California is going down the tubes. There is no doubt that the state needs money and our governor can’t seem to make anything happen in Sacramento. Last year the Daily Forty-Niner reported on Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s budget cuts to education, and time and time again we have shouted against such[Read More…]
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Our View-Repeal of Global Gag Rule gives women renewed voice
When Barack Obama took over as president, it represented a change in America of enormous magnitude. The people in this country are hopeful that Obama will improve healthcare, better the economy and fix the current education system. What’s even more impressive is that Obama has extended his hand to the[Read More…]
Obama caused global sigh of relief
Our new president is getting things done. He reminds us daily of the many problems we face, and how it will take a lot of time and effort to overcome them. Yet, he is wasting no time in starting the climb. On his first day on the job, President Obama[Read More…]
This Week in Cartoons-With Obama victory, minority children can again dream of being president
I don’t know what you were doing on Jan. 20, but I slept through the whole presidential inauguration. Having to work the previous night and taking advantage of the last precious moments of sleep before the spring semester, I missed such a historic moment. I’ve seen it a million times[Read More…]
Jean and Chema-rock band
Former administration duped the world
We now have a new president and, hopefully, a new chapter in American history will begin. I still, however bristle when I look back on the lies that were told to justify the invasion of Iraq. There is no more despicable thing that a president and his administration can do[Read More…]
Our View-What should George W. Bush’s legacy as president be in U.S. history?
The Daily Forty-Niner is introducing an experiment and we hope the Cal State Long Beach community will participate, or at least be our test subjects — we’ll stop shy of calling you guinea pigs. What this venture will entail is two writers; one who leans liberal and another who leans[Read More…]
Our View-New state law protects student journalism advisers
Many high school and college newspapers have a reputation of being watered-down, safe and unremarkable in their reporting. How many times must we read about the long lines at the Bookstore when a new semester begins? This isn’t necessarily the fault of the writers and editors, or even the advisers.[Read More…]
Corporate thieves invariably capitalized on many others’ avarice
No one will deny that our economy is a mess. The unemployment rate is skyrocketing, the stock market is tanking and large businesses like Circuit City and Starbucks are closing their doors. How did this happen? How did the United States of America, the “superpower” of the free world, the[Read More…]
Shortened academic year too risky
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has lacked the leadership California has needed for more than five years. When the “Governator” entered office in 2003, he inherited enormous debt. His efforts to minimize this debt proved futile when overspending skyrocketed California into a whopping $42 billion debt. While Cal State Long Beach students[Read More…]