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By Cindy Aguilera (Lauren as desk editor) + 3 others for Daily Forty-Niner - 2 min read
Beach Weekly S8E3: CSULB Vaccine Clinics, REVCOM, and an Engineering Student's Disappearance
this episode, host Cindy Aguilera dives into this week's campus news topics such as how students can receive their boosters, who REVCOM is, Corner Market's re-opening and the mysterious disappearance of CSULB engineering student, Hunter Lewis. COVID-19 vaccines and boosters are now being offered to students in order to continue attending in-person classes and events. The booster shot requirement must...
By Vincent Medina (Lauren as desk editor) + 5 others for Daily Forty-Niner - 3 min read
CSULB students intrigued by Revcom speech calling for 'revolution to overthrow capitalist-imperialist system'
Revcom supporters gathered in front of the bookstore Thursday afternoon to encourage CSULB students to prioritize the fight to "overthrow the whole capitalist-imperialist system." Revcom, also known as the Revolutionary Communist Party, advocates for pro-choice and equality among all races, genders, and sexual orientations by organizing "an all-out fight to overthrow this system" and implementing a socialist government. The party's...
By Hannah Shields (Lauren as desk editor) + 5 others for Daily Forty-Niner - 3 min read
CSULB seniors protest socially distanced spring 2022 commencement ceremony
Photo credit: Jorge Villa
Long Beach State fourth-year students were protesting the spring semester's socially distanced graduation at the Free Speech Lawn on Thursday morning. The students present at the protest held a sign with a QR code linked to a petition with over 6,500 signatures. "It's been 11 years since I graduated high school," said Stefani Lang, a fourth-year biomedical major as she...
By Jorge Villa (Lauren as desk editor) + 4 others for Daily Forty-Niner - 2 min read
CSULB Commencement Office offers 'at least 10 tickets' to Beach graduates
The Long Beach State Commencement Office emailed Beach graduates on Tuesday, Feb. 8 saying they will receive 10 graduation tickets for their guests to attend the spring graduation ceremony at the Angel Stadium. Last year, two guest tickets were given to graduates after students voiced concerns about initially only receiving one ticket. The email also shared that there are "no...
By Rosaura Montes (Lauren as desk editor) + 5 others for Daily Forty-Niner - 5 min read
Missing CSULB engineering student memorialized by loved ones
A Long Beach State aerospace engineering major who dreamt of being an astronaut went missing in late December while canoeing at Trinidad Bay in Humboldt County. Hunter Lewis, 21, ventured out to hide the final treasure to his scavenger hunt he called “The Lost Lewis Treasure” that his friends and family worked on. However, Hunter didn’t return home to his...
By Vincent Medina (Lauren as desk editor) + 5 others for Daily Forty-Niner - 2 min read
Revcom supporters march through CSULB campus to advocate pro-choice
The Revcoms, also known as, Revolutionary Communist Party supporters marched through Long Beach State's upper campus Wednesday afternoon to advocate for a revolution against the U. S. government. They believe that the only way to defeat America's "capitalist-imperialist system," is to organize a revolution of millions of people for "an all-out fight to overthrow this system" and implement a socialist...
By Ana Acosta (Lauren as desk editor) + 4 others for Daily Forty-Niner - 3 min read
CSULB Master Plan reveals development concepts for new housing and updated food service
Long Beach State officials and community members gathered virtually to discuss plans for future developments to the campus in their 2035 Campus Master Plan update on Tuesday night. The 2035 Master Plan presentation revealed plans for new academic buildings, housing developments, and modern renovations for outdated campus buildings. Lindsey Graff, a campus planner for architect company DLR, announced that the...
By Andrea Lopez (Lauren as photographer) + 5 others for Daily Forty-Niner - 3 min read
City of Long Beach urges local residents to follow COVID-19 health protocols due to Omicron sub-variant BA.2
Photo credit: Lauren Ramirez
The City of Long Beach confirmed its first case of the Omicron sub-variant BA.2 on Friday, Jan. 28, and urges eligible city residents to get vaccinated and boosted in order to reduce the spread. Long Beach health officials released a statement that there was an indication of the sub-variant spreading "more easily than the original Omicron variant, but right now...
By Jorge Villa (Lauren as desk editor) + 4 others for Daily Forty-Niner - 2 min read
CSULB College of Business students offer free tax preparation services to those in need
Photo credit: Jorge Villa
CSULB College of Business (COB) students are offering free tax preparation services for low-income families, non-residents, and the Beach community from now until April 9. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) administers the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program, a free tax preparation service to help taxpayers who make less than $58,000, have a disability, or have limited English-speaking skills. Due...
By Kevin Caparoso (Lauren as desk editor) + 5 others for Daily Forty-Niner - 5 min read
Eye strain: How to combat it and why ocular health is important
Photo credit: Jorge Villa
It was the end of the fall 2021 semester and all Harmony Hernandez wanted to do was relax by playing video games. The fourth-year political science major just finished two days' worth of final assignments which she estimated to consist of 10 hours of screen time per day. Hernandez's game of choice was "Call of Duty Warzone" and she was...