The Daily Forty-Niner has consistently touted the need to invest in every aspect of education that benefits all students. Our editorial approach to the pending Beach Legacy Referendum doesn’t change our utilitarian philosophy. The consensual determination of our editorial board is to reject the proposal as untimely and lacking in[Read More…]
Opinions
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Radical Islamic terrorists continued threat to national security
New Yorkers were confronted with startling news last month when police arrested the founder of an Islamic television station for beheading his wife after she filed for divorce. Police arrested Muzzammil Hassan on the charges of second degree murder after he reportedly confessed to the crime and led authorities to[Read More…]
Jean and Chema-Eve of Justicia
Honest Abe’s Bed-Maverick McCain
Should Wall Street be tightly regulated or able to operate freely?
Conservative — Moderation key to market survival Brian Cuaron Too many times people cling to ideologies simply because it helps to make certain issues easier to understand. The problem is that most issues aren’t that simple, such as those regarding the economy and Wall Street. For example, Regina Barreca once[Read More…]
Our View-NCAA rule targeting kids too young for jock straps
Hmm, some old man in a suit visiting teenyboppers in the locker room seems creepy. An editorial about slick-assed college athletics recruiters tapping middle-school children to play college sports is a no-brainer and practically writes itself. The concept climbs to the top of the heap of things that should piss[Read More…]
Our View-Uncle Sam steps up game with education tax breaks
With April 15, probably the most dreaded day of the year, fast approaching, nothing screams “It’s great to be a starving student” more than some tax breaks Uncle Sam is placing on the higher education supper table. Part of President Barack Obama’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 —[Read More…]
Letters to the Editor
ASSA went wrong way with protest I am a student at Cal State Long Beach, and am half white (Irish) and half African American. I was appalled at what I saw on the front page of the Daily Forty-Niner on Wednesday, Feb. 25. Claiming that the California State University system[Read More…]
This Week in Cartoons-Africana Studies Student Association activist dedication above reproach
It wasn’t hard to spot Ejiro Okoro among the small group of white faces walking toward me. The gold and blue scarf around her hair said something about her personality that yelled pride. The busy black tote bag and her obviously exhausted expression made me think that Okoro is the[Read More…]
Our View-Next gubernatorial race showing north/south divide
Arnold Schwarzenegger swooped up the governorship with movie star quotes and promises of a new day and six years later we are no better off. We are still out of money and we have even fewer jobs. What happened to getting us out of debt and protecting education? With the[Read More…]