After being nominated by the City of Long Beach for her contributions of development to the city, Cal State Long Beach design professor Heather Barker has proved that resilience pays off. During the Civic Innovation summit, held in the Long Beach Convention Center on Oct. 6, Barker will receive the[Read More…]
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“Healing Through Visibility: A Coming Out Day Celebration” a kickoff event for OUTober 2016
The Office of Multicultural Affairs will kick off OUTober 2016, a month-long coming out, sexuality and community celebration on Thursday with “Healing Through Visibility: A Coming out Day Celebration.” The event “Healing Through Visibility: A Coming Out Day Celebration” will take place at the USU southwest terrace from noon to[Read More…]
Didi Hirsch program director hosts discussion on suicide prevention
Rick Mogil, program director for Didi Hirsch’s Suicide Prevention and Bereavement Services, was on campus yesterday for panel entitled “Saving Ourselves (S.O.S.).” Mogil came to discuss the warning signs of suicide, the ways loved ones can be there for people considering suicide and the impact that this heavy topic has[Read More…]
CSULB student gallery exhibits ‘Manos De Oro’
A sack of grass clippings sit in the corner, and gold-painted gardening tools such as shovels and hoes stud the walls — in the center of the gallery, a deconstructed lawn mower has fake grass and bright gold fabric pasted along its clippings bag, its internal parts laid out among[Read More…]
CSULB shows independent film ‘(T)error.’
On Tuesday, Cal State Long Beach Film & Electronic Arts Department will be hosting “(T)error,” a documentary by Lyric R. Cabral and David Sutcliffe on an active counterterrorism investigation by the FBI. In “(T)error,” filmmakers are witnesses of an FBI operation against terrorism. The directors are invited by Saeed Shariff[Read More…]
Dark Harbor opens at the Queen Mary
If you find yourself trapped in a confined space with gruesome monsters coming at you from all directions, you might be in a horror movie – or you might be at the Queen Mary’s Dark Harbor. A full carnival set-up is constructed in the parking lot of the Queen Mary,[Read More…]
Therapy dogs to provide comforting and stress relief during Send Silence Packing at CSULB
Therapy animals are coming to Cal State Long Beach in conjunction with Send Silence Packing, a traveling exhibit hosted by Active Minds nonprofit organization and Project OCEAN. In an effort to raise awareness about suicide and suicide prevention, Send Silence Packing will display 1,100 backpacks in front of the university[Read More…]
CSULB Theater program ranked in the nation’s best
With professors like Jeff Janisheski, who was head of acting at a world renowned drama school, and assistant professor in performance Alexandra Billings-Blankenship, of the Golden Globe winning show “Transparent,” it’s not hard to see why Cal State Long Beach has been recognized for its success in the theatre department.[Read More…]
Panel discussion on N*W*C* censorship at the CPAC.
The Carpenter Performing Arts Center will host a panel discussion called “In Context: Art, Race and Censorship” on Thursday, Sept. 29. Panelists will talk in depth about community reactions following the cancellation of the controversial play “N*gger, W*tback, Ch*nk” and the consequential resignation of CPAC Executive Director Michele Roberge. The[Read More…]
University Art Museum hosts walkthrough of artists exhibition
Envision waves crashing along the shore, a lighthouse’s flashing signals to oncoming boats, the smell of seaweed and the salty taste of ocean water. Artists Jud Fine and Barbara McCarren embodied these senses through their exhibit, AND/OR. The artists gave visitors a walkthrough of their exhibit, currently showcased in the[Read More…]