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D.A.R.E. to be different, drug-free
Two weeks ago, I was provided with the opportunity to speak to a group of fifth graders celebrating their graduation from the D.A.R.E.
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Foreign policy change helps US
Since the end of World War II, the United States kept a tradition of making bilateral agreements with Asian countries. American policymakers have had an incredibly successful track record of advancing our economic and security interests, building upon these relationships to adapt to a fast-changing world.
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U.P. shows other side of Michigan
When I moved to East Lansing as a freshman at MSU last year, I discovered everyone’s favorite icebreaker when meeting new people from Michigan: to show where you lived on the mitten.
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Disaster inevitable, so why worry
In November 2011, the asteroid YU55 soared between Earth and the moon’s orbit, just over 200,000 miles away from colliding with our planet.
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Tea Party protested effectively
This is the second part of my last article; if you haven’t read it, I encourage you to do so.
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A beautiful lady for Valentine’s Day
To meet the requirement of becoming a journalist, I have to complete one English course before I graduate. And since I have a sincere love for poetry, I decided to take the English 129, Introduction to Reading Poetry course offered by professor Maurice Pogue.
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This break, heed open road’s call
If you’re like me, then it’s getting to that point in the semester where spring break can’t come soon enough. As midterms, papers and more creep up, break has become my light at the end of the tunnel. Unlike many students, thoughts of the tropics aren’t what’s pushing me onwards at this point.
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Election day, go beyond party lines
Being a college freshman and just turning 19, the upcoming presidential election will be my first opportunity to vote for the country’s next president. I always have proclaimed myself to be a Democrat, so at first there seemed to be no question of who I would vote for: President Barack Obama.
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Students of all majors can find jobs
The recent article in The State News (“Are You Employable?” SN 1/27) might have created undue stress for many MSU students who are in liberal arts colleges.
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All students deserve counseling
Last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit ruled on an appeal filed by Julea Ward, a former graduate student in Eastern Michigan University’s counseling program.
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Pipeline goes beyond partisanship
Our government recently had an opportunity to take a small step toward energy independence. Building the Keystone Pipeline would have allowed oil from Alberta, Canada to be transported down to the Gulf of Mexico.
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“Redskins” moniker inappropriate
Sitting in the Meridian Mall food court the other day sipping an iced tea, I witnessed a conversation between a group of middle-aged men discussing the Super Bowl and the case for the 1991 Washington Redskins being the greatest team in Super Bowl history.
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New scholarships offer security
National Signing Day for college football was earlier this week. For an overwhelming number of high school football players, that’s as good as it’s going to get.
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Are college students learning?
In his State of the Union address, President Obama proposed several measures to lower college tuition.
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Recent protests lack clear plan
With all the articles swirling around protests in the State News these days, I couldn’t help but notice the similarities among my fellow opinion writers but that got me thinking about the similarities between the protests of MSU Greenpeace, Occupy Wall Street, the online protests, and the Tea Party movement.
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Internet triggers avatar activism
A few weeks ago, millions of concerned citizens gathered to topple a great injustice in their government. However, this gathering did not occur in Cairo, New York, or any other city around the world for that matter — it happened in cyberspace.
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Quizzes bridge education gap
Michigan State University is by all accounts a big school. It has big sports teams, a big campus, a big reputation — and for many students, big classes.
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Social media changed protests
It’s a well-known fact that this generation is amidst a social media revolution. We get our news from Twitter, make plans through Facebook and find our friends on Foursquare.
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MSU coaching duo best in country
To train, to teach, to instruct, to guide — these are just a few words describing what it takes to be a coach in any sport in the world today.
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Student activism rises nationwide
Last week, The New York Times wrote about the new student activism invigorated on American campuses after the birth of the Occupy encampments throughout the country.