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There's no excuse not to go to polls
Like most conversations I have with my younger sister, convincing her to register to vote has been yet another uphill battle.
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Obama should visit Iraq to fully understand war
It’s no secret we’re knee-deep in an unpopular war. Our next president had better have a good plan for dealing with our friends and enemies abroad and the experience to back it up. Some are convinced Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., just doesn’t have what it takes to represent America on the international stage.
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Rice unconvincing in article on Iraq
Noam Chomsky and Condoleezza Rice don’t agree on much. I purchased Chomsky’s “Imperial Ambitions: Conversations on the Post-9/11 World” Monday, along with a copy of Foreign Affairs magazine, in which President Bush’s Secretary of State wrote an essay.
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'Clean Car Challenge' exciting promise for U.S.
How would you like to earn $300 million? It won’t be easy but the reward is well worth the work.
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Education stops teen pregnancy
It seems like it’s become sort of an unfortunate trend for girls in their teens to have children before they reach adulthood.
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Public service careers as important as others
Almost everyone desires to make this world a better place. Choosing a career in public service is one of the best methods to go about making that dream a reality.
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Sports kept honest by media scrutiny
Some of my fondest memories of summers past are the yearly vacations my family always took to Florida right around the end of June and beginning of July. They were great times swimming in the Gulf of Mexico, cooking out on the beach and eating lots of food.
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Stem cell research goes beyond use of embryos
The State News carries a well-deserved reputation as one of, if not the best, university newspapers in the country. Based on columnist Ryan Dinkgrave’s piece (Stem cell research beneficial for Mich. SN 6/19), however, the paper should look elsewhere for a political columnist.
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Deposits on water bottles make Mich. greener
Ten cents might not seem like a lot of money, but for 32 years the dime has been encouraging people to return their aluminum cans and plastic bottles to the grocery store rather than tossing them into the trash.
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Wage increase struggles teach valuable lesson
It looks to be a trend in our country right now — the more we struggle to keep our heads above water, the more we seem to be drowning.
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Stereotypes not only from media
It may feel like a cliché in 2008, but it doesn’t seem without merit to critique the ongoing relationship with the media and those who find themselves influenced by it every day.
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Toxin research biased if sponsored by Dow Chemical
The Dow Chemical Company is paying Michigan universities to do studies to demonstrate that their manufacturing toxins are doing no harm . We need independent studies that Dow is not funding for objectivity.
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Discrimination at Obama rally disappointing
It seemed like the idea of telling people where they are allowed to sit ended with the bus boycott but sadly, that might not be the case.
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Violent culture devalues animals
Francisco Jose de Goya taught me something about culture. Visiting his exhibit at the Prado Museum in Madrid last week, I perused the work of a man who acknowledged human legitimization of cruelty.
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Stem cell research beneficial for Mich.
This November, voters in Michigan may accomplish something incredible that the state legislature has been unable to do: lift the harsh restrictions on stem cell research in our state.
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Banning laptops punishes responsible students
Laptops are a student’s best friend but for some professors, they’ve become their worst enemy. MSU professors are divided on the issue of how to deal with students using laptops during class.
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Obama, role model for all
A good friend of mine once said in a song, “They say that black leaders can’t reach us,” a strong assertion that would hold some truth for most of my peers.
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Proposal too complex, too extreme for Mich.
Excuse me — do you want to reduce the salaries of Michigan lawmakers and force them to disclose personal financial information? Well, just sign here and we’ll make it happen.
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Clinton's run inspirational
I’ve learned from many women throughout the years, each of whose struggles and accomplishments have taught me that I can pursue and be anything I desire.
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Activism harder for generation Y
While the 1960s and 1970s were full of political activism, the same cannot be said for the 1990s and 2000s. People complain that our generation is apathetic and politically unmotivated by comparison to our parents. By comparison to the baby boomers, it is true that we are not a politically active generation, however that is not a fair comparison.