facilities. The university food court is owned by the Coca-Cola Company, offering a selection of fast food restaurants that include El Pollo Loco, Carl's Jr., The Spot, and Juice It Up. The U-SU facility houses additional fast food options that include Sbarro and Starbucks. Various places inside the campus also serve food and coffee.

Cal State LA is one of only eight institutions in North and South America selected as a Rockefeller Foundation humanities fellowship residency site.

As of fall 2018 Cal State LA has the second largest enrollment percentage of Mexican Americans and Other Latino Americans that are not Mexican-American in the Cal State University system. Other Latinos Americans having heritage from Central America, South America and the Caribbean.

The HBO show Silicon Valley used the face of the U-SU as the building for the Hooli company.

Campus services

California State University, Los Angeles offers a number of student services including nonremedial tutoring, a women's center, a job placement service, a day care, health services, and health insurance. Cal State LA also offers campus safety and police services like 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, and student patrols.

Students, faculty, and staff can get a wireless connection to the Internet by interconnected Wi-Fi hot spots throughout the campus.

Associated Students
Associated Students Incorporated (ASI) is the student government of California State University, Los Angeles. ASI is governed by a student board of directors who are elected each year by the student body of Cal State LA. ASI represents the interests of the student body and acts as the officially recognized voice of the students. In addition, ASI sponsors a number of campus events and activities using mandatory student fees.

Eagle Advocates a.k.a. Lobby Corps
Eagle Advocates, or ASI's Lobby Corps, is the sole student advocacy group representing the entire student body of the school. Each CSU campus has a lobby corps and is open to all students. Students are trained in advocacy and lobbying throughout the school year. A focus is aimed at the state legislature although local and federal issues are followed as well.

Janice Cordova Garden of Well-Being
Cal State LA dedicated the Janice Cordova Garden of Well-Being in April 21, 2022, named in honor of the late wife of alumnus Richard Cordova. The garden is located in the heart of campus, between the Center for Engagement, Service, and the Public Good and the Student Health Center. It is a peaceful space that features a meditative walking path, artwork, and more than 50 types of plant life that promote relaxation, healing, and transcendence. The idea for the garden initially came from students participating in WellBeingU roundtables, during which students in the university's Introduction to Higher Ed courses developed action plans for improving well-being on campus. "Student teams repeatedly imagined the creation of a space on campus defined by natural beauty where they could reflect, recharge and come together," said First Lady Covino said at the garden dedication. In many gardens, people have a practice of "forest bathing" in order to experience physical and mental well-being. The Garden can generate a sense of wonder and awe from experiencing something bigger than ourselves. Nature therapy, or ecotherapy, can strengthen the immune, respiratory, and cardiovascular systems. Relaxation can also improve blood sugar, mood, concentration, and sleep. Studens can relax by sitting quietly in the garden and looking at the beautiful nature around them. The images in the garden have been reproduced from original oil paintings with permission from the artist Mika Cho. Mika M. Cho is a faculty member at Cal State LA and the director for the Ronald H. Silverman Fine Arts Gallery at the university.

Student housing

From 1964 to 1972, developer Louis Lesser built six off-campus, 10-story high-rise residential halls to house 3,600 students. The  campus lacked space for horizontal expansion, following the California State University expansion plan started in 1959. This doubled the university's housing capacity, making Cal State LA the largest in the California State University system. Maxwell Starkman & Associates, AIA, of Beverly Hills, designed the development plan. Unlike other components of the Cal State University system being developed in the 1960s, the residence halls were privately financed by Louis Lesser Enterprises, Inc. The first residential life complex phase I on-campus housing was opened in June 1984, and three years later, a second residential life complex Phase II was opened. Cal State LA has a student-housing complex where students can rent a house at double occupancy for $655.00 per month (as of November 2009). During 1984 Summer Olympics that took place in Los Angeles, Cal State LA student houses were upgraded and expanded because it housed the athletics of the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Lesser also pioneered underground parking, with his Cal State LA development, at the time considered unusual enough to merit a separate newspaper section header, "Parking Underground", which described a two-level underground parking lot as a "concept" of "subterranean spaces".

