Every day, our government increases its power and control over our lives. The Patriot Act, the Military Commissions Act and wiretapping are but a few of the many onslaughts against personal liberty brought on by an increasingly bold and absolutist government.
When a student is sick and obtains a doctor's note, professors typically allow the pupil to make up any missed class — sans penalty.
There already has been much talk this year about the presidential election of 2008, certainly earlier than ever before.
In "Black community doesn't support same-sex unions" (SN 3/12), Gary Glenn, president of the American Family Association of Michigan, as far as I could discern, was attempting to rebut a previous letter by Sam Curcuruto, "Gay rights fight mirrors black civil rights struggle" (SN 2/23), which paralleled the current struggle of gays to gain the right to same-sex marriage with the struggle of blacks for civil rights in the previous century.
During the first year of college, growth and independence come hand in hand. Many students join groups in which they learn time management and make friends who share common beliefs. Unfortunately, one organization thinks freshman year should be focused solely on academics — not on activism. For the past seven years, MSU's College Assistance Migrant Program, or CAMP, has paid significant college fees for select migrant workers and their children.
Vice President Dick Cheney is an embarrassment to the United States and his time to resign or be dismissed may be now.
Thank you, Mike Ramsey, for speaking out on the necessity of impeaching President Bush and Vice President Cheney in "Bush's errors as president call for impeachment proceedings" (SN 2/22). They do seem hell-bent on destroying life on this planet, and if they actually carry out their plans to nuke Iran, they just could do it. The spineless Democrats in Congress are fiddling while Rome burns.
In February, an interesting conversation took place in the letters to the editor section of this paper, originating with "Christianity doesn't need column to incite reaction" (SN 2/7). The author of that letter imagined atheism and religion as two bars of metal.
MSU is looking at a proposal that would add gender identity to its anti-discrimination policy. The change will be discussed at today's Faculty Council meeting. Considering that the proposed change would do nothing but protect the rights of a certain segment of MSU's population, there is no reason why the university shouldn't adopt it. The proposal must be approved by both the Faculty and Academic councils, then it will go on for decision by the MSU Board of Trustees. As it stands, MSU is one of five remaining Big Ten schools that does not list gender identity as being protected against gender discrimination.
On Feb. 28, I participated in Legislative Education Day with the Michigan Fitness Foundation in advocating to save the Healthy Michigan Fund.
I found Richard Lund's letter "MIP charges necessary to protect E.L.
In a disturbing event, MSU Associate Professor John D. McCallie, husband of MSU women's basketball coach Joanne P.
In response to David McAllister's "Drug war overhaul" (SN 2/27), I propose that Mr. McAllister is on drugs.
If there is one thing I cannot stand, it's self-righteous hypocrites. You know the type: Holier-than-thou, sanctimonious blowhards who insist they're better than everyone else, despite the fact that they're just as bad as (or worse than) the people they're condemning. The evangelical pastor Jerry Falwell, a notorious sexist bigot who famously claimed that gays, lesbians and feminists "helped" cause the Sept.
In "Gay rights fight mirrors black civil rights struggle" (SN 2/23), Sam Curcuruto, who appears in photographs to be white and too young to have been alive during the African American Civil Rights Movement, ridiculously wrote, "(Michigan's) Marriage Protection Amendment is no better than the Black Codes and Jim Crow laws.
I enrolled in CSE 101 expecting it to be an easy class because I tested software and wrote software documentation.
Richard Lund's letter "MIP charges necessary to protect E.L.
On-campus illegal downloading violations have decreased during the last few years. MSU was ranked No.
Earlier this week, news broke that a documentary entitled "The Lost Tomb of Jesus" was scheduled to be aired March 4 on the Discovery Channel.
ASMSU has created a record for itself by punishing individuals or groups that do not agree with it. Whether it be firing individuals or removing organizations, ASMSU has made it clear that dissenting opinions will not be tolerated. According to the article "ASMSU debates degree" (SN 3/1), by Joey Nowak, ASMSU wants to revoke a degree given to Robert Mugabe because Mr. Mugabe does not encourage free speech.