“PUMP,” a city-wide multi-sensory arts festival, began this weekend to highlight culture and creativity by featuring art for your eyes, hands and ears too. The festival takes place at a number of locations throughout the city, varying from the Packard Building, East Village Arts Park, Work Evolution Laboratories, The Collaborative[Read More…]
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Universal Studios “Halloween Horror Nights” returns
People being sawed in half, corpses hanging from the ceiling, hidden doorways and escapes. No you’re not in a horror film — you’re at Universal Studios Hollywood “Halloween Horror Nights.” The terrifying Halloween event is back for its 25th anniversary featuring mazes such as “Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining,” “Titans of[Read More…]
ASI farmers market may not return for up to a year
Students will be without homemade honey, tamales, cupcakes and more, as the farmers market that brought local businesses to sell their unique items at Cal State Long Beach for over four years has been temporarily discontinued after the original contract with So Cal Farmer’s Market expired. The event on Friendship[Read More…]
Art is the new smell and works well with color
They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but what about a thousand smells? Various student artists showcased their work this week in the Cal State Long Beach Max Gatov Gallery in the Fine Arts Building by putting together an exhibit that incorporated different scents with their pieces. The[Read More…]
CSULB Video Game Development Association gives players a chance to create the action
Aspiring video game developers have the chance to boost their career prospects with Cal State Long Beach’s Video Game Development Association, as the group powers its newest projects bit by bit. This is where students’ shared drive for experience coalesces to form one of the university’s most widely attended clubs.[Read More…]
CSULB’s film department adds to its arsenal of 4K cameras
The movie industry’s push toward higher resolution film has flowed from Hollywood and Netflix to the halls of Cal State Long Beach’s film and electronic arts department, which has acquired more 4K resolution cameras for its students to use. This is a part of the department’s mission to ensure that[Read More…]
SAG-AFTRA strike reaches possible conclusion.
After nearly a year-long work stoppage, the group representing videogame voice actors has reached a tentative agreement with the 11 companies being boycotted to end the voice actors’ strike. The announcement was made Sept. 23, the same weekend as the Tokyo Game Show, where many of the biggest games in[Read More…]
Watching “Jeepers Creepers 3” makes you complicit in Hollywood’s rewarding of sexual predators
It seems obvious to me that any person disgusted by child molestation would never consider funding the work of child molester. Yet as of Sept. 26, Box Office Mojo reports that “Jeepers Creepers 3” has collected over $1.77 million in ticket sales. The film is directed by Victor Salva, a[Read More…]
Free produce on the plaza
If there’s one thing that unites college students, it’s free food. With that in mind, the University Art Museum at Cal State Long Beach has teamed up with the nonprofit organization Food Forward to bring fresh farmers market produce to students for free. On the second Monday of every month,[Read More…]
Art and Soul Fair promotes student wellness
Offering colorful beads, painting and button making, the Art and Soul Fair is an event catered to students who want to de-stress from their classes. The Student Health Services hosted the event Wednesday on the Speaker’s Platform from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in an effort to promote student[Read More…]