The housing expansion the Golden Eagle Apartments (GEA) for Graduate and Upper-Division Students are located one block north of campus.

The Student Housing East project was completed in 2021. The North Campus Project provides for new student housing facilities, new soccer fields, and a parking structure within the northern portion of the Cal State LA campus. Scope of the Work: The student housing facilities provide 1,500 beds for freshmen and sophomore students, as well as an associated dining facility.

Themed-living communities

Resident Scholars Housing
The goal of Resident Scholars Housing is to provide Cal State LA Honors College and academically achieving students with themed housing that supports the mission and vision of the Honors College and the Institutional Learning Outcomes by forming a strong community of students through shared Honors classes, providing learning opportunities and social engagement beyond the classroom and engaging in a student-directed community. It also increases the following: student interaction with Honors faculty, staff and fellow students; involvement in the larger Los Angeles and Cal State LA community; and retention and graduation rates.

Gender Inclusive Housing
Gender Inclusive Housing is for students interested in living with people of all gender identities and expressions. The Cal State LA Housing and Residence Life community defines Gender Inclusive Housing as an environment where students may choose to share a room with any other student regardless of sex, biological gender, gender identity, gender expression and sexual orientation.

Halisi Scholars Living Learning Community
The Halisi Scholars Living Learning Community is designed to enhance the residential experience for students who are a part of or interested in issues regarding the Black community living on campus by offering the opportunity to connect with faculty and peers, and engage in programs that focus on academic success, cultural awareness and civic engagement.

Parking and public transportation

Cal State LA's parking received press coverage for pioneering the concept of underground parking to deal with the limitations of ground space for expansion under the initial California State expansion plans of the early 1960s. Developer Louis Lesser developed "underground parking" in his off campus residential housing development for the university in 1964, with only a two level underground parking structure considered so unusual as to merit a separate newspaper section header, "Parking Underground", and calling the parking "subterranean spaces."

Structure E, a 5-story open parking garage provides over 2,000 parking spaces and hosts electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, including 3 fast chargers for the Cal State LA community. Structure E is accessible to the upper level of campus through the existing Structure C in Lot 5. The Solar PV System installed atop Structure E generates 1 megawatt (MW) of renewable energy.

The school is home to the first commuter train station on a college campus, the station of the same name on Metrolink's San Bernardino Line, which opened in October 1994. The school is also accessible from the namesake station on the El Monte Busway; both stations are located at the south end of the campus. Metro Local lines 106, 256, 258 & 665, as well as neighborhood shuttles serve the school.

Construction is completed on a hydrogen fueling station on campus. The station will operate as a teaching resource for classes on alternative energy and fuel systems, as well as a public accommodation selling and dispensing hydrogen to those driving fuel cell vehicles. Cal State LA is one of only three organizations in the state to be awarded CARB funding for such a facility.

The displaced parking surface by The Student Housing East project facility with soccer fields was accommodated by a new parking structure located next to the existing Parking Structure C, on the site that is currently used as a surface parking lot. The four-level parking structure provides approximately 1,650 parking spaces, including up to 100 new parking spaces.

Organization and administration
Cal State LA is one of 23 campuses in the California State University system. The CSU system is administered by a 25-member board of trustees, which adopts regulations and policies governing the entire system. The system's chief executive officer is Chancellor Timothy P. White, who assumed office in 2012. Joseph I. Castro was appointed on September 23, 2020, by the CSU board of trustees to succeed White starting on January 4, 2021.

University leadership
The chief executive of Cal State LA is President William A. Covino. The leadership team includes an executive vice president who also serves as chief operating officer and provost, and four vice presidents.

Affiliations
Cal State LA is a member of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities and the Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities. The latter organization designated Cal State LA in 2018 as one of 33 U.S. universities that serve as "anchor institutions" driving economic growth in their communities.

