News

• Amen Rahh sentenced to three years probation
  Onlookers in a Compton courtroom burst into loud applause and howls of glee Friday as Cal State Long Beach professor Amen Rahh avoided prison time at his sentencing in a felony case involving misuse of public funds.

• Civil rights group condemns work of CSULB professor
  The Southern Poverty Law Center, a civil rights group based in Montgomery, Ala., recently condemned the work of a Cal State Long Beach professor and the Web site on which he publishes as being anti-Semitic and anti-immigration.

• Alternative education offers acceptance
  Nestled inside the sanctity of the First United Methodist Church on the outskirts of downtown Long Beach, teacher Sandy Miller provides a safe, supportive learning environment for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning youths.

• Professor chosen to join Rwandan peace mission
  A Cal State Long Beach faculty member will be traveling to Rwanda as part of the Fulbright-Hays Group Project Abroad seminar.

• Ambitious CSULB student ahead of his time
  Sean Welsh an 18-year-old California State Long Beach student is a renowned piano player, chief coordinator for a group called Medical Mission, and helped found Sigma Phi Omega, a gerontology club on campus.

   

 

Opinion

• Our View: Looking into a crystal ball
  Having spent the past four months analyzing a mass of public policy issues, it’s time for us to put all our cards on the table.

• The ugly reality of our enemy
  For my final column of the semester I was throwing around several ideas of doing something special but recent events have occurred that I believe I would be doing an injustice to not discuss.

• Governor’s budget threatens students
  This summer, a great debate is before us in Sacramento, a debate with serious implications for you as college students.

• Letter to the editor

 

Diversions

• ‘Troy’ stumbles under its own weight
  COLLEGE PARK, Md. (U-Wire)- It makes perfect sense to bring one of the oldest stories ever told to the big screen. The mother of all war tales.

• Getting very emotional about Emo
  Across the course of time there have been many unanswered questions.

• Concert review: Mars Volta spurn convention at The Wiltern
  LOS ANGELES (U-Wire) - When today’s music fans make the effort to catch their favorite band live, they often expect a rendition, if not an exact duplication, of the group’s latest album.

 

Sports

• Softball sweep earns team conference crown
  The Long Beach State women’s softball team ended its 2004 regular season the way it started, winning.

• Lakers eliminate Spurs with four-straight wins
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — With four future Hall of Famers, the Los Angeles Lakers have some kind of imposing offense.

• Tennis eliminated by UCLA in NCAA playoffs
  As many people know and the Long Beach State women’s tennis team found out, all good things must come to an end.