As cliché as it sounds, if you would have told me at 21 years old that I’d be graduating from a university with a degree in journalism, I’d laugh. I’d laugh because I’d be surprised and over the moon that I made it. I was the girl who had very low self-esteem. The girl who had given up on school...

Skateboarding has become a convenient way for students to get to class in a timely fashion at Long Beach State. However, some misuse the privilege to skateboard on campus and that can lead to serious accidents. There are definitely benefits to skateboarding. Not only do skateboarders add personality and life to campus; students also have the opportunity to practice a...

As college students, many of us have taken out loans or received financial aid to fund our education. I have experienced both, but taking out loans in my name was terrifying because I was unaware of what it could do to my credit score and history. Although I did understand what it meant to have a loan, I did not...

Fall semester is the beginning of beginnings. Whether it's the first semester of your college career or a return to the beginning of another year, the fall symbolizes something new. Perhaps it’s this concept of “new” that fills students with hopes of new opportunities, friends and independence. Following the extended break of the summer, students often feel recharged and motivated...

Some students at Long Beach State speculate that food trucks on campus are charging more than off-campus ones, but these high prices actually correspond to the rise in food and gas prices in California. According to the U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, over the last year, the food index has increased by 8.5%. Food and energy rose by 0.4%...

Shelling out a grand to pound $20 vodka Red Bulls in the scorching heat of a random desert, what’s not to love?With around 250,000 attendees altogether, this mindset has become a standard justification for many. Since its inaugural celebration in 1999, Coachella has long-established itself as one of the top contenders for musical festivals, rolling in more than $100 million...

When Frank Ocean was announced as a headliner for the 2023 Coachella festival, fans were ecstatic. It has been six years since Ocean last performed and he hasn’t released an album since 2016. Knowing the rarity of Ocean performing, fans bought tickets just for the chance to hear his voice. Those who couldn’t get tickets planned to tune in to...

In 1801, Thomas Jefferson sent a letter to a church coalition in Connecticut known as the Danbury Baptists, in which he said there should be a “wall of separation between church and state.” The Framers of this country went through two founding constitutions (Articles of Confederation) before religion was even mentioned. Not until the Bill of Rights did the Founding...

For the past year, there have been dozens of conversations about artificial intelligence art online: how it will make art more accessible, the copyright issues and how it will affect professional artists jobs, for example. Several AI art programs have gotten popular, such as Midjourney, which has recently updated to version 5. Another is DALL-E, a program whose parent company,...

For a vast majority of Long Beach State students, walking across the graduation stage while hearing their names called for family and peers to witness has been a major incentive throughout years of grueling hard work. From working multiple jobs to afford tuition and housing costs to investing years of their lives to finish their degrees, a traditional commencement ceremony...