In much of society today, working for the greater good generally is valued above focusing on one’s own personal needs. A community that focuses on collective action is stronger than one that preaches individual pursuits.
He was called the “bronze warrior.” As Richard Nixon’s television adviser, Ted Rogers, described him, John F. Kennedy was the tanned man with a plan before the famous 1960 presidential debate in Chicago.
If there is one thing I’ve learned during the past 22 years, it’s that my mom has a funny way of always being right.
Likely, you’ve already decided who it is you’re voting for tomorrow, and my following words aren’t aimed at swaying you one way or another. I write only to explain why I’ve decided to vote for my sisters.
There are a lot of things that can define you as a person and how you go about your life. For me, I found that the thing that defines me is my sense of humor.
Although there are many different candidates to consider on this year’s ballot, Michigan voters also have to consider six ballot proposals. Here’s how The State News Editorial Board feels about each one.
With Halloween celebrations in full swing between two “Halloweekends,” reporters of The State News campus desk discuss girls’ costumes — or lack thereof.
Eight years ago, I rescued my beagle, Roscoe, from Last Chance Rescue in Howell, Mich. My family had always traveled far and wide to find breeders for dogs, so this time was really different. But I knew we were saving his life, so at that point, it didn’t really matter.
One of my roommates, Pat, isn’t someone who is very vocal about being disappointed too often. However, I vividly remember the beginning of our freshman year, when Pat was livid about losing a bumper sticker he had gotten for free. The bumper sticker, which Pat claims was stolen by one of our friends, was from the Green Party, and it read: “Make love, not war.”
Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, will be a historic day in American history. Sure, it happens to be the day the presidential election falls on, which could unseat an incumbent president or give America four more years of the first African American president. But there’s one more very important thing happening on Nov. 6 that should be brought to everyone’s attention: it is my 20th birthday.
In more ways than one, the New York City subway serves as a metaphor for life. I spent my summer on the subway traversing the city underground, and the words that come over every loudspeaker in every single train as the doors close have become ingrained in my brain.
People have been asking me what’s been wrong lately. Apparently, I’ve been off. I tell them all I’m just fine, but the truth is, maybe I’m not. But there’s just nothing for someone to say to “I think I’m losing myself” or “I don’t know where home is anymore.”
Maybe it’s because I’m an angry, man-hating, feminist, liberal b****, but I can’t help but notice the not-so-subtle misogyny that runs rampant on Michigan State’s campus on a daily basis.
I still can vividly remember watching cartoons on Saturday mornings as a child — bowl of cereal in hand, trembling with excitement.
One of the interesting things one hears when dealing with the media is the doggedness by which reporters claim they only are reporting the news. These past few weeks have been plagued with stories reported in print, on television and on the Internet that have been very sad considering the individual who, because of health issues, became the brunt of “news” and endless jokes.
Editor’s Note: Views expressed in guest columns and letters to the editor reflect the views of the author, not the views of The State News. _Jameson Joyce is a guest columnist at The State News and a James Madison sophomore.
I’m walking on the sidewalk along the Red Cedar River, trying to decide whether or not to pull on my winter hat. It’s Saturday, two days after “the last day of good weather,” which people had been observing morosely to me all week.
The upcoming presidential election has become a narrower race since Mitt Romney’s performance in the Oct. 3 debate. President Obama has acknowledged the importance of a strong showing in the second debate, having taken a few days out of the spotlight recently in order to properly prepare for the next duel with Romney on Tuesday in Hempstead, N.Y.
Not much bothers me more than when people tell me: “A vote for anyone other than Romney is a vote for Obama” or that I am “wasting my vote voting third party.”
I was privileged enough to spend most of last week at the Global Women’s Initiative conference in Atlanta. I was one of five finalists for the event’s scholarship essay contest.