“Justice League” feels like the kind of paper that’s good enough to earn, at best, a solid B. It’s structured coherently, free of technical errors and flirts with reaching for something meaningful while ultimately not being insightful nor different enough from others like it to stand out. It’s good enough.[Read More…]
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Chi Delta Theta goes old school in annual talent show
The University Student Union echoed with cheers and applause as students came to watch Chi Delta Theta sing, dance and perform in its annual talent show Thursday night. Students, Greek life members and friends of performers filed into the auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Thursday night for a good time and[Read More…]
Gobble Games and Can Castles at CSULB
Dozens of students spent Wednesday afternoon on the University Student Union lawn decorating photo frames, thank-you cards, bracelets, pumpkin piggy banks and mason jars. Some were even building castles at the third annual Gobble Games and Can Castles. Beach Pride Events and Associated Students Inc. hosted the event for students[Read More…]
RipRap Literary Journal holds its final reading series of the semester
In a dimly lit bookstore located in a shopping center off Spring Street and Bellflower Boulevard, people crowded in between tight corridors of shelves to hear the works of Master of Fine Arts creative writing students. The audience listened in silence as the words of young writers met their ears,[Read More…]
International Education Week kicks off at CSULB
Students interested in studying abroad had a bit of culture brought straight to them on Tuesday at the International Education Week Kick-Off Festival. The University Student Union southwest terrace was decorated with tents, tables and different country’s flags from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. for the event. The festival is[Read More…]
Fundraising Event for Puerto Rico Hurricane
Students host fundraising event for Puerto Rican hurricane relief. A small group of communication students planned the fundraising event with the CSULB Salsa Club and Beach Pride
“10,000 Hours” features creative work from graduating students
The School of Art kicked off its Bachelor of Fine Arts fall 2017 show, “10,000 Hours” from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday night in the student art galleries. The galleries were packed with paintings, illustrations, animations and videogames from over 30 graduating illustration and animation majors. While the school requires[Read More…]
Wide Eyes Open Palms sets up shop for all
Patrons sit on turquoise and white fold-out chairs, the two outside tables already hosting parties of three in the middle of breakfast — they are waking up over slices of delicious house-made bread slathered in ricotta and jam, soft boiled eggs and specialty coffee complete with jitters. Outside on a[Read More…]
Gatsby Books aims to be more than a one-time destination
A cowbell’s clink and friendly hello are the first signs of entry at Gatsby Books, a small but extensive used bookstore that has resided within a strip mall on Spring Street in Long Beach since August 2010. Because owner Sean Moor dislikes the way online retailers such as Amazon promote[Read More…]
Long Beach City Council recommends some of their favorite local businesses
For this edition of The Daily 49er’s special issue, we reached out to Long Beach City Council leaders and asked them to recommend some of their favorite local businesses within their districts to our readers. Suzie Price, District 3 Price said that one of her favorite places to go to[Read More…]