One of the biggest hula and chant competitions in Southern California, E Hula Mau, will take place this Labor Day weekend at the Long Beach Performing Arts Center. Ten schools from across California will perform various forms of hula and chant at the three-day event.
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COMMENTARY: Long Beach faces ultimate test
The 49ers should worry about what comes next beyond this homestand against the Rainbow Warriors.
MBB: LBSU advances to Big West semifinals only to fall to UCI
Long Beach made it to the semifinal round with a 68-66 win over Hawai’i Thursday night. In the semifinal, Long Beach State men’s basketball team was on the wrong side of the tale Friday, giving up 48 second half points in a 75-67 loss to UC Irvine in the Big[Read More…]
Roberts saves Long Beach with game winner over Hawai’i
ANAHEIM — Since the halfway point of conference play, Jordan Roberts has looked like a different player offensively. Roberts’ aggression to score the ball continued into the Big West conference tournament as he netted a game-winning jump shot with less than a second left to send Long Beach to the[Read More…]
Long Beach State cannot find a way to hang on
Despite an underwhelming season, fans of the Long Beach State women’s volleyball team showed up in full force to the annual matchup against Hawai’i. The rivalry game brought out some competition that has been missing from the home team. LBSU (5-15, 2-5 Big West) finished the fourth week of conference[Read More…]
LBSU women’s soccer travels to UC Irvine for Big West Conference match
Fresh off winning the Big West Conference home opener against Hawai’i, the Long Beach State women’s soccer team will hit the road to face UC Irvine at 7 p.m. on Thursday at Anteater Stadium. Leading up to the game, head coach Mauricio Ingrassia noted the positive progression his team has[Read More…]
LBSU forward Tori Bolden scores two goals in Big West home opener
The Long Beach State women’s soccer team opened its Big West Conference play in strong fashion Sunday, beating Hawai’i 2-0. Senior forward Tori Bolden scored twice to lift the 49ers to victory at George Allen Field. LBSU (6-3-1) was looking to carry the momentum from its positive preseason into the[Read More…]
Na Lei Hulu I Ka Wekiu interprets Hawaiian history through hula
Sorry Los Angeles Times, but, according to Hawaiian cultural standards, newspaper organizations are only successful once a song has been written about them. Dancers from the San Francisco-based Nā Lei Hulu I Ka Wēkiu hula school performed at The Carpenter Performing Arts Center at California State University, Long Beach on[Read More…]
LBSU drops thriller, defeats Fullerton
The Long Beach State women’s basketball team split a pair of weekend conference games with a 47-46 on Thursday loss to Hawaii and 69-62 win on Sunday at Cal State Fullerton. With 33 seconds left against Hawaii (20-7, 12-2), senior guard Hallie Meneses slashed into the paint for two of[Read More…]
LBSU returns home to face Hawaii
The No. 9 Long Beach State men’s volleyball team welcomed back head coach Alan Knipe during practice this week ahead of its two match-ups against No. 7 Hawaii starting Friday night inside the Walter Pyramid. Knipe missed the last three games due to a skiing injury. In his place, assistant[Read More…]