For many Michigan Republicans, the smell of betrayal hangs in the air. Thursday, just as Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama came to MSU’s campus, Sen. John McCain’s presidential campaign announced it was pulling its advertising and operatives out of Michigan — in effect conceding the state to Obama.
Proposal 2 would create a constitutional right to destroy human embryos for stem cell or other medical research without any state oversight. Please read the proposal at www.micause.org.
Georgeville may be the next Hooverville — Georgeville being the modern-day shanty towns named after President George W.
Having a say in the development of East Lansing is a way for students to let developers know what they are or are not interested in seeing in the city.
I take issue with the contention by professor Frank Ravitch in Potential Supreme Court Selections Factor in Election (SN 10/1), that Justice Samuel Alito and Chief Justice John Roberts are “judicial activists” and, if elected, Republican presidential nominee John McCain would be beholden to the religious right to the point where he would be forced to appoint conservative judges to the Supreme Court.
Election Day is near. As East Lansing’s city officials, we have one question for students: How’s your REP? You might think we’re talking about your reputation, but we’re talking about another kind of REP. REP is an acronym that stands for registration, education and participation. If you plan to vote in the Nov. 4 general election, it’s time you take a close look at your REP and make sure you have taken all the appropriate steps to ensure a successful Election Day.
It sounds almost Capraesque: Barack Obama goes to East Lansing. At 2:30 p.m. today at Adams Field, the Democratic nominee for president will address MSU students on several topics. Each student who is able, regardless of he or she may lie on the political scale, should take the time to go and hear the man speak.
It’s time to pay the piper. Yes, once again we — or at least I — have reached that week in the semester where suddenly every class is a test and assignments are due left and right.
If you aren’t scared, you’re not paying attention. Monday, a $700 billion deal to bail out Wall Street and attempt to solve the United States’ current financial crisis failed in a Congressional vote.
The 2008 presidential debates need to be opened up to more candidates than just from the two major parties. If this happened, Americans would be able to vote for a candidate who really represented their beliefs, not just the one who loosely stood for something they believe in.
You think nobody is looking, but you could be mistaken. From shopping malls to gas stations, security cameras are following your every move. Schools are soon to follow in the growing trend of security surveillance.
What is a debate supposed to look like, anyway? Dictionaries tell us, by definition, a debate is an argument where different, opposing viewpoints are deliberated, usually in the format of a formal discussion.
On Sept. 24, an editorial was published in The State News titled Focus on economy first, then renewable energy. It was a well-written piece that highlighted the benefits of bringing sustainability to Michigan; however, it called for our state legislators to hold off on implementing an increase in the renewable portfolio standard, or RPS, for another year.
With the financial market’s $700 billion bailout proposal for troubled subprime mortgage lenders, everyone is quick to point their fingers and assign blame.
After hours of uncertainty, the show did go on. On Friday night in Oxford, Miss., presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama met for the first of three scheduled presidential debates. Most commentators seem to have declared Obama the night’s victor, but that doesn’t mean those who consider McCain as the winner are wrong.
The editorial Focus on economy first, then renewable energy (SN 9/24) claimed Michigan must revitalize its economy before developing renewable energy. This editorial suggests that a renewable portfolio standard, or RPS, and Michigan’s economy cannot be developed concurrently; this claim is illogical and is not founded on fact. An RPS will help pull Michigan out of this economic crisis and will perpetuate future economic growth.
What a difference eight years makes. As President Clinton was leaving office in 2001, the federal budget surplus was the largest in U.S. history at $236 billion. A year earlier, Clinton offered a plan to pay off the national debt by 2015.
I’d like to give a few reasons why I’m voting Democrat this November. Every time I hear about a school shooting, such as the one at Virginia Tech, I’m reminded that we live in a country that allows almost anyone to buy as many assault rifles as they want.
While reading through James Harrison’s editorial Rogers’ law could affect your vote (SN 9/24), I found his anecdote entertaining and thanked it for bringing up an important point — how students can register to vote. However, I felt his discussion of student registration insufficient.