Study break

Taking a break from their classes, students pass time in the University Student Union playing billiards.

News

• Police ticketing increasing
  In the month of September alone, University Police officers have issued 1,376 tickets, a significant increase compared to the 929 tickets issued last year at the same time according to University Police records.

• Sorority supports cancer research
  Cal State Long Beach's Tri Delta sorority is getting involved with Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, participating in both local and national organizations.

• CSULB students interview space station astronauts
  Two students from the Cal State Long Beach American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics chapter were given the chance to interview astronauts from the International Space Station last Thursday.

• Huffington drops out of California recall race
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Independent candidate Arianna Huffington dropped out of the California recall race on Tuesday, saying it was her best hope of preventing Arnold Schwarzenegger from becoming governor.

 

Opinion

• Our View: Small business insurance beneficial
  If universal health insurance is such a lofty goal, it may be because businesses are unwilling to take on any responsibility for their workers.

• Ethnic terms are arbitrary labels
  September is Latino Heritage month, and as such last week was full of celebration and different festivities not only on campus, but off campus as well. The Women's Expressions group used "Viva La Mujer." as their theme for their monthly collaboration of poetry, dance, art and songs.

• Tax rhetoric taxes the truth
  Liberals always scream about how tax cuts are like lottery giveaways to the rich.  This has made the issue of taxes a hot one for them over the last year.

• Women cheaters should have remorse
  At 8:30 a.m. it takes a lot to get most of our attention.

• Letter to the editor: Bad Service
  I'm a graduating senior atCal State Long Beach, I was hoping to make this my last and final semester here; unfortunately, some occurrences are putting a halt on my expected triumph.

 

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