The debate about evolution only proves that Darwin may have been wrong about humans — some of us are still apes. The arguments against evolution have never been about science, but are derived from the unnecessary fears of those who choose to remain ignorant about the natural world.
It’s an event that’s banned in six countries and more than 50 cities nationwide. Use of the implements it employs — poles with sharpened hooks and electric prods — are banned in localities of six states. And it’s coming to Breslin Center this April.
This letter is written in response to John Bice’s column Evolution exists, should be taught (SN 1/7). The state of the evolution and creation debate reminds me so much of the global warming debate.
Evolution continues to be taught in most schools as the sole explanation of creation and the diversity of species. However, many of its claims fall far shorter than those of intelligent design. Darwinism states that a common ancestor connects all phyla because of natural selection caused by variable environments.
The archaic 2007 Farm Bill provides money to wealthy corporate farms while neglecting family farms in the United States, making it impossible for developing countries with agriculturally based economies to compete.
Seems like just yesterday the Michigan Legislature finally settled a balanced budget for this fiscal year. But ‘tis the season for more government budgets, and both the federal and state budgets were introduced just last week.
Every week I walk into a classroom armed with attendance rosters, a lesson plan and, fortunately, pedagogical training I gained while earning my master’s degree from another university.
The way students choose to dine seems like an insignificant detail. But what is being seen in the cafeteria might signify a bigger problem.
America hooked on the Easy Button? I was watching TV when a popular Staples commercial came on. It showcased a man who couldn’t find his Easy Button, and asked a coworker for help. Instead of looking for the man’s missing necessity, she reached for her own button, pressed it and viola — his appeared.
Jessica Byrom’s labeling of the environmental upsurge in recent years as a “bandwagon” marginalizes the unique state the human race finds itself in today. We are seeing a cultural shift toward environmental stewardship that is more on par with the Copernican Revolution than the South Beach Diet.
In 2005, advocates for introducing intelligent design into high school science classes had a fair hearing in a Pennsylvania federal court, presided over by a churchgoing, lifelong Republican appointed by President George W. Bush.
When Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick took office in 2002, his appeal to voters was obvious. As the city’s youngest elected mayor, voters put him in office with the expectation that he would improve Detroit. After six years, that has yet to happen.
MSU is a great place to be an international student. It is the national leader in study abroad among American public universities, has an ever-increasing international presence with about 4,000 students enrolled from 131 countries and is augmenting its international profile with the opening of MSU in Dubai this August.
If MSU decided not to refund its students an unnecessary extra per-credit fee, there would be hell to pay. Wayne State University students were required to pay a $13-per-hour credit fee to compensate for possible financial shortcomings for the fall semester.
Yeah. It means “fish.” Congratulations on discovering the secret by using the most basic French. You and all the French-speaking 3-year-olds should be very proud.
Americans love jumping on bandwagons. Whether it is the temperance movement or the latest diet craze, we simply love throwing ourselves into a cause — at least for a while.
It’s a given that presidential primary seasons are rarely interesting. They’re like an ignored younger sibling compared to the November presidential elections.
Despite what his critics said, President George W. Bush always defended his military policy by saying it would be used to keep the fight away from “our own shores.” After hearing about the recent report from the Commission on the National Guard and Reserves, an independent group, on the capabilities of the military to respond to another homeland attack, however, it might be time to better prepare ourselves.
I would like to tell you a true story. It’s about a failed democracy where the winner takes all and politics are reduced to fights between two opposite parties. Its people come to think the two parties represent something universal — transcending time and space, somehow existing in every democracy at every time.
Let’s be honest. East Lansing’s various redevelopment projects around the downtown area act as a modern version of villagers wielding torches and pitchforks. In the end, it’s the MSU students who are being driven out.