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	Vol.7, No 41, November 8, 1999
	Professors show their works at seventh annual book fair By Carolann Calizar Special to the Daily Forty-Niner Cal State Long Beach professors and students were able to meet a number of authors at the seventh annual Book Fair on Thursday afternoon in front of the University Bookstore. The authors all had the same thing in common -- they were all CSULB professors. Professors from a variety of academic studies were present. Robert Friis, a CSULB epistemology professor, presented the second edition of "Epistemology: Public Health Practice," which is used as a textbook by  more than 200 universities nationwide. CSULB President Robert Maxson recently interviewed him on "Beach View," a Long Beach public-access channel program. Friis said he likes to think that his book includes material that is "easy to relate to and easy to understand" when being compared to other books about the subject. "As an author, student's have asked questions that have opened ideas and opened new doors," Friis said. Jerry Ball, a calculus professor at CSULB, has eight books published. His poetry books, "World Between Mirrors: Poems" and "The San Francisco Haiku Anthology" are available at the University Bookstore. Gerard Locklin, who has been teaching at CSULB since 1965, has 90 books published. Locklin said he gets his inspiration to write by the many places he has visited, including Paris, England, Ireland. His most recent book, "Hemingway Colloquium: The Poet Goes to Cuba," which was published last year, was inspired by his trip to Cuba this past summer. He needed government permission to visit Cuba. He contributed his paper on Ernest Hemingway at an academic conference, which had many other professors discussing and celebrating the writer. "The experience of the country and people became very important to me," Locklin said. Sophomore Kate Robertson, a film and electronic arts major, attended one of Locklin's poetry readings on campus a few weeks ago. "He's real visual," Robertson said. "I like his use of language." Maxson made an appearance at the event, talking to all the authors. "For me, it's a great source of pride for me to see the scholarly activity of our faculty," Maxson said. "A lot of books come out of this university." For Armando Contreras, assistant to the president, the professors that were present are familiar faces to him. "I know a quite a few of them, and it's nice to see their work is recognized beyond the campus," Contreras said.		Vets celebrated in L.B.   Black issues explored   Campus art museum receives gift   Professors show their works at seventh annual book fair   Asthmatic children compete at CSULB   Conference discusses college preparation Boxing fights fixed   Customer service not any help Ash creates a simple Brit-pop masterpiece   Live falls short of credibility Team gets two wins   Basketball teams get feet wet   Women's volleyball team prepares for showdown against Pacific Fall 99 ISSUES DAILY 49ER HOMEPAGE
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