The unrelenting sun pelted down on the students participating in the Multi-cultural Festival on the Southwest Terrace of the University Student Union held May 8.
From 12:00 to 3:00, a small number of students visited the festival. Those who braved the heat were treated with a variety of free food which consisted of several different ethic recipes, including Hawaiian pork and chicken dishes.
Brandy Bandrauk, 20, recreation and leisure major, provided entertainment for the sparse amount of students huddled under the blue umbrellas of the tables. Clad in full Tahitian attire, which included a coconut shell bikini top, Bandrauk performed the gyrating hip motions of the classic Tahitian style dancing.
“I think the performance went really well,” said Bandrauk, “but it’s just really hot outside and since I’m barefoot, I think I burned the bottom of my feet on stage!”
Wednesday, May 9, 2007
Friday, May 4, 2007
Long Beach Secular Students Bring the "eBay Atheist" to school
The newly formed Long Beach Secular Students held a special speaker event May 3.
Self proclaimed "friendly atheist" Hemant Mehta spoke to an audience of a little over twenty about the controversy surrounding his ebay auction where he "sold his soul" for $504, and also to promote his new book I Sold My Soul on Ebay : Viewing Faith Through an Atheist's Eyes.
A section of the book Religion on Campus, depicts Mehta’s experience prior to the auction at the University of Illinios (UIC) at Chicago, where he was a student at the time. In it, Mehta writes about the difficulty he had finding secular students like himself on campus.
“It turned out UIC had not a single atheist club, but it had 27 religious groups! And most of them were Christian.” Mehta wrote. “I was stunned.”
This lack of secular student clubs is also present at CSULB. There are twenty-three religious clubs on campus, none of which are secular, or of a non-spiritual nature.
However, Sean Bernhoft, 20, a CSULB history major, is the president of the newly forming Long Beach Secular Students.
“There needs to be a secular club because there wasn’t really any social environment for atheist, agnostics, and skeptics on campus.” said Bernhoft. “We want to meet people with similar opinions and we thought the best way to do so would be to take initiative and start the group.”
For more information on Mehta’s religious experience, check out his blog at friendlyatheist.com
Self proclaimed "friendly atheist" Hemant Mehta spoke to an audience of a little over twenty about the controversy surrounding his ebay auction where he "sold his soul" for $504, and also to promote his new book I Sold My Soul on Ebay : Viewing Faith Through an Atheist's Eyes.
A section of the book Religion on Campus, depicts Mehta’s experience prior to the auction at the University of Illinios (UIC) at Chicago, where he was a student at the time. In it, Mehta writes about the difficulty he had finding secular students like himself on campus.
“It turned out UIC had not a single atheist club, but it had 27 religious groups! And most of them were Christian.” Mehta wrote. “I was stunned.”
This lack of secular student clubs is also present at CSULB. There are twenty-three religious clubs on campus, none of which are secular, or of a non-spiritual nature.
However, Sean Bernhoft, 20, a CSULB history major, is the president of the newly forming Long Beach Secular Students.
“There needs to be a secular club because there wasn’t really any social environment for atheist, agnostics, and skeptics on campus.” said Bernhoft. “We want to meet people with similar opinions and we thought the best way to do so would be to take initiative and start the group.”
For more information on Mehta’s religious experience, check out his blog at friendlyatheist.com
*** Media Credit: Long Beach Secular Students posing with Mehta from the event. Taken from friendlyatheist.com.
Thursday, April 26, 2007
Greek Sing of Greek Week
This week is Greek Week. A week where sororities and fraternities compete against each other in several competitions throughout the week.
Greek Sing, an event where interfraternal fraternities and panhellenic sororities are teamed together to compete against one another in a song and dance competition was held March 26 at the Woodrow Wilson High School Auditorium in Long Beach.
This year's winners of Greek Sing are Sigma Pi Fraternity and Alpha Phi Sorority.
Greek Sing, an event where interfraternal fraternities and panhellenic sororities are teamed together to compete against one another in a song and dance competition was held March 26 at the Woodrow Wilson High School Auditorium in Long Beach.
This year's winners of Greek Sing are Sigma Pi Fraternity and Alpha Phi Sorority.
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Day of Silence
If you noticed that the campus hallways were a little quieter than normal, it’s because of the Day of Silence.
This national protest is to focus the public's attention on the many hardships lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals face everyday.
This is the seventh year CSULB had participated in the event. The Day of Silence is sponsored by the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Resource Center, the Rainbow Alliance and is funded by Associated Students Inc.
Maraiana MeJordan, a CSULB freshman, was one of the many students participating in the event. Her commitment to the protest resulted in her even go as far as not to write down commentary on paper about the event .
This national protest is to focus the public's attention on the many hardships lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals face everyday.
This is the seventh year CSULB had participated in the event. The Day of Silence is sponsored by the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Resource Center, the Rainbow Alliance and is funded by Associated Students Inc.
Maraiana MeJordan, a CSULB freshman, was one of the many students participating in the event. Her commitment to the protest resulted in her even go as far as not to write down commentary on paper about the event .
** Media Credit: provided by www.dayofsilence.org
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Spring Job Fair
The University Student Union Ballroom was transformed into a giant multi-interview on April 17 and 18 for the Spring Job Fair.Over 180 employers participated in this two-day event. Possible careers ranged anywhere from government jobs for the County of Los Angeles, to marketing jobs for well-known companies like Disney, Target, and Hyatt Hotels.
“A Job Fair is kind of like one stop shopping, you could never see all of these employers on your own.” said Phyllis Milani, the Cal State Long Beach Career and Development Center event coordinator, the sponsor of the event.
** Media Credit: Sarah Castro
Job Fair - Justin Zilokowski, a senior political science major, receives information from a Manhattan Beach Police Officer during the job fair yesterday.
To read article about the Job Fair click here.
Thursday, April 5, 2007
Saturday, March 31, 2007
A.M.A. Wins 4 Awards at Conference
American Marketing Association (A.M.A.) picked up several awards March 30 at the 29th annual A.M.A. International Collegiate Conference held in New Orleans.
Awards: Superior Collegiate Chapter, Website of the Year, Faculty Advisor of the Year, and Top Honors in a case competition.
“I’m so excited that all of our hard work throughout the year paid off.” said Ellen Street, CSULB A.M.A. President. “A.M.A. finally received the recognition we deserve at nationals.”
Awards: Superior Collegiate Chapter, Website of the Year, Faculty Advisor of the Year, and Top Honors in a case competition.
“I’m so excited that all of our hard work throughout the year paid off.” said Ellen Street, CSULB A.M.A. President. “A.M.A. finally received the recognition we deserve at nationals.”
*** Media Credit. Picture acquired from AMA CSULB myspace.com profile.
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