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No surprises in 'State of Denial'
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.
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Smith should leave MSU after losing to Illinois
On Saturday night after MSU's loss to Illinois, the team that hadn't beat MSU for nine years, head coach John L.
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Spartan football must get new coaching staff
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.
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Leftist groups also offend with activities on campus
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.
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Truth, values not open for debate
Fried after a long weekend and even longer week, it was the typical scenario of friends lounging around a living room, exchanging lazy conversation with only half their attention on what was being said and the other half on the TV. Somehow the conversation turned to church, and my friend Jimmy declared, "I don't hate religion.
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MSU students' treatment of Illini fans embarrassing
Saturday was an embarrassing day for MSU as a whole. As if the debacle on the football field was not bad enough, what was going on in the student section was just as bad, if not worse. At any point during the game, you could see a couple of Illini fans in the student section, but no one was sitting within six rows of them because MSU students were throwing so much trash at them. While I'm sure these students from Illinois expected a little bit of harassment, what was going on was completely uncalled-for.
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Moderate religious voices needed
The author of "God's Politics: Why the Right Gets It Wrong and the Left Doesn't Get It" got something right when he spoke Thursday night at The Peoples Church, 200 W.
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If not for yourself, stay healthy for your family, those who care
Aug. 10, 2006, was the most defining day of my life. That was the day one of my best friends, my mom, passed away from uterine cancer that spread from her uterus to her lungs.
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Students have access to trustees before meetings
The State News editorial "Board needs more transparency," (SN 9/21), infers that the Sept.
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Thanks to CRC for cleaning E.L. after football game
The city of East Lansing is grateful for the wonderful example of community pride put forward by the Community Relations Coalition, or CRC, following the Sept.
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Toronto trash should stay there finally
In late June, Michigan legislators demanded that lesser amounts of Canadian trash be brought into Michigan landfills.
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Senator's support for fence election ploy
In the past, Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow has voted against the building of a fence along the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Keep our stomachs out of your politics
No one wants to eat trans fat, but sometimes you just gotta have a doughnut, french fries or the many other kinds of food that probably shouldn't be deep fried.
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Leaving game early not sign of fair-weather fan
A funny thing happened to me Saturday night on the way out of Spartan Stadium following MSU's catastrophic — though, seemingly scheduled — collapse to Notre Dame.
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Arrests at football game didn't have to be so high
After reading the State News article "Arrests up from 2004 Notre Dame game night," (SN 9/25), I had a revelation that must be too profound for the university officials and local police departments alike. After the 2004 Notre Dame game, rules for tailgating were changed.
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Group should try to be constructive, not bigoted
This letter is in regard to the State News article "President responds to 'Immigrant day' event," (SN 9/25). Groups like the Young Americans for Freedom are dangerous because they use bigoted and unsavory methods to get their point across, rather than finding more constructive ways to do the same thing. For YAF to criticize President Lou Anna K.
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YAF's hide-and-seek game hurts political debate
I am dismayed to learn the state of political discourse on campus has degraded to the point where a group thinks a preschool game of hide-and-seek can be masqueraded as a method of debate as said in the article "President responds to 'Immigrant day' event," (SN 9/25). Political debate and discourse is a serious activity that cannot be done by playing school-yard games. I would think it would be great for the MSU Young Americans for Freedom to bring speakers to campus and hold open forums on the topic and educate students about the different perspectives people hold on the illegal immigration issue. Instead, YAF wants to play a game of dress-up and hide-and-seek that demeans all MSU students by showing the public that when it comes to serious political discussion, we would rather play childish games. Additionally, I find it ironic the chairman of a group that professes to be for freedom would even attempt to claim a fellow American — in this case, MSU President Lou Anna K.
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Low standards won't encourage high school athletes to succeed
The Lansing Board of Education decided in a 5-4 vote on Sept. 21 to keep a 1.67 cumulative grade point average as the standard all student athletes must maintain to participate in school sports, but requiring a 1.67 grade average as the standard isn't going to prepare students for the future. Most universities and colleges will not accept a GPA of 1.67.
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Sidewalk changes ensure safety
Eight months have passed since 19-year-old Dannielle Brandt was struck by a car and killed while crossing the intersection of Farm Lane and Mount Hope Road.
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War in Iraq not making U.S. any safer
Apparently, the war in Iraq can't do it. Neither can President Bush's war on terror. Five years have passed since New York City's twin towers crumbled and still, the plan to secure our country from terrorists is falling short.