Free breakfast was given to Long Beach City College students on April 2, the Healthy Viking Initiative’s Better Breakfast Day was from 9 to 11 a.m. at the E Quad on the Liberal Arts Campus.
Students were able to pick from an assortment of quiches, bagels, croissants, fruit, and water.
The focus was to choose healthy foods that would nourish the brain for students to get a good head start on their day.
The free breakfast was designed to help out LBCC students with food insecurities.
“I think a lot of college students suffer from a lack of food,” said LBCC student Kyshia Hearns.
“It made me happy to know that free food is there, all of my friends came to get some breakfast.”
Long Beach City College students attended Better Breakfast Day on April 2. The Healthy Viking Initiative put on this event to assist students with food insecurities. (Shani Crooks)
Over 100 students were able to enjoy the complimentary breakfast that was provided.
Members of administration also stopped by to see how the event turned out.
Interim Dean of Student Affairs Alisia Kirkwood said, “They are doing a great job.”
There was also a table that provided additional information on food insecurities and mental health workshops.
Flyers will be posted and more details can be found on the Healthy Viking Initiative’s Instagram page @LBCC_HealthyViking.
Business Management major Eric Ross said, “I actually really appreciate this free breakfast, I over sleep and don’t get a chance to eat sometimes, and this is very helpful.”
“Its dope what they are doing.”
The next Better Breakfast Day will be at LAC on May 1 and PCC on May 2.
Alexander Rossi who won his sixth IndyCar Series on Sunday, dedicated his win to his late grandfather.
Rossi had received an email from his cousin a day before the race saying that his grandfather had past away.
Rossi is the first driver to win back-to-back wins since 2008, but Sunday’s win meant a lot more to him.
“I want to dedicate this one to him,” Rossi said. “He meant a lot to me.”
The driver from California dominated throughout the whole race, only giving up first place twice because of pit stops.
“My crew dominated today and they’re the biggest contributing factor in why I won,” Rossi said.
Alexander Rossi along side with Josef Newgarden and Scott Dixon are celebrating their victory spraying chanpain at each other on victory lane at the end of the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach on April 14, 2019. (Jorge Hernandez)
The final day of the event also came with surprises, specifically in the Super Stadium Trucks races.
Robby Gordon stole first place in the end for the second SST race, Matt Brabham won the previous SST race on Saturday.
Gordon who is the series founder, did not place on Saturday’s race, and then came in the next day even more prepared.
According to Gordon, the race that was held on Saturday did not feel right for him, as he felt unfocused during the day.
Spencer Pumpelly was the other winner of the day, as he led his way to first play in the Pirelli G4 series race.
According to Grand Prix CEO Jim Michaelian, this year’s Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach brought an estimate of 80,00 people.
Ray Benitez worked during his spring break from Long Beach City College, and was a small contributing factor in trying to help 80,000 people in attendance.
“I’ve always volunteered here because I really like environment but every year it keeps getting bigger,” Benitez said.
The Grand Prix of Long Beach will return next year in this spring, for its 46th year.
After the first day of reminding fans the sound of the roaring engines in Downtown Long Beach, the second day came with higher stakes for drivers.
The beginning of the second day had drivers practice for the IndyCars series and the Pirelli GT4 America races.
Defending race champion of last year Grand Prix of Long Beach, Alexander Rossi got his second straight IndyCar pole position.
“I got to give it to my team, my pit crew was on fire today,” Rossi said.
“We still have one day in front of us and I need to stay focus and not celebrate too early.”
Kyle Mohan No.99 is drifting his way towards the hairpin to give the fans some excitement for the Montegi Super Drift Challenge at the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach . (Jorge Hernandez)
Stadium super trucks also came out to start off their first official competition of the weekend.
Matt Brabham ran supreme in the first competition, but second place winner Jeff Hoffman was on his tail during the whole competition.
“I think I have a pretty good shot tomorrow if I can have a clear state of mind during the competition,” Hoffman said.
The official historic IMSA GTO race also took off with driver Craig Bennett taking first place.
Bennett took first place with a 1990 Nissan 300ZX, the car originally won four times through 1989 and 1992.
“It was pretty awesome getting to show this car win again for the fans that came out today,” Bennett said.
