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…]
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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…]
Texting modernizes ad potentiality
Remember all those Friday morning classes during your freshmen year? You’d walk through discarded party flyers filled with colorful pictures and half naked bodies promoting bars, clubs and social events. Well, times have changed. Text messaging and social media have become the new trend in advertising all over America. Many[Read More…]
ASI president invites students to engage in wide variety of semester activities
Hello students and welcome back to The Beach! As your student body president, I would like to welcome you to a great semester at Cal State Long Beach and encourage you to make the most of your time on campus. Spring is in the air and with a new semester[Read More…]
Gaza peace not in near future
By now you’ve heard plenty about the ceased Israeli military operation in the Gaza Strip that resulted in many civilian casualties. What you didn’t hear, however, is just as startling. The silence of protesters was deafening when Hamas was firing rockets on a regular basis into southern Israel, making life[Read More…]
Our View-State texting-while-driving ban sends weak message
If you’re reading this article while driving to campus, please don’t. It’s almost as dangerous as text messaging while driving, which is now illegal. The new California ban that prohibits texting on cellphones, laptops and BlackBerrys from behind the wheel became effective Jan. 1. Unfortunately, the new law’s claws are[Read More…]
Our View-President’s portraits need expanded color palette
From George Washington to George W. Bush, probably the easiest part of an artist painting the presidential portrait has been selecting skin tone for the canopies; until today that is. As President-elect Barack Hussein Obama II places his hand on Abraham Lincoln’s Bible, officially becoming the commander in chief, we[Read More…]