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	Vol.7, No 11, September 16, 1999
	Cultural center celebrates diversity on campus By Patrick Fujike  Daily Forty-Niner In an attempt to serve the changing needs of a diverse student body, Cal State Long Beach created a place in 1992 where different cultures and ideas were accepted and shared.    That place became known as the Multicultural Center.    "It's dedicated to appreciating, understanding and honoring the differences that make us human," said Dr. James S. Sauceda, director of the center.    The facility has not only been celebrating ethnic and racial diversity on campus but also within the community.   Every semester a large number of CSULB students are trained to talk with school children about different cultures and races. Known as "S.T.A.R.," or Students Talking About Race, the program has gained both local and national attention, according to the center's staff members.    The most prestigious recognition the center received was when President Clintonís administration placed it among other organizations under a project called Initiative on Race.     Sauceda said programs such as S.T.A.R. are bringing about new ideas.       "Students can come [to the center] with an idea and then we will work with them to make it happen," Sauceda said.    The center is also a place for students doing research on various cultures throughout the world.    The center has a library available with books, magazines, journals, newspaper clippings, videocassettes and audiotapes.  "It's [an] educational resource for the students on the campus," Sauceda said. Other services the center provides are conference rooms and workshops for both faculty and students.  Hate Speech in the Class and on the Internet is one of the newest faculty workshops offered this semester.    "The center is very helpful and supportive in regards to using their conference room for workshops," said Jonn Aque, a counselor for the Student Support Services program.  The center will be offering a one-day training session for the S.T.A.R. program Oct. 30.		CSU raises admission standards Students mingle with employers High Schoolers focus of new bill Bookstore sales up despite Web stores Bill to keep guns from mentally unstable Assembly bill may reduce area code confusion Cultural center celebrates diversity on campus Police need policing Out-of-wedlock birth decline at what cost Mr. Mike comes through Magic wins with 'Thuggin' High school ballers show off their skills Coach Gimmillaro looking forward to challenge Best of the West face-off at USC Fall 99 ISSUES DAILY 49ER HOMEPAGE
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