A soft wave of snaps ebbed through the audience as a performer left the stage. The ambient lighting twinkled in the wake of rhythm and rhyme as another poet approached the mic. The University Student Union Program Council hosted Cal State Long Beach’s first Poet’s Lounge of the semester on[Read More…]
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Bringing a piece of fantasy home
Gamers like Arielle Mananquil go to great lengths to bring video game worlds to life. Mananquil is a sophomore film major at Cal State Long Beach, and she makes homemade movie and video game props. She has won awards like “best in show” at the Sony Online Entertainment competition in[Read More…]
Drifting with Robert Francis and The Night Tide
Los Angeles based singer-songwriter Robert Francis teamed up with members from The Night Tide to release his fourth album “Heaven” this past June. Francis’ wanderlust persona has jumped trains into his musical realm. His music turns listeners into vagabonds hitchhiking across a highway of influences: traditional country styling, lazy blues[Read More…]
Avi Buffalo, four years in the making
The whole room was sweating, bobbing softly as they gazed through the humidity at a small stage backed by bookshelves. Tangibly dazed Avi Buffalo fans were soothed by the Long Beach native’s Lo-Fi music when he played at Fingerprints record store on an unusually humid Tuesday evening. “This is a[Read More…]
Selfie Day soothes students
Students seeking relief from the scorching heat and upcoming midterms participated in Selfie Day at the Plaza Lobby of the University Student Union. The USU Program Council hosted the event on Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in honor of self-improvement and self-awareness month. Program council assistant and junior[Read More…]
Long Beach Car show returns
The annual Long Beach Ronald McDonald Car and Motorcycle Show returned for the second time, on Sept. 13, at the back lot of the Long Beach Convention Center and at the Rainbow Lagoon. Car and motorcycle owners had over 250 vehicle displays, including classic cars, trucks, motorcycles and specialty vehicles.[Read More…]
Students jumping into the ‘power’ pit
University Student Union Program Council launched Power Hour, a new icebreaker event, for the first time on Sept. 16 in the South Plaza. Passing students were encouraged to climb into a ball pit with strangers and ask each other provided icebreaker questions. The USU Program Council hopes the Power Hour[Read More…]
Opera overwhelming overture and emotional ensemble
The Gerald R. Daniel Recital Hall was illuminated with profound and angelic voices on Sept. 14 for “Dazzling Young Opera Stars.” The event was organized by Jack Kates, a CSULB alumnus and critically acclaimed author. The event showcased current and alumni students from the CSULB Opera program. Before any performances[Read More…]
Former student wrangles with folk
For Connections Academy advisor Ted Zakka, the day isn’t over when the Sacramento school district bell rings. He meets up with a lawyer, a teacher and other professionals to do one thing: make some music. Zakka is the mastermind, songwriter of self-ascribed Americana band Ted Z and the Wranglers. He[Read More…]
Karen O crushes her rock n’ roll past
Karen O is quite the mixed bag. From her best-known act as the shouting headwoman of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, to her work with Spike Jonze for the soundtrack of the film adaptation of the children’s book Where the Wild Things Are, O has reached a diverse audience. O has[Read More…]