As we’re now roughly past the first two weeks of 2010, New Year’s resolutions are in full force. Gyms are packed, cigarettes are being put out and money is being saved.
Many of us have had our families’ wealth looked at in order to determine the financial aid we receive. But imagine an admissions process that takes into account the wealth of a student’s family before allowing him or her to attend a college or university.
I think it is outrageous that students at MSU would condone and excuse the irresponsible behavior of MSU Trustee Faylene Owen and her husband, which resulted in their recent bankruptcy filing and their home foreclosure.
New Year’s Eve always is more exciting when a somewhat significant change in numbering occurs. As we left behind yet another decade, we were instantly handed another pressing question: how to pronounce years during this decade.
For years, law enforcement officials have attempted to crack down on drunken driving — from lower blood alcohol content limits to harsher sentences to national advertising campaigns. Despite these somewhat successful efforts, drunken driving still is a problem and must be more vigorously confronted in our society.
In wake of the recent attempted terrorist attack, do you agree with President Barack Obama’s decision to increase security measures?
Hello, dear reader, and welcome to the first State News opinion page of the semester.
When MSU Trustee Faylene Owen and her husband, Larry Owen, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy last month they raised one major question: Are Faylene Owen’s personal financial decisions reflective of the approach she takes on the MSU Board of Trustees’ finance committee, which she chairs?
There have been several complaints that unethical and nonprocedural means were employed by certain Council of Graduate Students officials at the COGS annual election on March 18.
I very distinctly remember a hot day in September when I stood at the bus stop in front of the Communication Arts and Sciences Building and listened to a girl talk to pretty much anyone who would listen about getting involved in campus life.
If you’re like most undergraduates at MSU, you’ve taken a class, recitation or lab taught by a teaching assistant, or TA.
What is the value of a dime? Ten cents can’t get you much in the modern world, but if you keep adding those dimes together, pretty soon you’ll be dealing with real money.
It is jarring to believe that just a decade ago, people around the world panicked in fear of the dreaded Y2K bug that surely would be the end of us all.
The Black Faculty, Staff and Administrators Association, or BFSAA, is concerned about the impact of the economic environment on MSU’s historic commitment to equality of opportunity as it relates to people of color, and to those who are economically and educationally disadvantaged. As MSU endeavors to recalibrate its efforts in a variety of areas, it is unclear how diversity initiatives will be prioritized.
We all have Christmas traditions. Some might be personal and family centered, such as whether your family opens presents on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day, while others might be national, such as the 24-hour loop of “A Christmas Story” on TBS every Christmas Eve.
It would seem MSU is not taking its motto, “Advancing knowledge and transforming lives,” to heart when it comes to considering which programs to cut in order to help balance the budget.
The 46th session of Student Assembly, and ASMSU as a whole, have had very productive and successful summer and fall semesters.
In life, we come to discover that we must become self-sufficient in order to make our lives the most effective. We cannot rely on our parents for the rest of our lives — at least most of us can’t — and above all, we cannot count on anything from anyone.
If you’re planning to catch your favorite network television show tonight, you might be in for a little surprise. Your favorite show might have been bumped for what’s becoming an extremely familiar face on TV.