I would like to comment on Gerard Ruskowski’s column regarding the Michigan seat belt law, Lawmakers should put citizens first (SN 2/23).
On a daily basis, students make a decision that is poor for their health, their wallet and the environment. In elementary school, we learned that water is the basis for all life on earth — in the U.S., that water often comes from a bottle. And Many students grab a disposable water bottle without a second thought.
Although President Barack Obama didn’t have to give a speech to Congress on Tuesday night, he did. And with that came more questions that he doesn’t want to answer, but he does.
On March 2, the National Education Association, or NEA, is sponsoring Read Across America Day, an annual program that takes place on or near the birthday of Dr. Seuss. It focuses on the importance of motivating children to read and helping them develop reading skills.
Paper, plastic or reusable? As the nation continues to demand more environmentally conscious automobiles, voters in Seattle will vote on another important aspect of everyday life.
There’s an empty pickle jar lying on the main floor of my house. A garbage bag keeps the cold from invading, covering the broken window through which the pickle jar entered my lovely war zone of a home.
Kudos to Allison Bush and The State News for her fine story on proposed funding cuts for some of MSU’s most important research in Cuts could stall MSU research (SN 2/19).
New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez is being lambasted by the media while 103 less prominent players who also tested positive for steroid use still are unknown. Now that the confidentiality of the list has been compromised, there is no reason for the rest of the names to be kept off the record.
Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich may have been removed from office, but his legacy of egotism and corruption lives on in our nation’s capital in the form of U.S. Sen. Roland Burris.
Spring break vacationers might have the opportunity to experience more of Mexico than what’s in their scheduled itinerary if protests at the U.S.-Mexico border persist. The protests have centered around Mexican soldiers battling drug gangs.
In response to the article Best in show (SN 2/18), in breaking down the Oscar race for best picture, MSU English professor Bill Vincent was incorrect in his assessment of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences notoriously shunning gay cinema.
The prospect of a more secure campus is never something to undervalue, but with money tight for the university, one has to ask — is it the right time for fancy additions?
The citizens of any government follow the laws of their society for better or worse. America is a country based on the ideology that the government was formed “of the people, by the people, for the people.”
Ursula Zerilli’s column Living life to the fullest worthwhile choice (SN 2/19) highlights a serious problem quietly happening on college campuses across Michigan. She, as a college student, is being exploited to fill the employment voids in our economy.
MSU Department of Residence Life exists to be helpful to students, not make situations worse. I didn’t have confidence in them before; Now I know that they are not an option for me.
As a member of the greek community, when I first read Ursula Zerilli’s article First Sparty straightens record (SN 2/17), I applauded the fact the greek community was given some positive feedback and showing some of the positive sides of greek life — the random productivity that can occur on sleepless nights when a few members of one of the greek organizations decides they really want to do something great.
The omnipresence of clichés is not only a harsh reality but a troubling communicative issue. Reliance on long-standing phrases — as engrained as the Rock of Gibraltar — saps the precision and inherent novelty from any event or idea. We should keep a watchful eye on our word choice, lest we move toward an Orwellian world of simple-minded Newspeak that flattens our thoughts, damaging the quality of thought.
There are protesters. There are talks of a boycott. There’s blatant racism.
The U.S. House has inadvertently created two types of first-time home buyers: Bush-buyers and Obama-buyers.
Some people live for the moment, and some people live to get ahead. I try to do both simultaneously, but sometimes you have to choose.