• Mug Project attempts to eliminate Styrofoam
  Recycling: A.S.I. commission encourages purchasing of reusable mugs, which will also provide a discount on drinks.
  

• Long Beach Memorial nurses strike
  Shouts of “we want to work” and “the patients need us” rang outside Long Beach Memorial Hospital Thursday morning as about 100 nurses who were on strike tried to return to work after a one-day walk out.
  
  
• Forty-Niner faculty meeting looks toward future
  As the dust settles after Wednesday’s journalism faculty meeting, more information has become available concerning the future of The On-line Forty-Niner.
  
  
• WWII Windtalker sets the story straight
  Codes: Hollywood movie “Windtalkers” has helped credit the Navajo people, but one man gives a more accurate story.
  
  
• Simon vows change
  Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Simon Jr. addressed business leaders in downtown Long Beach Wednesday, promising that “12 days from now, when we win this election, we will see a brighter future in California.”
  
  
• Socialist fights for working class
  The Socialist Party’s candidate for governor of California, Nan Baily, visited the University Student Union Thursday to discuss her campaign: giving governmental powers back to the working class.
  
  
• Festival stresses equality, diversity
  Professor Maulana Karenga, creator of Kwanzaa, taught students about culture differences and respect for one another Thursday in the University Student Union in a lecture presented by the Associated Students Inc. and the Multicultural Center.
  
  
• Islam questions answered at CSULB
  A group of Cal State Long Beach students gathered in the University Student Union to have their questions about Islamic faith and life answered by an expert Thursday.
  
  
• Cemetery tour unveils L.B. history
  History: Fund raiser gives Long Beach an old town look, dating back to the 18th century.
  
  
• Honest show reveals humor on airwaves
  She has been described as short, blunt and spastic and she airs her radio show from 9 to10 p.m. Mondays.
  
  
• Aikido, harmony with self-defense
  Organization: Students acquire a sense of mental and spiritual peace in practicing self defense techniques.
  
  
• L.B. service helps with home repair
  More than 75 volunteers from Cal State Long Beach and the community united to enrich other people’s lives and homes on Make a Difference Day Saturday.
  
  

Opinion

• Prop 47 benefits CSULB
  Of all the propositions on this year’s ballot, probably the most controversial is the measure involving the construction and renovation of public education facilities.
  
  
• Turn to diplomacy, not war
  Regarding Ryan Ritchie’s column “War May be the Only Answer.” It’s hard to know exactly how to respond to your sprawling, disorganized apologia for war. So, I’ll stick to the facts.
  
  
• Letter to the editor
  
  

Diversions

• Fashion features style, cultures
  Culture: Students displayed various styles of dress from around the world Thursday during the Multicultural Festival.
  

• City council seeks to house society
  Stepping into the Historical Society of Long Beach’s makeshift museum is like stepping into a time capsule.
  
  
• The Listening Lounge: A student cusses and discusses popular and not-so-popular albums
  
  
  

Sports

• 49ers drop two, end win streak
  Women’s volleyball: The Beach lost to Cal Poly on Saturday and UCSB on Friday in a pair of pivotal matches in Big West Conference play.
  
  
• Men’s water polo falls at home to Pepperdine
  The No. 9-ranked Long Beach State Men’s water polo team enjoyed no home advantage as Pepperdine strolled into the 49er Campus Pool on Saturday and defeated the 49ers, 11-6, in a Mountain Pacific Sports Federation contest.
  
  
• LBSU suffers first Big West loss
  The Long Beach State women’s soccer team suffered its first Big West Conference loss of the season Friday as the 49ers were defeated by Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, 2-1.