The only sounds heard within the Psychology Building’s basement were shrill screams and nervous bubbles of laughter. Psychology Student Association and Psi Chi Honor Society hosted their 8th annual haunted house Wednesday and Thursday night for Long Beach State students to get a taste of the Halloween season. The iconic[Read More…]
Events
Lifestyle events that occur on or off campus should be categorized under “events.” Events differ from performances in that performances stage or present a play, concert or other forms of entertainment while events do not. Examples of events include the Long Beach Zombie Walk, Week of Welcome and Queen Mary’s Dark Harbour.
In Photos: 7th annual Zombie Fest back from the dead
Long Beach Zombie Fest staggers back to Long Beach for its 7th year
Groans filled the air as crowds of rotting zombies shuffled their corpses around Rainbow Lagoon this weekend for the 7th annual Long Beach Zombie Fest. Organized by Los Angeles based production company O Entertainment, the three-day festival opened Friday and ended on Sunday with an assortment of activities and entertainment[Read More…]
TEDxCSULB unites speakers from a broad range of backgrounds
The third annual TEDx event will return to Long Beach State on Saturday, Oct. 27 with a diverse group of speakers to discuss this year’s theme: “Navigating the Truth.” Held in the University Student Union Ballrooms, the TEDx club directors anticipate “Navigating the Truth” to start at 10 a.m. with[Read More…]
La Raza’s spoken word event inspires people of color writers
“I want to be the person I needed when I was younger. I want to encompass what I needed to see when I was growing up,” New York native Danyeli Rodriguez Del Orbe said. This was one of the main messages of Del Orbe’s spoken word performance and writing workshop[Read More…]
Grab your popcorn, the largest student film festival is coming to Long Beach
The biggest student movie festival is coming to Long Beach to give students the opportunity to create short films and broadcast their work to the world. The Campus Movie Festival, the largest student film festival in the world, is coming to Long Beach State to give the next generation of[Read More…]
Sunnyside Cemetery hosts ‘Night of the Living Dead’ movie screening
The zombie classic “Night of the Living Dead,” which celebrated its 50th anniversary Oct. 4, was displayed on a giant inflatable movie screen to a crowd of friends, family and furry companions at Sunnyside Cemetery on a chilly Saturday evening. The cemetery in Long Beach, hosted a crowd of[Read More…]
Students get an advanced showing of ‘A Star Is Born’
Hundreds of students lined up outside of the University Student Union for the advanced screening of “A Star is Born” Wednesday night. Associated Students Inc. employees stood outside handing out movie posters to the highly anticipated movie starring Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper. When students stepped into the auditorium, excited[Read More…]
‘Dear Harvey’ tells the story of an LGBT pioneer and activist
While many have heard the name Harvey Milk, not everyone is aware of the lasting impact the late politician had on the course of LGBT history. California Repertory is going to change that with its next production, “Dear Harvey,” which chronicles the history-altering life of LGBT rights activist and politician,[Read More…]
Animators take on 24 Hours Animation competition
With drinking fountains turned off, sprinklers oscillating and escalator stagnant, the only sights or sounds that came from the Long Beach State campus at 2 a.m. on Friday were clicking keyboards and crunching candy wrappers from students in the 24 Hours Animation Contest for Students competition. The annual competition challenges[Read More…]