By: Ulysses Villa and Elizabeth Hanna The Long Beach Transit Board of Directors approved an 18-month pilot program on Tuesday, Nov. 2, to provide free-fare rides for eligible students enrolled in K-12 school districts and community colleges in L. A. County. Long Beach Transit (LBT) opted into L. A. Metro's Fareless System Initiative, also known as the GoPass program, to...

The Center for Disease Control (CDC) announced on Friday, Nov, 19 that adults 18 and older are eligible to receive the COVID-19 booster shot. While most Long Beach State students taking in-person classes are vaccinated, few have received the booster vaccine or plan on getting it soon. The recent booster shot authorization endorsed by CDC director, Rochelle P. Waleknsky was...

Christopher Fowler, a lawyer for more than 20 years, was chosen as the new chief of staff to President Jane Close Conoley on Nov. 15."I just saw this as an opportunity for me to get more deeply involved in the campus work," Fowler said. "I want to continue the good work that [Neal Schnoor and Mark Wiley] had been doing...

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The Long Beach LGBTQ+ Center held the annual AIDS Walk event in person on Sunday, Nov. 14 at the Long Beach coastline and raised $18,416 out of $50,000 goal to support HIV and sexually transmitted infection services. Since 1988, the Long Beach AIDS Walk has "raised millions of dollars to fund critical HIV prevention and support services" such as free...

Long Beach residents gathered at Harborlight Landing, a private dock near the Maya Hotel, to fish trash out of the ocean with nets, laundry baskets and three-gallon buckets on Wednesday, Nov. 3. "It's really just raising awareness of what's happening down here," said Tim McDade, the operations manager of JetSki2Catalina. "[People] have no idea that this much trash is down...

During the California State University Board of Trustees meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 10, CSU Chancellor Joseph I. Castro reported that nearly 70% of students are currently enrolled in fully or partially in-person courses throughout the 23-campus system.“The vibrancy is returning to campus life,” he said. “I've personally felt the electricity and the air on my own campus visits and I...

Amy "Eagle-Eye" Gerety once traveled around the world, working as an airline worker and member of the Peace Corps. Her knack for learning languages began in high school when she learned Spanish as a foreign exchange student in the Dominican Republic. Her interest in international relations sparked her attraction to the airline industry. Gerety earned her bachelor's degree in diplomacy...

I got the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine in April but I was unsure if I even wanted it. I was unsure if the vaccines were going to be safe since they were developed quickly. I was also worried about any potential long-term side effects that had not been discovered yet. I spoke with Janelle Hoskins, a registered nurse...

At 23 years old, Vivian Hernandez was homeless, sleeping on the folded backseat of her Mazda CX-7 with her dog. She parked overnight in residential areas as she continued to pursue her bachelor's degree in sociology at Long Beach State. During this time, she sought out CSULB's Basic Needs program, which provided Hernandez with meals card to eat at the...