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VOL. LV, NO. 55

California State University, Long Beach

December 2, 2004

Editorial Staff

Sonya Smith
Editor in Chief

Trent Loomis
Managing Editor

L'oreal Battistelli
City Editor

Kara Ogushi
Assistant City Editor

Heather Stamp
News Editor

Gerry Wachovsky
Diversions Editor

Elysse James
Opinion Editor

Michael Bower
Sports Editor

Tracey Roman
Photo Editor

Joe Cho

Jon Cook

Yulian Danusastro
Staff Photographers

Steve Padilla
Graphic Artist

Beverly Munson
General Manager

Jennie Lessel
Assistant Ad/Business Manager

Sara Watanasirisuk

Stacy Hopper
Office Assistants

Jamie Eggleston
Production Manager

Kari Schneider
Assistant Production Manager


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Holiday cheer surrounds

Long Beach

Gifts • Stephanie Warner demonstrates where to drop off your gift donation in room 311 of the student union. The gifts will be distributed to less fortunate children next Wednesday at the 7th annual Cherishing Children Christmas party. Click on the link below for the full story. Tracey Roman / Online Forty-Niner

News

Holiday cheer surrounds Long Beach
During the month of December enjoy the entire glittering splendor Long Beach has to offer throughout the community.

CSULB and LBCC receive grant money
A five-year grant of $3.4 million was awarded to Cal State Long Beach and Long Beach City College by the U.S. Department of Education to help the schools develop better programs and services to improve student achievement in math, science and English, and to make the transition from city college to Cal State a smoother process.

Divorce prevalent among parents of college students
It was a cold and rainy day. Travis Schmitt's mother stopped by his fifth-grade classroom to pick him up early from school. When he got to the car his older sister was already in the back seat.

Opinion

Ridge's resignation brings total to seven
The White House lost yet another Cabinet member. Tom Ridge, Secretary of the Homeland Security Department, announced his resignation Nov. 30.

Is America's healthcare system inefficient?
The health care system in the United States is the most advanced and expensive in the world.

Diversions

Rock band U2 proves eleventh time's a charm
In a time where the world is changing and becoming more of an alien place, where uncertainty and chaos echo, there are few absolutes: love, compassion — and rock ‘n' roll. Contrary to popular belief, rock ‘n' roll isn't dead — it just took a four-year vacation.

Sports

UCLA sneaks past 49ers, 75-62
The Long Beach State men's basketball team entered the hallowed halls of UCLA's Pauley Pavillion with the hope that it would be a momentum-building game characterized by defensive intensity and hard-nosed play.

Beach to play Utah Friday
The regular season is at a close and the NCAA Tournament is upon the doorstep for Long Beach State's women's volleyball team as they prepare to take on Utah at Pauley Pavilion on the campus of UCLA, Friday at 5:30 p.m.

Tomassi pushes his way up to nations elite
It took just one incident at a high school water polo practice to turn Reid Tomassi in to the athlete he is today.

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