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Good news for incoming students! The application deadline to join our team has been extended to June 23 at midnight! Use the same Google Form to apply now!

The Daily 49er is hiring multimedia positions for the 2024-25 school year! Interested in photography, video or design? Applications are available at the link in our bio.

Interested in getting involved? The Daily 49er is hiring for the 2024-2025 school year! Applications are available at the link in our bio and due June 16 at midnight.

As the 2023-2024 academic year ends, join us in congratulating Daily Forty-Niner staff graduates whose dedication and hard work have kept our campus community informed.

Thank you for your incredible efforts and contributions, and best of luck in your future endeavors! 🎓🗞️

The Climate Action and Adaption Plan (CAAP) outlines university’s 2030 and 2040 climate neutrality goals.

✍️/📷: Nate Martinez

BREAKING: An individual was found dead by su***de on campus in the McIntosh Humanities Building on May 15.

Read more at: https://daily49er.com/news/2024/05/16/individual-dies-by-su***de-in-mcintosh-building/

✍️: Linsey Towles
📷: El Nicklin

In an electrifying season opener in Long Beach, the Los Angeles Sparks showcased their effectiveness despite their loss.

Read more at: https://daily49er.com/sports/2024/05/16/sparks-lose-season-opener-against-atlanta-dream-at-walter-pyramid/

✍️: Alyssa De La Cruz
📷: Samuel Chacko

Are you interested in being part of the Daily Forty-Niner managing team during the 2024-2025 school year?

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In the May edition of the Daily Forty-Niner, Editor-in-Chief Christal Gaines-Emory reflects on her time at CSULB and the experience leading the newsroom.

✍️:Christal Gaines-Emory
📸:Olivia Peay

Long Beach State has resources available for alumni after graduation that range from awards to mentorships for students to consider.

Read more at the link in our bio.

✍️:Linsey Towles
📸:Zach Durham

Following several protests nationwide, ASI joins other organizations in calling for a ceasefire and halt to Israel’s military campaign in Gaza.

Read more: https://daily49er.com/news/2024/05/09/asi-senate-passes-ceasefire-resolution-bill/

✍️: Acsah Lemma
📷: Linsey Towles

Around 200 students participated in a protest at the Liberal Arts quad and throughout the day, there were multiple speakers and educational learning opportunities about Palestine.

Read more at: https://daily49er.com/news/2024/05/08/students-host-a-teach-in-about-palestine-and-indigenous-solidarity/

✍️: Jd Preslicka
📷: Linsey Towles

On The Issue Cover: Long Beach State has returned to a traditional commencement this year, as students will walk and hear their names read at Angel Stadium. These improvements are particularly significant to first-generation college students, student-parents and 2020 high school graduates.

Read more at: https://daily49er.com/artslife/2024/05/07/graduates-feel-impact-of-a-real-commencement-ceremony/

✍️/📷: El Nicklin

CSULB’s annual Campus Couture Fashion Show showcased collections with unique designs and statement pieces.

Read more at: https://daily49er.com/artslife/2024/05/06/36th-annual-campus-couture-fashion-show-sets-the-stage-for-style/

✍️: Nathaniel Marshall
📷: Philip Garcia

While the evacuation chairs offer an option for other people to help rescue people with mobility impairments, individuals alone in an emergency are still left without a way to evacuate an upper story building.

Read more at: https://daily49er.com/news/2024/05/06/csulb-provides-evacuation-support-for-students-and-faculty-with-disabilities/

✍️/📷: Jack Haslett

OPINIONS: Recent pro-Palestine protests and arrests on campuses have shown that universities do not actually care about students’ rights to stand up for their beliefs.

Read more at: https://daily49er.com/opinions/2024/05/04/student-protesters-deserve-acknowledgment-not-police-force/

✍️/📷: Mariana Ramos

With tuition and other campus costs steadily increasing, CSULB continues to experience financial issues, halting campus repairs and additional planned projects.

Read more at the link in our bio.

✍️: Christal Gaines-Emory
📸: Marlon Villa

Long Beach State’s first home loss of the year comes to UCLA, who repeats as national champions taking the match 3-1.

Read more at: https://daily49er.com/sports/2024/05/04/the-beach-outmatched-by-ucla-in-championship/

✍️: Davis Ramage
📷: Naoki Gima

Long Beach State students protested in support of Palestine for the majority of the day on Thursday, filling the campus with chants of “from the river to the sea” and “disclose, divest, will not stop, we will not rest.”

Read more at the link in our bio.

✍️:Anthony Orrico and Jd Preslicka
📸:Naoki Gima & Samuel Chacko

Down 0-2 to No. 3 GCU, Long Beach State dug deep to come away with an improbable comeback victory to set up a date with No. 1 UCLA on Saturday.

Read more at the link in our bio.

✍️:Matthew Coleman.
📸:Naoki Gima

Following weeks of demonstrations on college campuses for Palestine and Gaza, CSULB students have joined the protests.

Follow our Instagram, Twitter and Facebook at for updates live from Long Beach State.

Read the full article here: https://daily49er.com/news/2024/05/02/long-beach-state-students-join-nationwide-protests-for-palestine/

✍️: Linsey Towles, Jd Preslicka
📷: Marlon Villa, Mark Siquig

On March 29, the ASI senate voted no confidence in Mitali Jain, but discussions of no confidence started with students raising concerns.

Read more at: https://daily49er.com/news/2024/04/30/the-beginning-of-no-confidence-in-president-mitali-jain/

✍️: Leila Alarcon
📷: Samuel Chacko