News

• Alexander turns down new car for minivan
  The California State University Board of Trustees approved F. King Alexander’s executive compensation of a $1,000 car allowance, house and a $280,008 salary in a meeting earlier this month.
  
  
• Uganda refugees’ journeys, trials shown in film
  Several Cal State Long Beach students got an inside view on what it means to be a war refugee Wednesday afternoon.
  
  
• Voter registration increases among CSUs
  After joint efforts by 22 California State University campuses to encourage their students to vote in the Nov. 8 special election, 5,000 students statewide registered this year.
  
  
• Senate develops resolution against student fee hikes
  The Associated Students Senate is taking an official stance against " student taxation” in the form of a resolution brought to the Senate floor Wednesday.
  
  
  
• Film opens students’ eyes about Iranian stereotypes
  The Middle East/Near East Committee showed students two films documenting Iranian immigrant struggles Wednesday evening as part of International Education Week (IEW).
  
  

Opinion

• Our View: Coffee creeps onto The Beach’s shores
  The Daily Forty-Niner reported this week a new Starbucks location is to be added to the main entrance of the University Library. One of the most successful American enterprises in recent history has finally crept onto the shores of The Beach.
  
  
  
• Study says some sex acts have some good facts
  Every breathing human knows that sex, or least orgasm, feels good. Whether you’re a curious teenager beginning the agonizing process of puberty or a whack job living in isolation in your mom’s basement, you know what sex is and have a general idea of why so many engage in this activity like Energizer bunnies on speed.
  
  
• Bird Flu hysteria just for the birds, all hype
  Understandably, the United States government wants to regain the faith of its citizens after recently being criticized for its slow response to cities destroyed by natural disasters like Hurricane Katrina. However, is it necessary for them to use “fear factors,” such as the Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) Virus, just to appear competent to handle national tragedies?
  
  
  
• Facebook photo incriminates students for underage drinking
  Officials at North Carolina State University recently used photographs on the popular Web site facebook.com to cite nine students for underage drinking.
  
  
  
  

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• Los Angeles’ East West players present ‘Equus’
  “ Prince begat Prance… and Prance begat Prankus! And Prankus begat Flankus! … Flankus begat Spankus. And Spankus begat Spunkus the great, who lived three score years!.. And Legwus begat Neckwu. And Neckwus begat Fleckwus, the King of Spit. And Fleckwus spoke out of his chinkle-chankle!… And he said, ‘Behold — I give you Equus, my only begotten son!’”
  
  
  
  Sports
  
• Steroid punishments juiced up
  Rafael Palmeiro, Mark McGwire and Barry Bonds have been lumped into the steroid category, a place no player wants to be. Palmeiro was suspended for 10 days because of steroid use and McGwire and Bonds have both been suspected of using substances.