Mold mission

Mark Farrell, a carpenter from Cal State Long Beach Facilities Management, cuts into the basement walls in the Social Services and Public Administration building Tuesday morning. According to Farrell, the walls had to be dried out to prevent mold after moisture seeped into them during a rainstorm that swept through campus last weekend.

Ready for rain

Hannah Paton, a sophomore and double major in communications studies and Spanish, waits in the rain for her friend to come to go to their next class. “I never think to bring an umbrella because I have an early morning class and the weather is never the same in the afternoon than it is in the morning,” Paton said.

Inflection Points

Katie Morlan, left, looks at a piece in Katie Reinman’s and Kelly Hamilton’s “Inflection Points” gallery in the Max L. Gatov East gallery on Sunday evening. Reinman’s purpose is to “emit the inner strength of women” and to show how “women portray themselves in a masculine society,” according to a statement by the artist. Morlan, a senior child development and family studies major, said, “It’s so beautiful; it definitely portrays women in a different light,” explaining that other pieces show women typically as thin and small.

Week of Welcome

Ian Sneed, left, a senior kinesiology major and dressed in a pink dinosaur suit, pretends to choke Steve Gray, a senior marketing major, during the week of welcome festivities. Sneed and Gray are part of Phi Kappa Psi. Sneed said he wants to "make sure everyone has a good time."

Three students work the Colleges Against Cancer table during the week of welcome festivities at the Friendship Walk on Wednesday afternoon: Kathleen Eirington, a sophomore chemistry major; Ashield Cabrera, a sophomore psychology major; and Paige Andersen, a freshman interior design major. Colleges Against Cancer’s mission statement supports and promotes American Cancer Society programs.

Nicoal Sheen, co-founder and co-chair of Cease Animal Torture, works at the CAT table. CAT seeks to educate people about animal cruelty and has an annual Animal Liberation Forum that features speakers, panels, and films. 2010 will be the second annual Animal Liberation Forum.

Computers? We don't need no stinkin' computers!

Connie Dong, a sophomore pre-nursing major, doesn't let the lack of a computer terminal stop her from getting online and using a computer on Wednesday afternoon in the University Student Union. Workers removed the computer terminals following the floods two weeks ago.

Music playing

Kenny Johnson, a sophomore theatre major, strums his Fender Stratocaster guitar outside the University Bookstore on Tuesday afternoon. Johnson says that he practices for 3-4 hours a day on campus and plays a mix of cover and original songs. “I’m not looking to impress anybody,” Johnson said, “but I know they appreciate it.”

Validating the velvet flavor

Joseph Andre Fabozzi, the store manager of YoGo Creations on campus, hands out samples of red velvet cake-flavored yogurt to students on Tuesday afternoon. He said they had just gotten the yogurt flavor that afternoon as a special Valentine’s Day flavor. Ten students participated in the test; nine liked the flavor, while one did not.