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According to University Police Department Chief John Brockie, there is no additional information outside the campus aler...
01/09/2025

According to University Police Department Chief John Brockie, there is no additional information outside the campus alerts. However, Brockie stated that there is an ongoing criminal investigation.

“We interviewed the staff member that answered the call and talked to the person that made the threat,” Brockie said in an email sent to the Long Beach Current.

Due to the ongoing investigation, the names of the staff member and caller have not been released.

✍️: Jaylyn Preslicka
📷: Barbara Kingsley-Wilson

California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass met with local and state fire officials. Newsom declared a...
01/09/2025

California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass met with local and state fire officials. Newsom declared a state of emergency on Tuesday to free up resources to help fight the fires and support displaced residents.

President Joseph Biden pledged to sign a federal emergency declaration after a news briefing with Newsom. In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, Newsom highlighted the activation of the California National Guard and the mobilization of over 1,400 firefighters.

“We are absolutely not out of danger yet,” Los Angeles City Fire Chief Kristin Crowley said during a press conference before noon on Wednesday.

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✍️: Ethan Cohen
📷: Ethan Cohen

With Conoley announcing her retirement following the end of the 2024-2025 academic year, Loewe and Rousso-Schindler outl...
12/31/2024

With Conoley announcing her retirement following the end of the 2024-2025 academic year, Loewe and Rousso-Schindler outlined their hopes for the incoming president.

“I’m sure everybody in our group would want a president who’s more sympathetic to what’s going on in Gaza,” Rousso-Schindler said.

Loewe agreed and added “I also think that we want a president that’s more willing to dialogue with students and faculty and listen to our concerns.”

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📷: Justin Enriquez
✍️: Acsah Lemma

For more on this article or to see our full end of year rankings, click the link in bio or visit Lbcurrent.com📷: Jazmyn ...
12/31/2024

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📷: Jazmyn De Jesus
✍️: Jazmyn De Jesus

For more on this article or to check out our full end of year rankings, click the link in bio or visit Lbcurrent.com 🎥 📷...
12/31/2024

For more on this article or to check out our full end of year rankings, click the link in bio or visit Lbcurrent.com 🎥

📷: El Nicklin
✍️: Dante Estrada

In the biggest moments, Tucker says she relies on her vast amount of experience to keep herself steady. “I’ve played a l...
12/20/2024

In the biggest moments, Tucker says she relies on her vast amount of experience to keep herself steady.

“I’ve played a lot of basketball in my life and I’ve been under pressure before, and so I think my coaches and teammates had a lot of confidence in me,” Tucker said.

The charity stripe is not an unfamiliar spot for Tucker as her ability to strike fear into a defense nets her a team-high six free throws per game, more than double any other teammate.

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✍️: Timothy Hessen
📷: Samuel Chacko

Southern California is the land of sun, beaches and most surprisingly, burgers.The origin of the famous American cuisine...
12/19/2024

Southern California is the land of sun, beaches and most surprisingly, burgers.

The origin of the famous American cuisine can be traced back to its disputed roots in Germany and the Eastern Seaboard of the United States. However, the steak patty found its home in the warm, southern half of the “Golden State.”

Six major fast-food burger chains were founded in Southern California, from mega franchises, including McDonald’s and Jack in the Box, to Californian staples like In-N-Out and Tommy’s Burger.

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✍️: Diego Renteria
📷: Diego Renteria

My walk back to the pyramid was not the only occurrence where I was offered help or asked if I was “alright” on campus f...
12/18/2024

My walk back to the pyramid was not the only occurrence where I was offered help or asked if I was “alright” on campus for the way I walk. In September, at the University Student Union, an individual was concerned and asked if I was okay after observing my movement.

When I told them I have cerebral palsy they said, “I hope you feel better.”

Cerebral palsy is not a fixable disability. I understand the sentiment, but it shows a lack of understanding of disabilities and it gives the connotation that disability equates to helplessness. Disabled people are not helpless.

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✍️: Jason Green
📷: Samuel Chacko

Long Beach State President Jane Close Conoley will retire at the end of the 2024-2025 academic year, following her annou...
12/18/2024

Long Beach State President Jane Close Conoley will retire at the end of the 2024-2025 academic year, following her announcement in a video posted on Nov. 25.

Since 2014, Conoley was CSULB’s first regularly appointed female president and will have led the university for 11 years once she retires in June 2025.

According to a report by the Long Beach Current, Conoley said she would remain president until the search for her successor is finished, with a new president coming into office by the start of the next academic year.

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✍️: Nasai Rivas
📷: Samuel Chacko

UCLA was scrambling to find someone to guard Crawahaw when she got hot in the fourth quarter. During a timeout in the fo...
12/15/2024

UCLA was scrambling to find someone to guard Crawahaw when she got hot in the fourth quarter. During a timeout in the fourth, Close asked the team “Who was going to step up and guard number 12?” They landed on Rice to try and cool down Crawshaw’s hot hand.

“I think honestly it felt good in the moment. What I was really trying to do was just provide for this team,” Crawshaw said. “I saw Kiki [Rice] come and guard me and I was like ‘Oh my god, this is what it’s like, OK.”

Despite Crawshaw’s effort, The Beach fell by a final score of 102-51.

