Photos at Cal State Long Beach

Matchmaking

2010-04-26T15:58:00.001-07:00

Toni Rodriguez, right, a junior psychology major, signs up to be a bone marrow donor Monday afternoon outside the University Student Union. Be the Match, a bone marrow registry that sponsored the drive, says patients are more likely to be matched with a donor if the two are the same race and ethnicity, according to Account Executive Anna Marie Cruz. Be the Match chose to come to Cal State Long Beach in search of a more diverse pool of students.

Watercolors

2010-03-23T14:45:00.000-07:00

Janna Bock, a senior illustration major, paints a watercolor Tuesday morning outside the Molecular Science building. Bock was doing an assignment for Martha Collins’ watercolor painting class. She said that she picked this spot because she liked the light on the leaves and the juxtaposition of the organic and structure (behind is the Hall of Science) forms.

Pool tables are back!

2010-03-22T14:24:00.000-07:00

Ian Catbagan, first photo, plays a round of pool with his friend Leslie Mape, second photo, Monday afternoon at the University Student Union. Associated Students Inc. reopened the Games Center on the first floor this week after it was closed in January due to water damage, said ASI Communication Coordinator Christina Esparza. “I was excited,” Catbagan, a freshman mechanical engineering major, said. “I kissed the [pool] table because the felt was new.”

Because you're worth it

2010-03-17T14:29:00.000-07:00

Shin Wei, a sophomore pre-nursing major, tries the new L’Oreal Go 360 Clean product face wash Wednesday morning outside the East Turnaround inside the L’Oreal van. Cal State Long Beach was one of 10 markets that L’Oreal was traveling to in order to promote its new product, Go 360 Clean. There are four Go 360 Clean products for four different kinds of skin, and each bottle includes a small sponge to clean one’s face, said Melissa Hovey, a Legacy Marketing Partner representative and director of the college tour.

New kid on the block

2010-03-16T17:05:00.000-07:00

Phi Gamma Delta field secretaries John Vaughn (left) and Nate Carney (middle) speak to freshman psychology major Will Cardona (right) on Tuesday afternoon outside the Liberal Arts 5 building. The fraternity, which focuses on education, is trying to establish its own chapter at Cal State Long Beach, Carney said. All members must have a 3.0 GPA and can earn $250 in their first semester after joining.

Student union pool tables restored

2010-03-15T15:18:00.000-07:00

Workers from J&J Designs work Monday afternoon to restore the pool tables at the University Student Union. The USU was damaged by flooding in January. The entire cost of the restoration is covered by insurance, said Associated Students Inc. Communications Coordinator Christina Esparza. Ezparza said they hope to open the rest of the first floor after spring break.

Restoring the union

2010-03-10T18:18:00.000-08:00

Andre Phan, a senior computer science major, works to hook up new computers in the computer terminal bank Wednesday at the University Student Union by Robeks. The terminals were removed following the water damage in January. Phan's co-worker, David Kleen, said that they were reusing the computers and monitors from a former computer lab in the union. The computer lab had been dismantled and crews were building a preview room for the new Student Recreation and Wellness Center.

The circle of justice

2010-03-09T17:39:00.001-08:00

Students from Dr. Lori Baralt's (wearing dark red) women and environmental justice class were discussing chapter four of New Perspectives on Environmental Justice: Gender, Sexuality and Activism, which covered black women's leadership in environmental justice movements. Some of the case studies discussed how minorities lived near hazardous areas and were fighting to close landfills or prevent new ones from being developed. Baralt said that it was the first time she held class outside.

Bottom image: student Nicoal Sheen discusses her thoughts about the readings.

Physical and emotional scars

2010-03-09T17:31:00.000-08:00

(From left) Aaron Robinson films Andrew Baron-Vartian and Matt Jaurequi Tuesday afternoon outside the McIntosh Humanities Building. The three of them, all junior film majors, were producing a film for their diverse media class using a physical or emotional scar. In the film, Baron-Vartian plays a football player who was sidelined following a season-ending injury, his “physical” scar, and relives the memory as he watches Jaurequi play football, his “emotional” scar.

