James Chow and Hannah Getahun round up this week’s news content with special guests Opinions Editor Rachel Barnes and News Editor Austin Brumblay. Stories include the cancellation of Week of Welcome, the new Golden Girls class, a chemistry professor who received Wang Family Excellence award and a possible referendum on[Read More…]
Tag: Week of Welcome
In Photos: Week of Welcome Spring 2019
Hundreds of students gathered in the Central Quad, browsing through dozens of clubs and organizations during the semiannual Week of Welcome. The two-day event is hosted by Associated Students Inc. to increase student involvement with the campus community. The second day of Week of Welcome was canceled, prompted by Thursday’s[Read More…]
Senate resolves to remove mascot, appoints senator to board
Associated Students Inc. Senate discussed possible methods of sourcing a replacement for Prospector Pete including a school-wide vote during Wednesday night’s meeting. Long Beach State is replacing longtime mascot Prospector Pete due to his association with the gold rush prospectors he represents and their role in the genocide of Native[Read More…]
Week of Welcome highlights campus clubs
A small crowd gathered around the three-man fraternity stroll as they danced to the beat of an unidentifiable rap song blaring from a lone Beats Pill. Some students’ eyebrows quirked with interest while others tried to dodge the quickly forming dance circle and with that, Week of Welcome was in[Read More…]
Prepare to dance, eat, sing and connect with campus clubs
Making your way through the crowded quad, walking by colorful tents to the sounds of cheering club members and blasting music can only mean one thing — Week of Welcome. The two-day event happens every semester at Long Beach State and provides an opportunity for students to see what the[Read More…]
CSULB begins the semester with bi-annual club fair
Campus members gravitated toward a student in a bumbling dinosaur suit and blaring music in the Central Quad Wednesday as members of various organizations enthusiastically promoted themselves, vying for the attention of passersby beneath a sprawl of easy ups. Rows of tables lined the walkways, hosting student organizations, clubs and[Read More…]
CSULB’s semesterly club fair to welcome students
Rows of colorful tents, free goodies passed from hand to hand and, of course, a large sailboat sitting in the grass in the central quad. These signs can only mean one thing: Week of Welcome is upon us. The two-day event is put on each semester by the Beach Pride[Read More…]
Weekly 49er 1/30/15
On this week’s show: Measles at CSULB Week of Welcome on campus The Moderates perform in Long Beach Students predict the Super Bowl