The turn out of Twitter at town halls

CSULB alumnus John Underwood (left) interviews journalism professor Christopher Burnett at the SSPA building on Wednesday. Underwood is filming a documentary that discusses the “changing face of the traditional town hall process,” such as using Twitter during town hall meetings with politicians. Underwood interviewed Burnett to appraise “an objective assessment” of the positive or negative results of the new process.

Photo credit: Marcus Bockman

Hockey

Long Beach State ice hockey player George Laboda skates on the ice during a game against Loyla Marymount University at the Glacial Garden Skating Arena in Lakewood, Calif. on Oct. 10. LBSU won the game 5-3.

Photo by Kelly Avery

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American Libre

Author Raul Ramos y Sanchez discusses his book “American Libre” at a presentation in professor Armando Vazquez-Ramos’ Chicano/Latino Population in the U.S class at CSULB on Wednesday. See Latino author discusses stereotyping, racism in US story at Daily49er.com.

Photo by Kristina Southern.

YoGo Creations opening

YoGo! Creations worker Heather Stenger (left), a senior communication disorders major, helps students at the grand opening of YoGo! Creations at the University Student Union on Wednesday. The first 100 students in line received free yogurt.

Photo by Kristina Southern.

Martin Luther King, Jr. celebrations

Dr. James Manseau Sauceda of the Multi Cultural Center gives a speech during celebrations of Martin Luther King, Jr. in the USU Ballrooms.

Media Credit: Michael Yee

Week of Welcome Spring 2009

Freshman criminal justice major Dillion Miukami does the "shoulder freeze" during the Week of Welcome at the Friendship Walk at CSULB. Mikukami is part of the CSULB Breakers club.

Media Credit: Michael Yee

Playing dead

Nicoal Sheen, a junior political science major and a member of FORCE, plays dead as part of the "Die In" in front of the Speaker's Platform on Wednesday afternoon to protest the "global gag rule." The gag rule, FORCE members said, is a US policy mandating "that no US family planning assistance can be provided to foreign NGOs that use funding to perform, promote, or lobby for abortion in their country. An NGO is a Non-Governmental Organization. According to Sheen, it "is important about the issue on campus about women in a global society as a result of the gag."