It would seem as if our electorate has already let the Republicans win the health care debate: They have successfully framed the issue as one of “free market” versus “socialism.” The comments posted on my column from two weeks ago are perfectly good evidence of this. The entire debate was about how a government bureaucracy was going to make health care completely inefficient in this country.
Almost exactly two years ago, a crime that has become shrouded in controversy was committed on campus. You’ve probably heard this before: Three men — one armed with a handgun and a water bottle containing gasoline — entered a South Hubbard Hall dorm room Feb. 23, 2006, and threatened three occupants. One man poured gasoline on a victim and threatened to light it.
When a basketball player misses a shot, every person in the paint is supposed to attack the boards in a fight for the ball, correct? That theory, which MSU women’s basketball head coach Suzy Merchant has described as being far from “rocket science,” has been ignored by her team more often than not.
My two sisters and I each received two empty shopping bags for Christmas this year. They are bright, they come in a small pouch that fits in either my purse or my coat pocket, and they expand to the size of a large plastic grocery bag. But the real gift wasn’t the empty nylon bags, it was the challenge to become more environmentally conscious.
In his small but powerful role in “Boiler Room,” Ben Affleck uttered the best line in cinema to describe corporations: They exist for one reason, “to become filthy rich, that’s all. We’re not saving the f—-ing manatees.” Profit is the bottom line.
Many MSU students have probably been to at least one of the Great Lakes, if only once. In fact, a large number of Midwesterners have come to lakes Michigan, Huron, Superior, Erie or Ontario to swim, boat, fish or vacation.
The season’s women’s Big Ten race is turning into a mad dash. Usually by now there are about two or three teams that have any chance at first place and have anywhere from zero to two losses. Not this year.
I really hate working out, but some days I wish I could trot to one of the IM buildings and spend some time with the elliptical machine. But I can’t. I am one of those cheap college students who hasn’t bought a fitness center membership.
Can’t say that I’ve ever stopped to think about proverbs. Knowledge is power. Curiosity killed the cat. Don’t talk to strangers. Things like that. But after “Think Before You Post,” I do now.
Attendance — the most elementary part of the college class routine. For one, because the format hasn’t changed, and two, because it’s my least favorite part of class. The professor begins with the usual correct-me-if-I’m-wrong speech and then dives into a list of Megans and Brians. I’m usually not looking up.
Myth: East Lansing homeowners want to see MSU students exiled en masse to the farther reaches of our town. Fact: Many of us are actively fighting the City Center II proposal in part because it aims to bulldoze perfectly functional, medium-density, affordable, near-campus rental housing occupied by MSU students.
In any given conversation about American politics, the Founding Fathers end up getting thrown into the debate. The greatest thing about the Founding Fathers is that their views were so general that both sides of a given topic can easily invoke their words to prove their opinions are correct.
The editorial about Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick titled Detroit Mayor’s mishaps not fair to city, state (SN 2/7) concluded by suggesting “Detroit could become the next Chicago” if Kilpatrick would “clean up his act and show Michigan that he can make good on that potential.”
In the realm of political punditry, this nominating season has been the finest in decades. There’s very little dispute of that. One problem, however, is that much of the commentary begins from a flawed premise.
I miss my iPod. The little thing literally expired the first day of classes this semester, without a chance for me to say goodbye. After about two years of moderate use, it had a good, long life.
If this presidential primary season has taught aspiring political pundits anything so far, it’s that conventional wisdom rarely counts for much these days. In a race that’s shot down the front-runners and brought boosted the second-place candidates on a regular basis, things rarely have been consistent. But with voter enthusiasm at its peak, this primary has been a definite change of pace.
It’s an event that’s banned in six countries and more than 50 cities nationwide. Use of the implements it employs — poles with sharpened hooks and electric prods — are banned in localities of six states. And it’s coming to Breslin Center this April.
America hooked on the Easy Button? I was watching TV when a popular Staples commercial came on. It showcased a man who couldn’t find his Easy Button, and asked a coworker for help. Instead of looking for the man’s missing necessity, she reached for her own button, pressed it and viola — his appeared.
In 2005, advocates for introducing intelligent design into high school science classes had a fair hearing in a Pennsylvania federal court, presided over by a churchgoing, lifelong Republican appointed by President George W. Bush.
Yeah. It means “fish.” Congratulations on discovering the secret by using the most basic French. You and all the French-speaking 3-year-olds should be very proud.