Birthday cake, champagne and new art — the Museum of Latin American Art turns 20 this weekend and they’re celebrating in a big way. The museum celebrates 20 years of serving the greater Los Angeles area with a weekend of birthday festivities, which includes the induction of a new exhibit.[Read More…]
Events
Lifestyle events that occur on or off campus should be categorized under “events.” Events differ from performances in that performances stage or present a play, concert or other forms of entertainment while events do not. Examples of events include the Long Beach Zombie Walk, Week of Welcome and Queen Mary’s Dark Harbour.
Black and white and pink all over
There are a lot of fun things that have come into my life because of social media. Sometimes it comes in the form of a video showing a small otter swimming in circles because it doesn’t know any better, and sometimes it comes in the form of surprise celebrity appearances[Read More…]
Let’s evolve, get involved
The Office of Multicultural Affairs called for students to quit sitting idly by and get involved, in a revamped MLK Day of Service on Friday, Feb.19 where students were partnered with local nonprofits and given the opportunity to serve. MLK Day of Service is a nationally recognized initiative to not[Read More…]
Same love, different perspectives
An open conversation utilizing a panel of well-versed black LGBTQ individuals discussed the difficulties they faced coming out in the black community whether it was through their family, workplace or peers. The office of Multicultural Affairs, hosted “Same Love? Same Meaning” on Monday in the Beach Auditorium. The panel included[Read More…]
Untitled by artist
Trang Le | Daily 49er All but one door was lit at the Cal State Long Beach student art galleries, and upon walking in, the darkness only deepens around you until suddenly: light. A massive, phantasm sequence hovers above the floor of the student art gallery. The only light within[Read More…]
Cosplayers with cleavage
Deadpools with cleavage, Stormtroopers donning bikinis and Freddy Kruegers showcasing too-tight shorts walked around confidently, drawing a male gaze. It is not the pretty ensembles or well-built armor that catch people’s attention, it’s the provocative costumes. During the Long Beach Comic Expo it was common to see people run up[Read More…]
Cosplayers, assemble
The only place to run into Deadpool, a female Deadpool, a robe-wearing Deadpool and a Deadpool that will follow you around while dancing to any song you request was at the Long Beach Comic Expo this weekend. Cosplaying has been around since the 1930s, but only in the last decade[Read More…]
Comic Expo flies into town
The time to dig up your capes and superhero T-shirts has come. The Long Beach Comic Expo takes place this weekend on Feb. 20 and 21 at the Long Beach Convention Center. What sets this particular comic convention apart from the others is its more intimate setting that still packs[Read More…]
“Love is Not Illegal” tries to open borders
Amidst the clatter and ever-present level of noise at the intimate Cal State Long Beach venue The Nugget, undocumented students stand at the forefront of the stage to deliver self-written songs, raps and poems. The fourth annual open mic event entitled “Love is Not Illegal” was put on by the[Read More…]
Soulection returns the love to its roots
Record label Soulection returned to its humble KBeach Radio origins at Cal State Long Beach. Sponsored by Beach Pride, the Soulection Panel took place Tuesday and invited the record label members to not only share their experiences, but inspire the audience to pursue their own business ambitions through dedication and[Read More…]