Many of us students have found out over the last week or two that MSU has updated the e-mail service. While the new e-mail system has many more options comparable to the likes of other services available online, it failed to correct the one issue that causes the most frustration amongst student: We are being locked out of our e-mail.
I saw in the article MSU officials ban circus from Breslin (SN 1/15) how Students Promoting Animal Rights, or SPAR managed to have the circus banned from MSU this year and I decided to do a little research on the beliefs of the group.
Getting e-cards from friends, family and acquaintances is usually a nice gesture. Normally, the message does not have anything to do with life-threatening diseases.
Last week, an airliner departing from New York City struck a flock of geese and was forced to land in the Hudson River. All the passengers survived. Though told adequately in just two sentences, this story became the focal point of international attention for days after it broke.
Too nice is too much for some. For many, it is just plain annoying. An era of behaving nicely seems to be upon us, but I wonder why simple acts of kindness get so many people worked up.
It was interesting to read about Abaries Farhad’s adventures with cruelty-free cuisine in your blog I’m a Vegetarian: Days 1 and 2 (SN 1/19), While it is admirable that she is trying something new, it was surprising that there was no mention of the many mock meat dishes that have become standard in a today’s vegetarian diet.
The state of Michigan can make few promises to its citizens in terms of jobs and money. When the citizens take those matters into their own hands, however, that situation changes and promises can be fulfilled.
After the longest presidential campaign in our country’s history, President-elect Barack Obama will be sworn in today as the 44th President of the United States.
I was very upset at the opinion column Pirating music not harmful to artist (SN 1/15). Alex Freitag makes some good points about the record industry, but his logic is flawed.
President-elect Barack Obama’s inauguration will be one of those rare “Where were you?” moments. So, where will you be?
MSU deserves congratulations for their action to help stop cruelty to animals in “MSU officials ban circus from Breslin”:http://statenews.com/index.php/article/2009/01/msu_officials_ban_circus_from_breslin (SN 1/15).
Since Israel invaded Gaza three weeks ago there have been many strong opinions in the news and on the street.
Here are some steps for decreasing your tuition bill: Turn off your lights, shut down your computers and take shorter showers.
The term “music pirating” makes me think of some guy with an eye patch, a parrot and a wooden leg surfing the seven electronic seas and pillaging poor music artists of their hard-earned and well-deserved money.
I was deeply disturbed by the editorial cartoon and letters published this week. While I agree Israel’s action is a legitimate act of self-defense, Israel should not be portrayed as a victim.
It’s easy to be pessimistic during these hard economic times. However, a new attitude is long overdue.
President-elect Barack Obama will become this nation’s first minority president Tuesday. But not everybody’s voice is being heard, and it’s time for that to change. It’s time to truly become a nation of one.
It’s a security fence. Or maybe it’s a separation barrier. It could even be an apartheid wall. Whatever it is, it’s lying along the West Bank and Israel border.
The letter Obama should condemn Gaza slaughter (SN 1/12) was incredibly misleading and misrepresents the current conflict as an Israeli initiative to commit genocide on the inhabitants of Gaza.
Inauguration Day is a week away. President-elect Barack Obama will become our 44th president. Among his top priorities, without a doubt, Obama will push for Middle East peace on all fronts. One of those fronts is between Israel and its neighbors.