Less than halfway through the first set, the match was decided. UC Riverside’s junior outside hitter Kaiulani Ahuna limped off the floor with an apparent knee injury, giving the Long Beach women’s volleyball team an undeniable advantage. Ahuna averages 5.25 kills per set, second in the Big West and fourth[Read More…]
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COLUMN: Nine solutions to Long Beach State’s identity crisis
We all know that Long Beach State has an identity problem, but it’s time for us to embrace it. Prospector Pete is gone after a number of protests, mascots have become extinct at games and the school has struggled with picking one name. In a recent meeting with Athletic Director[Read More…]
Housing near Long Beach State is highest in the city
As Long Beach State welcomes thousands of students back to campus for another year of higher education, students may be looking to live closer to campus. Housing is the most expensive near the university, according to data from rent market trends website Rent Jungle. Seventy-five percent of students commute from[Read More…]
History repeats itself for Long Beach in exciting Labor Day match
With tensions high and a tie-breaking set on the line, junior outside hitter Hailey Harward leapt into the air, forcing the ball into a Texas Tech defender, then out of bounds as hundreds of fans jumped to their feet to celebrate a suspenseful win. The cheers from a rowdy crowd[Read More…]
COLUMN: New year, new logo, same problems
The 2018-2019 school year kicks off with yet another appearance of the GO BE????CH logo at Long Beach State. Slowly unveiled beginning last school year, the athletics department has gone full “BE????CH” mode. For something that was meant to bring more national recognition to the Walter Pyramid, it looks like[Read More…]
Long Beach State Softball suffers costly defeat in opener of Tempe Regional
Cielo Meza came out as her dominant self in the first two innings of the regional matchup between Long Beach State and Ole Miss, but had a complete meltdown in the third inning. She gave up walk after walk, which led to the onslaught that Ole Miss put on the[Read More…]
No. 7 Long Beach falls flat in home opener
With the game on the line, seniors Rachel Nieto and Nele Barber missed their chance to turn the tide in extra points after losing the first two sets to seal the match. The Long Beach State beach volleyball team was unable to complete a comeback against No. 1 Pepperdine Wednesday,[Read More…]
Fullerton gets the last laugh
ANAHEIM – With two seconds left in the Big West conference quarterfinals, Long Beach State senior Gabe Levin rose to tip teammate Deishuan Booker’s missed layup to send the game into overtime. The ball found its way out and the 49ers watched in disbelief as their postseason was cut short.[Read More…]
CSULB mascot Prospector Pete continues to cause debate
As confederate monuments on college campuses across the country have become a topic of heated debate, Cal State Long Beach University’s mascot Prospector Pete has come under scrutiny by members of the campus. While Prospector Pete, the spirit of the 49ers, seems to have only just become a topic of[Read More…]
University Police Department show off new bomb-sniffing dog
Avery, Cal State Long Beach’s bomb-sniffing dog, took some time off to introduce herself to some of the students she looks after. At around 1:30 p.m., University Police pulled up near the courtyard in front of Liberal Arts 4 quickly attracting students to the scene of the event. Emerging from[Read More…]