Long Beach City College gave its students a huge bite of hospitality, by throwing a Welcome Back Barbecue on Monday at the Liberal Arts Campus.
The aroma of freshly grilled veggie burgers and hotdogs wafted through the air, and took students on a scent trail that landed them right at their booth in E-Quad.
The line was filled with eager students patiently waiting to receive their free hamburger or hotdog, bag of chips, and water.
Students also had the opportunity to mingle and learn about some of the many different organizations that the school provides.
“Gathering everyone right at the heart of campus will help students get more involved.” said Jose Meza, a chemistry major at LBCC.
These organization booths were surrounding the food station and each booth received various amounts of foot traffic.
The Deaf Club had a booth to spread awareness about their club and experiences that deaf and hard of hearing students face on a daily basis here at LBCC.
“We want to encourage all students to get involved with our club, so we don’t feel isolated.” said Mia White, President of The Deaf Club.
Lawrence Darrington used this opportunity to promote a new organization coming to campus called A2 Men.
“My goal is to start something real strong and bring all the black communities together.” he said.
LBCC equipped its students with the brain food to crunch through this semester.
“I am a first generation college student and a proud Viking. Long Beach City College helps me out a lot. This barbecue is great!” said Meza.