Painting the Pyramid

2010-03-08T17:03:00.000-08:00

Dave Wrathall, a Cal State Long Beach alumnus, puts the finishing touches on his painting, tentatively titled "Cal State Long Beach." The piece was painted using acrylic paints on canvas. Wrathall said that he had wanted to paint the Walter Pyramid for a long time now and the piece was an appreciation for the place where he has been the most creative. Wrathall celebrates his second anniversary of painting on campus on March 24.

Hot Purple

2010-03-08T16:53:00.000-08:00

Ion Yamazaki, a junior art major, looks at Herman Herrera's "Hot Purple" piece Monday afternoon at the Dennis W. Dutzi Gallery at Cal State Long Beach. "Hot Purple" is part of the Bold New World exhibition. It was painted with spray paint on canvas. Herrera said that he was attempting to create a link between design, color, figurative work, and graffiti. Herrera said he had a model sit for three 20-minute sessions and used a large brush, creating a significantly less detailed piece. Bold New World runs until Thursday evening.

Playing parkour

2010-03-04T13:14:00.000-08:00

Scott Chan, a freshman kinesiology major, jumps over a planter Wednesday afternoon in the East Turnaround area. He said he was doing parkour, moving from point A to B as fluidly and as fast as possible. Chan and his friend Tyler Sanchez vaulted over the handicap ramp, did back flips, and scaled walls throughout the afternoon.

Coins for cancer awareness

2010-03-01T18:11:00.000-08:00

Michael MacGregor, left, a senior communications major, donates his spare change on Monday afternoon. Kathleen Errington, sophomore chemistry major, right, and the Colleges Against Cancer organization were doing a coin drive outside the Liberal Arts 5 building. It was to raise money for the annual Relay for Life event, where participants take 24 hours to walk around a track, raise money and eat free food. This year will be the first annual Relay for Life at Cal State Long Beach, which will take place April 23-24 at the CSULB track. The organization has already raised more than $2,000, said Errington.

This post was edited at 8:32 a.m. on March 3. The Relay for Life is not a race and this year's event will be the first annual one.

Smashing the standard

2010-02-25T17:07:00.000-08:00

Katie Gaston, a senior communications major and vice president of HeadSTRONG, smashes a scale Thursday afternoon during the HeadSTRONG “Smashing of the Scales” event at the Friendship Walk. HeadSTRONG’s goal for the event was to promote healthy lifestyles and awareness of eating disorders, said vice president Katie Gaston, a senior communications major.

Daring to DREAM

2010-02-24T17:11:00.000-08:00

Tanya Alverz, a junior marketing major, makes a T-shirt on Wednesday afternoon to support the DREAM Act at the Friendship Walk. The DREAM Act would provide certain immigrant children to apply for a Green Card. Requirements include having entered the U.S. before the age of 16, having resided in the U.S for five years, and acquiring a high school diploma. Alverz said she supported the DREAM Act because "I think it would give the opportunity [for those people] to lead a normal life."

More Than Numbers Flashmob

2010-02-24T17:03:00.000-08:00

ASI President Chris Chavez, center, and other students pose Wednesday afternoon for a photo during the “More than Numbers Flashmob” event in the University Student Union. The pose was in the shape of a number one (see above image). Chavez said that the flashmob was part of a larger campaign and concentrated effort with other student governments to mobilize students to rally against further student cuts. “We are more than numbers!” Chavez said to the crowd. “We are Long Beach!”

HeadSTRONG "Genes" Day

2010-02-22T17:15:00.001-08:00

ASI Senator-at-large Isai Valdez, a senior criminal justice major, paints a pair of jeans during HeadSTRONG’s “Be Comfortable in your ‘Genes’ Day” event on Monday afternoon. HeadSTRONG displayed the pairs of jeans, which featured slogans like “Real women have curves,” on the Friendship Walk throughout the afternoon. “I know a lot of people who deal with self-image issues,” Valdez said. “This event is a good way to get [the message] out there that it’s not all about self-image.”

