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(09/13/11 11:27pm)
Aug. 26 marked the official beginning of the 2011 Spartan football season. A crowd of more than 75,000 gathered to cheer on the Spartans as they easily defeated the Youngstown State Penguins 28-6. Although victory came sweetly to the guys on the field, getting into the game proved to be far more difficult than in past years. MSU Special Events staff members were posted at all gates ensuring that fans did not enter with coolers, large bags, chairs or open beverages.
(09/12/11 10:40pm)
When I had heard that MSU chose Jonathan Safran Foer’s “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close” as its 2011 One Book, One Community selection, I was ecstatic. For years I have read and admired the works of both Foer and his wife, Nicole Krauss, and I am excited to meet him later this month when he visits Wharton Center on Sept. 25.
(09/11/11 11:41pm)
I just returned from having a colonoscopy. Immediately, you say, “Yuck! Gross! Why would anyone want to know that about somebody? Especially a person who writes off the wall opinion pieces. Couldn’t you have just told us that you had a McDouble with large fries and a small Coke? Or maybe that you had your toenails clipped? Why give us some intimate detail that makes everyone cringe?”
(09/08/11 11:38pm)
The tragic events of Sept. 11 continue to shape American actions and feelings 10 years after that day. The influence of 9/11, though, has waned as the psychological wound heals.
(09/07/11 10:46pm)
I don’t mind that Sarah Palin thinks Russia can be seen from her house in Alaska. It didn’t bother me when she thought North Korea is our ally in an interview about our nation’s foreign policy. I’d offer her a bright gold star for winning the Miss Congeniality award in the 1984 Miss Wasilla beauty pageant.
(09/06/11 11:43pm)
I was able to read editorials written by great columnists this summer, and I noticed a contrast between those smart people and our politicians: Most times, the columnists explained their public policy solutions with substance first and ideology second. In a similar fashion, I figured our government could attempt these five goals to keep America competitive.
(09/06/11 12:48am)
My name is Omar Thabet, and I am a journalism sophomore. This will be my second year writing opinion columns for The State News. I always like to be creative with my writings, so I hope you enjoy my first column, a poem welcoming back all the students to the MSU campus.
(08/31/11 11:30pm)
What you likely are doing right now, being a student at this magnificent university, matters to me. It matters because you are the future. Whether you’re a freshman or a senior like me, some day in the not-too-distant future what you do will have an effect on the world. No matter your origin, now that you’re here, you’re part of a class of future leaders. That fact is worth being reminded of on a regular basis.
(08/30/11 11:15pm)
Hello, my name is Alanna Thiede, and I have opinions. That is why I am the opinion editor at The State News for the next few months. You are a reader of The State News, and you likely have opinions too. That is why you should take advantage of the soap box at which you currently are looking.
(08/15/11 10:52pm)
My time as an undergraduate at MSU has come to an end. It wasn’t a bad two years. I worked for a competitive publication, met good people and, through the help of professors and classmates, found new ways to look at the world.
(08/14/11 10:43pm)
As I read Craig Pearson’s column “Let students in on info” (SN 8/8)), I remembered when — almost 10 years ago — I commented on the issue of Student Instructional Report System, or SIRS.
Pearson would like more access, and I would like a slight change in the timeline of the SIRS forms. I have no problem with SIRS forms, but I am concerned with how valuable they are at the end of a semester.
(08/14/11 10:42pm)
For the first time in history, the U.S. has lost its prestigious AAA credit rating. Markets around the world tumbled more rapidly than any time since the 2008 financial crisis.
(08/10/11 11:23pm)
The last few days have been tumultuous ones in London, where riots have swept through the city. The police have been slow to react; no one knows what the rioters are protesting (or if they’re protesting anything at all at this point), and irrevocable damage to London’s global image has been done.
(08/07/11 10:13pm)
We’ve all done it. At the end of the semester, as many as three different sheets of paperwork cycle the classroom or lecture hall en route to a fat envelope that some poor chap gets drafted into taking to an office somewhere, never to be seen again.
(08/03/11 9:40pm)
In their zealotry to “protect” students, state lawmakers almost dealt them a body blow. Over the last two weeks, there’s been a battle going on between state lawmakers and MSU officials over the rise in MSU’s tuition rate.
(07/31/11 9:38pm)
In the aftermath of the killing of Osama bin Laden, a unique opportunity has presented itself for the U.S. After a near-flawless operation in Pakistani territory reminded the world of the reach and power of the U. S. military, we are now able to enter the arena of international affairs in a position of strength.
(07/31/11 9:38pm)
In the aftermath of the killing of Osama bin Laden, a unique opportunity has presented itself for the U.S. After a near-flawless operation in Pakistani territory reminded the world of the reach and power of the U. S. military, we are now able to enter the arena of international affairs in a position of strength.
(07/27/11 9:56pm)
Good news this week: One overly contentious, drawn-out, soul-crushingly unnecessary negotiation finally has ended, but there’s still at least one to go.
(07/25/11 9:56pm)
The word “research” appears four times in MSU’s official mission statement. That’s twice as much as any other word, discounting common conjunctions, articles and prepositions. That’s significant.
(07/24/11 9:41pm)
When one listens to the news at night, reads the newspaper, gets a tweet or follows blogs from every Tom, Dick and Harry who feels the need to expound on every issue from Libya to malnutrition, one becomes both confused and depressed.