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Behind-The-Scenes with USU Council

However, while most students get to relax and enjoy these events, there is a dedicated team of volunteers working behind the scenes planning and organizing.

This group, known as Beach Pride Events, works out of the Beach Pride Center in the University Student Union (USU). The student volunteers working on the council are known as program assistants.

Comics, Cosplay, Movies And Droids Come Together At Long Beach Comic-Con 

If you were walking around near the Long Beach Convention Center last weekend you may have noticed groups of people dressed up in neon colored wigs, capes and masks.

You might have thought these people were getting a head start on Halloween, but in actuality, they were dressed up for the annual Long Beach Comic-Con.

What Colors are Glitz and Glamour?

Oralia Urias always knew that she wanted to have a career in the theater. As a child, she would perform skits for her family. “I did sports, and I did everything (else), but I kind of quit things,” Urias said. “Theater was the one thing I kept going back to, and I knew it was going to be my career.”

She got serious about theater in high school after seeing an improv group from Cerritos College perform at her school. Once she started attending Cerritos, Urias auditioned for the group and was accepted.