The dimly lit University Theatre was equal parts animated voices and bent necks as students stared intently at their smartphones. The crowd erupted into applause as film director Amy Adrion alongside Jonathan Wysocki, Long Beach State University lecturer in both the Department of Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies and Film[Read More…]
Events
Lifestyle events that occur on or off campus should be categorized under “events.” Events differ from performances in that performances stage or present a play, concert or other forms of entertainment while events do not. Examples of events include the Long Beach Zombie Walk, Week of Welcome and Queen Mary’s Dark Harbour.
Take a load off before passing classes
Need a break from finals? Beginning Dec. 13, Associated Students Inc. will host multiple events throughout finals week to give students a load off from tests and relax their brains from stress. The theme for this year’s fall finals week is rooted from the television show “Friends,” often visualized as[Read More…]
Conscious Collection brings artists of marginalized groups together
Murmurs of conversation and contemporary music filled the University Student Union Room 100 as the Conscious Collection art exhibit kicked off. Conscious Collection was released last Thursday by Associated Students Inc. and brought people from marginalized communities together. Art presented at the exhibit was showcased by members of select communities[Read More…]
In Photos: Holiday Art Sale includes handmade student art
The School of Art galleries is the temporary home for the 51st student-run Holiday Art Sale. The sale comes just in time for the holiday season with various handmade items from student artists from Long Beach State. Proceeds made from the sale are given back to the art department from[Read More…]
The 36th Annual Belmont Shore Christmas Parade brings holiday cheer to 2nd Street
Belmont Shore was bursting with holiday spirit as Christmas themed floats, fake snow and a herd of Corgis disguised as reindeers filled 2nd Street. The 36th annual Belmont Shore Christmas parade Saturday, which is organized by the Belmont Shore Business Association, brought hundreds of Long Beach community members together. The[Read More…]
Gambling with bad luck
An Associated Students Inc. worker swiped my student I.D. card through the machine and then handed it back to me. “Wacky tulip,” I whispered to her, a secret password posted by ASI that would get me extra tickets and through a secret entrance. She nodded with a smile and[Read More…]
Native American History Month closes with ‘More than a Word’
Dozens of students sat down inside of the University Student Union Ballroom, patiently waiting for the screening of the film “More Than a Word” along with a lecture from guest speaker James Fenelon Wednesday night. The night began with Native American music by staff who were playing with a drum[Read More…]
Shiza Shahid ignites crowd for change at ASI’s An Evening With
Shiza Shahid showed a video to hundreds of students in the University Student Union Ballrooms of a summer camp she started for Pakistani girls living in the Swat Valley who were fighting to receive an education. Clips of 26 girls playing games, creating friendships and learning to read and write[Read More…]
Wires, cords and laptops create music
Instead of completing homework and assignments on their laptops, the four students of the Laptop Ensemble choose to create music with them. The students self-composed and performed five pieces at the Gerald Daniel Recital Hall Wednesday night using a software, Max to create “patches,” of the composition itself. “[The ensemble][Read More…]
Diverse dance pieces to be presented in ‘Fusion’
Every few years, Long Beach State University’s music and dance departments join forces to present a collaborative work and this year’s presentation of “Fusion” will showcase a diverse range of dance pieces. In partnership with the Bob Cole Conservatory Symphony and the CSULB Chamber Choir, “Fusion” will feature three premieres[Read More…]