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Fiscally cheap
The entire city of New Orleans was destroyed and now Mayor C. Ray Nagin announced the layoff of 3,000 "nonessential" government employees.
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Mich. should protect its mourning doves
In The State News article on the mourning dove issue ("Dove hunting will be on Nov.
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SN coverage slouching, Opinion only good page
I'm curious what diet The State News has been on; it's so thin, I'm jealous. In fact, not only is it thin, but there's no quality.
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Residents should deal with students or leave
I would like to take a moment to discuss Lindsey Poisson's column ("A closer look helped me understand permanent residents" SN 9/26) regarding permanent residents. I don't refute any of the facts that occur in the middle of the student ghetto.
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University sponsored celebrations will work
For my undergrad, I attended the University of Connecticut. The semester before I started my freshman year (spring 1998), there was a riot on campus. This caused the university to crack down on a lot of activities.
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Smith blew rivalry game for Spartans
Watching another heartbreaking loss to Michigan was too tough to handle. The players played too hard to lose because of horrific leadership.
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Quiz: Which world power faces shortage of scientists, engineers?
As Michigan teachers and students go back to school for another year, it's time for a quick quiz. Here's the first question.
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Dark horse
Trust me, he says. "I have proof of weapons of mass destruction. Trust me." "We'll only look through your library records if you're a national threat.
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SN, Wibert squashing need for self-defense
The first line gives it away, "A drunken stumble into the wrong house could land someone 6 feet underground if legislation focusing on the use of lethal force is passed by state lawmakers." Now to be fair, this is an indirect quote and, actually, it is true.
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Quiet time
Every fall, the tension between residents and students rises as students move back to campus to resume the activity they do best: Party. This year the tension is even greater, as the rise in noise complaints filed with the East Lansing Police Department shows. The problem started in 2004 when MSU administrators made a decision to ban drinking games at the tennis courts on game days. The ban came after an MSU game against Notre Dame - the last warm-weather rivalry game of the year.
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Politics part of any justice nomination
Alex Nezich's letter, "Justice selection is about law, not politics" (SN 9/20) demonstrates a serious naiveté about the constitutional process of judicial appointments and the judicial branch as a whole.
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Council counts
Just a reminder: You have one week left. Oct. 11 is the last day to register to vote and change your address to East Lansing before the City Council election in November.
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Black gold rush
With no relief in sight, gas prices continue to hover around $3 a gallon. Americans are struggling to find ways to conserve energy, yet vast amounts of oil are available in the North Slope of Alaska. As a solution to the oil shortage, the Bush administration has proposed putting the entire North Slope up for lease for development.
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Israel abroad safe, secure for students
While concern about student safety and security is critically important, especially regarding travel to the Middle East, The State News' editorial "Trouble abroad" (SN 9/22) recommending keeping study abroad in Israel "axed" this year rests in an unreasoned speculation and in a view that Israel has been violent or unstable "for the last few thousand years." This is not a knowing view.
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Columnist shouldn't dis Izzone campout
As a member of the Student Alumni Foundation Board of Directors, I am a little offended by Bob Darrow's column "Fans get a feeling for Izzone basketball" (SN 9/26). I am not an Izzone Director, but I stand behind them. If he thinks it was hazing, then why didn't he leave?
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Branding of creationism as a science shouldn't let it in schools
A recent poll found that over two-thirds of those surveyed favored teaching creationism alongside evolution in school.
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Alcohol in suites not worth ASMSU's time
I am writing to thank ASMSU for standing up for me and my peers. It enrages me terribly when people who pay more money get special privileges.
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Burning Bush
Terrorism. War. Scandal. Hurricane disasters. What's next, Mr. President? Blow up the moon?
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Restricting MI gas prices won't help
I enjoyed reading Kris Turner's article, "Proposal could restrict raising gas prices," (SN 9/26) and the corresponding editorial "Pumped up" (SN 9/27). Both pieces were well-written and make great points that I don't need to restate. However, the issue that I have yet to see addressed is that this legislation to make Mondays the only legal days to change gas prices will not eliminate the madness at the pump, but instead add to it. When prices are not free to change as market conditions dictate, the result is higher overall prices.
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SN isn't reporting on RHA's activities
We at Residence Halls Association were surprised to read The State News opinion of ASMSU's meeting with East Lansing city officials ("Step One," SN 9/26). We were disappointed to be so sharply criticized for not attending the event and shocked at the fact that The State News did not know what our previous engagement was that did not allow us to attend. RHA has held weekly General Assembly meetings on Wednesday nights for many years, and until this year, nearly always had a State News reporter present.