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.
Last Friday, the Coalition Against Sexual Violence presented MSU administrators with a list of nine demands that seek to address what one member referred to as a “prevalent rape culture” at MSU.
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.
MSU might have found a way to lock out the bad guys, but without common sense, the doors might as well be kept wide open.
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!
MSU is lost in a cloud of smoke when it comes to figuring out how to handle medical marijuana users — and the cloud needs to cleared. According to the MSU Drug and Alcohol Policy, patients in possession of the allowable amount of medical marijuana on campus are subject to disciplinary action at the university level.
This letter is in response to the State News Housing Guide that was printed on Oct. 12. The Housing Guide is a great resource for students in the area; however, the guide omitted a great resource available to students regarding housing issues: the MSU College of Law Rental Housing Clinic.
I am not sure what point “cartoonist” Austin Hendry was trying to make with his Nov. 11 cartoon. I believe he is trying to show that drivers already are cautious of riders without additional education.
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.
Today, the members of the Westboro Baptist Church plan to make East Lansing High School the next stop on their quixotic quest to force their gospel of ignorance and intolerance on all who live outside their warped perception of morality.
When I discovered last week that Westboro Baptist Church, or WBC had scheduled a picket of East Lansing High School, I was appalled and shocked. For those who don’t know, the group is best known for its protests at the funerals of soldiers and blatant gay hate speech.
It seems like every other word that comes out of the mouth of every politician, economist and political pundit is business: big business, small business, business stimulus, business tax breaks. Business, business, business.
The word on the street is that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, plans to give the cigarette industry a fabulous makeover by adding graphic images to tobacco carton labels to encourage smokers to quit their habit.
MSU is redefining its roots with the modern “green” branding after receiving a $100,000 grant for energy audits. The grant was awarded to MSU by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Energy for America Program, or REAP, and will allow the university to perform energy audits across the state, finding areas where farms and companies can save money and use more renewable or alternative forms of energy.
As a political science major focusing on political philosophy, I’ve been required to read numerous works on the nature of mankind, political associations and the relationships the two have on modern society.
It’s a fundamental rule: return things in the same condition in which they were given. This rule applies to most material things — even old and busted buildings leased 70-plus years for a pittance.
udent section at football games (”“Alumni: It’s time for the student section to shape up,” SN 11/9“:http://statenews.com/index.php/article/2010/11/alumni_its_time_for_the_student_section_to_shape_up). In some ways, Bill Scharffe was correct in regards to the student section, but the message behind his letter is skewed by insults.
The confetti has long since fallen, the champagne bottles lie empty and the highlighter-green signs that dotted lawns across the state have begun their descent into obscurity.
We’ve all seen it on campus: the collision between a car and a bike. More often than not, the car wins. If the cyclist still can pedal, he or she might be able to ride or walk away with a few scratches and some sore body parts, but it’s not pretty.
Is The State News without control of what it prints in a 24-hour news cycle? I found Opinion Editor David Barker’s column interesting (“Readers can keep discussions alive,” SN 11/8), as it appeared to omit the control that a publication such as The State News holds.