Tuesday, December 16, 2025

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COMMENTARY

In tragic times, we have stepped up

The tragic shooting in Tucson, Ariz., was both a shocking and sobering experience for me. In 15 seconds, an alleged madman managed to empty 31 bullets into a crowd — killing six and injuring 13 — before being wrestled down to the ground by several bystanders.

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Snyder’s speech must offer specifics and truth

Gov. Rick Snyder’s State of the State should mark the “getting down to business” phase of his term. The speech, planned for 7 p.m. tonight, is Snyder’s first real chance to lay out specific plans for this year and the rest of his time as governor.

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Open letter from a student to the COGS executive board

First, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Stefan Fletcher, the current president of Council of Graduate Students, or COGS, and Adam Lovgren, COGS vice president for graduate welfare, for putting forward the COGS child care endowment. Second, I would like to express my full support in the approval of this endowment.

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Welcome to the ‘post-racial’ US

Maine’s Tea Party Gov. Paul LePage has refused to attend the state’s annual National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, or NAACP’s, Martin Luther King Jr. celebration. In an eminently diplomatic statement, he told the organization to “kiss my butt.”

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Weather not too much if Spartans plan accordingly

Not sure why such a negative title was used for the article Students find winter too much for bikes to weather (SN 1/11); we’re able to keep the MSU Bike Center open and fully staffed year-round because so many people continue to ride through the winter.

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City plans will affect students

With agonizing basketball games, heaps of homework and parties abound, the least of most MSU students’ worries include the phrases “overlay district,” “moratoria” and “ordinances.”

COMMENTARY

City plans will affect students

With agonizing basketball games, heaps of homework and parties abound, the least of most MSU students’ worries include the phrases “overlay district,” “moratoria” and “ordinances.”

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Justifications for new SUPER!Center unclear

It seems like bad form to start the year with a plan to merge the Lansing and East Lansing Secretary of State offices — likely inconveniencing everyone — while also offering unclear figures about how much money will be saved.

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Getting what a Spartan pays for

Football tickets, basketball tickets, intramural gym membership and a bus pass. All seemingly essential — or at least helpful — for a fulfilling college experience.

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Out of tragedy springs dialog

You might have heard, but if you haven’t; there are some pretty intense things happening in the southwest part of the country. And the fallout from is spreading.