Blues festival Thousands of fans attended the two-day blues festival featuring the Original Blasters and Buddy Guy, along with eight other bands that played throughout the afternoon and early evening on Saturday and Sunday. • Tracey Roman / Daily Forty-Niner

 

News

• KJAZZ celebrates its 25th anniversary case of the blues
  Thousands were in attendance this weekend as radio station 88.1 KKJZ held the 25th annual Long Beach Blues Festival at Cal State Long Beach.

• Incoming students offer new view of campus
  So many students attend Cal State Long Beach it’s a wonder how we all survive the first week of classes.

• English professors write as they teach
  For most students on campus, writing is either a hopeful profession or a dreadful task. But for Lisa Glatt and Suzanne Greenberg, it’s breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Opinion

• Our View: Library and bookstore privacy violated
  Book enthusiasts beware — bookstore and library records are not safe, thanks to the Patriot Act.

• Democracy eroded by Bush Administration
  On September 1st, 2004 the Haiti Support Network, which represents many Haitians in the United States, called for support for Haiti’s movement for justice and sovereignty.

Sports