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Olin official responds to editorial board claims
It was disappointing to read the State News editorial Olin should give doctor’s note to sick students.
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Experiences to be had across U.S.
As my May graduation date looms ever closer, I can’t help but think about more than a few regrets about my college experience so far. Sure, I wish I had studied more for a few tests, enrolled in — and dropped — another class or two, and pursued closer relationships with a few of my favorite professors.
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Students deserve to know cost of ASMSU retreat
Please believe us: We actually don’t enjoy calling out ASMSU. As MSU’s undergraduate student government, ASMSU serves an important function on campus. However, as long as the group continues to make major missteps, we would be failing in our purpose if we did not draw attention to it.
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Word on the street
Given the current flu situation, should MSU be more lenient with its attendance policy?
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Students should volunteer more
I like to believe in people. People learning from other people, growing from other people and helping other people.
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Health services move to neighborhoods good idea
In these trying economic times, we’ve all been forced to cut costs, but it’s not always so easy. For an organization as large as MSU, balancing a budget requires slightly more unorthodox and creative strategies.
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Police going overboard on firework explosion case
The recent exploitation of four MSU freshmen as felons has compelled me to write this letter. Over the past 48 hours these four students at MSU have had their names and faces plastered all over the news as criminals charged with several very serious crimes.
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Detroit takes right step with council
Last week, voters in Detroit elected a new City Council and passed an initiative to change the way the members of the City Council are elected.
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Simon's stance on transparency commendable
Recently, the State News editorial board had the opportunity to sit down with MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon and discuss a number of issues pertaining to campus.
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University betrays mission by ending major programs
As a student of the Department of Geological Sciences who is in the graduate school application process, I am appalled by the proposed closure of my department by MSU Provost Kim Wilcox.
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Society needs to get over youth bias
I celebrated my 22nd birthday Oct. 27. Another almost memorable night at the bar, filled with my closest friends, good music and a bit of tequila. When I awoke the following morning, I realized the truth about my birthday.
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Olin should give doctor's notes to sick students
Perhaps you’re reading this editorial in class. If so, take a look around you. Notice anything different? Chances are, the room might seem a little less full.
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Students should not fear police
Police worry students have no respect for justice, so they hit students over the head with it. Students think police don’t sympathize with them as fellow humans beings, and that they have no respect for individuality or moral integrity, and so they learn to duck.
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Case highlights dangers of social networking
Our generation finds itself in the middle of a storm of Internet dating sites, Facebook and various other friend-finders. The Web hasn’t been a safe place for kids to surf for some time now, but young adults shouldn’t be ignorant to its possibilities or dangers.
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Cowardly humor bad for society
There are few things that define people more than their particular senses of humor. Comedy, we are told, is a fine art, and different people find different things funny. Some people think Kathy Griffin is funny. A lot of college students love Dane Cook. There are even a few among us who still like Rob Schneider movies.
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Discontinuing programs would hurt students
We all came to MSU with the idea that this university would propel us into the professional world equipped with the best tools available. We would head out into the world with knowledge from the smartest professors and experience from the best available internships. After all, we are Spartans.
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Editorial Board claims about ASMSU blog faulty
As a representative of ASMSU and the primary sponsor and creator of the “blog bill,” I felt it was my responsibility to respond to the editorial published Monday.
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Media overblowing threat of swine flu
As fall turns into winter, people prepare to get sick. For most of us, we either have had, or will encounter, some kind of illness.
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Budget shows Mich.'s contempt for students
After months of debating, a two-hour government shutdown and a monthlong extension, Gov. Jennifer Granholm finally signed a new Michigan budget into law last Friday, effectively eliminating the state’s $2.8 billion deficit.
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Rushing through life no way to live
Some co-workers and I went for lunch the other day. Upon entering the restaurant, one of my compatriots immediately exclaimed her disgust.