The Viking spoke with Director of PR Carl Kemp over the phone around 11 p.m. on Friday, regarding his response to why the flag was being flown at half-staff.
Kemp misheard the reporter’s number and sent a message to an incorrect number at 2:22 p.m. that said, “Per Dr. Munoz, the statement that was emailed yesterday is the District’s official statement in response to your flag inquiry.”
In the call, Kemp once again declined to say if the flag was being flown in remembrance of controversial conservative commentator Charlie Kirk, when directly asked.
“Well I wanted to make sure what was said was the official representation from the college and for that I needed to make sure I spoke to the President, who is our official spokesperson, so that is why I wanted to be very thoughtful and being aware and sensitive to, you know, all that comes with that question so I wanted to make sure that you knew that the official statement from the college was the one that was given by Dr. Munoz yesterday,” Kemp said.
He continued to point The Viking to a statement made on Thursday, on behalf of Mike Munoz and the Long Beach City College District.
The original statement said, “As we have done for the past 24 years, Long Beach City College flew the U.S. flag at half-staff today as part of Patriot Day, where we honor the nearly 3,000 lives lost on September 11, 2001, and the first responders who acted so heroically. We also acknowledge the horrific acts that occurred at Utah Valley University and Evergreen High School in Colorado, and decry all acts of gun violence.”
Kirk died on Tuesday, after being shot at an event at Utah Valley University.
The American flag remained at half-staff on campus today and LBCC’s director of public relations did not confirm or deny the reason.
The flag was flown at half-staff on Thursday in remembrance of Sept. 11, 2001.
President Donald Trump issued an order on Wednesday to all federal buildings for flags to be flown at half-staff in honor of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk.
“I want to find the right words,” LBCC’s Director of Public Relations Carl Kemp said, when asked if the flag was being flown at half-staff in memory of Kirk.
Kemp has not followed up with a full response, but addressed Kirk’s death in a statement to The Viking on Thursday, on behalf of Superintendent-President Mike Munoz and the Long Beach City College District.
“We also acknowledge the horrific acts that occurred at Utah Valley University and Evergreen High School in Colorado, and decry all acts of gun violence,” Kemp said.
Trump’s order called for flags to be flown at half-staff until sunset on Sunday.
The Viking News will provide updates on this story as needed.
Registration is now open for a free on-campus after-school program for kids ages 5 to 17, providing tutoring and recreation for children of current Long Beach City College students and employees.
The Viking Clubhouse is located inside the T Building at the Liberal Arts Campus, and is open weekly Monday through Thursday from 2-8 p.m. and 2-6 p.m. on Friday.
The program’s goal is to alleviate stress for student parents who are balancing going to school and raising children.
“We want to see them succeed academically and socially. That’s what our mission is, empowering the youth and the adults,” Viking Clubhouse director Ravyn Conner said.
The clubhouse operates in partnership with the Boys and Girls Club of Long Beach and accepts applications through their website.
Kids in the program participate in playing schoolyard games including four corners and steal the bacon inside the LAC gym.
The program provides snacks for those in the program, as well as a supper hour.
Parents have the option of dropping off their children themselves or having staff members pick them up from school in a designated van.
“We work around parents’ school schedules,” Conner said. “They can pick up and drop off their kids for any amount of time. It’s a come and go situation.”
The Viking Clubhouse’s staff members look after a total of 70 enrolled children, watching 30 kids at one time.
“The oldest kid (enrolled here) is 13 and the youngest is 5,” Viking Clubhouse staff member Karla Guido said.
The Viking Clubhouse allows student-parents to focus on their studies while allowing their children to thrive in academic and group settings.
The program also benefits staff members who aren’t parents like Guido, a business major at LBCC.
“Working at the Viking Clubhouse is convenient for me, since I also attend classes here,” Guido said.
Keyona Hooker, known to the kids as Miss Keke, started working at the Viking Clubhouse over a year ago, and now brings her own sons every day.
“I love the kids like they’re my own,” Hooker said.
EDITOR’S NOTE: Conservative activist and pundit Charlie Kirk died after being shot at Utah Valley University today while speaking at a Turning Point U.S.A. event. The Viking covered Kirk’s event with Candace Owens at CSULB. Take a look at the story, originally published with the headline “Demonstrators protest against a conservative event held at CSULB” on Oct. 27, 2018.
