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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.
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Simon correct to condemn game of 'catch' planned for MSU's campus
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?
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University's image at stake; Smith's time is up
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.
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MSU students who choose to drink are not 'baboons'
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.
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Football team, fans need to put loss behind them
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.
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Get rid of Smith, bring in Mariucci to end agony
Once again, the pain is deep and unforgiving. It's agonizing, frustrating, traumatic at times. There are Spartans out here on the West Coast walking around like zombies because they still can't believe we lost to Notre Dame.
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Smith should be fired for MSU's 4th-quarter losses
Let me start out by asking this question: How many more fourth-quarter leads will our beloved Spartans have to blow before John L.
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Simon looks toward Mich.'s future
MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon is stepping in the ring to fight for Michigan's economy and environment. Last week, Simon spoke at the state's first bio-economy summit about MSU's role in building Michigan's bio-economy. "We do not have either a strong manufacturing economy or a strong agricultural economy — they're not mutually exclusive.
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Cartoon wrong; pope's remarks not insensitive
I'm writing in response to Ryan Kimball's depiction of the pope in his cartoon, (SN 9/20). What Kimball fails to realize is that Pope Benedict XVI did not make an insensitive remark at all but simply quoted an emperor from the late 14th century.