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Band member wants MSU fans' respect

MSU student section, show some respect for yourselves, for others and for your university. The band is not trying to stop the "one, two, three, first down bitch" chant because we want to ruin your fun.

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Hopeful vow

In a victory for the minority, the California Legislature is the first state-governed body in the nation to approve a bill that could legalize gay marriage. Massachusetts is the only state that currently permits gay marriage, and Vermont allows civil unions. The bill, passed 41-35, stipulates that marriage is the union between two people and does not specify sex. All of the Republicans in the Assembly voted against the bill, defending Proposition 22, a ballot initiative against same-sex marriage that was passed by a statewide vote in 2000. Democrats passed the bill through and await Gov.

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Student angry about Welcome Week attack

In the few years of being here I have experienced a wide array of racism - mostly indications of ignorance. While walking down Albert Avenue on Saturday night (8/27) during Welcome Weekend, my friend was stopped by a white male in FUBU clothes.

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Residents need to accept E.L. partying

In response to Tali Hylen's letter "Students, city need better relationship" (SN 8/31), it is unacceptable that fellow students are vandalizing residents' homes. On behalf of the majority of MSU students, I would like to offer an apology to those East Lansing residents that have dealt with this embarrassing problem. What residents need to remember is that East Lansing is a "college town." If it makes you feel better to view East Lansing as more of a city and less of a college town, then feel free.

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Still sharing

Is the battle over file sharing and copyright laws going to end soon? Absolutely not. The never-ending argument was reopened yet again with the Australian court deciding that Kazaa - a popular downloading program used for file sharing - has violated copyright laws.

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Like father

Kids do the darnedest things. Apparently, if they see their parents buying liquor and alcohol, when given a chance to go imaginary grocery shopping, they'll come back with a pack of Marlboros and some Colt 45. At least this is what a recently released study conducted by Dartmouth Medical College in New Hampshire says. The study found adolescent children whose parents drink and smoke were more likely to have children who emulate these behaviors. According to the study, children were 3.9 times as likely to buy cigarettes if their parents smoked and three times as likely to choose wine or beer if their parents drank alcohol at least once a month. Using dolls in a role-playing game with children 2 to 6 years old, the kids were asked to take the dolls shopping because there was no food in the dollhouse.

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Traffic trap

Like it or not, it's against the law to drive without wearing a seat belt. And on Sept. 12, Sept.

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Bush incompetence bad for disaster aid

In 2001, the Federal Emergency Management Agency ranked a major hurricane strike on New Orleans as "among the three likeliest most catastrophic disasters facing this country," directly behind a terrorist strike on New York City. So what was done after that assessment?

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Global warming not creator of Katrina

In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, certain interest groups have decided not to wait in order to allow people to absorb the impact of this natural disaster. Instead, environmental groups are out screaming that global warming is responsible for this tragedy, from leftist political parties in Germany to know-it-all liberals such as Robert F.

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Paper praised for printing FBI story

On the front page of The State News for Aug. 30 was the story "Local terrorist activity suspected" (SN 8/30). I want to thank The State News for having the courage to print this story. It helps us all to know that police abuse happens under our very noses.

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Aging senior finds university, students change faster than him

I turned 23 today. That's right, as 17 and 18-year-olds clock another year and search for the biggest, craziest party, and as 21-year-olds drown themselves in alcohol, I'm bursting the East Lansing bubble - the one that keeps young kids and old people out of our college lifestyle. I'm skewing the average age on campus. I'm searching for familiar faces and spending a lot of time reliving memories from the past. I'm trying to keep up with the latest styles, but refuse to spend any money on new clothes.