The perks of being a Cal State University student trustee just got a whole lot better. On Tuesday, Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law a bill that allows student trustees to have their tuition waived. Senate Bill 325, authored by Senator Marty Block (D-San Diego), also allows sophomores in the[Read More…]
Editorials
Editorials are the opinion of the 49er Editorial Board as a whole.
Our View: CSULB skateboarding restrictions should be loosened
Skateboarders of the university, unite! For years, skateboarding has been prohibited on campus because of a City of Long Beach municipal code. According to Cal State Long Beach’s website, skateboards are defined as any type of flat board without a steering mechanism. Even though skateboarding is prohibited, some students have[Read More…]
Our View: “I Have a Dream” anniversary should prompt reforms
Tomorrow will mark the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech. Heard by nearly a quarter-million people in Washington, D.C., King’s speech was one of the most important events in civil rights and American history. In his speech, King spoke of a U.S. that had[Read More…]
Our View: Addition of Long Beach Register promotes competition
For the first time in decades, Long Beach has become a two-newspaper town. After being the main source of the city’s news for more than a century, the well-established Long Beach Press-Telegram is now forced to share the limelight. The Long Beach Register has started printing its first issues, and[Read More…]
Our View: Freshmen will find CSULB in a transitional phase
Change is something that Cal State Long Beach has been all too familiar with recently. Following the departure of former CSULB President F. King Alexander, it’s clear that the upcoming academic year will be a bold, new experience, particularly for incoming freshmen. As most students know, CSULB and higher education[Read More…]
Our View: CSU audit reflects poorly on the cash-strapped system
It’s not too common for a Cal State University employee to spend nearly $159,000 over the span of two years on travel expenses. A recent CSU audit revealed that $158,994 was spent in travel costs by a CSU Systemwide Risk Management employee from July 2010 to September 2012. According to[Read More…]
Our View: Online courses are an underdeveloped solution for CSU
We at the Daily 49er were shocked when it was revealed that students in San Jose State University’s online courses were more likely to fail than students who took the same course in-person. According to San Jose Mercury News, only 29 percent of SJSU students passed an online remedial math[Read More…]
Our View: Senate plan to fix loan interest rates will hurt students
If the U.S. has learned anything in the past few decades, it is to never trust Congress to get anything done properly. After subsidized student loan interest rates doubled to 6.8 percent on July 1, many Americans were angry that Congress failed to keep the rates low. After much debate,[Read More…]
Our View: Napolitano’s inexperience should concern UC Regents
The process of picking someone to lead one of the nation’s top public university systems can be a difficult ordeal. Last week, University of California officials announced that Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano was their choice to be the next UC president. Citing her experience in government, UC Regent[Read More…]
Our View: Morsi’s ousting is a step in Egypt’s road to democracy
Out with the old, in with the new. Last week, millions from around the globe watched as former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi was forced out of office. Morsi, Egypt’s first-ever democratically elected president, served little more than one year before succumbing to outside pressure. According to The Guardian, some of[Read More…]