No arrests or injuries were reported after protesters gathered outside against an event held by the conservative group Turning Point U.S.A. at Cal State Long Beach on Tuesday.
The protesters are known as the anti-fascist group Antifa, and were mainly dressed in black with bandannas covering their mouths.
“Here on campus there’s been a lot of chatter on both sides, different groups opposing Turning Points and posting on social media that they are going to show up,” said CSULB Public Relations Director Jeff Bliss.
The group held up signs outside the event and chanted, “No KKK. No fascist. No Trump,” while declining to comment to the press.
“Campus Clash” was hosted by the founder and Executive Director Charlie Kirk and accompanied by Candace Owens, who is known for her strong support of President Trump and her criticism of Black Lives Matter as a black woman.
Turning Point U.S.A. founder Charlie Kirk takes the microphone and gives a explains briefly what his organization is, and how they have helped the Republican party. Photo by Brandon Silva
Turning Point U.S.A. founder Charlie Kirk takes the microphone and gives a explains briefly what his organization is, and how they have helped the Republican party. Photo by Brandon Silva
The event filled the venue that holds up to about 230 seats with a line of people who wanted to attend waiting outside due to capacity reached.
Attendees at Campus Clash filled the venue in the Student Center on Tuesday at Cal State Long Beach. Photo by Anna Karkalik
President of Turning Point U.S.A. LBCC chapter Daniel McCullough shared the same frustration in response to the protesters as other Campus Clash attendees.
“They have every right to protest but it’s a little annoying if they’re trying to just disrupt the whole thing,” said McCullough. “The whole point of Campus Clash was to extent a Q&A and that includes debating so I think they should have come in instead of planning to go and sabotage the event.”
Turning Point USA promotes the notion of limited government and free markets through its college campus visits nationwide.
McCullough shares that members of the LBCC chapter have not seen much dispute against them.
“On this campus we haven’t really run into too many problems, except occasionally getting yelled at by one extremist,” said McCullough. “We even participate in debates when it comes to tabling, a lot of people are respectful even if they don’t agree with us it’s only at places like Cal State Long Beach where tabling at places with a lot of young college students is where we have issues.”
The Turning Point U.S.A. LBCC chapter of about 30 members meets Thursdays at noon in the main Quad for those interested in joining.For any more information on the chapter contact tpusalbcc@gmail.com.
The Vikings women’s soccer team lost 3-0 against Chaffey College Panthers for their first home game on Sept. 2.
The Chaffey College Panthers scored two goals within the first five minutes of the match.
“I think just early on, we just kind of weren’t ready. I just think that our shape defensively got stretched out. … I just don’t think we were switched on early on,” Vikings head coach Tino Nunez said.
The Vikings were unable to put the ball into the net, despite maintaining the majority of possession throughout the game.
“I think, offensively, we just need to be more eager to go to the goal and be more confident on the ball,” forward for the Vikings Lorena Moreno said.
Even though the Vikings were putting more shots on goal than the Panthers, all nine attempted shots were blocked by the Panthers’ goalie Isabella Ortiz.
Sophomore defender Kamren Velazquez follows teammate Arabella Rosales as she bring the ball downfield against the Chaffey Panthers on Sept. 2. The Vikings lost their home opener match 3-0. (Bella Schultz)
Defender Charlotte Grace is a leader for the Vikings team and recognized areas where improvements can be made.
“It’s our first few games as a new team, so I think a lot of the girls are just still getting to know each other… definitely a lack of communication in there,” Grace said.
Nunez believed that with improved communication and less defensive lapses, the team will come back better prepared for the rest of the season.
“… if we can learn from it, apply it to the next game, take this early loss and be better moving on forward. I mean we created a chance, we were there, we just have to do better job of finishing,” Nunez said.
LBCC midfielder Sky Demelo battles for the ball with a Chaffey midfielder on Sept. 2. The Vikings lost 3-0 against Chaffey College at Long Beach City College. (Emma Rojas)
The Vikings currently have a record of 3-1 and will play their next game against The College of Desert at 4 p.m. on Thursday.
“As leaders on the team, I feel like as a collective this is just a start and it’s gonna get better from here,” Moreno said.
