You have shamed me, MSU. I have always bled a bold green, but for once in my life, it flows a shade of embarrassment. Don’t get me wrong, I know and have experienced the debauchery and suppressed inhibitions that are incorporated in a college lifestyle.
As thousands of people gathered at Cedar Fest on Saturday night through Sunday morning, the mood was distinct. People were waiting for something to happen. Glass bottles, rocks and anything else were thrown into the crowd and at helmet-clad police officers, who stood vigilant nearby. About four fires were reportedly started in the area. Some officers used intimidation and threats of arrest in order to control participants.
Telecommunications giant Comcast Corp. got itself into trouble at a Feb. 25 Federal Communications Commission hearing. It became apparent the corporation had hired people off of the street to fill seats in the hearing, ostensibly to “hold places in line” for its employees.
I would like to commend the East Lansing and MSU police (and other local police agencies) for their reaction Saturday night at Cedar Fest. Just from observing this disturbance compared to the one in 2005, I could see the police used commendable restraint until they were attacked by partygoers.
OK, I know the women were not in the NCAA finals, but they were still playing in the WNIT. On Saturday, they played at home for the championship. So why are we getting 11 1/2 inches at the top of the first page of the sports section rehashing a men’s basketball season that is over, while the team that still is playing gets relegated to 4 inches below the fold?
Dr. Kenneth Miller is a biologist I admire for his work promoting evolution and debunking creationism. However, he also encourages public acceptance of evolution by arguing, unconvincingly, that it’s compatible with religious belief.
MSU administrators are discussing a proposal that would cut Welcome Week by changing the move-in dates for incoming freshmen and transfer students. The proposed plan would bring new students into the dorms starting Sunday with the first day of class on the following Wednesday.
Tonight America mourns — or should mourn. Tonight and tomorrow and the tomorrow of tomorrow and the rest of her history. For she has lost one of her authentic heroes, one of genuinely human men in the world, a real brother to all mankind. At six o’clock in Memphis, Tenn., some sick person killed Martin Luther King Jr. He shot Dr. King while the latter stood on a balcony talking to his aides below, and King never regained consciousness.
Existing is starting to get a little too expensive. Not only are people having to limit their driving, but they also need to watch the cost of what they eat.
It’s becoming easier to live your life through the Internet each day as new Web sites emerge that allow us to connect to each other and see things in ways we never have before.
I would like to express my extreme disappointment in the journalism of The State News. The entertainment article Center stage (SN 3/27) by Matt Flint, James Harrison and Ashley Luster blatantly omitted the MSU Department of Theatre as a producing organization.
Langhua Hu’s letter, Understand Chinese issues, culture before judging it (SN 3/31) made me think a little bit.
Americans know going to court isn’t always about the pursuit of justice. It’s more like hitting the jackpot. Cynical but true. Outrageous multimillion-dollar settlements or damage amounts awarded in lawsuits are normal in the U.S. judicial system. That’s because in civil lawsuits, there are compensatory rewards — to pay for medical bills or attorney fees — and then there are punitive damages, which are monetary punishments inflicted on litigants.
Lately, I’ve come to embrace my inner slacker. When it comes to all things academic — tests and papers, chapter readings and group projects — I’ve pretty much thrown in the towel.
The university’s Anti-Discrimination Policy needs to be changed, and we propose doing so. You see, the ADP is used to punish anyone who discriminates against or harasses others, including both violators of actual law and violators of “university community … standards of conduct more stringent than those mandated by law.”
Kudos to the student interns of the Community Relations Coalition, or CRC, and the officers and staff of the East Lansing Police Department for putting together a superb community-building event at Zap Zone in Lansing.
Legislation making its way through the Michigan House of Representatives could soon allow the wrongly convicted to sue the state for at least $50,000 for each year they spent in prison, a law similar to those already in existence in 22 other states.
Although religion still plays a large role in the social discourse of American society, its authority in the long term has eroded tremendously. Since the Enlightenment, society has largely shifted toward making decisions based on logic, rather than faith and dogma. Although the number of people who proclaim themselves reasonable is certainly growing, many self-described reasonable persons are actually just as unreasonable as the religious groups they mock.
The Real ID Act is set to go into action beginning in May. This is the most dangerous and egregious attack on our civil liberties yet forced upon us. If I am forced to carry a driver’s license with an RFID chip in it, I will burn it in the same manner that our forefathers burnt their draft cards.
When I studied in Beijing, I had eight Tibetan classmates. And like most Chinese friends, I have much concern about Tibetan issues. However, many Americans neglect that Tibet has been part of China for more than 700 years, which makes me disappointed. As a believer in peace, I’d like to share my opinion of the Tibetan issues.