Let’s be clear on one thing; there shouldn’t be anyone left that thinks smoking is good for them. We no longer live in an age where we can claim ignorance. But that also means that the people who smoke tobacco are consciously making a choice against healthy habits. Yet next[Read More…]
Editorials
Editorials are the opinion of the 49er Editorial Board as a whole.
Letter from the editor: the ‘Genocide Awareness Project’
From 1941 to 1945, around six million Jewish people were systematically wiped out in one of the greatest tragedies ever to mar the history of human existence. This is genocide. Earlier, in 1915, the Ottoman and then Turkish governments and their supporters sought to eradicate the Armenian people, managing to[Read More…]
Dear student body of California State University, Long Beach
$99 million could be raised if students vote “yes” on Wednesday and Thursday during the University Student Union Referendum. Associated Students Inc. is not administering the USU Referendum; technically, it is a special university election that will be facilitated by the university at the request of ASI, Assistant Dean of[Read More…]
Physician-Assisted Suicide, Pro or Con?
If you are a competent adult, as defined, you could have the right to make the informed decision to kill yourself – legally. Although the U.S. rid itself of the criminalization of suicide decades ago, there has been no softening of the stigma associated with the act of taking one’s[Read More…]
Do we support the presentations that Students for Quality Education has asked to give regarding the upcoming USU fee referendum?
Ultimately, yes. However, we would prefer to see SQE find a better time and place for these presentations. In light of the fact that Associated Students, Inc. surveyed our student body last semester and found that 80 percent of students are satisfied with the USU as it is today, we[Read More…]
Our View: To sell? Or not to sell? That is the least important question
In the absence of any major new business, Associated Student, Inc. has spent the last three weeks discussing the ethics of selling SeaWorld tickets to students at a discounted price in the University Student Union. Truth be told, ASI doesn’t get to make the final call on this decision, no[Read More…]
Should Obama Care be allowed to legally require all employers to fund healthcare plans that afford contraceptives, despite personal beliefs of the employers?
SCOTUS says no, but we think that might be the wrong answer. If the root of this debate were not grounded in religious preference, we might feel differently; however, it’s difficult to shy away from the fact that this debate arose as a result of a Christian corporation’s beliefs. The[Read More…]
Our View: FIFA fans’ safer bet is Mexico
When it comes to the World Cup, the Daily 49er is split almost evenly between the United States and Mexico. Living in the States should give us a natural bias toward our home team, but somehow we just aren’t under the impression that the U.S. team has much of a[Read More…]
Our View: The Affirtmative Consent bill is confusing, impractical
You never know until you try, and when it comes to reducing sexual assault numbers on college campuses, we are willing to try anything — even if we are confused. Senate Bill 967 is one of the latest attempts in California to reduce sexual assault numbers on state-run college campuses.[Read More…]
Obama was right, we should negotiate with the Taliban
Following President Barack Obama’s recent decision to swap Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl for five Taliban commanders held at Guantanamo Bay, critics have assailed his administration for violating the timeless U.S. policy of never negotiating with terrorists. However, this case highlights the need to discard the ludicrous axiom, which is so often[Read More…]