Speech • During Friday’s convocation, President Maxson looks back on his time at CSULB. Bradley Zint / Daily Forty-Niner

News

• President Maxson delivers final convocation address
  Cal State Long Beach President Robert C. Maxson gave a heartfelt speech in the Carpenter Center before an audience that both admired his contribution to CSULB and expressed sorrow over his upcoming retirement.
  
• Students find extra partking at Veterans Stadium
  With construction of a new parking structure taking place in Lot 11, there might be some serious problems finding parking on campus; however Cal State Long Beach is offering several alternatives to on-campus parking, the main one being the use of Veterans Stadium.
  
• Campus experiences makeover for fall semester
  The new fall season brings visible and practical changes to the Cal State Long Beach campus.
  
• Binge drinking decreases by 14.7% at CSULB
  Cal State Long Beach makes a sober toast to recent statistics of a decline in alcohol-related misconduct, according to the California State University Alcohol Policy report submitted to the CSU Board of Trustees in July.
  
• India studies come to Cal State Long Beach
  The Yudanandan Center, which is also known as the Center for Indian studies, was funded by husband and wife team Uka and Nalini Solanki.
  
  
• Bundling leads to high textbook prices
  College textbooks prices have increased at twice the rate of inflation over the last two decades according to the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO).
  
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Opinion

• Our view: Princeton Review analyzes The Beach
  Back in the day when many of us were searching frantically for the perfect college, we consulted the Princeton Review.
  
• Don't give me a home where the hippopotami roam
  Lions and tigers and bears — oh my! Toto, I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore.
  
• CSULB admissions standards for transfer students unfair
  A friend of mine planned to transfer from a community college to our lovely university in Spring 2006.

Diversions

• Staind fans enjoy new album at concert in Anaheim
  Staind, a Massachusetts-based band, has started yet another chapter of their musical journeys with the debut of their newest album, “Chapter V,” released Aug. 9.
  
• Service at the Fantastic Cafe is anything but
  Fantastic Cafe is a sit-down restaurant located close to campus, just southeast of the Anaheim and Studebaker intersection.
  
• Every night is college night at Mai Tai Bar
  When you walk into Mai Tai Bar, you immediately get a laid back feeling. After showing proper identification — you must be 21 to enter — you are surrounded by comfortable couches and friendly people.
  
• 'From F to Phi Beta' mostly helpful for first-time freshmen
  Chapter three of Lance Ong’s new book “From F to Phi Beta Kappa: Supercharge Your Study Skills” is titled “Work Hard and Wisely,” and contains the subhead “Know When to Put Fun on Hold.” Clearly, I need to brush up on these lessons as I sit on Venice Beach and write this review.

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