LETTER FROM AN EDITOR
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he first magazine of 2022! I’m so happy to be at 22 West Media for another semester and to watch all the amazing people in the magazine department create. Please stay tuned and see what other content 22 West Media comes out with this year! This month’s issue is covering women from all walks of life to commemorate Women’s History Month. We did the same issue theme last March, and I’m happy that we’re revisiting it. Not to be biased (because I am being biased), but I think women are truly something to be celebrated. I also think that we should bring awareness to the pains that women must face including societal pressure, beauty standards, hormones, an encyclopedia’s worth of side effects that comes with every pack of birth control pills, all of it. I’ve met some absolutely resilient women in my life and I stand in awe watching them continue to strive against all odds. To wrap up probably the only letter they’ll let me write after realizing why I don’t write for the magazine; I want to acknowledge the Black, queer, trans, disabled, and other minorities of women who deserve the spotlight this month and every other month of the year. I would also like to remind you that there are resources for women in need of help. I’ve listed two numbers below and please check https://www.csulb. edu/campus-resources for more.
U.S. National Domestic Violence Hotline: (800) 799-7233 Trans Lifeline: (877) 565-8860
- LIANNA SCHIEBER, DISTRIBUTION MANAGER
MAGAZINE STAFF Andres Leon, Editor-in-Chief editorinchief@22westmedia.com Jensen Puckett, Managing Editor managingeditor@22westmedia.com Avery Keller, Lead Copy Editor copyeditor@22westmedia.com Lianna Schieber, Distribution Manager distributionmanager@22westmedia.com Jake Winkle, Art Director artdirector@22westmedia.com
COVER DESIGN Patrick Daugherty, Illustrator @theworldsmostaverageman
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CONTACT US Email: info@22westmedia.com Mail: 1212 Bellflower Blvd, Suite 108 Long Beach, CA 90815 Disclaimer and Publication Information: 22 West Magazine is published using ad money and partial funding provided by the Associated Students, Inc. All Editorials are the opinions of their individual authors, not the magazine, ASI nor LBSU. All students are welcome and encouraged to be a part of the staff. All letters to the editor will be considered for publication. However, LBSUstudents will have precedence. Please include name and major for all submissions. They are subject to editing and will not be returned. Letters may or may not be edited for grammar, spelling, punctuation, and length. 22 West Magazine will publish anonymous letters, articles, editorials, and illustrations, but must have your name and information attached for our records. Letters to the editor should be no longer than 500 words. 22 West Magazine assumes no responsibility, nor is it liable, for claims of its advertisers. Grievance procedures are available in the Associated Students business office.
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