Edwin Roberts, political science professor

News

• Professor taught with animation
  Edwin Roberts, political science professor and faculty adviser of the Political Science Student Association at Cal State Long Beach, died last week of a heart attack, leaving behind family, students and faculty who said they enjoyed his teaching abilities and passion for politics. He was 43.
  
• CSULB's first faculty trustee steps up
  In July Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger appointed Cal State Long Beach film and electronics department chair and professor of communication studies Craig Smith as the new California State University faculty trustee. Smith is the first CSULB professor to be appointed to this position.
  
• New site provides non-viral STD info
  Presutti Laboratories, a pharmaceutical company, created the first major Web site for Trichomoniasis, the most common non-viral sexually transmitted disease in the United States.
  
• Researchers hope to stop hacking attempts
  STANFORD (U-Wire) —Aware of the rampant growth of high-profile online information thefts, a team of Stanford University computer science researchers said they feel there is clearly a need to make Internet users’ passwords more secure.
  
• International students fight for on time visas
  LOS ANGELES (U-Wire) — Deise Ponce, a UC-Santa Barbara student, showed up shortly before 4 a.m., a full four hours before the Spanish Consulate on Wilshire Boulevard opened its doors.

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Opinion

• Our view: Jennings' death ushers in new age
  The London Bridge has fallen down. Atlantis sinks. People pillaged Rome. The Berlin Wall is now in shambles. Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
  
• Clear Channel clueless about what listeners want
  The largest radio broad cast company in the United States, Clear Channel Communications, announced Monday that 15 percent more listeners are tuning in to Clear Channel-owned radio stations in the top 25 radio markets in the country compared to last year.
  
• Juvenile courts should not replace parents
  Maribel Cuevas escaped jail time Aug. 3 for a felony charge of assault with a deadly weapon after throwing a two-pound rock at Elijah Vang. Instead, she has to meet with the “victim” and discuss the incident.
  
• Children's cell phones not needed
  The rudeness of cell phone users all over campus cause many people to scorn the necessity of this wireless technology.

Diversions

• Game, set match for X-Box's new tennis game 'Outlaw'
  AUSTIN (U-Wire) — Eighty-year-old grandmothers, you have been warned: “Outlaw Tennis,” the latest from Global Star Software on Xbox, might not be the game you want to buy for your grandkids, though it may be their pick.
  
• Fans rock out to System of a Down at Long Beach Arena
  From Disturbed to Avenged Sevenfold, there are plenty of bands churning out generic heavy metal these days.