Every semester starts the same for students purchasing textbooks. They continuously push and shove each other only to find that the book they were looking for has already sold out. Students lucky enough to find required texts are then discouraged by the long wait in line, and will eventually discover[Read More…]
Opinions
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Our View-Cover-up of sex abuse aids holy pedophiles
The Catholic Church in Ireland has come under some well-deserved fire recently for covering up widespread pedophilia. Much like similar cases across the U.S. over the past 25 years, children have been continuously exposed to the dangers of sexual abuse from those who they should be able to trust the[Read More…]
Our View-Dems job plan trickling down too slow
Reaganomics has found its way into the Democratic Party. Democrats might not admit to this and Ronald Reagan isn’t available to verify our claim, but it is what it is. Sarcastically speaking, this facet of Reaganomics, the one that has seemingly entered the Democratic Party, is quite brilliant: Give those[Read More…]
Letter to the editor-Leonard Peltier case deserves review
Thank you for your recent editorial calling for Leonard Peltier’s release [Monday, Nov. 23 Daily 49er]. We would like to invite you to sign onto the ad we intend to run in the Nation magazine also calling on President Obama to release all FBI documents relevant to his case. Current[Read More…]
Right leaning ‘purity resolution’ further hijacks conservatism
Conservatism has been hijacked. While it is difficult to categorize or label any political attitude or philosophy, there is a certain raison d’être to all. Conservatism, which should no longer be synonymous with the words Republican Party, does not favor the changelessness of government. Rather, true conservatism expects change, embracing[Read More…]
Letter to the editor-Leonard Peltier decision should stand
This will be a very short comment on your newspaper’s “Opinion” concerning the pardoning of the killer Peltier by Obama [Monday, Nov. 23 Daily 49er]. Peltier received a fair trial and innumerable judicial reviews all of which came to the same conclusion. He was guilty as charged. The pleadings for[Read More…]
Our View-CSU enrollment cuts will fill uniforms
In our sarcastic attempt to turn lemons into lemonade, we will focus on the steep patriotism and bland creativity the California State University board of trustees practices in its quest to destroy — or privatize — public higher education. This seems to be the easiest way to swallow both the[Read More…]
Unified student front necessary to salvage Cal higher education
As students, we stand on the steps of our university and look out at this world with uncertainty. We think times are hard now, but they will only get worse if we do not take action before we suffer the consequences of our indecision. Students at UCLA, UC Davis, UC[Read More…]
Our View-Too many blacks refusing H1N1 vaccine
The horror stories and rumors traveling from mouth-to-mouth about H1N1 vaccine get more intensified each time they leave the lips of a new narrator. As much as we wish we were talking about a government scandal — or a California State University budget reform — the potential hazards of the[Read More…]
Tangueray gin, religion must both be consumed in moderation
Religion and crazy people seem to go hand-in-hand. For some reason, religion acts as a natural adhesive to people who are just, for all intents and purposes, insane. As we turn our attention to the upcoming Christmas holiday, there is something comforting in knowing that religious nuts are out in[Read More…]