Last Saturday marked the 38th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the ruling that legalized abortion in 1973 contingent on fetal viability. In the decades after, a debate between “pro-choice” and “pro-life” ensued, exploiting scientific and legal jargon to form a bipolar war over a complex issue.
Graduate students often face obstacles, including financing child care, which can prevent them from finishing or even starting graduate school. A new child care fund recently started by the Council of Graduate Students, or COGS, is a good start to helping alleviate financial stress for graduate students with children.
This year marks a time of new beginnings according to the founder of the Passion movement, Louie Giglio.
It’s always good to see MSU extending its hand to help out students. Thanks to a $1 million endowment from the Forest Akers Trust, the university now is able to invest in its students’ creativity and business savvy.
The act of a politician lying is old as the Republic. Likewise, a member of the media supporting that politician’s lie is just as old.
There were plenty of standing ovations for Gov. Rick Snyder during his State of the State address Wednesday night. This was unsurprising given that his party controls both Houses of the Legislature.
Join The State News’ opinion editor David Barker as he discusses Gov. Rick Snyder’s first State of the State Address.
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.
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.
I would like to discuss my intentions behind the cartoon I drew for the Jan. 11 issue of The State News and address a specific complaint held against it.
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.
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.”
ASMSU’s new iClicker rental program is a great initial success, but there should be careful consideration before a massive expansion of the service.
I am writing in regards to a comic featured in the opinion section on Jan. 11 (Cartoon, SN 1/11). The comic in question depicts a gun pointed at the Capitol building, and on the gun are the words “Mental Illness.” As a person living with a mental illnessI find this incredibly offensive and distasteful.
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.
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.”
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.”
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.
Football tickets, basketball tickets, intramural gym membership and a bus pass. All seemingly essential — or at least helpful — for a fulfilling college experience.
East Lansing always will be a college town. It has been since MSU’s founding and will continue to be as long as the university is open.