Friday's decision to extend MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon's contract by three years was another unanimous one by the MSU Board of Trustees, but the unanimity was really no surprise — the board's meetings are just public relations junkets with little discussion and no dissent. It's not that Simon isn't a satisfactory president or that she's being paid too much; our quandary is not with her.
I know most students probably do not really know the history behind Bubba Smith, or maybe who he even is.
I'm writing in response to Andrea Byl's column, "Adoption proposal allows for more freedom of religion," (SN 9/19). One paragraph in the column stood out: "So now what's putting more adoptions in jeopardy?
I am a staunch Republican and have been all my life. I have campaigned for many different Republican politicians, had the pleasure of shaking President Bush's hand, meeting Newt Gingrich and when I was in high school, I even went as far as to start a Republican club there.
Dear God, You probably don't know me. I'm kinda what you might call an atheist — you know agnostic, a disbeliever, a skeptic.
Young people aren't just being pointed at for noise violations and drinking games anymore. With Nov.
When I read the article "Recruiter's 'Fun with Guns' plan denounced" (SN 9/14), I honestly was not very shocked. From the vigilante group that call themselves "The Minutemen" to Pat Buchanan and many leading Republicans ranting and raving about how we should deport all Mexicans without proper documentation, we should expect activities like this to be taking place daily.
It seems too often that you see an out-of-shape tailgater talking about how much beer he drank the night before, and then he'll go on to say something about not having a six pack but really appreciates his keg.
In the letter regarding the Sept. 11 Opinion Page "9/11 editorial right, country led by fear" (SN 9/14), the author is incorrect in saying, "China does not have problems because China doesn't stick its nose in other countries' business." China's problems are much bigger and much more severe.
Who can adopt, who can't and who's to say? These questions have turned many conversations into controversy, and now the Michigan Legislature has taken a position. Recently, the House passed a bill that would ensure an adoption agency doesn't have to participate in an adoption that violates its religious beliefs.
OK, yes, I get it: Michigan is the state where the automobile is king. But as a four-season, everyday bike commuter, a recent event prompts me to speak up for the state's official underdog — the bicyclist. My co-worker, riding in the appropriate bike lane on campus, was recently clipped and knocked off her bike by a young woman in a white car.
I just finished reading the article about couples choosing abstinence, and their reasons for it ("Why some couples abstain from sex," SN 9/14). One thing that struck me as very interesting is that this is one more issue that has been related to God.
In a contentious election year, there is one thing the Democratic and Republican parties can agree on: The "Fun with Guns" and "Catch an Illegal Immigrant Day" recruiting events discussed on the University of Michigan campus are "appalling." The events were proposed by Morgan Wilkins, an independent contractor hired by the College Republicans National Committee, and included such activities as shooting cardboard cutouts of Democratic Party leaders and volunteers posing as illegal immigrants so that people could "capture" them for prizes. When the Republican Party was questioned, representatives said Wilkins was not associated with the Michigan Republican Party or the Republican National Committee. "We definitely want to engage students, but not in this way," Sarah Anderson, a spokeswoman for the party said.
U.S. politics, by and large, operate on an ideological pendulum. In the 1930s, the pendulum swung to the left with FDR and the New Deal.
On Saturday, the Senate moved against President Bush's plan to legislate the authorization of military tribunals, the use of harsh interrogation tactics against suspected terrorists and a revising of the nation's obligations under the Geneva Conventions. The Senate is not alone in its opposition to the proposed bill, as Republicans far and wide have become increasingly vocal against the legislation, drawing the ire of such high-profile party members as former Secretary of State Colin Powell and Sen.
This is in response to all the people who are angry at The State News for their Sept. 11 editorial. One letter sent in by Erica Drozdowski claims that Sept.
What a weekend! Spartans winning the big football game — a spectacular kickoff to a new year. What better way to celebrate victory, talent and hard work, and what better way to show school pride, than to get slobbering drunk and stoned. Yeah, let me tell you.
Stressed-out high school seniors have one less early admission to worry about. Harvard University announced this week it will drop its early admissions program because the program favors the rich, advantaged students. While this may be true, the change is risky.
Looks like summer is finally over for Detroit's 130,000 students. Detroit teachers ended their more than two-week strike on Wednesday after their union's executive board approved a tentative three-year contract.
The article titled, "Proposed policy could devalue student housing" (SN 9/12), was especially upsetting to me as a proud MSU student. For those who didn't read this article, the proposed policy would place more emphasis on the development of housing in the East Lansing area — more specifically downtown — for permanent residents, thus leaving the "minor concern" of student housing on the back burner. Since my enrollment here at MSU in the fall of 2004, city officials have been constantly battling with the students to make East Lansing a more family/alumni-friendly place.