News

• Professor makes 400-mile commute to teach
  Tim Howard, a Cal State Long Beach instructor, is so dedicated to his job that despite his fear of flying he anxiously boards a JetBlue A-320 plane every Monday evening to teach a public relations class in the journalism department at The Beach.
  

• Students get creative with Christmas spending
  With the onset of the holiday season, students are feeling the financial pressure to provide gifts for friends and loved ones. College students are notorious for being short on cash, so many have to find creative ways to provide gifts without breaking the bank.
  
• Maxson takes last presidential steps at CSULB
  The end of the semester is within sight, as is the end of an era at Cal State Long Beach.
  
• Black corporate speakers discuss importance of work ethic
  In order to move forward we must look back. That is the essence of Sankofa, an annual student, alumni and corporate mixer hosted by the Black Business Student Association and the National Society of Black Engineers.
  
  
• CSULB solicitors must have permit
  Students are familiar with solicitors throughout campus, and with the holiday season underway, solicitors are hard to ignore.
  
  
• University Student Union undergoes ventilation repairs
  As students enter the University Student Union, they will notice the large signs posted on each entry door stating the building’s heating, cooling and ventilation systems are under repair.
  

Opinion

• Our View: Celebrity obsession overdone, pointless
  Many difficulties are plaguing the American conscious lately. The ongoing struggle abroad, another possible recession, the blatant corruption within the Bush administration, and for many students, final exams. But recently there has been a surge in public concern and awareness for a different kind of interest—the lives of celebrities.
  
  
• People should stop undermining police efforts
  One of the things I hate about this state is the way we turn on our police at the drop of a hat. These men and women routinely put their lives at risk to ensure our safety.
  
  
• Rap music lost original purpose, materialistic
  Rap music has had many contributions to society.
  
  
  
  Diversions
  
• Local bands compete for money, prizes, recognition
  Musical diversity and originality won out over volume and stage presence Friday night at Cal State Long Beach’s Battle of the Bands.
  
  
• Tommy Lee Jones directing effort worth viewing
  “The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada” is the second film Tommy Lee Jones has directed, and it’s his first film to be released in theaters. The film comes 10 years after his first TV film, “The Good Old Boys.” The “Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada” stars Tommy Lee Jones, Barry Pepper, Julio Cedillo and January in a film about friendship, a promise made and kept, vigilante justice and an involuntary quest for redemption.
  
  
  
• ‘ Enlighten’ isn’t quite enlightening enough for players
  To enlighten: to give spiritual insight to (Merriam Webster).
  
  
  Sports
  
  
• Bush wins Heisman hands down
  The lack of suspense resembled the climax of a Superman movie or any other movie when everyone knows who will win.
  
  
• 49er offense stumbles, Spartans win 69-56
  The usually high-octane 49er offense sputtered in The Walter Pyramid Saturday afternoon, as the San Jose State Spartans handed the Beach their fifth loss of the season, 69-56.
  
  
• Rollercoaster beginning for men’s basketball
  The first seven games of the season have been nothing less than a roller coaster ride for the Long Beach State men’s basketball team.