Forgive me if I seem a little sweaty writing this week’s column; it’s been a long day. I’ve been up since about 8 a.m. this morning, generally doing more organizing than actual work.
We have found ourselves debating whether or not the government should take over our health care system and our industries; we should instead look to solutions that actually work and will give us the best chance to retain our world standing.
I’ve had a lot of dogs during my short time on this planet — four to be exact. My family has owned mutts, purebreds, Frisbee dogs, lazy dogs, dogs adopted from kennels and puppies fresh from the litter.
I thought long and hard about penning these words, but felt after some real heart wrenching soul searching that the time was ripe to offer a comment about a problem that has been festering in our poor country for years and years and years.
Mark your calendars. On July 26, the debate about net neutrality left the academic world and became reality. It was the day that AT&T began to block a portion of the Web site 4chan.org from its DSL customers, not for legal reasons, but simply because of its own whims.
Have you listened to people, including yourself, who have pondered long and hard on what they should have done, could have done, or would have done if they had only done this or that, known this or that, or understood … Well, you get it.
Billions, or likely even trillions, of dollars are spent every year to fight diseases, advance medical technologies and teach new crops of graduate students how to treat the injured masses.
Glorious citizens of America, this week is your time to unite and commemorate one of the greatest chapters in our nation’s superior history. This week, just days after we celebrated the birth of our nation 233 years ago, we are allowed to pat ourselves on the back for another one of our country’s accomplishments.
ABC News recently had a special called “Earth 2100,” which was part fictional, animated documentary of the future, part interviews with climate change experts. The majority of the special focused on the real effects that could occur if humanity does not work together to save its future.
Every once in a while, I’ve been known to enjoy a drink or two. I turned 21 only about a month ago, so saying that probably won’t shock many people. I’m still a little green to the MSU bar scene, but there’s something that’s already made an impression on me.
Have you ever driven down the road and looked with pride at the rear end of a rusty truck or a real beater of a vehicle that sports an MSU sticker in the window or a license plate framed with the name of your alma mater?
I’m kind of a filthy person. Not filthy like I don’t shower or filthy like Christina Aguilera circa 2002. I mean I don’t really have the ability to censor myself. I drop f-bombs in front of children walking with their parents and I take the Lord’s name in vain in the presence of grandparents.
Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus” is the official motto of the city of Detroit. Translated from Latin, it means “we hope for better things; it shall rise from the ashes.” I hope it is true that better things will come, as the city has been a smoldering fire for years now and we are up to our knees in ash.
You have one hour to decide between your life and your leg.” No, this is not the plot of the next inevitable “Saw” film. It is a very real situation my father faced almost a year ago.
An ethical election process is vital to the sanctity and reputation of a governing body. With this in mind, I’m asking that the recent election held by the Council of Graduate Students, or COGS, be redone.
When I got my first cell phone in the fall of my freshman year of high school, it didn’t have texting and it was for ‘emergency purposes’ only. My little sister’s first phone, which she got just four years later, played music and had an LED light-up screen. That’s not to mention it had unlimited text messaging, which is a good thing considering that in one month last year she sent and received more than 14,400 text messages.
I know very little about the television industry. In fact, to say I know anything at all would be a lie. Give me a video camera and I’ll give you shots of people’s feet after I leave it recording. Tell me to build a stage and you might be lucky enough to get a birdhouse.
Have you ever wondered how many students at MSU choose not to have a Facebook.com page? Some of these students may be considered “outcasts” for not joining in on the frenzy, but they might be smarter than we think.
During the weekend, state Rep. Pam Byrnes, D-Lyndon Township, made news by announcing at the Michigan Pride rally at the Capitol that she intends to lead an effort to reverse Michigan’s 2004 ban on same-sex marriage. The timing seems about right as support for same-sex marriage is on the rise nationwide and several states have legalized it in recent months. First, however, we must take a look at recent milestones in this civil rights battle.
I found out recently that a girl who is a junior in my high school had a baby about a month ago. I’m sad to say this wasn’t shocking news for me. I mentioned the baby to a friend who was surprised; he said he didn’t know anyone from his high school who had ever been pregnant. I realized I can’t even name them all off the top of my head, and that is somewhat disturbing.