This past weekend, three friends and I (all present or former Penn State University faculty members) came to East Lansing for our annual Penn State men’s basketball away game.
Maybe 3.9 percent is a good ratio for some things. It’s certainly desirable for body fat percentage or the interest rate for student loans.
Note to the administration: Students love a good slap to the face. So thank you, thank you so very much, for valuing our opinion about the academic calendar only after you took away Welcome Week without our consent.
The kind of writing such as in the column Republicans made wrong decision (SN 2/3) is why Americans have a distorted view of the current administration.
In the article Students could get say on academic calendar (SN 2/2), there is a subtle paragraph proclaiming the end of Welcome Week for next year.
It’s annoying more than anything. One of those petty little nuisances no driver can escape, but few ever do anything about. Every pothole could shake another piece underneath the car loose or offset the alignment a little further. Something broken? Well, that part will take about a week to arrive from Korea. Which costs extra.
President Barack Obama spent much of his first week reaching out to countries in the Muslim world, promising an outstretched hand to those who unclench their fist. What he may not have realized, however, was how many clenched fists he would find among Republicans in Congress.
I’m having a hard time putting into words how disgusted and disappointed I am with MSU basketball fans. The mass exodus of MSU ticket holders at the end of Sunday’s game against Penn State — after Kalin Lucas missed a free throw to tie the game — was appalling. I understand some people are always going to leave games early, but this was still a one-point game. What a joke.
I take great exception to the vegan proponent in Drew Winter’s column Vegan lifestyle logical decision (SN 1/30). The article was rife with fallacious metaphors and comparisons that left readers at a loss for words.
I am a vegetarian and was glad to see so much coverage of meat-free diets in Friday’s paper. Yet I have some qualms with the column Vegan lifestyle logical decision (SN 1/30).
Over the past few weeks, public chatter about the so-called “stimulus package” has grown louder with each passing day and each minor development as Congress wrestles over the particulars of an enormous federal expenditure. This shouldn’t surprise anyone, as the public has plenty of reason to be paying attention.
In the State of the State Address tomorrow, Gov. Jennifer Granholm is expected to recommend public universities and community colleges temporarily freeze tuition costs to help students save money. Colleges that comply with the yearlong freeze would be compensated through funding from President Barack Obama’s stimulus plan.
People are always asking me why I’m vegan. I gladly explain the horrors of factory farming, the enslavement that comes with any animal-food production, and the health and environmental benefits. But people almost always have rebuttals. Not only are some of them easily answered by some small degree of critical thought, but I don’t even think people believe some the things they say.
Michael Carman’s letter, Attacks on Obama do not correctly reflect reality (SN 1/29) is a bit of fantasy of its own.
The MSU Power Plant made a temporary change last week from burning coal to burning gasoline to generate power. The reason was simple — gasoline prices have fallen below coal prices and MSU is taking the opportunity to save money on energy costs. In the short term it makes sense to switch to gasoline, but we can’t help but think about MSU’s long-term energy problems.
This university sends a message that it would rather have its own employees, who have purchased a parking permit, spend irreplaceable time every day hunting around campus for a location to park instead of getting to work. In addition, MSU seems to have a large interest in fining its employees who purchase parking permits instead of improving campus parking.
I have read articles like Gerard Ruskowski’s Drinking laws need revision (SN 1/27) and I understand and agree with his arguments.
Democracy has struck again: We have a new president. President Barack Obama has inherited two foreign wars and the worst economy since the Great Depression. Welcome to the office, Mr. President. Good luck on your goal to quit smoking.
These days, trusting the stock market is about as safe as flossing your teeth with a steak knife. But it’s time to cut around the fat when it comes to college education. People need to start investing in the Michigan Education Trust, or MET.
The headline of Bob Golm’s recent letter to the editor Obama only human, does not have superpowers (SN 1/27) seems to be about the only reasonable statement in the entire piece.