News

• Chaplain speaks about Guantanamo Bay
  Former Muslim Chaplain for the U.S. Army James Yee spoke at a forum sponsored by Cal State Long Beach Muslim Student Association (MSA) Tuesday.
  
• Iranian artist shows work, shares life experiences
  Mehri Dadgar, an Iranian artist living in America, is displaying her work at Cal State Long Beach until Thursday.
  
• Beachboard upgrades to a more user-friendly status
  Surfing Beachboard is easier now than it was last summer thanks to recent changes.
  

Opinion

• Our View: Embellished phrases misleading, painful
  It is human nature to embellish stories. Often people will use descriptive detail, florid language and elaborate sentences to make their stories more interesting to others.
  
• French stereotypes incorrect, discover truth
  OK, I don’t want to go off on another “stop stereotyping the French” rampage, but let me ask this — who is the idiot who told you “French people don’t shower, French girls can braid their armpit hair because it’s so long and French people don’t believe in deodorant.
  
• Proposition 76 destroys checks and balances
  Checks and balances are the key ingredients to keeping the delicate balance of democracy in place.