Misguided adaptation reduces the novel’s complex themes to horror cliché. Everything in the film has been done before, and done better, but its greatest sin is in how dreadfully boring it is.
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LBSU Athletics looks for solution in attendance decrease
The Long Beach State athletics program has a rich history, with multiple teams earning Division I National Championships and being contenders in conference play. As many of the teams have have fallen into losing records and underwhelming play, fans have been skipping the trip to the Walter Pyramid.
49ers roll past the Tritons
Long Beach sweeps UC San Diego in back-to-back nights to remain undefeated in conference play.
49ers falter against Gauchos
Heads hung low and frustrations ran high as Long Beach State dropped match after match in its final home game of the season. Long Beach (11-4, 4-2 Big West) fell 6-1 against conference rival UC Santa Barbara (8-6, 2-0 Big West) Saturday, struggling to rekindle the magic it found in[Read More…]
49ers topple the Anteaters
It wasn’t pretty, but in their second game of a back-to-back, the 49ers managed to scrape up enough energy to defeat the Anteaters, 28-26, 26-24, 25-14, and remain undefeated in conference play. Starting out of sync, No. 2 Long Beach State (21-1, 6-0 Big West) was clearly bothered by No.[Read More…]
Long Beach finds its mojo against UC Irvine
IRVINE— Long Beach was reverting back to its old ways, letting UC Irvine hang around like a bad cold by gifting it plenty of points through both hitting and service errors. The 49ers (20-1, 5-0 Big West) defeated the Anteaters (14-8, 2-3 Big West) in four sets, 25-22, 18-25, 25-18,[Read More…]
Beach Weekly Episode 17: The food special issue
James Chow and Hannah Getahun go over the tastiest bits of the Daily 49er special food issue on stands until April 7. Stories in this podcast include a brewery roundup, a feature on an upcoming Long Beach co-op and a story about a small farm told in a new multimedia experience.
Long Beach resumes conference play
After losing for the first time in almost a year, No. 2 Long Beach men’s volleyball wrapped up non-conference games and will resume conference play with No. 7 UC Irvine Friday night in its sight. The 49ers (19-1, 4-0 Big West) will kick off the black and blue rivalry on[Read More…]
New year, new calendar woes
If you’ve taken a look ahead at next year’s academic calendar, you’ve probably already discovered that our Fall Break is being cut down to three days, meaning things like vacation and travel plans are going to be a lot more complicated. This is just the latest in a series of[Read More…]
Turning Point USA says “Socialism Sucks” on campus
Turning Point USA promoted Culture Shock! Tuesday with signs reading “Socialism Sucks.”
The event will feature guest speakers discussing conservative views in politics in University Student Union Beach Auditorium April 9.