When life gives you lemons, throw a farmers market. That’s what Associated Students Inc. did yesterday as they invited vendors to sell plenty of lemons and other fresh produce at the first Cal State Long Beach farmers market. In what seemed like a long time coming, the farmers market finally[Read More…]
Editorials
Editorials are the opinion of the 49er Editorial Board as a whole.
Our View: ASI candidates’ campaign missteps are foreboding
Associated Students Inc. presidential candidate Sean Zent and his running mate, vice presidential candidate Larry Toney, have had what could be considered a rocky campaign. The candidates recently took down posters that garnered some unwanted negative attention and had not been approved. The duo had put up four posters that[Read More…]
Our View: A student-run advising center is what CSULB needs
College is a very confusing time for many people. Students must try to figure out what major they want to pursue, what clubs and organizations they want to join, what classes they want to take and how to get job experience through internships. Most of the time, students find[Read More…]
Our View: The CSU should allow sophomores to be student trustees
When it comes to knowing what challenges students in the Cal State University system face, nobody knows better than the CSU students themselves. This is why there are two students that sit on the CSU Board of Trustees. Currently, student trustees are only allowed to sit on the Board if[Read More…]
Our View – Faux Christians revealed in Haggard
Ted Haggard isn’t a Christian. Surprised? You shouldn’t be. Neither is Jerry Falwell, or any of the others who are part of the vocal religious right who veil their hate and intolerance with the guise of Christianity – values that are decidedly unchristian. The most prominent themes in Christianity are[Read More…]
Our View – Disabled babies in London may be killed
Oh yes, you read the headline correctly. On Nov. 6, a group of British doctors called for a debate on the so-called “mercy” killing of disabled infants. The debate is being held by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecology in London. The medical professionals will examine the “active euthanasia”[Read More…]
Our View – Hussein’s death penalty draws anger
You’d think the over throwing and condem-nation to death of a ruthless dictator would draw relief and gratitude from his oppressed people, right? But instead of welcoming the announcement of Saddam Hussein’s death with jubilation, silly as it may sound, reactions from the Iraqi people are mixed, with many Iraqis[Read More…]
Our View – Roe v. Wade in danger of overturning
The right for a woman to be able to decide what happens to her body has been a hotly contested issue since the Supreme Court first made its decision to legalize abortion in the Roe v. Wade case of 1973. Now, South Dakota is taking a “full frontal attack” against[Read More…]
Our View – Researchers blame obesity for global warming
It sounds ridiculous, but the link between obesity and global warming is the newest theory out there, according to an Oct. 30 article in the New York Times. The latest obesity debate was discussed in an article by Sheldon H. Jacobson of the University of Illinois, and his doctoral student,[Read More…]
Our View – Neocons ruining university principles
Grade school, for most of us, was the place we learned the basic facts about our government, nature and the world we live in. Now, as college students, we have the opportunity to broaden our scope of knowledge and discuss our understanding of certain facts with people who have specialized[Read More…]