COMMENTARY
Religious beliefs don't justify outlawing stem cell research
A letter by Jason Smolinski, "It is our duty to speak up for defenseless embryos," (SN 8/4), deserves a belated response.
A letter by Jason Smolinski, "It is our duty to speak up for defenseless embryos," (SN 8/4), deserves a belated response.
How quickly the tables have turned. MSU has earned significant negative attention in the national spotlight the last couple of weeks.
I am glad I don't have kids. That's not to say I won't have them someday, but today, I am petrified of bringing children into this world. Safety is a thing of the past, replaced with Amber Alerts and school shootings.
• The players are usually the first to credit the coaching staff after a big win, but there was hardly any mention of coaching moves in the post-game press conference.
Guantanamo Bay just got a whole lot more controversial. Signed into existence Tuesday, a new bill called the Military Commissions Act of 2006 would allow the government to hold suspected terrorists without the rights of habeas corpus. Habeas corpus is the right to petition the government for unlawful imprisonment — leaving detainees in places, such as Gitmo, in a legal black hole.
As we sink further and further into an increasingly unwinnable war in Iraq, a more tangible threat looms on the horizon. North Korea is developing nuclear weapons. Naturally, the reaction in the United States has been one of surprise, confusion and abject fear.
Grown men were brought to tears. Homeless people and residents from places like Farmington Hills united with fist pumps and chanted cheers. More than 40,000 people decked out in navy and orange flooded the streets.
The summer before my freshman year, my Mom had one theme, though I don't know if she fully realized it.
"Another kid attacked." "Partygoers punched in faces." "Brawl breaks out on Friday night." While obviously made up, these headlines illustrate the violent nature that has become the party scene around the city and campus in recent weeks.
When did the world start spinning so fast that it made it impossible to keep up with everything going on?
They say when you lose a child, you never get over it. I can say for a fact that this is true. It has been six years since I lost my son, Brandon, to a tragic accident.
While living in Chicago a few years ago, I witnessed something quite surreal as I studied near Grant Park across from the famed Michigan Avenue. As though I were gawking at an intriguing television screen, from across the street I watched an Amish family of seven or eight explore a block of Chicago — their complete plainness contrasted by the elaborate, superfluousness that is downtown big city. The quiet children amid honking horns.
I've been having this nightmare. I'm riding shotgun alongside Dick DeVos as we cruise through some anonymous suburban neighborhood.
Fat. Whore. Ugly. Nerd. Stupid. Slut. Geek. Snob. Which sounds most familiar to you? Chances are, at one time or another, someone called you one of these names.
As the Nov. 7 elections draw near and the gubernatorial debates rage on, a lot of well-informed and constructive citizens are debating and thinking about this year's issues and candidates.
In the last few weeks, much controversy has surrounded the inflammatory statements made by Pope Benedict XVI on Sept.
Before boarding a plane, remember to unload your essentials into the little plastic tray at the security checkpoint so officials can ensure a terror-free flight. Shoes?
Tom Keller tuned in and kept a running diary of his impressions of the gubernatorial debate. 8 p.m. — In his opening comments, moderator Tim Skubick says of the night's debate, "There are no rules." I excitedly contemplate the possibilities.
Fried after a long weekend and even longer week, it was the typical scenario of friends lounging around a living room, exchanging lazy conversation with only half their attention on what was being said and the other half on the TV. Somehow the conversation turned to church, and my friend Jimmy declared, "I don't hate religion.
Aug. 10, 2006, was the most defining day of my life. That was the day one of my best friends, my mom, passed away from uterine cancer that spread from her uterus to her lungs.