NEWS
Although the White House blog hinted at President Obama’s anticipated State of the Union address focusing on “opportunity, action and optimism,” MSU students and faculty members are hoping to hear solid plans for the future.
Social relations and policy junior Curtis Audette said he hopes income inequality and issues concerning students are addressed.
“A lot of us are asking, as students, is it really worth it?” said Audette, who is the communications director for the Michigan Federation of College Democrats and a member of MSU College Democrats.
Audette said the main reason recent graduates are finding it difficult to obtain a job and buy a house or car is because of surmounting debt.
He hopes that Obama will take on the topics of tackling student debt and cutting the costs of rising tuition, which would help students create futures for themselves and stay in-state after graduation.
Will Staal, chair of MSU College Republicans, said he expects the president to try and convince Americans to “come back and follow his agenda.”
Staal, an interdisciplinary studies in social science senior, said 65 percent of Americans think the country is on the wrong track and that the healthcare initiative was handled the wrong way.
He said in the future, he hopes for a leader that can put Americans’ best interests ahead of his or her party’s agenda.
Staal said he believes Gov.
