Welcome to the Culture Corner, a recurring series focused on the homesickness, culture collision and assimilation that California State University, Long Beach’s international students experience. It’s a chance to learn about another culture and see your own through a different pair of eyes. International student, Johannes Schoster from Germany is[Read More…]
Arts & Life
Content that focuses on popular culture, local art and music, entertainment and the events. Common topics include lifestyle, television and film, theater, music, video game, food, etc
Blind to American genocide
[sidebar title=”Blinded by history” align=”right” background=”on” border=”all” shadow=”on”] By Colton Maines Staff Writer CSULB American Indian Studies blindfolded the Prospector Pete statue late last Wednesday to promote Genocide Awareness Week. The university approved both the blindfold and the artwork to go along with the series of events in recognition of[Read More…]
Ash and his boomstick are back to save the fall
It has been 23 years since Ash Williams last took on the evil hoard of Deadites in “Army of Darkness”; twenty-three long years without Ash’s boomstick, his evil twin, his one-liners or his “hand that went bad” that got replaced with a chainsaw. Except none of that is true. Because[Read More…]
Different sides of ‘Me’
Love, happiness, sadness, anger—these are not only the stages of a break-up but also some of the expressions intricately portrayed in the figurines playfully arrayed throughout the “So Many Me’s” student gallery. California State University, Long Beach ceramic arts student Kathy Yoon exposed her innermost self to gallery visitors in[Read More…]
The color of death
The rhythmic pounding of drums pierced the air around us. A man blared his horn, more reminiscent of the feasting call than Dia de los Muertos. The woman calls the spirits with a sound akin to a child’s shriek; the dead have returned. Children, dressed as the deceased, move to[Read More…]
A practical guide to carving a jack-o-lantern
Greetings, boos and ghouls! Yes, I went there. Brace yourself for spook-tacular word play and realistic guidelines on carving yourself a gourdeous jack-o-lantern in preparation for Halloween. Step number fun: Acquire a pumpkin. I don’t care how you do it. Buy it, pick it from a patch, or bribe your[Read More…]
An annual haunted house hosted by the Psychology Student Association will leave you sick with fright.
Going down… Ding! The California State University, Long Beach Psychology Student Association partnered with the National Psychology Honor Society to hold their fifth annual haunted house in the basement of the psychology building. The theme this year is “Hotel Quarantine” and involves a creepy bellhop, a gaggle of “infected” hotel[Read More…]
Calendar
Thursday Oct. 29 4th Annual “A Nightmare on Pine St.” Sevilla Night Club 140 Pine Ave. Long Beach Line starts at 8 p.m. 18+ $13 – 20.40 Friday Oct. 30 Moonsville Collective CD Release Ramble & Costume Party Howl 237 Long Beach Blvd. Unit C Long Beach 6 – 11[Read More…]
Return from the Dead
Happy death day to you. Dia de los Muertos, or the Day of the Dead, is a holiday that celebrates the lives of relatives deceased. The holiday is most often recognized by colorful “sugar skulls,” which are usually adorned with vivid colors and traditional Day of the Dead patterns. The[Read More…]
Long Beach local musician BREATHERRR is releasing his first music video on Halloween
Musician Michael Espinach, who goes by the stagename BREATHERRR, is a California State University, Long Beach alumnus who is making ripples in Long Beach’s psychedelic music scene. The Daily 49er put on their swim caps and goggles and plunged into BREATHERRR’s world for a talk about his sound, what he’s[Read More…]