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.
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.
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.
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.
The State News editorial "Board needs more transparency," (SN 9/21), infers that the Sept.
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.
In late June, Michigan legislators demanded that lesser amounts of Canadian trash be brought into Michigan landfills.
In the past, Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow has voted against the building of a fence along the U.S.-Mexico border.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Young Americans for Freedom — it's scary how eerily similar this club's name sounds to some of President Bush's catchy make-it-sound-good-and-no-one-will-ask-questions schemes, such as the "Clear Skies Act" of 2005 and the "No Child Left Behind" debacle. In a time when nothing is as it sounds, the state of American politics is becoming increasingly Orwellian. Who wouldn't want to support clear skies?
On a night when the 1966 team was present, the mood was right for a smashmouth football victory. But the only thing shown at Spartan Stadium was that our young kids played too hard for a coach who exemplifies the word coward. Forget the rain excuse.
This letter is in response to "Not all Spartans spend time drinking, partying," (SN 9/18). To start, I am not one of those students who reads the Opinion Page daily, looking to pinpoint anything showing a sign of ignorance.
Spartans, you have a great team and are psyching yourselves out year after year. Stiffen up! Know your opponent — note, your opponent is not an enemy, just an opponent.