“We should never underestimate the power and influence of academics.” — Cal State Long Beach President F. King Alexander. Denying CSULB’s Beach Legacy Referendum last week may have only been the beginning, rather than the end, of a process to raise student fees for athletics. Whether the BLR passed or[Read More…]
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Modern racial comments more than simple accidental tongue slippage
Another one of Britain’s upper class recently took the fall for making a racial comment while in a green room after her weekly bit on a BBC show. The New York Times reported that Carol Thatcher, the 55-year-old daughter of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, made the remark that a[Read More…]
Letters to the editor-BLR failure and ‘Radical Islam’ article
‘Radical Islam’ article insulting I am appalled and insulted at the breadth of the presumptions in Becky Yeh’s article in the March 9 issue of the Daily Forty-Niner. Yeh claims, “Radical Islamic protesters have rallied in streets, holding signs saying ‘Freedom go to hell’ and ‘be prepared for the real[Read More…]
Jean and Chema-Pathetic
This Week in Cartoons-Victims of Proposition 8 deserve compassion and empathy
Last week, I attended the Eve of Justice event in front of Long Beach City Hall with my boyfriend (I’m a wha?!). Oh, you didn’t even hear about the Eve of Justice happening all around the United States? It was an evening when people of all races, religions and sexualities[Read More…]
Our View-Mexican asylum seekers in double jeopardy at border
Mexican drug cartels are ruling with violence and many fear it is only a matter of time before the country is overrun with exploding irrepressible violence. Those who are outspoken, usually journalists, police and other professionals, are either killed or soon will be. The message is obvious; if you make[Read More…]
Letters to the editor-BLR = Being Literally Ruined!
Is the Beach Legacy Referendum really self-explanatory? Who does this referendum benefit? The answer is obvious; it will mainly profit Cal State Long Beach athletes. However, whose pockets will this affect? The BLR will distress everyone currently enrolled or planning to enroll. How many are prepared to pay a fee[Read More…]
Argument for BLR
Student-athletes and coaches want to compete for national championships and Long Beach State athletics needs the Beach Legacy Referendum to make that happen. It would be one thing if the teams weren’t playing well, but a lot of them are or can be legitimate contenders. Six teams — baseball, softball,[Read More…]
Our View-Taxing state’s big oil could save higher education
Discussing oil these days is as volatile a subject as discussing abortion. We are at war over the commodity, and increasing concerns about the irreparable pollution created by oil use have forced most of us to reconsider our dependency to it. Let’s not forget the skyrocketing increases in gasoline prices[Read More…]
Argument against BLR
A sophisticated bully can give a Cal State Long Beach freshman an atomic wedgie, stuff him in a locker and steal his or her lunch money; all while convincing the freshman it’s a favor. The Beach Legacy Referendum is precisely that masterful $5.3 million bully. Imagine if the BLR were[Read More…]