• Newspaper, campus evolve over years
  Fifty-five years ago, the Daily Forty-Niner made its first appearance on the campus of Cal State Long Beach. Only it wasn't called the Daily Forty-Niner, and it wasn't called California State University, Long Beach.

• Book prices force students to dig deeper into pockets
  College students spend a month's rent every semester on books, according to a study published by USA Today.

• Senators discuss stipends
  The ASI Senate convened yesterday to discuss, among other items, stipends for Senators.

• The Daily Forty-Niner: history in the making
  Favored among faculty, students and alumni, "CSULB" and "LBSU" hooded sweatshirts are seen throughout many campuses, shopping malls and sporting events.

• The Pyramid stands loud and proud at CSULB
  Since opening its doors 10 years ago, The Pyramid has become one of the most recognizable structures on campus, serving as a backdrop for Cal State Long Beach students.

• Daily Forty-Niner has long history of covering campus news, events
  The Daily Forty-Niner has covered thousands of stories over the last 55 years. The outpouring of art and entertainment, the development of various campus structures, the start of budget cuts and new technology, the affirmative action program, safe sex promotions and the threat of terrorism are only a few of the many topics the newspaper covered.

• Cal State Long Beach is second largest university in state
  Today, the Beach is the largest university in the Cal State University system and the second largest university in California, with UCLA taking the top spot.

• The joint starts jumping with KKJZ
  It's been 23 years since Cal State Long Beach became the home of KKJZ, which was known as KLON when it came to CSULB in 1981. KKJZ is the No. 1 rated jazz station in the country, and the only full-time station in the Los Angeles area broadcasting mainstream acoustic jazz.

• Our View: Daily Forty-Niner celebrates 55th anniversary
  We at the Daily Forty-Niner are celebrating our 55th anniversary. The Daily Forty-Niner has had 55 years of reporting news, sports, entertainment and opinions to the students of Cal State Long Beach.

• Beach TV continues to keep people tuning in
  Who are those people who run TV broadcast productions, who line their pockets with gold at the expense of viewers, exploited advertisers and ad agencies?

• ‘Halo 2’ blasts away the competition
  The messiah arrived for first-person shooter fans on Tuesday in the form of "Halo 2," the sequel to Bungie Studios' incalculably popular sci-fi epic.

Sports

• Professional athletes stem from CSULB sports teams
  Since the creation of the Daily Forty-Niner 55 years ago, staff writers and editors have had the privilege of witnessing and reporting on numerous outstanding athletes at Cal State Long Beach. Some of these CSULB alumni athletes go on to professional sports and the Olympic Games.

• Former Dirtbag cleans up with AL Rookie of the Year
  A prestigious award for a worthy player as former Long Beach State Dirtbag and Oakland Athletics shortstop, Bobby Crosby was named the American League Rookie of the Year.

• 49ers ready to tangle with SJSU on home ice
  Tonight at 9 p.m. the 49ers' Ice Hockey team will skate out onto the ice at Glacial Gardens looking for revenge against the San Jose State Spartans.

• Hawkins a golden addition to 49ers
  The men's basketball team needed to find an impact player, and it seems junior transfer Shawn Hawkins is going to be the man to fill that role after he scored a game-high 21 points during the 49ers' 78-43 win Friday in The Pyramid, making him this week's Nugget in the Rough.