While Cortney Woycik's ordeal ("Cloudy night in the city" SN 6/30) proves to be upsetting if true, even more infuriating are East Lansing police Lt.
I can sympathize with Cortney Woycik's plight regarding her "involvement" in the April 2-3 disturbances and I hope everything turns out well for her.
Cortney Woycik was one of the 43 people arrested during the April 2-3 disturbances, during which several thousand people flooded the East Lansing streets.
In the wake of the Enron scandal, it's tough to trust the accounting of any big organization. Thankfully, the Residence Halls Association has proven itself trustworthy.
Once again, Mr. Bice has chosen to stir up trouble with a cynical column about religion ("Scientology's wild claims no stranger than those of major religions," SN 6/28). Tell me this, Mr. Bice, if you have no faith in God or any other spiritual entity outside of your empty self, what do you have faith in?
This is in response to American Civil Liberties Union intern Phil Santer's editorial opposing the constitutional amendment that would "prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States ("Flag burning offensive, but making it illegal could easily backfire," SN 6/27). In the 1984 U.S.
When a poor college student gets a birthday card from grandma with a $20 bill in it, the instructions accompanying the money usually consist of, "Now don't spend that on your electric bill.
There's been a lot of talk the last few years about the political bias of the media. CNN is touted as being the "Clinton News Network" by some, and Fox is famous for leaning the other way.
Say a man bought a gun and later used it in a crime - should the gunmaker be held responsible? File sharing is no exception.
As a freelance journalist, I was more than a little surprised and troubled by the article about the death of Kenneth Scott Pridgeon ("E.L.
I was in Germany a few weeks ago, channel surfing in a hotel room, recovering from a tiring travel day.
A lot has changed since the 1960s. The physical face of our entire country has been altered. So have our minds.
In response to the article ("Mich. bills might alter alcohol sales" SN 6/21), the author needs to be a bit more thorough in their fact checking. House Bill 4959 and Senate Bill 600 only disallow online orders and direct shipping from wine makers but not from retail outlets.
In the recent article regarding cuts in Amtrak funding ("State proposes Amtrak cuts" SN 6/23), Rep.
I was appalled after reading about the late-night antics of Scott Posthumus, an MSU finance major ("Student arrested for being verbally abusive to firemen" SN 6/23). After leaving a party upon hearing of a fire at his house, he rushed home to verify that his roommates were safe.
I would just to comment on the proposed cuts in Amtrak funding ("State proposes Amtrak cuts" SN 6/23). Personally, I think that the state would do the people of Michigan a great disservice by cutting the funding to the train lines, and by not going far enough in selling off these crumbling assets.
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court made two rulings concerning displays of the Ten Commandments within two Kentucky courthouses and then at the Texas Capitol.
Recently, I was made aware that the federal government has passed legislation that will create a national ID card.
Almost half of Michigan's new teachers leave the profession within five years of when they start.