Go Beach...side!

Tired of the same old on campus residential halls?

Why not try residing at the off-campus Beachside College, located just outside the main campus of CSULB? It’s the perfect place to try if you’re not really up to living on campus, yet you’re not really sure if you want to live off-campus yet.

According to the CSULB housing website, Beachside College is “perfect for students who are looking for the intimacy of a small, residential college but want the opportunities of a large university.”

The two buildings that make up Beachside College offers rooms for over 500 students and separate faculty apartments. Floors are co-ed, and contain the traditional hallway style, with the suite style of a shared bathroom. Rooms also include cable TV, air-conditioning, and Internet access. Each floor of the buildings includes study rooms and a laundry area. Right outside the building is a swimming pool.

Students without a form of transportation can take the designated off-campus shuttle to and from campus, with services running from early morning to late at night.

“It has its pros and cons”, said Kelly Nguyen, a third year nursing major. “Sometimes it gets really crowded, so you have to wait for the next shuttle. By then I’m late to class and it sucks.”

It seems as if the living style at Beachside is the almost same as any other residential hall located on the CSULB campus. So why live there?

Beachside is the only residential hall that offers newly integrated freshman classes within the housing facility. Advising programs can be utilized all throughout the year, to create a unique advising experience.

“It’s so much easier to go to class”, said Charles Baluyot, a first year pre-nursing major. “There’s GE classes and classrooms that are right here on the bottom floor for us. I can just go downstairs for class instead of worrying about missing the shuttle and trekking all over campus.”