May Day madness Michael Watanabe/On-line Forty-Niner Tahitian dancers perform at the University Student Union Southwest Terrace during the fourth annual May Day, an event that displayed cultural dances from Tahiti to Fiji to Hawaii. The Pacific Islander’s Association sponsored the dancing.

News

• Faculty leaves CSU system for better life quality of life
  Education: Lack of research abilities at CSULB has professors seeking new opportunities.
  
  
• Conference focuses on Latino retention
  Latino students have one of the lowest admission, retention and graduation rates on the Cal State Long Beach campus, as well as statewide.
  
  
• Fulbright program offers opportunities
  Thinking of studying, researching or teaching English in other countries without paying any money? The Fulbright Scholarship is one option for students to consider.
  
  

Opinion

• Mexican ID card benefits all
  The California Assembly on Monday approved legislation, AB 522, that would allow Mexican illegal and legal aliens to obtain city and county services by displaying an identification card issued by the Mexican Consulate.
  
  
• Regulating Internet sites difficult
  As “spam” filters get tighter and tighter, gone are the days when 50 e-mails with messages touting enlargements and porn sites slipped into the unsuspecting web-goers’ mailbox.
  
  
  

Sports

• Final Four too final
  No offense to men’s volleyball, but Final Four should really mean Final Four.
  
  
• 49ers come up one match short
  After a horrendous 0-3 start to the season the Long Beach State women’s tennis team fought its way back to the Big West Conference Championship match only to be stopped by Cal Poly 4-1.