Like columnist Zack Colman, my younger brother also was diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome. Colman’s column brought a tear to my eye because I know when my brother walks across that stage and receives his diploma it will be the happiest day of my life.
I was very glad to participate in last Thursday’s discussion with Bruce Friedrich from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, or PETA. This meeting of different views showed passion that fills both sides.
If the U.S federal government wants to make progress in the war on drugs, it should abandon its policy of prohibition in favor of a policy of legalization. Legalization has become, as the Economist puts it, the “least bad” option.
This week, the lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgender, or LBGT, community put on Pride Week at MSU to further the exposure of LBGT students on campus. But is one week enough to end discrimination?
Kudos to MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon for sticking to her guns and refusing to bow down to pressures from the Anti-Defamation League, or ADL. How incredibly rude to even expect MSU to rescind its own invitation to respected Nobel laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
The State News missed one critically important fact in its editorial regarding Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s visit to MSU, Archbishop Tutu has right to speak at graduation (SN 4/14).
The happiest day of my life didn’t even happen to me. There he was, my younger brother, walking across the stage to get his high school diploma. He was wearing the same green robe I had just one year before, walking across the same stage I had just the year before, showing a smile so wide it wrapped around the back of his head.
MSU is a school known for its sports. The cry of fans on and off campus is loud and proud, with our alma mater sprawled across our clothing as we let a “Go green! Go white!” escape from our lips. It’s no wonder student-athletes would be deemed the top of the food chain, given benefits like free tutoring and special centers for them to further their athletic and academic success.
I couldn’t help but notice that a recent concert was not reported and was ignored by The State News. Last Thursday, Awesome Color opened for Dinosaur Jr. at The Small Planet, 16800 Chandler Road. I find this quite disappointing, as Dinosaur Jr. was one of the most influential bands of the ’80s and ’90s.
Debating animal rights certainly never is an easy conversation, especially when one side simply dismisses everything as “arbitrary.”
The patient sat in her chair, tears streaming down her face. She had tried everything. “Nothing can make the pain in my back go away,” she said, yelling, “except those pills!” She was sure she was not addicted.
The United States prides itself on diversity, of being a land of many peoples — yet racial inequality is still rampant. And even after this nation elected its first minority president in Barack Obama on Nov. 4, 2008, we still have large differences in the treatment of minorities and whites.
The opportunity for a civil, equally balanced campuswide forum which MSU College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Dean Jeffery Armstrong mentioned in the column Civil discourse must be based in science (SN 4/10) is an educational experience I would welcome.
I constantly hear arguments from both sides of the same-sex marriage debate that have strayed far from the fundamental issues surrounding all the controversy.
White 2009 Motobecane Fantom Cross Uno. That’s the bike I ride — and if you’re a motorist on the road and plan on running me over, I hope you have a good lawyer, because I might sue you. Intentionally.
Although MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon has closed the door on discussions about recalling Archbishop Desmond Tutu for this spring’s commencement address, many people have expressed concern about the South African activist.
Thanks to comments at statenews.com regarding my previous letter, For safety purposes, bike riders should stay off roads” (SN 4/10), I have learned a lot of information.
Kim Dyer’s letter, PETA does not actually care about treatment of animals (SN 4/9), contained false information about our work to stop animal suffering.
While driving on campus Friday I noticed there were a lot of bicyclists on the streets. Then I remembered the protest to take back the streets in response to the column Bicyclists need to stay on sidewalk (SN 4/9) that I had seen advertised by sidewalk chalking.
Debating animal rights is never an easy conversation, especially when the detractor happens to be chowing down on a turkey or ham sandwich during the debate. When your lunch is your opposition, it’s hard to feel sympathy. But the central question we need to ask ourselves is, “Is an animal a person?”