The basics behind the union, the organization of workers to fight for better conditions, will always be valid under capitalism. Businesses are driven by profits and they will try everything to maximize them, including, if possible, stepping further on workers.
Eight months of legislative arguing, extreme partisanship and refusal to budge finally met its match — although it only lasted four hours, Michigan saw its first government shutdown in the state’s history.
This may come as a shock to most, but owning a pet is a big responsibility. Making the decision to take care of an animal is something that cannot be taken lightly. That animal will depend on its caretaker, you, for food, shelter, affection and exercise — which are the basics of taking care of a living being.
Last week, more than 70,000 General Motors Corp. employees across the country walked off the job in the first national automotive strike in 37 years. They were protesting the inability of GM to forge a contract agreement with the United Auto Workers union.
Police officers can no longer force people to submit to Breathalyzer tests without a search warrant. The decision came after a recent district court ruling, making Michigan one of the last states to change its laws regarding Breathalyzer tests.
Who could imagine the U.S. with a Complete banning of firearms only solution for gun crimes (SN 9/26) as Shiming Zheng describes as the optimum of safety? Conversely, the opinion he responded to advocated concealed carry permits that would “allow for safe environment.” This is a very divisive issue, that often creates two conflicting ideologies, with very little chance of compromise.
I would like to respond to Dr. D’s column titled Education of sexual assault needs changes (SN 9/25) and his claim that the perpetrators of sexual assault are “unhealthy.” While I agree that sexual assault is unhealthy for both parties, the offenders themselves are not mentally unhealthy.
I, like many others, participated in the Izzone campout this past weekend. I, like many others, watched our football team play a great game against a very good Wisconsin football team. I, like many others, became depressed following that game because I knew that we could’ve won. I, like many others, welcomed our football team back from the Wisconsin game.
It is true that apples are “packed with nutrients,” as reported in An apple a day … (SN 9/25). But if you’re looking to reap the most nutrients from an apple, most nutrition experts will advise you not to peel.
There are a million different ways to illustrate freedom of speech rights without using profanity and blind, unsubstantiated statements. Apparently, the editorial board at Colorado State University’s newspaper doesn’t feel the same way.
Everyone is so caught up in the 2008 presidential election that we’ve forgotten there is another election in 2007 that will impact every MSU student. Of course, I’m talking about the East Lansing City Council election. I’m sure most SN readers are thinking, “Yawn!”
I am writing in response to Shiming Zheng’s letter Completely banning firearms only solution for gun crimes (SN 9/27). The writer displays an enormous lack of knowledge and an even more appalling grasp of logic.
My first column of the semester, Jesus is not returning (SN 9/4), generated a torrent of responses. The point of my column was that we all ought to concern ourselves deeply with critical long-term issues rather than delude ourselves with apocalyptic nonsense.
Hardly a day goes by without The State News reporting one issue or another under consideration by the East Lansing City Council that will impact MSU students. Yet, I can’t help but wonder if anyone at City Hall is listening to the voices of students.
The column titled Broken promises (SN 9/24) lacked both class and tact and is a sad misrepresentation of the pride and respect that MSU has for both itself and its opponents.
Brett Mellin’s theory in Concealed weapons permits allow for safe environment (SN 9/2), if carried into effect, would alienate people from each other due to the fear it brings and place everyone in serious danger.
If you happen to be white and perhaps a male, have you ever looked with chagrin at articles in the paper where a trial is starting and it focuses on discrimination? Have you shaken your head and said, “What’s the deal here?
Thank goodness it’s over. General Motors Corp. is back in business after the employee strike ended early Wednesday. The automotive company saw about 73,000 employees walk out of automotive plants Monday in the first nationwide United Auto Workers strike against GM since 1970.
I started as an MSU freshman in the fall of 1999, right after the fabled Duke Final Four riots. I remember the insane police presence on campus. We had National Guard tanks in Cedar Village during the Michigan game. I got tear gassed trying to cross the street near my apartment my junior year (I was sober, for the record). Along with most students, I found the police efforts to curb drinking insulting and barbaric. It’s good to see that not much has changed since I graduated in 2003.
Michigan lost 16,000 workers in August alone. While the unemployment rate in the rest of the nation decreased in August, Michigan’s jobless rate increased from 7 to 7.4 percent. Whether by preference or force, students are racing across state borders as soon as they get a diploma in their hands, and the decaying automobile industry – once the bread-and-butter of the state’s economy – continues to haunt us.