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	Vol.7, No 1, August 30, 1999
	Dorms beyond capacity By Mark Blackburn Daily Forty-Niner With 1,800 slots in the campus dorms filled and more than 400 students waiting to take a spot, Cal State Long Beach had to turn to a neighboring campus, Brooks College, to provide a small amount of relief.   "Brooks College was able to take about 60 students in,î said Gary Little, director of Housing and Residential Life at CSULB. "But even with several people dropping off the waiting list, we have about 300 students who have to make other arrangements." Brooks College, an art and design school in Long Beach, accommodated about 60 students this year, up about 20 from last year. To help students find off-campus housing, the housing office offered a free workshop a few weeks ago to bring the displaced students together with local property managers. About 250 students attended the workshop. "It is easier to handle a bad situation when you know you are not alone," Little said. " This way the students can get together and hopefully work something out." Super single rooms, a double room occupied by only one resident, have been phased out to accommodate the large influx of dorm residents.  Though President Robert Maxson addressed the housing situation and the enrollment of about 28,000 in his campus address Friday, it comes too late for the incoming students who started moving in that morning. Logistical considerations forced the students to move in only two or three days before the official start of classes today.  The only alternative for students was to find private, off-campus accommodations.  The housing office offers a Web site and a phone listing of apartments for students still struggling at the last minute. The Campus Shuttle, which heads toward CSULB, will stop by Brooks every day. The phone listing can be reached at (562) 985-7757.  The housing office Web site is  http:/www.csulb.edu/~housing/ offcampus/index.html.		Student fees refunded CSULB enrollment exceeds 28,000 Professor faces legal messes Sexual battery case to be heard Campus crimes down; hate crimes increase Students ticketed mostly for using invalid permits School starts later Upperclassmen GPAs increase; lower division grades decline 50th anniversary takes off at CSULB Dorms beyond capacity Professors bunk in dormatories for room, board Roofs soon fixed; classes disturbed While you were gone ... The summer's top stories Faith not reliant on one's religion Strap up your children  Editor's expectations exceeded President welcomes students Live Bait lures in university crowd A second street on Second Street 'The 13th Warrior' no 'Braveheart' for Banderas Thriller thrills Cochran ready for second year Enlightening One proposes a plan UCLA football seeks redemption Expectations high for volleyball team Soccer team shut out 7-0 Fall 99 ISSUES DAILY 49ER HOMEPAGE
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