California is sick. We’re not talking about the potential for swine flu or the current economy. Well, take that back; our rant does have a lot to do with our ailing economy. The connection is peripheral, though. Because our state finances are so screwed up, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger wants to[Read More…]
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Violence not caused by video games
It seems that people are always quick to point the finger at certain segments of society, scapegoating them for what they perceive to be the cause of certain problems. Most civilized people should be past this rather naïve and childish form of accusing, but it seems that in 2009, they[Read More…]
‘King’ of The Beach cautious, optimistic as school year begins
I would like to welcome all of our students back to The Beach. I hope your summer experiences provided you with many expanded learning opportunities as well as some well-deserved time for relaxation. I also want to extend a warm welcome to our new incoming class of students who come[Read More…]
New 49er EIC wants to combat ignorance
People fear the words “I don’t know.” We fear uttering these words when asked for answers. Instead of admitting the unthinkable we curve and dance around logic to make sure we still look smart with whatever answer we end up formulating. We elect people to run our nations who are[Read More…]
‘I’m sorry’ inadequate for abhorrent deeds
It is amazing how people who do horrible things are always so sorry after they have been caught and are forced to spend time in prison. Why can’t people just admit that the only reason they are sorry is because they got caught? Had they not been caught, they would[Read More…]
Couch Potato-Monster cannery
Our View- Administration-faculty spat shy of playground brawl
“Where would you put the library?” asked Mary Stephens, vice president of Administration and Finance at Cal State Long Beach. No, last Friday’s meeting between CSULB faculty and administration — a two-on-one talk-off between film professors Michael Charles Pounds and Brian Alan Lane and Stephens — was not about the[Read More…]
Some pesky gnats are people too; the most annoying kind
Do you know those people who just won’t go away? They’re like gnats, always buzzing in your ear. When you go to swat them they always seem to dodge that slap and come back for more. These people bother, annoy and bug. For this week’s piece, I decided to do[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor-Long Beach administration violates furlough agreement
Union members voted, in good faith, to help save the California State University from a budget crisis by cutting their own wages by means of furlough days. You would think the Cal State Long Beach managers would be grateful for their employees’ sacrifices and at the very least allow some[Read More…]
Our View-Parents’ prayers for girl were spiritual malpractice
Wisconsin, the state known mostly for its mass production of cheese, might soon to be better recognized for two sociopaths labeled as parents. Dale and Leilani Neumann were convicted of second-degree reckless homicide for neglecting to take their 11-year-old daughter, Madeline, to the hospital after she had fallen seriously ill.[Read More…]