By: Rebecca HernandezMay 1st marks the beginning of National Mental Health Awareness Month. Across the nation, the month is dedicated to raising awareness, erasing stigma, and honoring those who overcame mental health problems and those who are fighting them. At California State University, Long Beach, mental health services such as Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) and On-Campus Emergency Assistance Network...

Looking for a spot to destress in Long Beach near campus? From gardens, nature walks, plant stores and local coffee shops, the city has many great places to escape from the stress of the final weeks of the spring semester. 1. Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden Students attending Long Beach State have the opportunity to enter the Earl Burns Miller...

If you ask your barber what he does in his free time, it's most likely not designing fighter jets. First-year aerospace engineer student Andy Claro attends Long Beach State and has been cutting hair for almost three years. He always loved planes, watching videos of them and watching local military jets fly over him. Even as a kid, he played...

As the bitter wind rolls out and the warm sun moves in, off-season students are eager to repair months of pent up college burnout. Luckily, Southern California hosts a slew of common remedies, from food markets to festivals. From Long Beach to Huntington and Irvine, there’s something for everyone.1. Huntington Beach Foodie FestHosted by the Weekend Night Market, this new...

Looks like there’s MAJOR trouble for Jonathon Majors. As stated on Deadline, the actor is facing domestic violence allegations in NYC after a March 25 incident involving a dispute with a 30-year-old woman. The unnamed victim was taken to a hospital with “minor injuries to her head and neck,” according to authorities at the time. Days following Majors’ arrest, a...

The theatre arts department is closing out the semester at Long Beach State with Dry Land, written by Ruby Rae Spiegel. The play opens on April 27 at the Studio Theater. The single-act play focuses on two teenage girls that are on the high school swim team as they help each other navigate the challenges of growing up in modern...

The music industry is filled with many diverse artists, but even though they differ in genres, they share the common goal of staying relevant and successful. Artists such as Taylor Swift have taken over the industry. Swift has been breaking industry records for over fifteen years. She has moved along throughout different genres during her time as an artist and...

One of Long Beach State's own faculty, professor Oliver Wang from the Department of Sociology, lead a panel with historical music biographers, R. J. Smith and Aidan Levy, at the L. A. Times Festival of Books on Sunday. The panel, "Biography: 20th Century Musical Pioneers and Their Legacies," highlighted Smith's journey in authoring the biography of Chuck Berry, the Father...

While music has been used as a way of worship for over 2000 years, the gospel genre wasn’t fully realized until the early 18th century. The Bible does reference the use of hymns, or songs of praise, where it states, “When you meet together, sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs,” stated in Ephesians 5:19. There are early traces in Europe,...

Coachella was not the only festival happening this past weekend. For the 43rd year, the Los Angeles Times hosted its annual Festival of Books on the vibrant campus of the University of Southern California (USC) from April 22 to April 23. The Festival of Books is a hub for all book lovers, whether it be poetry or science fiction, to...