News

• L.B. Transit paves the way for hybrid buses
  Long Beach's air quality may begin improving next year after the arrival of 27 hybrid busses to be used by Long Beach Transit.

• Students 'SignUp' to use computers at The Beach
  The Library Information Commons has introduced a new log-in station monitoring a student's activity and time spent at a computer.

• Clerks strike after negotiations fail
  LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Three major supermarket chains said Sunday they plan to hire temporary workers to keep hundreds of stores open as grocery clerks in Southern California began a strike.

• Geological science professor receives grant
  Teresa Ramirez-Herrera, professor of geological sciences at Cal State Long Beach has received a $83,589 grant from the National Science Foundation.

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• CSULB students shoot to win pool championship
  Cal State Long Beach held its annual billiard tournament Friday in the University Student Union. Thirty students, 26 males and four females, competed for the chance to be the champion and represent CSULB at the regional tournament.

 

Opinion

• Our View: SUV write-off only for wealthy
  Although Arnie may not be a small-business person anymore, he may be a little disappointed to find out that his Hummers won't be as big a tax write-off as they could have been.

• Women need folic acid for health
  October is National Spina Bifida Awareness month and therefore, there is no better time to remind all women of childbearing age (15-45 years) about the importance of taking a daily multivitamin that contains 400 micrograms (mcg) of folic acid.

• Letter to the editor: Employee parking difficult also
  As an 18-year veteran employee of the university I felt I needed to reply to your front page article on parking issues.

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