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The weather was an unpredictable beast during the three days of commencement ceremonies which hosted nearly 5,000 graduates in the Cal State Long Beach Central Quadrangle.

Profs Clark, Smith honored

Considering his accomplishments, there is little doubt Craig Smith could teach anywhere he chose.

Acoustic testing may harm marine mammals

California's sea lions and harbor seals have been the bane of commercial sport fishing in local waters for years, but a possible solution to this problem has environmentalists and animal activists up in arms.

Beach website faces diversity problem

An all-new web site for Cal State Long Beach has been met with varying responses.

Cristian Vera Aleman/Summer Forty-Niner

Cal State Long Beach's rainy and crowded Liberal Arts graduation ceremony held on Upper Campus Thursday May 18th. Though many people anticipated the weather conditions and brought their umbrellas, others had to stay in the rain until the end of the ceremony.

Website needs faces lifted

Cal State Long Beach's new web site, www.csulb.edu, greets visitors with a smooth look and a very prominent, large smiling face, which soon morphs into another.

Matchbox strikes hot

Rob Thomas of Matchbox Twenty gained much credibility with his contributions to Santana's monster hit song "Smooth."