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(11/01/10 12:11am)
As we get closer to Election Day and the rate of political gaffes and scandals peaks, the voting public has been given the opportunity to observe more reasons why no one on the face of this earth ever should vote for a Tea Party member.
(10/29/10 12:39am)
Nine college students in the state of Washington ended up in the hospital earlier this month. Allegedly, they were so sick hospital employees believed they had been drugged. But as it turns out, they had not been drugged at all but had been drinking Four Loko — and evidently way too much of it.
(10/27/10 11:42pm)
These are the first words of an advertisement posted in July by a 31-year-old Grand Rapids nursing student at her church:
(10/26/10 11:34pm)
There are few things we agree on in American politics. Much of that is a good thing. Our Founding Fathers crafted our democracy so opposing viewpoints would need to compromise in order to move forward.
(10/25/10 11:29pm)
While watching a news blurb on the degenerate characters at the heart of the controversy over groups of “religious” barbarians arriving at military funerals in order to protest homosexuality in America, I started to think carefully about the issue of freedom of speech and what it really means.
(10/24/10 11:56pm)
Halloween, originally called Samhain, was a Celtic celebration to mark the end of summer. Children and adults wore masks and costumes to honor their ancestors while simultaneously protecting themselves from harmful spirits.
(10/21/10 11:42pm)
Remember the art of compromise? Remember back in the day when people and politicians actually were able to come together and somehow figure out a way to come to some sort of reasonable agreement?
(10/21/10 12:06am)
In the past, tattoos were applied for various reasons; the embodiment of magical protection, a relief from pain, a declaration of vengeance, victory, religious belief or humiliation.
(10/19/10 11:54pm)
The late Phil Ochs once penned a tune called, “Love Me, I’m a Liberal.” It is in the spirit of that great folk ballad that I write this column. Friends, Spartans, countrymen/countrywomen, I just have to say: It’s awesome to be a liberal.
(10/19/10 12:18am)
In the article, “Hunting not on the way out yet” (SN 10/7), staff writer Laura Fosmire writes on what she believes to be the vibrant historical and contemporary tradition of Michigan hunting.
(10/18/10 12:09am)
The online news source AlterNet recently published an article by John Dolan that can best be described as an exposé on the educational infrastructure set up in Iraq since the country was invaded by the U.S. seven years ago.
(10/14/10 11:48pm)
Throughout the latter half of September, Capitol Hill was divided more than usual. Democrats and Republicans squared off over the National Defense Authorization Act, a bill that would have ended the U.S. military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” or DADT, policy.
(10/13/10 11:24pm)
Last Saturday’s football game against the University of Michigan brought out intense rivalries across the state — my home was no different. Like many, I live in a “house divided” because my siblings attend U-M.
(10/13/10 12:14am)
Chemical-straight is how I’ve worn my hair, or how the world has deemed it socially acceptable for my hair to be worn, since the tender age of 10. Naturally, my head is a combustion of thick and kinky coarseness the color of brownish-red wool that my own mother, blessed with what some would call “good hair,” could never seem to manage.
(10/11/10 11:29pm)
A lot of discussion throughout the past years has focused on a time of year when students and faculty alike become burned-out by the length of the semester and its lack of any kind of a break. When the university was on the quarter system, there was little talk of breaks.
(10/10/10 11:40pm)
You are a banker. During the course of your 100-hour workweek and countless meetings comes a free moment. You get a glass of water, take a walk past a few cubicles and see the flat-screen TV you pass everyday on the way to your office. Time to watch; you only have 30 minutes for lunch.
(10/08/10 12:39am)
A woman reported an alleged on-campus sexual assault in Wonders Hall which reportedly occurred between Aug. 29 and Aug.30. According to the police report, after meeting in the hall lobby, the individuals invited the woman to their dorm room.
(10/06/10 11:16pm)
A little more than a week ago, The New York Times ran a story about a Colorado teen and his waning love for hunting. The article used his personal story to lead into a suggestion that hunting was losing its appeal, particularly among young people.
(10/06/10 12:12am)
In a press release last Friday, Ingham County Prosecutor Stuart Dunnings III explained his decision not to prosecute two MSU basketball players accused of sexual assault.
(10/05/10 12:54am)
Bullying used to be thought of as a right of passage; a way to teach a child how to stand up for his or herself and show others that they couldn’t be walked over. “Hit them back” or “boys don’t cry” have been the subconscious words replayed as harsh words or brutish lashes have crossed cheeks and destroyed pride.