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.
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."
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.
The LAC Reading and Writing center conducted a workshop on "The Skeletons in Your Sentences" in D102 on Tuesday, April 15.
The workshop helped students to understand basic sentence structure. Professor Julie Adele led the workshop. The center workshops are free and require no registration and any LBCC student may attend.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
