The Long Beach City Council unanimously voted Tuesday night to create El Mercado de Long Beach, a Latinx cultural district, that will also include essential establishments such as housing and social services for the Latinx community. The COVID-19 pandemic has economically affected low-income communities of color in the city of Long Beach, as many struggle to pay for necessities such...

During a virtual press conference Friday, Chancellor Joseph I. Castro and the President of the Public Policy Institute of California, Mark Baldassare, discussed the ongoing concerns of returning to in-person instruction, equity gaps and economic hardships students have faced during the pandemic. In Dec. 2020, California State University said it “anticipated to return” to “in-person learning” for the fall 2021...

The Long Beach City Council voted 8-0 Tuesday evening to establish a food security plan for communities impacted by the grocery store closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Food insecurity has increased throughout low-income communities because it “is at an all time high right now” and “at the highest levels in generations,” according to Vice Mayor Rex Richardson. In Jan....

As the one year mark of the first coronavirus pandemic shut down rapidly approaches, it has changed the educational system by transitioning from in-person to online instruction to flatten the curve. Education has played an important role within students because it not only gives them the opportunity to study a major they’re interested in, but can also help them to...

Long Beach State has administered 858 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to faculty and staff members on campus as of Feb. 8, according to university data. CSULB staff and faculty are among the first members of the Beach community currently able to receive the vaccine on campus through scheduled appointments. According to Jeff Cook, associate vice president for strategic communications,...

Latinx and Hispanic communities are known to dismiss mental health conditions, as they are not considered real life problems, compared to physical health issues and have belittled those affected and seeking treatment. As a first generation Mexican American college student, I’ve been told by my parents to work and study hard in order to be successful. But there are times...