Thursday, March 6, 2025

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Commentary

COMMENTARY

Bice column stirs up negative emotions regarding religion

While I was flipping through the paper, I came across a column titled Jesus is not returning (SN 9/4). This kind of struck my interest. While I was reading, I felt many emotions: anger, sadness and hope. I hope that people like John Bice will find Jesus one day and be just as at peace with their lives as I am with mine. I also felt he was very immature and childish when trying to make his point. The fact that he kept referring to Jesus, heaven and angels as “fairy tales” and “fantasies” was very rude and disrespectful.

COMMENTARY

Squatting helps homelessness

The United States has been handling housing the wrong way for far too long. More people are becoming homeless for longer periods of time while the cost of renting houses and apartments skyrockets. In urban areas, run-down, abandoned buildings sit empty while families crowd into shelters and thousands sleep on the streets.

COMMENTARY

Bicyclists deserve same respect as other motorists

If you were standing in line for lunch at your favorite restaurant, you would probably be surprised if the person behind you told you to get out of line. If you were sitting in a lecture hall, you might object to a neighbor instructing you to leave the room, despite your having registered for the class and paid your full tuition/fees. Seems logical, no? So I ask you, fellow Spartans – why would you tell another vehicle to get out of the road?

COMMENTARY

Atheist column inaccurate, no facts backing up godless view

I was highly affronted by John Bice’s column Jesus is not returning (SN 9/4). I found Bice’s reference to Christianity as “silly” and “puerile” highly offensive and his need to do so very unprofessional. Such cheap shots at Christianity only undermine Bice’s credibility as a columnist.

COMMENTARY

Granholm gambling with earlier primary vote

Gov. Jennifer Granholm signed a bill on Tuesday allowing Michigan to move its presidential primary from Feb. 26 up to Jan. 15. The jump puts Michigan among the top few states to vote, although the exact position is somewhat difficult to decipher.

COMMENTARY

Poverty just an afterthought

I often marvel at how modern technology allows us to collect, manipulate and analyze data, especially when such knowledge can be used to achieve positive goals. Unfortunately, although it is technically impressive, this information can sometimes paint a dismal picture that we must face in order to progress.

COMMENTARY

Jesus column boring, Bice can only write about one topic

Attention all freshmen: Please do not be alarmed by John Bice’s article Jesus is not returning (SN 9/4). He’s been copying and pasting the same column for the past four years. The only difference is his I-wear-sunglasses-inside look, which makes his writing that much more hilarious.

COMMENTARY

Iraq withdrawal will come in time

It seems one cannot go anywhere these days without hearing about the war with Iraq in various media outlets. As Americans, we tend to get our news through headlines online or by skimming through a newspaper. Most of us really don’t read into the actual story.

COMMENTARY

Increasing alcohol prices will lose business, hurt economy

Gov. Jennifer Granholm has proposed an enormous increase in the cost of liquor by raising the state’s markup on the product to 75 percent. Even though the state government does not produce, store, distribute or sell liquor, it already collects more than $250 million each year in liquor taxes and markup fees.