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.
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.