DAILY 49ER California State University, Long Beach
Vol. LXVII, Issue 23
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Thursday, October 1, 2015
Behind the veil and the vault
Patrons visit the newly opened exhibit “Under the Table” by Robert Terrien at the Broad Museum in downtown Los Angeles.
Los Angeles’ Broad Museum opened up this week.
By Amy Patton
Print Managing Editor
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ove over Walt Disney Concert Hall, a new architectural masterpiece moved in across the street in Los Angeles this week. The Broad Museum on Grand Avenue opened its doors Sunday, ushering visual arts connoisseurs in to view its 250 masterworks of contemporary art, according to a press release. Art collectors and philanthropists Eli and Edythe Broad founded the self-titled museum to share their per-
sonal collection with the public. “Edye and I are delighted to welcome the public to our museum,” said Eli Broad. “We built this collection and this museum so that contemporary art could be accessible to all. We cannot imagine a more fitting home for our collection and our museum than on Grand Avenue, where we join some of the world’s leading cultural institutions.” In collaboration with Gensler rchitecture firm, Diller Scofidio + Renfro designed the museum to house over
2,000 pieces of art in total. Nicknamed “the veil and the vault,” the museum provides not only gallery space (the veil), but also extensive collection storage (the vault) for lending activities, according to the press release. “Our goal has been to honor the responsibilities of the museum as a collecting institution by making the curatorial functions visible front and center,” said Elizabeth Diller, the principal-in-charge of Diller Scofidio + Renfro. “The porous exoskeleton that we call the veil admits filtered natu-
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ral daylight, channeling light into the public spaces and galleries.” The main exhibits house pieces from the 1950’s and 60’s through the 1990’s and includes works from artists like Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein. The Broad Museum is free and open Tuesday through Sunday. Visitors can reserve advanced tickets online to ensure admission during their preferred date and time.
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A student’s worst nightmare Potential parking permit price hike and forced Friday classes discussed at ASI Senate meeting By Valerie Osier Staff Writer
Associated Student Inc. Sen. Marvin Flores reported Wednesday to the Senate that the Parking and Transportation Advisory Committee may be raising the price of parking permits because of the high demand on
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campus. Flores said that he and ASI Vice President Miriam Hernandez are working with the committee to see if there is something additional students can get, should the prices go up. The committee has not yet confirmed that the prices will be raised, or what that would do for the parking situation. “They didn’t tell us what issues exactly they would be fixing,” Flores said. The topic will be discussed again at next month’s committee meeting, Flores said. Also during this week’s ASI meeting, Dhushy Sathianathan, Interim Vice President of Academic Planning, brought his proposal to the ASI Senate to change about 100 sections of Mon-
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day and Wednesday classes into Monday, Wednesday, Friday classes. He cited concerns about space for classes and services and has brought his proposal to the Academic Senate. Classroom availability is at capacity Mondays through Thursdays and at 30 percent on Fridays. Sathianathan said that he feels that the space is being underutilized. There is a policy in place that has been ignored for several years due to low enrollment that states that classes scheduled for Monday and Wednesday in the hours of 8-11 a.m must also be scheduled for Fridays, Sathianathan said.
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