Even though the state of Michigan passed its budget last month, the state still is looking for ways to save money any way it can. And for the most part, this is a good thing.
We are experiencing a real “sign of the times” moment at MSU. The economy has plummeted, and although it appears we have hit the bottom, we do not know how long we will be here.
There’s a war brewing on the Internet. Arguably, it’s really just the third wave in the same war that’s been waged for the past several years.
On Nov. 18, Gov. Jennifer Granholm visited campus to hold a press conference to encourage students to pressure Senate Republicans to reinstate the Michigan Promise Scholarship. Furthermore, MSU College Democrats President Mitchell Rivard called for “all hands on deck,” asking students to heed Granholm’s advice and demand the Promise to be reinstated.
I rush from class to office hours, then to my counselor, back to class and to work. I don’t sleep for 40 hours in an attempt to get caught up from that one night I spent talking about religion, politics and the English army instead of doing my Mandarin Chinese. I bike in the pouring rain, the cluttered leaves, the freezing temperatures. And I keep getting lost on the Capital Area Transportation Authority buses.
Since the passage of Proposition 2 in 2006, public universities in Michigan have been prohibited from using race as a factor in admissions, meaning all affirmative action in the state effectively has been banned.
I once accidentally flicked off a priest because I thought he was one of you. Anytime my daily run is interrupted by an obnoxious car horn, I immediately jump to conclusions, and the end result is the high-flying, rage-filled, stride quickening and obscene hand gesture that is provenly effective at assuring either one of two things.
In a free market society, nothing is free. And when a government needs money to provide its citizens with services, it taxes them. Oftentimes, the wealthier in a society are taxed more than those with less wealth.
In order to save Michigan’s future, we need all hands on deck.
From an early age, we’re taught the value of compromise. Whether it’s learning to share in kindergarten, conflict resolution in elementary school or mastering the give-and-take relationship in marriages, society expects us all to come to a compromise on a number of issues.
It’s an old rivalry. We have a facility for rare isotope beams, they have a library nicknamed “the Ugly.” We have a majestic 9-foot tall statue of Sparty, and they have some pavement tile you can’t step on or you’ll fail your first blue book.
Remember in high school when everyone came together to plan the senior prank? Something so mind-blowing the school would remember it for years to come? Everyone was excited for it, but when the time came, no one took charge. Nothing happened. And time ran out.
Where’s my flying car? I know, I saw that flying car on BBC’s “Top Gear” as well, but that’s not what I meant. That car was stripped down and had nothing in it.
Have you paused for a moment while you are changing channels to dwell on any one of a thousand self-help paid commercial programs or segments from public television where a guru of some sort or other leads you through five or 10 or 20 steps to better this, that or another?
Technically, you do not need a degree in journalism to be a journalist. Student journalists across the country are doing quality work and should be treated the same as their professional colleagues. But, lately, that hasn’t been the case.
Don’t chew with your mouth open. Keep your elbows off the table. And whatever you do upon first meeting someone, do not talk about religion.
One year ago, Michigan voters passed Proposal 2, which allowed for an expansion of stem cell research and potentially millions of dollars in private investments and federal funding to be poured into the state.
Results of a recent international poll state the United States is the nation where most would like to move. The results might be surprising, especially considering current circumstances.
Anyone who has eaten in one of MSU’s many cafeterias has probably noticed that, placed in the center of each table is a table-topper, which, for the past several weeks, has been running ads encouraging students to live on campus next year.