• Expansion may add to pollution
  As a 747 jet soars over Cal State Long Beach heading into the airport, ears begin to tremble from the engine noise.
  

• CSULB discusses NCAA 2003 bid status
  The Cal State Long Beach National Collegiate Athletic Association certification steering committee held a meeting Tuesday to discuss the current status of CSULB’s bid to remain a NCAA certified Division I program.
  
  
• Harvard graduate finds home at The Beach
  Administration: Executive assistant to CSULB President Robert Maxson is a voice all students should know.
  
  
  

Opinion

• Prop. 52 needs slight change
  With Election Day rapidly approaching, the debates about the different propositions are heating up with proponents and opponents, each getting their last desperate shots in to win as many votes as possible for their cause.
  
  
• Journalists must back down
  Police in the Washington, D.C. area have two battles on their hands. The first is finding the identity of a sniper who’s killed eight people and wounded two. The second is the media.
  
  
• Teacher should leave CSULB
  The image of a perfectly knotted noose should have no place on the beautiful campus of Cal State Long Beach or any other campus. In fact, it should have no place anywhere in the United States, especially in the 21 Century.
  
  

Diversions

• ‘Blue Room’ brimming with humor
  Satin sheets smoothed over a raised-platform bed at center stage surrounded by seven steel posts and stark white walls - welcome to “The Blue Room.”
  

• Oktoberfest beer drinkers utopia
  Beer, beer and more beer. In a nutshell, that is the theme of Oktoberfest at Alpine Village in Torrance.
  
  

Sports

• 49ers men’s golf claims 15th in Fresno
  The Long Beach State men’s golf team finished 15th out of 18 teams at the Fresno Lexus Golf Classic last Friday and Saturday at the San Joaquin Country Club thanks in large part to another solid showing from junior Chris Gilley.
  
  
• LBSU Intramural sports scoreboard — Week of Oct. 7-11