Trigger warning: This article mentions sexual assault and harassment. At 10 years old, Jacqueline Urtez volunteered with her aunt to bring awareness towards the realities of domestic violence to the affected families in her community. Now, she spends her days advocating for survivors of sexual and domestic violence. Urtez, 32, is an on-campus confidential advocate at Long Beach State who...

The Long Beach Transit officially reinstated its $1.25 fare fee last month after allowing passengers to ride the bus at no cost for over a year. The fare was brought back after LBT installed clear acrylic barriers between bus operators and passengers throughout 250 buses last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Mike Gold, executive director of customer relations and...

By: Lauren Ramirez, Ulysses Villa and Fernando Haro A Chicano and Latinx studies lecturer is under fire after more than a dozen Orange County residents, including city officials, signed a letter on Wednesday, Oct. 27, to petition for his termination from Long Beach State for several past sexual misconduct allegations.“Perez does not belong in the classroom, should not be associated...

Long Beach State President Jane Close Conoley addressed the Long Beach community on Wednesday, Oct. 27, regarding the recent developments in a lawsuit between the university and the Native American tribes that consider Puvungna sacred land. Conoley said that there are legal efforts in place to limit or restrict any future plans to construct physical structures on the sacred land.“Diversity...

The Getty Villa Museum will host a week-long virtual event, "True Crime in Ancient Times," from Nov. 2 to Nov. 6 for their 2021 College Night. Every year the Getty hosts a night filled with art, music food and exclusive tours free for college students. It is also open to the general public. This year's college night will be a...

At its peak, the Isabel Patterson Child Development Center could hold up to 200 children on a typical day. Now amidst the return to in-person classes, the center has yet to return to full capacity, not due to the pandemic, but the lack of staff. Nationally, there is a shortage of childcare workers largely due to anxieties about children being...

5. Kirsten Cummings, No. 55Kirsten Cummings was the first deaf player to be a first-team All-American. Cummings played the power forward and center positions for LBSU from 1982 to 1985, where she helped lead LBSU to three straight Elite Eight appearances in the NCAA Tournament. Cummings still ranks highly in many statistical categories at CSULB. She is fifth in total...

The Student Health Services is providing free flu vaccines to students and faculty members around various locations on campus throughout the fall 2021 semester. SHS began the free flu shots this month and will keep offering them until Wednesday, Dec. 1. Students that receive their shot will be entered into a raffle for a $50 Beach Bucks gift card each...

More than 1.7 million migrants have been detained by U. S. authorities along the United States-Mexico border this year—becoming the highest number of border arrests ever recorded, according to data by the U. S Customs and Border Protection. Despite President Joe Biden’s campaign promise to modernize the U. S. immigration system and tackle the root causes of irregular migration, the...

When he’s on the court Joe Hampton’s intensity has the potential to change the outcome of any basketball game. Off the court, the 6-foot-8 senior at Long Beach State is recognized by everyone he passes by, having starred in a Netflix documentary about his community college basketball team in East Los Angeles. For those who didn't binge-watch "Netflix's Last Chance...