Art • The sculpture above was created by Piotr Kowalsi in 1965 as part of the first International Art Symposium. Kowalsi used stainless steel and formed its shapes using dynamite charges underwater. This statue to the right, found by the LA-5 building, is the infamous “Forty-Niner Prospector” which represents the CSULB school mascot and the spirit of the 49er. Tracey Roman / Daily Forty-Niner

News

• Campus art both admired and ignored
  Students at Cal State Long Beach walk by history on a daily basis as they pass the various sculptures scattered around campus.
  
  
• New electronic resources join library's lot
  In the early morning quiet of the campus on Friday, the Long Beach College Republicans (LBCR) planted 3,000 tiny American flags into the grass along the Friendship Walk in honor of the victims of 9/11.

  
  
• Athletes raise $11,000 for Katrina victims
  A coalition of student athletes and members of the Student Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC), went into the community and raised $11,000 last weekend for fellow department members whose families were affected by Hurricane Katrina.
  
• Skin cancer rate for young females triples
  LOS ANGELES (U-Wire) – The incidence of skin cancer among females under 40 has tripled, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

  
  
• Hurricane Katrina Disaster Relief Information
  The nursing and engineering departments in conjunction with the American Red Cross are currently collaborating to spearhead a disaster relief effort for hurricane victims. Today through Sept. 16 there will be donation stations at the University Bookstore, at the Learning Center inside the nursing building, and at the Outpost. Associated Students, Inc., in collaboration with the Student Athlete Advisory Committee, will have a donation container available at ASI Recruitment Night, Week of Welcome and in the ASI Office (USU-311).
  
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Opinion

• Our view: Holocaust remembrance should remain
  The Holocaust is an event in history long to be remembered and never to be forgotten.
  
• Dog legislation needs reform-blame owners
  According to a Reuters article, California approved a law that could reduce the amount of “dangerous” dog breeds such as pit bulls.
  
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Diversions

• Baja Splash kicks off Hispanic Heritage Month
  Mariachi music and folkloric dancers performed in front of a backdrop of leopard sharks, giant sea bass, rays and other marine life at the Aquarium of the Pacific last weekend.
  
• Aquarium of the Pacific September events
  Yeah, I know, I didn’t want to come back either, but here I am. Yeah, textbooks are expensive, so arenew clothes.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

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• All-Tournament 49er Classic dominated by LBSU women
  Long Beach State hosted the third annual All-Tournament 49er Classic at The George Allen Field Sept. 8-12 which featured Weber State and Hawaii.
  

• Passion for the game evident in Logeman
  The men’s golf team at Long Beach State has a positive outlook on the upcoming season, partially due to team member James Logeman.