Between her new duties and working on campus at the 49er Shops Communications Department, second-year Samantha Brown is busy with reimagining positive experiences for students with disabilities at Long Beach State. This month, Associated Students Inc. Senate appointed the political science and communications major as commissioner for disability affairs. While[Read More…]
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.
LBSU exchange students tell the tale of two cities
Want to travel abroad? A new course is being created at LBSU that will allow students the chance to visit Germany, this opportunity coincides with a partnership that has allowed film students and professors a unique opportunity to travel abroad. Marshall Sebastian Kolderup-Lane recently returned from Hamburg, Germany after spending[Read More…]
A sense of community gives the Silver Fox top spot
As you walk up the corner of Fourth Street and Redondo Avenue, pass under the Art Deco exterior and through the glass doors of The Silver Fox, you’ll find a friendly bartender to welcome you into a “Cheers”-esque community of regulars, lovers of karaoke and anyone who likes a good[Read More…]
The Library reflects the art and diversity in Long Beach
Drive down Broadway a little too quickly and you might just miss it. The Library: A Coffee House may not look like much from the outside, with its faded brick walls and plain red awning with simple script writing, but step inside and you’re met with dozens of hanging ornaments[Read More…]
Bringing back the old and making it new
If you’re walking down Second Street, you might mistake a certain art deco building for a movie theater. Buffalo Exchange’s retro exterior is a direct reflection of its overall style. Buffalo Exchange is a chain that began in Tucson, Arizona in 1974 when owners Kerstin and Spencer Block opened the[Read More…]
Local punk rock scene packs the house with free nightly shows
Nestled in “Retro Row,” 4th Street Vine is a small beer and wine bar which has charmed students at Long Beach State who voted it best place for live music. The bar, which rests on Fourth Street between Junipero and Cherry avenues, also serves as a gallery where local art[Read More…]
A royal flush among campus restrooms
In the first floor of the University Student Union, scores of students in the Art Gallery and Study Lounge sit quietly while scrolling through their phones, sleeping or doing homework. One dry wall adjacent to the lounge, the men’s restroom harvests swaths of schoolboys sitting just one stall away from[Read More…]
Let’s taco ‘bout Great Mex Grill
When college students are considering lunch, they often look at what is the most food they can get for the least amount of money. For many, tacos are an obvious choice and the Great Mex Grill, down the street from Long Beach State, offers more than just quantity in tacos:[Read More…]
Legends Restaurant & Sports Bar is the only place you should watch games in Long Beach
With the NFL season in full swing, MLB playoffs heating up and NBA opening night approaching, there’s no better time to head to a sports bar and root for your favorite teams. Bust out your favorite team’s jersey and head down to Legends Restaurant and Sports Bar on Second Street,[Read More…]
Tommy’s Original World Famous Hamburgers is a classic and tasteful fast food joint
It’s late at night and you’re roaming around Long Beach. Maybe you’re coming from a bar crawl with your friends in downtown or just felt like that first dinner wasn’t enough. You want something that’s both quick and easy that’s also delicious, and you don’t feel like hitting the same[Read More…]