Darla Perez

The LBCC dance room buzzed with excitement as both experienced and beginner performers auditioned at LAC in room Q113 from Dec 3-5 for the upcoming musical “In the Heights” next semester. In the Heights, a musical production by Lin Manuel Miranda best known for writing the hit Broadway show Hamilton, has set off excitement as it is the first musical performance at LBCC in 18 years.

Coffee Relief and Academic Mastering (CRAM) Night, hosted in the student union, provided a space for students to get school work and studies done with refreshments provided for by ASB. Snacks and drinks, such as coffee and sandwiches, were available to all in attendance. Tutors for different subjects were also in attendance to help any students who wanted extra help reviewing before finals. Student Kaylee Pizano came to the event in order to catch up on assignments for History 47 and music theory.

A Kink Fest in Long Beach was filled with spanking, wrestling and howling on Nov. 23. A crowd of pups, fetishists, and many others gathered in downtown Long Beach to celebrate the kink community. Several attendees at the event identify themselves as pups which is part of a subculture where people engage in pup-play where the individual identifies as a dog and can even include having a handler.