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May 28, 2024 | 
lbccviking.com | Cain Carbajal |Marty Triplett
Long Beach City College President’s ambassador Shamonique Harris has been announced as the incoming Associated Student Body president for the 2024-25 school year. With over 50% of the 106 student voters casting their vote for Harris, she won the election by a 30% margin according to data given to the Viking by ASB advisor Kim Hamon. That percentage translates to 58 total votes for Harris with both other candidates receiving under 30 votes.
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May 28, 2024 | 
lbccviking.com | Cain Carbajal |Marty Triplett
Long Beach City College trustees voted to recognize May as Jewish American Heritage Month alongside Asian, Pacific Islander and Desi Heritage Month on Wednesday night, following a slew of public comments in support of the Jewish American Heritage Month. During the trustee comment portion of the resolution, trustee member Sunny Zia spoke at length about her support for this type of recognition for the Jewish community.
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May 23, 2024 | 
lbccviking.com | Zuri Minor |Marty Triplett
By July, Genuine Foods’ contract will be officially terminated with Long Beach City College at both Pacific Coast Campus and the Liberal Arts Campus. Genuine Foods supplies eateries on both PCC and LAC such as the Carson & Clark and the Viking Express. “As far as we know we’re going to have to find new jobs. The pay here was really good, and I barely make enough money as it is, so it’s going to be a struggle for me, especially with the bills.
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May 12, 2024 | 
lbccviking.com | Cain Carbajal |Marty Triplett
In collaboration with the city of Long Beach, the college has opened its first satellite campus in North Long Beach. The North Long Beach Higher Education Center is a campus meant to “bridge the digital divide” between students who wish to attend LBCC, but live too far from campus to commute every day, according to trustee Uduak-Joe Ntuk. What was once a dingy, dilapidated building, not even built to support Wi-Fi, has now become a resource for the north Long Beach community.
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May 10, 2024 | 
lbccviking.com | Zuri Minor |Marty Triplett
Newly opened food vendor, Carson & Clark is closing in the next 90 days, confirmed Superintendent-President Mike Munoz. “We’re moving forward with a different food distributor from my understanding. I don’t know the full details currently, but we do have a plan.” said Munoz. Students have been wanting cheap food spots close to campus since the closing of the cafeteria during COVID. Eventually starting last semester, food trucks were offered as an expensive alternative.
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May 9, 2024 | 
lbccviking.com | Cain Carbajal |Marty Triplett
Correction: A previous version of this story misspelled “report” as “repost” in the headline. It has now been corrected. With fall semester enrollment opening up this month, some students have reported that they have been unable to enroll during their priority registration period, despite meeting requirements for the program. This issue has primarily affected honors and EOPS students but it is still unknown if other programs have also experienced difficulties.
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May 6, 2024 | 
lbccviking.com | Cain Carbajal |Marty Triplett
Thirteen students wearing masks, some with sunglasses and keffiyehs, a cloth head and face covering worn in many Arab countries, convened in front of the T building, laying out blankets, a Palestinian flag and signs with various slogans. The keffiyehs worn by students were meant to show solidarity with the Palestinian people, as many wear this kind of head covering to protect themselves from the sun and dust.
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May 1, 2024 | 
lbccviking.com | Lolita Mojica |Marty Triplett
After two years of non reliable food options, signage around campus advertising the opening of a new mobile kitchen, Carson and Clark, has had students excited about having a new, affordable food option on campus in replace of the cafeteria. The new eatery seeks to alleviate some of the ongoing struggles on campus concerning the affordability of food following the closure of the cafeteria. “It’s pretty cheap and the food is good,” said Flavio Guzman, a student at LBCC.
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Apr 29, 2024 | 
lbccviking.com | Jules Raisdanai |Yesenia Zamora |Marty Triplett
Campus community members started to notice a new frequent visitor to the courtyard of the P building at LAC: mallards, or commonly known as wild ducks. The female duck has built a nest underneath a bush in front of the LBCC Viking News student newspaper office and is vigilantly aware of foot traffic and those in close proximity. According to Ducks.org, once a female duck builds a nest, eggs will be laid approximately 1-3 days later, then hatch about 28 days after incubation.
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Apr 29, 2024 | 
lbccviking.com | Marty Triplett
California Community Colleges everywhere have come together to celebrate Black student success week including Long Beach City College. Black Student Success week was started in 2020 to provide Black students with more equitable experiences to bridge the gap that many Black students might face when it comes to higher levels of education. This year Black Student Success Week was celebrated from April 22nd until April 28th.
