Nestled in “Retro Row,” 4th Street Vine is a small beer and wine bar which has charmed students at Long Beach State who voted it best place for live music. The bar, which rests on Fourth Street between Junipero and Cherry avenues, also serves as a gallery where local art[Read More…]
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A royal flush among campus restrooms
In the first floor of the University Student Union, scores of students in the Art Gallery and Study Lounge sit quietly while scrolling through their phones, sleeping or doing homework. One dry wall adjacent to the lounge, the men’s restroom harvests swaths of schoolboys sitting just one stall away from[Read More…]
Professors and students at LBSU look to reform low voter turnout through campus forum
The Interdisciplinary Public Square, a group of students, faculty and staff on campus who tackle the issues of American democracy, hosted its fourth teach-in session Thursday to address the issue of declining voter turnout, drawing a crowd of more than 50. The event featured three speakers who each tackled different[Read More…]
Freshman Elysia Laramie scores winning goal against Cal Poly
A game of failed attempts was ended by freshman forward Elysia Laramie, who scored the first goal of her collegiate career against Cal Poly in double overtime Thursday. The winning goal sealed the match 1-0 and placed the 49ers in second place in the Big West. A mechanical bull placed[Read More…]
Former LBSU head coach Tex Winter dead at 96
Former Long Beach State head basketball coach Fredrick “Tex” Winter died at the age of 96 Wednesday in Manhattan, KS. Winter served as the head coach of the men’s basketball team from the 1978-79 season to the 1984-1985 season. He led the team to a 78-69 record and a spot[Read More…]
Negative comments recorded by Facebook live stream during senate meeting break
Associated Students Inc. President Genesis Jara spoke to senators about professionalism after negative comments were recorded during a break in last week’s senate meeting. The break was taken to give Vice President Leen Almadhi time to pray. The former CSULB Muslim Student Association vice president was born to Syrian parents[Read More…]
LBSU engineering student receives $6,000 scholarship
When Daria Antonova contemplated what field to go into after high school, she looked up to a cousin who earned her degree in civil engineering. Inspired by this role model in her life, as well as a strong understanding of physics, Antonova decided to follow in her footsteps. She took[Read More…]
Dana Fujikuni finds a home at Long Beach State after a difficult freshman season
After a season of injuries, coaching staff changes and zero playing time, Dana Fujikuni was cut from the UC Davis women’s soccer team her freshman year. “I had an 8 a.m. meeting where [the head coach] cut me,” Fujikuni said. “In the afternoon, around 4 o’clock, I committed to Long[Read More…]
Merchandise of our favorite fuzzy tails relocate in the bookstore
A recent Twitter post from Alex Manfredi, Daily 49er assistant sports editor, caused community-wide speculation over the possibility of a squirrel becoming the new mascot for Long Beach State. “So I guess we’re the LB squirrels?” Manfredi’s tweet read with a photo of the squirrel merchandise on display in the[Read More…]
Join us for a luncheon celebrating Prospector Pete on the occasion of his retirement
With three words – A New Era – LBSU’s beloved-by-alumni and despised-by-activists mascot Prospector Pete, who would have turned 52 next year, was forced into an early retirement by campus President Jane Close Conoley. Compared to other university mascots, such as the 88-year-old USC Tommy Trojan and the 129-year-old Yale[Read More…]