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kaleidoscope
2002
Kaleidoscope celebrates
diversity
Hello Kaleidoscope
participants and members of the Long Beach community!
On behalf of the On-line Forty-Niner newspaper, I'd like to
welcome all visitors new and old to the Cal State Long Beach
campus. The editorial staff and reporters are excited to be
a part of today's Kaleidoscope festivities. Our booth is located
next to the speaker's platform across from the University Bookstore.
Be sure to stop by and say "hi."
Kaleidoscope is defined in Webster's Dictionary as: "an
optical instrument in which bits of glass, beads, etc., held
loosely at the end of a rotating tube are shown in continually
changing symmetrical forms by reflection in three mirrors placed
at 60 degree angles to each other."
Today is a reflection of what our campus has to offer. While
our campus is continually changing, it is for the better. In
my fifth and final year at CSULB, I can say that as well as
getting a solid education in my major of print journalism and
minor of creative writing, I have learned even more from the
people I've encountered here. Like a kaleidoscope's many colors,
the diversity of CSULB is unsurpassed, from the students to
the types of classes available. There are organizations for
every interest, from sailing and surfing to community service.
I have seen the campus grow, in numbers of students and staff
and programs. Please pardon our dust, as the Fine Arts Building
renovation is well under way, which will help to beautify our
already gorgeous campus. With all of its spring flowers, original
art pieces and the fountain that is finally working, staying
in class is very difficult when the beach is only a few miles
away.
Although CSULB was not my first choice of colleges, I have come
to appreciate all it has to offer. I am proud to say that my
diploma will say that I received my bachelor's from The Beach.
On Children's Day last week, I was given the opportunity to
give tours of the On-line Forty-Niner newsroom and production
area to local elementary school children. The children, some
of whom already had an interest in journalism, were very enthusiastic
and full of questions. They asked if I would ever like to quit
because being an editor gets too stressful, or if someone falls
asleep at a computer and messes up their article, do they get
in trouble? They also wondered if I could do skateboarding tricks,
or if I'd ever gotten a ticket for skating on campus. Their
curiosity and enthusiasm actually gave me hope for the future.
I encourage all future students to explore the campus today,
ask questions and enjoy the Southern California sun. Keep your
eyes and minds open to change and beauty, both things representative
of Kaleidoscope.
--Lyndsey Shinoda
Editor-in-Chief
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Lyndsey
Shinoda
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