Vol. 5, No 37 Tuesday, October 27, 1998

• Festival honors Japanese culture
• Jury seated for trial
• Chinese studies degree program may soon be offered at CSULB

• Vote for gay rights
• CSULB students continue to excel

• Dinner with irony, relationships with a twist
• Slam dunk gets rejected despite friend's help
• Too bland to fill appetite

• NBA struggles with economics
• Trojans dominate The Beach