After centuries of historical erasure, black women have a story they wish to tell on the Cal State Long Beach campus. Presented by the Multicultural Center and Women’s Gender and Equity Center, #BlackHerstories was an event hosted yesterday in the University Student Union Ballroom that gave black women the chance[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.
Get contemporary with it
Hard stage light set the scene for the 2016 Contemporary Dance Concert, where nine Cal State Long Beach choreography and dance students told their own visual, intimate stories through dance. Held at CSULB’s Martha B. Knoebel Dance Theatre on Thursday, the dance was divided into two acts. Both contained different[Read More…]
Contemporary dance jives at the Beach
Conventionality exists, even in the world of dancing. The 2016 Contemporary Dance concert aims to break past the barriers of the conventional by dishing out bold and tenacious performances, according to Cal State Long Beach choreographer and dancer, Madison Clark. “Sometimes as dancers and choreographers morph into adulthood, sometimes taking[Read More…]
An undivided look into apartheid
From 1948 to 1994, South Africa was under apartheid — a system of racial segregation enforced by the National Party. Two South African guest speakers, law student at the University of Witwatersrand, Jaimie Mithi and another South African guest speaker who asked not to be named, were invited from their[Read More…]
Chocolate paradise
Chocolate. Chocolate everywhere—and it’s pouring out of Belmont Shore stops for humans and animals alike (and just in time for Valentine’s Day). Welcome to the 12th annual Chocolate Festival. Organized by the Belmont Shore Business Association, the chocolate-filled festival took place this past Saturday. At this event, Belmont Shore businesses[Read More…]
LSU returns with a bang
Banda music, cultural snacks and aguas frescas — you are cordially invited to Latin@ Welcome. Latin@ Welcome is the Latino Student Union’s upcoming event inviting Latino students to connect with one another and familiarize themselves with the many Latino organizations on campus. “With a mix of tabling and fundraising by[Read More…]
Get Bowled 2016
Super Bowl Sunday: one of the few times (apart from the holidays) that it is acceptable, and almost required, to stuff our faces with glorious amounts of calories while channeling our inner jock, wearing football jerseys and yelling at the oh-so nerve-enticing TV screen. Sure, Super Bowl Sunday can be[Read More…]
Shortest month has a big impact
Though February is the shortest month of the year, this Black History Month is flooded with intersectional events sponsored by the new Office of Multicultural Affairs. The Black History Month Celebration seeks to garner student involvement and grassroots education. Student organizations based in Cal State Long Beach such as the[Read More…]
A glance into a post-apartheid state
What was it like to live in South Africa during its apartheid state? The upcoming event “Let’s Talk About Apartheid” will feature two South African guest speakers who will address this topic through their personal experiences. Jamie Mithi, author of “Your Student Secrets,” and Khanyisa Pinini, the president of the[Read More…]
Three times the charm, three times the art
With assembled ladders standing tall, scattered tools littering the ground and letters being stamped on the walls, the University Art Museum is a work in progress as staff scatter to prepare for the Spring 2016 exhibition to come. The exhibitions will feature a mixture of art installments from paintings to[Read More…]