Educating future employees Opportunities • Representing Fox Television Stations, Denise Luna explains the various opportunities available to students interested in the company. Tracey Roman / Online Forty-Niner

News

• Maric appointed as public defender despite surprise opponent
  In a four-and-a-half hour session Wednesday, the Associated StudentsSenate filled the final Academic Senate vacancy, appointed a public defender and debated several pieces of legislation at length.
  
• KTLA highlights downtown Long Beach
  Downtown Long Beach was the site of a live broadcast of the KTLA/WB Morning News Thursday from 7 to 9 a.m. at the Pike at Rainbow Harbor.
  
  
• Presidential candidate Reichard to meet with students
  Gary Reichard, provost and senior vice president of Academic Affairs at Cal State Long Beach, will be meeting with students, faculty and staff members today to explain why he feels he is the best choice to succeed President Robert C. Maxson.

Opinion

• Our View: Genetically modified foods need research
  Since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, food companies have been searching for a way to extend the shelf life of fruits and vegetables.
  
  
• MySpace addicts might soon cut cold turkey
  When we get on the computer, we immediately check for fresh, new comments that may have been left for us during the two seconds we stepped away from the computer on our good old MySpace account.
  
• Tattoos encourage student self-expression
  Shows such as “Miami Ink” and “Inked” are picking up popularity and shedding a new light on the world of tattoo artistry. Previously having a negative connotation, tattoos are now becoming mainstream body accessories.
  
• Environment needs governmental help
  The House of Representatives voted 229-193 last week to overhaul the Landmark 1973 Endangered Species Act, our nation’s most powerful environmental law.
  

Diversions

• Clothing sizes changed over past decades; labels deceptive
  In the irrational world of women’s clothing, size is a vague concept. Manufacturers and designers all have their own very different, very individual sizing rules.
  
• ‘Domino’ fails to live up to real life of bounty hunter/model
  Keira Knightley stars in “Domino,” a sort-of-true story based on the model-turned-bounty hunter who has probably gone through more goldfish in her lifetime than eyeliner.