Perfect Ride Tom Carey/On-line Forty-Niner CSULB student Aaron Garret rides the nose of his surfboard at Huntington Beach. The recent warm weather has attracted many surfers to the local beaches.

News

• Panel focuses on casualties of war
  War: Discussion brings up the ugliness of the types of war materials used.
  

• Toy drive brightens up the holiday season for children
  Donation: Unwrapped toys can be left in various areas on campus and will be given to children later on next month.
  
  
• West Wing,’ deaf actress discusses struggles
  Academy Award-winning actress Marlee Matlin will be on campus today to sign copies of her debut novel, “Deaf Child Crossing” — a fictional story of two friends, one of whom happens to be deaf.
  
  
• Yoga meditation club relieves stress
  Every student is familiar with an overload of stress, especially toward the beginning of the year.
  
  
• Ramadan encourages cleansing of soul
  Abdullah Ibrahim has practiced Ramadan since he was old enough to understand it, and says of the ritual fasting “I am used to it.” Ibrahim added, “[The holy month] reminds me of my beliefs and the path that I am to follow for the rest of the year.”
  
  

Opinion

• Sex columns should inform
  Lately there has been a great deal of discussion centering on the new trend of sex columns in college newspapers.
  
  

Diversions

• ‘Violet Hour’ delivers colorful story
  Play: “Violet Hour” recreates 1920s era in American history.
  
  

Sports

• Coach brings winning past to 49ers’ future
  The Long Beach State men’s basketball head coach Larry Reynolds told his athletic director at Cal State San Bernardino that it would take a special opportunity to tear him away from the successful program he helped build at San Bernardino.
  
  
• LBSU Intramural sports scoreboard - Week of Nov. 11 - Nov. 15