About 54 dancers hyped each other up with chants while dancers performed stunts that required a great deal of flexibility during the improvisational portion of the dance auditions for LBCC’s fall dance concert.
41 dancers committed to the team out of the 43 that were selected.
Dancer Marissa Ramos improvises to slow music during the audition for LBCC’s fall dance concerts on Aug. 27 in the J-206 dance room. Dance concerts at LBCC are held every fall and spring semester by LBCC’s Dance Program, with this semester’s set of performances beginning on Oct. 31. (Paloma Maciel)
Students learned three dance routines of different genres and were performed in groups of six on Aug. 27 in the J-206 dance studio.
Afterwards two rounds of improvised dancing took place, where dancers had the opportunity to showcase their skills and personality.
“These students were far beyond our expectations, I think. I’m always concerned there’s not enough students and there were plenty. They had amazing technique, it was really great to see how many came out today. All shapes, all sizes, all abilities, it was really great to see such a range,” Kiara Kinghorn, the ballet choreographer and judge, said.
One of the dancers, Jamesuniq Mcalister, shared at the beginning of the auditions that they had been on a long break from dancing and used the auditions as an opportunity to begin to dance again.
“It’s a love and hate relationship with dance, I’m not even going to hold you, but at the same time it’s more so love because a lot of people don’t like the process but I love the process. I like the long practice hours, spraining my ankle, the whole nine yards, I love all that,” Mcalister said.
Janell Cobian, a professional dancer who teaches ballet and lyrical at a studio, also attended the audition.
Dancer Janelle Cobian does a split during the stretching segment at the start of the audition for LBCC’s fall dance concerts on Aug. 27 in the J-206 dance room. Cobian is a professional dancer at a ballet studio and specializes in teaching ballet and lyrical. (Paloma Maciel)
“At first it was kind of hard to find purpose in my dancing because it just seemed kind of robotic, like I couldn’t put any emotion into it. But now dance to me is something that I can escape to, it’s like people go to the gym every day and for me I take my ballet classes and that’s like my therapy,” Cobian said.
Both Mcalister and Cobian made it into the fall dance concert.
The auditions consisted of dancers learning three routines in the style of ballet, modern and theatrical jazz which blended both styles.
Choreographer Marie Hoffman teaches a theatrical jazz style routine to dancers at the audition for LBCC’s fall dance concerts on Aug. 27 in the J-206 dance room. Dance concerts at LBCC are held every fall and spring semester by LBCC’s Dance Program, with this semester’s set of performances beginning on Oct. 31. (Paloma Maciel)
The choreographers of the fall dance concert were present at the auditions and were the judges for the new team.
By the time of auditions they already had an idea of the theme and style of dance that they wanted to choreograph for the upcoming concert and chose a group of dancers who they felt would best suit their vision.
Dance Professor Martha Pamintuan, who is the artistic director and executive producer of the fall concert, mentioned that for her ballet piece, she had to be stricter than last year about the dancers she chose to be in her dance as ballet is a style that requires a certain level of technique and experience.
“I tend to place some flexibility with who I cast and sometimes I cast all beginners, sometimes I cast a mix group of dancers, sometimes I cast, I usually cast, I just love people’s energy, I’m very open to as long as you have a presence and I don’t need you to lift your leg up here and bend and all that stuff. But there’s rare occasions like this time around where I said, you know what I want to try and play with something more technical this semester,” Pamintuan said.
LBCC’s “Fall 2025 Dance Ensemble in Concert,” like previous dance concerts, will be a full production with each dance having costumes, lighting, and backdrops to bring it to life.
The concerts will present 12 dances, and run for four shows, debuting on Oct. 31.
