Our
view
Signing
off for the semester
It has been a long semester. Actually, the
semester has been about the same length
as all the other semesters but it certainly
has seemed like an extraordinarily long
semester.
We have been through a lot, let’s review.
(Don’t worry, there won’t be a test at the
end.)
Probably one of the most controversial events
that took place this semester was the Graphic
Design Junior Show’s use of a picture of
a noose to advertise the event. After printing
the news article on the advertisement, the
On-line Forty-Niner received a wave of letters
to the editor concerning the topic. The
advertisements were taken down and the letters
kept coming. The situation seemed to get
uglier by the day and then it began to die
down.
An equally, if not more controversial event
occurred when a student took it upon himself
to decorate parts of Parkside Commons with
symbols of hate, including swastikas and
an other racial epitaph. The incident sparked
another wave of anger, bitterness and letters
to the editor.
Election Day came and went leaving us Gray
Davis to deal with and now the education
budget has been hacked down causing tuition
fees to jump up.
For some students, this semester has been
an eye opening one. The racism that appeared
on campus surprised most of us and demonstrated
that even here, at Cal State Long Beach,
which is such a diverse campus, we are not
sheltered from racism and that it still
exists.
Even with all of these negative events,
CSULB has seen positive things come through
them. There have been rallies and protests
throughout the semester for various causes.
Students have taken a stand for what they
believe in and voiced their opinions. The
hundreds of letters to the editor demonstrate
that fact clearly.
Some students will leave Cal State Long
Beach at the end of this semester and embark
upon a new leg of life’s journey, after
college. For other students the end of this
semester brings them one leap closer to
graduation day. Whatever category you fall
into we at the On-line Forty-Niner would
like to wish you happy holidays and thank
you for reading.
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