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	Vol.7, No 18, September 29, 1999
	LBSU out of tune Want an identity, have a song.  This university needs one, especially since the school is commemorating its 50 years of existence on Nov. 11.  Eric Boyum A song that makes one proud to be a 49er and that we can hum on the way to the big game, event or ceremony. "Go Big Blue" at the University of Michigan, "On Wisconsin" on the Wisconsin University campus at Madison and "The Rouser" at the University of Minnesota are all synonymous with their schools.  The slogan around this campus seems to be "Go Beach." We hear it from President Robert Maxson at pep-rallies and we see it pasted at the end of his column, which runs in this very paper.  So be it. "Go Beach" should be the title of a song that represents LBSU. In fact, there is a pep band on campus. It is made-up of a few volunteers led by Don Para, head of the music department.  That is school spirit.  The athletic department created a school mascot with built in hydraulic capabilities named "Prospector Pete." Couldn't "Pete" use a tune to groove to? Just start small, and hammer out a little tune with a few easy chorus lines? Something we can learn easilyÖGo Beach, Go BeachÖ. Perhaps what I am asking for is too much? With LBSU hosting the upcoming menís volleyball Final Four tournament in 2001, the campus musicians have plenty of time to write something. If they canít get it done before the 50th anniversary, perhaps they can have something to perform musically by the start of the millennium.  As a senior with an anticipated graduation date arriving next May, I want my school song played when I walk up on stage and shake President Maxsonís hand and grab that diploma.  Isn't this what going to college is all about?  If I canít have a football team, darn it, I want something I can rah-rah-about. Even if it is at a volleyball or basketball game.  Eric Boyum is the sports editor of the Daily Forty-Niner.		5 men held for smashing windows Recent figures show CSULB enrollment keeps growing American-Indian remains wanted back Listening Lounge offers brain food Karate instructors teach basic self defense Senior U. teacher 1 of 35 chosen for space camp Free speech still free Bookstore prices outrage students Prof. angry about CFA story L.B. Symphony pleases despite various problems Big Wu comes up short LBSU out of tune Dolley rises from the depths Women's soccer coach experiencing growing pains in team's second season Fall 99 ISSUES DAILY 49ER HOMEPAGE
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