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Women's basketball team end season with defeat

LBCC closed the season with a 62-44 loss to El Camino on Wednesday, Feb. 16, making the Vikings' overall record 5-20 and 1-15 in the Southern Coast Conference under first-year head coach Michael Anderson. The Vikings started off on top. Jocelyn Arce opened the game with four quick points, but that quickly changed.

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Vikings exit in 2nd round of playoffs

Months of off-season training, practice, dedication and sacrifice create and shape a season. It only takes 40 minutes to end one.Shooting percentage and ball movement proved to be the deciding factors in round two of the men's SoCal regional basketball playoffs.

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Turnovers turn into defeat

In a game full of turnovers, the LBCC women's basketball team fell to the L.A. Trade Tech Beavers, 68-42, on Jan.12, Wednesday.A third straight loss for the Vikings has the team at a 4-12 record overall and a 0-7-conference record. The lady Vikings played at home in the Hall of Champions Gym where they led at the end of the first half at 24-17.

Basketball Archives

Mens Basketball Dominates El Camino

Charles Reindorf

The LBCC Vikings men’s basketball team dominated the El Camino Warriors, 94-69, improving the Vikings season record to 7-11. Full story

First Lady Generates Buzz Against PTSD

Vann Mosier

First lady Michelle Obama teamed up with Dr. Jill Biden’s Joining Forces initiative, American Association of Colleges and the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine on Jan 11th in an attempt to combat post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic-brain injury, the first lady hopes to generate more doctors, medical facilities and schools. With the war now over in Iraq, many veterans return home, some with potentially debilitating disorders to fight. Full story

Remembering the Dream (Video)

Residents of Long Beach, Calif. celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., on 16 Jan., 2012.

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Goldman Sachs Partners With LBCC

Ruby Campos

Goldman Sachs is a financial institution cornerstone despite various economic struggles it and the economy have faced recently. The company has it's eyes on the next possible goliath in the private business sector or at the very least a solid business investment. 

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Gay History Law

Tanner Ruegg

As of Jan 1, Senate Bill 48 (SB48) is officially in effect in California and amends California's current education code to include lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender (LGBT), as well as disabled contributions in social studies curriculum for California schools. 

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Men's Basketball dominates El Camino

The LBCC Vikings men's basketball team dominated the El Camino Warriors, 94-69, improving the Vikings season record to 7-11.

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Dance Audition Preview

Natalie Ly

In seeking new talent for the Spring dance concert in April, the LBCC dance ensemble will host an audition Wednesday, Jan. 18 at 6 p.m. in the dance studio building-Q 113. The audition judges will include six teachers and four student choreographers who will select 35 to 70 performers for 10 dance pieces, dancers from all genres are encouraged to try out. Full story

Press Release on Dr. Gaither Loewenstein

Eloy Oakley

I have made the decision to hire Dr. Gaither Loewenstein as our next Vice President of Academic Affairs and will present my recommendation to the Board of Trustees at their next meeting January 24, 2012. Full story