Although I am probably opposed to the particular tax increase ASMSU is proposing - due to concerns such as a lack of criteria regarding the scholarship it will set up - I'm not totally opposed to the theory behind it. Having students pay an extra $3 a semester ($24 in their whole college career, on the four year plan) is not much to ask for - I spend more on a tank of gas.
How do you make one of the fattest states in the union trim its waistline? Apparently by sitting it down at a computer and having it take health quizzes. Last week, Michigan launched a free interactive Web site (michiganstepsup.org) geared towards teaching people how to make healthy choices.
The MSU Board of Trustees has been discussing some pressing issues regarding campus design lately. Namely, restructuring of the intersection that surrounds Sparty and erecting a parking ramp near Morrill Hall, with an entrance leading in from Grand River Avenue.
Please tell me you believe the following thesis to be correct: Preventing a death from cancer is more important than a firm penis. Women's health care is often a banner picked up by liberal folks but, regardless of political bent, I would like to call your attention to the fact that starting next January, Medicare will cover Viagra, Cialis (apparently they weren't deterred by the lackluster Super Bowl ad) and other drugs for erectile dysfunction.
This letter is in response to Jenny Gallo's letter complaining about the bicyclist in the middle of the road ("Everyone needs to follow traffic rules," SN 2/9). First, I will agree with her that the person should not have been in the middle of the road.
A point of clarification on Jordan Rash's letter complaining that campus apartments are not coed and assuming that gay and lesbian partners have some special privilege of living together, "Trustees need to allow coed living" (SN 2/9). No such rule exists.
This is in response to the article, "Officials: Marijuana becoming socially accepted locally" (SN 2/8). The fact, as I see it, is marijuana has always been socially acceptable in a large part.
As a paper that was fairly outspoken in its problems with Proposal 2, it was frustrating to watch it easily pass - gaining favor with roughly 59 percent of voters - in November.
In President Bush's 2006 budget proposal, $4 million is allocated in support of the Rare Isotope Accelerator.
This letter is in response to Jordan Rash's opinion letter "Trustees need to allow coed living" (SN 2/9). Admittedly, I know nothing about campus apartment rules and regulations, and I believe Rash presents a valid argument.
One of the greatest things that has happened in the last century does not have to do with medicine or law, with space exploration or theater, music or food.
I am writing to respond to those who criticized Mark Myers' column ("Abortion has negative effects on mother and father, not just unborn" SN 2/3). First of all, the connection between abortion and breast cancer is a proven fact.
Imagine the intelligence of the yellow pages combined with the recognition of Thefacebook. Combine this with a focus on sexual predators and what you have is the Michigan Public Sex Offender Registry Web site. The registry will update its profiles in May with the driver's license photos of about 36,000 offenders, in our minds making the system more efficient.
MSU students have to go elsewhere to become fluent in one of America's most commonly used languages - sign language. Sure, there are five classes available for students to get a slight grasp of the language, but the nearest place to obtain certification is located in the next town over.
OK, show of hands, how many people were aware that campus apartments prohibit coed housing? I, for one, was not. I can understand that this might be necessary in the dorms, but in the apartments?
This past weekend, the icers played a hockey series against the University of Michigan. I went to the game at Joe Louis Arena Saturday night, mostly because I miss going due to the NHL lockout.
Where is the student support for the MSU women's basketball team? Not to insult the few students that do attend these games, but it is baffling to me that a top 10 team battling for the Big Ten title draws such minimal interest from a student body of more than 40,000 people. The atmosphere is fantastic with the band and cheerleaders; the team is hard-working, improving every game (and year), and the cost of tickets is minimal.
Is he trying to kill himself? Is he moving away? These are the questions you might ask yourself if you ever looked at my eBay seller's account queue.
Last week while driving to class down Shaw Lane, I came upon a backup in the traffic. As the people in front of me angrily passed in the left lane, I came to see what the cause of the backup was.
Is Big Brother creeping into your home and pulling the cigarette from your mouth? It might seem like it with the recent anti-smoking policy enforcement of the Okemos-based Weyco Inc. The health care company fired four workers who refused to quit smoking. First Amendment senses tingling yet?