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However, despite LBSU having a major home-court advantage, going undefeated at the Pyramid against Big West opponents un...
11/29/2025

However, despite LBSU having a major home-court advantage, going undefeated at the Pyramid against Big West opponents until Friday night, Cal Poly was able to advance to the finals by way of a scorching hitting performance with 65 kills. 

Obviously, it’s a much different environment here than back at home, but I think we took that floor with a lot of confidence, knowing that we had earned that seed,” Cal Poly head coach Caroline Walters said.  

To begin the first set, redshirt senior setter and All-Big West First Team selection Emme Bullis orchestrated Cal Poly’s offense masterfully, finding LBSU’s defense out of position constantly to set up her sophomore middle blocker Chloe Leluge for three early kills en route to a 13-9 Mustang lead. 

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✍️: Timothy Hessen
📸: Ethan Cohen

The Anteaters (13-18)  found life with a late surge, mustering a late 5-0 run to try to survive the first set, but a kil...
11/27/2025

The Anteaters (13-18)  found life with a late surge, mustering a late 5-0 run to try to survive the first set, but a kill from senior middle blocker Nieko Thomas sealed set one in The Beach’s favor, 25-18.

Thomas continued to catch fire, as she began the tightly contested second set with three early kills to put LBSU just ahead at 9-8.

“Our middles have been awesome,” LBSU head coach Natalie Reagan said. “To lean on them in those tough moments means a ton, and it just balances our offense that much more.”

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✍️: Junior Contreras
📸: Ethan Cohen

Last May, the university received a STARS Silver Rating for its sustainability efforts. The STARS organization seeks to ...
11/26/2025

Last May, the university received a STARS Silver Rating for its sustainability efforts. The STARS organization seeks to recognize and foster sustainability efforts in educational institutions, awarding them performance-based seals.

The seals are based on a range of criteria under campus operations, including, but not limited to, waste and water management, groundskeeping and energy usage.

CSULB improved by 17% from 2021’s score of 53.82 points, and by 19% from 2017’s 45.39 points.

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✍️: Josh Gentle and Mariana Ramos
📸: Josh Gentle

After a month-long renovation, the popular bookstore’s longtime Long Beach location reopened its doors to loyal customer...
11/26/2025

After a month-long renovation, the popular bookstore’s longtime Long Beach location reopened its doors to loyal customers with some major cosmetic changes. Read on to learn about the grand reopening and a special guest.

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✍️ & 📸: Jason Green

Stolen e-bikes and e-scooters now account for the largest share of on-campus crimes, making up 44% of on-campus reported...
11/25/2025

Stolen e-bikes and e-scooters now account for the largest share of on-campus crimes, making up 44% of on-campus reported incidents for 2024.

As of Oct. 9, the University Police Department reported 18 motor vehicle thefts this year, 14 of which were e-bikes or e-scooters. Just this fall semester, six e-bikes or e-scooters and one motorcycle have been stolen.

In addition to increased thefts, the rate at which police resolve crime and recover stolen motor vehicles, also known as the clearance rate, has decreased.

In 2022 and 2023, the percentage of cases closed was around 65%, but in 2024, it dropped to 23%. 

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✍️ & 📸: Nikoletta Anagnostou

Les Peters, a part-time professor for American Indian Studies, led and taught the dances. Powwows are celebrations and g...
11/25/2025

Les Peters, a part-time professor for American Indian Studies, led and taught the dances. 
Powwows are celebrations and get-togethers in Native American culture. At CSULB, the Pow Wow has been a beloved tradition for 53 years. 

“It’s one of the longest-running student-led powwows here west of the Mississippi,” Peters said. 

The annual Pow Wow takes place in the second week of March on the sacred Indigenous land of Puvungna, which the university is built on.

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✍️: Mikaela Perez
📸: Eddy Cermeno

Several Christmas celebrations will take place throughout Long Beach to finish off 2025. Residents and visitors alike ca...
11/24/2025

Several Christmas celebrations will take place throughout Long Beach to finish off 2025. 
Residents and visitors alike can revel in the holiday season and channel the cozy spirit with these nine local events. All events are free unless stated otherwise.

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✍️: Ethan Brown
📸: Diego Perez

The walk was part of the American Indian Studies’ Puvungna Fall Celebration on Nov. 15 at the College of Business, which...
11/24/2025

The walk was part of the American Indian Studies’ Puvungna Fall Celebration on Nov. 15 at the College of Business, which featured performances from Indigenous Kupiachun singers and dancers, workshops on Indigenous traditions, short film screenings and a lunch reception catered by Baja Sonora.

The event marked the first Puvungna Fall Celebration at CSULB in acknowledgement of the shared Tongva and Acjachemen ancestral territory on campus.

The sacred site sits by the Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden and is host to native plants and ancestral burial grounds.

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✍️ & 📸: Monica Garcia

Inside the Honda Pacific Visions Theater, visitors enjoyed Filipino traditional dance, Japanese Taiko drumming, a Northe...
11/24/2025

Inside the Honda Pacific Visions Theater, visitors enjoyed Filipino traditional dance, Japanese Taiko drumming, a Northern Chinese Lion Dance and a martial arts demonstration—just on the first day.

Beyond performances, the aquarium lobby was transformed into an interactive classroom.

The festival featured exhibitions and demonstrations from individual organizations, including Asian history book lessons from East West Discovery Press, origami lessons from Peninsula Paper Folders and a Sumi-e Japanese ink painting showcase from a Long Beach Sumi-e group.

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✍️ & 📸: Yoichi Terada

Reigning Big West Player of the Year and sophomore center Gabi Acosta registered a hat trick in an attempt to lift The B...
11/23/2025

Reigning Big West Player of the Year and sophomore center Gabi Acosta registered a hat trick in an attempt to lift The Beach to back-to-back conference titles, but LBSU ultimately fell short.

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✍️: Alan Ibarra
📸: Rehansa Kulatilleke

The California Faculty Association, CSU Employees Union and Teamsters Local 2010 gathered outside the Chancellor’s Offic...
11/23/2025

The California Faculty Association, CSU Employees Union and Teamsters Local 2010 gathered outside the Chancellor’s Office in Downtown Long Beach, holding signs and chanting, “CSU, you can’t hide, we can see your greedy side,” as they marched around the perimeter of the building. 

In an email sent by Chancellor Mildred Garcia to CSU employees, she said: “This is more than a financial decision – it is well-deserved recognition for the extraordinary skill and dedication you demonstrate across our campuses every day. And it advances our priority of becoming the employer of choice in higher education, a pillar of the CSU’s new systemwide strategic plan, CSU Forward.”

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✍️: Annette Quijada and Josephine Robinson
📸: Diego Perez

In the game’s first minute, freshman Triton attacker Jackson Boettner momentarily silenced the visiting Beach fans, find...
11/22/2025

In the game’s first minute, freshman Triton attacker Jackson Boettner momentarily silenced the visiting Beach fans, finding the back of the net to give UCSD a 1-0 lead. 

However, it became clear early that UCSD could not defend LBSU’s potent offensive attack without fouling, as The Beach drew seven exclusions in the first quarter and a yellow card from Triton senior utility Ante Buzov. 

LBSU’s star sophomore center Gabi Acosta shot wide on a power play opportunity at the midway point of the period, but made up for it on another six-on-five opportunity for The Beach’s first score of the game. 

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✍️: Timothy Hessen
📸: Rehansa Kulatilleke

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