Candy land Brian Brannon/On-line Forty-Niner Junior psychology major Karen Matuszewski purchases her favorite candy bar, an almond joy, from senior psychology major Rocio Quiroz at the Photo/Ticket Counter in the University Student Union.

News

• Editors resign over Forty-Niner changes
  Journalism: Fall 2003 first semester the On-line Forty-Niner will be independent, separate from department control.
  

• CAPS helps relieves student related stress
  Counseling: Once again finals and term papers are upon students, causing an extra amount of stress in their lives.
  
  
• UNICEF provides understanding to students
  United Nations Children’s Fund Regional Manager Katie Scolari gave a presentation Monday on the relevance of art in UNICEF programs and fund raising with the purpose to increase awareness among Cal State Long Beach students about what the world’s children face.
  
  

Opinion

• Service benefits students
  If the Long Beach Unified School District gets its way, students will soon have to do more than just pass their classes and a few tests to graduate from high school.
  
  
• Christmas consumerism runs wild
  Ahh. The Christmas season is upon us. It is a time of love, family, colorful decorations and pretty lights…oh yeah, and gifts.
  
  

Diversions

• Personalize holiday gifts with a monogram
  With Thanksgiving officially out of the way, it’s getting down to crunch time to find the perfect holiday gift for everyone on your list.
  
  

Sports

• Beach, Hochevar dominate
  The Long Beach State women’s volleyball team wrapped up regular season play with a pair of sweeps in the 2002 Baden Thanksgiving Classic at The Pyramid this past weekend.
  
  
• Gators top 49ers
  The 49ers had their third loss of the season on Sunday at The Pyramid, and although the game was a close one, the Beach lost to the Florida Gators, 72-69.