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	Vol.7, No 33, October 26, 1999
	Freshman, transfer application deadline set By Yoko Ito-Peterson  Daily Forty-Niner The application period for freshmen and lower-division transfer students for fall 2000 has been limited to one month, announced Cal State Long Beach officials Oct. 11.  This year, CSULB has about 1,500 more students than last year, said CSULB President Robert Maxson in a press release.  "In an effort to slow down that growth pattern, we will only accept applications for next year's new students during the month of November," he said in the press release.  Last year, fall 1999 applications were accepted from Nov. 1 to March 15, said Fay Denny, associate director of admissions. Out of the 16,000 students who applied last year,11,400 applied in November, Denny said.  "This year, we expect a 4 to 5 percent increase in applications in November," Denny said. To inform incoming students of the deadline for fall 2000, school officials have notified counselors and principals at all California high schools, said Armando Contreras, executive assistant to Maxson. They also put advertisements in Time and Newsweek magazines, he said. "We try to see this as an effective way to manage the enrollment," Contreras said.  Reactions to the new deadline are mixed.  "It's not fair," said Mia Johnson, a junior majoring in business. "CSULB is one of the highest education [institutions] around, so it should be open to anybody." Johnson also said applications via Internet, at www.csumentor.edu, would not be helpful because not all students have Net access. Rubie McClure, a counselor at Millikan High School in Long Beach, said the new deadline is great. "We always encourage students to complete the application by November because after that competition is very tough," McClure said.		Loved ones say goodbye to student Flower festival celebrates culture   Students meet to repeal textbook tax   A.S.I. consolidates various commissions   Freshman application deadline set   Muslim students regain access to prayer room   CSULB stars combat racism in local schools Call box for the deaf   A.S.I. president leads reform   Help in the lab Jambalaya poetry reading offers expression   Reviewer suggests 'The Shining,' 'Nightshift'   Coroner has light mood   Debate team grabs top spot in contest LBSU hockey team wins   Soccer team can't sweep   Team triumphs despite injuries Fall 99 ISSUES DAILY 49ER HOMEPAGE
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