Injustice can affect anyone, at any time. Current social justice issues, including the NFL protests that target racial injustice, expose the deeply flawed systems that we often take for granted or overlook. My idea of social justice is the assignment of merited rewards to groups who are marginalized and assignment[Read More…]
Letters to the Editor
Letters to the editor are opeds from outside people that are given to the 49er to run.
Would professors accept CFA statistics?
With a much-deserved 10.5 percent faculty raise over the next two years nearly a reality, hopefully the posturing that accompanies all labor disputes is behind us. But the barrage of numbers thrown out during the last few weeks should provide both students and faculty with a lesson in critical thinking.[Read More…]
A letter to the guys I play rec ball with
As if walking into the gym and seeing no girls playing on the courts wasn’t disheartening enough, the disdain in your eyes that screams “I hope she doesn’t ask to play” almost stops me in my tracks. Asking a group of random college guys to play basketball with me (as[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor: Althea Waites
After several months of deliberation and soul-searching, I have decided to go on strike along with my colleagues at Cal State Long Beach and numerous faculty members at California State University campuses throughout the state. This was certainly not an easy decision for me because I am deeply committed to[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor: The strike, straight on
You’ve certainly heard by now that California State University faculty may strike across the entire CSU system on April 13-15 and April 18 and 19, unless the chancellor’s office agrees to a 5 percent pay raise for all faculty. You might have seen the posters around campus, and may have[Read More…]
To the Guy who wrote about the Guy with a Knife
On Feb. 25, a male student displayed a knife during a race and gender studies class. Reports circulated that the incident was racially charged and students vocalized disappointment in the amount of time it took campus officials to release a statement. A moderated forum was held last Thursday to give[Read More…]
To the Guy with the Knife…
On Feb. 25, a male student displayed a knife during a race and gender studies class. Reports circulated that the incident was racially charged and students vocalized disappointment in the amount of time it took campus officials to release a statement. A moderated forum was held last Thursday to give[Read More…]
Letter from the News Editor’s mother
Basic math says U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders should be ahead in the delegate count, except he is not. According to Bloomberg, Hillary Clinton won the Iowa primary by .3 percent, with 52 delegates at stake. Bernie Sanders won the New Hampshire primary by 22.4 percent, with 32 delegates at stake.[Read More…]
Letter: Ecigarettes: a tale of two stories
I thought it was my right to smoke. When people would pass by me and cover their mouths and make a face, I would get irritated. There was enough air for everyone, why were people judging me based on my personal choice? I continued this way for 10 long years.[Read More…]
Letter to the Letter to the Editor
Dear Mr. Reidy, Rest assured, I do not regard Mr. Trump with cynicism—that would be giving him too much credit. However I do reserve a healthy dose of derision and contempt for the man. The reason being that time after time he has shown a dangerous disregard for the truth[Read More…]