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	Vol.7, No 46, November 17, 1999
	CSULB conference helps American-Indian students By Patrick Fujiike  Daily Forty-Niner The American Indian Leaders of Today and Tomorrow conference is an important tool to help American-Indian students pursue their goal of higher education, said Anna Nazarian, coordinator of the conference.  "The main purpose of having the annual AILOTT conference is to recruit Native-American students to [Cal State Long Beach]," Nazarian said Friday at the conference in the University Student Union.  Several workshops designed to help students learn more about the California State University campuses were held as well as other workshops meant to inspire those who attended.  "The other workshops show that there are Native American students on campus and that they are professionals," Nazarian said. The schools that attended the event included Sherman Indian High School from Riverside and Southern California Indian Center Educational Component from Commerce. More than 50 high school students participated, although turnout was lower than expected, according to Nazarian.  "We expected to have 75 students this year," she said. "Last year we had 67 students attending the event." The final event of the day was the student panel discussion where former AILOTT participants shared their CSULB experiences with the audience.  "There are 222 Native American students on campus," said Halsey Menendez, a student at CSULB and president of the American Indian Student Council.  "I am the first person in my family to go to a university," Menendez said. "I applied to this university three times before I got accepted."		Koi head for new homes   Student cheers restaurant job   College Week begins   CSULB conference helps American-Indian students   Professor to read award-winning work Free ride for famous   ATM service fees OK for banks   LETTER TO THE EDITOR Author shares experiences of racism Ice Dogs sweep Wolves   Club hockey faces familiar opponents Fall 99 ISSUES DAILY 49ER HOMEPAGE
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