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opinion
49er teams excelling
Congratulations to
the nation's No.1-ranked women's volleyball team -- our own
49ers -- as they remain undefeated with an impressive 18-0 record.
I hope each of you will have the opportunity to catch at least
one home game when these wonderful female athletes go up against
other top-ranked teams in the nation.
Also, our congratulations
go out to our 49er debate team who emerged as champions of
the California Double-up Swing Tournament this past weekend.
I know I have written
recently to you about Beach forensics, but I wanted to let
all of you know about their latest success. I'm always excited
for students and their teams when they compete against universities
throughout Southern California, including USC and UCLA, as
well as throughout the nation and win top academic scholarships
or first-place honors.
I hope you will
join me in lending your support to these two high-achieving
teams as they complete this season's competitive tournaments.
I'm also very excited
that dozens of 49ers volunteered on Saturday as part of the
national "Make A Difference Day" to help neighborhoods
around the Washington Middle School area of our city. Cal
State Long Beach students, along with students from local
area high schools and community groups, stenciled street numbers
at homes which lack visible addresses that are necessary for
emergency personnel. The students also had the opportunity
to plant pear trees and plants to create a butterfly zone
in the parkway areas on Cedar and Pacific Avenues in Long
Beach.
We were very lucky
to have Australia's children's literacy expert Mem Fox on
campus Monday. Fox discussed her latest book "Reading
Aloud," which explains how children's ability to learn
can be improved significantly when parents read aloud to their
preschool children.
Go BEACH!
-- Robert C. Maxson
president
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