Cal State LA's College of Business and Economics (CB&E) is divided into six departments: Accounting, Economics & Statistics, Finance Law & Real Estate, Information Systems, Management and Marketing. CB&E is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International).

The College of Ethnic Studies, Racial, and Social Transformation opened during the fall 2020 semester. It houses the university's three ethnic studies departments: Asian and Asian American Studies, Chicana(o) and Latina(o) Studies, and Pan-African Studies.

Academics

The Charter College of Education's Division of Special Education and Counseling has a joint PhD program in Special Education with University of California, Los Angeles, and an independent Ed.D. program in Educational Administration as part of the Division of Applied and Advanced Studies in Education.

Cal State LA's School of Nursing launched the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) in the fall of 2012. The DNP has been accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). The Patricia A. Chin School of Nursing, forms part of the Rongxiang Xu College of Health and Human Services. The graduate program offers a nursing education option and nurse-practitioner options in adult gerontology primary care, adult gerontology acute care, family, and family psychiatric/mental health.

With the nation's first Chicano Studies department (established in 1968), Cal State LA is a top source of bachelor's and master's degrees for Hispanic students in California.

The American Historical Association awarded the 2022 Institutional Equity Award to the Department of History at Cal State LA. For recruiting and retaining underrepresented racial and ethnic groups into the historical discipline.

The five most popular majors for 2020 graduates  Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services at 19%. Health Professions and Related Programs at 10%. Social Sciences at 10%. Education at 7%. Psychology at 6%. Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services at 6%. Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology at 6%. Engineering at 5%. English Language and Literature/Letters at 5%. Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services at 4%.

Colleges
 Rongxiang Xu College of Health and Human Services
 College of Natural and Social Sciences
 College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Technology
 College of Business and Economics
 The Charter College of Education
 College of Arts and Letters
 The Honors College
 College of Professional and Global Education
 College of Ethnic Studies

Departments and Schools
 Department of Child and Family Studies
 Department of Communication Disorders
 Department of Public Health
 School of Criminal Justice and Criminalistics
 School of Kinesiology, Nutrition, and Food Science
 Patricia A. Chin School of Nursing
 School of Social Work

Television, Film and Media Studies Center
The Television, Film and Media Studies Center, houses the Cal State LA Studios part of the College of Arts and Letters, offers students access to state-of-the-art technology, along with innovative creative opportunities. The site of the former Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints includes a two-level parking structure and a multi-use room, classrooms, conference rooms, and office space.

LA BioSpace
LA BioSpace at Cal State LA gives bioscience startup companies the springboard they need to succeed. Created by grants from Los Angeles County and the U.S. Economic Development Administration, LA BioSpace is a university incubator in the heart of Los Angeles.

The LA BioSpace incubator equips entrepreneurs to turn scientific advances into job-creating businesses.

LA BioSpace is part of a larger grant project based out of Cal State LA, LABioStart. This project hosts networking events and runs a Bioscience Entrepreneur Boot camp in addition to this incubator.

Consortia

Ocean Studies Institute (OSI)
Opportunities for study in the coastal environment are provided by the Ocean Studies Institute (OSI), which comprises eight State University campuses: Fullerton, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Northridge, Pomona, San Bernardino, San Marcos and Dominguez Hills. The OSI operates out of the docks and laboratory facilities of the Southern California Marine Institute (SCMI), Fish Harbor, Terminal Island in the Los Angeles - Long Beach Harbor.

The OSI participates in training managers and scientists and educating the public by coordinating and facilitating marine educational and research activities. Seagoing research laboratory and instructional facilities are provided aboard the R. V. Yellowfin, oceangoing research vessel.

Several courses within the departments of Biological Sciences, Geological Sciences, Psychology and the College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Technology, among others, utilize the Yellowfin and other Consortium facilities. In addition, the eight campuses offer a course of study each fall at the USC Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies on Santa Catalina Island. Courses cover topics in marine biology and ecology, and a research experience.