Chalk cleanup

2010-02-16T17:47:00.000-08:00

Jon Root, a facilities management worker, picks up chalk outside the University Student Union on Tuesday afternoon. People drew pictures and wrote statements all throughout campus. Root said that he would have to file a work order to clean up all the chalk and did not know how much it would cost to clean it up.

Mold mission

2010-02-09T17:59:00.000-08:00

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

2010-02-09T17:15:00.000-08:00

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

2010-02-07T18:08:00.000-08:00

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

2010-02-03T17:01:00.000-08:00

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!

2010-02-03T16:21:00.000-08:00

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

2010-02-02T16:55:00.000-08:00

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

2010-02-02T16:49:00.000-08:00

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.

Tennis tests

2010-02-01T17:52:00.000-08:00

Jasmine Wong, a sophomore liberal studies major, holds out a yardstick during an activity in an introduction to a physical science class lab outside the Peterson Hall 2 building on Monday afternoon. Students were dropping a tennis ball from the second floor and seeing how high it bounced, said Eren Karadayi, the teaching assistant. Earlier, he said that the class had measured shorter bounces and calculated how high it would bounce during the activity and would compare the two.

Juggling

2010-02-01T17:47:00.000-08:00

Andrew Romero, a senior mechanical engineering major, juggles at the Friendship Walk on Monday afternoon. Romero is part of Cal State Long Beach’s juggling club, called the Beach Balls, and has been juggling for three years now. Romero said he likes the challenge of juggling and it gives him something to do.

Health care hammering

2010-01-26T17:48:00.000-08:00

People gathered on the corner of Seventh Street and Pacific Coast Highway on Tuesday afternoon to protest and call for the Affordable Health Care for America Act to be passed. Many cars honked in support.

Special thanks to Huy Vo for driving the car.

Bookstore blues

2010-01-25T17:45:00.000-08:00

Welcome back to school. This is why I don't buy books from the bookstore anymore.

Stealing the ball

2010-01-07T20:23:00.000-08:00

Cal State Fullerton's Megan Richardson (23) knocks the ball out of Long Beach State's Melanie Lisnock hands during the second half of a women's basketball game at the Walter Pyramid on Thursday. Fullerton came back to win, 67-60, after overcoming a deficit as large as 17 points.

Something to note: The Fullerton player is definitely Megan Richardson, but she is not credited with any steals in the box score. Katie Avila, who picked up the ball, is credited with one steal.

Check out my Fullerton women's basketball gallery on my Zenfolio for more photos.

Design 360

2009-12-09T18:13:00.000-08:00

An elevator sign created by Miranda Author, Kristina Baskovic and Matthew Letcher (Team 14) is on display at the Design 360 exhibition on Wednesday. Design 360 features student proposals for the Wayfinding system, or navigation system, for 1000 Park Avenue condominium. The 33-story luxury condominium intended for senior citizens will begin construction in 2011, said John Kleipeter, the program coordinator in the B.A. design program.

Super studying

2009-12-08T18:32:00.001-08:00

Victoria Herman (blue) and Natasha Gigante, both senior nursing majors, study on the fifth floor of the library Tuesday night. Both were studying for their psychiatric mental health final and said the library has been more crowded this semester than in prior semesters. Gigante said keeping the library open for 24 hours is a good idea and wants its hours to remain that way year-round.

Marie Cruz, left, a graduate math major, and Erika Sanchez, a junior math major, study for their last quiz in their math numerical analysis class in the University Student Union Tuesday night. Both plan to study in the USU all throughout finals week. “This semester, I’m more tied down than other semesters,” Cruz said.

Rainy reign

2009-12-07T16:56:00.001-08:00

Students and staff brave the rain to attend class outside the University Bookstore area and the Social Sciences and Public Administration building on Monday afternoon. Approximately 1.42 inches fell in Long Beach on Monday, according to the Los Angeles Times. City health officer Helene Calvet cautioned beachgoers to avoid beaches for 72 hours after rainfall due to high levels of bacteria entering the ocean, according to the Press-Telegram.

