From party to party we hopped. The gusting winds swirling in East Lansing that night — my very first night as a college student — had blown my buddies and I square across the city.
Consumer waste comes in all shapes and sizes, but perhaps the most damaging has come from a generally unnoticed source — plastic shopping bags. According to GOOD Magazine, the U.S. uses 60,000 plastic bags every five seconds, which adds up to some heavy environmental consequences.
Marijuana should be legalized for medical purposes especially for cancer patients.
A coalition of MSU student organizations would like to endorse the U.S.-brokered peace talks to bring Israelis and the Palestinians closer to peace in Annapolis, Md.
The Bush administration to the U.S. public: “About Iran … our bad.” It turns out a 2005 intelligence estimate supposedly proving Iran was attempting to build nuclear weapons was off by about two years.
This week, the best editorial opinion in any newspaper on the Hugo Chávez election defeat was in The State News. I simultaneously want to praise my fellow college students and chastise our mainstream media “big brothers” for focusing attention on far more parochial issues of the day.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez’s effort to seize more political power in his country was spurned by voters on Sunday, prompting raucous celebrations in Caracas late into the evening.
I have to say I was quite disappointed with Em Ketterer’s letter Presidential hopeful Ron Paul’s views not for U.S. (SN 11/30).
In response to the article Pre-holiday breakups can be challenging (SN 12/3) I have to say, I’m disappointed.
I don’t know what possessed us to watch “The Jane Pauley Show” that lazy afternoon, but I do know how lucky I am that we did.
After reading Em Ketterer’s letter entitled Presidential hopeful Ron Paul’s views not for U.S. (SN 11/30), I was amazed at her ignorance of the doctor’s positions.
In an election that everyone has been told will be the election of the century, it is readily apparent that there is no clear winner yet.
Hypocrisy and American politics go hand in hand. The process of superficially pleasing a diverse and disparate constituency, while stealthily prioritizing the interests of wealthy campaign donors, necessarily creates an atmosphere of duplicitous insincerity.
The first snow of the season has fallen, and it’s likely a few people have as well. Hours of raining sleet and wet snow during the weekend blanketed sidewalks with slush and ice — especially in residential areas, where many renters and homeowners are responsible for shoveling snow and salting walkways around their houses or apartments.
How would you feel if Michigan’s basketball coach said that Breslin Center was an easy place to play?
It’s holiday season again, which in the U.S. means door-buster sales, TV commercials with elves and reindeer and long lines in department stores.
Michigan voters could soon have a chance to make their opinions known on marijuana for medical purposes. A proposal to legalize marijuana in Michigan for medical purposes could appear on the ballot in the 2008 election.
This past weekend, the Democratic National Committee voted to strip the state of Michigan of all delegates at this summer’s national convention, eliminating any importance our primary had.
I recently had the privilege to go to Philadelphia for public relations and had some wonderful experiences. From the Liberty Bell to City Hall, I enjoyed nothing so much as the smoke-free bars and restaurants.
Some familiar faces were absent from the U.S. Senate floor during a late-night roll call vote on the controversial confirmation of Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey. Despite the weight of the Nov. 8 decision, not one presidential candidate showed up to take a stance.