Unexpected Return Tracey Roman/Online Forty-Niner A Marine father, Jackie Robertson, received new orders that allowed him to return from Iraq just in time to see his daughter, Avianta Robertson, graduate with her bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism.

 

News

• School supports prison program
  The Prison Industry Authority (PIA), a state prison-operated organization that produces a large variety of products to sell to state agencies, provides Cal State Long Beach with office furniture at the students' expense.

• Shaky future for Cal Grants
  With California still feeling the tightening grip of the budget crisis, certain programs, many of which involve higher education, are still on the brink. One such program that helps underprivileged students pay for college had an especially shaky future but now seems to have gotten a new lease on life.

Opinion

• Our View: Stop littering, not smoking
  The next time you're tanning on the beach and want to reach for a cigarette, think twice because with the new ban on smoking at beaches in Los Angeles and Santa Monica counties you could be fined $250 for satisfying that craving.

• Letter to the editor
  Accepting blame
  This is concerning the article about the Armenian genocide in the May 11 issue. Clearly Isil Sumertas Rahmanian has a point of giving "peace a chance", however, let us not overlook the facts.

Sports

• Dirtbags follow playoff dreams to Omaha Friday
  Despite being swept by third ranked Miami this past weekend, the Dirtbags look forward to begining post-season play at Palo Alto in the NCAA regional tournament, which starts Friday.