The fountain at Brotman Hall is undergoing some maintenance in the summer months.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Biology graduate student research
Graduate biology major student Colleen O'Rourke discusses her "Eye of the Hawk" research thesis in the grassy area between the PH1 and the PH2 on Wednesday afternoon. Her presentation is part of the Department of Biology's event showing what its graduate students have been working on.
Regarding her research, O'Rourke said, "The vision [of hawks] is different based on what they hunt and where they live." She said that the vision of the Cooper's Hawk, for instance, is adopted for chasing small birds. On the other hand, the American Kestrel hunts insects. Its vision has more binocular overlap that allows for greater acuity (clearness of vision) for it to hunt insects better than the Cooper's Hawk.
Regarding her research, O'Rourke said, "The vision [of hawks] is different based on what they hunt and where they live." She said that the vision of the Cooper's Hawk, for instance, is adopted for chasing small birds. On the other hand, the American Kestrel hunts insects. Its vision has more binocular overlap that allows for greater acuity (clearness of vision) for it to hunt insects better than the Cooper's Hawk.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Television crews on campus
Television crews from ABC 7 (seen in the West Turnaround), KCAL 9, and NBC 4 (both in Lot 16 near the Los Alamitos residence halls) were spotted on campus today filming due to reports of a student having a "probable positive" test for swine flu. See the "Student on campus may have swine flu" article for more details.
Monday, April 6, 2009
Hall of Sciences construction begins?
Construction workers are on site again and moving about. Has enough funding come back to restart construction on the future Hall of Sciences building?
Monday, March 23, 2009
Counterfeit Forty-Niners
Recently it has come to my attention that there have been some counterfeit Daily Forty-Niner papers floating around, with people following its instructions and bugging the 49er newsroom for validation codes for free beer. To counter this, I have developed a little guide for the signs when a paper is fake.
1. Masthead. I have noticed that the people who counterfeit our paper tend to misspell the masthead. Last time, they called themselves "The 49ers." In the most recent page of a counterfeit that I have gotten ahold of, they spelled it "Fourty-Niners." Tip: We will never misspell our masthead. Ever.
2. Wrong web link. Our mastheads always use our website, Daily49er.com. The counterfeit ones always use the name LBunion.com. If LBunion.com is there, it's a fake newspaper.
3. Nonsensical pie graphs. This graph is pure nonsense. We wouldn't publish this kind of thing that has no functional flow.
4. Long teasers. The point of teasers is to tease you, as in, put as few words as possible to invite you to read further. Having a teaser longer than a caption sort of defeats the purpose of "teasing" the reader.
If you spot a counterfeit 49er, do not be alarmed. Check your calendar. The renegade band known to counterfeit our papers seem to only do so the week before April or the week before Thanksgiving. We are not sure why as of this point, but if it's around those times, do not be too concerned. This is their modus operandi.
If you spot these counterfeit papers in our boxes, though, please call the newsroom right away at 562-985-8000. Do not attempt to approach anyone who might have stuck them in there. They are considered to be armed and dangerous with satire. Call the newsroom, tell us where you found it, and we will send our people out there.
1. Masthead. I have noticed that the people who counterfeit our paper tend to misspell the masthead. Last time, they called themselves "The 49ers." In the most recent page of a counterfeit that I have gotten ahold of, they spelled it "Fourty-Niners." Tip: We will never misspell our masthead. Ever.
2. Wrong web link. Our mastheads always use our website, Daily49er.com. The counterfeit ones always use the name LBunion.com. If LBunion.com is there, it's a fake newspaper.
3. Nonsensical pie graphs. This graph is pure nonsense. We wouldn't publish this kind of thing that has no functional flow.
4. Long teasers. The point of teasers is to tease you, as in, put as few words as possible to invite you to read further. Having a teaser longer than a caption sort of defeats the purpose of "teasing" the reader.
If you spot a counterfeit 49er, do not be alarmed. Check your calendar. The renegade band known to counterfeit our papers seem to only do so the week before April or the week before Thanksgiving. We are not sure why as of this point, but if it's around those times, do not be too concerned. This is their modus operandi.
If you spot these counterfeit papers in our boxes, though, please call the newsroom right away at 562-985-8000. Do not attempt to approach anyone who might have stuck them in there. They are considered to be armed and dangerous with satire. Call the newsroom, tell us where you found it, and we will send our people out there.
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Leadership at it is best
The race for ASI election has started, and the campus has been littered with signs of candidates, the positions they are running for, and to ask to vote for them. A series of three candidates (president, vice-president, and treasurer) have proclaimed themselves as "leadership at it is best" (this sign is outside the CBA). Sorry guys, I'll pass on someone who can't even discern between "its" and "it's."
As if that wasn't bad enough, I just tried to go to the website that is listed on the signs. I can't see the link too well in the picture, but neither sfs-weebly.com nor do sis-weebly.com work.
As if that wasn't bad enough, I just tried to go to the website that is listed on the signs. I can't see the link too well in the picture, but neither sfs-weebly.com nor do sis-weebly.com work.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Hall of Science construction restarting?
After construction of the new Hall of Sciences was halted, the construction crews were gone and all we got was a massive hole in the ground. But today, are they back? Or what? Are they just surveying the land? Have investors begun buying the bonds necessary for construction to restart?
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