Foundation drawing

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)

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

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

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

Biology graduate student research

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

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?

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