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Power player
When Sue Carter leaves her post this summer, there's a decent chance students won't take much notice.
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Nation's health care system leaves much to be desired, needs change
Imagine a society where a specific group of people were denied a basic provision necessary for improved quality of life.
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Students can't let officials off hook
It's been little more than two weeks since the "disturbances" after the MSU loss to North Carolina and already it seems that the students of MSU are allowing the East Lansing Police Department and city officials to get away with their own riotous behavior.
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TAs at MSU deserve better recognition
I am a graduate student in the Department of English and I teach - boy, do I teach - for MSU. I am outraged at the university's unwillingness to bargain with the Graduate Employees Union to reach a contract guaranteeing decent pay, health care and working conditions for teaching assistants, who teach one-third of all classes at MSU and grade two-thirds of all assignments. In the five years I have been at MSU, I have taught 486 students.
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RHA must begin to show quality films
I saw "A Very Long Engagement" at Wells Hall this past weekend, and although I greatly enjoyed the movie, I was quite angry when I saw that we were watching the movie in an altered aspect ratio (it was composed in widescreen), and it was of poor picture quality. If we are paying taxes to the Residence Halls Association that pay for these movies, I want to see my money on the screen.
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Students displayed 'animal' behavior
During the riots after the April 2 men's basketball game, I was out on the streets. I passed many cops, and I got teargassed twice, but never did I see any actions that deserved the current whining that many students have brought down upon the police forces involved.
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Money's tight
The MSU faculty asked the university for a 4.25 percent salary increase next year, leaving administrators with a big decision on their hands.
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Bush funeral visit for publicity only
I am writing in response to President Bush's visit to the pope's funeral. This was his opportunity to court the Catholic vote and pay his respects to a man who he claims to have held a great and long-lasting respect for.
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Think globally
We are a generation that has grown up with infomercial images of poverty-stricken children who need our help.
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SEJ behavior was entirely justified
We feel that the Women in Business Students' Association leadership reacted inappropriately to the moral questions raised by Students for Economic Justice on April 6.
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Laimbeer does not deserve Haynie
So, now Bill Laimbeer thinks he could make a better "home" for our freshly drafted Kristin Haynie than Sacramento can ("Haynie drafted to WNBA" SN 4/18)? This shocks me because of the fact that when I attended a coach's clinic a couple of weeks ago at The Palace of Auburn Hills, Mr. Laimbeer commented that our women's basketball team was "slow" and that they were only winning because of the wonderful coaching skills of head coach Joanne P.
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Americans look to severely punish the wrong criminals too often
OK, I know. Martha Stewart was sent to prison a long time ago; actually, she only served five months.
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Hard-core capitalist mindset can be detrimental to life, well-being
"Normal is getting dressed in clothes that you buy for work, driving through traffic in a car that you are still paying for, in order to get to the job that you need so you can pay for the clothes, car and the house that you leave empty all day in order to afford to live in it." That was columnist Ellen Goodman's observation on the disconnect between working and living in modern America.
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Crunch time
MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon's publicly released statement to students about the April 2-3 disturbances is a little like showing up late to a birthday party without a gift.
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Drug use relevant in sexual assault case
I am writing in response to Sarah Morgan's "Being drunk/high is no excuse for rape" (SN 4/13). In her article, she says "I was drunk" shouldn't be used as an excuse for one's actions.
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TAs deserve to be respected by MSU
I just read the opinion piece titled "Grad assistance" (SN 4/13) and I have to say, "Thank you, thank you, thank you" for the supportive words.
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MSU might want to leave East Lansing
After following the stories in The State News over the past few years, it is becoming more and more apparent that the city of East Lansing, and the greater Lansing area would be happy if MSU was not a part of their community.
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Suspect sweep
More than 10,000 fugitives were captured last week in Operation FALCON, an intensive, national operation that combined efforts of federal, state and local authorities. The operation lasted from April 4-10 and focused on apprehending suspects wanted in homicides, sexual assaults, gang-related crimes, kidnappings, major drug offenses and crimes against children and the elderly. Such a large and successful effort is undeniably impressive.
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Students have to seek vindication
Kudos on your staff editorial on Thursday "Delayed Answer" (SN 4/14). I was around for the riots of 1998 and 1999 - both of which were clearly instigated by the students.
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Police clearly out of line in footage
When I first heard about the "civil disturbance" that took place in East Lansing, I was disappointed that students and others in the community had behaved inappropriately, causing the police to use tear gas to disburse the crowds.