And some of the participants who had mistakes and accidents in the first Motegi Super Drift Challenge, had a shot of redemption on second day.
The last day will conclude with the Pirelli GT4 America race, an exoctic car parade, the IndyCar series, and the second stadium super trucks on April 14.
As one of the longest running major street races held in America, the 2019 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach started off by reminding fans the smell of burnt rubber.
Some of the most exotic cars at the event started off the Grand Prix, the IMSA WeatherTech vehicles came out to prepare for their 100-minute long race on Saturday.
Cadillac, Nissan, Mazda, Corvette, BMW, Ford, Porsche, and Acura are some of the type of cars that are participated in the race, that is sponsored by BUBBA burger.
The IMSA cars are some of the fastest and the most technological advance cars in America, specifically designed for the race track.
Chris Lienenberg driving the 1991 Ford Mustang at the Historic IMSA STO challenge, originally driven by Lyn St. James in 1987. (Abel Reyes)
This year is also the 50th anniversary of IMSA sports car racing, so in celebration, the Grand Prix of Long Beach decided to bring back some of the IMSA cars that raced in 1990 and 1991 and hold the Historic IMSA GTO challenge.
Fans who’ve been coming to the Grand Prix of Long Beach for the majority of the event might remember the historic cars.
Michael Roberts has been coming to the event for 37 years and remembers the time he didn’t go to school at Long Beach City College to come see the cars.
“It was pretty funny because at that point I was an adult already but I always remember the multiple times I didn’t go to school to come see these cars,” Roberts said.
After the Historic IMSA GTO practice, super trucks came out flying for the SST practice.
The practice had the trucks in side-by-side action and jumping off of ramps, to prepare for the races that are going to be held on Saturday and Sunday.
The IndyCar series has been at the Grand Prix of Long Beach since 2009, and this year the turbocharged cars took to Shoreline Drive.
Two of the drivers that are participating in the IndyCar races this weekend, Will Power and Sebastien Bourdais, joined the Long Beach Motorsports Walk of Fame earlier this week.
“It’s pretty awesome and funny at the same time, that I was inducted to the Walk of Fame and then I will be racing this weekend,” Power said.
“I have no complaints, I’m super honored that I was chosen for the Walk of Fame,” Bourdais said.
A fan favorite of the Grand Prix of Long Beach concluded the first day of the event, the Motegi racing super drift challenge.
Fans are cheering for the El Tri concert to start at the Grand Prix of Long Beach. A few fans brought flags of mexico where the band is formed to show support. (Jorge Hernandez)
At the same time of the drift challenge, the band El Tri was performing in front of the Beverly O’Neill center.
Races, and activities will resume for the rest of the weekend, the Grand Prix of Long Beach will end on April 14.
Long Beach City College baseball swept the Cerritos Falcons with a win in the third game of conference play on Wednesday April 13 with a score of 11-2.
The LBCC Vikings were confident going into their third game against the CC Falcons.
“We took both games before, so we felt good,” said Viking first baseman Zach Rivas.
The Falcons came out strong at the top of the first inning, loading the bases, but were prevented from scoring by Viking pitcher Julio Lopez when he struck out the third Falcon.
The Falcons continued to have bad luck when their catcher Andre Alvarez was injured by a tipped pitch delaying the game at the bottom of the first, but he was attended to and aided off the field with applause from the crowd.
Despite the interruption Viking pitcher Lopez was able to keep the Falcons from getting into the swing of things, allowing the rest of the Vikings to be offensively focused during their time at bat and for Chris Rubottom to steal home at the bottom of the second inning.
The Falcons continued to lose momentum in the third inning when they dropped the ball another two times, allowing Vikings Travis Aversa and David Balboa to make it home, while setting up Robert Barham to score another run off of a single.
The Viking’s own momentum was interrupted by the Falcons having a successful defensive fourth inning, which they capitalized on with a homerun from Falcon shortstop Trevor McInerney.
Entering the fifth inning the Vikings again found their offensive and defensive rhythm, hitting a series of singles and doubles that allowed Mark Stanford, David Balboa, and Zach Rivas to score while keeping the Falcons from making it home themselves.
This pattern was repeated in in the sixth inning when Zach Rivas hit a homerun, bringing two more teammates home.
