Has anyone seen my bike?

The men's bathroom at the USU provides some interesting conversation. Here someone asks whoever reads this to beat the shit out of whoever stole their bike, with the supposed stealer responding.

Time to study

Students circle up their chairs to study in the USU.

Hall of Sciences construction

Construction on the new PH3 Hall of Sciences building construction is humming along. They're apparently trying to make the ground smooth and flat before starting a foundation. The Daily 49er has an article titled "Hall of Science will allow more extensive research" with a wider angle. I like this shot better because it shows the workers at work.

Florescent lighting

As a photographer, I love lighting and how it can set the mood. Backlighting can make pictures terrible. There's an entire industry devoted to multiple and off-camera flash lighting. I've always regarded the florescent lighting in the Beach Cruiser shuttle to be ridiculous but yet alluring at the same time. I took this image at night and was struck by how interesting the blonde hair stood out in the florescent lighting.

Fixing the shot clock

A worker makes sure the shot clock board is working before the men's basketball homecoming game against Weber State.

The next day

A worker at Jody Maroni's Sausage Kingdom at Cal State Long Beaech prepares the salads for the next day at around 6 p.m.

Note: This picture was taken at 1/20 at f/3.5. It's a bit blurry because the shutter speed was so slow so my breathing or hand motino could blur the picture

Filming at the Pyramid

Fox was filming at the Walter Pyramid. They were inside and a sign warned people that they could be filmed and their likeness used.

The painters

Art education student Araceli Gomez paints the MHB fountains at around 3 p.m.

Clothesline Project

The Clothesline Project was out again for the month of October to spread awareness about domestic violence. Here, freshman photography major Nicole Casares looks at some of the T-shirts. I have posted this picture as a protest, beacause the Daily 49er chose to publish the safer, less provocative, "I don't need you (or your sex) to feel good about myself" one.

University by the Sea

The University by the Sea event took place today in downtown Long Beach. Classes were held, a couple of street blocks were roped off, and there were booths, fun, and music. This picture here is of dance instructor Peter Araiza (CSULB alumni '07) leading a group of people in a dance. He described the move (where people moved in and out of a circle) as "merengue mixed with elements of rudea de Casino."

Camera installation

Long Chang from Moore Electric installs a surveillance camera around campus. This one was just outside the SSPA building, on the light post closest to the shuttle stop for the Beach Cruiser service. The Daily 49er has an article titled "Cameras secure CSULB" that discusses the new cameras.

Boxing at the Pyramid

The DG Boxing Club held a boxing show today, consisting of 40 bouts. Ages ranged from as young as 10 years old to about 30 years old. There were two rings and a short intermission after the 12th bouts from each ring. In the above picture, Moises Orozco (LB DG) fights Anthony Zavala (The Rock). Orozco won the bout.

No boxes? No problem!

The people in the lower floor of the SSPA show that they are awesome by disregarding the instruction – no boxes – with their own rule: let's put boxes in there.

Active shooter drill

Spectators stand in awe as armed and masked Cal State Long Beach police officers station around campus to do an "active shooter drill," primarily on the upper campus near the McIntosh building. This shot was taken as the police officer passed behind in front of the LH building.

Brian Cuaron wrote a story titled "Police perform school shooter simulation drill."

Kid Eco Fair

Kids were introduced and learned about the enviornment and why it was important to protect it. Here kids look at the bicycles that the police are now using for patrols.

The online edition of the Daily Forty-Niner has an article titled "Recycling Center Holds Eco-Friendly Fair."

Alexander arrives in newsroom

President F. King Alexander pays a visit to the Daily 49er newsroom. He stayed there for about thirty minutes, from about 2:41 p.m. to 3:13 p.m. (times are approximate), discussing the current coyote issue and other questions the Daily 49er staff had for him.

From left to right clockwise, top: Raul Reis, chair for the Department of Journalism at CSULB; Gerry Riposa; dean of the College of Liberal Arts; Barbara Kingsley-Wilson, academic advisor for the Daily 49er; Colleen Donnelly, editor-in-chief of the Daily 49er; Duke Rescola, opinion-editorial editor of the Daily 49er; my Nikon ED4800 Coolpix; and CSULB President F. King Alexander (sitting).

A heron takes flight

Over at the Earl Burns Miller Japanese gardens origami festival, a heron took flight today. Two Nikon shooters and me were taking shots and calling to the bird when it opened its wings and took off.

Fish at the Japanese gardens

Over at the Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden, fish crowd at the edge as a man feeds them.

Outpost construction advances

Construction workers have advanced from digging out dirt and such to putting posts in, possibly to start laying a foundation down.

Matt Leinart football camp

Alex Whistler, 11, gets past Kendall Browhlow, 12, during quarterback drills at the Matt Leinart 2008 football camp.

Pulling down the PH3, piece by piece

Workers began tearing down one of many brick walls on the roof of the PH3. Demolition must be piece by piece; it cannot be knocked down to its proximity to other buildings.

Ground crews prepare baseball field

Ground crews work on Blair Field before the UCSD vs. Cal State Long Beach game. One man drives a tractor while other people rake the ground. UCSD players practice throws in the background.

Beach ball fun

Graduates at the second Health and Human Services ceremony toss around a beach ball as the ceremony takes place. Security personnel intercepted them and were seen deflating them.

Busy in the background

Remember, if the place looks brand spanking new, tidy, and clean, someone had to have made it that way. A happy graduate and her friend or relative pose for pictures as a worker in the foreground picks up trash.

Commencement construction commences

Workers began construction the stands for the commencement ceremony, which will take place from Wednesday to Friday next week. This was taken just outside the lawn in south of the PH1 building.