Pumpkin Princess

Garth MIlan/ Daily Forty-Niner Five year-old Hannah Wing picks the perfect pumpkin for her family's Halloween carving at Pa's Pumpkin Patch on Pacific Coast Highway and Studebaker Road. Study abroad fair hits CSULB Cal State Long Beach students weighed their international options with representatives from overseas programs Wednesday afternoon at the annual Study Abroad Fair.   Students learn about life from dead Though dead people do not talk, they can still educate.   Spirits of past passengers haunt ship Stories about a mysterious woman in a white dress roaming the halls and the woman who has been seen diving into the first-class swimming pool, despite its lack of water, have been reported ever since the Queen Mary came to Long Beach Harbor and only seem to add to her allure, particularly in October. Scared stiff It's that time of year again. Time for the leaves to change colors and fall to the Earth. And most of all, it is time for the ghosts, goblins and various other things that go bump in the night to return from the great beyond.   Beer too costly Lawmakers in Britain are taking steps to reduce the amount of head given at local pubs. They're trying to limit the amount of foam beer barons can pour into a glass of golden nectar.   Money makes celebs unaccountable Celebrity crimes make the worst cases usual, pressured to find a suspect and hounded by the media, police often make the errors that cause the case to fall apart. Faces of Halloween Monster mash began Oct.1, and will conclude Oct.31  with more than 1,000 ghouls and goblins reeking havoc at Knott Scary Farm's 27th Annual Halloween Haunt.   The Flying Dutchman The Flying Dutchman, the haunted mariner in the legend of a ghost ship, takes over the Queen Mary, transforming the Long Beach landmark into a haunted labyrinth of terror.   Friendly ghost may haunt downtown furniture store The Z Gallerie, a home furnishings store in downtown Long Beach, has its own resident ghost, whom employees affectionately call "George."   Halloween's origin not so frightening The true origin of Halloween is far from just treats and pranks.

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• Yearbook -- Yearbook portraits for the class of 2000 will be taken from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. in USU-223. Graduating seniors and master''s candidates may make an appointment by calling Lauren Studios at (800) 888-5155.

 
• Meeting -- The Vietnamese Student Association will meet from 1 to 3 p.m. in USU-305.

 
• Meeting -- Delta Sigma Chi fraternity will meet in USU-304 from 1 to 2 p.m.

 
• Meeting -- The Black Student Union will meet in USU-303 from 2 to 4:45 p.m.

 
• Meeting -- The CSULB Recreation Society will meet from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in USU-306.

 
• Meeting -- Campus Crusade for Christ will meet from 5 to 10 p.m. in USU-303.

 
• Meeting -- The Filipino American Coalition will meet from 5 to 10:30 p.m. in USU-305.

 
• Meeting -- The Korean Campus Crusade for Christ will meet from 6 to 9:30 p.m. in USU-306.

• Meeting -- The Shotokan Karate Club will meet from noon to 1 p.m. in PE-60A.