On behalf of Theta Chi Fraternity and the spring pledge class of 2009, we would like to extend an apology to the family and friends of Josh Parks. Painting the rock on Farm Lane is a traditional part of becoming an active member of the fraternity.
I was shocked and disappointed when I opened the sports section of Monday’s edition of The State News. Instead of gracing the cover with (junior wrestler) Franklin Gomez, the reigning 133-pound national champion in wrestling, you had the women’s basketball team, who barely knocked off Middle Tennessee State at the last second.
As the East Lansing Film Festival wraps up, I can’t help but feel saddened I’ll have to go back to scouring the Internet in hopes of finding the next limited release showing in the area.
The kidnapping of MSU students in Guatemala during spring break has raised some important issues regarding the ethical implications of sending students abroad when their safety cannot be guaranteed.
Wouldn’t it be great if we had X-ray vision for all things in life? For one thing, we’d be able to tell if there really are worms carving through our apples before we purchase them (whether worms actually do live in apples is debatable, as this editorial board has never collectively bitten a worm-infested apple).
After a strenuous eight weeks of classes, the weeklong sabbatical known as spring break usually sends MSU students scrambling frequent flyer miles and calling up distant relatives in different area codes, desperately searching for a reprieve.
On Wednesday, yet another MSU student was killed in a sudden car crash. That night, as his friends and co-workers were informed of his untimely death, they gathered at the rock on Farm Lane for an impromptu vigil in his honor.
Administrative Professionals Association, or APA, members have less than a week to institute positive changes in their union.
Scott Kelber’s letter, Consider both sides regarding Israeli, Palestinian conflicts (SN 3/18), contains a number of factual inaccuracies, but most shocking is his sin of omission.
If there is one thing I hate that politicians love, it is blind statistics. According to Rep. Joan Bauer, D-Lansing, in her column Making Mich. smokefree matter of public health (SN 3/19), an autopsy confirms secondhand smoke as the cause of death nearly 3,000 times a year? OK, I don’t remember seeing that in any obituary, but perhaps.
There is no such thing as “unbiased journalism.” It is a myth and a falsity. More importantly, it is an irresponsible and even potentially dangerous concept for someone to believe.
Students often feel they have little power in matters that concern the university. If this school were anything like the movie “Accepted,” in which students devise their own curriculum and grading system, we would have tremendous difficulty explaining that our degrees meant anything.
In the letter Wasteful spending builds bridges to nowhere for MSU (SN 3/17), Emme Miller made an observation about wasteful spending at MSU.
This week, ASMSU — MSU’s undergraduate student government — voted down a bill in support of tuition freezes by a vote of 7-8 in a disgraceful display of the neglect of their constituents.
After illegally occupying territory for more than 40 years, killing thousands of civilians in its frequent military offensives, ignoring constant resolutions from the United Nations, and habitually imprisoning and starving an entire population, Israel has finally admitted it has a problem. But not a policy problem — an image problem.
It’s a common sight in many MSU residence halls — large, open space lounge areas that look even larger with no people using them. There are tables and couches and sometimes even a TV, but rarely people. Even in the recently renovated Snyder and Phillips halls, often there are no bodies to fill the new leather couches and chairs.
Last week, an unarmed student at Grand Valley State University named Derek Copp was shot by police during an unannounced drug raid at his apartment. Copp was a normal college student just like you and me. If you think the war on drugs doesn’t affect you, think again.
And I thought that our student-run community newspaper’s forthcoming 40th anniversary was a big deal. Seriously, congratulations to The State News on a century of publication.
At 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at City Hall, the East Lansing City Council decided on changes to its riot ordinance that make it easier to arrest and convict more students. The city’s basic anti-riot strategy is to outlaw street celebrations like Cedar Fest.
As a state representative for the Lansing area, I have to disagree with the position The State News editorial board took in its editorial Smoking ban should be decided by restaurants (SN 2/16). The editorial board missed the main point of smoke-free legislation: Keeping workers healthy, plain and simple.