Holiday festival wrestling

2009-12-06T16:40:00.000-08:00

Abe Itani, right, wrestles with Mohamad Itani during a holiday eid, or festival, in the area outside of the Fine Arts building on Sunday afternoon. The festival, hosted by the Muslim Student Association, marked the end of hajj, or the pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca, and celebrates the sacrifice of Ishamel by Abraham, said Shazia Kamal, a vendor at the festival. It featured food, clothing and games.

Filipino fundraising

2009-11-23T17:46:00.000-08:00

Nicole Biala, left, a senior health science major, and Alyssa Telado, a junior psychology major, sell snacks and drinks to fundraise money for the Filipino Christmas fest on Monday outside the Liberal Arts 5 building. The Pilipino American Coalition and Kappa Psi Epsilon hosted the fundraiser. The Christmas fest will take place on Dec. 5 on the lawn outside of the University Student Union and features entertainment, performances, an art exhibit, food, vendors and a kids’ area, Telado said. The event celebrates Christmas in a Filipino tradition.

You Break It, You Buy It

2009-11-23T17:45:00.000-08:00

An untitled piece is on display in the Marilyn Werby gallery at Cal State Long Beach in Laurence Barnett Rubin’s “You Break it, You Buy It” exhibition. The piece features keys hung on pegs. Rubin, a senior sculpture major, explained that keys serve two symbols — that of security and safety. The piece, he said, is a safe zone between his destructive pieces, and also represents a state of mind, as one cannot lose keys.

Foundation drawing

2009-11-23T17:40:00.001-08:00

Julio Cruz, a freshman art education major, sketches a tree for his foundation drawing art class outside the Fine Arts buildings on Monday. His assignment was to draw a landscape using ink on watercolor paper with emphasis placed on the “value,” or the shading, of the work. Cruz picked the tree to draw because he found the position, specific angle and the roots of the tree to be interesting. “It feels so alive and vibrant,” he said.

Eco-Fair

2009-11-18T16:13:00.000-08:00

Senior ecology major Melissa Ramirez, right, looks at a working solar panel with Paul Wingco during the Eco-Fair at the Friendship Walk on Wednesday. Facilities management has installed solar panels on the Vivian Engineering Building, Brotman Hall and Facilities Management Corporation Yard, said Wingco, the facilities management interim associate director of sustainable operations. “I’m glad the school is trying to turn green and I hope they continue doing it,” Ramirez said.

The Next Episode

2009-11-16T16:39:00.000-08:00

The piece “The Next Episode” is exhibited at the Marilyn Werby gallery on Monday. The show was put on by the group A-O and combines elements of sculpture and metal. “The Next Episode” is a mixed media installation by fine arts metals major Khadiga Razzak and fine arts sculpture major Marissa Johnen and represents a “view of your reality and subconscious,” according to Razzak. "The Next Episode" runs from Monday to Thursday from noon to 5 p.m. On Wednesday the gallery will be open until 8 p.m.

A poem penned on the wall leading into the piece is intended to “spark your mind” and connect the reader with words before seeing the piece.

Homecoming 2009

2009-11-15T12:44:00.000-08:00

Homecoming 2009 festivities. This includes the Monson Maniacs sleep-out in the Walter Pyramid on Friday night and the activities Saturday afternoon.

Playboy Girls of the Big West

2009-11-12T15:17:00.000-08:00

"We're the Girls of the Big West conference. There are 33 of us - and we're waiting for your call." (click for full-resolution image)

On Thursday, September 6, 1990 Playboy took out a two-page ad in the Daily 49er to advertise their Big West girls. You had to call a 1-900 number at a rate of $2 a minute to place your pick. People could enter a contest to win a 1990 GTI or a trip to a Spring Break Getaway in Daytona to meet the playmates. At the bottom in fine print, it notes that the contest was not endorsed by the real Big West conference.

Check out the Daily 49er 60th anniversary issue coming out Friday!

Studying

2009-11-04T19:36:00.000-08:00

A CSULB student studies alone for a few minutes by the light of a walkway at the East Turnaround while presumably waiting to be picked up. I took this photo on the way to a panel and 15 minutes later when I came back down she was gone.

