COMMENTARY
Journalism more than talking heads
Here’s a fact I believe will be well-evidenced by the end of this column: Nobody loves talking about journalism more than journalists.
Here’s a fact I believe will be well-evidenced by the end of this column: Nobody loves talking about journalism more than journalists.
College is amazing. Not just the experience, but the expanded opportunities afforded to us.
In no way did I expect to see what I did during my travels this past weekend. Fishnets, helmets, skirts and knee pads were abound when my friends and I stumbled upon a large crowd Friday night.
The State News editorial board recently commented on the upcoming Patriot Act renewal (Patriot Act deserves review before renewal SN 9/21), saying that it deserves to be reviewed. I agree and will do the dirty work to state why it should be abandoned altogether for the preservation of our rights.
With the state of Michigan in the middle of a very difficult budget crisis with no clear, long-term solution on the horizon, news media outlets are full of differing views about what our state’s leaders must do to secure Michigan’s financial footing for the future.
Attention everyone: I have a confession to make. It is with regret and remorse that I admit to you all that I have never read “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” by Mark Twain.
Oh, technology. You feed me a constant sweet nectar of news and pop culture minutia. You allow me to look up the most stupid stuff on Wikipedia.
We are aware. Whether it’s the philanthropic jams of Bono, the chic Inspi(RED) Gap T-shirts or the poignant rubber bracelets, awareness of poverty, disease and warfare in Third World countries has become increasingly acknowledged by young people.
I completely agree with journalism professor Fred Fico that words such as “diversity,” “multiculturalism” and “cultural relativism” shouldn’t be used.
The end of summer means a new school year is starting up in East Lansing, and the campus is thriving once again.
As a human, I primarily concern myself with the affairs of my fellow human beings. I tend to live my life according to that rule.
I really like “Super Smash Bros. Brawl.” Unfortunately, not a lot of my friends do, which at times forces me to play by myself, against computers.
A well-reviewed new film about a major historical figure soon will be premiering in almost every country around the world. It opened the Toronto International Film Festival and features a major rising star.
Bob Marley once said “when the music hits you, you feel no pain.” I think he knew exactly what he was talking about. Music is our own form of therapy, a de-stressor.
As our country got off to its rough beginnings and transitions in government, our foreign policy was to stay away from foreign affairs and focus on domestic reforms. However, that same foreign policy has evolved into a global encompassing policy pertaining to all interests except our own. Our once-isolationist tendencies seem to have dissolved and we now are involved all over the world with no signs of slowing down, despite our decaying domestic situation.
In light of the recent uproar by some parents about President Barack Obama’s reading of a speech to America’s schoolchildren on Tuesday, I decided to draft a counter-speech to any parent who kept their child from going to school out of fear that they would be indoctrinated by “socialist propaganda.” The full text of my counter-speech, in case you missed it, is printed below:
Of the millions of books, articles, lectures and Web sites that aim to define leadership and how one best demonstrates such, there are a few simple themes that emerge time and time again.
With three Welcome Weeks under my belt, I have to say this year fell short of its “welcome,” with freshman students deprived most of all.
As an opinion writer, I see it as partly my duty to stay on top of the latest controversies, both local and national. All the “hot gossip,” so to speak. So, for my first column of the year, I wanted to write on something big and topical: health care reform. Thrilling, I know.
Ten years. It’s hard to believe it’s been a decade since I first set foot on this glorious campus. I know I never imagined I’d still be here on that day.