Desert Studies Center
The Desert Studies Center is a field station of the California State University located in Zzyzx, California in the Mojave Desert. The purpose of the center is to provide opportunities to conduct research, receive instruction and experience the Mojave Desert environment. Is officially operated by the California Desert Studies Consortium, a consortium of 7 CSU campuses: Fullerton, Cal Poly Pomona, Long Beach, San Bernardino, Northridge, Dominguez Hills and Los Angeles.

Faculty
Cal State Los Angeles' faculty include two presidential award-winning professors and 13 faculty members honored with the CSU Trustees' Outstanding Professor Awards.

Professors
In December 1999 Raymond Landis, Dean of Engineering and Technology, was honored by the White House for outstanding student mentoring. The recognition earned the university its second presidential award.

In September 1996 chemistry professor Carlos G. Gutiérrez was among the first honorees named by President Bill Clinton to receive the newly established annual Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring, at a White House ceremony.

In fall 1995 chemistry professor Thomas P. Onak, was named California Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education.

In 1992 chemistry professor Phoebe K. Dea, was named California Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education.

Hal Fishman served as an assistant adjunct professor of political science for two years. Fishman won the Associated Press Television-Radio Association's first-ever Lifetime Achievement Award for his work as a Los Angeles local (KTLA) news anchor.

Ann Garry, Professor Emerita of Philosophy; early pioneer of the field of feminist philosophy.

Raphael Sonenshein, executive director of the Pat Brown Institute for Public Affairs

Distinguished Visiting Adjunct Professors
 Christopher Isherwood taught a course on Modern English Literature in 1961–1962. A noted author his Berlin Stories was the basis for the Broadway musical and film, Cabaret.
 Dorothy Parker taught a course in the English department in 1962–1963. Parker, a writer and founding member of the Algonquin Round Table, was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 1959.

Trustee Professors
 Barry Munitz, fifth chancellor of the California State University system, and sixth president of the University of Houston

Rankings

The 2021 U.S. News & World Reports "America's Best Colleges" issue included the following rankings for Cal State LA in the category of regional universities in the Western United States: tied for 9th among public universities, tied for 26th among public and private universities, and ranked 11th in Best Value Schools. The business program in the College of Business and Economics continues to be one of the top 10 in California among public institutions. In a separate category, Cal State LA's undergraduate computer science program is ranked among the top 20 in California.

nurse.org ranked Cal State La 5th on its Top 10 Nursing Schools in California ranking 2021.

Washington Monthlys 2020 College Ranking Guide named Cal State LA 10th out of 614 schools nationally in the Master's University category. The magazine rates universities based on their contribution to the public good, considering factors that include research, service and social mobility. Also in the 2020 issue by Washington Monthly, Cal State LA ranked 3rd for "Best Bang for the Buck" out of 215 schools in the U.S. Western region.

Money ranked Cal State LA 31st for Best Colleges for Engineering Majors and 31st in its evaluation of its 2020 Best Colleges ranking.

Business Insider ranked Cal State LA #12 for its Best Return on Investment Business Insider 2020 rankings.

Forbes ranked Cal State LA 139th in its 2019 ranking of America's Best Value Colleges out of the 300 universities that were included.

CollegeNET ranked Cal State LA #2 Social Mobility Index.

In 2018, Cal State LA was ranked the 14th top college in the United States by Payscale and CollegeNET's Social Mobility Index college rankings.

In January 2017, Cal State LA was ranked #1 in the country for the upward mobility of students. The Equality of Opportunity Project followed 30 million students enrolled at over 2,200 colleges and universities, from 1999 to 2013, and concluded that the institution with the highest "mobility rate" was Cal State LA.

Cal State LA was ranked 8th in the nation in the amount of B.A. degrees awarded in 2017 to Hispanics by Hispanic Outlook on Education Magazine.

The National Science Foundation lists Cal State LA as the top baccalaureate institution of origin for Latino science and engineering Ph.D. recipients among all undergraduate and master's colleges and universities in the continental U.S. The most recent findings cover 2008 through 2012 and were published in the NSF report, Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering: 2015. The data come from surveys conducted by the NSF, the U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Department of Commerce, and the U.S. Department of Labor.

