I sincerely hope that John Knowles ("Opposition is trendy, but Iraq war is justified, more popular than most" SN 9/13) will let us know when he ships out to Iraq so we can send care packages.
After reading the State News article "Area reacts to same-sex marriage bill" (SN 9/8), I was struck with the dangerous misunderstanding of the difference between a right and a privilege. This is more than just a semantic detail.
For the second year in a row, the Izzone directors have scheduled the annual Izzone campout during women's greek recruitment. For the second year in a row, I have complained. Last year, the directors responded to me by saying, "We are making no exceptions for the campout," and never touched upon their overlap with greek recruitment.
Mike Ramsey's editorial cartoon (SN 9/12) has somehow, just when I thought it could not be done, managed to make the staff of The State News seem even more sub-human. Do you print things like this for the shock value, or do you really feel that the economy is in tatters and we do not respect human rights or civil liberties in this country?
It was a nauseating experience to see John Knowles' "Opposition is trendy, but Iraq war is justified, more popular than most" (SN 9/13) opinion on the justification of the Iraq occupation. It felt like an overdose of Fox News sound bytes compounded by hallucinations such as the notion of a "liberal media." The media is supposed to report the facts, and it's obvious that there is something preventing this when people as muddled as Knowles deny that "Bush lied." Iraq had no part in the Sept.
It seems that one group of Hurricane Katrina victims has been overlooked in the effort to recover from this terrible disaster. As the former first lady and mother of the current president, Barbara Bush so astutely observed upon her visit to the Houston Astrodome - "And so many of the people in the arena here, you know, were underprivileged anyway, so this is working very well for them"- we can now rest assured that the tens of thousands of displaced New Orleans have been adequately cared for. And our concerns can be focused on the real victims of the hurricane.
To continue my dialogue with Makito Yurita on "U.S.
Scott Hirko's letter "MSU drops the ball on drinking policy" (SN 9/9) resurrects the debate of student versus donor responsibility with regard to drinking.
I'm writing this in response to Paul Wilk's letter, "Resident angered by tragedy response" (SN 9/9). While I respect that Mr. Wilk is entitled to his opinions, it's wrong for him to judge all MSU students just because a few in the Union building were oblivious to the tragedy in New Orleans. Since not all of us watch CNN 24-hours-a-day, we aren't always aware of an important event the second it happens.
Recently in the Lansing State Journal, Donna Rich Kaplowitz pointed out that other presidents have been impeached for lesser crimes than those which this administration and President Bush have committed.
Those who pay more receive more privileges - seems unfair, right? It's not a new concept, it's just capitalism. The MSU Board of Trustees approved the selling of beer and wine on Friday in the luxury suites of Spartan Stadium.
There are a lot of groups to blame besides students for the poor attendance of the commission meeting that reviewed the April 2-3 disturbances.
I am once again taken aback by the narrow-minded lunacy of the East Lansing Police Department and Police Chief Tom Wibert. In his letter "Police chief: Is wild partying worth it?" (SN 9/13), Wibert reveals his admiration for the Code of Hammurabi.
I am writing on behalf of the students in the brown section, lower row from Spartan Stadium. During the last home game we had the unfortunate privilege of sitting directly behind the "event staff." They were quick to tell us that the seats we were holding did not really matter and we were to sit where we were told.
I like to think of myself as moderate, but after reading columns in the opinion section like John Knowles' "Opposition is trendy, but Iraq war is justified, more popular than most", (SN 9/13) I have a hard time seeing through the eyes of a conservative.
I was shocked at the lack of communication from the MSU security at the last home football game. Like many other students this past weekend, my wife and I attended the game.
After Hurricane Katrina devastated the southern Gulf Coast, my family sat transfixed to the news, watching in horror as the full extent of the destruction was brought to us in living color. It spurred my seven-year-old daughter (a second-grader at Red Cedar School) into action.
During NBC's Hurricane Katrina relief telethon, Kanye West, in a selfish and unprofessional move, took the spotlight off the victims and placed it on himself. How inappropriate for an artist to utilize a national tragedy and a charity event, to aid in his own political agenda.
For the last two weeks I've seen the same thing over and over again. When I grab the paper, check the Web sites and turn on the television, it's there. Hurricane Katrina and her path of destruction are on the front pages and news stations. Every day there's something new to learn about the destroyed Gulf Coast.
I want to thank everyone who donated to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society on Saturday during the football game. I am running in the Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Bank Marathon next month with a group called Team in Training to raise funds for this group. I walked around before, during and after the game giving beads and leis for donations to this organization, and I was overwhelmed with the response of everyone.