Tuesday night students trickled into University Student Union 100, the Art Gallery room, for a chance to express themselves through painting, listening to music, socializing with friends and drinking mocktails. It was the second annual Corks and Canvases event set up by Beach Pride for Cal State Long Beach Students.[Read More…]
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‘Sightings’ exhibit showcases work of photography graduates
Geometry, photographs and parody movie posters decorate the walls of the School of Art’s galleries as a part of “Sightings,” a Bachelor of Fine Arts photography group exhibit. The group exhibit features the work of graduating seniors such as Kimberly Barkfelt, Natalie Grant, Noelani Irvin and Tanya Flores Hodgson. Grant[Read More…]
What ‘Star Wars’ can teach us about mental health
“May the fourth be with you,” was a pun exchanged from one “Star Wars” fan to another Thursday, the day we celebrate my favorite film series. But, while TVs across the country streamed marathons of the Lucas saga, I was on the phone with one of my best friends, hearing[Read More…]
CSULB Huddle holds final meeting of the semester
If you participated in the January 21 women’s march and found yourself wanting to keep the movement going after it ended, but didn’t know how, you’re not alone. For some students at Cal State Long Beach, the answer was to start a huddle — a positive, inclusive and action-oriented local[Read More…]
Jeremih and Ella Mai to perform at CSULB’s Beach Pride concert
Associated Students Inc. announced that Hip-Hop and R&B artists Jeremih and Ella Mai will perform at the annual Beach Pride concert, taking place in Cal State Long Beach’s Walter Pyramid on Friday May 12. The annual concert, deemed by ASI as the “Big Event” for the year, has hosted performances[Read More…]
Divine design looking fine
Who dreams up our future technology? What will the inventors of tomorrow create? A glimpse of what it might look like, and who these creators are was showcased yesterday at Cal State Long Beach. CSULB’s department of design hosted “Agile,” its senior project exhibition yesterday. The department includes three tracks,[Read More…]
100 singers to fill to stage for ‘Elijah’
A dramatic story about faith, fire, fury and facing the consequences of one’s actions comes to the Carpenter Performing Arts Center Saturday, May 6, at 8 p.m. The oratorio, “Elijah,” written by Felix Mendelssohn in the 1800s, is being performed at Cal State Long Beach for the first time. An[Read More…]
Taste of Downtown returns
For some people, food is more than just essential for living. Food is a form of cultural expression, personal identity and self expression. If you have a passion for cuisine, you won’t want to miss the Taste of Downtown event taking place tonight and tomorrow. Taste of Downtown is an[Read More…]
CSULB Model United Nations has a winning year
Cal State Long Beach’s Model United Nations team returned from San Francisco this week after another successful venture, this time at the Model United Nations of the Far West conference. The MUN team earned five out of a possible five Slanczka Diplomacy Awards for their representations as Congo, Guatemala, Greece,[Read More…]
CSULB Laptop Ensemble changes traditional concert music
When thinking of an ensemble, most would think of a group of musicians in a semicircle of chairs getting ready to perform. Well, the Cal State Long Beach Laptop Ensemble is going to change that thought. The ensemble strictly uses laptops and various softwares to make music. The group is[Read More…]