Shoot • The
Long Beach State Surf Team along with
the Surf Club gather in Aaron Lieber’s
dorm room to pose for the magazine, Transworld
Surf, which is doing a special piece
on surf and college (right). Peter Taras,
left, photographer for Transworld Surf
magazine (above), explains to the students
what he wants for the photograph for
the magazine. Tracey Roman / Online Forty-Niner
Long Beach surf team to be featured in magazine
By
Anna Pathe
Online Forty-Niner
Contributing Writer
The Long Beach State Surf Team and Surf Club will be gracing the pages of Transworld
Surf magazine in the upcoming July issue.
Aaron Lieber, a sophomore short boarder for the Cal State Long Beach Surf team,
gave up his dorm room Tuesday for a real college perspective photo shoot for
the Transworld Surf magazine.
The magazine is featuring profiles of the top colleges that offer the best
surf teams and surf clubs available for students, and CSULB is one of those
chosen schools.
The Transworld Surf profile of CSULB surfers shows students can have best of
both worlds at The Beach — surfing the California coast and attend a
top university.
“
The magazine will help high school students better pick colleges that fit their
interest,” Lieber said.
The surf team is made up of 25 CSULB students, both male and female.
The team is a competitive sports team who won the state championship in San
Clemente in 2005.
In addition to the 2005 championship, surf team member Ian Calderon, a sophomore
political science major, won the Individual State Champion title of 2006.
With Nationals approaching this June at Salt Creek Beach in Dana Point, Calif.,
the team has been dedicated to the waves to gain another win.
“
I think we will win this year’s nationals, but we are hoping for more
crowds at the contest and at our social events,” Lieber said.
CSULB has a surf club for those on campus who like the waves but not the competitions.
Surfers of all levels are welcomed to join.
The team is preparing for a new beginning next year with the expansion of its
organization and member turnout.
“
Our main goal right now is to try to get the club organized and make it better
for our newcomers next year,” said Billy Hanna, vice president of the
Surf Club.
“
We are hoping that the article in Transworld Surf will help attract next year’s
freshmen and other students to join in,” said Stephanie Chiang, president
of the surf club.
In California, there are 28 schools from San Diego to Santa Cruz including
community colleges that compete against CSULB.
Currently, the club meets at 5 p.m. every Tuesday in PE-59, and newcomers are
welcome. Students can also check out what upcoming events are going on with
the club and team by joining CSULB SURF group on MySpace.com.
Practice is held on Friday mornings at 9th Street in Huntington Beach, also
known as “Taco Reef.”
“
Anyone who wants to come check it out is welcomed,” Chiang said. “People
have joined the club not knowing how to surf at all and were able to learn.
You don’t even need to know how to surf, you can boogie board too.”
The team and club offer a relaxed and fun atmosphere. Anyone can come hang
out and surf. If students enjoy the beach, they should join, Calderon said.
Membership in the surf club costs $50, which goes to planning social events
for participants.
Club members get together not only to surf the waves in friendly competitions,
but for bonfires and barbeques too.
“
This is the beach, why wouldn’t you want to be part of the surf club?” Calderon
asked.
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