• Latinos celebrate heritage
  In honor of Latin Heritage month Cal State Long Beach's chapter of La Raza will be hosting various events on campus in cooperation with other campus organizations.
  
  
• Centers counter hate
  Arab Americans have increasingly become targets of hate crimes as a result of the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center's Twin Towers and the Pentagon.
  
  
• ROTC readies for training, possibly war
  At attention: The ROTC program on campus embodies everything the U.S. flag stands for.Over the weekend, they will train to better themselves in the field.
  
  
• Farrell against death penalty
  Mike Farrell first encountered the steamier side of life -- prostitutes, thieves, junkies, drunks and sexual deviants -- in the late 1960s when a friend dragged him off to get involved in the Salvation Army.

• 'Cusack back on track with 'Serendipity'
  The romantic comedy has become a film genre that has steadily become bogged down in absurd situations and silly, gross humor. Hollywood's romantic comedy track record of late has been disturbing.
  

sports

• The Beach takes out No. 4 Stanford
  The last time a women's volleyball team from Long Beach State won a match against Stanford, Jimmy Carter sat in a plush leather chair in the Oval Office.
  
  
• Runners travelto Stanford Invite
  The Long Beach State University cross-country team is preparing for some tough competition this Saturday at the Stanford Invitational.
  
  
• Tennis kicks off season
  Long Beach State women's tennis begins its season this weekend by traveling to Fresno to take part in the Bulldog Classic, and 49er Head Coach Jenny Hilt is looking for some good results.
  

• Home cooking in store for LBSU
  Long Beach State's women's soccer, men's water polo and women's volleyball all hold home-venue advantage this weekend.