Reflecting on this trend of forward momentum, Viking pitcher Garrett Rennie commented, “It only takes one play, one at bat, one pitch for the rest to get going,” Rennie said.
The Vikings held the lead throughout the rest of the game, while allowing the Falcons to get one last run on the board by their third baseman, Gregory Navarro III.
This completed their second conference sweep, and increased their overall wins to 22-12 and conference wins to 15-4.
Despite the excitement of another sweep, Viking pitcher Trevor Sutt took a moment to look ahead to the future.
“We gotta take the momentum going to compton in 2 weeks,”
The Viking’s next game is at Pierce College on Monday April 15, which is a rescheduled game from the Harbor tournament.
A bomb threat was reported near the Long Beach Transit Center in downtown Long Beach, around 2:55 p.m.
Long Beach Police Department received the call, the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department Bomb Squad was then called onto the scene and reported that the device was non-explosive.
According to LBPD Lt. James Richardson, officers took a look at the device from a distance behind their car.
The Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach wrapped up one hour after the report came in, officers had to move the crowds of people safely around the area of the device.
The audience roared for Jeff Griffin as he won the the freestyle motocross competition at Thunder Thursday, one day before the annual Long Beach Grand Prix starts.
A packed audience was in downtown Long Beach to see Jeremy Stenberg, Nate Adams, Todd Potter, and Jeff Griffin perform the annual freestyle stunt show.
One day before the event Jay Cruz, Dustin Hedsand, and Tony Carbajal was at Belmont Shore for the yearly Roar in the Shore to perform a more intimate stunt show for fans.
A MX freestyle biker is trying to gain the fans attention by performing a stunning back flip at Thunder Thursday in Long Beach California. (Jorge Hernandez)
Griffin was the youngest out of the stunt motorcyclists and won at his second Thunder Thursday.
“There’s always great talent surrounding me and all I can do is learn right now and so I came out today and tried my hardest,” Griffin said.
Dustin Hedsand was one of the motorcyclists performing, and according to Hedsand, Thunder Thursday was more than special for him this year.
“It’s amazing to perform for all the people that come out but to perform in front of your old man on his birthday is an amazing thing,” Hedsand said.
“I’ve seen my son perform a thousand times but this one was just that much sweeter,” Mike Hedsand said, father of Dustin Hedsand.
Historically, Thunder Thursday has always been held the day before the annual Long Beach Grand Prix.
According to Dwight Tanaka, director of operations of the Grand Prix, Thunder Thursday was created to warm up the audience before the official races.
Thunder Thursday had a packed house this year, as it brought out families and friends to Downtown Long Beach.
Rachael Lane was at Thunder Thursday to forget about school at Long Beach City College.
“Its spring break and the last thing I want to think about it is LBCC,” Lane said.
The annual Long Beach Grand Prix will begin Friday April 12 at 7 a.m. with the first Motegi Racing Super Drift Challenge Competition, and will end on Sunday April 14.
Two days before the annual Long Beach Grand Prix, motorcycle stunts, racing simulators, and cars on display came to Belmont Shore for the yearly Roar In The Shore.
The family friendly event also had three drivers in attendance that are participating in this years Pirelli GT4 America race, Samantha Tan, Gar Robinson, and Nicolai Elghanayan.
Dustin Hedsand usually practices his stunts while back home in Los Angeles. (Abel Reyes)
The event had people bunching up for the annual motorcycle stunt show, which saw Jay Cruz, Dustin Hedsand, and Tony Carbajal performing this year.
Cruz was also the MC of the stunt show, which had him giving out tickets for the Grand Prix, playing music, and interacting with attendees of the show.
Jay Cruz is thanking the fans in attendance for coming by to their stunt show at Roar in the Shore. (Jorge Hernandez)
“Events like this are always fun to come out and make some some new fans, make new connections, and just have fun,” Cruz said.
“There’s nothing like coming out here and giving some tickets to a kid and making their day.”
Car enthusiasts from around the area also brought their own cars to display for attendees on Wednesday afternoon.
Anthony Gutierrez, a car enthusiast and a Advance Transportation Technology major at LBCC, had his Honda NSX from the ‘90s in display.
“I just come out to see the other cars to be honest, I’m a car fan first. And there’s so many people to meet here that all have the same interest as me,” Gutierrez said.
