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Unveiling of new Spartan logo raises many questions

As a long-time MSU alumnus who closely follows and supports both academics and athletics, I find the recent news of a logo change perplexing, largely because of what hasn’t been explained. While I don’t particularly care for the new logo as published reports have shown it, I’m not ready to set my hair (at least what’s left of it) on fire over this as many Internet commentators appear ready to do.

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New tax should make tanners think twice

We’ve all heard it as many times as we can count. Frequent tanning is quite possibly the Antichrist for your skin. Whether you are a man or a woman, middle-aged or just entering middle school, your skin will signify how well (or poorly) you treat it when it comes to sun damage.

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Patience needed, but new logo better deliver

Change isn’t an easy thing to implement, especially when it’s unexpected. So when the appearance of a new Spartans logo on the U.S.

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Changing Spartan logo bad idea, unfair to MSU community

I believe that the new MSU logo is not only a mistake but is unfair to the tradition that recent MSU attendees as well as alumni live by. As a freshman at MSU, I know that a big reason I came to this university is because of the traditions and past accomplishments of MSU.

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Old Spartan logo a symbol of community, should not change

Dear MSU alumni, students and fans: As a 2000 MSU graduate and former MSU cheerleader, I pray that this MSU logo change by Nike is just a rumor and will GO AWAY!

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Pop culture decade defined by absurd

So the 1980s gave us Madonna, horrible perms and “The Breakfast Club,” while the 1990s supplied us with as many boy band songs as our ears could handle and proved that Jerry Seinfeld really could be funny creating a show about nothing. But what will stick in the pop culture record book from the first 10 years of the new millennium?

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Dorm retention program must entice to attract

Kevin Costner learned in “Field of Dreams” that if he built it, they would come. Unfortunately, that philosophy might not apply to MSU’s Campus Living Services.

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Word on the street 01/22/10

What do you think of the new MSU Spartans helmet logo?

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Partisanship has no place in Haiti crisis

More than a week has passed since disaster struck Haiti and its people. International aid has poured in from even some of the poorest countries to provide relief. Extensive coverage of the earthquake’s damage has shown us the true devastation the Haitian people are facing.

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Dubai representation right move for ASMSU

There are a few benefits provided by ASMSU that students in East Lansing take for granted. Despite the fact MSU Dubai students pay for ASMSU’s services, they’ve been withheld from those perks.

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Military policies tarnish U.S. image

When I turned on the 24-hour news stations during winter break, I expected to hear the usual rabble about violence in the Middle East and low holiday sales, but instead I was shocked to stumble across what the military somehow viewed as a good idea — jailing women who become pregnant on duty in Iraq.

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Online voter registration might compromise system

Smart politicians know that to reach young voters, their campaigns need to institute Web-based social networking sites such as Twitter, Facebook, MySpace and YouTube.

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Editorial board's complaints ill-informed, miss the mark

I have come to expect over the years that most anything published by the editorial board at The State News will display an amateurish and incomplete understanding of the issue at hand, and Friday’s editorial regarding the ongoing Michigan/Grand River Ave. Transportation Study is no exception (“Transportation study should lead to action,” SN 1/15).

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Local businesses need help to thrive

There were times even in the summer when I heard whispers that the local restaurant Brother’s Grill might be closing its doors.

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Consistency needed from football program

There is an interesting difference between a suspended MSU football player and a suspended student — and it has a lot to do with the parameters of the punishment.

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Rick Snyder solution to state's lack of leadership

Some of us have lost hope. The economy is in shambles, the population is shrinking and the politicians that run the state are either corrupt, incompetent or both.

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Esch's letter overly critical

The recent letter to the editor, 2010 column riddled with errors and inaccuracies (SN 1/14), was the most hate-filled letter I have ever read in a newspaper.

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Decisions impact our reputation

There is a 14th century parable about a well-respected blind philosopher whose reputation was “accidentally” tarnished by a mistake that he did not “see” coming.

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Greek community must do more to raise awareness

MSU’s greek community is turning a new page this semester following recent alcohol-related deaths of two MSU fraternity members Ryan Rosman and Brian McMillen. The greek community has said all of its members will engage in drug and alcohol abuse prevention plans and in-house awareness programs, as well as revising their social policies in response to the tragedies.

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Opinion writing can't be just fluff

For those of you who pick up on it, forgive me my blatant hypocrisy in this column. Maybe it’s my general life-skepticism, my hyper critical view of the world, or my pure and genuine disdain for the current state of our society as a function of the marriage of individual delinquency and group complacency, but my reading of opinion columns seems to be highlighting, in small doses, what tends to be wrong with people these days.