Letters to the Editor

Letters to the editor are opeds from outside people that are given to the 49er to run.

Promoting social justice

Injustice can affect anyone, at any time. Current social justice issues, including the NFL protests that target racial injustice, expose the deeply flawed systems that we often take for granted or overlook. My idea of social justice is the assignment of merited rewards to groups who are marginalized and assignment[Read More…]

Letter to the Editor: Althea Waites

After several months of deliberation and soul-searching, I have decided to go on strike along with my colleagues at Cal State Long Beach and numerous faculty members at California State University campuses throughout the state. This was certainly not an easy decision for me because I am deeply committed to[Read More…]

To the Guy who wrote about the Guy with a Knife

On Feb. 25, a male student displayed a knife during a race and gender studies class. Reports circulated that the incident was racially charged and students vocalized disappointment in the amount of time it took campus officials to release a statement. A moderated forum was held last Thursday to give[Read More…]

To the Guy with the Knife…

On Feb. 25, a male student displayed a knife during a race and gender studies class. Reports circulated that the incident was racially charged and students vocalized disappointment in the amount of time it took campus officials to release a statement. A moderated forum was held last Thursday to give[Read More…]

Letter from the News Editor’s mother

Basic math says U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders should be ahead in the delegate count, except he is not. According to Bloomberg, Hillary Clinton won the Iowa primary by .3 percent, with 52 delegates at stake.  Bernie Sanders won the New Hampshire primary by 22.4 percent, with 32 delegates at stake.[Read More…]

Letter to the Letter to the Editor

Dear Mr. Reidy, Rest assured, I do not regard Mr. Trump with cynicism—that would be giving him too much credit. However I do reserve a healthy dose of derision and contempt for the man. The reason being that time after time he has shown a dangerous disregard for the truth[Read More…]

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