Seagull sounds in the student union
Fortunately for CSULB students, its campus does not have a problem that other Long Beach high schools face during the lunch hour: seagulls. Wandering the student union Thursday however, the distinct mating call of the dreaded scavengers instantly resonated the days of dodging their droppings from high in the sky during lunch time as a teen. The booming calls weren’t coming from above however.
Claudia Rodriguez, a creative writing major, sitting at lunch with her two friends, calmly converses with them one moment, and tranquilly bellows out bird sounds the next. Not something you hear or see every day around campus. Her friends seem unfazed, they appear to be undaunted by the several surrounding students now blankly staring in their direction—and carry on with their spirited conversation.
“I love Claudia, I wish she was weirder,” English major Yumise Ross explains. Before she can finish her sentence, Rodriguez is on all fours, approaching Ross as a dog would greet its owner. Ross stops Rodriguez just short of being licked on the nose.
This is just another typical lunch break in the student union for Rodriguez, Ross and business major Beverly Netherly. The trio gossip about boys, taking public transportation, eateries around campus and other things not fit for print.
In between the back and forth, Rodriguez continues to do her best seagull imitation which again draws numerous eyes and ears in her direction. One male student is thoroughly impressed and approaches her saying “that’s amazing”. Her mating call has seemed to be effective.
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