CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LONG BEACH
VOL. LXVIII, ISSUE 48 | DECEMBER 5, 2016
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D FIRE
Design building fire The building was declared safe after an hour-long evacuation. Trang Le | Daily 49er
Various artwork made by students and staff is displayed for sale within the art galleries Sunday.
By Michaela Kwoka-Coleman News Editor
FINE ARTS
Art for the heart Students and faculty come together to share their work and fundraise. By Jason Enns
Arts & Life Editor
Christmas lights hang between the Fine Arts 2 and Fine Arts 3 buildings, beneath them are ta-
bles with registers full of cash and amongst them are crowds of people walking through the art galleries for the annual Holiday Art Sale, hosted by a collective of art clubs on campus. This was the scene last night at the opening reception of the 48th Holiday Art Sale at Cal State Long Beach. Students in ceramics, fibers, sculpture, woodworking and metals contributed works to fill the campus galleries.
The pieces are displayed on sale alongside faculty members’ works and creations from a few outside donors. Together, the artists use the sale to put some money in the student creator’s pockets and the coffers of the various arts club that participate. Ceramics club president Erika Belanger says her club takes 25 percent of their club members’ profits and the student artist takes the other 75 percent.
CULTURE
Pyramid’s Pointe holds Saudi Arabia Night Celebrations include dances and musical performances. By Michael Garcia Staff Writer
More than 400 students, faculty and members of the community gathered at the Pointe in the Walter Pyramid on Friday to join in learning about Saudi Arabia’s culture and traditions at Saudi Arabia Night. The Saudi Students Organization held the event and according to its Facebook
page, the group’s mission is to unite and offer assistance to new and existing Saudi students and to present Saudi culture to the community. Saudi Arabia Night had been previously held in the University Student Union ballrooms and this was the first time it was held at the Pyramid. “It had been my dream to have an event inside the Pyramid, one of the most important parts of CSULB,” Saudi Students Organization President Abeer Abbass said. “I think it’s important to educate CSULB about Saudi Arabian culture. We can show we are friendly and open minded people and we
want them to be able to appreciate our country.” Someh Aodajani, a freshman finance major at Harbor College in Wilmington, said the point of the event is to bring Saudi students together. Guests could enter a mini-museum showcasing the country’s dagger markets, architecture, wedding traditions and learn about Saudi Arabia’s King Salman. Daggers are part of Saudi customs and are also used in dances. They can cost thousands of dollars as they are hand-made and typically
see SAUDI, page 4
“Faculty members that put in work, all their proceeds are donated back to the students [through] scholarship funds or sometimes faculty member will put it straight to the clubs,” Belanger said. “So technically, all of it goes back to the students because the club provides for the students.”
see SALE, page 8
A small fire broke out in the Design building early Friday afternoon, according to Cal State Long Beach University Spokesman Michael Uhlenkamp. Uhlenkamp said that some equipment set a pile of woodchips on fire and the building was evacuated around 2 p.m. Once the Long Beach Fire Department determined the building to be completely ventilated, students and professors were allowed to return around 3 p.m. According to Uhlenkamp, there was no damage to the building or injuries. Classes in the Design building will continue as scheduled.
Belmont Shore Candy Land Christmas Children danced around the artificial snow given off by the floats during the 34th Belmont Shore Christmas Parade Saturday. To read more about the parade, see page 2.
Johnny Romero | Daily 49er