If superdelegates could shoot laser beams out of their eyes, run really fast or fly, things might be different. But apparently few people have heard of them until now. They’ve come under close scrutiny at a time when they could have a definitive say in who will officially be the Democratic Party’s 2008 presidential nominee.
I feel the need to address an error in the editorial Campus security goes beyond building safety (SN 2/18). In the editorial, it’s stated that the Northern Illinois University shooter purchased gun accessories online.
Cruelty toward animals has sadly become a commonplace attraction at MSU. This past weekend, the MSU Pavilion hosted the 38th annual Spartan Stampede Rodeo. Rodeos are an outdated, backward cruel pastime where normally gentle, peaceful animals are provoked and hurt to make them appear fierce and wild.
Serbia and Russia stood around like pouting big brothers Sunday as Kosovo declared its independence. Kosovo, which was a province of Serbia, has a high concentration of ethnic Albanians, and has been under U.N. and NATO administration since the end of a war there in 1999.
Myth: East Lansing homeowners want to see MSU students exiled en masse to the farther reaches of our town. Fact: Many of us are actively fighting the City Center II proposal in part because it aims to bulldoze perfectly functional, medium-density, affordable, near-campus rental housing occupied by MSU students.
This extensive investigation into Roger Clemens’ possible drug use a decade ago serves as proof that Congress has too much time on its hands and is not capable of being trusted to run our government.
In any given conversation about American politics, the Founding Fathers end up getting thrown into the debate. The greatest thing about the Founding Fathers is that their views were so general that both sides of a given topic can easily invoke their words to prove their opinions are correct.
At a time of year when most college students are busy planning their spring break getaways or cramming for midterms, Thursday’s Northern Illinois University campus shooting had a way of making everyone pause, take a short breath and wonder: Could this ever happen here?
In response to Maggie Lillis’ column Self-esteem: Body image speaker empowering, celebrity-name drops (SN 2/14), I would like to say that as a sorority member present for this mandatory event, I was extremely disturbed by this article.
The editorial about Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick titled Detroit Mayor’s mishaps not fair to city, state (SN 2/7) concluded by suggesting “Detroit could become the next Chicago” if Kilpatrick would “clean up his act and show Michigan that he can make good on that potential.”
On April 11-13, Breslin Center plans to host the Royal Hanneford Circus. What claims to be “one of the premier family entertainment production companies in business today” has continually failed to meet minimum federal standards regarding the care of animals used in exhibition.
When I heard the Royal Hanneford Circus was coming to Breslin Center and after reading a bit about it, I was appalled. No one has anything good to say about the circus.
With ASMSU snagging front-page headlines recently, the editorial board met with Michael Leahy, the organization’s student assembly chairperson, to talk about the recent issues and projects the undergraduate student government is undertaking. Here’s our take on the situations we discussed.
Omg. Don’t text and drive. People engage in distracting behaviors every day when they hit the road — from putting on makeup, drinking coffee, talking on cell phones, grabbing a few spare seconds of last-minute studying to sending a text message.
In the realm of political punditry, this nominating season has been the finest in decades. There’s very little dispute of that. One problem, however, is that much of the commentary begins from a flawed premise.
Reading about MSU’s recent expansion into Dubai got me wondering: What about the students right here in Michigan? Why is it that expansion into other countries seems to be more important to our president than providing an excellent, quality world-grant education right here at home?
I miss my iPod. The little thing literally expired the first day of classes this semester, without a chance for me to say goodbye. After about two years of moderate use, it had a good, long life.
Spring semester tuition: about $6,000-$9,000. Knowing exactly how the university is using those precious dollars: priceless. MSU’s Students for Prosperity, a newly created student group, is campaigning for the university’s budget information to be available online for anyone — from taxpayers to students — to see what the public university is doing with its millions.
I was thoroughly disappointed with the arguments presented in Karren Lewis’ letter to the editor titled Intelligent design has basis, Darwinism still unproven (SN 2/11). First and foremost, I would like to point out that the study of evolution is a scientific work in progress. Although the fossil record is incomplete, new discoveries are being made every year. It is a complex network involving many disciplines including — but not limited to — biology, archaeology and anthropology.
For many, the end of the Cold War marked the end of NATO. As an organization that was built and structured during a time when the U.S. and other nations were fighting communism, its mere existence now seems old fashioned and unnecessary. The alliance’s role is in the headlines again, with its involvement in Afghanistan vehemently supported by Defense Secretary Robert Gates.