The COVID-19 pandemic may have disrupted mine and my cousin’s birthday plans, but it did not stop our friends and family from coordinating surprise car parades. For me, this was more memorable than anything else that could have happened, pandemic or not.
Features
Features are not limited to features on people. Articles in the features category are in-depth, written analysis of a certain topic. This can include a feature of a restaurant, group, person, organization, location, hobby, club, etc.
The quarantine diaries
The Quarantine Diaries is an intimate perspective into how life has changed for individuals as a result of COVID-19. Pairing portraits of self-isolation and handwritten accounts of their experiences, the series gives an insight into the life of staying at home amidst the global pandemic.
‘It was like a semi-truck had hit me’; CSULB nursing student recovers from coronavirus
CSULB graduate nursing student Jovani Rioja shares his painful moments battling and recovering from COVID-19.
Our experience: funerals in the time of coronavirus
I had to attend my great-grandmother’s funeral on Facebook Live because of coronavirus, it only made my grieving worse.
How Long Beach artists are adapting their art and themselves to isolation
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, artists grapple with creating in their newfound confines.
8 ways your student ID can help keep you entertained at home
While the CSULB community hunkers down at home in adherence to the “safer at home” initiative, here are eight free or low-cost options for students to stay entertained while practicing proper social distancing.
CSULB industrial design student lives and works out of Volkswagen Vanagon
The van lifestyle gives Armand a rent-free approach to college and allows him the scheduling freedom to enjoy outdoor activities such as mountain biking and surfing.
Industrial design students use biomimicry to design products that help the environment
Students in the Long Beach State industrial design program are designing products that cover a variety of environmental concerns. The designs will be submitted to the Biomimicry Global Design Challenge.
CSULB DreamCatchers president remembers Donald Webb after his death
Just last month Don got married to his partner of 22 years, Alva, as a part of his last wish granted by CSULB students. Three years ago he was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer and died on Feb. 9.
‘Roller derby saved my soul,’ Badfish Roller Derby members share their love for the sport
From personal life trials to losing their former roller rink, the Badfish Roller Derby league always skates to the challenge.