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Nov 24, 2024 | 
lbcurrent.com | Dante Estrada
Long Beach State students were able to see Saturn and Jupiter during Astronomy Night on Nov. 22. Photo Credit: Justin Enriquez Through a pitch-dark night, several Long Beach State students endured chilly winds and dew-dampened campus lawns with one common goal: to view the stars and planets with their own eyes. On Thursday, Nov.
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Nov 13, 2024 | 
lbcurrent.com | Dante Estrada
President elect Donald Trump spoke with the media on Nov. 13 at 11 a.m. in Rancho Palos Verdes. Photo credit: Samuel Chacko Millions of dollars are raised every election cycle to fund a presidential candidate’s campaign. These contributions come from campaign donors who voluntarily fund a presidential campaign. Following the Nov.
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Nov 4, 2024 | 
lbcurrent.com | Dante Estrada
Long Beach voters prepare for the 2024 presidential election and consider the importance of voting in the local city election. Graphic credit: Dante Estrada As the 2024 election draws close, the trend of not voting in local elections has remained unchanged. While choosing the next president might be what’s forefront on voter’s minds, local elections are also on the ballot. This Tuesday, the district representatives for Long Beach will be up for election.
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Nov 2, 2024 | 
lbcurrent.com | Dante Estrada
Voting sign for a polling station located at International City Masonic Center. Voters visited the site around the evening to cast their vote or to drop off their mail-in ballot on Oct. 29, 2024. Photo credit: Dante Estrada Election day is approaching in just a few days, with Nov. 5 marking the date for the presidential election. The 2024 ballot covers sections from presidential candidates to local state propositions.
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Oct 9, 2024 | 
lbcurrent.com | Dante Estrada
The head programmer of the Long Beach Art Theatre, Kennedy Ghaill, showed off a reel of film leftover from when the Art Theater exclusively screened film reels. In 2008 the theater switched to digital projections, although special 16-millimeter screenings still occur. Photo credit: Delfino Camacho Answering calls and emails, film curation, social media management, engaging with customers, talking with film buyers, dealing with movie studios and always watching films.
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Oct 4, 2024 | 
lbcurrent.com | Dante Estrada
Three of the photographs depicting the 43 missing students, placed by La F.U.E.R.Z.A. are shown along with their names and ages. Each sign shown displays the well-known quote tied to the incident, "Vivos los queremos,” which translates to "We want them alive." Photo credit: Samuel Chacko In front of Fine Arts 4, members of La F.U.E.R.Z.A installed posters and signs with names and photos of the 43 Ayotzinapa Rural Teachers’ College students who were victims of an organized state crime on Sept. 26.
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Sep 20, 2024 | 
lbcurrent.com | Dante Estrada
(Top to Bottom) Picture of the side of Liberal Arts buildings from 1959, a few years after they were first constructed and open for students. Picture of students passing by in front of Liberal Arts 2 on a sunny afternoon. Photo credit: Special Collections and University Archives & Dante Estrada 75 years ago, the Los Angeles-Orange County State College commenced its fall semester in the dining rooms, kitchens and living rooms of a small apartment building at 5401 E. Anaheim Street.
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Sep 13, 2024 | 
lbcurrent.com | Dante Estrada
Illustration of students walking on CSULB campus with earthquake emergency alert displayed. Members of campus must not attempt to evacuate or run out of buildings while shaking occurs and must instead drop, cover and hold. Graphic by: Stephanie Morales. An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.7 occurred in Malibu on Sept. 12, hitting close to the Long Beach area. This followed several earthquakes in Southern California in August that ranged from magnitudes of 5.3 to 3.9 in the most recent earthquake.
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Jun 5, 2024 | 
pcccourier.com | Dante Estrada |David Lepe Sosa
Share: From the pages of comic books to the silver screen, “Blue Beetle” made its way to theaters in August of last year. It deeply resonated with audiences through its family-focused narrative that parallels writer Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer’s own story. On Thursday, May 30, students filled the auditorium in room 101 of the Center for the Arts building.
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May 29, 2024 | 
pcccourier.com | Dante Estrada
Share: Amidst a sea of unnecessary sequels and remakes that are being overwhelmingly released this year, director and co-writer George Miller returns to the dunes of the Wasteland with “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” a prequel to the 2015 film, “Mad Max: Fury Road.” Despite the newest installation in the “Mad Max” franchise not hitting as hard as its predecessor, “Furiosa” is a brilliant exploration of the titular character while providing a larger scope of the world in this series and delivering...
