Hard at work Daniel Frias/Daily Forty-Niner CSULB students Claudia Garcia and Melissa Gatdula study for a biology test at the Maxson Center in the University Student Union.

 

News

• Retention rate high at CSULB
  Cal State Long Beach ranks among the highest in freshman retention compared with other universities in the California State University system, making CSULB students more likely to attain a college degree than those at any other CSU.

• Dorm residents suffer from computer viruses
  Since the beginning of the semester, dorm residents have had on-and-off Internet connection primarily due to the congestion caused by computer worms and the numerous users connected to an outdated network.

• CSULB to study re-refined oil
  The oilrigs near campus may have some competition soon. A grant recently awarded to the university is exploring ways to reduce the amount of waste created by tires and the reuse of motor oil.

• Professors aid recent fire victims
  The tragedy of the recent fires has left many people devastated and homeless, and for others, it has also been a time for researching the tactics that may be used to prevent future flames.

• NEWS IN A FEW

• Awnings cause controvery
  Doug Buis decided over the summer to build several outdoor canopies to shield art students from the natural elements.

• Arnold reveals budget plans
  SACRAMENTO (AP) — Voters in March should be asked to approve a carrot-and-stick approach to breaking the state’s cycle of enacting fat budgets in good times that can’t be sustained during economic downturns, Gov. Arnold Schwarz-enegger’s finance director told state lawmakers.

 

Opinion

• Our View: Jackson, parents share blame
  In the 10 years since Michael Jackson was last accused of child molestation, he has not exactly cleared his name.

• Letters to the editor

• Comic expressions

 

• ART review: Artists merge expression with technology
  Art has always been a means of self-expression.

• Word out on CSULB student fashion faux pas
  As busy students hustling from class to class, worrying about everything from exams to term papers, and relationships to rent, it is easy to fall victim to the many crimes of fashion with so many other things on our minds.

 

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