In 2014 Cal State LA was listed as one of Time magazine's top 100 colleges and universities, according to new criteria proposed by the White House that is based solely on accessibility, affordability, and graduation rate. Ranked at #24, Cal State LA is one of the seven CSU campuses that made the list.

The American Council of Trustees and Alumni gives Cal State LA's General Education an overall score a B.

Engineering competitions
Founded in 1953 as the Department of Engineering, today's College of Engineering, Computer Science and Technology (ECST) was established in 2001. ECST was funded by NASA to advance aerospace technology and space research. Cal State LA's NASA University Research Center is the only one of its kind in the state of California. The objective of the program is to design and build a segmented reflector test-bed. The College of Engineering and Technology added the Department of Computer Science and officially became the College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Technology in June 2001.

Cal State LA's College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Technology is divided into five departments: the Departments of Civil Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Technology. Collectively, these departments offer 12 undergraduate programs, four graduate programs and two teaching credentials in collaboration with the Charter College of Education.

The Solar Eagle
The college has achieved international recognition with its advanced vehicles. Cal State LA's Team Solar Eagle has built three cars that competed in solar car races in the United States and Australia, winning a national championship at the American Solar Challenge in 1997. The 1997 champion Solar Eagle III was the first solar and only Hot Wheels reproduction of a student-built vehicle. The Solar Eagle II is on display at the California Science Center in Los Angeles it place third in the nation. Cal State LA's Solar Eagle, the first solar-powered electric car designed and built by Engineering and Technology students, placed fourth in the nation and is first among California competitors in the transcontinental GM Sunrayce USA. The Solar Eagle is in display at the Cal State LA's Engineering, Computer Science and Technology building lobby.

EcoCar competitions
In April 2011 Cal State LA was chosen to become part of the 3-year AVTC EcoCAR2: Plugging into the Future competition managed by Argonne National Laboratory and sponsored by the US Department of Energy and General Motors. EcoCAR2 tasks 15 universities to modify a Chevrolet Malibu into a plug-in hybrid while maintaining safety and consumer acceptability. The university has chosen a parallel-through-the-road architecture as part of the competition. The competition is a collaboration between the College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Technology and the College of Business and Economics, with Engineering handling the design and implementation of the vehicle systems and the Business handling budgeting, fundraising and promotion of the program.

In May 2013 Cal State LA's EcoCAR 2 team came home 2nd place overall in Year Two of the EcoCAR 2: Plugging In to the Future collegiate engineering competition.

Continuing their participation in AVTCs, Cal State LA is involved with General Motors' new competition series called EcoCAR3. This is a four-year competition where 16 universities across northern America were donated a 2016 Chevy Camaro and are focused on converting this traditional fossil fuel vehicle into a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. Cal State LA's team has focused on developing a post-transmission parallel architecture for their vehicle. Additionally, the team has decided to deviate from the standard expectation of marketing their developed vehicle to consumers and is instead targeting law enforcement fleets as a business to business focus. The EcoCar3 team will have four years (2014–18) to redesign and re-engineer a Chevy Camaro in an effort to reduce the energy consumption and greenhouse emissions of the vehicle, while maintaining consumer acceptability, performance, utility and safety. At the end of the four years, the student-built vehicles will participate in an over-the-road event, raising the stakes for vehicle, dependability and safety.

AVTC competitions
In August 2006 Cal State LA became the first university west of the Mississippi and second overall to achieve successful flight powered by fuel cells. The unmanned aerial vehicle was developed by a team of mechanical engineering students working in Cal State LA's Multidisciplinary Flight dynamics and Control Laboratory (MFDCLab).

