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LBCC quietly divested from BlackRock in June, but not because of protestors

Nov 25, 2024 | lbccviking.com | Cain Carbajal |Ryenne Jolliff

Long Beach City College divested from BlackRock in June of this year, but students and staff were unaware of the school’s decision for the majority of the fall semester. Despite recent calls for divestment from Pro-Palestinian protestors, LBCC chose to sell its investment due to BlackRock’s lackluster financial performance, according to Superintendent-President Mike Munoz. “It was determined that the stock was not financially sound,” Munoz said.
Opinion: College continues to target Viking News

Nov 14, 2024 | lbccviking.com | Cain Carbajal |Sam Villa

A student reporter trying to do a routine story on how the school is helping students manage finals stress was turned away by secretary Dawn Truesdelle, who declined to give her name and said she couldn’t talk to students without the communication departments permission. A handout given to a student reporter redirected him to contact the college’s communications department and communications director Stacey Toda to request a formal interview.
Emotions high at election watch parties in Downtown Long Beach

Nov 7, 2024 | lbccviking.com | Cain Carbajal |Destiny Garcia

LA’s GOP and Long Beach Area Republicans hosted an election night watch party at Roscoe’s Chicken and Waffles in Downtown Long Beach on Tuesday. Only a few minutes away, the Long Beach Young Democrats (LBYD) hosted a similar event inside the historic Hamburger Mary’s. The electricity in the air could be felt in the audience at Roscoe’s as more states tallied their votes and results were announced.
Professor’s husband, Cornel West, runs for president

Oct 30, 2024 | lbccviking.com | Cain Carbajal |Isabel Murty

Distinguished civil rights scholar and actor in the “The Matrix” series Cornel West is currently running as an independent candidate for the 2024 presidential election with the help of his wife, LBCC professor Annahita Mahdavi-West. Mahdavi-West has been a professor at LBCC since 2015 and married West in 2021. Photo courtesy of Annahita Mahdavi-West. West announced his presidential run as a People’s Party candidate on June 5, 2023 but switched to run to be the Green Party’s presidential nominee.
Palestinian protestors take over L.A.’s Pershing Square

Oct 23, 2024 | lbccviking.com | Cain Carbajal |Isabel Murty

Thousands gathered in Downtown LA’s Pershing Square on Oct. 5 for a rally held as part of an “International Day of Action”, only two days before the one year anniversary of the escalation of the Israel-Hamas conflict. Groups such as the Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM) and the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) worked with other local organizations across different cities both nationally and internationally to set up a series of rallies for this day.
Former professor arrested after smashing car of department head with hammer

Oct 22, 2024 | lbccviking.com | Cain Carbajal |Destiny Garcia

Former political science professor Donald Douglas was arrested Thursday after using a hammer to smash the car of a political science and history co-department head while wearing a ski mask, according to a Canvas message obtained by the Viking. The message said Douglas threatened multiple professors, including the family of the message’s author, history professor Sean Dinces.
Editorial: Petty cancelation of workshop shows school’s lack of care for students

Oct 16, 2024 | lbccviking.com | Cain Carbajal |Neil Gagna

An incident at a domestic violence awareness workshop has recently highlighted LBCC’s disregard for student press rights. A reporter for the Viking News attended this workshop and after a few minutes, with students in attendance, a speaker from Planned Parenthood canceled the event, saying she was “not in a good mood.”While it was not an LBCC employee this time, the behavior exhibited by this speaker has been an ongoing issue for The Viking.
Opinion: Sex toy packaging, filth, and unresponsive elevators highlight LAC maintenance issues

Sep 4, 2024 | lbccviking.com | Neil Gagna |Cain Carbajal

Filthy, gross elevators and unreliable maintenance on them have recently plagued Long Beach City College’s Liberal Arts Campus (LAC). The student parking structure elevators are regularly filthy with trash, dirty floors and in the spring semester, even the packaging for a sex toy sat unmoved for weeks.
L.A. Force tops group during regular season victory against Capo FC at Veterans Memorial Stadium

Jun 23, 2024 | lbccviking.com | Ian Salazar |Cain Carbajal

Forward Michael Salazar led The Los Angeles Force soccer team as they defeated Capo FC from San Juan Capistrano 2-0 with his fifth total goal of the season at Veterans Memorial Stadium on Saturday. The Force came out hot kicking the first few shots of the game adding a ton of pressure around the box. Multiple yellow cards were called against the Force with aggressive tackles being called within the 30th minute of the game.
Bergeron headlines Big Band Bonanza

Jun 3, 2024 | lbccviking.com | Neil Gagna |Cain Carbajal

Grammy nominated trumpet player Wayne Bergeron, best known for his work on Disney’s The Incredibles, headlined the Long Beach City College Spring Big Band Bonanza on Friday. The show was the final on-campus concert of the semester for the big band and also the final performance for many graduating musicians in the band. Wayne was introduced to the thunderous applause and cheers from the family and friends that filled the courtyard.