This is in response to the Samuel Alito and abortion cartoon (SN 1/27). It perpetuates the common misconception that abortion on demand is beneficial to women.
The Saddam Hussein war crimes trial is getting out of hand. The courtroom scene Sunday was a bit chaotic to say the least, resulting in a five-day postponement because of Saddam's and other defendants' fanatical outbursts. All four lead defendants (later including Saddam) were removed from the courtroom and the defense team walked out in protest, leaving the trial to proceed.
In her fourth State of the State Address, Gov. Granholm outlined a concrete and aggressive agenda for diversifying Michigan's economy, creating new jobs and protecting all Michigan families.
I found the Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito and abortion cartoon (SN 1/27) to be disgusting, vile, immoral and loathsome.
File this one under "how incredibly ridiculous." A couple of weeks ago, a conservative alumni association at the University of California, Los Angeles offered students up to $100 dollars to out the most radical professors at the school. Students had to provide the association with transcripts from class or other proof professors were pushing their liberal ideology on them.
Living in the dorms requires a lot of trust. Students share a room and sometimes a bathroom with people they barely know.
Last year, the MSU Board of Trustees voted unanimously to ban open alcohol on campus. In fact, they vote unanimously on most issues before them. Since January 2005, only four of the more than 80 decisions made by the board had a divided vote.
East Lansing might resemble a residence hall "quiet floor" if city officials get their way. When considering the addition of drinking games as a sixth party indicator for the current noise ordinance, City Council officials decided to also contemplate a complete overhaul of the ordinance.
After listening to President George W. Bush attempt to put a spin on the secret wiretapping program this week, I am appalled. This attack on civil liberties is not about tracking terrorists, it's about a potential breach of the Constitution. Congress did not give Bush authority to conduct the domestic spying program.
In response to "Another update from ineffectual governor" (SN 1/25), Jeff Wiggins attempts to paint Gov.
I get a disturbing feeling as I read the papers these days. It's like I'm living in a disaster movie, or a horror film, right at the beginning where everything is mostly normal, yet there are these alarming little hints of things to come. Pets are disappearing, UFOs are buzzing around and the scary music is starting — low and quiet. When I read that President George W.
John Bice's most recent column, "Lazy analysis of scandal, government spending gives narrow view" (SN 1/24), is as lazy as he claims David Boaz's analysis to be.
As an East Lansing resident and MSU student, I am proud that another MSU student is running for public office. John Knowles is a candidate who will be dedicated to the district.
I had the chance to debate Iranian politics on an American Web site that was devoted to right-wing, neo-conservative ideology.
It is appalling when students do not know basic historical facts. It is equally appalling that students who chastise others for lacking knowledge lack basic knowledge themselves. Rebecca McNulty was right on that many students lack historical knowledge, but McNulty herself lacks knowledge.
Gov. Jennifer Granholm announced some ambitious plans in her State of the State address Wednesday. She asked legislators to give students $4,000 for completing two years of college as part of the Merit Award scholarship.
Although I usually agree with his anti-religious rants, John Bice's column, "Lazy analysis of scandal, government spending gives narrow view" (SN 1/24), is not only full of misconceptions, but it completely misses the mark. Bice uses abhorrent oversimplification when describing three major political groups: Liberals, Conservatives and Libertarians.
All MSU, all the time. With ASMSU considering a possible campus-wide text-messaging system, the MSU undergraduate student government has added another way to keep students informed and involved in what goes on in and around campus. University text messages can be a good, innovative idea; ASMSU is clearly putting its best intentions forward. Mobile Campus, the text-messaging service MSU would use, is offering its program for free. But MSU can also profit from this service. Mobile Campus' sponsors will send text-message coupons to subscribers and MSU will receive 15 percent of the total revenue generated by those coupons. However great and cutting edge this might sound, the way student organizations communicate with the student body won't exactly be revolutionized. Although the amount of messages a student will receive on a day-to-day basis hasn't yet been disclosed, the chances are on the high side that there will be generic junk messages destined for the trash folder. Some features being considered, such as notifications of canceled classes, availability of event tickets, administrator messages, student group messages and emergency notifications, serve a practical purpose for a large number of students.
I was shocked to read what Beth Swanson wrote in "Not all people fall on one side or another; person's beliefs can vary" (SN 1/26). The statements she makes that the Bible was written by white men and that passages in the Bible should not be taken seriously are outrageous.
In John Bice's latest column, "Lazy analysis of scandal, government spending gives narrow view" (SN 1/24), on the "simplistic" ideas of Libertarian concepts of reform of the corruption-laden Republican Congress, he merely attacks Libertarians as simpletons who offer unattractive reforms. He could've spent the time to discuss what he would offer as pragmatic and sound reforms.