FEATURES
Look hot this spring break by wearing less
It’s about that time - time to put on a teeny-weeny bikini. OK, maybe I’ve exaggerated just a bit.
SPORTS
Parity fever strikes Big Ten basketball
I have a confession to make - I’ve had the tendency to jump on the occasional bandwagon. Yes, I “Blame(d) it on the rain” with Milli Vanilli, “Jump(ed)” with Kris Kross, and sang along to “YMCA” at sporting events.
FEATURES
Leap of faith?
I was pretty surprised after the Daniel Pearl tragedy when I realized that being a journalist could be a dangerous profession.
NEWS
Honor students wear glasses more than most
Freshman year in high school was a turning point for me. Things were no longer foggy after I came into a warm room from outside on a winter day.
NEWS
Honor students wear glasses more than most
by SHANNON HOUGHTON For The State News Freshman year in high school was a turning point for me.
COMMENTARY
SN opinions inherently biased; its the American way, deal with it
Warning. What you are about to read may shock you. Prepare yourself. Here it comes. The State News Opinion Page is full of biased propaganda. “No,” you say.
COMMENTARY
U can learn a thing or two from Sesame Street
If you ever watched “Sesame Street,” you have to remember Telly. You know the one: He’s tall, fuschia, with blue eyelids and a long orange nose.
COMMENTARY
Conservative voices refreshing compared to liberal campus majority
I have never idolized Ronald Reagan. This is not altogether surprising, since my political bias is in the opposite direction.
COMMENTARY
Concept of true freedom is found far beyond American ideal
Freedom is a force more powerful than man or society. Liberty’s power transcends borders and cultures.
COMMENTARY
Morality plays major role in todays global society
Of everything I have had to learn in medical school, the hardest lesson has been neither physiological nor pathological.
COMMENTARY
Dont view Lenten rituals as chores; tools are fun way to help faith grow
I hate doing chores. It wouldn’t take a sleuth detective to figure that out after stepping foot into my apartment.
COMMENTARY
Soda companies target children unfairly
As our government has mandated us all to remain on the super-duper double-triple highest state of terrorist alert, you may be wondering why I expect you to give a puny issue like the sale of soda in schools your full attention. As we’re constantly being reminded, the war on terror is not a single operation; it is a sustained campaign.
COMMENTARY
All companies should be held to same standards as Big Tobacco
Call it compassion or plain old sympathy, but I have always likened myself to root for the underdog.
COMMENTARY
Affirmative action opponents pose one-sided, racist argument
Maybe five times I have said something positive about the University of Michigan. Like with many rivalries, sporting events elicited this bias, which was eventually directed against the university’s students, its academic quality, and even the school as a whole. Soon the 6th Circuit Court will issue a ruling on affirmative action at U-M, a ruling with broad implications on the admissions policies of all public universities. The ruling may break from the Supreme Court’s precedent in University of California v.
COMMENTARY
Six rules for shopping like a manlier man
We’re in that long stretch of gray and featureless time between winter and spring breaks in which the days of class and work seem to smear together into one long slouch festooned in banners of dirty slush. It’s a time during which I can’t go home to stock up on food.
NEWS
U scholarship contest tough, fun for students
By SHANNON HOUGHTON For The State News Think of it as hazing for nerds. Picture the worst test you’ve ever taken.
NEWS
Real blondes lose value amid fakes on campus
By HEIDI JURY For The State News I was sitting in the back of my history class the other day, letting my eyes wander, for lack of anything better to do.
COMMENTARY
No matter how much we want to, humans can never know everything
If you’ve been keeping tabs on my weekly rhetoric, you’ve probably noticed a theme of faith has been a central thread through each of my columns. This Ash Wednesday proves to be no exception.
COMMENTARY
Politicians have much to learn from McCains campaign examples
When Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., campaigned to become our nation’s chief executive in 2000, he communicated a message of patriotism, hope and an unabashedly fervent belief in the American dream. Hard-core Republican reactionaries feared McCain because he was not conservative enough for their liking.
COMMENTARY
A lot of tears, time needed in getting over the death of a loved one
It was a routine Tuesday morning. My stereo alarm went off at 6:30 a.m. to wake me up for my 8 a.m.