Cookies for Cuts

2009-11-03T16:02:00.001-08:00

ASI President Chris Chavez takes aim to throw a pie at the Sacramento state capital during the Cookies for Cuts event at the University Student Union Southwest Terrace on Tuesday. Cookies for Cuts was part of a statewide bake sale event to raise awareness of the funding cuts to the CSU system. Event organizers said that the more money Sacramento takes from the CSU system, the “longer the CSUs will be in this cookie crumble,” according to a press release.

New piping

2009-10-27T11:50:00.001-07:00

Construction workers replace piping in the East Turnaround area on Tuesday. The workers are replacing the medium-pressure piping, which provides heating for upper campus, and high-pressure piping, which feeds the central plant. The medium-pressure piping will be finished today. The construction workers will connect the high-pressure piping on Monday, during a furlough day, to minimize disruption, said Pat Farrell, a DMCP worker. The piping was broken for some time and was last replaced more than 30 years ago.

Alone for art

2009-10-26T17:24:00.000-07:00

Kimberly Zumpfe, a BFA sculpture major, and MFA photo grad student Nicole Sloan, back, do a performance "based on aloneness" inside a icosahedron outside the Fine Arts building on Monday. The performance was for Kelly Nipper and Dana Bauer's Intermedia art class. It was based off the philosophy of the dancer Lebon, who believed that the body had particular points of movement that were traceable in a geometric shape. Zumpfe described the experience as "movements in a space when you are alone juxtaposed with people around you."

Knott's Scary Farm

2009-10-22T20:00:00.000-07:00

Cal State Long Beach hosted a Vendor Fair at the Southwest Terrace. Knott's Scary Farm was there, along with a couple of monsters to scare people. As I was taking this photo, a student came up behind them and screamed to try to scare them. "It doesn't work on us!" one of the monsters shouted. The other said, "You should try out for Knott's Scary Farm. You won't need a mask!"

President's Mixer

2009-10-21T17:15:00.001-07:00

Isaac Choice, a senior accounting major and president of the Black Business Student Association, bowls a frame during the President’s Mixer at the University Student Union on Wednesday. Officers from campus organizations and clubs mingled, ate Sbarro’s pizza and salad, drank soda and bowled games. “It gives students a chance to come and network and go bowling, and to talk about what ASI can do for you,” Beach Pride Coordinator Chance Decker said in a press release.

New SCULPTURE

2009-10-18T18:15:00.001-07:00

Bob Ciborowski views the artwork titled “In Progress” (back) and “Untitled Memory” at his son Todd Ciborowski’s New SCULPTURE exhibition at the Max L. Gatov East gallery on Sunday. The exhibition is about “the memories I have and the memories of making the art,” Todd said. “Untitled Memory,” a plane made of pine and glue, represents Ciborowski’s memories of his father taking him to the model plane store. New SCULPTURE will run until Thursday from noon to 5 p.m.

Reconstortion

2009-10-12T18:54:00.000-07:00

“Reconstortion” is showcased at the Marilyn Werby Gallery at Cal State Long Beach. The piece is a collaboration between Briana Wilson, a fine arts 3-D video major, and Chris Velasco, pursuing a bachelor’s degree with an emphasis in photography. The piece’s purpose is to “challenge the way the image is viewed or perceived,” Wilson said. It aims to be a “disturbed simulation of natural environment” and evoke “tranquility, peace, and escape” in the viewer, according to the artist’s statements.

Long Beach Marathon

2009-10-11T12:38:00.000-07:00

(top) Members of Gamma Phi Beta cheer and rush to greet Megan Felling, a senior business major, as she arrives at Cal State Long Beach.

(bottom) Megan Felling (1070) is joined by her Gamma Phi Beta sorority sisters as they cheer her on Beach Drive during the Long Beach Marathon on Sunday. “It was just real exciting for her and proud of her for representing Gamma Phi Beta,” said Alyssa Youngquist, a sophomore psychology major. Felling was the 3310th person to finish the marathon, the 1269th female, and the 106th in her division (female 20-24 years old) with an overall time of 7:17:35, according to the official Long Beach Marathon website.

