Acsah Lemma

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Worked on 49 assignments, created 22, named on 20 bylines for Daily Forty-Niner.

By (Acsah as desk editor) + 4 others for Daily Forty-Niner - 3 min read

Tacos Lionydas: Behind one of East Long Beach's most frequented taco stands

Photo credit: Sam Farfan

Whether it's on the way home from a late class or after a long work day, students and passersby cannot help but stop at the popular street taco stand Tacos Lionydas for some quick Mexican takeout. Previously known as "Tacos Lionel," the mobile stand's recent success is fairly new as the business just opened in May of last year. Perfecting...

By (Acsah as desk editor) + 6 others for Daily Forty-Niner - 4 min read

CSULB set to go fully digital for textbooks next Fall

Photo credit: Mark Siquig

Beginning Fall 2024, CSULB will introduce the “Equitable Textbook Access" program, which will provide students with access to all their required textbooks at a flat rate of $250 for full-time students and $165 for part-time students per semester. The program will offer instant access to all required textbooks digitally through Canvas. Participation will be optional, as students can opt-out by...

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‘Open your eyes, blind to history,’ AIS department creates installation for forgotten genocide

Photo credit: Leo Hernandez

Faculty and students with the AIS department created a flag installation Tuesday afternoon to mark the first week of Native American Heritage Month and raise awareness for the murders of indigenous people during the gold-rush era.“Through our resilience, survivance and thrivance, we honor the sacrifices of our ancestors and pave the way for a future where California Indian Peoples thrive,”...

By (Acsah as desk editor) + 4 others for Daily Forty-Niner - 3 min read

New drop-off zones implemented on campus

Photo credit: Marlon Villa

Altercations, vehicle congestion and a desire for improved traffic flow patterns are the main reasons why Long Beach State implemented four new drop-off zones over the summer. The new zones are located outside of the Family and Consumer Sciences building, the Liberal Arts buildings, the library and the University Theater and near Walter Pyramid. Previous issues with drop-offs in unauthorized...

By (Acsah as desk editor) + 4 others for Daily Forty-Niner - 4 min read

Know Your Rights event educates Long Beach State LGBTQ+ community and allies

Photo credit: Lizbeth Cortes-Gutierrez

Contrary to popular belief, the LGBTQ+ community is not celebrated during October because of the catchy title OUTober, but because it is LGBTQ+ history month. Kathryn Perkins, a political science professor and advisor to the ASI judiciary, explained that June is the traditional month because of the Stonewall uprising. However, to have representation during the academic year, it is done...

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Woman robbed, assaulted in campus parking lot

Photo credit: Mark Siquig

Deputies are searching for a suspect in a reported robbery on campus Sunday night where a woman was robbed and assaulted while walking through the R2 parking lot. On Oct. 29, at approximately 7:30 p.m., a woman was walking through parking lot R2 when she heard footsteps from behind, according to a crime bulletin released by the CSULB police department."She...

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Israel's critics find similarities to occupied land in apartheid South Africa

Photo credit: Linsey Towles

With borders lost and gained, Israel and Palestine's positions on the map are never concrete. Known for its ever-changing borders, the map of Palestine is coined by Al Jazeera as resembling "Swiss cheese."This geographical confusion, however, can be attributed to Israel’s annexation of Palestine. What is internationally considered Palestinian land is based on the Green Line, or, "the de facto...

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Unemployment benefits bill veto is a sideline, not defeat

Photo credit: Elizabeth Basile

The Senate Bill No. 799 was vetoed by Governor Gavin Newsom on Sept. 30.“This is not a good decision for us because it would have given more protection to our workers,” Shelly Collins, co-president of the California Faculty Association, CFA, and a licensed psychologist at Long Beach State, said.“It would have also had a better perception for the public, strengthened...

By (Acsah as desk editor) + 5 others for Daily Forty-Niner - 4 min read

Annual security report attests to campus safety

Photo credit: Samuel Chacko

Maybe it's not quite to the scale of Grand Theft Auto, but according to the Jeanne Clery Annual Security Report, car theft seems to be CSULB's most pressing issue. The federally mandated report was recently released and the university mostly lacked any major standouts in each of the varying categories of crime. The report requires all colleges and universities, public...

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A brief history of Israel and Palestine

Photo credit: Photo illustration by El Nicklin

Before World War I had officially ended, the Ottoman Empire, a member of the defeated Central Powers, was split between the Allied Powers: Britain, France, Greece and Russia, according to Britannica. Palestine, a territory formally under Ottoman Empire rule, was given to the British Empire by the League of Nations to oversee. A predecessor to the United Nations, the League...