I would like to commend all the student organizations and individuals involved in protesting the Young Americans for Freedom's racist and xenophobic "Catch an Illegal Immigrant Day" activities.
In response to Jeff Stempel's letter "Cartoon wrong; pope's remarks not insensitive," (SN 9/26), his assertion that Muslims "broke out in protest … without even finding out what Pope Benedict XVI had actually said" is one of fantastic irony. It lies in ignorantly digesting an influential religious figure's words without questioning their context, purpose and validity and then accusing the targeted party of doing the same.
And so sparks the demise of the Grand Ol' Party. After a revelation that disturbing conversations had allegedly taken place between a 16-year-old former page and former Rep.
Last week, health officials from across Michigan met at the Kellogg Center to discuss issues related to health care for minorities. Hosted by the Michigan Minority Health Coalition, or MMHC, and GlaxoSmithKline Inc., the mission of the meeting was to promote a better understanding within our community of diseases people might be prone to and resources to help them. In a state with a diverse population and a disturbingly high obesity rate, meetings like this are vital for promoting a healthy community.
It seems that every Monday following a home football game, The State News has at least one letter to the editor condemning students' behavior before, during or after the game. But what some people seemingly fail to realize is that there are always two, perhaps even more, sides to every story. Yes, the Illinois fans who chose to sit in the Spartan student section were treated poorly.
Correction: The Oct. 10 debate will air on an NBC affiliate channel. On Monday night, Democratic incumbent Gov.
As the Nov. 7 elections draw near and the gubernatorial debates rage on, a lot of well-informed and constructive citizens are debating and thinking about this year's issues and candidates.
What a shame that the young men of the MSU football team, with their talent, spirit and optimism, come out onto the field looking flat, uninspired and unenthusiastic.
Let's see … The football team struggled against Idaho, played just good enough against Eastern Michigan, uncharacteristically well against Pittsburgh, didn't come out of the locker room for the second half of the Notre Dame game and embarrassed themselves against Illinois — a team that hasn't beaten the Spartans in nine years or won a conference game since 2004. There are five ways to describe the football program this year: sorrowful, misdirected, inconsistent, tattered and haphazard. Something is beginning to smell at Spartan Stadium.
During the debate, Democratic Gov. Jennifer Granholm talked about needing to double the number of college graduates to bring a higher group of educated people to Michigan.
In the last few weeks, much controversy has surrounded the inflammatory statements made by Pope Benedict XVI on Sept.
The State News reported that an organization called Young Americans for Freedom, or YAF, has sought endorsement from the campus Republican organization for "Catch an Illegal Immigrant Day" in the story "MSU, U-M plan 'Catch an Illegal Immigrant Day,'" (SN 9/21). There would be a cash prize to zealous students who uncover the one or more students with an "illegal immigrant" sign.
Before boarding a plane, remember to unload your essentials into the little plastic tray at the security checkpoint so officials can ensure a terror-free flight. Shoes?
Tom Keller tuned in and kept a running diary of his impressions of the gubernatorial debate. 8 p.m. — In his opening comments, moderator Tim Skubick says of the night's debate, "There are no rules." I excitedly contemplate the possibilities.
It's pretty ironic that a person, formerly the co-chairman of the Missing and Exploited Children's Caucus and a prominent backer of legislation that cracks down on online predators and criminalizes child pornography, is now in hot water for allegedly sending inappropriate e-mails to teenage boys. But then again, most of politics is just smoke and mirrors. It would probably seem that former Rep.
Let me start off by saying I have no affiliation to the Young Americans for Freedom or any of its opponents.
Things aren't looking good for the Bush administration. Bob Woodward's third book is out, and it's not quite as glowing as the first two.
On Saturday night after MSU's loss to Illinois, the team that hadn't beat MSU for nine years, head coach John L.
After watching that totally inept second half against Notre Dame, I think it's time the entire university, from the trustees and president on down, realize that John L.
It seems that there is an all-out assault by MSU against the right-wing activist group Young Americans for Freedom for its planned "Catch an Illegal Immigrant Day." Rarely have I seen such a vehement response to a group activity.