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May 29, 2024 | 
lbccviking.com | Zuri Minor |Lolita Mojica |Kassie Sainz
The story of former LBCC student turned entrepreneur Marida Ngov, starts with two refugees fleeing the oppressive rule of the Khmer Rouge in a war-torn Cambodia in the 1970s. Ngov’s mother, Salouen Sak and her future husband Eng Kaing Sok, were stripped of everything by the Khmer Rouge, including their freedom. For Sak, the one thing that she could latch onto was their jewelry, which would later provide the foundation for a better life.
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May 25, 2024 | 
lbccviking.com | Darla Perez |Kassie Sainz
A new public art mural unveiling at the Pacific Coast Campus will showcase an inspiring design by Indigenous and Chicano artists that focuses on issues of social justice and environmental change. “Rising Tides” is the name of the mural which will pinpoint the different societies within the Indigenous communities.
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May 21, 2024 | 
lbccviking.com | Lineth Murillo |Kassie Sainz
The English department and the English majors and minors club hosted an open house, during which people could learn more about the department and the club while shopping for books, hearing live poetry from faculty and enjoying free food. The event occurred on May 9, 2024, in the P building quad on the liberal arts campus. Professors Anthony Starros, Margaret Shannon, Natalie Burgess and Kathryn McMurray are some of the few who read poems or stories during the event.
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May 15, 2024 | 
lbccviking.com | Lolita Mojica |Kassie Sainz
Addiction is a disease with ripple effects that stem far beyond just the user. Family dynamics change and the disease becomes something like an elephant in the room, present at every gathering, birthday and holiday. With their upcoming production of the show “Barbecue,” LBCC’s theater department leans into dark humor while broaching the subject of drug and alcohol abuse.
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May 12, 2024 | 
lbccviking.com | Kyra LoRe |Kassie Sainz
A circle of six students throwing a burrito around were in the middle of the E quad on Apr. 18, 2024. CRU club decided to have this week’s meeting out on the lawn, where they played games as a way to get to know each other. CRU is a Christian organization on campus where their mission is to share Christianity with people on campus and have a safe space to come together and have fun with one another. “Being able to find fellowship with people my age has been most fulfilling in this organization.
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May 12, 2024 | 
lbccviking.com | Darla Perez |Kassie Sainz
Long Beach City College’s “Future Teachers Club” hosted a fundraiser to support the fellow students pursuing their future in teaching, as a way to increase opportunities for students to access educational programs with fun activities that allow them to develop their full potential.
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May 6, 2024 | 
lbccviking.com | Zuri Minor |Kassie Sainz
Long Beach City College hosted Convos and Cuts, an annual event during Black Student Success Week that allows students to get free haircuts while talking to their peers. For this event, barbers were gathered from different areas of California, and gave haircuts to people while also potentially building new clientele. While waiting for their turns, students engaged in conversations with each other in the waiting section; indulging in free food and enjoying live music that was played by a DJ.
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Apr 29, 2024 | 
lbccviking.com | Darla Perez |Kassie Sainz
National Nutrition Month became an opportunity to educate us about healthy food choices and to encourage us to recognize the importance of what we eat. This year’s theme is “Beyond the Table,” which showcases the farm-to-fork aspects of nutrition from food production to distribution to grocery stores and farmer markets. LBCC’s Nutrition and Dietetics Club promoted a “Walk For Wellness” to celebrate healthfulness and wholeness on Mar. 26, 2024.
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Apr 29, 2024 | 
lbccviking.com | Darla Perez |Kassie Sainz
Hello Kitty has been a symbol of childhood and she has taught many about friendship. Hello Kitty and her friends have taught fans around the world to believe that a gift is more than just a gift which means sharing heartfelt feelings for one another, a token big or small, to celebrate what makes everyone unique and special. To celebrate Hello Kitty, LBCC’s Pacific Coast Campus hosted a Kitty and Friends Beach Flea Market on Sunday, Apr. 14, 2024.
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Apr 28, 2024 | 
lbccviking.com | Taylor Robinson |Kassie Sainz
This will be Great Reads’ fifth year hosting the book fair, which will be held at the Pacific Coast Campus on Apr. 27, 2024, the book fair started in 2017 to help young and old audiences get into reading a variety of literature. This book fair is the only book fair in Long Beach and everyone will want to come to this book fair to enjoy a free event. The event aims to celebrate reading and literature by featuring book vendors, authors, poetry readings and panel discussions.
