It must be a tremendously troubling burden to sit on $600,000 in risk-management funds. What a bore, what a chore, what a taxing, vexing problem to have - too much money and no where to spend it.
As an MSU student, socializing with the many people who go to school with me is a big part of my life.
I'm writing in response to the editorial The State News wrote about the MSU football team entitled "Commendable" (SN 11/22). I have grown up a die-hard Spartans fan my entire life, going to almost all basketball and football games since I can remember.
Music downloading services for college campuses are nice. Maybe, in some small way, they'd help curb some illegal downloading.
During the Pacers-Pistons game this past weekend, the basketbrawl of the century broke loose. Several fans were injured and nine basketball players suffered harsh penalties as a result of their actions. Ron Artest was hit with a season suspension, one of the most severe penalties ever in the history of basketball. That said, my aim is not to justify who's wrong or right between the fans and basketball players.
In his speech last Thursday, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. pointed out that in a free market economy, businesses must absorb their costs.
This semester, The State News has had the unfortunate responsibility of reporting on an unusually high number of reported sexual assaults.
In response to Jonathan Rappa's letter (SN 11/23) advising Spartans not to accept the "mediocrity" displayed by our football team this year, without anyone presenting ways for us to help make our team better in the future - this is just foolish.
As an individual who voted for John Kerry in the past election, I - along with many Bush supporters - am growing tired of Democrats who appear to whine about the results and treat their political defeat as what George Will in Newsweek called an "affirmation of intellectual and moral superiority." However, I am equally tired of Republicans telling us to get over it and move on.
As president of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, I am concerned that students are allowing their parents to play too much of a role in their decision making. Many students I have encountered have a strong interest in joining the greek community, but when Rush Week comes to an end and they have to talk to their parents, they are hitting a brick wall.
Having attended Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s speech on the environment, I came away from the event incredibly motivated to work even harder to help protect Michigan's forests, rivers and lakes. One of Kennedy's most compelling points, and one that bears repeating, is that environmental issues are not Democrat or Republican issues.
Fate has opened up a couple of options for MSU President M. Peter McPherson. On Jan. 1 McPherson will be out on a job search that might end at the White House.
Oh come on, Patrick Walters, do you really expect people to believe that your column,
In a previous column, "Bush supporters share common thread with fundamentalists" (SN 11/10), I mentioned a study by the University of Maryland's Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA), which found that majorities of President Bush voters were profoundly uninformed, and held erroneous beliefs about election issues and their candidate's policies.
This is in response to the letter "Munn shouldn't be as loud as library," (SN 11/17). I have been a member of Slapshots for the last three years.
We know a lot of you are skipping class tomorrow. We won't rat you out. We will, however, take advantage of Tuesday's readership to offer some advice for the long Thanksgiving weekend. Alcohol, and binge drinking in particular, gets blamed for a lot of the less-than-desirable acts we see.
In response to the editorial that portrayed the Spartan's football season as commendable (SN 11/22), I say it was disgraceful.
In response to the slew of editorials that have been all over the news about Friday's incident between the Detroit Pistons and the Indiana Pacers, has anyone stopped to think that this is being blown out of proportion?
A lot of men need to rethink how they perceive themselves and take into account the biology behind their behavior. In recent years, the number of scientific articles and books relating to genetic influence on human behavior has exploded.
I am writing in response to many editorials - not just in The State News - that have been accusing liberals of being especially hypocritical lately. There is an old saying that says "if you are not confused, then you are not thinking clearly." While I will not hesitate to admit that liberals have been especially belligerent in recent weeks, I urge everyone to consider the true source of their concern. I will admit that it took me a lot of soul searching and critical thought to come to the conclusion that I am an independent.