Alex Freitag’s column Nonbelievers have their reasons, too (SN 2/12) stating that atheism requires just as much faith as religion demonstrates a fundamental misunderstanding.
Your position on anti-smoking legislation in the editorial Smoking ban should be decided by restaurants (SN 2/16) rests solely on granting individuals an absolute right to smoke where and when they please.
It was only a matter of time before cuts would be made at MSU. The $9 million cut is pouring our thousands of majors through a filter. It’s going to hurt, but what programs will feel it the most?
The recent column by Alex Freitag, Nonbelievers have their reasons, too (SN 2/12), was one step forward and two steps back in trying to frame the culture war fought between atheists and theists.
With BTB Burrito nestled in its tin foil-covered coffin, I was disheartened to see yet another independent East Lansing restaurant die and expected a chain eatery to inhabit its former home.
For newcomers, MSU has a large and confusing campus. It takes time on foot and behind the wheel to become comfortable navigating the terrain and learning what to expect from drivers and pedestrians. After experiencing a few close-call clashes, most become comfortable with the area.
The Internet has become a useful and necessary tool in almost every profession. It has connected all corners, edges and points across the globe. It has opened up the avenues to accessing information, news and entertainment.
In response to Ed Morrison’s letter Assess quality of foreign cars before making buying decision (2/11), Morrison attempts to rationalize his purchase of foreign products by denouncing the American automotive industry without any facts or evidence to prove his claims of technology and efficiency lagging within the American automotive industry.
In response to Alex Freitag’s column Nonbelievers have their reasons, too (SN 2/12), I’m sure I’m not the only one thinking of the obvious argument to the basis of his stance on atheism including faith.
They tell us we are the future. They talk about the unlimited potential of our generation. They remind us that if we work hard, the boundaries of what we can accomplish are almost limitless. Then, they cut our funding. ?For years, state governments have placed a dagger in the dreams of many young people by continually making higher education a low priority, forcing universities to raise tuition.
With last week’s news that Compuware CEO Peter Karmanos, Jr. hired former Detroit mayor and recently released prisoner Kwame Kilpatrick as a salesman for his Texas-based health care software subsidiary Covisint, perhaps now is an appropriate time to look at what faces those leaving prison who don’t have billionaire friends.
Although I greatly appreciated the Page One coverage given to the College of Human Medicine expansion in Construction of Secchia Center may finish under $90M budget (SN 2/12), I wanted to gently remind you that MSU also educates physicians in the College of Osteopathic Medicine (MSUCOM).
If the state of Michigan were a business, the people running it would have sold the place by now. The state would proudly display signs reading “Under New Ownership” across its borders. Recently foreclosed homes would present big savings to bargain-hunting buyers.
The editorial Be specific when giving sex activity statistics (SN 2/12) appears to be completely unsubstantiated. I can only imagine the marks it would receive if this were turned in as a paper for class.
On Saturday I was walking from my house north of campus to eat at Shaw Hall. It snowed the previous night and as a result was very slippery outside. I embarrassingly slipped and fell, and unknown to me, both my iPod and my house/car keys fell out of my pocket of my jacket.
I don’t quite know how I ended up in the Mississippi Delta as part of Teach for America. Perhaps it was because I hadn’t been to the South and it sounded just about as far away from the Midwest as one could get.
Ah, the sweet fruit of change. How marvelous it is to have a president in the White House who challenges the oppressive systems that have held down the majority for so many years. While some of my less cynical cohorts bask in ejecting the militaristic former President George W. Bush from our nation’s highest office, I seem to be left virtually alone in my disgust at what should amount to scandal in a changed, better world.
There are plenty of places to make cuts in the state budget, and many of Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s suggestions make sense. But the cuts to education — the largest proposed by Granholm — will continue to impede the state’s chances at an economic recovery.
With Valentine’s Day approaching on Saturday, sex seems to be a hot topic, causing a breakout of lingerie deals and reservations at restaurants. But when it comes to lovemaking, it’s hard to believe the statistics and to ignore common misconceptions.
Worldwide, the democracy of the United States has become the standard for hope, civil liberties and standing up for human rights. There are countless issues and causes we can choose to raise our voice to. My cause is to end the genocide that is occurring in Darfur, Sudan. It is no longer acceptable for me or for any of us to remain silent and hope that somebody somewhere will take action to stop the killing of innocent people.