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	Vol.7, No 61, January 24, 2000
	CSULB spring enrollment rises By Tom Harshbarger Daily Forty-Niner Enrollment at Cal State Long Beach has dropped since last semester, but more students are attending in spring 2000 than in previous spring semesters, according to the latest figures. The decrease between fall and spring is normal, though, said Donald Coan, director of Institutional Research. "There is always a certain amount of attrition from fall to spring," Coan said. "Some students find they can't handle the rigors of university life."  Coan said he expects spring enrollment to increase again by Feb. 18, when the campus' official census is complete, as more students register for classes. This semester's enrollment probably will be less than the fall 1999 student enrollment of 30,012, up 1,375 from fall 1998.  As of Jan. 14, the end of Student Orientation and Registration, 25,417 students had enrolled at CSULB, compared to 24,350 students in the same period for last spring, a 4.4 percent increase. The spring 1999 enrollment eventually rose to 27,108. The large population does not appear to be affecting students too much, and they have few complaints. Several said they've had little or no trouble getting the classes they need, but sometimes the classes themselves are a little crowded. "Lecture classes where there are 150 students are too much," said Christine Lau, a junior liberal studies major. "I get kind of claustrophobic. "I don't think my classes are too big for the most part, as long as the professors can get to know their students." Others had complaints about common areas, such as University Bookstore, where students tend to gather in bunches.  "I don't like having to wait in long lines at the Bookstore," said Eric Le, a senior aerospace engineering major. "I wish the service were faster." "I just go to class and then go home, so I avoid the crowds," said Alex Yam, a junior computer science major.		CSULB spring enrollment rises   2 busted for car burglary   Student to be honored   Carpooling program eases congestion   Fraternities, sororities at CSULB offer support   Doors to show business opened Boy must go back  to Cuba   More masturbation healthy L.B. band magnificent   2pac puts in worthy performance 49ers still running after O'Neal walks   Player quits due to ‘personal reasons'   Men's volleyball steps on slugs; women's b-ball beats Nevada Spring 2000 ISSUES DAILY 49ER HOMEPAGE
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