Race to the Top is a contest for money based on which states can best formulate a plan to conform to the federal government’s wishes. But the federal government doesn’t necessarily know what’s best for children’s education, and asking states to change in exchange for money rather than for what might be in the best interest of students is not right.
A few universities are now outsourcing grading in a shallow attempt to provide a supposedly more thorough evaluation for students. Recently, the University of Houston has fallen into this educational debacle. With a lack of TAs in classrooms, the institution has resorted to e-mailing students’ homework to India, where their work is graded by a team of professional reviewers, educated to give a sophisticated analysis of a paper.
Beginning May 1, Michigan will become the 38th state to ban smoking from all workplaces, restaurants and bars. Exceptions include gambling floors of casinos, cigar bars, tobacco specialty stores, home offices and motor vehicles. This bill is a milestone in recognizing the importance of minimizing exposure to secondhand smoke for everyone.
I love this school, and I consider it my new home. And it’s for that reason I feel a responsibility to pressure the university to make the choices that it needs to make in order to make this campus healthier and stronger in the future.
A teen in Alabama recently was suspended for having too “skimpy” of a prom dress. Initially, this seems like a typical story and a common occurrence in the springtime when eager high school students cast away their pants and coats for shorter, more season-savvy choices. Yet the striking thing in this story is the punishment offered for the crime.
Once composed of mostly men, veterinary education now is nationally dominated by women. However, this reversal of gender dominance in the field is a general trend. Before the 1980s, veterinary classes at MSU were composed of mostly male students.
The iPad is one of the coolest things I’ve looked at and played with in the past couple of years. The new Apple gadget is so much fun to toy with, it makes me want to run out and buy one. But the iPad has to be one of the most useless new pieces of technology in a long time.
As the numbers of unpaid internships have grown, so have the concerns about whether employers are abiding by labor laws. The future of those internships rests on the need for new legal limitations on what is right and wrong in the unpaid workplace.
As I approach the final month of my undergraduate career at MSU, like so many others, I am reminded of the things since my freshman year. The experiences I have gone through will no doubt impact the rest of my life — whether positive or negative.
I never thought to compare presidents Obama and Nixon before reading Mr. Duffy’s letter. Upon reflection, a number of similarities do appear…
Although the most recently publicized threats are coming from radical right-wing groups, threats come from all directions. Each threat needs to be taken seriously, regardless of political ideology. A group might not act on a threat, but law enforcement should act like the threats are real to ensure everybody’s safety.
My brother is a United States Marine. He is a proud soldier, and although I’ve had my reservations about watching him go, I am proud of him too. So that’s why it infuriated me to read about a court ruling forcing a fallen Marine’s family to pay attorney’s costs to a church that protested its son’s funeral.
Fortunate circumstances this past weekend caused postgame activities to be less of a riot and more of a respectable gathering among students seemingly parting with riot-like ideals. Students leaving town because of Easter, partially rainy weather and the outcome of Saturday’s game left little fuel to start the Cedar Village fire Saturday night.
How much is a burning couch worth to you personally? Would you pull $20,000 in cash from your bank account and throw it on the pile?
My hometown of Adrian, Mich., finally gained national attention this week, thrust onto the prominent stage of fame and fortune. But it was only because of a group of militia extremists plotting to build bombs and kill police officers.
It’s a great year to be a Spartan. This weekend especially is a time to celebrate what it means to be a Spartan: resiliency, ingenuity and teamwork.
These days, it seems President Barack Obama can’t make any policy proposals without the Republican Party accusing him of undermining free enterprise or national security.
I’m glad to see that MSU received a grant to work with biofuels, because it could provide the opportunity to stop using coal at the T.B.Simon Power Plant.
We recommend students vote in the elections so the voice of the entire MSU community is heard. Everyone’s voice is needed to have the most efficient ASMSU staff. Your voice might mean a lot more than you think, and at this time of the year, ASMSU is listening.
I’m finding myself more distracted this Holy Week than in years past — and it’s not just because of the basketball game. For the past few weeks, my church — the Catholic Church — has been going through a crucible of criticism. More information is coming to light about the terrible acts of sexual abuse committed by the Catholic clergy, and this time, people are calling for the pope’s head.