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.
In regards to the gentleman who wrote “Alumni: It’s time for the student section to shape up” (SN 11/10), I would like to hit on some facts. Yes, the student section was fairly empty by the end of the Minnesota game. I agree that fans should not leave until the end of the game, but for students it is different.
Former President Calvin Coolidge wisely stated, “The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten.” Today we celebrate Veterans Day — a day to honor all the veterans who sacrificially have served our nation.
MSU’s endowments are up this year from the decrease in value in 2009, and with all the economic tragedies we’ve heard this year, it’s nice to hear some good news for a change.
My dear wife and I attended MSU during the “Duffy” years. We graduated with bachelor’s degrees in 1965, at the height of MSU football’s greatness prior to MSU football head coach Mark Dantonio taking over. Our football season tickets date back to the 1970s.
Playing vertical Twister on a Capital Area Transportation Authority, or CATA, bus or trucking through the snow this winter might not be the only option for getting around campus if Zipcar comes to MSU’s campus this January.
It is a politician’s job to get elected every two to four years. Once elected, constituents re-elect incumbents overwhelmingly. Given that narrative in American politics, our politicians have very little incentive to take a detailed look at policy measures.
The discussion about MSU’s energy policy, specifically its dependence on the T.B. Simon Power Plant, is drawing the attention of many around campus — thanks in large part to the MSU Beyond Coal Campaign.
I love to write. It’s what I want to do with my life, although I’m not sure what or who I want to become; a professor in academia, a journalist, a starving poet, an aspiring novelist?