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News

• Downstairs cafe changes its atmosphere
  With new management, a new menu and new décor, what was formerly The Downstairs Café is being revitalized as a more modern eatery.
  

• Proposal puts limits on all Cal State student smokers
  At the recent California State University Board of Trustees Committee meeting, the committee discussed a regulatory change that would give campus presidents the authority to enact smoking polices on campus.
  
  
• Music lounge keeps students in tune
  Music: USU music Listening Lounge gives students a chance to chill to music.
  
  
• Studying goes beyond the library
  With such a vast campus students find their own places to study
  
  
• Computer lab makes students’ lives easy
  North Campus Center is the home of state-of-the-art equipment.
  
  
• CDC has job opportunities for all students
  The Career Development Center at Cal State Long Beach holds the tools and keys for any student who needs help in developing a career or seeking a job.
  
  
• Carpenter Performing Arts Center Calendar
  
  
• Downstairs cafe changes its atmosphere
  The cafe has begun construction to change its decor and will take on a new name as well as a menu.
  
  
• USU will offer concerts, movies, lectures to students
  Students attending Cal State Long Beach this fall will once again be treated to a semester of concerts, movies and lectures set up by the University Student Union Program Council.
  

• Students relieve stress at Frog’s
  Frog’s Club One is more than a typical gym, offering members a friendly atmosphere.
  

• Former senator will kick off Odyssey project
  Retired Sen. George J. Mitchell, D-Maine, and an on-campus art exhibit will mark the commencement as the inaugural speaker of the 2002-2003 Odyssey Project at Cal State Long Beach.
  
  
• CSULB Summer Briefs
  Another week is coming to an end and California is no closer to having a signed state budget in place.
  
  
• Park and Ride eases parking headaches
  Cal State Long Beach will see an increase of 1,200-1,300 new students this semester. However, there will not be an increase in the number of parking spaces for these new students.
  
  
• Summer Sports Briefs
  George Allen is widely known for being a masterminding coach, but above all he will be remembered for being a genuine winner - at least, that is how the Pro Football Hall of Fame sees him.
  
  
• Health Services offers affordable and quality
  The Student Health Center is not only close but provides all types of health care services while not overcharging.

Opinion

• Don’t just survive the new semester
  With the Fall 2002 semester nipping at our heels and quickly preparing to make its final move to overcome our last few endangered summer days, we all need to make some preparations of our own, lest we meet the same sad fate of the summer.

• At CSULB only the strong survive the first week
  A few centuries back, an up-and-coming young observer named Charles Darwin proposed a theory known as survival of the fittest.