Programs

Early Entrance Program

The Early Entrance Program (EEP) is an early college entrance program for gifted individuals of middle school and high school ages. The unique educational program is specifically designed to permit young, highly gifted students to enroll in college as full-time students. The Early Entrance Program was established at California State University, Los Angeles in 1982. The program allows qualified students as young as 12 years of age the opportunity to excel at the university level. The program maintains a population of approximately 130 full-time highly gifted teenaged students known as "EEPsters." Every year, approximately 100 academically gifted students from all over the United States apply to EEP, with around 30 applicants admitted. Students must achieve a minimum score of 550 on the evidence-based reading and writing section and 570 on the mathematics section of the SAT; or at least a 22 in English and a 23 in mathematics on the ACT. After a preliminary interview with the EEP director, prospective students must also undergo a rigorous assessment period called a Provisional Quarter (or "Provie Summer") before final admission.

Forensic sciences
Cal State LA's growing forensic science program has been a part of the university curriculum since the founding of the school. It is home to one of the few and the longest-operating graduate Criminal Justice and Criminalistics program west of the Mississippi river, located in the new Los Angeles Regional Crime Lab. The new Hertzberg-Davis Forensic Science Center, which was dedicated on May 11, 2007, jointly house the LAPD's Scientific Investigation Division, the L.A. County Sheriff's Department Scientific Services Bureau and Cal State LA Criminal Justice and Criminalistics programs.

Sea floor engineering
Cal State LA also has a comprehensive seafloor-engineering program. Research is conducted at the Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center in Port Hueneme, California. In 2003, Civil engineering professor Mark Tufenkjian led Cal State LA to receive over half a million dollars in grant money. The award of $594,253 is the largest grant ever received by Cal State LA's Department of Civil Engineering.

Cal State LA Experiential Learning
The Cal State LA spring water (bottled water), sold on campus, is the result of a partnership between the university's administration and the College of Business and Economics. Together the two branches of the university worked together to develop a product that would appeal to the student body and be affordable. The college has developed "experiential" learning projects, which students participate in during their final years of schooling. Other projects have included the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program, where students complete tax returns for small businesses and low-income community members, marketing and site selection research for the Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory and a case study for American Apparel.

Campus media

University Times
The University Times (UT) is a student-run newspaper. The first student newspaper, at that time called The College Times, was published in June 1948 for the first time. In 1965 The College Times was named the best newspaper by California Intercollegiate Press. On October 2, 1972 The College Times changed its name to University Times, in accordance with the change in university status. The name was the popular result of a campus-wide poll, with "Devil's Advocate" coming in second. Larry Hawthorne was the first editor-in-chief of the University Times.

Golden Eagle Radio
This webcast station started in 2015.

Golden Eagle Productions
Golden Eagle Productions (also known as GEP) is Cal State LA's primary film and television unit, composed of students creating and producing media content such as news and digital pieces, as well as original films and series.

Greek life

Excluding the Greek Council and Order of Omega, as of the summer of 2019, the Cal State LA Campus is home to 25 social fraternal organization chapters, 10 fraternities (two new colonies), 13 sororities, and 2 co-ed fraternities.

There are 4 representative governing bodies of the Greek community at Cal State LA; the Interfraternity Council, National Pan-Hellenic Council, Multi-Cultural Greek Council, and the Panhellenic Council. These governing bodies are advised by the university through the Center for Student Involvement—a division of Cal State LA's University-Student Union. This division is under the auspices of both the university-Student Union and the Department of Student of Affairs. Cal State LA's Greek System began with the establishment of the Alpha Theta Pi (ΑΘΠ) sorority on November 15, 1948.

Intercollegiate Athletics

The Golden Eagles are members of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) for all sports except women's tennis, which is in the Pacific West Conference, and women's beach volleyball and Indoor Track & Field, which are in the NCAA Division II independent schools. Cal State LA is the only CCAA University who has beach volleyball as a sport. Cal State LA competes in the Division II level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Prior to January, 1981, Cal State LA was known as the Diablos; the change to Golden Eagles was made by then-President James Rosser to create a more inclusive, less stereotypical mascot.

