Californians recently voted on Proposition 4, a measure that would have required minors to receive parental consent before seeking an abortion. Though the measure did not pass, and sparked heated debates between activists and protestors alike, millions of unborn babies were aborted and the silent genocide continued to advance. According[Read More…]
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Our View-Campus shows valuable ways of ‘Practicing Peace’
Peace arrived at Cal State Long Beach, yesterday. “Practicing Peace” included free yoga sessions, music, art, many discussions, a human peace symbol and a candlelight vigil for victims of violence, all sponsored by the College of Liberal Arts, the Center for Peace and Social Justice and numerous student and community[Read More…]
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America’s evangelist view blocked by shortsighted past philosophy
I was watching Joe Scarborough on MSNBC the day after the elections and he said some things about election media coverage that got me thinking. Specifically, he said that he was offended at the notion that this was the first time that Americans had “gotten excited and engaged” about a[Read More…]
Our View-High court doesn’t ‘hear’ whale group no sonar plea
Whale watching off California’s coast might become far scarcer in the near future because the U.S. Supreme Court ignored pleas from environmentalists about the potentially deadly effects of sonar last week. The court determined that U.S. Navy high-intensity sonar practices on the West Coast were national security issues that outweigh[Read More…]
Letter to the editor-Graduating on time doable during economic downturn
When perusing the Daily Forty-Niner article from Nov. 13, titled “CSULB to trim resources in response to $66.3-million cut,” I, unfortunately, found myself once again reading a fallacy that, while well-intentioned, I feel is shortsighted even in difficult economic times. “Students may ultimately have to lengthen their college stays as[Read More…]
This Week in Cartoons-Sandra Cisneros – shades of a literary genius
The first thing I noticed was her humility. Her sweet and raspy voice demanded the attention of every single person in the room. Men and women, mothers and their children, young students eager to meet her— and me. I was the second person to ask a question. “What was your[Read More…]
This Week In Cartoons-Students out-shout crazy loud guy with bad breath
So the crazies were back in town last week. As I quickly made my way towards the bookstore last week, I once again saw the sign. In huge bold letters, “mouthy women” and “Catholics” were again on the list of sinners. By now, most of you know better and avoid[Read More…]
Our View-Round 2 of debates didn’t have us screaming ‘more’
The town hall debate was full of wiles, wacky comments, over talking and awkward stage movements. By merely spewing more of the same rhetoric, but this time with a touch of spice, one thing this debate did show us is that rules are made to be broken. Tom Brokaw did[Read More…]
Mid-East nuclear build up endangers world
While catching up on my news this weekend, I came across an article that was all at once humorous and horrifying, simultaneously asinine and arrogant, to such an extent that I felt I had to quell my involuntary laughter, or risk making light of events, which for all intents and[Read More…]