Water Polo Jon Cook/On-line Forty-Niner 49er Thomas Onyshko attempts to defend against the scoring attack of Stanford. The Beach was defeated in Sunday's match. Click here for the complete story.

 

News

• Black families conference topic
  "Reviving the Black Family" was the theme of the 24th Annual Black Consciousness Conference held Thursday through Saturday at the University Student Union Ballroom.

• Beach films win top awards
  Two films by Cal State Long Beach students were finalists and one received top honors at the 2003 Media Arts Festival, held last weekend at CSU Channel Islands.

• Arnold takes office amid worldwide audience
  SACRAMENTO (AP) -- Arnold Schwarzenegger, who arrived in the United States 35 years ago as a body builder dreaming of fame and fortune, was inaugurated as California's 38th governor Monday and said he was ready to take on the "massive weight we must lift off our state."

 

Opinion

• Our View: Sacramento to be terminated
  Ah, the long wait has finally come to an end. Today, Schwarzenegger takes the oath, and hopefully keeps at least one of the promises he made on his campaign march.

• Musician sings against America
  Ever since the United States toppled Saddam Hussein's regime and freed the Iraqis from oppression, it seems the liberal anti-war movement has made itself more and more visible, each outburst more outrageous than the last.

 

• Water polo family reunion goes to son
  They say you can never go home again.

• Men's basketball splits two exhibition games
  The Long Beach State men's basketball team opened its 2003-04 season with two exhibition games.