The university fields as of 2019 fourteen intercollegiate teams for men or women in soccer, baseball, basketball, tennis, golf, volleyball, cross country, indoor track, and outdoor track and field. Cal State LA's more than  athletic facility is named the Billie Jean King Sports Complex. The sports complex—which was approved by the CSU Board of Trustees in September 2010—features the Eagle's Nest Arena, the University Stadium, Jesse Owens Track and Field, Reeder Field (baseball), the swimming pool, and tennis and basketball courts. Development project plans for the complex include a new gym, athletic field and the Rosie Casals / Pancho Gonzales tennis center. The center is a new two-story building which will include locker and training rooms on the ground floor with multi-use space and viewing areas on the second floor. It is 7,000 sq. ft. Completion date of fall 2021.

The Eagles Nest is home to the Cal State LA basketball and volleyball teams. The arena seats just over 3,200 fans at full capacity. In 1984, the Eagles Nest hosted the Summer XXIII (23rd) Olympics judo competition. In July 1984 the Olympic mural, Olympic Fantasy, a mosaic tile work by muralist Guillermo "Bill" Granizo, was installed on west side of the arena in remembrance of the event.

The Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) of Major League Soccer selected Cal State LA in 2017 as the home of its new training facility, soccer operations headquarters, and youth academy.

The LAFC trains on the site at the northern gateway of the campus, though it plays its games at Banc of California Stadium, which opened in 2018 in Exposition Park in South Los Angeles. The arrangement with Cal State LA was approved by the California State University Board of Trustees.

Entering the 2017–2018 school year, Cal State LA has won a total of 75 conference championships in the university's history. This is in addition to the eighth national championships and 10 national runner-up finishes. Besides being located in close proximity to each other, Cal Poly Pomona and Cal State LA have competed heavily as conference rivals.

In 2021 Cal State LA men's soccer won the first national championship in program history. The national championship is the eighth from any sport in school history and Cal State LA's first since 1981.

The surface parking lots immediately south across Hellman Avenue were replaced with soccer fields. These South Fields will be used by the university students, including students living in the existing student residence halls on site, and supports the Athletics Department programs. The North Field is anticipated to be used as a training soccer field by a major league soccer team, and will also be used as a training field by the community youth soccer organizations.

 National Division II Championships Won

 Men's Tennis Team titles: 1963, 1964, 1965
 Football: 1964 (#1 on the UPI poll)
 Men's Track and Field: 1978
 Men's Archery: 1979
 Women's Badminton: 1981
 Men's Soccer: 2021

Cal State LA has won in Men's tennis singles four times in 1963, 1964, 1965 and 1968. In doubles Cal State LA has won once in 1963 of the NCAA Men's Division II Tennis Championship. In Women tennis singles Cal State LA was champion once in 1990 and once in doubles the same year in the NCAA Women's Division II Tennis Championship.

Symbols

University Seal
The university seal is reserved for legal, formal and ceremonial purposes, including commencement materials, diplomas, transcripts, formal events, presidential documents and gift items from the President's Office. The seal, available in full-color or black-and-white, cannot be used in combination with the Cal State LA logo.

University Mace
The university Mace is a ceremonial piece symbolizing the authority under which the university is chartered. It is identified with the Office of the President and is carried in academic processions for commencements and other official university gatherings. The honor of serving as mace-bearer is accorded to the Chair of the Academic Senate.

University badge
The shield, with its urban architecture angles, represents the enterprising, global city in which it resides. Inside the shield, you will find iconic buildings and landmarks from the Los Angeles skyline. They are drawn to scale and ascend upward, from left to right, pointing toward the future. The thick bordure (outer edge of the shield) has open corners that represent a campus that opens out to the region it serves. The 'A' in Cal State LA, features an eagle's beak at its tip.

Future developments
Administration and Student Affairs Building Abatement and Demolition

Plans and specifications for the abatement and demolition of the Administration and Student Affairs Buildings are being designed.  The overall scope will be to demolish the buildings including their foundations.

Notable alumni

Notable professors

See also

 Ernest E. Debs, Assembly member who sponsored bill establishing the university
 Hispanic Serving Institution

Notes

References

External links

 Cal State Los Angeles Athletics website

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