So Tony Blair, British prime minister and erstwhile Bush administration hand puppet, has decided to put the finishing touches on a plan to pull his troops out of Iraq. For anyone following Britain's curious involvement in the war — 40,000 troops for the invasion, scaled back to 9,000 two years later and 7,100 a scant year after that — the move hardly comes as a surprise.
Gary Glenn's recent letter, "Gay marriage opposed by majority of citizens" (SN 2/21), is based on a dangerous presumption that the majority is always right. Time and again throughout history, the majority of society has advocated what we know today to be clearly wrong.
MSU and the University of California at Santa Barbara are the only two universities in the nation to offer graduate-level classes in Chicano and Latino studies. Although this is one of the rarest programs in the country, the university has been slow to set a budget for the study program, run by Dionicio Valdés. On account of waiting on the budget, Valdés doesn't have the necessary resources to properly gauge next year's program.
Has anyone else noticed that the new parking ramp on north campus seems to be trying to pay itself off faster by not giving you $1.50 per hour?
This is in response to Gary Glenn's letter, "Gay marriage opposed by majority of citizens" (SN 2/21). What, exactly, did the Michigan Marriage "Protection" Amendment have to offer that was either "reasonable" or "common-sense?" Is it reasonable that same-sex couples do not have access to the more than 1,100 federal benefits and protections that a marriage would afford?
In response to Gary Glenn's letter, "Gay marriage opposed by majority of citizens" (SN 2/21), I'd like to say former (Mass.) Gov.
As of Monday, New Jersey became the third state to offer civil unions to same-sex couples, after a state Supreme Court ruling. While this is a step in the right direction, it also sets a dangerous precedent for future decisions. If gay couples are granted civil unions, it's possible they may never get to experience full-blown marital rights.
The Michigan Economic Development Corporation's denial of $2.3 million for the Stonehouse Village development could turn out to be a great thing for the city of East Lansing, "$2.3M cut from E.L.
The 2008 presidential election promises to be one of the most wide-open races in recent history. There are many headliners and story lines with Hillary Rodham Clinton trying to become the first female president and Barack Obama attempting to become the first-ever minority to sit at the desk in the Oval Office.
I have read a column, "Intellectual property law should not be applied to music, movies" (SN 2/20), and letter to the editor, "Intellectual property law necessary to make living" (2/22), during the past couple of days in reference to intellectual property rights.
The minor in possession, or MIP, epidemic in East Lansing is spiraling out of control, and John Hudson's column "Law enforcement policies about underage drinking too stringent" (SN 2/16), is a step in the right direction. Like hundreds around campus, I've had plenty of personal experience. Halloween weekend, after a typical Gunson Street party, I called my sober roommate to give me a ride home.
I'm writing in response to T.E. Klunzinger's letter "Giuliani showed superb leadership on Sept.
Shortly after President Bush announced an increase of troops in Iraq, British Prime Minister Tony Blair made an equally surprising statement. On Wednesday he announced he is going to start pulling troops out. And he's not alone. The "Coalition of the Willing" that the United States put together in 2003 is slowly beginning to fall apart.
In response to "Intellectual property law should not be applied to music, movies" (SN 2/20): What other ways does Chris Cuyar suggest to protect ideas, and how can he possibly dismiss innovation as something people would do for personal use anyway?
It seems like a lifetime ago that George W. Bush was installed as president by a 5-4 Supreme Court ruling, but only a little more than six short years have passed since that fateful decision. In just six years, Bush turned a record budget surplus into a record deficit. He took our national reputation from an unprecedented high after the Sept.
Your editorial "Romney announces bid in Michigan" (SN 2/14) regarding former Gov.
In his letter "Argument is insulting to atheists, has no validity" (SN 2/14), Mark Adler rather unkindly suggests that Matt Cowan's religious analogy in "Christianity doesn't need column to incite reaction" (2/7), is among "the most ridiculous … that (he has) ever heard," and that "the argument is completely without substance." I confess I am inclined to agree with him, in part.
Corner Blitz, best known for its T-shirts and the guy who sits near the back dressed like Jesus, may be disappearing — at least as it is currently known. And the proposed changes couldn't be better. For years, Corner Blitz has been the specialty student section of Spartans football; a kind of lower-rent, football Izzone.
I was shocked when I read the interview of the band mAgeNtA6, "Local band's fate teeters on audience turnout at next performance" (SN 2/18). This is the kind of band that gives local music a bad name. For my entire life, I have been around local music, and for anyone who has ever been to a local music festival — such as Festival of the Arts in Grand Rapids or the many music festivals that fill the air in Lansing during the summer — the views expressed by the band members are totally unjustified.
Does President Bush truly have no heart at all? Among the proposed cuts in his budget for the 2008 fiscal year, the president has eliminated the $108 million of annual funding for the Commodity Supplemental Food Program, or CSFP.