Dancer Janell Cobian strikes a pose in the air as she dances during the audition for LBCC’s fall dance concerts on Aug. 27, 2025 in the J-206 dance room. Dance concerts at LBCC are held every fall and spring semester by LBCC’s Dance Program, with this semester’s set of performances beginning on Oct. 31. (Paloma Maciel)
Dancer Erin Rodenbaugh follows a routine during the audition for LBCC’s fall dance concerts on Aug. 27 in the J-206 dance room. Over 50 students came to audition for a spot in LBCC’s Fall 2025 Ensemble In Concert, which begin on Oct. 31. (Hailey Hildreth)
Dancer Janell Cobian performs a pirouette during the audition for LBCC’s fall dance concerts on Aug. 27 in the J-206 dance room. Over 50 students came to audition for a spot in LBCC’s Fall 2025 Ensemble In Concert, which begin on Oct. 31. (Hailey Hildreth)
Ayrin Reed dances in audition for Spring Ensemble at the J-206 dance room on Aug. 27. More than 50 dancers participated in the audition. (Aira Tabao)
Matilda Van Der Fluit, left, and Shalaja Rudder-Wilson, right, dance in the audition for LBCC’s fall concerts at the J-206 dance studio on Aug. 27. More than 50 dancers participated. (Aria Tabao)
Hundreds of people gathered during a heat wave to be “Greek for the weekend” through food, music and dance for Long Beach’s 76th annual Greek Orthodox Festival.
“People come to this thing to be ‘Greek for the weekend,’ because it’s always the food that drives them in, but they’re learning about the culture too,” Greek church member Pete Bacol said.
The festival was held Aug. 30 through Sept. 1 at the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Church.
“This year’s festival is definitely a lot hotter than last year,” vendor Brandie Vaughn said.
The event offered a variety of traditional Greek foods, such as lamb chops, souvlaki in both chicken and pork options, baklava and other meatless options.
The festival is the church’s biggest fundraiser of the year and all of the booths are volunteer run by members of the church.
“We (the church) try to give back to the neighbors and get them to come and try the food,” Bacol, an LBCC alumnus, said.
Dance performances were held at 4 p.m. and 6 p.m., where church youth danced for the public in the center of the festival grounds.
Youth programs are funded by the church, which include the Greek dance program, volleyball and basketball.
“We strongly believe in keeping the youth involved, which is why we work to pay for these programs,” Bacol said.
The church community has played a large part in Bacol’s life, as he had met his wife and raised his daughters in the church.
Bacol has volunteered at the festival for over 40 years, but this was the 12th year running the Taverna booth.
Volunteer Pete Bacol, center, pours olives in a bowl in preparation for orders in the Taverna booth on Aug. 31. The Taverna booth is a food booth at the Long Beach Greek Orthodox Festival which was held Aug. 30 through Sept. 1 at The Assumption of Blessed Virigin Mary Greek Orthodox Church. (Kay Pham-Nguyen)
The Taverna booth was one of the main food booths that served entree dishes, and had the most traction after the dining hall.
“It’s not easy but we do it for the church, our culture and community,” Bacol said.
The event was open to the public and people of all backgrounds went for different reasons, whether it was to participate in the culture or escape daily life.
“I came here kind of as an escape from home because it’s Labor Day weekend and I didn’t want to do homework, so we came here,” attendee William Hevener said.
Fans in cosplays ranging from Batman to anime characters gathered to meet the creator of “Animaniacs” and the voice actor of Carl from “Jimmy Neutron” over the Labor Day weekend for this year’s Long Beach Comic Con.
The event featured Q&As and autograph sessions with voice actors and artists; vendors offering collectibles and sci-fi merchandise; and meet up with like-minded fans of comic books, cartoons and anime at the convention center.
“This is much smaller than the other two (conventions), which is both good and bad. It means less vendors with less walking,” Long Beach City College student Annie Uy said.
The event was not held in the main exhibition halls, but in smaller rooms on the first and second floor of the promenade area.
Uy and fellow LBCC student Brian Chavez went to the convention together as Sallie May from the webshow “Helluva Boss” and Karl Heisenberg from the video game Resident Evil Village.
Uy decided to cosplay as Sallie May after finding out that the character’s voice actress, Morgana Ignis, had a booth at the convention.
Long Beach City College student Annie Uy poses in cosplay of Sallie May from the web show “Helluva Boss” for Long Beach Comic Con on Aug. 30. Long Beach Comic Con was at the Long Beach Convention Center held on Aug. 30 and Aug. 31. (Isaiah Ryan)
“I got to meet her, so the guests here were the first reason why I wanted to come, and also because I went to the one in LA and had a good time there, so I wanted to see if it was a good time here,” Uy said.
Chavez improvised his cosplay by using clothes he already had, but went out of his way to customize Uy’s cosplay.
