On Saturday, Sept. 13, LBCC hosted the second annual Reggae Festival at the PCC, where hundreds of enthusiastic fans attended the charity event that featured eight bands. The event was to benefit charity, and donations of any amount were gladly accepted by Children Today, the Long Beach organization which, helps homeless families in the community by offering children a place to learn and develop life skills.
Students at the LAC were given the opportunity to register to vote, Tuesday, Sept. 23 from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. outside the bookstore and the response was positive.
With limited days left until the November 4 election, volunteers at LBCC are encouraging students to register to vote before the deadline October 20.
The aroma of carne asada and chicken tacos filled the air as students celebrated Mexican Independence Day on Tuesday, Sep. 16 in the LAC Quad from noon to 1p.m.
Mexican Independence Day is the independence from Spanish rule in 1810. In Mexico, on the day before the Mexican Independence Day, the president of Mexico rings the bell of the parish of Dolores, and gives the grito (the cry).