I wholeheartedly agree that compassionate people should boycott SeaWorld as stated in the Daily 49er’s March 2 “Death of Dawn Brancheau Points to Inhumanity of Orca Captivity.” For many years, PETA has been calling on SeaWorld to stop confining ocean-dwelling mammals. In 2007, the California Division of Occupational Safety and[Read More…]
Letters to the Editor
Letters to the editor are opeds from outside people that are given to the 49er to run.
Letter to the Editor – Sex can be a thing of beauty
An unexpected trip to California resulted in my being able to visit The Beach after an absence of many years. I enjoyed walking around the familiar campus, and marveled at the new building additions since my tenure as a student. I picked up a copy of the Daily 49er (February[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor – Kevin MacDonald is not a victim
In his Feb. 23 article, Professor Kevin MacDonald wonders why he has been attacked and criticized by many in the academic community at Cal State Long Beach, and he would have us believe he is the victim of abuse and unwarranted reproach. He claims that his defense of the ethnic[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor – CSULB does need ‘New Rules’
Finally! Gerry, thank you for doing what the Union Weekly cannot: Bash idiotic crap on this campus. You forgot to mention the crazy techno guy a couple of Wednesdays ago. I think you need to start looking at Associated Students Inc. and giving them some power punches like you have[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor- On some issues, MacDonald is right
I’m sure you’re quite sick of receiving e-mails and letters concerning Professor MacDonald. Like previous writers, I am not writing to defend him or most of his views. And unlike previous writers, this has nothing to do with freedom of speech. I merely believe that in one area of his[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor – CSULB needs to assess HSI status, Part 1
The U.S. Department of Education designated CSULB as a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) in 2006. The University is one of 63 HSIs in California and one of 213 in the nation. The rapid growth of HSIs since 1992 stems from the outcomes of the 1960’s civil rights movement that opened[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor- MacDonald and Wilders are the same
I am quite disappointed in the Daily 49er article titled, “MacDonald talks of imaginary fire, causes panic.” As someone who supports free speech I agree with the author’s sentiment. Professor Kevin MacDonald should not be fired simply for his beliefs and I agree that he has been attacked unfairly. However,[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor- MacDonald has right to First Amendment free speech
No one has yet put it this way, so I guess I’ll be the first one: Professor Kevin MacDonald has the right to be racist. He has the right to burn the flag in his left hand and burn the Constitution in his right, all while singing the wrong words[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor- MacDonald deserves freedom of speech
This is a letter supporting Professor Kevin MacDonald from an“elitist Jew.” Although I consider Professor MacDonald’s views to bef–king idiotic, the man has the right to speak his mind — whether it offends people or not. There is a risk you take when granting any sort of free speech: people[Read More…]
Letter to the editor-Dorms expensive at half the price
This letter is in response to the recent campuswide decision to force nonexempt freshmen into campus housing. Forcing incoming freshmen to live on campus is being shrouded and justified by a myriad of other reasons — like killing the commuter campus vibe — and helping college newbies make new friends,[Read More…]