"Untitled"

2009-10-07T16:55:00.000-07:00

"Untitled" by Scout Segotta, a senior majoring in sculpture, is showcased at the Maxine Merlino Gallery at Cal State Long Beach. "It's all about process," Segotta said. "I like to use figurative in my work; the body, the relationship, between you and the piece." The gallery will run until Thursday at 5 p.m.

Foundation drawing

2009-09-29T18:15:00.000-07:00

Michelle Shickler (right), a junior art major, sketches perspective drawings of architecture with sophomore studio art major Taylor Hamilton (middle) and freshman photo major Dawn Tucker (left) during class near the Fine Arts buildings on Tuesday. Their class is a foundation drawing course led by Fran Siegel, who said that it was the students’ first time drawing outside the classroom.

"I don't like that. I've never liked that" (state2)

2009-09-15T18:00:00.000-07:00

The piece "I don't like that. I've never liked that" (state2) is the centerpiece of Camilla Taylor's "Among Us" exhibition at the Dennis W. Dutzi gallery at CSULB. Taylor, a graduate printmaking major, said the piece piece is about "isolation in groups, like when you're on a crowded bus. You're there with the other people but not really with them."

The piece is made of found fabric and old clothes. It was relief printed, or printed with a large stamp. The stamp was custom made. Taylor took pieces of wood, carved it out with little knives, rolled it with ink, and ran it through a press before sewing it together.

Get in line

2009-08-31T15:44:00.000-07:00

Long lines at Student Account Services at Brotman Hall greet students on the first day back. Trey Dennis, a senior communications major, waited in line to purchase a parking permit. Of the line, he said, "It's expected. It's been like this all day."

Fountains

2009-06-24T09:59:00.000-07:00

The fountain at Brotman Hall is undergoing some maintenance in the summer months.

Biology graduate student research

2009-05-06T18:29:00.000-07:00

Graduate biology major student Colleen O'Rourke discusses her "Eye of the Hawk" research thesis in the grassy area between the PH1 and the PH2 on Wednesday afternoon. Her presentation is part of the Department of Biology's event showing what its graduate students have been working on.

Regarding her research, O'Rourke said, "The vision [of hawks] is different based on what they hunt and where they live." She said that the vision of the Cooper's Hawk, for instance, is adopted for chasing small birds. On the other hand, the American Kestrel hunts insects. Its vision has more binocular overlap that allows for greater acuity (clearness of vision) for it to hunt insects better than the Cooper's Hawk.

Television crews on campus

2009-04-29T18:03:00.000-07:00

Television crews from ABC 7 (seen in the West Turnaround), KCAL 9, and NBC 4 (both in Lot 16 near the Los Alamitos residence halls) were spotted on campus today filming due to reports of a student having a "probable positive" test for swine flu. See the "Student on campus may have swine flu" article for more details.

Hall of Sciences construction begins?

2009-04-06T10:54:00.000-07:00

Construction workers are on site again and moving about. Has enough funding come back to restart construction on the future Hall of Sciences building?

Counterfeit Forty-Niners

2009-03-23T19:44:00.000-07:00

Recently it has come to my attention that there have been some counterfeit Daily Forty-Niner papers floating around, with people following its instructions and bugging the 49er newsroom for validation codes for free beer. To counter this, I have developed a little guide for the signs when a paper is fake.

1. Masthead. I have noticed that the people who counterfeit our paper tend to misspell the masthead. Last time, they called themselves "The 49ers." In the most recent page of a counterfeit that I have gotten ahold of, they spelled it "Fourty-Niners." Tip: We will never misspell our masthead. Ever.

2. Wrong web link. Our mastheads always use our website, Daily49er.com. The counterfeit ones always use the name LBunion.com. If LBunion.com is there, it's a fake newspaper.

3. Nonsensical pie graphs. This graph is pure nonsense. We wouldn't publish this kind of thing that has no functional flow.

4. Long teasers. The point of teasers is to tease you, as in, put as few words as possible to invite you to read further. Having a teaser longer than a caption sort of defeats the purpose of "teasing" the reader.

