Tag: prospector pete

Opinions

Pick a brand that respects the past as well as The Beach’s mission

The 49er brand harkens back to the university’s founding year, 1949, but also has a ...

By Carol Perruso

January 29, 2024

Editorials

Who is the Beach? An incoming transfer student’s confusion on the reveal of new mascot

Long Beach State’s new mascot was finally named after the removal of controversial mascot, Prospector ...

By Kelsey Brown

August 24, 2020

Campus

Should he stay or should he go? A campus divided over Prospector Pete

Current and former Long Beach State students took to social media after news broke that ...

By Madalyn Amato

July 7, 2020

Campus

Prospector Pete statue removed from the center of campus

CSULB’s Prospector Pete statue was removed from the LA5 plaza earlier than originally planned “in ...

By Julia Terbeche

June 26, 2020

Campus

CSULB’s new alumni center to be completed by 2022

Previously, the alumni center was scheduled to begin construction in 2018, but due to complications, ...

By Joel Ruditsky

October 3, 2019

An ASI graphic depicting the choices for CSULB mascot.

Campus

President Conoley tweets, ‘we are not the sharks.’

On Wednesday night President Conoley tweeted, "Actually we are not the Sharks..."

By Rachel Barnes

September 9, 2019

Campus

Conoley confirms LBSU ‘Sharks’ as new mascot

After a student referendum and over 10,000 votes from the campus and Long Beach community, ...

By Kat Schuster

May 10, 2019

Campus

LBSU strives for unity in mascot search process

The debate over the mascot of Long Beach State has been grounded in the racial ...

By Alexander Dansereau

March 3, 2019

Multimedia

Beach Weekly Episode 10: The search for a new mascot

For a special 10th edition in the news roundup, this podcast delves into all things ...

By James Chow

February 8, 2019

Opinions

In the search for a new mascot, LBSU is missing the big picture

The conversation over which woodland creature or campus landmark best represents us is a fun ...

By Editor in chief

February 6, 2019