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✍️: Davis Ramage
📷: Samuel Chacko

Wilson has been playing goalie since his first practice at nine years old and explained how he finds comfort in that pos...
12/14/2024

Wilson has been playing goalie since his first practice at nine years old and explained how he finds comfort in that position because of his interactions with his teammates.

He takes pride in helping out his teammates and being there to remind them that he has their backs on defense.

The goal for Wilson is to play professionally overseas, keeping Spain in great interest, so he took his last year of eligibility and came to The Beach to gain extra experience and connections. He thanks to his mentality for bringing his athletic career so far.

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✍️: Larissa Samano
📷: Luiza Morales bus LBSU Athletics

Fernando also presented data on Islamophobia in the United States and common narratives used to drive anti-Muslim rhetor...
12/13/2024

Fernando also presented data on Islamophobia in the United States and common narratives used to drive anti-Muslim rhetoric.

Since Oct. 7, 2023, the Council of American-Islamic Relations reported 8,061 complaints, a 56 percent increase from 2022, according to their annual Civil Rights Report.

In another CAIR-CA annual report, which analyzes and surveys California college campuses, 92 percent of students reported harassment or discrimination after the October attacks. This is a 40 percent increase from 2020.

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✍️: Grace Lawson
📷: Andrew Miller

How can Long Beach State promote its bold speech through its Speak Boldly & Listen Bravely initiative while silencing di...
12/13/2024

How can Long Beach State promote its bold speech through its Speak Boldly & Listen Bravely initiative while silencing dissent with policies like the TPM?

To align with its rhetoric of justice, the university could reconsider TPM restrictions, pursue tangible change and be more accountable.

Conoley’s recent campus-wide email, Reflections as October 7 nears, illustrates this contradiction. Her appeal for peace, devoid of any mention of inequalities, reduces the calls for justice to “darkness and hate.”

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✍️: Joannah Clemente
📷: Joannah Celemente

Prior to that, Badger was a business student at California Polytechnic State University. After graduating with a busines...
12/13/2024

Prior to that, Badger was a business student at California Polytechnic State University. After graduating with a business degree from the university, he immediately began a corporate job at ADP, a management services company.

While working at the company, Badger said he had the realization of not wanting to take a check from a corporate job anymore. In 2009, after leaving his position at ADP, he went on to own a gym called Agape Fitness Bootcamp with his brother Andrew.

After over a decade of running the gym, the two closed its doors and Badger began selling vintage collectables full time.

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✍️: Jaime R. Austria
📷: Jaime R. Austria

During his most recent campaign, Trump promised to crack down on travel bans, primarily from Muslim countries, which inf...
12/12/2024

During his most recent campaign, Trump promised to crack down on travel bans, primarily from Muslim countries, which influenced a lot of the predictions presented during the meeting.

Most in attendance at the town hall were international students of varying backgrounds, along with one woman who intends on receiving an offer to join Long Beach State’s faculty upon completing her master’s program.

“I am married and my kids and husband have protected statuses because I am here studying with my visa,” she said, asking to be quoted anonymously. “But the anxiety I feel comes from what will happen if I go home with them and cannot re-enter the U.S., where do we stand?”

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✍️: Jazmyn De Jesus
📷: Jazmyn De Jesus

Angel Dubon, a fourth-year linguistics major, took the opportunity to have some of the questions he wanted answered righ...
12/12/2024

Angel Dubon, a fourth-year linguistics major, took the opportunity to have some of the questions he wanted answered right then and there.

Dubon stood in front of the desk and began to ask questions about the Hebrew language, making it clear his curiosity came from his linguistics major.

“I was mostly curious to know what variety of Hebrew was spoken,” Dubon said. “He gave me really good insight on the difference between Sephardic Hebrew and Ashkenazi Hebrew, which was really insightful.”

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✍️: Junior Contreras
📷: Mark Siquig

“He could’ve been starting the whole year, we were just searching for an identity,” LBSU head coach Chris Acker said. “H...
12/12/2024

“He could’ve been starting the whole year, we were just searching for an identity,” LBSU head coach Chris Acker said. “He’s been making shots because he’s been working on his game. He’s a tough freshman and he’s just added another level of competitiveness to our roster.”

The reigning Big West Player of the Week, Askew, was gifted several open looks with the defense having another scoring option to worry about in Martin.

Askew added 23 points of his own on 8-14 shooting to go along with a game-high eight assists.

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✍️: Matthew Coleman
📷: LBSU Athletics

Acker went with primarily a seven-man rotation, with eight players seeing the floor in total.That rotation consisted of ...
12/11/2024

Acker went with primarily a seven-man rotation, with eight players seeing the floor in total.

That rotation consisted of a smaller lineup as the team leader in rebounds per game, sophomore forward Derrick Michael Xzavierro, saw just above 11 minutes on the floor. 7’1 junior center Christian Richardson did not play, the lack of height resulted in LBSU being out-rebounded 32-23.

The Beach went on to win by a score of 76-68 on the day of the Walter Pyramid’s 30th anniversary celebration with several alumni in attendance and President Jane Close Conoley sitting courtside.

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✍️: Matthew Coleman
📷: Devin Malast

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