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Published: Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Updated: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 12:11

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3 comments

Mauso Hill
Wed Feb 10 2010 14:58
This is a comment about the professor on campus who falsified his CV and bio to include that he earned false degrees, as well as worked on "Walker, Texas Ranger". The opinion stated that "Walker, Texas Ranger" was a crummy show. I would like to disagree, and add that one of the most famous CSULB alumni, Clarence Gilyard, Jr. was the co-star of that show. Mr. Gilyard is one of the few CSULB alums who has had a great career in Hollywood and his participation on what actually was a very good show should not be denegrated. Oh, the stuff on Karenga is a true blight on this University. We are a joke because of his presence here every day.
Rashad
Tue Mar 10 2009 18:27
Dear editor,
In response to Becky Yeh’s article in the Daily 49er, I am appalled and insulted at the breadth of the writers presumptions. In the article she claims “Radical Islamic protestors have rallied in streets, holding signs saying “Freedom go to hell,” and “be prepared for the real Holocaust.”” Nowhere does she cite where or when this took place. These are bold inflammatory words that should be back by a verifiable source. Her main source is a movie called “The Third Jihad.” She claims, “It shows the rise of Radical Islam in the United States.” After doing some research of the makers and distributors of the film, I found out that a very ambiguous group called the Clarion Fund funds it. I have, as well as others, concerns about the motives of the Clarion Fund and the movie itself. According to the Clarion Fund’s website, it is a “non-profit, non-partisan organization” which just so happens to have the same address as Aish Hatorah, a self-described "apolitical" Jewish group. It however refuses to name its donors and has raised the concern of more than one news group. The Inter Press Service News Agency headed a September 2008 article, about a similar video released by the Clarion Fund, with the title “Neo-cons, Ex-Israeli Diplomats Push Islamophobic Video.” Yeh also claims, “Not all Muslims are terrorists, but the majority happen to be Muslim fundamentalists.” Less than 50 years ago terrorist were called guerillas and if I am not mistaken we supported and supplied them in Nicaragua and in Afghanistan. To the British, the Boston Tea Party was an act of terrorism. Who is and is not a terrorist is very subjective. If we are striving toward cohabitation between all religions we should well learn to keep our anxieties grounded in reality.

Junior
Communication studies major
German minor

Larmar A.
Wed Feb 25 2009 22:28
I agree to whats happening at CSULB about 1 out 2, 074 blacks get accepted, I applied to CSULB twice and got denied!!!!, once straight out of high school in 2006 I was denied but I was able to go to a private ALL BLACK COLLEGE CALLED SHAW UNIVERSITYRIN RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA on a PARTIAL ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP, after I stayed for one year I came back home applied again in 2007 and was denied again!!!! not understanding why. I applied to CSUDH in 2008 and they accepted me with no problem, (thats were I am at know) hmmmm tell me whats goin on?....YEAH CSULB DOES HAVE SOMETHING GOIN ON....I REMEMBER MY MOM EVEN CALLLING UP THERE WONDERING WHY THEY DENIED MY WHEN I TOOK THE SAT. AND HAD QUALIFING SCORES AND GRADES......






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