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(11/08/11 12:09am)
On Oct. 17, the greek community came together to hear speaker Erica Upshaw tell her story about her battle with drugs and alcohol in a program called Greeks Stay Strong. Although many, myself included, expected to hear a worn-out adult drone on and on why alcohol was evil and should be considered the devil’s drink, the atmosphere in the Auditorium quickly shifted.
(11/07/11 12:26am)
The African women dressed in bright orange draped dresses danced and sang to the beat of the djembe, or African drum, as I, along with about 20 other MSU freshmen, smiled and clapped along, our faces speckled with red and yellow African tribal paint.
(11/04/11 12:02am)
For nearly 50 years, I have taught freshman writing in the U. S. and overseas. My model for teaching and academic life came from a small liberal arts college — Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa. For 38 years, however, the environment in which I have taught has been MSU — a large university where, too often, research and athletics reign.
(11/02/11 11:07pm)
As that perennial chill descends upon the area, the temptation to bundle up, stay inside and become sedentary is reaching its peak.
(11/01/11 11:02pm)
As the use of technology in making art has increased, the questions have arisen: Where does technology end and talent begin? Is it still art?
(11/01/11 12:04am)
While many questions race through my mind during the average school week, one in particular bombarded me from many angles this week. Do I agree with Kirk? My response: I’m not sure; I will know on Thursday. I know I am a strong supporter of the Constitution and the corresponding Bill of Rights, and I believe in Jesus Christ.
(10/30/11 11:26pm)
Traveling via bus to Washington, D.C., for the dedication of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. monument with some of the Greater Lansing Area Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Commissioners and others, I began reflecting on my memories of Dr. King. Growing up in South Carolina and attending undergraduate college at Tuskegee University in Alabama from 1962 to 1966, the memories are vivid.
(10/27/11 11:21pm)
I swear, this column wasn’t even going to be about race. Not because I dislike being black or anything like that; let’s be honest, being black is pretty awesome. It’s more because I don’t want to be become the guy who points out every single example of social and racial inequality until he’s homeless, jobless and gibbering on about how the system kept him down.
(10/26/11 11:10pm)
Man, oh man, doesn’t it feel right to be a Middle East woman nowadays — figuratively speaking.
(10/25/11 10:24pm)
A friend of mine recently signed up to be a subject in a sleep deprivation study. I told him he’s a stronger man than I am, and also crazy.
(10/24/11 10:49pm)
Thanks to the collaboration between large cancer charities and even larger pharmaceutical companies, October now is widely acknowledged as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month with various festivities held throughout the country and the world.
(10/23/11 10:31pm)
I always have found the intersection between business and politics fascinating. Most people don’t. Most people think of this link as an unhealthy combination of greed and political self-interest. They assume nothing meaningful can be learned from examining such a relationship.
(10/20/11 11:03pm)
“Terrorist,” “boater,” “head-banger,” “camel cowboy,” “towel-head” — all of these words are racial slurs against Arabs, and all are words I’ve heard thrown at my friends.
(10/19/11 10:58pm)
Have you ever wondered if what you watch on television or in movies has any semblance of reality? We are deluged with every form of reality TV, but do you ever contemplate if Kim Kardashian or “Big Brother” or “Survivor” has any place outside of the fantasy realm?
(10/18/11 10:23pm)
The State News recently published a story about a retiring photography professor, Professor Danny Guthrie and his latest project photographing himself with his current and former students as well as his colleagues. In the article, he explained that the purpose of the project as a whole was to explore the boundaries of human sexuality.
(10/17/11 11:06pm)
With the poor state of the national economy, it is only natural that environmentalism has taken a backseat in the national discourse. Struggling to make ends meet confronts a person on a constant basis, while environmental concerns seem a distant problem, irrelevant to the average person’s daily life.
(10/17/11 1:45pm)
I recently came across a Tumblr blog, msufacts.tumblr.com, that posts pictures, facts and histories of many tradition and buildings on campus. Started by an “official campus tour guide,” the website offers a unique glimpse into MSU life, our history and our roots.
(10/16/11 10:53pm)
In the 2011-12 season-to-date Nielsen network television ratings, eight of the top 20 most-watched shows deal with solving crime.
(10/13/11 11:33pm)
Tuesday night, Republican hopefuls had a large roundtable debate, hoping to evoke the image of a family sitting down to discuss and solve the problems it’s facing. Much like a family, they talked and bantered and jabbed at one another, but the whole night was spent on government spending, tax plans and how to get Americans working again. The absence of one family issue, though, stuck out to me.
(10/12/11 11:25pm)
If the Tea Party movement can be associated with elderly ultra-conservative voters, the Occupy Wall Street movement sweeping major cities across the country can be attributed to the young far left, as the majority of those protesting are in their 20s.