Jeff Atherton, a foundation art professor, can recall two semesters ago when a dead mouse fell from the ceiling of his color theory class in Fine Arts 4 room 222. “I think that the mouse had eaten some of the poison bait that has been placed around the building,” Atherton[Read More…]
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Laptop Ensemble composes musical pieces with digital software
The Bob Cole Conservatory Laptop Ensemble performed a series of musical pieces composed with digital software at Daniel Recital Hall Wednesday.
Beach Weekly: Episode 6
Assistant News Editors Hannah Getahun and James Chow discuss this past week’s notable news topics: LBSU mourns the death of two professors, the San Ysidro border closure and a flooded animation lab. 0:38 LBSU mourns the death of two professors 0:41 Math professor Kent Merryfield 1:20 Linguistics professor Alexandra “Misty”[Read More…]
FA-4 computer lab filled with water after rainstorm
A heavy rainstorm Thanksgiving Day caused a leak in Fine Arts 4 Room 309, an animation and illustration computer room. Water entered through cracks and crevices in the roof, which developed in a lot of old buildings, said Josh Cichuniec, interim associate director of Facilities Management. According to Facilities Management,[Read More…]
ASI Senate hears resolution to make course evaluations more sustainable
College of Business Administration Sen. Robert Martinez proposed a new resolution to the Associated Students Inc. Senate floor Wednesday evening that aims to make teacher evaluations more environmentally friendly, by converting to digital distribution. Specific details as to how to make the form accessible to all students were left vague.[Read More…]
LBSU mourns the death of mathematics professor
This story was updated Nov. 28 at 10:05 p.m. The Nugget Grill and Pub closed early Tuesday after mathematics professor Kent Merryfield lost consciousness and died of cardiac arrest around 2:30 p.m. He was 65. “From the start, I could tell he was a good-hearted man,” said third year Lynn[Read More…]
Long Beach looks to battle against second straight Pac-12 opponent
After a close 75-72 loss to Oregon State Sunday at the Walter Pyramid, the Long Beach State men’s basketball team will face another Pac-12 team Wednesday as it travels for an 8 p.m. matchup at USC. The 49ers continued their trend of competing with teams in the first half, but[Read More…]
Fujikuni and Gonzales named United Soccer Coaches All-West Region First Team
Long Beach State women’s soccer seniors Ashley Gonzales and Dana Fujikuni were selected for the United Soccer Coaches All-West Region First Team. Fujikuni had a very successful season earning Big West Midfielder of the Year and the Big West Tournament MVP award. “It’s nice to be able to end my[Read More…]
Professor dies in the Nugget Grill and Pub
Updated: 10:17 p.m. The Nugget Grill and Pub was evacuated and closed after a professor lost consciousness and died in the dining area Tuesday afternoon. Jeff Bliss, executive director of media and digital news for Long Beach State, confirmed that the professor died on the scene. Reporters from the Daily[Read More…]
Position change resulted in Hailey Harward’s Big West honorable mention
Following an underwhelming season for the Long Beach State women’s volleyball team, a silver lining was found in the five players who received All-Big West honors in the 2018 Big West Women’s Volleyball All-Conference Team. Senior outside hitter Tyler Spriggs was the only player to receive a first team selection,[Read More…]