If you spot a counterfeit 49er, do not be alarmed. Check your calendar. The renegade band known to counterfeit our papers seem to only do so the week before April or the week before Thanksgiving. We are not sure why as of this point, but if it's around those times, do not be too concerned. This is their modus operandi.

If you spot these counterfeit papers in our boxes, though, please call the newsroom right away at 562-985-8000. Do not attempt to approach anyone who might have stuck them in there. They are considered to be armed and dangerous with satire. Call the newsroom, tell us where you found it, and we will send our people out there.

Leadership at it is best

2009-03-12T14:14:00.000-07:00

The race for ASI election has started, and the campus has been littered with signs of candidates, the positions they are running for, and to ask to vote for them. A series of three candidates (president, vice-president, and treasurer) have proclaimed themselves as "leadership at it is best" (this sign is outside the CBA). Sorry guys, I'll pass on someone who can't even discern between "its" and "it's."

As if that wasn't bad enough, I just tried to go to the website that is listed on the signs. I can't see the link too well in the picture, but neither sfs-weebly.com nor do sis-weebly.com work.

Hall of Science construction restarting?

2009-03-11T11:57:00.000-07:00

After construction of the new Hall of Sciences was halted, the construction crews were gone and all we got was a massive hole in the ground. But today, are they back? Or what? Are they just surveying the land? Have investors begun buying the bonds necessary for construction to restart?

Carpet collage

2009-02-15T20:51:00.000-08:00

Senior art major Carina Downing tapes up and sets up her collage of carpets at the Max Gatov Gallery East at Cal State Long Beach. The piece is a series of pictures of carpets of casino gambling floors on the Las Vegas Strip. Downing said that the piece was her "pilgrimage to find out about carpets in Vegas."

Slanted stop

2009-02-08T16:13:00.000-08:00

A stop sign outside the SSPA building is slanted oddly. Based on its angle, I'm guessing that the construction crews of the Outpost had something to do with it – I can imagine some kind of dump truck going backwards and accidentally hitting the sign. I have a hard time believing a car would be driving sideways across the road to hit it like that.

Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration

2009-02-05T19:54:00.000-08:00

Dancers from Renaissance High School perform "Sierra Leone" at the USU Ballrooms during a day of celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr.

Expired elevator permits

2009-01-25T17:47:00.000-08:00

Parking structure elevators display an expired permit. Last inspected on January 16, 2008, expired a year later on January 16. Don't like this. They should have put up the new ones. And the elevator I rode on was very slow to open and close the doors.

Has anyone seen my bike?

2008-12-17T21:51:00.000-08:00

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

2008-12-16T21:26:00.000-08:00

Students circle up their chairs to study in the USU.

Hall of Sciences construction

2008-12-10T19:45:00.000-08:00

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

2008-12-01T21:57:00.000-08:00

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

2008-11-22T21:22:00.000-08:00

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

The next day

2008-11-18T23:04:00.000-08:00

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

2008-11-15T01:07:00.000-08:00

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

2008-11-03T21:03:00.000-08:00

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

Clothesline Project

2008-10-24T14:10:00.000-07:00

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

2008-10-05T21:47:00.000-07:00

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

2008-10-02T15:58:00.000-07:00

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

2008-09-21T23:33:00.000-07:00

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!

2008-09-11T09:16:00.000-07:00

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

2008-08-13T22:20:00.000-07:00

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

2008-08-08T21:30:00.000-07:00

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

2008-07-16T18:37:00.000-07:00

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

2008-07-13T16:43:00.000-07:00

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

2008-07-10T16:57:00.000-07:00

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

Outpost construction advances

2008-07-02T20:53:00.000-07:00

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

2008-06-27T17:16:00.000-07:00

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

2008-06-25T21:29:00.000-07:00

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

2008-06-01T17:39:00.000-07:00

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

2008-05-30T16:08:00.000-07:00

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

2008-05-28T15:01:00.000-07:00

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

2008-05-21T18:39:00.000-07:00

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.