The 32nd Annual Mini Grand Prix will be Saturday, April 12 on the LAC front lawn.
The event starts with the car show at 10 a.m. with the race starting at 10:45 a.m.
Since 1976, the LBCC Mini Grand Prix has brought people together from all around the community for a day of fun, competition and award-winning chili.
ACIT Executive Director Mario Valente announced that LBCC's spam filter is currently down.
Valente announced that the problem is software related and the department is working with the vendor to resolve this issue as soon as possible.
In an e-mail message Valente said, "Meanwhile delete unwanted messages and do not follow any imbedded links in the spam mail.
The possibility of a labor strike has been discussed by members of the full-time teacher's union as salary and benefits negotiations between the LBCC district and the union intensify.
The president of the full-time teacher's union, counselor DeWayne Sheaffer, said, "The strike word has been thrown around and I don't think that the district believes we are organized enough to pull off a strike.
Hundreds of employees were scrambling Tuesday, March 18 to communicate without their regular e-mail system.
The campus e-mail server was down Tuesday morning and stayed off-line through at least late Tuesday afternoon.
Computer staff members provided two Web sites to access their e-mail accounts: http://pandora.
Over 50 LBCC students participated in a simulated shooting drill held in Building F at the LAC this Wednesday, March 26.
The exercise was put together by LBCC risk management services, Long Beach Police and Fire Department.
LBCC student and American Criminal Justice Association member Daniel Suarez said, "I'm going to be here all day. I really want to see how officers react to this situation."
Members of the LBPD, Sheriff's department, and campus police were all present to make sure all events went according to plan.
LBCC staff and emergency preparedness committee member Michael Vazquez said, "We go through all the steps to stop the shooter and analyze the different building designs. Our number one goal is to provide safety for as many people as possible."
Counselors from a university were overheard, by an LBCC student, complaining of the poor quality of transcripts received from LBCC.
They complained they could hardly read it, i.e. print too small and too light.
LBCC Associate Registrar Lillian Justice said the issue the counselors are speaking about is due to the program used.
The campus-name-change task force, with the support from the Office of Institutional Research, has developed a survey to generate ideas and suggestions for possible campus names. Students and employees may submit their responses at http://www.surveymonkey.com
LBCC may be one of the many colleges in California to become a smoke-free campus, following Golden College's ban on smoking last August.
As more colleges each year join the ranks of smoke-free campuses, ongoing discussions among students and employees have sparked growing interests and concerns on whether LBCC should follow in the same footsteps.
The U.S. presidential elections, Summer Olympics and Leap Year all have the distinct honoring of bringing people together every four years to debate, celebrate and one extra day to procrastinate.
This February is considered an intercalary year, which adds one extra day to the shortest month every four years.
Current sixth graders attending schools in the Long Beach Unified School District were granted a "promise" courtesy of a pledge signed by leaders of the city's three districts on Thursday, March 20 at the Walter Pyramid at Cal State Long Beach.
LBCC President Eloy Oakley, Cal State President F.
Retired history teacher and creator of first African-American History course at LBCC Bob Barger has died.
Barger was a teacher at LBCC for more than 50 years and continued to teach after his retirement. During his career, Barger was a teacher to more than 10,000 students.
Bike stunts were the highlight of the Caminata celebration as 350 elementary students finished the tour at the PCC on Tuesday, March 18.
Four nearby elementary schools, Whittier, Alvarado, Butler and Holmes, participated in the walk to and from the college.
Bond measure E's landslide victory on Feb. 5 by a margin of 73-27 percent was a surprise to many, but campaign manager Robert Garcia never doubted the college's prospects for gaining voter approval.
The bond needed 55 percent voter approval to pass.
Garcia, one of the architects behind the marketing of the $440 million bond, said, "The margin surprised me, but the win didn't.
Spring Break gave students the chance to explore their future in a three-day field trip to four universities in Northern California: U.C. Berkeley, U.C. Santa Cruz, San Francisco State and Stanford.
In all, 41 students went on the college tour sponsored by the Honors Program, PUENTE, Project LAUNCH, Project GO, First Year Experience and EOPS from March 25-27.
A teachers' strike has been temporarily avoided as, after almost 18 months of negotiations, a tentative agreement between the full-time teachers union and the LBCC District was reached Friday, April 4.
The agreement, which includes a 5.8 percent salary raise in exchange for a teachers' benefits contribution, will be voted on by 350 union members later in April.
"Viva Long Beach Casino Night" is planned on April 11 from 6 to 10:30 p.m. in the LBCC College Center at the LAC.
LBCC Foundation and the Financial Aid Department are sponsoring the event. Tickets are $25 per person and it includes $100 in chips with a pasta and dessert bar.
Abandoned bunnies at the LAC have become a problem particularly after Easter when they are purchased and then cast aside when people tire of them.
Jacque Olson, physical education secretary, said, "This problem is happening on a regular basis and is illegal and there is a $1,000 fine for this.
The LBCC Board of Trustees, President Eloy Oakley and other administrators set goals to enhance the future overall experience during an annual retreat and study session Monday, March 31 and Tuesday, April 1.
The retreat began Monday evening with dinner at Ristorante Da Vinci where LBCC administrators and trustees discussed the changing demographic of Long Beach with city Manager Pat West, consultant Jack Humphrey and other members of the Long Beach community.
A pizza party at the PCC Student Center on Thursday, April 3 honored EOPS students who made the Dean's List.
More than 15 students and employees attended.
Saadia Porche, director of Extended Opportunity Programs and Services, said, "This celebration is a way to honor students who achieved a G.
City magazine, lbccvikingnews.com and Viking newspaper students earned 15 awards at the Journalism Association of Community Colleges state convention in Los Angeles on Thursday and Friday, April 4 and 5. LBCC? students placed 8th overall in the state.
Former magazine editor in chief Kori Filipek said, "I?can't express how proud I am of the magazine staff.
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