Stunt riders Webstunts and Dusty Diesel are signing autographs to fans in attendance after their stunt show at Roar in the Shore. (Jorge Hernandez)
This is the first year that the Grand Prix is without the sponsorship of Toyota, a sponsorship that lasted 38 years.
The annual stunt show took this as an opportunity to show off its newest cars provided by its newest partnership, Acura.
According to Long Beach Grand Prix CEO Jim Michaelian, the relationship with Acura has only been for 60 days and already Acura has given more than asked for in regards to resources for the Grand Prix.
The annual Long Beach Grand Prix will begin Friday April 12 at 7 a.m. with the first Motegi Racing Super Drift Challenge Competition, and will conclude on Sunday April 14 with the Pirelli GT4 America race.
Long Beach City College is a place where students can feel comfortable expressing themselves through their style compared to high school, where freedom and self-expression through fashion is restricted.
From designer brands to thrift shop finds, students here at LBCC reveal their creativity and their personalities with the clothes they wear.
Students at LBCC find themselves dressing for themselves and not to impress others.
There is a big jump from high school to college when it comes to self-expression and it definitely shows in the fashion choices students make.
It became apparent that the “jump” was created by the dress code and uniform policies of high schools.
The level of respect and acknowledgment students get at LBCC creates a comfortable environment to not worry about feeling judged for their style.
While high school students are not necessarily adults, they are in an important developmental phase in life where they are figuring out who they are.
Lightening up on strict dress code policies can allow students to express themselves earlier in life and be more open with who they are.
Straw rockets, zip-line challenges, and Ozobots were just a few of the many attractions that Long Beach City College and Shared Sciences put together for families on April 7 at LAC.
Many organizations like Momentum Robotics, Pikatech Robotics, and even the Environmental Science Bureau put together small learning stations to teach the families who attended about the world of science and robotics.
William Trang of Pikatech Robotics and Kyle Alix of Momentum Robotics both started learning the basics of robotics at a young age and continued to participate in events such as Robo-Tech.
The Pikatech Robotics robot climbs up to the stand in the middle of the mini arena. Photo by Ryan Cholico.
“I enjoy these kinds of events and like showing off my groups creations,” Trang said.
Michelle Wells, president of Shared Science, provided some insight on why events such as Robo-Tech are important.
“Robo-Tech is mostly about bringing the opportunities that are here locally so that families can be exposed to it as much as possible,” Wells said.
“The younger you reach and touch kids with this message and make it exciting, the more likely they are to stick with it as it gets more complicated.”
Exposing kids to science at an early age is something many of the organizations strive to do.
Stands like “Jack’s Creations” and “Brighter Future” focused on helping children with disabilities.
This was the case with many of the organizations as they were also selling snacks and drinks to help raise donations towards causes.
Kim Hatch, professor at LBCC, put together the event with the help of the physical science department and Shared Science.
According to Hatch, an event like this has been in his mind for the past few years as he applied for equity grants and reached out to non-profit organizations such as Shared Science to help create learning experiences for the youth.
“We have a chance to impact the youth, and that is what we are hoping to achieve,” Hatch said.
The Long Beach Maker Society and the Environmental Science Bureau both did their parts in showing off plans for the Future.
The maker society showed off their 3D printer which it offers for free to the public.
The ESB taught families about the benefits of compost and how the society can benefit by using organisms like worms to deal with their garbage.
While many families were busy learning about science and robotics, schools were in the meantime battling it out in a Lego competition inside the Nordic Lounge.
Schools Such as Lowell Elementary School created mini robots and programmed them with different functions in order to carry out various tasks.
Workshop were also some of the main attractions for families as they had a chance to enlist their kids in short classes where they were taught some basic science and engineering knowledge.
They were given a chance to create straw rockets and play with small Ozobots.
Former LBCC students have joined forces with Shared Science and landed jobs with them, helping both the organization and the student grow together.
Bobbie Benavidez is a former LBCC student who has since became a board member at Shared Science.
“I participate in tech camps over the summers and when I have the chance, I do a lot of science nights and general outreach,” Benavidez said.
LBCC will also be hosting a science night on May 3 at 6 p.m. at the LAC campus for anyone in the community interested in science and engineering.
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