Haunted Hollywood Sports Scare Factor: 4 Tucked away in the city of Bellflower, Calif., just 15 miles outside of Long Beach, lies a miniature version of the bigger and more popular Halloween theme parks. Haunted Hollywood Sports may be a smaller venue, but it definitely gives Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights[Read More…]
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A day in the Omani life
Students were drawn by the unmistakable sound of middle eastern drumbeats coming from the University Dining Plaza yesterday. As students followed the sounds and stepped down the stairs, they saw Omani students dressed in traditional garb, who were dressing others as well as dancing, feeding and teaching Cal State Long[Read More…]
From ordinary to outlandish
Students and faculty thronged around a tall, rectangular block made of rough, drab-dried clay material. To the inartistic eye, it’s just that. But to MFA sculptor Nick Gaby, it’s minimalist sculpture with infinite potential. This week’s student art exhibit featured works that were not as outwardly abstract and engaging as[Read More…]
New music this week: Best Coast’s “Fade Away”
“I don’t know how to tell you it’s right, when it feels so wrong,” Best Coast lead singer Bethany Cosentino sings on the band’s new EP titled “Fade Away.” Set to hit shelves tomorrow, “Fade Away” is a musical hybrid of Best Coast’s two previous albums “Crazy For You” and[Read More…]
New music this week: Beats Antique’s “A Thousand Faces-Act I”
Beats Antique is a group unlike any other that blends uniquely sounds into musical fusions that transcend the genre itself. Their new album, “A Thousand Faces-Act 1” is a fusion of Celtic, gypsy, electronic, rock and hip-hop, with an adventurous progression that pays homage to the late American mythologist Joseph[Read More…]
‘ReguL8ing’ the Long Beach Music Scene
Under the name of DJ ReguL8, Cal State Long Beach alumnus Edward Saldana has been an inspiration to aspiring local DJs. During his time at CSULB, Saldana said he frequently switched majors from being undeclared to exploring journalism and business marketing, until he finally settled into studying communications. Saldana said[Read More…]
Imaginative, dark films screen at the University Theatre
The Queen of Chain sits atop her dais on a golden balcony at the helm of a velvet theater auditorium, with her doll-like ushers at each side, and watches as her Diva, decked in Shakespearian peach garb, twists himself up a vine to her balcony. Meanwhile, the Queen’s Giant, a[Read More…]
Royalty splashes the Queen Mary
She was once a fashion icon and the world’s most photographed woman. Now, locals can get up close and personal with the legacy of Diana, Princess of Wales. The Diana: Legacy of a Princess exhibition, showcased aboard Long Beach’s famous landmark, the Queen Mary, has been revamped in honor of[Read More…]
Flavor Focus: George’s Greek Cafe
Did you know that a Mediterranean diet is found to be associated with significant health benefits that include lower rates of heart disease, cancer, Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s? At least it is according to the British Medical Journal. The diet has its own food pyramid, where it shows vegetables, fruits,[Read More…]
Art in many media
A dark gallery is packed with people trying to understand the concept of “Nothing Something,” an exhibit which revolves around the ideas of creation and destruction. Senior graphic design majors Ben DuVall and Brian Mark teamed up to communicate the idea of creation and destruction with their unique exhibit, “Nothing[Read More…]