With agonizing basketball games, heaps of homework and parties abound, the least of most MSU students’ worries include the phrases “overlay district,” “moratoria” and “ordinances.”
Football tickets, basketball tickets, intramural gym membership and a bus pass. All seemingly essential — or at least helpful — for a fulfilling college experience.
You might have heard, but if you haven’t; there are some pretty intense things happening in the southwest part of the country. And the fallout from is spreading.
I am sure that if I polled the entire population of MSU I would find a vast array of answers to what was accomplished during the nearly four weeks we had off from 2010-11.
I feel this is usually the column that talks about needing more columnists and more letters. We do — we always do. Even when I have enough, there needs to be more. The page needs as many views on as many topics as possible. As one of the fundamental tenets of democracy, I’m of the opinion this page should reflect that ideal.
Usually, the end of the semester column is about carrying on and enjoying the break. However, this time, I want it to be about what comes next. In the most basic sense, this page is about news analysis, which is crucial in a 24-hour news cycle where things are event — and not issue — oriented. In that world, the editorial page becomes a place to parse and analyze the events covered in the paper.
Our incoming governor Rick Snyder has spoken in glowing terms of “public-private partnerships.” It’s a euphemism that more than deserves scare quotes. To paraphrase Benjamin Franklin, it’s not unlike a partnership between a wolf and a sheep. In exchange for the sheep’s tax dollars, the wolf provides the badly needed service of devouring the sheep.
I was puzzled to read this week’s State News editorial “Student action needs to find jolt of inspiration” (SN 12/6), which seemed to actually (gasp) encourage student activism! The State News editorial board writes that “one of the greatest worries of our generation is that despite being at critical junctions for a multitude of important issues … students have shown what seems to be apathy, but is probably closer to complacency.”
I view my four transformative years at MSU as the utmost privilege, but I’m feeling a little entitled to a bigger Pell Grant after delving into the world of private student loans.
After attending the Westboro Baptist Church’s protest outside East Lansing High School, I walked away having a newfound respect for the WBC and a newfound dislike for my fellow students and neighbors who had happily congealed into the spiteful mass opposing the WBC members.
The story seems all too familiar: A huge leak of government documents occurs; the leak immediately is demonized and heavily criticized, with sources in the government claiming these intelligence breaches will endanger foreign nationals and U.S. citizens abroad.
‘Tis the season usually makes people think about flying home for family gatherings or to a hot spot to escape the cold. However, in 2010 it equates to three words: Transportation Security Administration, or TSA.
American history is cyclical. And that cycle relies upon three foundational states of mind: fear, loss of security and ignorance. This cycle is occurring once again. The “terrorist attacks” on Sept. 11, 2001, were the beginning of our representational democracy’s visible failure.
The Christmas movie “Jingle All the Way” aptly captures the “spirit” of holiday shopping. However, the movie is looking less like a comedic exaggeration of shopping chaos and more like a pretty accurate representation of Black Friday.
There is no task more crucial for a commander in chief than the defense of the nation. It is a tall order. Presidents have struggled and triumphed to advance our national interests and define moral principles through our interactions with the world
I’m confident I’m not the only student on campus who has not been home yet this semester. For a variety of reasons — work, school, social — it simply has been too difficult to go home even for a weekend. And I only live an hour west on I-96.
Tyler Perry’s “For Colored Girls” adapted from Ntozake Shange’s 1975 stage show “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf,” premiered in theaters earlier this month and was received with a flood of mixed praises and condemning criticisms.
In what could have been a landmark move toward gender equality in the workplace, the Paycheck Fairness Act reached the U.S. Senate last Wednesday. It held the fate of 72 million working women — 47 percent of the American workforce. What could have been wasn’t because Republicans used a filibuster to stop the legislation before it could be put to a vote. Through the disappointment, one thing was clear: To our Senators, basic civil rights have become a partisan issue.
It’s a well-known fact that Sarah Palin, America’s favorite moose-hunting hockey mom, refers to herself as a feminist. If you’re skeptical of her claim, don’t be. Too many people don’t realize how passionately she’s fought for women’s rights!
On the surface there is not much to say about the Westboro Baptist Church, or WBC. Most of us recognize them as a bunch of crazies on the fringe of society who preach a particularly vitriolic brand of hatred.