I am writing in response to Alex Freitag’s column entitled “U.S. founders not experts now” (SN 2/18). This article seemed to devalue the role of the Founding Fathers in forming and maintaining this great nation, and I would like to set the record straight.
I really hate working out, but some days I wish I could trot to one of the IM buildings and spend some time with the elliptical machine. But I can’t. I am one of those cheap college students who hasn’t bought a fitness center membership.
Recently there have been efforts to establish a national identity card, called a Real ID, that would replace state driver’s licenses. In addition to costing billions in taxes to implement, the Real ID system would put all holders at risk for invasion of privacy and identity theft.
Can’t say that I’ve ever stopped to think about proverbs. Knowledge is power. Curiosity killed the cat. Don’t talk to strangers. Things like that. But after “Think Before You Post,” I do now.
I love the Spartans and I always will. I am stating this because I am about to say something that will likely be met with open hostility: If the 2007-08 MSU men’s basketball team is going to have any success this season, someone other than preseason “all-universe” guard Drew Neitzel will have to step up.
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 Rodeos are an outdated, backward cruel pastime where normally gentle, peaceful animals are provoked and hurt to make them appear fierce and wild.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.