Uy’s outfit included a thrifted belt that Chavez engraved and cut the sleeves off of his own shirt for her cosplay.
Brian Chavez holds a prop sledgehammer dressed in an improvised Karl Heisenberg cosplay from Resident Evil Village for Long Beach Comic Con on Aug. 30. Long Beach Comic Con was at the Long Beach Convention Center held on Aug. 30 and Aug. 31. (Isaiah Ryan)
“The trench coat is just my coat I wear when hiking, for the hat it’s just my leather hat that I wear. The only prop that was proper for this was this random sledgehammer I found at Spirit Halloween,” Chavez said.
Another LBCC student, Nathan Warren, 3D printed an armor set with personalized markings of battle damage from the video games series Halo.
Warren credited his father, who attended the event with him, as the inspiration behind the cosplay for his second ever convention.
“I’ve always liked Halo, since I was around five or six, my dad got me into it. Just decided one day I wanted to be a Spartan, so I got a 3D printer, started chipping away at that and eventually branched out. I just started wanting to make the helmet, then decided I’d go for the rest of the costume too,” Warren said.
The first day of the event concluded with a costume contest, film screenings and multiple crowd interactive speaker panels.
Nick Whittington poses with a raised fist while cosplaying as Batman for Long Beach Comic Con on Aug. 30. Long Beach Comic Con was held at the Long Beach Convention Center on Aug. 30 and Aug. 31. (Isaiah Ryan)
Matthew Mounce, a retired Long Beach dojo master, holds a lantern while cosplaying as Uncle Howdy for Long Beach Comic Con on Aug. 30. Long Beach Comic Con was at the Long Beach Convention Center on Aug. 30 and Aug. 31. (Isaiah Ryan)
Long Beach City College student Nathan Warren poses with a 3D printed weapon in a Spartan armor set from the Halo series for Long Beach Comic Con on Aug. 30. Long Beach Comic Con was the Long Beach Convention Center on Aug. 30 and Aug. 31. (Isaiah Ryan)
William Crew holds an original Tom Ruegger Scooby-Doo drawing and a signed “Animaniacs” art print from Long Beach Comic Con on Aug. 30. Long Beach Comic Con was at the Long Beach Convention Center on Aug. 30 and Aug. 31. (Isaiah Ryan)
A group cosplaying as different members of Harry Potter houses walk outside the Long Beach Convention Center as locals in go-karts drive past them during Long Beach Comic Con on Aug. 30. Long Beach Comic Con was held on Aug. 30 and Aug. 31. (Isaiah Ryan)
Cosplayers pose dressed as characters from the web series “Hazbin Hotel” for Long Beach Comic Con on Aug. 30. Long Beach Comic Con was at the Long Beach Convention Center on Aug. 30 and Aug. 31. (Isaiah Ryan).
Cesar Valle cosplays as Peter Graham from the film “Hereditary” for Long Beach Comic Con on Aug. 30. Long Beach Comic Con was at the Long Beach Convention Center on Aug. 30 and Aug. 31. (Isaiah Ryan)
Long Beach City College student Nathan Warren poses with a 3D printed weapon and Spartan armor set from the Halo series for Long Beach Comic Con on Aug. 30. Long Beach Comic Con was at the Long Beach Convention Center on Aug. 30 and Aug. 31. (Rafael Gomez)
Quirky characters and overstated physical expressions in LBCC’s production of Shakespeare’s play “Much Ado About Nothing” had the audience laughing out loud throughout the two-hour play on Thursday.
“It was really wonderful to have an audience listening to the show tonight and reacting and responding and laughing. I think it gives the cast a lot of energy and it makes the whole evening a lot more fun. It’s not complete until the audience arrives so it’s great to have them here,” said director Aubrey Saverino.
A unique aspect of LBCC’s rendition of the play was its 1940s setting, which was most apparent through the female characters’ knee-length dresses, skirts and matching vintage pumps.
Actor Malaysia Springer, who plays the character Connie, wears 1940s-inspired apparel in LBCC’s production of the play “Much Ado About Nothing” at the dress rehearsal on July 22. The production debuted on July 24. (Paloma Maciel)Actor Nancy Tran, who plays the character Beatrice, wears 1940s-inspired apparel in LBCC’s production of the play “Much Ado About Nothing” at the dress rehearsal on July 22. The production debuted on July 24. (Paloma Maciel)
Saverino was able to choose the 1940s time period because Shakespeare’s script doesn’t specify a time period for the play, only that it occurs after a war, which allowed this rendition to take place after World War II.
