Folklorico
fashions
Alisha Gomez/On-line Forty-Niner
The Burbank Bailadores and Aguilas of Burbank
Elementary School, an afterschool activity
in its 16th year, dance at the Speaker's Platform
across from the University Bookstore Friday.
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sports
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Dirtbags back on track
Long Beach State parlayed a strong effort
from starting pitcher Nate Beucler and a 16-hit attack
into a 10-1 nonconference baseball victory over Miami
Sunday in Miami.
- Smith
leads 49ers to sweep, sets record
Jessica Smith had two RBIs to help visiting
Long Beach State beat Sacramento State, 5-1, Sunday and
complete a sweep of the Big West Conference three-game
series.
- Mays
effort leads LBSU at Stanford
Tyler Mays finished tied for eighth and
Long Beach State placed 13th at the U.S. Intercollegiate
men's golf tournament hosted by Stanford University.
- Invite
all right for Beach
Long Beach State hosted several top college
and international athletes Saturday at the Long Beach
Invitational at Jack Rose Track, and the meet produced
some top performances by Beach athletes.
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news
- Contractor
faulted again
Cal State Long Beach took over the Fine
Arts Buildings renovation project last week after kicking
the construction company off the site for a second time
because it was not happy with the rate at which things
were progressing, staff said.
- Go
to graduate school, make more money
With jobs in short supply, college graduates are flocking
to graduate programs both at Cal State Long Beach and
across the nation.
- Adventures
in store for Sylvia Maxson
Sylvia Maxson is packing her bags and leaving her husband,
Cal State Long Beach President Robert Maxson for a month.
Her destination -- South Africa. Her reason -- research.
- CSULB
gives Genocide its due
April 24 marks the memorial day of the Armenian Genocide
from 1880-1915 in which 1.5 million Armenians were massacred
by Turkish forces.
- College
students overworked, uneducated
Balancing full-time enrollment and part-time employment
is negatively affecting academic performance and the quality
of education for many college students, according to a
study released last week by the California Public Interest
Research Group.
opinion
- Our view:
Abercombie's idea misguided
Retail clothing company Abercrombie & Fitch recently
unveiled a line of T-shirts that, although meant to be
humorous, are nothing more than veiled racist attacks
against Asian-Americans.
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Racism
toward Mexican-Americans nothing new, not going anywhere
Now that the A.S.I. election silliness is all behind us,
it's time to move on to more important topics, like racism.
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Arctic
drilling must be stopped
For over five decades, Republican politicians have pushed
the issue of drilling in the Arctic to minimize the import
of crude oil, regardless of the ecological consequences.
diversions
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"I love you" paints a perfect picture
First dates, especially blind dates, can
be such a nerve-wracking part of life, which is exactly
how the first half of "I Love You, You're Perfect,
Now Change" portrays the vicious circle of dating.
- Green
Day saves concert from 'Disaster'
The "Pop Disaster Tour" was not
so much a rock concert Sunday at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
as it was a punk rock Mardi Gras.
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