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?”
It’s a difficult market to do anything with a home aside from foreclosing it, but a proposed ordinance placed before the East Lansing City Council could make life easier on homeowners looking to sell.
Zack Colman’s advice to bicyclists in the column Bicyclists Need to Stay on Sidewalk (SN 4/9) is wrongheaded to the point that, if followed, it will greatly increase the chances of dangerous accidents. According to Michigan law, bicyclists have the same right as motorized vehicles to roads in the state, along with the same obligations to follow traffic rules.
When reading Zack Colman’s column, Bicyclists need to stay on sidewalk (SN 4/9), all I could think was “Finally, someone said it!”
Today, I am so very proud to call myself a Spartan and to count myself among your number. I am particularly pleased because this past Saturday and Monday we demonstrated that Spartans can and do celebrate success responsibly. Spartans fans clearly were intent on observing the outstanding achievements of our basketball team as opposed to gathering for the purpose of creating a disturbance.