The play began with the main male protagonists Benedick and Claudio arriving in their hometown after having fought in World War II.
The plot then split between the formation of two couples, one of them being Beatrice and Benedick.
Their love story is complicated and unexpected as they don’t like each other at first, and are both initially disillusioned towards love.
Hero and Claudio on the other hand, instantly catch each other’s attention and rush to get married.
However, everything takes a turn when the villains in the story, Don John and Borachio, orchestrate a plan to make it seem like Hero was unfaithful to Claudio before their wedding.
One of the most intense moments in the play was during the wedding when Claudio confronts Hero about her alleged infidelity.
He expressed feeling betrayed by screaming at her, calling her impure, and even throwing her to the ground.
Actor Nancy Tran, left, playing the character Beatrice, holds onto actor Luna Navarro, right, who plays the character Hero in LBCC’s production of “Much Ado About Nothing” to protect her from Claudio, who rushes to scream at her during a dress rehearsal on July 22. In this scene, Claudio is infuriated at Hero during their wedding because Don John falsified that Hero had cheated on him the night before. (Paloma Maciel)Actor Luna Navarro, who plays the character Hero in LBCC’s production of the play “Much Ado About Nothing”, is upset after Claudio accuses her of having cheated on him before their wedding during a dress rehearsal on July 22. The production debuted on July 24, and takes a 1940s approach to Shakespeare’s play. (Paloma Maciel)
Hero, played by Luna Navarro, is confused and in complete distress, as her father and Claudio both don’t believe in her innocence.
Alongside the comedy and dramatic elements, a choreographed dance scene towards the beginning of the play added energy to the performance as the cast suddenly broke out into a dance.
In one moment, the cast gathered around in a circle and performed synchronized choreography.
Partnered flips and lifts, as well as upbeat jazzy music also enhanced the cheerful, spontaneous mood.
Throughout the performance, Benedick, played by Christopher Johnson, was a standout performance, adding humor to the play with his passionate, rambling monologues and silly poses.
Actor Christopher Johnson, plays the character Benedick in LBCC’s production of “Much Ado About Nothing” and makes a silly pose during a dress rehearsal on July 22. The production debuted on July 24 and takes a 1940s approach to Shakespeare’s play. (Paloma Maciel)
“I thought it was a really thoughtful and hilarious presentation of a great play. The acting was good, the whole concept of putting it in the 40s was cool,” said Mark Levinstein, an audience member on opening night.
Actor Nicholas Rout-Vazquez, who played Claudio in the play, expressed how he felt about performing the play for the first time.
Actor Nicholas Rout-Vazquez plays the character Claudio in LBCC’s production of “Much Ado About Nothing”, and falls to his knees during a dress rehearsal on July 22. The production debuted on July 24 and takes a 1940’s approach to Shakespeare’s play. (Paloma Maciel)
“It felt really like a big weight off my chest I feel like, because it’s a comedy and so you kind of are relying on the audience to laugh at certain points. This audience was great, they laughed at a bunch of stuff, and so I think it was relieving when I heard a laugh,” said Rout-Vazquez.
The last chance to watch LBCC’s rendition of “Much Ado About Nothing” is on July 27 at 2 p.m.
The performance will take place at the Bob and Barbara Ellis Auditorium, located in the J Building on the LAC Campus.
Tickets can be purchased online at www.lbcc.edu/performingarts under the section “Purchase Tickets,” or at the box office before each performance.
General Admission is $15, while student, senior, and staff tickets are $10.
Students with current ASB stickers are free, but these tickets are only available in person at the box office.
Indie rock artist Jasmine Mae performed an acoustic version of her original songs “immortal,” “dogs” and her latest release “slide” on the latest episode of Small Sounds.
Mae also spoke about her experience with social media virality, as she received recognition from major artists, such as Sabrina Carpenter and Mackenzie Ziegler, during the pandemic.
She also broke down how she revived “slide” after she kept the production on hold for a year.
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