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…]
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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…]
Foreign students made sex slaves
We’ve all heard about sex trafficking, but did you know that America is among the three highest countries for imported sex slaves and that they’re being brought in legally through the National Foreign Exchange Student Program? People have long seen exchange programs as a good opportunity for students to travel[Read More…]
Descendent demands return of Apache war chief Geronimo’s remains
It’s good to be the king, or at the very least, a kingmaker. Thanks to the growing power of the Internet, conspiracy theorists worldwide enjoy spreading ideas of the illuminati. Speculative theories need not apply to the notorious Yale University-based student group called “Skull and Bones.” The group is a[Read More…]
Our View-Schwarzenegger might seek post that’s to ‘die for’
Who is Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger? One moment he’s an opponent of President Obama’s economic plan, then the next he’s praising our new president for the $787 billion stimulus package. Arnie promised to destroy the California Car Tax like a “good” Republican, yet he’s reinstated it like a “bad” Democrat. If[Read More…]
Afghani kids learn way to skate through life
I am fascinated with professional skateboarders. These guys “ollie” off of huge staircases, rail slide down steep ledges and maneuver in vertical half-pipes that are 50 feet high. Anyone who claims that skaters aren’t incredible athletes needs to get his or her heads examined. It is essential for these guys[Read More…]