• Debate shows CSULB apathy
  Despite Monday’s televised gubernatorial debate many Cal State Long Beach students are still uncertain as to who should lead California.
  

• Engineering building floods, forces evacuation
  Flood: Engineering building is shut down after a steam pipe broke, causing the building to flood.
  
  
• 13 restaurants fail inspection
  The Food Inspection Program that is responsible for the regulation of food facilities within the city of Long Beach found 13 out of 19 establishments not in compliance with health and safety codes at Cal State Long Beach.
  
  
• Campus finds record funds for research
  Fiscal: Government, private agencies donate most money for grants.
  
  
• Unlisted hip-hop course captures big interest
  Course: Music genre examined critically in new course through all media.
  
  
• Forum focuses on Iraq, racial profiling
  The Cal State Long Beach Foundation Building and the department of social work sponsored a forum about alternatives to war with Iraq and the impact of racial profiling Monday.
  
  
• Election marks technological system for voting
  The 2002 California general election officially kicked off Monday as registrar offices around the state began mailing absentee ballots to voters.
  
  
• Parking proposed at veteran’s hospital
  Doug Robinson, vice president of Student Services at Cal State Long Beach, said the Veterans Affairs Hospital and CSULB has been discussing the possibility of leasing land for the past three to four years now.
  
  
• CSULB professor helps country with trafficking
  The United Nations reports that 4 million people annually are traded against their will and are forced to work in servitude in one form or another according to the Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking Web site.
  
  
• KBeach expands radio capabilities
  KBeach radio has taken a big step in production since receiving high-tech recording equipment, making it easier to schedule airtime throughout the day.
  
  

Opinion

• Debates should be mandatory
  From noon to 1 p.m. Democratic Gov. Gray Davis and the Republican challenger Bill Simon conducted what is expected to be the only debate of the campaign to take place before the Nov. 5 elections.
  
  
• Corporate greed hurting economy
  When I first heard about the West Coast ports being closed, I didn’t really understand how such a feat could be undertaken.
  
  

Diversions

• Rick Thomas brings bag of tricks to Long Beach
  The magician and illusionist, Rick Thomas, will bring his Las Vegas show to the Carpenter Performing Arts Center on Friday and Saturday.
  

• ‘Notorious C.H.O.’ leaves audience in stitches
  Comedy: Margaret Cho’s jokes about the impossible cause a laugh riot in the audience.
  
  
• Logo overload hinders fashion sense
  Unless you live in a nudist colony, it is a natural truism that you wear clothing— at least when in public.
  
  
• Queen Mary’s Shipwreck a total wreck
  Dark mazes, dense fog and scary monsters lurking around every corner were exactly what were expected of the Queen Mary’s Shipwreck.
  
  
• The Listening Lounge
  Music: Two staff writers cuss and discuss popular and not-so-popular albums.
  
  

Sports

• Thomas leads with fun, focused attitude
  Crazy, spontaneous and driven are just a few words that describe senior middle blocker Elisha Thomas of the Long Beach State women’s volleyball team.
  
  
• 49ers score twice, tie Idaho
  The Long Beach State women’s soccer team let their second Big West Conference victory slip away in the second half as the 49ers tied host Idaho State, 2-2, in double overtime.