The 49er brand harkens back to the university’s founding year, 1949, but also has a parallel connection with the California Gold Rush that resulted in the Native American genocide.
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LBSU limits Prospector Pete merch after retirement announcement
Students will soon be seeing a lot less of Prospector Pete in the 49er Shops Bookstore after President Jane Close Conoley announced that the 51-year-old statue is officially retired, Sept. 20. According to Kierstin Stickney, director of marketing and communications at 49er Shops, the merchandise for the mascot has never[Read More…]
LBSU opts to move Prospector Pete statue and get a new mascot
After months of deliberation, the campus community has finally decided to move an iconic statue that students have walked past at Long Beach State for 51 years, in response to a growing argument that Prospector Pete may be a symbol of genocide. Adding to this change will be a campus-wide[Read More…]