A bill to protect students from soaring tuition rates and overpriced textbooks passed through Congress Thursday. With a House vote of 380-49 and an 83-8 approval from the Senate, the bill now awaits a signature from President Bush.
A five-star hotel on Mackinac Island doesn’t seem like it would be the best place to conduct university business, but that’s where the MSU Board of Trustees traveled for their annual retreat. The two-day retreat gives the board some extra time to review the past year and see where the university can improve in the future.
Those who know me know I despise the American political system. That’s why I love Republicans.
I read with embarrassment the MSU Board of Trustees’ attempts to reason a two-day business retreat to Mackinac Island’s prestigious Grand Hotel in Trustees go to Mackinac to discuss future of university (SN 7/30).
I’m “overweight,” according to the body mass index. At 5 feet 2 inches, 140 pounds, I fall just above the cutoff of healthy at 25.6 body mass index, or BMI — 18.5-24.9 is normal, and 25 is overweight.
You’re sitting at Espresso Royale, enjoying a cappuccino and studying for a big exam. In walk 40 men with guns holstered to their sides. Do you fear for your safety and consider running out the door or ducking for cover? Or do you thank your lucky stars someone is exercising their Second Amendment right to bear arms?
While many countries around the world have been focusing on “going green” and steering away from global warming, China seems to have just caught on to the growing trend.
I was always a die-hard supporter of Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick. When people questioned his ability to run Detroit because of his young age, I knew that someday he would prove them wrong.
When many people hear the phrase affirmative action, the first word that comes to mind is inequality. The word minority has even been misinterpreted as only relating to race. But just as the word minority is inclusive of race, sex, religion and sexual preference, so are affirmative action programs.
What do you think about the giant sex scandal that is currently rocking a major potential vice-presidential pick? You haven’t heard about it? It’s probably because the mainstream media seems to be running from the news like it’s the plague.
Dan Jakeway’s letter, Overhaul of Republican Party will help win election in fall (SN 7/24), was well-written and addressed some important points. I, too, would like to see the presence of classical conservatism return to politics in this country. However, Jakeway comes up short on practical solutions for the Republican Party’s flaws.
Parents find it easy to complain about the way their children are learning today. They say teenagers spend too much time online and not enough time with a book in their hands. Research no longer necessarily involves a library and a card catalog. But that doesn’t mean the Internet has killed education or reading.
Anger. That is the most accurate way for me to gauge how thought-provoking the documentary “CNN Presents: Black in America” was. At approximately 10:05 p.m. Wednesday night, I realized I was in fact angry with the material being presented in front of me. Mainly because it reminds me that, despite the colossal strides this country has taken towards the goal of racial unity, there’s still immense work to be done.
Most Americans are aware of the dangers cigarettes and other tobacco products pose to our health. For people in lesser developed countries, Bill Gates is going to make sure they’re knowledgeable about the damage tobacco products can do to their body.
It is becoming increasingly clear with each passing day that Iraq has been broken and it will not glue back together. And with each fresh report of a militia attack or bombing, it seems less and less likely that Iraq will be able to continue as it was. The country is now divided bitterly against religious lines that are thousands of years old. The Shiite-Sunni rivalry was only barely contained by Baathist totalitarianism, and Iraq’s current power vacuum has given rise to a battle for power centuries in the making.
The Republican Party, originally associated with the likes of Abraham Lincoln, is in shambles today. Its underlying philosophy, practiced by people like former president Ronald Reagan, has been completely undermined by the new crop of neoconservatives who rather resemble statist totalitarians than anything else. The republican brand needs to be repackaged anew if it’s to have any significance in American politics for the next generation.
Some genius thought it would be a great idea to post a detailed PowerPoint presentation on the United Auto Workers Web site outlining the Democrats’ plan to take over Michigan. Now, their secret has been exposed to the world.
As a gardener, I absolutely loved the article Rain gardens filter stormwater (SN 7/21) and think it was really well written and written with a lot of enthusiasm. I loved the quote from Ann Hancock especially, and the fact you went straight to the sources of Patricia Pennell and Dan Christian. I have one exception with the article.
How would you feel if police officers became a familiar sight in the dorm hallways when you were on your way to the community bathroom?
Many cell phone users have mastered the art of text messaging. Even my parents — who are well over 50 — have learned how to contact me by text when they can’t reach me by phone. It might take them 20 minutes to compose the text message and they might correctly spell out every word, but eventually I receive their “I love you” and “good luck” wishes.